Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2001

Honors
champion San Jose Earthquakes (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield Miami Fusion
mvp Alex Pineda Chacón
golden boot Alex Pineda Chacón

158 games 3.28 goals / game 14,961 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

Championship · Oct. 21, 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Chicago Fire 27 16 5 6 53 50 30 1.96 1.67
Miami Fusion 26 16 5 5 53 57 36 2.04 1.58
Los Angeles Galaxy 26 14 5 7 47 52 36 1.81 1.44
Columbus Crew 26 13 6 7 45 49 36 1.73 1.36
San Jose Earthquakes 26 13 6 7 45 47 29 1.73 1.62
MetroStars 26 13 3 10 42 38 35 1.62 1.09
Kansas City Wizards 27 11 3 13 36 33 53 1.33 0.62
Dallas Burn 26 10 5 11 35 48 47 1.35 1.02
New England Revolution 27 7 6 14 27 35 52 1.00 0.67
D.C. United 26 8 2 16 26 42 50 1.00 0.84
Colorado Rapids 26 5 8 13 23 36 47 0.88 0.77
Tampa Bay Mutiny 27 4 2 21 14 32 68 0.52 0.47

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Alex Pineda Chacón 19
  2. Diego Serna 15
  3. Abdul Thompson Conteh 14
  4. John Spencer 14
  5. Ariel Graziani 11
  6. Rónald Cerritos 11
  7. Eric Wynalda 10
  8. Jeff Cunningham 10
  9. Jaime Moreno 9
  10. Mamadou Diallo 9

Assists

  1. Diego Serna 15
  2. John Wilmar Pérez 15
  3. Preki 14
  4. Ian Bishop 13
  5. Jeff Cunningham 13
  6. Marco Etcheverry 12
  7. Óscar Pareja 12
  8. Ross Paule 11
  9. Simon Elliott 11
  10. Cobi Jones 10

Appearances

  1. Jay Heaps 28
  2. Chris Brown 27
  3. Jesse Marsch 27
  4. Kerry Zavagnin 27
  5. Zach Thornton 27
  6. Chris Martinez 26
  7. Evan Whitfield 26
  8. Ian Russell 26
  9. Jason Moore 26
  10. Manny Lagos 26

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 9, 2001 2001 Columbus Crew 2 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 9932 2
Sept. 8, 2001 2001 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 20734 2
Sept. 8, 2001 2001 D.C. United 1 - 3 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 6219 2
Sept. 8, 2001 2001 Chicago Fire 2 - 2 Dallas Burn Soldier Field 24866 2
Sept. 8, 2001 2001 Colorado Rapids 0 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Mile High Stadium 17129 2
Sept. 7, 2001 2001 New England Revolution 1 - 3 MetroStars Giants Stadium 13679 2
Sept. 1, 2001 2001 Chicago Fire 1 - 0 MetroStars Giants Stadium 15102 2
Sept. 1, 2001 2001 San Jose Earthquakes 3 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Spartan Stadium 6927 2
Sept. 1, 2001 2001 Columbus Crew 4 - 1 New England Revolution Crew Stadium 24033 2
Sept. 1, 2001 2001 Colorado Rapids 2 - 3 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 17379 2
Sept. 1, 2001 2001 D.C. United 5 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny RFK Stadium 54282 2
Aug. 29, 2001 2001 Dallas Burn 3 - 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 4286 2
Aug. 29, 2001 2001 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Columbus Crew Soldier Field 12733 2
Aug. 26, 2001 2001 New England Revolution 0 - 0 Tampa Bay Mutiny Raymond James Stadium 11345 2
Aug. 25, 2001 2001 Dallas Burn 3 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Cotton Bowl 13914 2
Aug. 25, 2001 2001 Chicago Fire 3 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 23488 2
Aug. 25, 2001 2001 Colorado Rapids 2 - 5 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 7312 2
Aug. 25, 2001 2001 Columbus Crew 1 - 2 D.C. United RFK Stadium 13855 2
Aug. 25, 2001 2001 Miami Fusion 2 - 3 MetroStars Lockhart Stadium 18247 2
Aug. 19, 2001 2001 Columbus Crew 1 - 0 MetroStars Giants Stadium 16229 2
Aug. 19, 2001 2001 Colorado Rapids 2 - 3 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 9361 2
Aug. 18, 2001 2001 Chicago Fire 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 10877 2
Aug. 18, 2001 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 5 - 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Rose Bowl 12115 2
Aug. 18, 2001 2001 Dallas Burn 2 - 4 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 9750 2
Aug. 18, 2001 2001 D.C. United 1 - 2 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 15226 2

Awards

award winner
Best XI Alex Pineda Chacón
Best XI Carlos Llamosa
Best XI Chris Armas
Best XI Diego Serna
Best XI Greg Vanney
Best XI Jeff Agoos
Best XI John Spencer
Best XI Pablo Mastroeni
Best XI Peter Nowak
Best XI Preki
Best XI Tim Howard
Coach of the Year Frank Yallop
Comeback Player of the Year Troy Dayak
Defender of the Year Jeff Agoos
Fair Play Award Alex Pineda Chacón
Goalkeeper of the Year Tim Howard
Humanitarian of the Year Tim Howard
MVP Alex Pineda Chacón
Referee of the Year Paul Tamberino
Rookie of the Year Rodrigo Faria
Supporters' Shield Miami Fusion

Where the minutes came from

United States: 219,444 minutes, 68.8%United States: 219,444 minutes, 68.8%United States: 219,444 minutes, 68.8%Colombia: 16,857 minutes, 5.3%Jamaica: 10,884 minutes, 3.4%El Salvador: 7,359 minutes, 2.3%Venezuela: 21 minutes, 0.0%Scotland: 2,947 minutes, 0.9%England: 3,334 minutes, 1.0%Ukraine: 3,496 minutes, 1.1%Uganda: 2,160 minutes, 0.7%Trinidad and Tobago: 3,593 minutes, 1.1%Trinidad and Tobago: 3,593 minutes, 1.1%Switzerland: 1,765 minutes, 0.6%South Africa: 2,262 minutes, 0.7%South Africa: 2,262 minutes, 0.7%Sierra Leone: 1,676 minutes, 0.5%Serbia: 2,139 minutes, 0.7%Serbia: 2,139 minutes, 0.7%Senegal: 1,818 minutes, 0.6%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 2,132 minutes, 0.7%Poland: 2,423 minutes, 0.8%Peru: 277 minutes, 0.1%New Zealand: 4,785 minutes, 1.5%New Zealand: 4,785 minutes, 1.5%New Zealand: 4,785 minutes, 1.5%Mexico: 2,200 minutes, 0.7%Liberia: 24 minutes, 0.0%Honduras: 2,055 minutes, 0.6%Ghana: 2,653 minutes, 0.8%Ecuador: 286 minutes, 0.1%Ecuador: 286 minutes, 0.1%Denmark: 1,421 minutes, 0.4%Denmark: 1,421 minutes, 0.4%Czech Republic: 998 minutes, 0.3%Costa Rica: 3,424 minutes, 1.1%Cape Verde: 1,565 minutes, 0.5%Canada: 2,104 minutes, 0.7%Bulgaria: 961 minutes, 0.3%Brazil: 3,342 minutes, 1.0%Bolivia: 6,027 minutes, 1.9%Argentina: 2,561 minutes, 0.8%
  • 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 219,444 68.8%
Colombia 16,857 5.3%
Jamaica 10,884 3.4%
El Salvador 7,359 2.3%
Bolivia 6,027 1.9%
New Zealand 4,785 1.5%
Trinidad and Tobago 3,593 1.1%
Ukraine 3,496 1.1%
Costa Rica 3,424 1.1%
Brazil 3,342 1.0%
England 3,334 1.0%
Scotland 2,947 0.9%
Ghana 2,653 0.8%
Argentina 2,561 0.8%
Poland 2,423 0.8%
South Africa 2,262 0.7%
Mexico 2,200 0.7%
Uganda 2,160 0.7%
Serbia 2,139 0.7%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,132 0.7%
Canada 2,104 0.7%
Honduras 2,055 0.6%
Senegal 1,818 0.6%
Switzerland 1,765 0.6%
Sierra Leone 1,676 0.5%
Cape Verde 1,565 0.5%
Denmark 1,421 0.4%
Czech Republic 998 0.3%
Bulgaria 961 0.3%
Ecuador 286 0.1%
Peru 277 0.1%
Liberia 24 0.0%
Venezuela 21 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 292,048 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.