4th season of Major League Soccer
Football league season
1999 Major League Soccer seasonSeason | 1999 |
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MLS Cup | D.C. United (3rd title) |
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Supporters' Shield | D.C. United (2nd shield) |
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CONCACAF Champions' Cup | D.C. United Los Angeles Galaxy |
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Matches played | 192 |
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Goals scored | 549 (2.86 per match) |
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Top goalscorer | Stern John Roy Lassiter Jason Kreis (18 goals) |
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Highest attendance | 73,123 SJ 1–1 DC (July 4, 1999) |
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Lowest attendance | 4,631 KC 1–2 COL (July 7, 1999) |
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Total attendance | 2,742,108 |
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Average attendance | 14,282 |
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Locations of teams for the 1999 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
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
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
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
Kansas City Wizards | Ron Newman | Fired | April 14, 1999 | Ken Fogarty | April 14, 1999 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | Octavio Zambrano | Fired | April 22, 1999 | Sigi Schmid | April 22, 1999 |
Kansas City Wizards | Ken Fogarty | End of interim period | April 28, 1999 | Bob Gansler | April 28, 1999 |
San Jose Clash | Brian Quinn | Fired | September 16, 1999 | Jorge Espinoza | September 16, 1999 |
San Jose Clash | Jorge Espinoza | End of interim period | September 22, 1999 | Lothar Osiander | September 22, 1999 |
Standings
Eastern Conference
Source: MLS
Western Conference
Source: MLS
Overall standings
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
- Best of Three series winner will advance.
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
Attendance: 18,011
Referee: Tim Weyland
Attendance: 8,446
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
- D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Attendance: 14,392
Referee: Tim Weyland
- Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Western Conference
Attendance: 16,307
Referee: Marcel Yonan
Attendance: 6,542
Referee: Rich Grady
- Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.
Attendance: 10,980
Referee: Andrew Barnes
Attendance: 13,197
Referee: Ali Saheli
- Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals.
Conference finals
Attendance: 12,778
Referee: Brian Hall
Attendance: 21,451
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
- D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99.
Attendance: 17,372
Referee: Noel Kenny
Attendance: 13,816
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Attendance: 25,703
Referee: Brian Hall
- Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99.
MLS Cup
Attendance: 44,910
Referee: Tim Weyland
Player statistics
Goals
Hat-tricks
Assists
Clean sheets
Awards
Individual awards
Best XI
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Kevin Hartman, LA Galaxy | Jeff Agoos, D.C. United Luboš Kubík, Chicago Robin Fraser, LA Galaxy | Chris Armas, Chicago Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA Galaxy Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United Eddie Lewis, San Jose Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay | Jason Kreis, Dallas Jaime Moreno, D.C. United |
Player of the Month
Weekly awards
Attendance
Rank | Team | GP | Cumulative | High | Low | Mean |
1 | Columbus Crew | 16 | 283,129 | 24,741 | 13,891 | 17,696 |
2 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 282,113 | 60,433 | 4,825 | 17,632 |
3 | D.C. United | 16 | 278,711 | 35,167 | 10,846 | 17,419 |
4 | New England Revolution | 16 | 267,752 | 30,564 | 7,260 | 16,735 |
5 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 256,261 | 27,311 | 6,223 | 16,016 |
6 | San Jose Clash | 16 | 239,350 | 73,123 | 6,824 | 14,812 |
7 | MetroStars | 16 | 235,301 | 43,192 | 6,876 | 14,706 |
8 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 224,459 | 51,025 | 4,746 | 14,029 |
9 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 16 | 209,700 | 20,976 | 8,264 | 13,106 |
10 | Dallas Burn | 16 | 195,387 | 17,621 | 7,237 | 12,212 |
11 | Miami Fusion | 16 | 139,021 | 13,648 | 5,862 | 8,689 |
12 | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | 130,924 | 15,509 | 4,631 | 8,183 |
Total | 192 | 2,742,108 | 73,123 | 4,631 | 14,282 |
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