1996 Major League Soccer season

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 Wiz	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

• League established.
• Colorado Rapids enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
• Columbus Crew enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
• Dallas Burn enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas.
• D.C. United enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington.
• Kansas City Wiz enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Los Angeles Galaxy enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
• New England Revolution enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Foxboro Stadium in unincorporated Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
• NY/NJ MetroStars enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
• San Jose Hawks resume operations, transfer from United States Interregional Soccer League, renamed San Jose Clash, and aligned in Western Conference, playing at CEFCU Stadium in Pasadena, California.
• Tampa Bay Mutiny enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	SOW	L	Pts
Eastern Conference	Tampa Bay Mutiny	19	1	12	58
	D.C. United	15	1	16	46
	NY/NJ MetroStars	12	3	17	39
	Columbus Crew	11	4	17	37
	New England Revolution	9	6	17	33
Western Conference	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	4	13	49
	Dallas Burn	12	5	15	41
	Kansas City Wiz	12	5	15	41
	San Jose Clash	12	3	17	39
	Colorado Rapids	9	2	21	29

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Single-Game)		Champions
Tampa Bay Mutiny	2	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0	D.C. United	3	D.C. United
Columbus Crew	1
D.C. United	2	D.C. United	2
NJ/NY MetroStars	1
Los Angeles Galaxy	2	Los Angeles Galaxy	2	Los Angeles Galaxy	2
San Jose Clash	1
Dallas Burn	1	Kansas City Wiz	0
Kansas City Wiz	2

Special Event Results

Event	Home	Score	Road
MLS All-Star Game	Eastern Conference	3-2	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		16
						Los Angeles Galaxy		One	One
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Franklin County, Ohio	Columbus, Ohio	Ohio Stadium	Columbus Crew	16	One	17
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		16
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 Wiz	16	Two	18
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	Three	19
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	One	17
						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	One	17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area		Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division	Hillsborough County, Florida	Tampa, Florida	Tampa Stadium	Tampa Bay Mutiny	16	Three	19
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	17	178