4th season of Major League Soccer
Football league season
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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
Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums
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 MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
Best of Three series winner will advance. Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference
October 16, 1999 Game 1RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. Attendance: 18,011Referee: Tim Weyland
October 24, 1999 Game 2Lockhart Stadium , Fort Lauderdale, Florida Attendance: 8,446Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. October 17, 1999 Game 1Columbus Crew Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 9,188Referee: Paul Tamberino
October 22, 1999 Game 2Raymond James Stadium , Tampa, Florida Attendance: 14,392Referee: Tim Weyland
Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. Western Conference
October 17, 1999 Game 1Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Attendance: 16,307Referee: Marcel Yonan
October 24, 1999 Game 2Mile High Stadium , Denver, Colorado Attendance: 6,542Referee: Rich Grady
Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals. October 16, 1999 Game 1Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Attendance: 10,980Referee: Andrew Barnes
October 23, 1999 Game 2Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 13,197Referee: Ali Saheli
October 27, 1999 Game 3Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Attendance: 9,795Referee: Kevin Stott
Dallas Burn advance 2–1, to the Conference Finals. Conference finals
October 31, 1999 Game 1RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. Attendance: 14,529Referee: Kevin Stott
November 7, 1999 Game 2Columbus Crew Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 12,778Referee: Brian Hall
November 13, 1999 Game 3RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. Attendance: 21,451Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
D.C. United advance 2–1, advance to MLS Cup '99. October 31, 1999 Game 1Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Attendance: 17,372Referee: Noel Kenny
November 7, 1999 Game 2Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas Attendance: 13,816Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
November 11, 1999 Game 3Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Attendance: 25,703Referee: Brian Hall
Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–1. advance to MLS Cup '99. MLS Cup
Main article: MLS Cup 1999
November 21, 1999 Foxboro Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts Attendance: 44,910Referee: Tim Weyland
Player statistics
Goals
Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Major League Soccer 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
Main article: Major League Soccer 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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