1996 Major League Soccer season
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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 | ||||||
