1997 in American soccer

The 1997 season was the 85th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record
Competition GPWDL GF GA
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 4 5 1 17 9
1997 U.S. Cup 3 0 0 3 1 7
International Friendly 5 1 2 2 4 5
Total 18 5 7 6 22 21

Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is

in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 17 U.S. Cup United States  0 – 1  Peru San Diego, California
Carty  8' Stadium: Jack Murphy Stadium
Attendance: 35,232
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
January 19 U.S. Cup United States  0 – 2  Mexico Pasadena, California
Alves  3'
Aspe  71'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 31,725
Referee: Kevin Skinner (Canada)
January 22 U.S. Cup United States  1 – 4  Denmark Pasadena, California
Moore  45' Pedersen  16', 26', 45', 55' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 17,342
January 29 International Friendly China PR  2 – 1  United States Kunming, China
Haidong  11'
Tie  31'		 Wynalda  72' Stadium: Tuodong Stadiuml
Attendance: 40,000
February 2 International Friendly China PR  1 – 1  United States Guangzhou, China
Maozhen  32' Lalas  25' Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
March 2 World Cup qualifying Jamaica  0 – 0  United States Kingston, Jamaica
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 35,246
Referee: José Ramírez Suazo (Honduras)
March 16 World Cup qualifying United States  3 – 0  Canada Stanford, California
Wynalda  7' (pen.)
Pope  14'
Stewart  89'		 Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Luis Oliveto (Argentina)
March 23 World Cup qualifying Costa Rica  3 – 2  United States San José, Costa Rica
Medford  10'
Solís  32'
Gómez  76'		 Wynalda  25'
Lassiter  67'		 Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
April 20 World Cup qualifying United States  2 – 2  Mexico Foxborough, Massachusetts
Pope  34'
Ramírez  76' (o.g.)		 Hermosillo  1'
Hernández  53'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 57,877
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
June 4 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Paraguay Fenton, Missouri
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 7,016
June 17 International Friendly United States  2 – 1  Israel Jacksonville, Florida
Lalas  26'
Kirovski  68'		 Glam  83' Stadium: Alltel Stadium
Attendance: 8,436
June 29 World Cup qualifying El Salvador  1 – 1  United States San Salvador, El Salvador
Arce  60' Lassiter  57' Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: René Ortube Betancourt (Bolivia)
August 7 International Friendly United States  0 – 1  Ecuador Baltimore, Maryland
Sánchez  83' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 13,629
September 7 World Cup qualifying United States  1 – 0  Costa Rica Portland, Oregon
Ramos  79' Stadium: Civic Stadium
Attendance: 27,396
Referee: Oscar Juan Ruiz Acosta (Colombia)
October 5 World Cup qualifying United States  1 – 1  Jamaica Washington, D.C.
Wynalda  50' (pen.) Burton  51' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 51,528
Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
November 2 World Cup qualifying Mexico  0 – 0  United States Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 115,000
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
November 11 World Cup qualifying Canada  0 – 3  United States Burnaby, Canada
Reyna  5'
Wegerle  81', 90+4'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 8,420
Referee: John Jairo Toro (Colombia)
November 16 World Cup qualifying United States  4 – 2  El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
McBride  22', 28'
Henderson  49'
Preki  82'		 Nildeson  60'
Arce  62' (pen.)		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 53,193
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Goalscorers
Player Goals
Eric Wynalda 4
Alexi Lalas 2
Brian McBride 2
Eddie Pope 2
Roy Lassiter 2
Roy Wegerle 2
Preki 1
Joe-Max Moore 1
Jovan Kirovski 1
Chris Henderson 1
Claudio Reyna 1
Ernie Stewart 1
Tab Ramos 1

Unofficial Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

July 10 Friendly Game United States  1 – 4 Galatasaray New Jersey
report Attendance: 0

League tables

Major League Soccer
Main article: 1997 Major League Soccer season
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 32 17 11 4 70 53 +17 55 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 15 3 55 60 −5 45
3 Columbus Crew 32 12 17 3 42 41 +1 39
4 New England Revolution 32 11 17 4 40 53 −13 37
5 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 11 19 2 43 53 −10 35
Source: MLS
Pos Team Pld W L SOW GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 11 7 57 51 +6 49 Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 16 2 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 13 16 3 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 12 18 2 50 59 −9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 20 3 55 59 −4 30
Source: MLS
Playoffs
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup '97
               
1 D.C. United (AET), (4-3, S.O.)* 4 2* x
4 New England Revolution 1 1 x
1 D.C. United 3 1 x
Eastern Conference
3 Columbus Crew 2 0 x
2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 0 x
3 Columbus Crew 2 2 x
E D.C. United     2
W Colorado Rapids     1
1 Kansas City Wizards 0 2 x
4 Colorado Rapids 3 3 x
4 Colorado Rapids 1 2 x
Western Conference
2 Dallas Burn 0 1 x
3 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 0 x
2 Dallas Burn (AET), (2-0, S.O.)* 1* 3 x
  • Best of Three series winners will advance.
MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup '97
D.C. United2 – 1Colorado Rapids
Moreno  37'
Sanneh  68'		 Paz  75'
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League
Main article: 1997 USISL A-League
Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Impact 28 20 1 1 6 58 19 +39 61
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 14 0 5 9 56 47 +9 42
3 Long Island Rough Riders 28 13 3 2 10 44 36 +8 42
4 Toronto Lynx 28 12 2 0 14 44 43 +1 38
5 Connecticut Wolves 28 8 4 1 15 31 45 −14 28
6 Worcester Wildfire 28 6 1 2 19 26 61 −35 19
Source:
Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Hershey Wildcats 28 18 1 1 8 56 33 +23 55
2 Carolina Dynamo 28 16 2 2 8 63 33 +30 50
3 Richmond Kickers 28 15 0 2 11 41 35 +6 45
4 Charleston Battery 28 10 2 3 13 39 50 −11 32
5 Raleigh Flyers 28 8 4 3 13 34 52 −18 28
6 Jacksonville Cyclones 29 4 1 1 23 28 73 −45 13
Source:
Central Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 28 13 3 2 10 45 42 +3 42
2 Nashville Metros 28 10 7 2 9 42 34 +8 37
3 Orlando Sundogs 28 12 0 4 12 39 40 −1 36
4 Milwaukee Rampage 28 11 3 2 12 33 36 −3 36
5 Minnesota Thunder 28 11 2 5 10 22 30 −8 35
6 Atlanta Ruckus 28 9 3 1 15 39 48 −9 30
Source:
Pacific Division
Pos Team Pld W SW SL L GF GA GD Pts
1 California Jaguars 28 17 1 0 10 48 34 +14 52
2 Seattle Sounders 28 16 2 3 7 42 19 +23 50
3 Vancouver 86ers 28 15 1 1 11 50 29 +21 46
4 Colorado Foxes 28 15 1 2 10 55 49 +6 46
5 Orange County Zodiac 28 10 1 0 17 35 62 −27 31
6 El Paso Patriots 28 5 3 3 17 30 50 −20 18
Source:

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 1997 U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 
 
MLS New England Revolution 3
A-L Long Island Roughriders (ASDET) 4
A-L Long Island Roughriders 1
USASA Bridgeport Italians 0
A-L Long Island Roughriders 0
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 1
A-L Richmond Kickers 6
D3P Philadelphia Freedom 1
A-L Richmond Kickers 0
MLS MetroStars 3
 
 
MLS MetroStars 1
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 2
D3P Chicago Stingers 3
A-L Orlando Sundogs 0
D3P Chicago Stingers 2
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
 
 
D3P Chicago Stingers 1
MLS Dallas Burn 4
D3P Austin Lone Stars 0
A-L New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (ASDET) 1
A-L New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 0
MLS Dallas Burn 3
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET, PSO) 0 (5)
MLS D.C. United 0 (3)
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 1
A-L Seattle Sounders 0
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 2
MLS Kansas City Wizards 1
 
 
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 2
MLS San Jose Clash 1
PDL Central Coast Roadrunners (ASDET) 3
A-L California Jaguars 2
PDL Central Coast Roadrunners 2
MLS San Jose Clash 5
 
 
D3P S.F. Bay Seals 1
MLS D.C. United 2
A-L Hershey Wildcats 4
D3P Central Jersey Riptide 1
A-L Hershey Wildcats 0 (2)
MLS D.C. United (ASDET, PSO) 0 (3)
 
 
MLS D.C. United 2
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 3
PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 1
 
 

Final
Dallas Burn0 – 0 (ASDET)D.C. United
Penalties
Arcos
Kreis
Sutter
Peinado
Rodríguez 		5 – 3 Etcheverry
Arce
Moreno
Iroha
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Rich Grady

American clubs in international competitions
Club Competition Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final
D.C. United CONCACAF Champions' Cup Third Place
Seattle Sounders 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Group Stage

Los Angeles Galaxy
July 30 Preliminary round Los Angeles Galaxy 4 – 1 Santos Laguna Pasadena, California
Hurtado  65'
Cienfuegos  66'
Machón  80'
Wélton  85'		 Ramírez  71' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 10,271
August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – 0 Firpo Washington, D.C.
Wélton  45'
Hurtado  78'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 0 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
Jones  10' Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 24 Champions' Cup Final Los Angeles Galaxy 3 – 5 Cruz Azul Washington, D.C.
Hurtado  8', 14'
Campos  78'		 Galindo  30' (pen.)
Rodríguez  31'
Adomaitis  36'
Hermosillo  62', 66'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium

D.C. United
August 12 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal D.C. United 1 – 0 United Petrotrin Washington, D.C.
Etcheverry  78' Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 22 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 0 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Washington, D.C.
Jones  10' Stadium: RFK Stadium
August 24 Champions' Cup Third Place D.C. United 2 – 2 Guadalajara Washington, D.C.
Arce  40'
Iroha  89'		 Acosta  55'
Sánchez  86' (pen.)		 Stadium: RFK Stadium

Seattle Sounders
June 17 Qualifying Round Seattle Sounders 10 – 0 Transvaal Federal Way, Washington
Adair
Gailey
Barton
Megson
Galvezon
Crothers 		Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,153
July 15 Group Stage C.S.D. Comunicaciones 2 – 0 Seattle Sounders Guatemala City, Guatemala
Suazo  44'
Fernández  83'
July 18 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 1 – 4 Club Necaxa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hattrup  91' (pen.) Almaguer  32'
Blanco  47', 89'
Vásquez  75'
July 20 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 0 – 11 Cruz Azul Guatemala City, Guatemala
Palencia  3'
Hermosillo  13', 32', 49'
Yegros  15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis  34'
Galindo  35'
Barton  72' (o.g.)
Ramírez  74' (pen.)

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