1997 Kansas City Wizards season

The 1997 Kansas City Wizards season was the second in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.MLS did not allow matches to end in ties and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 49 even though it is shown below as 63. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points.

Kansas City Wizards
1997 season
ManagerRon Newman
Major League SoccerWest: 1st
Overall: 2nd
USOCThird Round
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Preki (12)
All: Preki (13)
Average home league attendance9,058
Main article: Kansas City Wizards Seasons

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Mike Ammann
2 DF  USA Steve Pittman
3 FW  ENG Paul Wright
4 DF  SCO Richard Gough
6 DF  USA Sean Bowers
7 MF  USA Diego Gutierrez
8 MF  USA Damian Silvera
8 FW  USA Jamel Mitchell
9 FW  USA Ryan Tinsley
10 FW  SCO Mo Johnston
11 MF  USA Preki
12 FW  ZIM Vitalis Takawira
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  USA Mark Chung
14 FW  USA Frank Klopas
16 MF  USA John Diffley
17 MF  USA Edmundo Rodriguez
18 GK  USA Chris Snitko
19 MF  USA Jake Dancy
19 DF  LBR Dionysius Sebwe
20 DF  NGA Uche Okafor
21 MF  USA Matt McKeon
22 FW  USA Brian Johnson
23 FW  USA Nino DaSilva
27 DF  USA John DeBrito

Competitions

Major League Soccer
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
32 21 0 11 57 51  +6 63 12 0 4 35 24  +11 9 0 7 22 27  −5

Last updated: 1997.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
March 29, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 (W) Johnston
Preki
April 5, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 Takawira
Preki
Chung
April 12, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 1–2 Preki
April 18, 1997 Dallas Burn H 2–1 Klopas
Chung
April 27, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 2–2 (L) Johnston
Wright
May 3, 1997 New England Revolution A 1–2 Preki
May 10, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 Preki
May 18, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars A 0–1
May 22, 1997 Columbus Crew H 3–1 McKeon 2
Chung
May 30, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 Wright
Takawira
Own Goal
June 6, 1997 Dallas Burn A 1–1 (W) Wright
June 8, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 Chung
Preki 2
June 15, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 Bowers
June 21, 1997 D.C. United H 6–1 Wright
Klopas
Chung
Preki
Bowers
Rodriguez
June 25, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 2–2 (W) Wright
Chung
June 28, 1997 Colorado Rapids A 3–3 (W) Takawira 2
Johnston
July 4, 1997 Columbus Crew A 2–1 Takawira 2
July 6, 1997 Dallas Burn H 1–3 Tinsley
July 12, 1997 New England Revolution A 0–2
July 19, 1997 D.C. United H 3–2 Chung 2
Takawira
July 26, 1997 New England Revolution H 0–0 (W)
August 2, 1997 Dallas Burn A 2–1 Chung
Preki
August 9, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 2–0 Bowers
Klopas
August 17, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars H 3–3 (W) Klopas
Johnston
Chung
August 24, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 (W) Preki
McKeon
August 28, 1997 Colorado Rapids H 1–0 Preki
August 31, 1997 D.C. United A 0–2
September 6, 1997 Colorado Rapids A 2–1 Johnson
Klopas
September 12, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars H 0–0 (L)
September 14, 1997 Columbus Crew A 0–4
September 26, 1997 Colorado Rapids H 5–2 Johnston 2
McKeon
Preki
Takawira
September 28, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2

U.S. Open Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
July 24, 1997 Third Round San Francisco Bay Seals A 1–2 Klopas

MLS Cup Playoffs
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
October 4, 1997 Conference Semi-Finals Colorado Rapids H 0–3
October 8, 1997 Conference Semi-Finals Colorado Rapids A 2–3 Takawira
Preki

Squad statistics
No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Playoffs Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
13MF Mark Chung 3210102035102871314100
21MF Matt McKeon 31410203442737300700
9MF Ryan Tinsley 31110203412588282600
26FW Mo Johnston 29610203262564283400
3FW Paul Wright 30510103251646177000
0GK Mike Ammann 29000203102597277700
20DF Uche Okafor 27010203002386264100
11MF Preki 2712102129132330255500
14FW Frank Klopas 27511203061967212300
12FW Vitalis Takawira 28800213092153229900
6DF Sean Bowers 26310202932017228700
2DF Steve Pittman 26010202902068231700
4DF Richard Gough 17000201901457163700
17MF Edmundo Rodriguez 161001017154355400
22FW Brian Johnson 141100015195196600
18GK Chris Snitko 5010006028237200
16MF John Diffley 6000006014814800
8MF Damian Silvera 3000003016616600
19MF Jake Dancy 3000003011611600
27DF John DeBrito 20001030537400
8FW Jamel Mitchell 10000010161600
23FW Nino DaSilva 10000010121200

Final Statistics

References
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