2003 in American soccer

The 2003 season was the 91st year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team
Wins Losses Draws
10 4 2

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 18 International Friendly United States  4 – 0  Canada Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−05 Bocanegra  7'
Mathis  31'
Klein  32'
Ralston  61'		 (Report) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
February 8 International Friendly United States  0 – 1  Argentina Miami
11:55 UTC−05 (Report) González  9' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
February 12 International Friendly Jamaica  1 – 2  United States Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05 Lowe  52' (Report) Bocanegra  11'
Klein  12'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Godfrey Bowen (Cayman Islands)
March 29 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Venezuela Seattle
13:00 UTC−08 Kirovski  52'
Donovan  76'		 (Report) Stadium: Seattle Seahawks Stadium
Attendance: 17,819
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)
May 8 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Mexico Houston
18:55 UTC−05 (Report) Stadium: Reliant Stadium
Attendance: 69,582
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
May 26 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Wales San Jose, California
19:00 UTC−08 Donovan  41' (pen.)
Lewis  59'		 (Report) Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,282
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
June 8 International Friendly United States  2 – 1  New Zealand Richmond, Virginia
13:00 UTC−04 Klein  20'
Kirovski  65'		 (Report) Coveny  65' Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Hi Liu (Canada)
June 19 Confederations Cup Group Stage Turkey  2 – 1  United States Saint-Étienne, France
19:00 UTC+02 Yılmaz  39' (pen.)
Tuncay  70'		 (Report) Beasley  36' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 16,944
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
June 21 Confederations Cup Group Stage Brazil  1 – 0  United States Lyon, France
21:00 UTC+02 Adriano  22' (Report) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,306
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
June 23 Confederations Cup Group Stage United States  0 – 0  Cameroon Lyon, France
21:00 UTC+02 (Report) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Mark Shield (Austria)
July 6 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Paraguay Columbus, Ohio
15:00 UTC−04 Donovan  12'
Stewart  90+5'		 (Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,103
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
July 12 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  2 – 0  El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 UTC−04 Lewis  28'
McBride  76'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
July 14 Gold Cup Group Stage Martinique  0 – 2  United States Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:30 UTC−04 (Report) McBride  39', 43' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
July 19 Gold Cup Quarterfinal United States  5 – 0  Cuba Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:00 UTC−04 Donovan  22', 26', 55', 76'
Ralston  42'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
July 23 Gold Cup Semifinal United States  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Miami
20:00 UTC−04 Bocanegra  62' (Report) Kaká  89'
Diego  100' (pen.)		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
July 26 Gold Cup 3rd Place Match United States  3 – 2  Costa Rica Miami
20:00 UTC−04 Bocanegra  29'
Stewart  56'
Convey  67'		 (Report) Fonseca  24', 39' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad & Tobago)

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2003 Major League Soccer season

Standings
Eastern Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Chicago Fire 30157853431053
x – New England Revolution 3012995547845
x – MetroStars 30111094040042
x – D.C. United 30101193836239
Columbus Crew 30101284444038
Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
y – San Jose Earthquakes 30147945351051
x – Kansas City Wizards 30111094844442
x – Colorado Rapids 30111274045-540
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 3091293535036
Dallas Burn 3061953564-2923
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
    x = Playoff berth
    y = Conference Winner (Season)
    s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season)

Playoffs
  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2003
                             
Chicago Fire (wins 4-0 agg.) 2 2  
D.C. United 0 0  
  Chicago Fire 1  
Eastern Conference
  New England Revolution 0  
New England Revolution (wins 3-1 agg.) 2 1
MetroStars 0 1  
  Chicago Fire 2
  San Jose Earthquakes 4
San Jose Earthquakes (wins 5-4 agg.) 0 5*  
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 2  
  San Jose Earthquakes 3
Western Conference
  Kansas City Wizards 2  
Kansas City Wizards (wins 3-1 agg.) 1 2
Colorado Rapids 1 0  

MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 2003
Chicago Fire2 – 4San Jose Earthquakes
Beasley  49'
Ronger  54' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ekelund  5'
Donovan  38', 71'
Mulrooney  50'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League
Northeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Montreal Impact 28 16 6 6 40 21 54
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 40 21 51
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 15 9 4 50 41 49
4 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 11 12 5 42 38 38
5 Toronto Lynx 28 11 13 4 29 38 37
Southeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Charleston Battery 28 15 6 7 41 27 54
2 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 14 9 5 51 34 47
3 Richmond Kickers 28 12 9 7 41 32 43
4 Charlotte Eagles 28 6 15 7 29 59 25
5 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 17 7 27 48 19
Central Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Milwaukee Wave United 28 18 10 0 61 32 54
2 Minnesota Thunder 28 17 9 2 44 28 53
3 El Paso Patriots 28 9 16 3 33 48 30
4 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 9 19 0 38 62 24
5 Indiana Blast 28 3 23 2 28 67 11
Pacific Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Seattle Sounders 28 16 7 5 45 24 53
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 15 6 7 45 24 52
3 Portland Timbers 28 15 11 2 39 43 47
4 Calgary Storm 28 4 21 3 16 62 15

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
Montreal Impact 1 0 1  
Rochester Raging Rhinos 2 0 2  
  Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0  
  Charleston Battery 1 0 1  
Charleston Battery 0 4 4
  Virginia Beach Mariners 1 1 2  
    Charleston Battery  
  Minnesota Thunder  
  Milwaukee Wave United 1 0 1  
Minnesota Thunder 0 2 2  
  Minnesota Thunder 1 1 2
  Seattle Sounders 0 0 0  
Seattle Sounders 0 1 1 (6-5 pk)
  Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1  

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2003 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 
 
MLS Columbus 3
MLS MetroStars 4
PDL Mid Michigan 0
MLS MetroStars 4
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 2
MLS New England 1
 
 
MLS New England 2
A-L Rochester 1
A-L Rochester 4
PSL New Hampshire 1
MLS MetroStars 3
MLS D.C. United 2
PSL Wilmington 2
A-L Atlanta 1
PSL Wilmington 4
MLS Dallas 1
 
 
PSL Wilmington 0
MLS D.C. United 1
MLS D.C. United 2
A-L Pittsburgh 1
MLS D.C. United (ASDET) 1
A-L Virginia Beach 0
A-L Virginia Beach 5
PDL Carolina 0
MLS MetroStars 0
MLS Chicago 1
A-L Milwaukee 4
USASA Bavarian SC 1
A-L Milwaukee 1
MLS Chicago 4
 
 
MLS Chicago 2
MLS Colorado 1
 
 
MLS Colorado 3
MLS Kansas City 2
 
 
MLS Chicago 3
MLS Los Angeles 2
A-L Minnesota 0
A-L Seattle 1
A-L Seattle 1
MLS San Jose 0
 
 
A-L Seattle 1
MLS Los Angeles 5
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 3
PDL Fresno 1
A-L El Paso 2
PDL Fresno 5

Final
Chicago Fire1 – 0MetroStars
Ralph  68' (Report)
Attendance: 5,183

American clubs in international competitions
Club Competition Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
Columbus Crew 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
New England Revolution 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round
San Jose Earthquakes 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round

Los Angeles Galaxy
March 16 Champions Cup First Round C.D. Motagua 2 – 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Guevara  36', 85' Ruiz  21' (o.g.)
Lalas  61'		 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
March 23 Champions Cup First Round Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 0 C.D. Motagua Fullerton, California
Lalas  72' Stadium: Titan Stadium
April 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 4 Necaxa Fullerton, California
Chacón  36' Franco  27', 51'
Zague  81'
Larrosa  87'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
April 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Necaxa 2 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Mexico City, Mexico
Espinoza  43', 84' Albright  32' Stadium: Estadio Azteca

Columbus Crew
March 16 Champions Cup First Round Árabe Unido 2 – 1 Columbus Crew Colón, Panama
Salinas  7' (pen.)
Medina  62'		 Buddle  59' Stadium: Estadio Armando Dely Valdés
March 23 Champions Cup First Round Columbus Crew 3 – 0 Árabe Unido Columbus, Ohio
Buddle  43', 59'
Martino  70'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
April 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Monarcas Morelia 6 – 0 Columbus Crew Morelia, Mexico
Palacios  39'
Íñiguez  42', 70'
Bautista  49', 55'
Navia  68'		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
April 16 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Columbus Crew 2 – 0 Monarcas Morelia Columbus, Ohio
Buddle  15'
Cunningham  29' (pen.)		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

New England Revolution
March 23 Champions Cup First Round Alajuelense 4 – 0 New England Revolution Alajuela, Costa Rica
Scott  17', 82' (pen.)
Fonseca  32' (pen.)
Alpízar  90+2'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
March 26 Champions Cup First Round Alajuelense 1 – 3 New England Revolution Alajuela, Costa Rica
Fonseca  66' Twellman  18' (pen.)
Harris  54'
Ralston  56'		 Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

San Jose Earthquakes
March 16 Champions Cup First Round Municipal 4 – 2 San Jose Earthquakes Guatemala City, Guatemala
Romero  28', 37'
Figueroa  39'
Ponciano  55' (pen.)		 Lagos  64', 71' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
March 26 Champions Cup First Round San Jose Earthquakes 2 – 1 Municipal San Jose, California
Donovan  19'
Ching  35'		 Plata  76' Stadium: Spartan Stadium

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