1999 Major League Soccer season

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the fourth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 87th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 21st with a national first-division league. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games, and that of the countdown timer, with MLS Cup 1999 adopting the IFAB-standard running clock thereafter.

The Columbus Crew moved into the first soccer-specific stadium when Columbus Crew Stadium opened on May 15, 1999.

The regular season began on March 20, and concluded on October 10. The 1999 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 16, and concluded with MLS Cup 1999 on November 21. D.C. United won their second double by winning the Supporters' Shield and defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in MLS Cup.

Overview

Season format

The season began on March 20 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 21. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 20 games. The remaining schedule consisted of two games against each team from the opposite conference.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield. The winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Stadiums and locations

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Team	Stadium	Capacity
Chicago Fire	Soldier Field	66,944
Colorado Rapids	Mile High Stadium	76,273
Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium	22,555
D.C. United	RFK Stadium	46,000
Dallas Burn	Cotton Bowl	92,100
Kansas City Wizards	Arrowhead Stadium	81,425
Los Angeles Galaxy	Rose Bowl	92,542
MetroStars	Giants Stadium	80,200
Miami Fusion	Lockhart Stadium	20,450
New England Revolution	Foxboro Stadium	60,292
San Jose Clash	Spartan Stadium	30,456
Tampa Bay Mutiny	Raymond James Stadium	69,218

Personnel and sponsorships

Team	Head coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor
Chicago Fire	Template:Flagicon Bob Bradley		—
Colorado Rapids	Template:Flagicon Glenn Myernick
Columbus Crew	Template:Flagicon Tom Fitzgerald		Snickers
D.C. United	Template:Flagicon Thomas Rongen		MasterCard
Dallas Burn	Template:Flagicon Dave Dir
Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Ron Newman		—
Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Octavio Zambrano		—
MetroStars	Template:Flagicon Bora Milutinović	Template:Flagicon Tab Ramos	—
Miami Fusion	Template:Flagicon Ivo Wortmann		—
New England Revolution	Template:Flagicon Walter Zenga		—
San Jose Clash	Template:Flagicon Brian Quinn	Template:Flagicon John Doyle	Honda
Tampa Bay Mutiny	Template:Flagicon Tim Hankinson

Coaching changes

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Ron Newman	Fired	April 14, 1999	Template:Flagicon Ken Fogarty	April 14, 1999
Los Angeles Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Octavio Zambrano	Fired	April 22, 1999	Template:Flagicon Sigi Schmid	April 22, 1999
Kansas City Wizards	Template:Flagicon Ken Fogarty	End of interim period	April 28, 1999	Template:Flagicon Bob Gansler	April 28, 1999
San Jose Clash	Template:Flagicon Brian Quinn	Fired	September 16, 1999	Template:Flagicon Jorge Espinoza	September 16, 1999
San Jose Clash	Template:Flagicon Jorge Espinoza	End of interim period	September 22, 1999	Template:Flagicon Lothar Osiander	September 22, 1999

MLS Cup Playoffs

Bracket

• Best of Three series winner will advance.

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference

• D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

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• Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

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Western Conference

• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

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• Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals

• D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99.

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• Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

MLS Cup

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Player statistics

Goals

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Template:Flagicon Stern John	Columbus Crew	18
	Template:Flagicon Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
4	Template:Flagicon Joe-Max Moore	New England Revolution	15
	Template:Flagicon Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash
6	Template:Flagicon Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	14
7	Template:Flagicon Raúl Díaz Arce	San Jose Clash, Tampa Bay Mutiny	13
8	Template:Flagicon Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12
	Template:Flagicon Jeff Cunningham	Columbus Crew
10	5 players		10

Hat-tricks

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Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn	New England Revolution	4–0	Template:Dts
Template:Flagicon Stern John	Columbus Crew	Miami Fusion	4–0	Template:Dts
Template:Flagicon Stern John	Columbus Crew	MetroStars	4–2	Template:Dts

Assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Template:Flagicon Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United	13
	Template:Flagicon Carlos Valderrama	Tampa Bay Mutiny
3	Template:Flagicon Steve Ralston	Tampa Bay Mutiny	12
4	Template:Flagicon Ben Olsen	D.C. United	11
5	Template:Flagicon Jeff Baicher	San Jose Clash	9
	Template:Flagicon Mauricio Cienfuegos	Los Angeles Galaxy
	Template:Flagicon Roman Kosecki	Chicago Fire
	Template:Flagicon Eddie Lewis	San Jose Clash
9	Template:Flagicon Henry Gutierrez	Miami Fusion	8
	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
	Template:Flagicon Brian McBride	Columbus Crew

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Template:Flagicon Kevin Hartman	Los Angeles Galaxy	11
	Template:Flagicon Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
3	Template:Flagicon Ian Feuer	Colorado Rapids	8
4	Template:Flagicon Zach Thornton	Chicago Fire	7
5	Template:Flagicon Mark Dougherty	Columbus Crew	6
6	Template:Flagicon Scott Garlick	Tampa Bay Mutiny	5
7	Template:Flagicon Joe Cannon	San Jose Clash	4
	Template:Flagicon Marcus Hahnemann	Colorado Rapids
9	Template:Flagicon Jeff Cassar	Miami Fusion	3
	Template:Flagicon Garth Lagerway	Miami Fusion
	Template:Flagicon Tony Meola	Kansas City Wizards
	Template:Flagicon Tom Presthus	D.C. United

Awards

Individual awards

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Defender of the Year	Template:Flagicon Robin Fraser	Los Angeles Galaxy
Goalkeeper of the Year	Template:Flagicon Kevin Hartman	Los Angeles Galaxy
Coach of the Year	Template:Flagicon Sigi Schmid	Los Angeles Galaxy
Rookie of the Year	Template:Flagicon Jay Heaps	Miami Fusion
Scoring Champion	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
Goal of the Year	Template:Flagicon Marco Etcheverry	D.C. United
Fair Play Award	Template:Flagicon Steve Ralston	Tampa Bay Mutiny

Best XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Template:Flagicon Kevin Hartman, LA Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Jeff Agoos, D.C. United Template:Flagicon Luboš Kubík, Chicago Template:Flagicon Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy	Template:Flagicon Chris Armas, Chicago Template:Flagicon Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy Template:Flagicon Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United Template:Flagicon Eddie Lewis, San Jose Template:Flagicon Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis, Dallas Template:Flagicon Jaime Moreno, D.C. United

Player of the Month

Week	Player	Club
March	Template:Flagicon Ante Razov	Chicago Fire
April	Template:Flagicon Musa Shannon	Tampa Bay Mutiny
May	Template:Flagicon Roy Lassiter	D.C. United
June	Template:Flagicon Jason Kreis	Dallas Burn
July	Template:Flagicon Raúl Díaz Arce	Tampa Bay Mutiny
August	Template:Flagicon Matt Jordan	Dallas Burn
September	Template:Flagicon Ronald Cerritos	San Jose Clash

Attendance

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Rank	Team	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip
1	Columbus Crew	16	{{#expr: (+18,979 +15,251 +14,782 +19,521 +19,070 +16,639 +13,891 +19,356 +18,101 +15,397 +18,632 +14,005 +17,386 +16,596 +20,782 +24,741)}}	24,741	13,891	{{#expr: (+18,979 +15,251 +14,782 +19,521 +19,070 +16,639 +13,891 +19,356 +18,101 +15,397 +18,632 +14,005 +17,386 +16,596 +20,782 +24,741)/16 round 0}}
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	16	{{#expr: (+10,098 +29,161 +28,316 +8,662 +12,045 +14,635 +8,929 +60,433 +18,102 +6,871 +7,581 +11,378 +16,700 +4,825 +27,034 +17,343)}}	60,433	4,825	{{#expr: (+10,098 +29,161 +28,316 +8,662 +12,045 +14,635 +8,929 +60,433 +18,102 +6,871 +7,581 +11,378 +16,700 +4,825 +27,034 +17,343)/16 round 0}}
3	D.C. United	16	{{#expr: (+20,695 +10,846 +21,463 +12,093 +11,136 +15,312 +18,754 +16,387 +12,879 +21,138 +12,136 +18,234 +21,840 +15,499 +15,132 +35,167)}}	35,167	10,846	{{#expr: (+20,695 +10,846 +21,463 +12,093 +11,136 +15,312 +18,754 +16,387 +12,879 +21,138 +12,136 +18,234 +21,840 +15,499 +15,132 +35,167)/16 round 0}}
4	New England Revolution	16	{{#expr: (+21,335 +9,273 +16,278 +7,260 +30,564 +13,087 +13,427 +15,132 +14,323 +28,986 +19,069 +21,313 +11,173 +13,427 +14,732 +18,373)}}	30,564	7,260	{{#expr: (+21,335 +9,273 +16,278 +7,260 +30,564 +13,087 +13,427 +15,132 +14,323 +28,986 +19,069 +21,313 +11,173 +13,427 +14,732 +18,373)/16 round 0}}
5	Chicago Fire	16	{{#expr: (+13,550 +15,114 +18,517 +6,223 +13,114 +11,275 +21,331 +8,329 +12,850 +12,185 +13,141 +27,308 +25,201 +20,840 +9,972 +27,311)}}	27,311	6,223	{{#expr: (+13,550 +15,114 +18,517 +6,223 +13,114 +11,275 +21,331 +8,329 +12,850 +12,185 +13,141 +27,308 +25,201 +20,840 +9,972 +27,311)/16 round 0}}
6	San Jose Clash	16	{{#expr: (+7,961 +11,124 +13,067 +9,296 +9,492 +10,112 +15,648 +73,123 +14,472 +6,824 +12,133 +9,931 +10,071 +12,017 +8,841 +15,238)}}	73,123	6,824	{{#expr: (+15,022 + 23,452 +5,485 +24,450 +8,321 +9,342 +8,996 +46,722 +9,132 +18,473 +11,273 +6,954 +11,543 +10,736 +7,842 +19,252)/16 round 0}}
7	MetroStars	16	{{#expr: (+7,215 +8,905 +9,143 +7,246 +9,107 +6,876 +13,608 +11,012 +13,723 +11,567 +43,192 +14,879 +13,778 +23,765 +20,978 +20,307)}}	43,192	6,876	{{#expr: (+7,215 +8,905 +9,143 +7,246 +9,107 +6,876 +13,608 +11,012 +13,723 +11,567 +43,192 +14,879 +13,778 +23,765 +20,978 +20,307)/16 round 0}}
8	Colorado Rapids	16	{{#expr: (+6,635 +11,100 +8,952 +17,832 +14,982 +5,942 +23,895 +5,018 +8,136 +51,025 +10,895 +11,112 +4,746 +20,005 +8,592 +15,592)}}	51,025	4,746	{{#expr: (+6,635 +11,100 +8,952 +17,832 +14,982 +5,942 +23,895 +5,018 +8,136 +51,025 +10,895 +11,112 +4,746 +20,005 +8,592 +15,592)/16 round 0}}
9	Tampa Bay Mutiny	16	{{#expr: (+13,189 +12,101 +12,397 +14,188 +9,651 +14,879 +8,455 +20,976 +10,091 +11,256 +18,377 +10,428 +15,120 +8,264 +13,456 +16,872)}}	20,976	8,264	{{#expr: (+13,189 +12,101 +12,397 +14,188 +9,651 +14,879 +8,455 +20,976 +10,091 +11,256 +18,377 +10,428 +15,120 +8,264 +13,456 +16,872)/16 round 0}}
10	Dallas Burn	16	{{#expr: (+13,208 +15,584 +14,033 +7,237 +7,622 +13,712 +7,485 +17,621 +12,567 +8,817 +7,529 +16,372 +10,550 +12,241 +13,697 +17,112)}}	17,621	7,237	{{#expr: (+13,208 +15,584 +14,033 +7,237 +7,622 +13,712 +7,485 +17,621 +12,567 +8,817 +7,529 +16,372 +10,550 +12,241 +13,697 +17,112)/16 round 0}}
11	Miami Fusion	16	{{#expr: (+8,107 +5,862 +8,038 +12,421 +11,097 +7,688 +9,172 +10,123 +7,287 +8,628 +7,113 +6,759 +7,013 +8,854 +7,211 +13,648)}}	13,648	5,862	{{#expr: (+8,107 +5,862 +8,038 +12,421 +11,097 +7,688 +9,172 +10,123 +7,287 +8,628 +7,113 +6,759 +7,013 +8,854 +7,211 +13,648)/16 round 0}}
12	Kansas City Wizards	16	{{#expr: (+14,845 +9,592 +6,096 +7,304 +5,072 +9,014 +4,665 +4,631 +6,190 +9,336 +11,186 +8,287 +6,069 +4,815 +8,313 +15,509)}}	15,509	4,631	{{#expr: (+14,845 +9,592 +6,096 +7,304 +5,072 +9,014 +4,665 +4,631 +6,190 +9,336 +11,186 +8,287 +6,069 +4,815 +8,313 +15,509)/16 round 0}}
Total		192	2,742,108	73,123	4,631	{{#expr: (+2,742,108)/192 round 0}}

References

• MLS Site

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