1997 Major League Soccer season: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 03:56, 11 July 2026
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
Teams and Alignment
| Conference | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Columbus Crew | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, Ohio |
| D.C. United | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington | |
| New England Revolution | Foxboro Stadium | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |
| NY/NJ MetroStars | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa Stadium | Tampa, Florida | |
| Western Conference | Colorado Rapids | Mile High Stadium | Denver |
| Dallas Burn | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Dallas | |
| Kansas City Wizards | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | The Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | |
| San Jose Clash | CEFCU Stadium | San José, California |
Changes
- Kansas City Wiz renamed Kansas City Wizards.
Regular Season Results
| Conference | Team | W | SOW | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | D.C. United | 17 | 4 | 11 | 55 |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 14 | 3 | 15 | 45 | |
| Columbus Crew | 12 | 3 | 17 | 39 | |
| New England Revolution | 11 | 4 | 17 | 37 | |
| NY/NJ MetroStars | 11 | 2 | 19 | 35 | |
| Western Conference | Kansas City Wizards | 14 | 7 | 11 | 49 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 14 | 2 | 16 | 44 | |
| Dallas Burn | 13 | 3 | 16 | 42 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 12 | 2 | 18 | 38 | |
| San Jose Clash | 9 | 3 | 20 | 30 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.C. United | 2 | D.C. United | 2 | D.C. United | 2 | D.C. United |
| New England Revolution | 0 | |||||
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | Columbus Crew | 0 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 2 | |||||
| Kansas City Wizards | 0 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | Colorado Rapids | 1 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 2 | |||||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 0 | Dallas Burn | 0 | |||
| Dallas Burn | 2 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Home | Score | Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLS All-Star Game | Eastern Conference | 5-4 | Western Conference |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Unincorporated | Foxboro Stadium | New England Revolution | 16 | One | 17 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area | Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Franklin County, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio Stadium | Columbus Crew | 16 | Two | 18 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Dallas County, Texas | Dallas | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Dallas Burn | 16 | Two | 18 |
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Mile High Stadium | Colorado Rapids | 16 | Two | 18 | |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area | Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Jackson County, Missouri | Kansas City, Missouri | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City Wizards | 16 | One | 17 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Pasadena, California | The Rose Bowl | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | One | 17 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Bergen County, New Jersey | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Giants Stadium | NY/NJ MetroStars | 16 | 16 | |
| MLS All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Santa Clara County, California | San José, California | CEFCU Stadium | San Jose Clash | 16 | 16 | ||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division | Hillsborough County, Florida | Tampa, Florida | Tampa Stadium | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 16 | One | 17 | |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division | District of Columbia | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | D.C. United | 16 | Three | 19 | |
| Total | 160 | 13 | 174 | ||||||
