2001 Major League Soccer season

2001 Major League Soccer season
Season 2001
MLS Cup San Jose Earthquakes (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Miami Fusion F.C. (1st shield)
Matches played 158
Goals scored 519 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Alex Pineda Chacon
Miami Fusion F.C.
Goals: 19
Highest attendance D.C. United
Season: 258,213
Game Avg.: 21,518
Lowest attendance San Jose Earthquakes
Season: 125,250
Game Avg.: 9,635
Total attendance 2,363,859
Average attendance 14,961
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The 2001 Major League Soccer season was shortened due to the September 11 attacks, with the final weeks' regular season matches canceled. The playoffs, however, were played, and the San Jose Earthquakes won their first MLS Cup.

Standings

Eastern Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
s - Miami Fusion 2616555736+2153
x - MetroStars 26131033835+342
New England Revolution 2771463552–1727
D.C. United 2681624250–826
Central Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - Chicago Fire 2716655030+2053
x - Columbus Crew 2613764936+1345
x - Dallas Burn 26101154847+135
Tampa Bay Mutiny 2742123268–3614
Western Division GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
x - Los Angeles Galaxy 2614755236+1647
x - San Jose Earthquakes 2613764729+1845
x - Kansas City Wizards 27111333353–2036
Colorado Rapids 2651383647–1123
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of division.
    s = Supporters Shield
    x = Clinched playoff berth
  • Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2-0 in head-to-head competition)
  • Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1-0-1 in head-to-head competition)
  • GP* (Games Played) = Season shorten due to 9/11 attacks.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals MLS Cup 2001
                                   
  2 Chicago Fire (7 Points) 2 1 2  
7 Dallas Burn (1 Points) 0 1 0  
  2 Chicago Fire (1 Points) 1 0 1  
  3 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points) 1 1* 2*  
3 Los Angeles Galaxy (SDET)* (4 Points) 1 1 3*
  6 MetroStars (4 Points) 1 4 2  
    3 Los Angeles Galaxy 1
  5 San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* 2
  1 Miami Fusion (6 Points) 2 0 2  
8 Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 0 3 1  
  1 Miami Fusion (3 Points) 1 0 0
  5 San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points) 0 4 1*  
4 Columbus Crew (0 Points) 1 0 x
  5 San Jose Earthquakes (6 Points) 3 3 x  
  • Points system
    Win = 3 Pts.
    Loss = 0 Pts.
    Draw = 1 Pt.
  • ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
    SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
    Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals

Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire
Bocanegra  40'
Whitfield  90'+
Chicago Fire 1–1 Dallas Burn
J. Beasley  84' Deering  27'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas
Attendance:: 17,149
Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire
Kovalenko  17'
Armas  55'

Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points.

Kansas City Wizards 0–2 Miami Fusion
Serna  28'
Pineda Chacon  53'
Miami Fusion 0–3 Kansas City Wizards
Lowe  24'
McKeon  31' (pen.)
Gomez  45'+
Kansas City Wizards 1–2 Miami Fusion
Lowe  13' Preki  14'
Henderson  71'

Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points.

MetroStars 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
Faria  29' Caligiuri  63'
Los Angeles Galaxy 1–4 MetroStars
Victorine  4' Faria  72',  80'
Chung  75'
Valencia  83'
MetroStars 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy
Villegas  49',  60' Victorine  21',  33'
Frye  56'
  0–1 series (SDET)  
Cienfuegos  8'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points.

San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Columbus Crew
Donovan  5'  45'+
Lagos  31'		 Warzycha  54' (pen.)
Columbus Crew 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes
Lagos  9'
Cerritos  68'
Donovan  76'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Chicago Fire
Hernández  44' Wynalda  32'
Chicago Fire 0–1 (AET) Los Angeles Galaxy
Vagenas  94'
Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (AET) Chicago Fire
Califf  44'
Cienfuegos  98' 		D. Beasley  30'

Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points.

Miami Fusion 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes
Donovan  16'
Russell  57'
Lagos  69'
De Rosario  89'
San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 (AET) Miami Fusion
Dayak  94'

San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.

MLS Cup

Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 (AET) San Jose Earthquakes
Hernández  21' Donovan  43'
De Rosario  96'

Player awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerHonduras Alex Pineda ChaconMiami Fusion
Scoring ChampionHonduras Alex Pineda Chacon (47 Points)Miami Fusion
Defender of the YearUnited States Jeff AgoosSan Jose Earthquakes
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Tim HowardMetroStars
Rookie of the YearBrazil Rodrigo FariaMetroStars
Coach of the YearCanada Frank YallopSan Jose Earthquakes
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Troy DayakSan Jose Earthquakes
Goal of the YearUnited States Clint MathisMetroStars
Fair Play AwardHonduras Alex Pineda ChaconMiami Fusion
Humanitarian of the YearUnited States Tim HowardMetroStars

Player statistics

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Honduras Alex Pineda Chacon Miami Fusion F.C. 19
2 Colombia Diego Serna Miami Fusion F.C. 15
3 Scotland John Spencer Colorado Rapids 14
Sierra Leone Abdul Thompson Conteh D.C. United 14
5 El Salvador Ronald Cerritos San Jose Earthquakes 11
Ecuador Ariel Graziani Dallas Burn 11
7 United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 10
United States Eric Wynalda* Chicago Fire 10
9 Senegal Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny 9
10 Bolivia Jaime Moreno D.C. United 9

Played for more than one team - Most Recent Team Listed*

Attendance

Club Games Season Game Avg.
D.C. United 12 258,213 21,518
MetroStars 13 270,477 20,806
Columbus Crew 13 227,644 17,511
Los Angeles Galaxy 13 226,035 17,387
Colorado Rapids 13 214,249 16,481
Chicago Fire 14 229,438 16,388
New England Revolution 13 203,501 15,654
Dallas Burn 13 163,465 12,574
Miami Fusion 14 156,481 11,177
Kansas City Wizards 13 142,402 10,954
Tampa Bay Mutiny 14 146,704 10,479
San Jose Earthquakes 13 125,250 9,635
OVERALL 158 2,363,859 14,961


International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Copa Merconorte

CONCACAF Giants Cup

References

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