1999 in American soccer
Encyclopedia
The 1999 season was the 87th year of competitive soccer in the United States.
Record
| Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederations Cup 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup -Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Awards:-Top scorers:6 goals Cuauhtémoc Blanco Marzouq Al-Otaibi Ronaldinho4 goals Alex3 goals José Manuel Abundis Zé Roberto-Notes:... |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| U.S. Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Total | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 |
Results
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.Goalscorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ben Olsen Ben Olsen Benjamin Robert "Ben" Olsen is a former American professional soccer player and the current manager of D.C. United. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia... |
3 |
| Brian McBride Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League... |
3 |
| Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore is a former American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer... |
3 |
| Jovan Kirovski Jovan Kirovski Jovan Kirovski is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Club career:... |
2 |
| Frankie Hejduk Frankie Hejduk Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He formerly played as right back for Columbus Crew, where he was team captain, and the United States national team.-Youth and College:Hejduk attended San Dieguito High... |
2 |
| Eddie Lewis | 2 |
| Tony Sanneh Tony Sanneh Anthony "Tony" Sanneh is an American soccer player who most recently played for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:... |
1 |
| Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the... |
1 |
| Paul Bravo Paul Bravo Paul Bravo is a former American soccer midfielder and forward who played six seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the American Professional Soccer League and two in the USISL. He also earned four caps, scoring one goal, with the United States men's national soccer team... |
1 |
| Jason Kreis Jason Kreis Jason Clarence Kreis is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.... |
1 |
| Chris Albright Chris Albright Christopher John Albright is an American soccer player who most recently played for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:Albright attended William Penn Charter School... |
1 |
| Eric Wynalda Eric Wynalda Eric Boswell Wynalda is a retired American soccer player, and former sports broadcaster. He was the co-host of Fox Football Fone-In on Fox Soccer Channel and is currently employeed as the president of international operations at Mexican third division club Murcielagos.Wynalda scored the first goal... |
1 |
Standings
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s - D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
32 | 23 | <6 | 3> | 9 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 57 |
| x - Columbus Crew Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
32 | 19 | <6 | 4> | 13 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 45 |
| x - Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Bay Mutiny The Tampa Bay Mutiny was a charter franchise of Major League Soccer active from 1996 - 2001. They initially played in Tampa Stadium and were immediately successful, winning the first MLS Supporters' Shield behind MLS MVP Carlos Valderrama and high-scoring forward Roy Lassiter, whose 27 goals in... |
32 | 14 | <5 | 7> | 18 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 32 |
| x - Miami Fusion Miami Fusion Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium... |
32 | 13 | <5 | 4> | 19 | 42 | 59 | ||
| 29 | |||||||||
| New England Revolution New England Revolution The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
32 | 12 | <5 | 7> | 20 | 38 | 53 | ||
| 26 | |||||||||
| MetroStars Metrostars Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila... |
32 | 7 | <3 | 5> | 25 | 32 | 64 | ||
| 15 |
| Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y - Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second... |
32 | 20 | <3 | 4> | 12 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 54 |
| x - Dallas Burn | 32 | 19 | <3 | 6> | 13 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 51 |
| x - Chicago Fire Chicago Fire (soccer) Chicago Fire Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club based in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top soccer league in the United States and Canada... |
32 | 18 | <3 | 5> | 14 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 48 |
| x - Colorado Rapids Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league... |
32 | 20 | <6 | 3> | 12 | 38 | 39 | ||
| 48 | |||||||||
| San Jose Clash | 32 | 19 | <10 | 3> | 13 | 48 | 49 | ||
| 37 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Wizards Kansas City Wizards Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada... |
32 | 8 | <2 | 6> | 24 | 33 | 53 | ||
| 20 |
- The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
Loss (L) are worth 0 points.
- s = Supporters Shield winner
- y = Conference Leader
- x = Clinched playoff berth
Playoffs
Playoff bracket- Best of Three series winner will advance.
MLS Cup
Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracketFinal
American clubs in international competitions
| Club | Competition | Final round |
|---|---|---|
| D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league since its inception, in 1996.Over the... |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Third Place |
| Chicago Fire | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Third Place |
| Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second... |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Qualifying Round |