2003 Major League Soccer season

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Season 2003 Start date 2003 Matches played 150		Biggest away win SJ 1-4 CHI DAL 0-3 SJ Goals scored 433
MLS Cup San Jose Earthquakes (2nd title) Supporters' Shield Chicago Fire (1st shield) 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 Similar 2008 Major League Soccer se, 1996 Major League Soccer se, 2012 Major League Soccer se, 2015 Major League Soccer se

The 2003 Major League Soccer season was the 8th season of play for Major League Soccer.

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

The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.

s = Supporters Shield
x = Playoff Berth

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Chicago Fire advance 4-0 on aggregate.

New England Revolution advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinals

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

Kansas City Wizards advance 3-1 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

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

Western Conference

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

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

MLS Cup
San Jose Earthquakes

U.S. Open Cup
Chicago Fire

MLS Supporters' Shield
Chicago Fire

References

2003 Major League Soccer season Wikipedia

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