1996 MLS All-Star Game

February 2022 February 2022 Soccer game played in East Rutherford, New Jersey MLS All-Star Game 1996 200px 1996 Major League Soccer season MLS East USA 30px 3 MLS West USA 30px 2 July 14, 1996 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Kevin Stott 78,416 1997 The 1996 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 14, 1996. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 3–2, with goals from Tab Ramos, Giovanni Savarese and Steve Pittman while Preki and Jason Kreis scored for the MLS All-Stars West. MLS All-Stars East midfielder Carlos Valderrama was named as the game's Most Valuable Player. Kevin Stott refereed the game, which was attended by 78,416 spectators. Venue thumb|left|Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, hosted the match Match details July 14, 1996 1996 MLS All-Star Game MLS East USA 3–2 Report USA MLS West Ramos 14 Savarese 69 Pittman 88 Preki 33 Kreis 37 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ 78,416 Kevin Stott _white_stripes_adidas _color_3_stripes_white 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc 0000cc East _thin_dark_grey_hoops _white_stripes_adidas _hoops_black ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff West GK 1 USA Tony Meola 45DF 5 USA Martín Vásquez 67DF 12 USA Jeff AgoosDF 18 USA Cle Kooiman 45DF 22USA Alexi LalasMF 7 ITA Roberto Donadoni 35MF 9 COL Carlos ValderramaMF 10 USA Tab Ramos 60FW 11 USA Roy Lassiter 42FW 16BRA WéltonFW 20 USA Brian McBrideSubstitutions:GK 23 USA Mark Dougherty 45DF 3 USA Steve Pittman 45MF 8 BOL Marco Etcheverry 35MF 15 RSA Doctor Khumalo 60FW 17 VEN Giovanni Savarese 42FW 14 USA Steve Rammel 67Coach:NED Thomas Rongen GK 9 MEX Jorge Campos 45DF 3 USA John DoyleDF 4 USA Robin FraserDF 6 USA Dan Calichman 45MF 8 USA PrekiMF 10 SLV Mauricio Cienfuegos 45MF 12 USA Cobi Jones 45MF 14 COL Leonel ÁlvarezMF 15 USA Jason KreisFW 11USA Eric Wynalda 45FW 29 ECU Eduardo Hurtado 45Substitutions:GK 1 USA Mark Dodd 45DF 22ARG Diego Soñora 45MF 16 USA Paul Bravo 45MF 7 USA Mark Santel 45FW 12ZIM Digital Takawira 45FW 26SCO Mo Johnston 45Coach:GER Lothar Osiander Most Valuable Player: COL Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Assistant referees: Arthur Reed Gregory Barkey Fourth official: Ruben RodhasMatch rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. External links All-Star Game flashback, 1996 https://web.archive.org/web/20141228152403/http://www.mlssoccer.com/all-star/news/article/2011/07/12/all-star-game-flashback-1996-east-wins-inaugural-event December 28, 2014 at MLSsoccer.com 1996 Category:Soccer competitions in New Jersey All-Star Game Category:1996 in sports in New Jersey Category:Sports competitions in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:July 1996 sports events in the United States