Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2004

Honors
champion D.C. United (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield Columbus Crew
mvp Amado Guevara
golden boot Brian Ching

150 games 2.61 goals / game 15,549 avg. attendance closest-club map

Postseason

MLS Cup Playoffs

Championship · Nov. 14, 2004 D.C. United 3 - 2 Kansas City Wizards

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Kansas City Wizards 30 14 7 9 49 38 30 1.63 1.27
Columbus Crew 30 12 13 5 49 40 32 1.63 1.25
Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 10 9 43 42 40 1.43 1.05
D.C. United 30 11 9 10 42 43 42 1.40 1.02
Colorado Rapids 30 10 11 9 41 29 32 1.37 0.91
MetroStars 30 11 7 12 40 47 49 1.33 0.96
San Jose Earthquakes 30 9 11 10 38 41 35 1.27 1.17
Dallas Burn 30 10 6 14 36 34 45 1.20 0.76
Chicago Fire 30 8 9 13 33 36 44 1.10 0.82
New England Revolution 30 8 9 13 33 42 43 1.10 0.98

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Brian Ching 12
  2. Edward Johnson 12
  3. Carlos Ruíz 11
  4. Damani Ralph 11
  5. Edson Buddle 11
  6. Pat Noonan 11
  7. Alecko Eskandarian 10
  8. Amado Guevara 10
  9. John Wolyniec 10
  10. Josh Wolff 10

Assists

  1. Jaime Moreno 14
  2. Amado Guevara 10
  3. Dema Kovalenko 10
  4. Jose Cancela 10
  5. Landon Donovan 10
  6. Ronnie O'Brien 10
  7. Simon Elliott 10
  8. Andy Williams 9
  9. Brian Mullan 8
  10. Chris Klein 8

Appearances

  1. Brian Carroll 30
  2. Davy Arnaud 30
  3. Freddy Adu 30
  4. Jeff Cunningham 30
  5. Jim Curtin 30
  6. Joe Cannon 30
  7. John Wolyniec 30
  8. Kevin Hartman 30
  9. Matt Crawford 30
  10. Richard Mulrooney 30

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 17, 2004 2004 D.C. United 3 - 2 MetroStars RFK Stadium 19832 2
Oct. 16, 2004 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 20435 2
Oct. 16, 2004 2004 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 10136 2
Oct. 16, 2004 2004 Dallas Burn 2 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes Cotton Bowl 10268 2
Oct. 16, 2004 2004 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Columbus Crew Mile High 12412 2
Oct. 9, 2004 2004 Dallas Burn 0 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy StubHub Center 27000 2
Oct. 9, 2004 2004 Columbus Crew 1 - 1 MetroStars Giants Stadium 15007 2
Oct. 9, 2004 2004 D.C. United 1 - 0 New England Revolution RFK Stadium 19461 2
Oct. 9, 2004 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Spartan Stadium 25311 2
Oct. 6, 2004 2004 Chicago Fire 0 - 1 Columbus Crew Soldier Field 10158 2
Oct. 2, 2004 2004 Chicago Fire 3 - 3 Columbus Crew Crew Stadium 23250 2
Oct. 2, 2004 2004 D.C. United 1 - 0 MetroStars Giants Stadium 32864 2
Oct. 2, 2004 2004 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Mile High 12323 2
Oct. 2, 2004 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 1 Kansas City Wizards StubHub Center 27000 2
Oct. 2, 2004 2004 Dallas Burn 0 - 2 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 10141 2
Sept. 25, 2004 2004 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 27030 2
Sept. 25, 2004 2004 Colorado Rapids 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 18074 2
Sept. 25, 2004 2004 Chicago Fire 2 - 0 New England Revolution Soldier Field 20383 2
Sept. 25, 2004 2004 Dallas Burn 0 - 2 MetroStars Cotton Bowl 7214 2
Sept. 25, 2004 2004 Columbus Crew 1 - 0 D.C. United Crew Stadium 23357 2
Sept. 18, 2004 2004 Columbus Crew 4 - 2 MetroStars Crew Stadium 18233 2
Sept. 18, 2004 2004 Chicago Fire 1 - 3 D.C. United RFK Stadium 15851 2
Sept. 18, 2004 2004 San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 10873 2
Sept. 18, 2004 2004 Colorado Rapids 1 - 6 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 7994 2
Sept. 18, 2004 2004 Dallas Burn 2 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Cotton Bowl 9289 2

Awards

award winner
Best XI Brian Ching
Best XI Ronnie O'Brien
Best XI Ryan Nelsen
Best XI Eddie Pope
Best XI Eddie Gaven
Best XI Robin Fraser
Best XI Kerry Zavagnin
Best XI Amado Guevara
Best XI Joe Cannon
Best XI Jimmy Conrad
Best XI Jaime Moreno
Coach of the Year Greg Andrulis
Comeback Player of the Year Brian Ching
Defender of the Year Robin Fraser
Fair Play Award Eddie Pope
Goalkeeper of the Year Joe Cannon
Humanitarian of the Year Chris Henderson
MVP Amado Guevara
Referee of the Year Abiodun Okulaja
Rookie of the Year Clint Dempsey
Supporters' Shield Columbus Crew

Where the minutes came from

United States: 215,293 minutes, 72.7%United States: 215,293 minutes, 72.7%United States: 215,293 minutes, 72.7%Jamaica: 11,661 minutes, 3.9%Zimbabwe: 876 minutes, 0.3%Venezuela: 1,292 minutes, 0.4%Uruguay: 1,957 minutes, 0.7%Scotland: 1,750 minutes, 0.6%England: 1,568 minutes, 0.5%Ukraine: 2,163 minutes, 0.7%Uganda: 1,163 minutes, 0.4%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,770 minutes, 0.9%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,770 minutes, 0.9%Switzerland: 2,152 minutes, 0.7%South Korea: 856 minutes, 0.3%South Korea: 856 minutes, 0.3%South Korea: 856 minutes, 0.3%South Africa: 1,184 minutes, 0.4%South Africa: 1,184 minutes, 0.4%Serbia: 134 minutes, 0.0%Serbia: 134 minutes, 0.0%Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 785 minutes, 0.3%Russia: 455 minutes, 0.2%Russia: 455 minutes, 0.2%Russia: 455 minutes, 0.2%Romania: 1,779 minutes, 0.6%New Zealand: 5,788 minutes, 2.0%New Zealand: 5,788 minutes, 2.0%New Zealand: 5,788 minutes, 2.0%Netherlands: 2,093 minutes, 0.7%Mexico: 2,409 minutes, 0.8%Mali: 220 minutes, 0.1%Liberia: 2,134 minutes, 0.7%Ireland: 3,628 minutes, 1.2%Honduras: 2,937 minutes, 1.0%Haiti: 1,550 minutes, 0.5%Guatemala: 1,586 minutes, 0.5%Grenada: 2,032 minutes, 0.7%Ghana: 172 minutes, 0.1%Finland: 2,297 minutes, 0.8%El Salvador: 543 minutes, 0.2%Denmark: 2,016 minutes, 0.7%Denmark: 2,016 minutes, 0.7%Cuba: 1,054 minutes, 0.4%Costa Rica: 1,156 minutes, 0.4%Colombia: 1,095 minutes, 0.4%Canada: 4,322 minutes, 1.5%Brazil: 3,260 minutes, 1.1%Botswana: 623 minutes, 0.2%Bolivia: 3,951 minutes, 1.3%Austria: 2,048 minutes, 0.7%Argentina: 1,447 minutes, 0.5%Russia: 455 minutes, 0.2%
  • 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 215,293 72.7%
Jamaica 11,661 3.9%
New Zealand 5,788 2.0%
Canada 4,322 1.5%
Bolivia 3,951 1.3%
Ireland 3,628 1.2%
Brazil 3,260 1.1%
Honduras 2,937 1.0%
Trinidad and Tobago 2,770 0.9%
Mexico 2,409 0.8%
Finland 2,297 0.8%
Ukraine 2,163 0.7%
Switzerland 2,152 0.7%
Liberia 2,134 0.7%
Netherlands 2,093 0.7%
Austria 2,048 0.7%
Grenada 2,032 0.7%
Denmark 2,016 0.7%
Uruguay 1,957 0.7%
Romania 1,779 0.6%
Scotland 1,750 0.6%
Guatemala 1,586 0.5%
England 1,568 0.5%
Haiti 1,550 0.5%
Argentina 1,447 0.5%
Venezuela 1,292 0.4%
South Africa 1,184 0.4%
Uganda 1,163 0.4%
Costa Rica 1,156 0.4%
Colombia 1,095 0.4%
Cuba 1,054 0.4%
Zimbabwe 876 0.3%
South Korea 856 0.3%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 785 0.3%
Botswana 623 0.2%
El Salvador 543 0.2%
Russia 455 0.2%
Mali 220 0.1%
Ghana 172 0.1%
Serbia 134 0.0%

No birthplace is on record for 237,720 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.