Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2000

Honors
champion Sporting Kansas City (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield Sporting Kansas City
mvp Tony Meola
golden boot Mamadou Diallo

192 games 3.19 goals / game 13,755 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

Championship · Oct. 15, 2000 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Chicago Fire 32 17 6 9 57 67 51 1.78 1.31
Kansas City Wizards 32 16 9 7 57 47 29 1.78 1.62
MetroStars 32 17 3 12 54 64 56 1.69 1.14
Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 16 4 12 52 62 50 1.63 1.24
Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 8 10 50 47 37 1.56 1.27
Dallas Burn 32 14 4 14 46 54 54 1.44 1.00
New England Revolution 32 13 6 13 45 47 49 1.41 0.96
Colorado Rapids 32 13 4 15 43 43 59 1.34 0.73
Miami Fusion 32 12 5 15 41 54 56 1.28 0.96
Columbus Crew 32 11 5 16 38 48 58 1.19 0.83
D.C. United 32 8 6 18 30 44 63 0.94 0.70
San Jose Earthquakes 32 7 8 17 29 35 50 0.91 0.70

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Mamadou Diallo 26
  2. Ante Razov 18
  3. Adolfo Valencia 16
  4. Clint Mathis 16
  5. Diego Serna 16
  6. Ariel Graziani 15
  7. Dante Washington 15
  8. Wolde Harris 15
  9. Álex Comas 13
  10. Jaime Moreno 12

Assists

  1. Carlos Valderrama 26
  2. Steve Ralston 17
  3. Martín Machón 16
  4. Preki 15
  5. Clint Mathis 14
  6. Peter Nowak 14
  7. Diego Gutiérrez 13
  8. Jason Kreis 13
  9. Robert Warzycha 13
  10. Eric Quill 11

Appearances

  1. Carlos Valderrama 32
  2. Joseph Addo 32
  3. Nick Garcia 32
  4. Peter Vermes 32
  5. Ritchie Kotschau 32
  6. Scott Garlick 32
  7. Steve Trittschuh 32
  8. Abdul Thompson Conteh 31
  9. Adolfo Valencia 31
  10. Brandon Prideaux 31

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 9, 2000 2000 Dallas Burn 2 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Cotton Bowl 14833 2
Sept. 9, 2000 2000 D.C. United 2 - 6 Miami Fusion RFK Stadium 18893 2
Sept. 9, 2000 2000 Kansas City Wizards 2 - 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 12776 2
Sept. 9, 2000 2000 New England Revolution 4 - 3 MetroStars Foxboro Stadium 20419 2
Sept. 9, 2000 2000 Chicago Fire 3 - 2 Columbus Crew Crew Stadium 24347 2
Sept. 8, 2000 2000 Colorado Rapids 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Mile High Stadium 18570 2
Sept. 6, 2000 2000 Dallas Burn 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 11744 2
Sept. 6, 2000 2000 New England Revolution 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Foxboro Stadium 7709 2
Sept. 6, 2000 2000 Chicago Fire 3 - 1 Columbus Crew Soldier Field 7075 2
Sept. 5, 2000 2000 Miami Fusion 1 - 2 MetroStars Giants Stadium 12369 2
Sept. 3, 2000 2000 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Colorado Rapids Soldier Field 11814 2
Sept. 3, 2000 2000 D.C. United 2 - 0 New England Revolution RFK Stadium 51996 2
Sept. 2, 2000 2000 Miami Fusion 4 - 1 MetroStars Lockhart Stadium 7415 2
Sept. 2, 2000 2000 Kansas City Wizards 1 - 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny Arrowhead Stadium 20078 2
Sept. 1, 2000 2000 Columbus Crew 0 - 3 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 26853 2
Aug. 30, 2000 2000 D.C. United 0 - 1 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 15489 2
Aug. 30, 2000 2000 Colorado Rapids 3 - 1 Miami Fusion Mile High Stadium 6598 2
Aug. 30, 2000 2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Rose Bowl 11974 2
Aug. 30, 2000 2000 Chicago Fire 4 - 0 Dallas Burn Soldier Field 8256 2
Aug. 30, 2000 2000 Columbus Crew 3 - 4 Tampa Bay Mutiny Crew Stadium 15941 2
Aug. 26, 2000 2000 D.C. United 2 - 1 Miami Fusion RFK Stadium 12306 2
Aug. 26, 2000 2000 Columbus Crew 1 - 2 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 17867 2
Aug. 26, 2000 2000 Chicago Fire 3 - 3 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 10215 2
Aug. 26, 2000 2000 Dallas Burn 4 - 6 MetroStars Cotton Bowl 12940 2
Aug. 26, 2000 2000 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Mile High Stadium 10109 2

Awards

award winner
Best XI Steve Ralston
Best XI Tony Meola
Best XI Peter Nowak
Best XI Peter Vermes
Best XI Robin Fraser
Best XI Carlos Valderrama
Best XI Chris Armas
Best XI Clint Mathis
Best XI Greg Vanney
Best XI Hristo Stoichkov
Best XI Mamadou Diallo
Coach of the Year Bob Gansler
Comeback Player of the Year Tony Meola
Defender of the Year Peter Vermes
Fair Play Award Steve Ralston
Goalkeeper of the Year Tony Meola
Humanitarian of the Year Abdul Thompson Conteh
MVP Tony Meola
Referee of the Year Paul Tamberino
Rookie of the Year Carlos Bocanegra
Supporters' Shield Sporting Kansas City

Where the minutes came from

United States: 266,440 minutes, 68.8%United States: 266,440 minutes, 68.8%United States: 266,440 minutes, 68.8%Colombia: 20,839 minutes, 5.4%Venezuela: 322 minutes, 0.1%Scotland: 4,089 minutes, 1.1%England: 1,596 minutes, 0.4%Ukraine: 4,917 minutes, 1.3%Uganda: 92 minutes, 0.0%Trinidad and Tobago: 3,372 minutes, 0.9%Trinidad and Tobago: 3,372 minutes, 0.9%Switzerland: 2,089 minutes, 0.5%Sweden: 1,116 minutes, 0.3%Spain: 448 minutes, 0.1%Spain: 448 minutes, 0.1%Spain: 448 minutes, 0.1%South Africa: 2,095 minutes, 0.5%South Africa: 2,095 minutes, 0.5%Sierra Leone: 2,356 minutes, 0.6%Serbia: 2,485 minutes, 0.6%Serbia: 2,485 minutes, 0.6%Senegal: 2,405 minutes, 0.6%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1,867 minutes, 0.5%Poland: 6,682 minutes, 1.7%Panama: 1,352 minutes, 0.3%Nigeria: 1,589 minutes, 0.4%New Zealand: 2,497 minutes, 0.6%New Zealand: 2,497 minutes, 0.6%New Zealand: 2,497 minutes, 0.6%Mozambique: 147 minutes, 0.0%Mexico: 1,938 minutes, 0.5%Jamaica: 7,472 minutes, 1.9%Ireland: 83 minutes, 0.0%Iran: 1,930 minutes, 0.5%Haiti: 915 minutes, 0.2%Guatemala: 1,952 minutes, 0.5%Ghana: 4,927 minutes, 1.3%Germany: 2,663 minutes, 0.7%Ethiopia: 208 minutes, 0.1%El Salvador: 7,402 minutes, 1.9%Ecuador: 161 minutes, 0.0%Ecuador: 161 minutes, 0.0%Denmark: 1,353 minutes, 0.3%Denmark: 1,353 minutes, 0.3%Czech Republic: 973 minutes, 0.3%Costa Rica: 6,944 minutes, 1.8%Canada: 4,237 minutes, 1.1%Bulgaria: 1,877 minutes, 0.5%Brazil: 1,365 minutes, 0.4%Bolivia: 6,254 minutes, 1.6%Argentina: 5,469 minutes, 1.4%
  • 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 266,440 68.8%
Colombia 20,839 5.4%
Jamaica 7,472 1.9%
El Salvador 7,402 1.9%
Costa Rica 6,944 1.8%
Poland 6,682 1.7%
Bolivia 6,254 1.6%
Argentina 5,469 1.4%
Ghana 4,927 1.3%
Ukraine 4,917 1.3%
Canada 4,237 1.1%
Scotland 4,089 1.1%
Trinidad and Tobago 3,372 0.9%
Germany 2,663 0.7%
New Zealand 2,497 0.6%
Serbia 2,485 0.6%
Senegal 2,405 0.6%
Sierra Leone 2,356 0.6%
South Africa 2,095 0.5%
Switzerland 2,089 0.5%
Guatemala 1,952 0.5%
Mexico 1,938 0.5%
Iran 1,930 0.5%
Bulgaria 1,877 0.5%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,867 0.5%
England 1,596 0.4%
Nigeria 1,589 0.4%
Brazil 1,365 0.4%
Denmark 1,353 0.3%
Panama 1,352 0.3%
Sweden 1,116 0.3%
Czech Republic 973 0.3%
Haiti 915 0.2%
Spain 448 0.1%
Yugoslavia 378 0.1%
Venezuela 322 0.1%
Ethiopia 208 0.1%
Ecuador 161 0.0%
Mozambique 147 0.0%
Uganda 92 0.0%
Ireland 83 0.0%
not recorded 9 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 349,039 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.