MLS Cup 2003
Encyclopedia
The 2003 MLS Cup
was a soccer match that took place on November 23, 2003 at the The Home Depot Center
in Carson, California
to determine the champion of the 2003 Major League Soccer season. The San Jose Earthquakes
defeated the Chicago Fire 4 - 2 with a goal from Richard Mulrooney
in the 50th minute. It was San Jose's second MLS Cup victory in three years. It was the first MLS Cup in which players from both teams were allowed to wear their primary uniforms.
Michelle Branch
performed her hit single "Breathe
" at halftime.
Assistants: Craig Lowry, Darren Engers
MLS Cup
The MLS Cup is the championship match of Major League Soccer, the highest tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada. As the final match of the MLS Cup playoffs, the winner is crowned the season champion in the same manner as other North American sports leagues...
was a soccer match that took place on November 23, 2003 at the The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...
in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
to determine the champion of the 2003 Major League Soccer season. The San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
defeated the Chicago Fire 4 - 2 with a goal from Richard Mulrooney
Richard Mulrooney
Richard Mulrooney is a former American soccer player.-College:Mulrooney played four years of college soccer at Creighton University, where he recorded 51 assists from 1995 to 1998...
in the 50th minute. It was San Jose's second MLS Cup victory in three years. It was the first MLS Cup in which players from both teams were allowed to wear their primary uniforms.
Michelle Branch
Michelle Branch
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actress. During the early 2000s, she released two top-selling albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, and was subsequently nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2003...
performed her hit single "Breathe
Breathe (Michelle Branch song)
"Breathe" is a song by Michelle Branch, released as the second single from her 2003 album, Hotel Paper. It hit the number-one spot in Indonesia . It peaked at number thirty-six on the USA Billboard Hot 100, a lower position than that of the album's previous single, "Are You Happy Now?"...
" at halftime.
Match
Referee: Brian HallBrian Hall
Brian Hall was a footballer who played as a midfielder in The Football League in the 1960s and 1970s, including a successful time with Liverpool.-Life and playing career:...
Assistants: Craig Lowry, Darren Engers
Chicago Fire
Zach Thornton, Jim Curtin (Nate Jaqua 81'), Evan Whitfield, Carlos Bocanegra, Orlando Perez (Kelly Gray 46'), Andy Williams (Justin Mapp 70'), Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch, DaMarcus Beasley, Ante Razov, Damani RalphSan Jose Earthquakes
Pat Onstad, Eddie Robinson, Troy Dayak, Craig Waibel (Chris Roner 51'), Jeff Agoos, Brian Mullan, Ronnie Ekelund, Richard Mulrooney, Manny Lagos (Ian Russell 70'), Landon Donovan, Jamil Walker (Dwayne De Rosario 60')Statistics
| Team | Total shots | Shots on goal | Saves | Fouls | Offside | Corner kicks | Yellow cards | Red Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Fire | 22 (Razov: 8) |
10 (Razov: 4) |
Thornton: 4 | 17 (Marsch: 4, Razov: 4) |
4 (Ralph: 2, Razov: 2) |
13 (Williams: 7) |
- | - |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 11 (three tied with 2) |
? (three tied with 2) |
Onstad: 8 | 14 (Robinson 3) |
3 (three tied with 1) |
3 (Mulrooney 2) |
Waibel 15', Robinson 54' | - |
External Links
- "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 4 on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- "We Believe" The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes Pt 6 on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....