Weather Rain, 46 °F (8 °C) Date 26 October 1997 Attendance 57,431 | Champion D.C. United Man of the match Jaime Moreno | |
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Venue RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C. Other Instances MLS Cup 2016, MLS Cup 2015, MLS Cup 2014, MLS Cup 2013, MLS Cup 2012 Similar MLS Cup '99, MLS Cup '96, MLS Cup 2004, MLS Cup '98, MLS Cup 2003 | ||
MLS Cup '97, the second edition of Major League Soccer's championship match, was played between defending champion D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids to decide the champion of the 1997 season. The game was played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. on October 26, 1997. Playing in their home stadium in a drenching rain storm, D.C. United beat the Rapids 2-1 to claim their second consecutive title. D.C. also became the first MLS champion to win at home.
The crowd of 57,431 was the second-largest soccer audience in the history of RFK Stadium. It is also the first MLS Cup to end in regular time.
D.C. United and the Colorado Rapids earn a berth to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
References
MLS Cup '97 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA