2001 Miami Fusion season

Miami Fusion F.C.
2000 season
Manager England Ray Hudson
Major League Soccer 1st in Eastern Division
Supporters' Shield Winners
U.S. Open Cup Third round
MLS Cup Playoffs Semi-finals
Top goalscorer Alex Pineda Chacón (19)
Average home league attendance 11,177

Season summary

Miami Fusion overcame their financial problems to finish first in the Eastern Division. However, these problems would eventually cause the MLS to fold the Fusion in January 2002.[1]

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 United States GK Jeff Cassar
2 England MF Ian Woan
3 United States DF Carlos Llamosa[3]
4 State of Palestine MF Shaker Asad
5 United States MF Kyle Beckerman
6 England MF Ian Bishop
7 United States DF Brian Dunseth
8 South Africa DF Ivan McKinley
9 United States MF Lazo Alavanja
10 Honduras FW Alex Pineda Chacón
11 United States MF Preki[4]
No. Position Player
12 United States FW Pete Marino
14 United States MF Jim Rooney
15 Jamaica DF Tyrone Marshall
16 Jamaica FW Greg Simmonds
17 Colombia FW Diego Serna
18 United States GK Nick Rimando
19 United States MF Chris Henderson
22 Colombia MF Johnny Torres
23 United States MF Jeff Bilyk
25 United States MF Pablo Mastroeni[5]
27 United States MF Randy Merkel (on loan from Atlanta Silverbacks)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 United States DF Leo Cullen (to New England Revolution)
4 United States DF Tim Sahaydak (released)
No. Position Player
22 United States MF Judah Cooks (on loan from Charleston Battery)

References

  1. ↑ "Fusion and Mutiny fold". BBC News. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/usa/2001/mls/miami.htm
  3. ↑ Llamosa was born in Palmira, Colombia, but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalised citizen and made his international debut for the United States in November 1998.
  4. ↑ Preki was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalised citizen and made his international debut for the United States in November 1996.
  5. ↑ Mastroeni was born in Mendoza, Argentina, but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalised citizen and made his international debut for the United States in June 2001.
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