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
154
wins
46
draws
10
losses
52
honors
1

first recorded game Feb. 24, 1998 · latest recorded game Oct. 17, 2001

Totals and dates are as recorded here.

Honors

Honors won by Miami Fusion
seasoncompetitionhonor
2001 MLS Supporters' Shield

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 59
  2. Alex Pineda Chacón 20
  3. Welton Melo 18
  4. Henry Gutíerrez 14
  5. Jim Rooney 14
  6. Tyrone Marshall 9
  7. Dan Stebbins 8
  8. Jay Heaps 8
  9. Preki 8
  10. Roy Lassiter 8

Assists

  1. Diego Serna 43
  2. Henry Gutíerrez 27
  3. Jim Rooney 18
  4. Martín Machón 18
  5. Welton Melo 15
  6. Carlos Valderrama 14
  7. Nelson Vargas 14
  8. Preki 14
  9. Ian Bishop 13
  10. Jay Heaps 10

Appearances

  1. Pablo Mastroeni 116
  2. Diego Serna 115
  3. Leo Cullen 100
  4. Tyrone Marshall 93
  5. Henry Gutíerrez 91
  6. Jim Rooney 80
  7. Jay Heaps 78
  8. Nelson Vargas 59
  9. Jeff Cassar 57
  10. Nick Rimando 56

Most recent games — all 154 →

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