Miami Fusion

The Fusion played at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the first soccer-specific stadium in MLS. They won the Supporters' Shield in 2001 and were folded four months later, when the league contracted from twelve teams to ten.

founded 1997 Miami, FL dissolved 2001

games
132
wins
46
draws
10
losses
52
honors
1

first recorded game March 15, 1998 · latest recorded game Oct. 17, 2001

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

Honors

All-time, by competition

competition GP W SOW T SOL L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
MLS 122 46 10 10 4 52 158 199 219 1.30 0.91
122 46 10 10 4 52 158 199 219 1.30 0.91

Division, year by year

1998 1999 2000 2001 1st division4 seasons Major League Soccer, 1998Major League Soccer, 1999Major League Soccer, 2000Major League Soccer, 2001
Where Miami Fusion sat in the pyramid, 1998 to 2001. A block marks a league season, placed on the year the season began and the division its league is recorded at; select one for that season. An empty column is a year with no league season on record. Cups are left out: a cup has no division.

Points per game, season by season

0 1 2 3 1998: 1.09 points per game in 32 MLS games 1998 1999: 0.91 points per game in 32 MLS games 1999 2000: 1.28 points per game in 32 MLS games 2000 2001: 2.04 points per game in 26 MLS games 2001 all-time 1.30
Points per game by season. A league season only, oldest first. Points per game rather than points, because the schedule has run anywhere from 20 games to 34. Points are as the league awarded them, which has not always been three for a win. Select a column for that season; the table below carries every figure.

Season by season

competition season GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
MLS 2001 26 16 5 5 53 57 36 2.04 1.58
MLS 2000 32 12 5 15 41 54 56 1.28 0.96
MLS 1999 32 8 — 15 29 42 59 0.91 0.71
MLS 1998 32 10 — 17 35 46 68 1.09 0.68

Career leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Diego Serna 53
  2. Alex Pineda Chacón 20
  3. Henry Gutíerrez 14
  4. Jim Rooney 12
  5. Welton Melo 12
  6. Tyrone Marshall 9
  7. Jay Heaps 8
  8. Preki 8
  9. Roy Lassiter 8
  10. Dan Stebbins 6

Assists

  1. Diego Serna 37
  2. Henry Gutíerrez 25
  3. Jim Rooney 17
  4. Martín Machón 16
  5. Carlos Valderrama 14
  6. Preki 14
  7. Ian Bishop 13
  8. Nelson Vargas 13
  9. Welton Melo 13
  10. Pablo Mastroeni 10

Appearances

  1. Pablo Mastroeni 108
  2. Diego Serna 106
  3. Leo Cullen 97
  4. Tyrone Marshall 89
  5. Henry Gutíerrez 87
  6. Jim Rooney 75
  7. Jay Heaps 73
  8. Nelson Vargas 57
  9. Nick Rimando 53
  10. Jeff Cassar 51

Most recent games — all 132 →

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Goal difference in the 20 results listed below, oldest to newest. Wins rise above zero in green, losses fall below it in red, and a draw is a grey block across the line. Hover over a bar for the result and date; select it for the game.
date competition season round team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 17, 2001 MLSp 2001 sf Miami Fusion 0 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Lockhart Stadium 11242 0
Oct. 14, 2001 MLSp 2001 sf Miami Fusion 0 - 4 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 16119 0
Oct. 10, 2001 MLSp 2001 sf Miami Fusion 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Lockhart Stadium 9236 0
Sept. 29, 2001 MLSp 2001 qf Miami Fusion 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Lockhart Stadium 8119 0
Sept. 26, 2001 MLSp 2001 qf Miami Fusion 0 - 3 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 5803 0
Sept. 22, 2001 MLSp 2001 qf Miami Fusion 2 - 0 Kansas City Wizards Lockhart Stadium 6281 0
Sept. 8, 2001 MLS 2001 D.C. United 1 - 3 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 6219 2
Aug. 25, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 2 - 3 MetroStars Lockhart Stadium 18247 2
Aug. 18, 2001 MLS 2001 Dallas Burn 2 - 4 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 9750 2
Aug. 15, 2001 MLS 2001 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Miami Fusion Soldier Field 14737 2
Aug. 11, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 4 - 1 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 12003 2
Aug. 4, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 1 - 2 MetroStars Giants Stadium 41794 2
Aug. 1, 2001 MLS 2001 D.C. United 2 - 2 Miami Fusion RFK Stadium 13391 2
July 21, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 1 - 1 New England Revolution Lockhart Stadium 6123 2
July 18, 2001 MLS 2001 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 6092 2
July 14, 2001 MLS 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - 0 Miami Fusion Rose Bowl 16207 2
July 7, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 0 - 3 MetroStars Lockhart Stadium 22370 2
July 4, 2001 MLS 2001 Miami Fusion 1 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 9847 2
June 30, 2001 MLS 2001 Columbus Crew 3 - 4 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 14856 2
June 16, 2001 MLS 2001 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - 3 Miami Fusion Lockhart Stadium 11846 2