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1996 Major League Soccer season

January 01, 1970

The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 84th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 18th with a national first-division league.

1996 Major League Soccer season
Season1996
MLS CupD.C. United (1st title)
Supporters' ShieldTampa Bay Mutiny (1st shield)
1997 CONCACAF Champions' CupD.C. United
Los Angeles Galaxy
Matches played160
Goals scored539 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorerRoy Lassiter
(27 goals)
Longest winning runLos Angeles Galaxy
Games: 12
(04/13 – 06/30)
Longest losing runColumbus Crew
Games: 6
(05/15 – 06/22)
Highest attendance92,216
LA 2–2 TB
(June 16, 1996)
Lowest attendance6,013
COL 4–2 KC
(August 7, 1996)
Total attendance2,785,001
Average attendance17,406
1997 →
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Locations of teams for the 1996 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference   Eastern Conference

Overview edit

Preparation for first season edit

Major League Soccer had originally intended to begin competitive action in 1995. Various difficulties forced the league to postpone its first season until 1996. In preparation for its first season, the league began signing what it called marquee players, [1] beginning with Tab Ramos on January 3, 1995.[2] Beginning in October 1995, the league apportioned the marquee players in the MLS Inaugural Allocations.[3] Each team received two national team and two foreign players in the allocation.[4] The league then invited about 250 players to a tryout the second week of January 1996 on the campus of UC Irvine.[5] On February 6 and 7, 1996, the league held its 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft in which the ten teams selected 160 players over sixteen rounds. The Columbus Crew selected Brian McBride with the first pick of the draft. On March 4, 1996, the league then held the 1996 MLS College Draft followed by the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft later that day. Despite the numerous drafts, the teams were not obligated to sign only players from the drafts.[6]

Preseason edit

The preseason began the first week of March. The teams reduced their rosters to twenty-two players by March 25 and had to make a final roster reduction to eighteen by April 15.[7] The teams had a $1,200,000 salary cap with no player allowed to receive more than $192,500. In order to promote American players, teams were limited to five foreigners on the roster.[8]

Season edit

Each of the 10 MLS teams played 32 games. A regulation win was worth three points, a shootout win one point, and zero points for a loss in any manner. Fear of alienating fans with tied games had led the league to adopting the shootout when games ended even. The league also adopted a countdown clock instead of running clock, unlike IFAB's standards. The league also divided the teams equally into two conferences – Eastern and Western.

The league began its first season on Saturday, April 6, 1996, when the San Jose Clash hosted D.C. United at Spartan Stadium. ESPN carried the game live which the Clash won on a goal by Eric Wynalda. That goal was selected as the Goal of the Year. The regular season ended on September 22. The playoffs began two days later.

Stadiums and locations edit

Main article: List of Major League Soccer stadiums

Personnel and sponsorships edit

Coaching changes edit

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
NY/NJ MetroStars   Eddie Firmani Fired May 24, 1996   Carlos Queiroz May 30, 1996
Columbus Crew   Timo Liekoski Resigned August 2, 1996   Tom Fitzgerald August 2, 1996
Colorado Rapids   Bob Houghton Fired September 10, 1996   Roy Wegerle September 13, 1996

Standings edit

Eastern Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 19 1 12 66 51 +15 58 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 D.C. United 32 15 1 16 62 56 +6 46
3 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 12 3 17 45 47 −2 39
4 Columbus Crew 32 11 4 17 59 60 −1 37
5 New England Revolution 32 9 6 17 43 56 −13 33
Source: MLS

Western Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 4 13 59 49 +10 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Dallas Burn 32 12 5 15 50 48 +2 41
3 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 5 15 61 63 −2 41
4 San Jose Clash 32 12 3 17 50 50 0 39
5 Colorado Rapids 32 9 2 21 44 59 −15 29
Source: MLS

Overall standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tampa Bay Mutiny (S) 32 19 1 12 66 51 +15 58
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 4 13 59 49 +10 49 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3 D.C. United (C) 32 15 1 16 62 56 +6 46
4 Dallas Burn 32 12 5 15 50 48 +2 41
5 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 5 15 61 63 −2 41
6 NY/NJ MetroStars 32 12 3 17 45 47 −2 39
7 San Jose Clash 32 12 3 17 50 50 0 39
8 Columbus Crew 32 11 4 17 59 60 −1 37
9 New England Revolution 32 9 6 17 43 56 −13 33
10 Colorado Rapids 32 9 2 21 44 59 −15 29
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Conference semifinals Conference finals MLS Cup
             
E1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2 1 4
E4 Columbus Crew 0 2 1
E1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 1 1 x
Eastern Conference
E2 D.C. United 4 2 x
E2 D.C. United 2 (5) 1 2
E3 NY/NJ MetroStars *(pen.) 2 (6)* 0 1
E2 D.C. United (aet) 3
W1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2
W1 Los Angeles Galaxy 0 2 2
W4 San Jose Clash 1 0 0
W1 Los Angeles Galaxy *(pen.) 2 1 (3)* x
Western Conference
W3 Kansas City Wiz 1 1 (1) x
W2 Dallas Burn 2 2 2 (2)
W3 Kansas City Wiz *(pen.) 3 1 2 (3)*
  • Best of Three series winners will advance.

Conference semifinals edit

Eastern Conference

Game 1
NY/NJ MetroStars2–2D.C. United
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 14,416
Game 2
Attendance: 21,442
Game 3
D.C. United2–1NY/NJ MetroStars
 Report
Attendance: 20,423
Referee: Brian Hall
  • D.C. United wins series 2–1, advances to Conference finals.
Game 1
Columbus Crew0–2Tampa Bay Mutiny
Report
Attendance: 20,807
Referee: Brian Hall
Game 2
Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2Columbus Crew
 Report
Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Rich Grady
Game 3
Tampa Bay Mutiny4–1Columbus Crew
 Report
Attendance: 6,871
Referee: Tim Weyland
  • Tampa Bay Mutiny wins series 2–1, advances to Conference finals.

Western Conference

Game 1
Kansas City Wiz3–2Dallas Burn
 Report
Attendance: 4,466
Referee: Tim Weyland
Game 2
Dallas Burn2–1Kansas City Wiz
 Report Preki   30'
Attendance: 10,125
Game 3
Dallas Burn2–2Kansas City Wiz
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Attendance: 9,802
Referee: Rich Grady
  • Kansas City Wiz wins series 2–1, advances to Conference finals.
Game 1
Attendance: 17,209
Referee: Kevin Stott
Game 2
Los Angeles Galaxy2–0San Jose Clash
 Report
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Joshua Patlak
Game 3
Attendance: 30,231
  • Los Angeles Galaxy wins series 2–1, advances to Conference finals.

Conference finals edit

Eastern Conference

Game 1
D.C. United4–1Tampa Bay Mutiny
 Report
Attendance: 23,566
Referee: Kevin Stott
Game 2
Tampa Bay Mutiny1–2D.C. United
 Report
Attendance: 9,339
Referee: Rich Grady
  • D.C. United wins series 2–0, advances to MLS Cup.

Western Conference

Game 1
Los Angeles Galaxy2–1Kansas City Wiz
 Report Preki   52'
Attendance: 25,212
Referee: Brian Hall
Game 2
Kansas City Wiz1–1Los Angeles Galaxy
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 11,041
Referee: Zimmerman Boulos
  • Los Angeles Galaxy wins series 2–0, advances to MLS Cup.

MLS Cup edit

Main article: MLS Cup 1996
Los Angeles Galaxy2–3 (a.e.t.)D.C. United
 Report
Attendance: 34,643

Player statistics edit

Goals edit

Assists edit

Clean sheets edit

Awards edit

Individual awards edit

Best XI edit

Player of the Month edit

Weekly awards edit

Attendance edit

See also: Major League Soccer attendance
Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 16 462,650 92,216 8,561 28,916
2 NY/NJ Metrostars 16 382,360 53,250 14,007 23,898
3 New England Revolution 16 304,392 38,633 11,009 19,025
4 Columbus Crew 16 303,202 31,550 12,832 18,950
5 San Jose Clash 16 275,712 31,728 10,894 17,232
6 Dallas Burn 16 256,173 35,250 7,338 16,011
7 D.C. United 16 244,199 35,032 7,360 15,262
8 Kansas City Wiz 16 206,044 21,141 8,062 12,878
9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 186,856 26,473 6,281 11,679
10 Colorado Rapids 16 163,413 21,711 6,013 10,213
Total 160 2,785,001 92,216 6,013 17,406

References edit

  1. ^ 1996 marquee players - 90soccer.com- Ken Salmon
  2. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: SOCCER; Ramos Signs With Major League Soccer (Published 1995)". The New York Times. from the original on February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "SOCCER; Major League Soccer Gets Set for Unveilings (Published 1995)". The New York Times. from the original on April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "SOCCER;Giants Stadium Will Go Natural Again (Published 1995)". The New York Times. from the original on April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Pro Soccer Combine Begins Today at UC Irvine
  6. ^ 1996 draft - latimes.com
  7. ^ RAPIDS RELEASE THREE PLAYERS
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

External links edit

January 01, 1970
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The 1996 Major League Soccer season was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer It was also the 84th season of FIFA sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 18th with a national first division league 1996 Major League Soccer seasonSeason1996MLS CupD C United 1st title Supporters ShieldTampa Bay Mutiny 1st shield 1997 CONCACAF Champions CupD C UnitedLos Angeles GalaxyMatches played160Goals scored539 3 37 per match Top goalscorerRoy Lassiter 27 goals Longest winning runLos Angeles GalaxyGames 12 04 13 06 30 Longest losing runColumbus CrewGames 6 05 15 06 22 Highest attendance92 216LA 2 2 TB June 16 1996 Lowest attendance6 013COL 4 2 KC August 7 1996 Total attendance2 785 001Average attendance17 4061997 D C UnitedMetroStarsTampa BayColumbusNew EnglandColoradoDallasLos AngelesKansas CitySan Joseclass notpageimage Locations of teams for the 1996 Major League Soccer season Western Conference Eastern Conference Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Preparation for first season 1 2 Preseason 1 3 Season 1 4 Stadiums and locations 1 5 Personnel and sponsorships 1 6 Coaching changes 2 Standings 2 1 Eastern Conference 2 2 Western Conference 2 3 Overall standings 3 MLS Cup Playoffs 3 1 Bracket 3 2 Conference semifinals 3 3 Conference finals 3 4 MLS Cup 4 Player statistics 4 1 Goals 4 2 Assists 4 3 Clean sheets 5 Awards 5 1 Individual awards 5 2 Best XI 5 3 Player of the Month 5 4 Weekly awards 6 Attendance 7 References 8 External linksOverview editPreparation for first season edit Major League Soccer had originally intended to begin competitive action in 1995 Various difficulties forced the league to postpone its first season until 1996 In preparation for its first season the league began signing what it called marquee players 1 beginning with Tab Ramos on January 3 1995 2 Beginning in October 1995 the league apportioned the marquee players in the MLS Inaugural Allocations 3 Each team received two national team and two foreign players in the allocation 4 The league then invited about 250 players to a tryout the second week of January 1996 on the campus of UC Irvine 5 On February 6 and 7 1996 the league held its 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft in which the ten teams selected 160 players over sixteen rounds The Columbus Crew selected Brian McBride with the first pick of the draft On March 4 1996 the league then held the 1996 MLS College Draft followed by the 1996 MLS Supplemental Draft later that day Despite the numerous drafts the teams were not obligated to sign only players from the drafts 6 Preseason edit The preseason began the first week of March The teams reduced their rosters to twenty two players by March 25 and had to make a final roster reduction to eighteen by April 15 7 The teams had a 1 200 000 salary cap with no player allowed to receive more than 192 500 In order to promote American players teams were limited to five foreigners on the roster 8 Season edit Each of the 10 MLS teams played 32 games A regulation win was worth three points a shootout win one point and zero points for a loss in any manner Fear of alienating fans with tied games had led the league to adopting the shootout when games ended even The league also adopted a countdown clock instead of running clock unlike IFAB s standards The league also divided the teams equally into two conferences Eastern and Western The league began its first season on Saturday April 6 1996 when the San Jose Clash hosted D C United at Spartan Stadium ESPN carried the game live which the Clash won on a goal by Eric Wynalda That goal was selected as the Goal of the Year The regular season ended on September 22 The playoffs began two days later Stadiums and locations edit Main article List of Major League Soccer stadiums Team Stadium Capacity Colorado Rapids Mile High Stadium 76 273 Columbus Crew Ohio Stadium 102 329 D C United RFK Stadium 46 000 Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl 92 100 Kansas City Wiz Arrowhead Stadium 81 425 Los Angeles Galaxy Rose Bowl 92 542 New England Revolution Foxboro Stadium 60 292 NY NJ MetroStars Giants Stadium 80 200 San Jose Clash Spartan Stadium 30 456 Tampa Bay Mutiny Houlihan s Stadium 74 301 Personnel and sponsorships edit Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Colorado Rapids nbsp Bob Houghton Columbus Crew nbsp Timo Liekoski nbsp Doctor Khumalo Snickers D C United nbsp Bruce Arena MasterCard Dallas Burn nbsp Dave Dir Kansas City Wiz nbsp Ron Newman Los Angeles Galaxy nbsp Lothar Osiander New England Revolution nbsp Frank Stapleton NY NJ MetroStars nbsp Eddie Firmani nbsp Peter Vermes San Jose Clash nbsp Laurie Calloway nbsp John Doyle Honda Tampa Bay Mutiny nbsp Thomas Rongen Coaching changes edit Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment NY NJ MetroStars nbsp Eddie Firmani Fired May 24 1996 nbsp Carlos Queiroz May 30 1996 Columbus Crew nbsp Timo Liekoski Resigned August 2 1996 nbsp Tom Fitzgerald August 2 1996 Colorado Rapids nbsp Bob Houghton Fired September 10 1996 nbsp Roy Wegerle September 13 1996Standings editEastern Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 32 19 1 12 66 51 15 58 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 D C United 32 15 1 16 62 56 6 46 3 NY NJ MetroStars 32 12 3 17 45 47 2 39 4 Columbus Crew 32 11 4 17 59 60 1 37 5 New England Revolution 32 9 6 17 43 56 13 33Source MLS Western Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 4 13 59 49 10 49 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 Dallas Burn 32 12 5 15 50 48 2 41 3 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 5 15 61 63 2 41 4 San Jose Clash 32 12 3 17 50 50 0 39 5 Colorado Rapids 32 9 2 21 44 59 15 29Source MLS Overall standings edit Pos Teamvte Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny S 32 19 1 12 66 51 15 58 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 15 4 13 59 49 10 49 CONCACAF Champions Cup 3 D C United C 32 15 1 16 62 56 6 46 4 Dallas Burn 32 12 5 15 50 48 2 41 5 Kansas City Wiz 32 12 5 15 61 63 2 41 6 NY NJ MetroStars 32 12 3 17 45 47 2 39 7 San Jose Clash 32 12 3 17 50 50 0 39 8 Columbus Crew 32 11 4 17 59 60 1 37 9 New England Revolution 32 9 6 17 43 56 13 33 10 Colorado Rapids 32 9 2 21 44 59 15 29Source MLSRules for classification 1 points 2 head to head record 3 goal difference 4 number of goals scored C Champions S Supporters ShieldMLS Cup Playoffs editBracket edit Conference semifinalsConference finalsMLS Cup E1Tampa Bay Mutiny214E4Columbus Crew021E1Tampa Bay Mutiny11xEastern ConferenceE2D C United42xE2D C United2 5 12E3NY NJ MetroStars pen 2 6 01E2D C United aet 3W1Los Angeles Galaxy2W1Los Angeles Galaxy022W4San Jose Clash100W1Los Angeles Galaxy pen 21 3 xWestern ConferenceW3Kansas City Wiz11 1 xW2Dallas Burn222 2 W3Kansas City Wiz pen 312 3 Best of Three series winners will advance Conference semifinals edit Eastern Conference September 24 1996Game 1NY NJ MetroStars2 2D C Unitedde Avila nbsp 38 Savarese nbsp 75 Report Diaz Arce nbsp 24 Moreno nbsp 56 Penaltiesde Avila nbsp Donadoni nbsp Ramos nbsp Joseph nbsp Knowles nbsp Silvera nbsp Savarese nbsp Zaun nbsp Meola nbsp Johnson nbsp Vermes nbsp 6 5 nbsp Agoos nbsp Etcheverry nbsp Moreno nbsp Diaz Arce nbsp Sanneh nbsp Harkes nbsp Gori nbsp Williams nbsp Peay nbsp Pope nbsp CauseyGiants Stadium East Rutherford New JerseyAttendance 14 416Referee Esse Baharmast September 27 1996Game 2D C United1 0NY NJ MetroStarsEtcheverry nbsp 72 ReportRFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 21 442Referee Paul Tamberino October 2 1996Game 3D C United2 1NY NJ MetroStarsRammel nbsp 67 Diaz Arce nbsp 89 pen Report de Avila nbsp 86 RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 20 423Referee Brian Hall D C United wins series 2 1 advances to Conference finals September 25 1996Game 1Columbus Crew0 2Tampa Bay MutinyReport Lassiter nbsp 82 87 Ohio Stadium Columbus OhioAttendance 20 807Referee Brian Hall September 28 1996Game 2Tampa Bay Mutiny1 2Columbus CrewLassiter nbsp 26 Report Paz nbsp 1 McBride nbsp 58 Houlihan s Stadium Tampa FloridaAttendance 13 009Referee Rich Grady October 2 1996Game 3Tampa Bay Mutiny4 1Columbus CrewVasquez nbsp 3 Lassiter nbsp 41 58 Pittman nbsp 55 Report McBride nbsp 35 Houlihan s Stadium Tampa FloridaAttendance 6 871Referee Tim Weyland Tampa Bay Mutiny wins series 2 1 advances to Conference finals Western Conference September 26 1996Game 1Kansas City Wiz3 2Dallas BurnJohnston nbsp 16 McKeon nbsp 79 Preki nbsp 89 Report Elliott nbsp 21 Ashton nbsp 25 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City MissouriAttendance 4 466Referee Tim Weyland September 29 1996Game 2Dallas Burn2 1Kansas City WizKreis nbsp 5 Washington nbsp 32 Report Preki nbsp 30 Cotton Bowl Dallas TexasAttendance 10 125Referee Esse Baharmast October 2 1996Game 3Dallas Burn2 2Kansas City WizSanchez nbsp 27 Elliott nbsp 66 Report Chung nbsp 41 Takawira nbsp 62 PenaltiesHaynes nbsp Lozzano nbsp Sanchez nbsp Farrer nbsp Ashton nbsp 2 3 nbsp Johnston nbsp Preki nbsp Klopas nbsp Wright nbsp TakawiraCotton Bowl Dallas TexasAttendance 9 802Referee Rich Grady Kansas City Wiz wins series 2 1 advances to Conference finals September 26 1996Game 1San Jose Clash1 0Los Angeles GalaxyIanni nbsp 36 ReportSpartan Stadium San Jose CaliforniaAttendance 17 209Referee Kevin Stott September 29 1996Game 2Los Angeles Galaxy2 0San Jose ClashFraser nbsp 84 Hurtado nbsp 90 ReportRose Bowl Pasadena CaliforniaAttendance 27 833Referee Joshua Patlak October 2 1996Game 3Los Angeles Galaxy2 0San Jose ClashHurtado nbsp 31 Cienfuegos nbsp 36 pen ReportRose Bowl Pasadena CaliforniaAttendance 30 231Referee Esse Baharmast Los Angeles Galaxy wins series 2 1 advances to Conference finals Conference finals edit Eastern Conference October 10 1996Game 1D C United4 1Tampa Bay MutinyDiaz Arce nbsp 36 58 60 Rammel nbsp 54 Report Lassiter nbsp 42 RFK Stadium Washington D C Attendance 23 566Referee Kevin Stott October 12 1996Game 2Tampa Bay Mutiny1 2D C UnitedRalston nbsp 14 Report Williams nbsp 49 Diaz Arce nbsp 82 Houlihan s Stadium Tampa FloridaAttendance 9 339Referee Rich Grady D C United wins series 2 0 advances to MLS Cup Western Conference October 10 1996Game 1Los Angeles Galaxy2 1Kansas City WizArmas nbsp 48 Vanney nbsp 57 Report Preki nbsp 52 Rose Bowl Pasadena CaliforniaAttendance 25 212Referee Brian Hall October 13 1996Game 2Kansas City Wiz1 1Los Angeles GalaxyPreki nbsp 69 Report Vanney nbsp 77 PenaltiesChung nbsp Preki nbsp Wright nbsp Sorber nbsp 1 3 nbsp Noamouz nbsp Fraser nbsp Jones nbsp Cienfuegos nbsp VanneyArrowhead Stadium Kansas City MissouriAttendance 11 041Referee Zimmerman Boulos Los Angeles Galaxy wins series 2 0 advances to MLS Cup MLS Cup edit Main article MLS Cup 1996 October 20 1996Los Angeles Galaxy2 3 a e t D C UnitedHurtado nbsp 5 Armas nbsp 56 Report Sanneh nbsp 72 Medved nbsp 81 Pope nbsp 94 Foxboro Stadium Foxborough MassachusettsAttendance 34 643Referee Esse BaharmastPlayer statistics editGoals edit Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Mutiny 27 2 nbsp Raul Diaz Arce D C United 23 3 nbsp Eduardo Hurtado Los Angeles Galaxy 21 4 nbsp Preki Kansas City Wiz 18 5 nbsp Brian McBride Columbus Crew 17 6 nbsp Steve Rammel D C United 14 7 nbsp Paul Bravo San Jose Clash 13 nbsp Jason Kreis Dallas Burn nbsp Giovanni Savarese NY NJ MetroStars nbsp Vitalis Takawira Kansas City Wiz Assists edit Rank Player Club Assists 1 nbsp Marco Etcheverry D C United 16 2 nbsp Eric Wynalda San Jose Clash 11 nbsp Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny 4 nbsp Mauricio Cienfuegos Los Angeles Galaxy 10 5 nbsp Preki Kansas City Wiz 9 nbsp Mark Chung Kansas City Wiz nbsp Tab Ramos NY NJ Metrostars 8 nbsp Adrian Paz Columbus Crew 8 nbsp Roberto Donadoni NY NJ MetroStars nbsp John Harkes D C United Clean sheets edit Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 nbsp Tony Meola NY NJ Metrostars 9 2 nbsp Mark Dodd Dallas Burn 6 3 nbsp Jorge Campos Los Angeles Galaxy 4 nbsp Brad Friedel Columbus Crew nbsp Aidan Heaney New England Revolution nbsp Tom Liner San Jose Clash nbsp Dave Salzwedel San Jose Clash 8 nbsp Mark Dougherty Tampa Bay Mutiny 3 nbsp Garth Lagerway Kansas City Wiz nbsp Mark Simpson D C UnitedAwards editIndividual awards edit Award Player Club Most Valuable Player nbsp Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny Defender of the Year nbsp John Doyle San Jose Clash Goalkeeper of the Year nbsp Mark Dodd Dallas Burn Coach of the Year nbsp Thomas Rongen Tampa Bay Mutiny Rookie of the Year nbsp Steve Ralston Tampa Bay Mutiny Scoring Champion nbsp Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Mutiny Goal of the Year nbsp Eric Wynalda San Jose Clash Best XI edit Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Mark Dodd Dallas nbsp Leonel Alvarez Dallas nbsp John Doyle San Jose nbsp Robin Fraser LA Galaxy nbsp Mauricio Cienfuegos LA Galaxy nbsp Roberto Donadoni MetroStars nbsp Marco Etcheverry D C United nbsp Preki Kansas City nbsp Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay nbsp Eduardo Hurtado LA Galaxy nbsp Roy Lassiter Tampa Bay Player of the Month edit Month Player Club April nbsp Mauricio Cienfuegos Los Angeles Galaxy May nbsp Carlos Valderrama Tampa Bay Mutiny June nbsp Eduardo Hurtado Los Angeles Galaxy July nbsp Jason Kreis Dallas Burn August nbsp Marco Etcheverry D C United September nbsp Brad Friedel Columbus Crew Weekly awards edit Player of the Week Week Player Club Week 1 nbsp Eric Wynalda San Jose Clash Week 2 nbsp Brian McBride Columbus Crew Week 3 nbsp Marcelo Balboa Colorado Rapids Week 4 nbsp Bo Oshoniyi Columbus Crew Week 5 nbsp Giovanni Savarese NY NJ MetroStars Week 6 nbsp Brian McBride Columbus Crew Week 7 nbsp Jorge Campos Los Angeles Galaxy Week 8 nbsp Preki Kansas City Wiz Week 9 nbsp John Doyle San Jose Clash Week 10 nbsp Eduardo Hurtado Los Angeles Galaxy Week 11 nbsp Mark Dodd Dallas Burn Week 12 nbsp Mark Chung Kansas City Wiz Week 13 nbsp Tony Meola NY NJ MetroStars Week 14 nbsp Raul Diaz Arce D C United Week 15 nbsp Paul Bravo San Jose Clash Week 16 nbsp Cobi Jones Los Angeles Galaxy Week 17 nbsp Joe Max Moore New England Revolution Week 18 nbsp Tony Meola NY NJ MetroStars Week 19 nbsp Adrian Paz Columbus Crew Week 20 nbsp Marco Etcheverry D C United Week 21 nbsp Brad Friedel Columbus Crew Week 22 nbsp Brian Maisonneuve Columbus Crew Week 23 nbsp Frank Yallop Tampa Bay Mutiny Week 24 nbsp Brad Friedel Columbus CrewAttendance editSee also Major League Soccer attendance Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 16 462 650 92 216 8 561 28 916 2 NY NJ Metrostars 16 382 360 53 250 14 007 23 898 3 New England Revolution 16 304 392 38 633 11 009 19 025 4 Columbus Crew 16 303 202 31 550 12 832 18 950 5 San Jose Clash 16 275 712 31 728 10 894 17 232 6 Dallas Burn 16 256 173 35 250 7 338 16 011 7 D C United 16 244 199 35 032 7 360 15 262 8 Kansas City Wiz 16 206 044 21 141 8 062 12 878 9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 16 186 856 26 473 6 281 11 679 10 Colorado Rapids 16 163 413 21 711 6 013 10 213 Total 160 2 785 001 92 216 6 013 17 406References edit 1996 marquee players 90soccer com Ken Salmon SPORTS PEOPLE SOCCER Ramos Signs With Major League Soccer Published 1995 The New York Times Archived from the original on February 13 2023 SOCCER Major League Soccer Gets Set for Unveilings Published 1995 The New York Times Archived from the original on April 8 2023 SOCCER Giants Stadium Will Go Natural Again Published 1995 The New York Times Archived from the original on April 8 2023 Pro Soccer Combine Begins Today at UC Irvine 1996 draft latimes com RAPIDS RELEASE THREE PLAYERS The Year in American Soccer 1995 Archived from the original on February 26 2012 Retrieved January 27 2012 External links edit1996 MLS Regular Season stats Archived August 1 2010 at the Wayback Machine Soccer Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Major League Soccer season amp oldid 1220582481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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