Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

1997

Honors
champion D.C. United (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield D.C. United
mvp Preki
golden boot Jaime Moreno

160 games 3.26 goals / game 14,605 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

Championship · Oct. 26, 1997 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 D.C. United

Standings

team GP W SOW SOL L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
D.C. United 32 17 4 4 7 55 70 53 1.72 1.32
Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 2 9 49 57 51 1.53 1.12
Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 14 3 2 13 45 55 60 1.41 0.92
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 4 12 44 55 44 1.38 1.25
Dallas Burn 32 13 3 2 14 42 55 49 1.31 1.12
Columbus Crew 32 12 3 4 13 39 42 41 1.22 1.02
Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 3 15 38 50 59 1.19 0.85
New England Revolution 32 11 4 4 13 37 40 53 1.16 0.75
New York/New Jersey MetroStars 32 11 2 2 17 35 43 53 1.09 0.81
San Jose Clash 32 9 3 6 14 30 55 59 0.94 0.93

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Jaime Moreno 16
  2. Raúl Díaz Arce 15
  3. Giovanni Savarese 14
  4. Dante Washington 12
  5. Preki 12
  6. Rónald Cerritos 12
  7. Damian 11
  8. Welton Melo 11
  9. Jeff Baicher 10
  10. Lawrence Lozzano 10

Assists

  1. Carlos Valderrama 19
  2. Preki 17
  3. Eddie Lewis 14
  4. Chris Henderson 13
  5. Mauricio Cienfuegos 12
  6. Adrián Paz 11
  7. Eric Wynalda 11
  8. Marco Etcheverry 11
  9. Robert Warzycha 11
  10. Steve Ralston 11

Appearances

  1. Brian Maisonneuve 32
  2. Dan Calichman 32
  3. Jason Kreis 32
  4. Jeff Baicher 32
  5. John Maessner 32
  6. Mark Chung 32
  7. Mike Burns 32
  8. Roberto Donadoni 32
  9. Mark Santel 31
  10. Matt Kmosko 31

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 28, 1997 1997 D.C. United 1 - 3 New York/New Jersey MetroStars RFK Stadium 9686 2
Sept. 28, 1997 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Rose Bowl 28912 2
Sept. 28, 1997 1997 Columbus Crew (SO) 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Ohio Stadium 22259 2
Sept. 28, 1997 1997 Colorado Rapids 3 - 1 San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 10926 2
Sept. 26, 1997 1997 Colorado Rapids 2 - 5 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 12485 2
Sept. 26, 1997 1997 D.C. United 5 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Stadium 16326 2
Sept. 25, 1997 1997 Dallas Burn 1 - 2 New England Revolution Cotton Bowl 6897 2
Sept. 25, 1997 1997 Columbus Crew 1 - 0 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Giants Stadium 15570 2
Sept. 21, 1997 1997 D.C. United 1 - 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny RFK Stadium 14586 2
Sept. 21, 1997 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - 2 San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 20117 2
Sept. 20, 1997 1997 New England Revolution 3 - 2 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Foxboro Stadium 36273 2
Sept. 19, 1997 1997 Dallas Burn 1 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 19421 2
Sept. 18, 1997 1997 Columbus Crew 1 - 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Stadium 6984 2
Sept. 17, 1997 1997 Colorado Rapids 1 - 2 San Jose Clash Mile High Stadium 6955 2
Sept. 16, 1997 1997 Dallas Burn 1 - 0 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Giants Stadium 11484 2
Sept. 16, 1997 1997 D.C. United (SO) 2 - 2 New England Revolution RFK Stadium 11607 2
Sept. 14, 1997 1997 Dallas Burn 1 - 3 Los Angeles Galaxy Cotton Bowl 9032 2
Sept. 14, 1997 1997 Columbus Crew 4 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Ohio Stadium 15132 2
Sept. 13, 1997 1997 D.C. United 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa Stadium 14062 2
Sept. 12, 1997 1997 Columbus Crew 0 - 1 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 21619 2
Sept. 12, 1997 1997 New York/New Jersey MetroStars (SO) 0 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 8761 2
Sept. 11, 1997 1997 Dallas Burn 1 - 0 San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 7955 2
Sept. 10, 1997 1997 Colorado Rapids 0 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 7824 2
Sept. 9, 1997 1997 New England Revolution 1 - 3 New York/New Jersey MetroStars Giants Stadium 10510 2
Sept. 7, 1997 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy 6 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Rose Bowl 7482 2

Awards

award winner
Best XI Thomas Dooley
Best XI Jaime Moreno
Best XI Jeff Agoos
Best XI Marco Etcheverry
Best XI Mark Chung
Best XI Preki
Best XI Richard Gough
Best XI Rónald Cerritos
Best XI Brad Friedel
Best XI Carlos Valderrama
Best XI Eddie Pope
Coach of the Year Bruce Arena
Defender of the Year Eddie Pope
Fair Play Award Mark Chung
Goalkeeper of the Year Brad Friedel
MVP Preki
Referee of the Year Esfandiar Baharmast
Rookie of the Year Mike Duhaney
Supporters' Shield D.C. United

Where the minutes came from

United States: 203,663 minutes, 64.4%United States: 203,663 minutes, 64.4%Nigeria: 8,609 minutes, 2.7%Mexico: 9,786 minutes, 3.1%Italy: 6,405 minutes, 2.0%Italy: 6,405 minutes, 2.0%Italy: 6,405 minutes, 2.0%Italy: 6,405 minutes, 2.0%El Salvador: 7,491 minutes, 2.4%Argentina: 13,021 minutes, 4.1%Zimbabwe: 2,153 minutes, 0.7%Venezuela: 2,069 minutes, 0.7%Uruguay: 2,055 minutes, 0.7%Scotland: 5,960 minutes, 1.9%England: 4,076 minutes, 1.3%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,837 minutes, 0.9%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,837 minutes, 0.9%Switzerland: 4,213 minutes, 1.3%South Africa: 5,208 minutes, 1.6%South Africa: 5,208 minutes, 1.6%Serbia: 2,330 minutes, 0.7%Serbia: 2,330 minutes, 0.7%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 797 minutes, 0.3%Poland: 3,169 minutes, 1.0%Mozambique: 2,149 minutes, 0.7%Liberia: 148 minutes, 0.0%Jamaica: 1,529 minutes, 0.5%Ireland: 652 minutes, 0.2%Hungary: 1,555 minutes, 0.5%Honduras: 2,058 minutes, 0.7%Guatemala: 2,437 minutes, 0.8%Greece: 1,967 minutes, 0.6%Germany: 1,310 minutes, 0.4%Ecuador: 1,772 minutes, 0.6%Ecuador: 1,772 minutes, 0.6%Colombia: 5,709 minutes, 1.8%Canada: 1,169 minutes, 0.4%Brazil: 5,107 minutes, 1.6%Bolivia: 3,420 minutes, 1.1%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of origin. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of origin
countryminutesshare
United States 203,663 64.4%
Argentina 13,021 4.1%
Mexico 9,786 3.1%
Nigeria 8,609 2.7%
El Salvador 7,491 2.4%
Italy 6,405 2.0%
Scotland 5,960 1.9%
Colombia 5,709 1.8%
South Africa 5,208 1.6%
Brazil 5,107 1.6%
Switzerland 4,213 1.3%
England 4,076 1.3%
Bolivia 3,420 1.1%
Poland 3,169 1.0%
Trinidad and Tobago 2,837 0.9%
Guatemala 2,437 0.8%
Serbia 2,330 0.7%
Zimbabwe 2,153 0.7%
Mozambique 2,149 0.7%
Venezuela 2,069 0.7%
Honduras 2,058 0.7%
Uruguay 2,055 0.7%
Greece 1,967 0.6%
Ecuador 1,772 0.6%
Hungary 1,555 0.5%
Jamaica 1,529 0.5%
Germany 1,310 0.4%
not recorded 1,213 0.4%
Canada 1,169 0.4%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 797 0.3%
Ireland 652 0.2%
Liberia 148 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 257,169 of these minutes, so they go by the player's recorded nationality instead.

Totals are summed from what the record holds — see the coverage note.