1999 Major League Soccer season

1999 Major League Soccer season
Season 1999
MLS Cup D.C. United (3rd title)
Supporters' Shield D.C. United (2nd shield)
Matches played 192
Goals scored 549 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer Stern John
Roy Lassiter
Jason Kreis
(18 goals)
Highest attendance Columbus Crew
Season: 283,129
Game Avg.: 17,696
Lowest attendance Kansas City Wizards
Season: 130,924
Game Avg.: 8,183
Total attendance 2,742,102
Average attendance 14,282
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season in Major League Soccer's history. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.

Final standings

Eastern Conference P W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
s - D.C. United 3223<63>96543+2257
x - Columbus Crew 3219<64>134839+945
x - Tampa Bay Mutiny 3214<57>185150+132
x - Miami Fusion 3213<54>194259–1729
New England Revolution 3212<57>203853–1526
MetroStars 327<35>253264–3215
Western Conference P W (sw) (sl) L GF GA GD Pts
y - Los Angeles Galaxy 3220<34>124929+2054
x - Dallas Burn 3219<36>135435+1951
x - Chicago Fire 3218<35>145136+1548
x - Colorado Rapids 3220<63>123839–148
San Jose Clash 3219<103>134849–137
Kansas City Wizards 328<26>243353–2020
  • 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

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup '99
                                   
  E1 D.C. (AET), (3 - 2, S.O.)* 2 1* x  
E4 Miami 0 0 x  
  E1 D.C. 2 1 4  
Eastern Conference
  E2 Columbus 1 5 0  
E2 Columbus 2 2 x
  E3 Tampa Bay 0 0 x  
    E1 D.C. 2
  W1 Los Angeles 0
  W1 Los Angeles 3 2 x  
W4 Colorado 0 0 x  
  W1 Los Angeles 2 2 3
Western Conference
  W2 Dallas 1 3 1  
W2 Dallas 2 0 3
  W3 Chicago 1 4 2  
  • Best of Three series winner will advance.

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

Miami Fusion 0–2 D.C. United
Moreno  34', 88'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 18,011
D.C. United 0–0 (AET)
3–2 (S.O.)		 Miami Fusion
  • D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–2 Columbus Crew
John  78', 84'
Columbus Crew 2–0 Tampa Bay Mutiny
West  23'
Cunningham  88'
  • Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

Colorado Rapids 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Hendrickson  8'
Vanney  52' (pen.)
Jones  57'
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Colorado Rapids
Pena  74'
Franchino  84'
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Chicago Fire 1–2 Dallas Burn
Ball  79' Graziani  52'
Santel  75'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 10,980
Dallas Burn 0–4 Chicago Fire
Nowak  18'
Kosecki  36'
Razov  42'
Kovalenko  47'
Chicago Fire 2–3 Dallas Burn
Razov  3'
Marsch  5'		 Deering  55'
Rodríguez  84' (pen.)
Graziani  86'
  • Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

Columbus Crew 1–2 D.C. United
Cunningham  76' Moreno  15'
Olsen  72'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 14,529
D.C. United 1–5 Columbus Crew
Lassiter  7' Elcock  20'
Cunningham  41'
Stern John  48', 61', 84'
Columbus Crew 0–4 D.C. United
Moreno  17'
Lassiter  34', 52'
Etcheverry  86'
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 21,451
  • D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99.
Dallas Burn 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy
Graziani  75' Cienfuegos  39'
Hendrickson  90'
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 (AET)
3–4 (S.O.)		 Dallas Burn
Hermosillo  12', 55' Graziani  33', 74'
Dallas Burn 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Kreis  89' (pen.) Vanney  3' (pen.)
Hermosillo  20'
Cienfuegos  68'
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

MLS Cup '99

Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 D.C. United
Moreno  19'
Olsen  45'+

Player awards

Weekly awards

WeekPlayer of the WeekTeam
Week 1United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 2United States Ante RazovChicago Fire
Week 3United States Ante RazovChicago Fire
Week 4United States Matt JordanDallas Burn
Week 5United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 6South Africa Ivan McKinleyNew England Revolution
Week 7United States Jeff CunninghamColumbus Crew
Week 8United States Mark ChungNew York/New Jersey MetroStars
Week 9United States Roy LassiterD.C. United
Week 10Venezuela Giovanni SavareseNew England Revolution
Week 11United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 12Bolivia Jaime MorenoD.C. United
Week 13United States Joe-Max MooreNew England Revolution
Week 14Panama Jorge Dely ValdésColorado
Week 15Trinidad and Tobago Stern JohnColumbus Crew
Week 16United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 17United States Chris KleinKansas City Wizards
Week 18El Salvador Raúl Díaz ArceTampa Bay Mutiny
Week 19Czech Republic Luboš KubíkChicago Fire
Week 20Ecuador Ariel GrazianiDallas Burn
Week 21United States Ben OlsenD.C. United
Week 22United States Manny LagosTampa Bay Mutiny
Week 23Venezuela Giovanni SavareseNew England Revolution
Week 24United States Eddie LewisSan Jose Clash
Week 25United States Brian McBrideColumbus Crew
Week 26United States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Week 27United States Jason KreisDallas Burn

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthTeam
MarchUnited States Ante RazovChicago Fire
AprilLiberia Musa ShannonTampa Bay Mutiny
MayUnited States Roy LassiterD.C. United
JuneUnited States Jason KreisDallas Burn
JulyEl Salvador Raúl Díaz ArceTampa Bay Mutiny
AugustUnited States Matt JordanDallas Burn
SeptemberEl Salvador Ronald CerritosSan Jose Clash

End of season awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable PlayerUnited States Jason KreisDallas Burn
Scoring ChampionUnited States Jason Kreis - (51 Pts.)Dallas Burn
Defender of the YearJamaica Robin FraserLos Angeles Galaxy
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Kevin HartmanLos Angeles Galaxy
Rookie of the YearUnited States Jay HeapsMiami Fusion
Coach of the YearGermanyUnited States Sigi SchmidLos Angeles Galaxy
Goal of the YearBolivia Marco EtcheverryD.C. United
Fair Play AwardUnited StatesSteve RalstonTampa Bay Mutiny

Player statistics

Top Goal Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Trinidad and Tobago Stern John Columbus Crew 18
United States Roy Lassiter D.C. United 18
United States Jason Kreis Dallas Burn 18
4 United States Joe-Max Moore New England Revolution 15
El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Clash 15
6 United States Ante Razov Chicago Fire 14
7 El Salvador Raúl Díaz Arce San Jose Clash,
Tampa Bay Mutiny		 13
8 Liberia Musa Shannon Tampa Bay Mutiny 12
United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 12
10 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion 10
Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 10
Venezuela Giovanni Savarese New England Revolution 10
United States Josh Wolff Chicago Fire 10
Panama Jorge Dely Valdés Colorado Rapids 10

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Attendance

Club Games Home Total Home Average
Columbus Crew 16 283,129 17,696
Los Angeles Galaxy 16 282,113 17,632
D.C. United 16 278,711 17,419
New England Revolution 16 267,752 16,795
Chicago Fire 16 256,261 16,016
San Jose Clash 16 239,350 14,959
New York/New Jersey MetroStars 16 235,301 14,706
Colorado Rapids 16 224,459 14,029
Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 209,700 13,106
Dallas Burn 16 195,381 12,211
Miami Fusion 16 139,021 8,689
Kansas City Wizards 16 130,924 8,183
OVERALL 192 2,742,102 14,282

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

References

  1. ↑ https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/results/1999
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