2003 Major League Soccer season: Difference between revisions

2003 Major League Soccer season
Season	2003
MLS Cup	San Jose Earthquakes
Supporters' Shield	Chicago Fire
Matches played	150
Goals scored	433 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer	Carlos Ruiz; Los Angeles Galaxy; Goals: 15; Taylor Twellman; N.E. Revolution; Goals: 15
Biggest home win	CHI 4-0 COL; CLB 6-2 CHI
Biggest away win	SJ 1-4 CHI; DAL 0-3 SJ
Highest scoring	NY 4-4 SJ; CLB 6-2 CHI
Longest winning run	Colorado Rapids; Games: 5; (07/04 - 08/09); MetroStars; Games: 5; (04/26 - 05/24)
Longest unbeaten run	Chicago Fire; Games: 7; (07/19 - 08/24); Colorado Rapids; Games: 7; (08/16 - 10/01)
Longest losing run	Colorado Rapids; Games: 4; (05/03 - 05/25); Dallas Burn; Games: 4; (07/19 -08/13)
Highest attendance	Los Angeles Galaxy; Season: 329,752; Game Avg.: 21,983
Lowest attendance	Dallas Burn; Season: 118,585; Game Avg.: 7,906
Average attendance	MLS; Season: 2,234,747; Game Avg.: 14,898
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The 2003 Major League Soccer season was the 8th season of play.

Changes From 2002

Instead of a best-of-three series, the MLS Cup Playoffs changed their format so that the quarterfinal fixtures (or conference semifinals) would be a home and away aggregate over two matches, the team with the higher seed would have the home game in the second leg. The two semifinals (or conference finals) became one match fixtures instead of two legs. The Cup final remained one match.

Final Standings

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
s - Chicago Fire	30	15	7	8	53	43	10	53
x - New England Revolution	30	12	9	9	55	47	8	45
x - MetroStars	30	11	10	9	40	40	0	42
x - D.C. United	30	10	11	9	38	36	2	39
Columbus Crew	30	10	12	8	44	44	0	38

Western Conference	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x - San Jose Earthquakes	30	14	7	9	45	35	10	51
x - Kansas City Wizards	30	11	10	9	48	44	4	42
x - Colorado Rapids	30	11	12	7	40	45	-5	40
x - Los Angeles Galaxy	30	9	12	9	35	35	0	36
Dallas Burn	30	6	19	5	35	64	-29	23

The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

s = Supporters Shield
x = Playoff Berth

Play-off Bracket

Template:Round8-MLSformat

Eastern Conference Semifinals

November 1, 2003

Chicago Fire	2 – 0	D.C. United
Williams 4' Razov 94'

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 15,202

November 9, 2003

D.C. United	0 – 2	Chicago Fire
		Ralph 17' Razov 55'

Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 15,312

Chicago Fire advance 4-0 on aggregate.

November 1, 2003

New England Revolution	2 – 0	MetroStars
Fabbro 17' Noonan 65'

Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 10,211

November 9, 2003

MetroStars	1 – 1	New England Revolution
Guevara 45'+ (pen)		Noonan 21'

Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 14,823

New England Revolution advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinals

November 1, 2003

San Jose Earthquakes	0 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy
		Victorine 59' Ruiz 62'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 20,201

November 9, 2003

Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 5 (AET)	San Jose Earthquakes
Ruiz 7' Vagenas 13'		Agoos 21' Donovan 35' Walker 50' Roner 90' Faria 96'

Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 14,145

San Jose Earthquakes advance 5-4 on aggregate after sudden death extra time.

November 4, 2003

Kansas City Wizards	1 – 1	Colorado Rapids
Harris 3'		Borchers 53'

INVESCO Field
Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 6,434

November 8, 2003

Colorado Rapids	0 – 2	Kansas City Wizards
		Simutenkov 45'+ Klein 63'

Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 10,712

Kansas City Wizards advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

November 14, 2003

New England Revolution	0 – 1 (AET)	Chicago Fire
		Armas 101'

Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 14,610

Chicago Fire advance 1-0 in sudden death extra time.

Western Conference

November 15, 2003

Kansas City Wizards	2 – 3 (AET)	San Jose Earthquakes
Simutenkov 57' Klein 72'		Lagos 61' Mullan 83' Donovan 117'

Spartan Stadium
San Jose, California
Attendance: 16,108

San Jose Earthquakes advance 3-2 in sudden death extra time.

MLS Cup 2003

November 23, 2003

Chicago Fire	2 – 4	San Jose Earthquakes
Beasley 49' Roner 54'(og)		Ekelund 5' Donovan 38',71' Mulrooney 50'

Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

MLS berths to the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
MLS Cup Champions
San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Cup runner-up
Chicago Fire

Team Awards

Individual Awards

Award	Player	Club
Most Valuable Player	Preki	Kansas City Wizards
Scoring Champion	Preki (41) points	Kansas City Wizards
Defender of the Year	Carlos Bocanegra	Chicago Fire
Goalkeeper of the Year	Pat Onstad	San Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the Year	Damani Ralph	Chicago Fire
Coach of the Year	Dave Sarachan	Chicago Fire
Comeback Player of the Year	Chris Armas	Chicago Fire
Goal of the Year	Damani Ralph	Chicago Fire
Fair Play Award	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew
Humanitarian of the Year	Ben Olsen	D.C. United

Top Goal Scorers

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Carlos Ruiz	Los Angeles Galaxy	15
	Taylor Twellman	New England Revolution	15
2	Ante Razov	Chicago Fire	14
	John Spencer	Colorado Rapids	14
3	Landon Donovan	San Jose Earthquakes	12
	Brian McBride	Columbus Crew	12
	Preki	Kansas City Wizards	12
4	Mark Chung	Colorado Rapids	11
	Damani Ralph	Chicago Fire	11
5	Edson Buddle	Columbus Crew	10
	Pat Noonan	New England Revolution	10

Goal-Scoring Totals

Club	Overall Record	Goals For	Goals For Avg.	Goals Against	Goals Against Avg.
New England Revolution	12-9-9	55	1.83 (1st)	47	1.57 (9th)
Chicago Fire	15-7-8	53	1.77 (2nd)	43	1.43 (5th)
Kansas City Wizards	11-10-9	48	1.60 (3rd)	44	1.47 (6th)
San Jose Earthquakes	14-7-9	45	1.50 (4th)	35	1.17 (1st)
Columbus Crew	10-12-8	44	1.47 (5th)	44	1.47 (6th)
Colorado Rapids	11-12-7	40	1.33 (6th)	45	1.50 (8th)
MetroStars	11-10-9	40	1.33 (7th)	40	1.33 (4th)
D.C. United	10-11-9	38	1.27 (8th)	36	1.20 (3rd)
Dallas Burn	6-19-5	35	1.117 (9th)	64	2.13 (10th)
Los Angeles Galaxy	9-12-9	35	1.17 (10th)	35	1.17 (1st)
Overall Totals		433	2.89

Team Attendance Totals

Club	Stadium	Games	Season	Game Avg.
Los Angeles Galaxy	The Home Depot Center	15	329,752	21,983
Colorado Rapids	Invesco Field	15	251,578	16,772
Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew Stadium	15	243,756	16,250
MetroStars	Giants Stadium	15	237,326	15,822
Kansas City Wizards	Arrowhead Stadium	15	233,594	15,573
D.C. United	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium	15	233,476	15,565
New England Revolution	Gillette Stadium	15	219,611	14,641
Chicago Fire	Cardinal Stadium	15	210,080	14,005
San Jose Earthquakes	Spartan Stadium	15	156,989	10,466
Dallas Burn	Cotton Bowl	15	118,585	7,906
MLS Totals		150	2,234,747	14,898

Reference

MLS Site

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   | total goals                = 433
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   | biggest away win           = [[San Jose Earthquakes|SJ]] 1-4 [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|CHI]]<br>[[Dallas Burn|DAL]] 0-3 [[San Jose Earthquakes|SJ]]

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