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1997 Major League Soccer season

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Season
  
1997

End date
  
October 26, 1997

Matches played
  
160

Start date
  
1997

Goals scored
  
522

MLS Cup
  
D.C. United (2nd title)

Supporters' Shield
  
D.C. United (1st shield)

Top goalscorer
  
Jaime Moreno D.C. United Goals: 16

Longest winning run
  
Kansas City Wizards Games: 7 (07/19 – 08/31)

Longest losing run
  
N.E. Revolution Games: 9 (07/20 – 09/12)

Similar
  
1996 Major League Soccer se, 2008 Major League Soccer se, 2012 Major League Soccer se

The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of Major League Soccer.

Contents

Overall standings

  • ^Note 1 – CONCACAF Champions League berths will be awarded to the participants of MLS Cup 1997 (D.C. and Colorado)

    • MLS playoff bracket

  • The ties were a best-of-three series.

    • Conference Semi-finals

    Eastern Conference

  • D.C. United advance to the Conference Finals.
  • Columbus Crew advance to the Conference Finals.

    • Western Conference

  • Dallas Burn advance to the Conference Finals.
  • Colorado Rapids advance to the Conference Finals.

    • Conference finals

    Western Conference

  • Colorado Rapids advance to MLS Cup '97.

    • Eastern Conference

  • D.C. United advance to MLS Cup '97.

    • MLS Cup '97

  • D.C. United and Colorado Rapids earn a berth to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

    • Team awards

  • MLS Cup – D.C. United
  • U.S. Open Cup – Dallas Burn
  • MLS Supporters' Shield – D.C. United

    • Goalkeeping leaders

    (Minimum 1,000 minutes)

    Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*

    References

    1997 Major League Soccer season Wikipedia
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