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1999 Major League Soccer season

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Season
  
1999

Start date
  
1999

Matches played
  
192

Champion
  
D.C. United

Goals scored
  
549

Supporters' Shield
  
D.C. United (2nd shield)

Top goalscorer
  
Stern John Columbus Crew Goals: 18 Roy Lassiter D.C. United Goals: 18 Jason Kreis Dallas Burn Goals: 18

Highest attendance
  
Columbus Crew Season: 283,129 Game Avg.: 17,696

Lowest attendance
  
Kansas City Wizards Season: 130,924 Game Avg.: 8,183

Average attendance
  
MLS Season:2,742,102 Game Avg.: 14,282

Similar
  
MLS Cup '99, MLS Cup '96, MLS Cup 2004, MLS Cup '97, MLS Cup 2000

The 1999 Major League Soccer season was the 4th season in the league's history. This was the last season which used the 35 yard line shootout rule to resolve tied games.

Contents

MLS Cup Playoffs

  • Best of Three series winner will advance.

    • Final standings

  • The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
    Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
    Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
    Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
    Loss (L) are worth 0 points.
  • s = Supporters Shield winner
  • y = Conference Leader
  • x = Clinched playoff berth

    • Conference Semifinal

    Eastern Conference

  • D.C. United advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.
  • Columbus Crew advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.

    • Western Conference

  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2-0, to the Conference Finals.
  • Dallas Burn advance 2-1, to the Conference Finals.

    • Conference finals

  • D.C. United advance 2 - 1, advance to MLS Cup '99.
  • Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2-1. advance to MLS Cup '99.

    • MLS Cup '99

  • D.C. United and Los Angeles Galaxy earn MLS berths to 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

    • Team Awards

  • MLS Cup - D.C. United
  • MLS Supporters' Shield - D.C. United
  • U.S. Open Cup - Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-League)

    • International Competition

    CONCACAF Champions' Cup

  • Chicago Fire
    Defeated Joe Public F.C. 2-0 (Quarterfinals).
    Lost L.D. Alajuelense 5-4 PK, 1-1 draw (Semi-finals).
    Draw D.C. United Third place match 2-2. (Third place shared)
  • D.C. United
    Defeated Olimpia 1-0 (Quarterfinals).
    Lost Necaxa 3-1 (Semifinals).
    Draw Chicago Fire Third place match 2-2. (Third place shared)

    • References

    1999 Major League Soccer season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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