The 2004 Major League Soccer season was the ninth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 92nd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 26th with a national first-division league.
D.C. United signed 14-year-old prodigy Freddy Adu, who made his debut as a substitute in their season opener becoming the youngest player in North American sports history. The Columbus Crew emerged as a dominant team in the second half of the regular season, running off an MLS-record 18-game unbeaten streak en route to winning the Supporters' Shield.
The regular season began on April 3, and concluded on October 17. The 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22, and concluded with MLS Cup 2004 on November 14. D.C. United won their record 4th league title by defeating the Kansas City Wizards in MLS Cup.
The season began on April 3 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 14. The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference, and two designated opponents from the opposite conference, four times, and the remaining teams in the opposite conference twice.
The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. In the first round, aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners. The conference finals were played as a single match, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken with two 15-minute periods of extra time, followed by penalty kicks if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.
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The 2004 Major League Soccer season was the ninth season of Major League Soccer It was also the 92nd season of FIFA sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 26th with a national first division league 2004 Major League Soccer seasonSeason2004MLS CupD C United 4th title Supporters ShieldColumbus Crew 1st shield 2005 CONCACAF Champions CupD C UnitedKansas City WizardsMatches played150Goals scored392 2 61 per match Top goalscorerBrian ChingSan Jose Earthquakes Goals 12Eddie JohnsonDallas BurnGoals 12Biggest home winNE 6 1 COLBiggest away winLA 0 3 NYDAL 0 3 NECHI 0 3 COLHighest scoringSJ 5 5 NYLongest winning runColumbus CrewGames 4 05 15 06 06 Columbus CrewGames 4 09 04 09 25 Longest unbeaten runColumbus CrewGames 18 07 03 2004 Longest losing runDallas BurnGames 4 05 08 05 29 Highest attendanceLos Angeles Galaxy Season 357 137Game Avg 23 809Lowest attendanceDallas Burn Season 136 319Game Avg 9 088Total attendance2 333 797Average attendance15 559 20032005 D C UnitedMetroStarsColumbusChicagoNew EnglandColoradoDallasLos AngelesKansas CitySan Joseclass notpageimage Locations of teams for the 2004 Major League Soccer season Western Conference Eastern Conference After playing one season in the suburb of Southlake the Dallas Burn returned to the Cotton Bowl D C United signed 14 year old prodigy Freddy Adu who made his debut as a substitute in their season opener becoming the youngest player in North American sports history The Columbus Crew emerged as a dominant team in the second half of the regular season running off an MLS record 18 game unbeaten streak en route to winning the Supporters Shield The regular season began on April 3 and concluded on October 17 The 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 22 and concluded with MLS Cup 2004 on November 14 D C United won their record 4th league title by defeating the Kansas City Wizards in MLS Cup Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Season format 1 2 Stadiums and locations 1 3 Personnel and sponsorships 1 4 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 6 Attendance 7 ReferencesOverview editSeason format edit The season began on April 3 and concluded with MLS Cup on November 14 The 10 teams were split evenly into two conferences Each team played 30 games that were evenly divided between home and away Each team played every other team in their conference and two designated opponents from the opposite conference four times and the remaining teams in the opposite conference twice The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs In the first round aggregate goals over two matches determined the winners The conference finals were played as a single match and the winners advanced to MLS Cup In all rounds draws were broken with two 15 minute periods of extra time followed by penalty kicks if necessary The away goals rule was not used in any round The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters Shield Additionally the winner of MLS Cup and the runner up qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Stadiums and locations edit Main article List of Major League Soccer stadiums Team Stadium Capacity Chicago Fire Soldier Field 61 500 Colorado Rapids Invesco Field at Mile High 76 125 Columbus Crew Columbus Crew Stadium 22 555 D C United RFK Stadium 46 000 Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl 92 100 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 81 425 Los Angeles Galaxy Home Depot Center 27 000 MetroStars Giants Stadium 80 200 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 68 756 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 30 456 Personnel and sponsorships edit Team Head coach Captain Manufacturer Shirt sponsor Chicago Fire nbsp Dave Sarachan Puma Honda Colorado Rapids nbsp Tim Hankinson Atletica Columbus Crew nbsp Greg Andrulis nbsp Robin Fraser Adidas Sierra Mist D C United nbsp Piotr Nowak Adidas Dallas Burn nbsp Colin Clarke Atletica RadioShack Kansas City Wizards nbsp Bob Gansler Adidas U S Soccer Foundation Los Angeles Galaxy nbsp Sigi Schmid Nike Budweiser MetroStars nbsp Bob Bradley nbsp Eddie Pope Nike New England Revolution nbsp Steve Nicol Reebok Sierra Mist San Jose Earthquakes nbsp Dominic Kinnear nbsp Jeff Agoos Nike Yahoo en Espanol Coaching changes edit Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment Los Angeles Galaxy nbsp Sigi Schmid Fired August 16 2004 nbsp Steve Sampson August 18 2004Standings editEastern Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Columbus Crew 30 12 5 13 40 32 8 49 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 D C United 30 11 10 9 43 42 1 42 3 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 2 40 4 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 1 33 5 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 8 33Source MLS Western Conference edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 8 49 MLS Cup Playoffs 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 2 43 3 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 3 41 4 San Jose Earthquakes 30 9 10 11 41 35 6 38 5 Dallas Burn 30 10 14 6 34 45 11 36Source MLS Overall standings edit Pos Teamvte Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Columbus Crew S 30 12 5 13 40 32 8 49 2 Kansas City Wizards 30 14 9 7 38 30 8 49 CONCACAF Champions Cup 3 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 11 9 10 42 40 2 43 4 D C United C 30 11 10 9 43 42 1 42 CONCACAF Champions Cup 5 Colorado Rapids 30 10 9 11 29 32 3 41 6 MetroStars 30 11 12 7 47 49 2 40 7 San Jose Earthquakes 30 9 10 11 41 35 6 38 8 Dallas Burn 30 10 14 6 34 45 11 36 9 New England Revolution 30 8 13 9 42 43 1 33 10 Chicago Fire 30 8 13 9 36 44 8 33Source 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 E1Columbus01E4New England wins 2 1 agg 11E4New England3Eastern ConferenceE2D C United wins 4 3 on PK s 3 E2D C United wins 4 0 agg 22E3MetroStars00E2D C United3W1Kansas City2W1Kansas City wins 3 2 agg 03W4San Jose20W1Kansas City2Western ConferenceW2Los Angeles0W2Los Angeles wins 2 1 agg 02W3Colorado10 Conference semifinals edit October 23 2004Columbus Crew0 1New England RevolutionReport John nbsp 25 Gillette StadiumFoxborough MassachusettsAttendance 5 679Referee N A October 31 2004New England Revolution1 1Columbus CrewTwellman nbsp 81 Report Buddle nbsp 90 2 Crew StadiumColumbus OhioAttendance 15 224Referee Alex Prus New England Revolution advance 2 1 on aggregate October 23 2004D C United2 0MetroStarsStewart nbsp 67 Eskandarian nbsp 88 ReportGiants StadiumEast Rutherford New JerseyAttendance 11 161Referee Kevin Stott October 30 2004MetroStars0 2D C UnitedReport Moreno nbsp 85 Namoff nbsp 89 RFK StadiumWashington D C Attendance 15 763Referee Ricardo Valenzuela D C United advance 4 0 on aggregate October 24 2004Kansas City Wizards0 2San Jose EarthquakesReport De Rosario nbsp 40 Waibel nbsp 52 Spartan StadiumSan Jose CaliforniaAttendance 8 659Referee Kevin Terry October 30 2004San Jose Earthquakes0 3Kansas City WizardsReport Stephenson nbsp 26 Ching nbsp 48 o g Jewsbury nbsp 90 2 Arrowhead StadiumKansas City MissouriAttendance 10 022Referee Terry Vaughn Kansas City Wizards advance 3 2 on aggregate October 22 2004Los Angeles Galaxy0 1Colorado RapidsReport Peguero nbsp 30 INVESCO Field at Mile HighDenver ColoradoAttendance 8 028Referee Terry Vaughn October 30 2004Colorado Rapids0 2Los Angeles GalaxyReport Ruiz nbsp 30 Marshall nbsp 45 3 Home Depot CenterCarson CaliforniaAttendance 20 026Referee Michael Kennedy Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2 1 on aggregate Conference finals edit November 5 2004Los Angeles Galaxy0 2Kansas City WizardsReport Arnaud nbsp 24 68 Arrowhead StadiumKansas City MissouriAttendance 11 931Referee Abiodun Okulaja November 6 2004New England Revolution3 3 AET D C UnitedTwellman nbsp 17 Ralston nbsp 44 pen Noonan nbsp 85 Report Eskandarian nbsp 11 Moreno nbsp 21 Gomez nbsp 67 PenaltiesRalston nbsp Reis nbsp Twellman nbsp Heaps nbsp Joseph nbsp Dempsey nbsp 3 4 nbsp Olsen nbsp Quaranta nbsp Adu nbsp Eskandarian nbsp Moreno nbsp CarrollRFK StadiumWashington D C Attendance 21 201Referee Terry Vaughn D C United advance 4 3 on penalties 3 3 after full time MLS Cup edit Main article MLS Cup 2004 November 14 2004Kansas City Wizards2 3D C UnitedBurciaga Jr nbsp 6 Wolff nbsp 58 pen Report Eskandarian nbsp 19 nbsp 23 Zotinca nbsp 26 o g Kovalenko nbsp 57 Home Depot CenterCarson CaliforniaAttendance 25 797Referee Michael KennedyPlayer statistics editGoals edit Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes 12 nbsp Eddie Johnson Dallas Burn 3 nbsp Edson Buddle Columbus Crew 11 nbsp Pat Noonan New England Revolution nbsp Damani Ralph Chicago Fire nbsp Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy 7 nbsp Alecko Eskandarian D C United 10 nbsp Amado Guevara MetroStars nbsp Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards nbsp John Wolyniec MetroStars Assists edit Rank Player Club Assists 1 nbsp Jose Cancela New England Revolution 8 nbsp Simon Elliott Columbus Crew nbsp Amado Guevara MetroStars 4 nbsp Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes 7 5 nbsp Andreas Herzog Los Angeles Galaxy 6 nbsp Chris Klein Kansas City Wizards nbsp Dema Kovalenko D C United nbsp Jaime Moreno D C United nbsp Richard Mulrooney San Jose Earthquakes nbsp Ronnie O Brien Dallas Burn nbsp Andy Williams Chicago Fire Clean sheets edit Rank Player Club Cleansheets 1 nbsp Jon Busch Columbus Crew 10 nbsp Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids 3 nbsp Kevin Hartman Los Angeles Galaxy 7 nbsp Tony Meola Kansas City Wizards nbsp Henry Ring Chicago Fire 6 nbsp Pat Onstad San Jose Earthquakes 6 7 nbsp Bo Oshoniyi Kansas City Wizards 5 nbsp Jonny Walker MetroStars 9 nbsp Jeff Cassar Dallas Burn 4 nbsp Scott Garlick Dallas Burn nbsp Nick Rimando D C UnitedAwards editIndividual awards edit Award Player Club Most Valuable Player nbsp Amado Guevara MetroStars Defender of the Year nbsp Robin Fraser Columbus Crew Goalkeeper of the Year nbsp Joe Cannon Colorado Rapids Coach of the Year nbsp Greg Andrulis Columbus Crew Rookie of the Year nbsp Clint Dempsey New England Revolution Comeback Player of the Year nbsp Brian Ching San Jose Earthquakes Scoring Champion nbsp Amado Guevara nbsp Pat Noonan MetroStars New England Revolution Goal of the Year nbsp Dwayne De Rosario San Jose Earthquakes Fair Play Award nbsp Eddie Pope MetroStars Humanitarian of the Year nbsp Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids Best XI edit Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Joe Cannon Colorado nbsp Jimmy Conrad Kansas City nbsp Robin Fraser Columbus nbsp Ryan Nelsen D C United nbsp Eddie Pope MetroStars nbsp Eddie Gaven MetroStars nbsp Amado Guevara MetroStars nbsp Ronnie O Brien Dallas nbsp Kerry Zavagnin Kansas City nbsp Brian Ching San Jose nbsp Jaime Moreno D C UnitedAttendance editClub Games Total Average Los Angeles Galaxy 15 357 137 23 809 D C United 15 258 484 17 232 MetroStars 15 257 923 17 195 Chicago Fire 15 257 295 17 153 Columbus Crew 15 253 079 16 872 Kansas City Wizards 15 222 235 14 816 Colorado Rapids 15 212 925 14 195 San Jose Earthquakes 15 195 015 13 001 New England Revolution 15 183 385 12 226 Dallas Burn 15 136 319 9 088 Totals 150 2 333 797 15 559References edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 Major League Soccer season amp oldid 1219456993 Play off Bracket, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
