1996 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season1996
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldTampa Bay Mutiny
A-LeagueSeattle Sounders
USISL SelectCalifornia Jaguars
USISL ProCharleston Battery
USISL PremierCentral Coast Roadrunners
NCAA-ISt. John's Red Storm
U.S. Open CupD.C. United
MLS CupD.C. United
Women's soccer
NCAA-INorth Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA-IIFranklin Pierce Ravens
NCAA-IIIUC San Diego Tritons
← 1995 United States 1997 →

The 1996 season was the 84th year of competitive season in the United States. It was the first season of the present top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer.

National teams

Men's

Senior

Further information: United States men's national soccer team results (1990–1999) § 1996
Wins Losses Draws
10 4 2
Friendlies
May 26 United States  2–1  Scotland New Britain, Connecticut
Wynalda 13' (pen.)
Jones 72'		 Durie 9' Stadium: Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 8,526
Referee: Arturo Brizo Carter (Mexico)
August 30 United States United States 3–1  El Salvador Los Angeles, California
Moore 3', 88' (pen.)
Wynalda 61'		 Lazo 61' Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 18,861
Referee: Joshua Patlak (United States)
October 16 Peru  4–1 United States United States Lima, Peru
Palacios 33'
Olivares 68'
Maldonado 73'
Solano 83'		 Brose 43' Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Lima
Attendance: 8,019
Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  El Salvador 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3  Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
January 13 United States United States 3–2  Trinidad and Tobago Anaheim, California
Wynalda 15', 34'
Moore 53'		 Report Dwarika 6', 43' Stadium: Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 12,425
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
January 16 United States United States 2–0  El Salvador Anaheim, California
Wynalda 63'
Balboa 75'		 Report Stadium: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim
Attendance: 52,345
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Knockout stage
January 18 SF United States United States 0–1  Brazil Los Angeles, California
https://archive.today/20120808074112/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251104 Report Balboa 79' (o.g.) Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 20,708
Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
January 21 CON United States United States 3–0  Guatemala Los Angeles, California
Wynalda 34'
Agoos 37'
Kirovski 87'		 Report Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 88,155
Referee: René Parra (Canada)
1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
CONCACAF third round
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) § Third round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  United States 6 4 1 1 10 5 5 13
2  Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 5 4 12
3  Guatemala 6 2 2 2 6 9 -3 8
4  Trinidad and Tobago 6 0 1 5 3 9 -6 1
November 3 United States  2–0  Guatemala Washington, D.C.
Wynalda 54'
McBride 87'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,082
Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)
November 10 United States United States 2–0  Trinidad and Tobago Richmond, Virginia
Dooley 53'
Wynalda 84'		 Report Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 19,312
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
November 24 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Moore 36' Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)
December 1 Costa Rica  2–1 United States United States San José, Costa Rica
Wanchope 39'
Lopez 84'		 Report Cobi Jones 89' Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
December 14 United States United States 2–1 Costa Rica Costa Rica Palo Alto, California
McBride 16'
Lassiter 60'		 Report Gomez 74' Stadium: Stanford Stadium
Attendance: 40,527
Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)
December 21 Guatemala Guatemala 2–2 United States United States Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
Funes 9'
Plata 44'		 Report Preki 7'
Hejduk 48'		 Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)
1996 U.S. Cup
Main article: 1996 U.S. Cup
June 8 United States United States 2–1  Republic of Ireland Foxborough, Massachusetts
Ramos 58'
Reyna 76'		 Connolly 57' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 25,332
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
June 12 United States United States 0–2  Bolivia Washington, D.C.
Moreno 2'
Coimbra 88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)
June 16 United States United States 2–2  Mexico Pasadena, California
Wynalda 34'
Dooley 90'		 R. García 45'
Blanco 89'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 92,216
Goalscorers
Player Goals
Eric Wynalda 8
Joe-Max Moore 4
Thomas Dooley 2
Cobi Jones 2
Brian McBride 2
Jeff Agoos 1
Marcelo Balboa 1
Dario Brose 1
Frankie Hejduk 1
Jovan Kirovski 1
Roy Lassiter 1
Preki 1
Tab Ramos 1
Claudio Reyna 1

U–23

Summer Olympics
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Group A
Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament § Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Portugal 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
July 20 United States  1–3  Argentina Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 p.m. Reyna 1' Report G. López 26'
Crespo 55'
Simeone 90'		 Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 83,183
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
July 22 United States United States 2–0  Tunisia Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 p.m. Kirovski 38'
Maisonneuve 90'		 Report Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 45,687
Referee: Hugh Dallas (England)
July 24 United States United States 1–1  Portugal Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. Maisonneuve 75' Report Paulo Alves 33' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 58,012
Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)

U–20

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament
Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup and Championship group
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Qualifying group
3  Honduras 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: RSSSF
April 15 Jamaica  1–4 United States United States Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
April 17 Martinique  0–2 United States United States Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
April 19 Honduras  0–0 United States United States Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Championship group
April 23 Canada  2–0  United States Saltillo, Mexico
De Rosario 81'
Jordan 83'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Madero
April 25 Mexico  2–1  United States Saltillo, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Madero

U–17

1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group A
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship § Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 9 Qualified to the Final round
2  United States 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3  Dominican Republic 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0 Eliminated
4  Bermuda 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0
Source: RSSSF
August 18 Bermuda  0–5  United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 20 Dominican Republic  0–3 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 22 Costa Rica  3–2 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Final Round
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship § Final Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Qualified to 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2  United States 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0 Eliminated
Source: RSSSF
August 26 Mexico  3–1 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 28 Canada  0–2 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 30 Costa Rica  1–1 United States United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

League Tables

Major League Soccer

Further information: 1996 Major League Soccer season
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

A-League

Further information: 1996 A-League
  • Win = 3 points
  • Shootout win (SW) = 1 point
  • Loss = 0 points
Place Team GP W SW L GF GA GD Points
1 Montreal Impact 27 17 4 6 40 18 +22 55
2 Colorado Foxes 27 14 2 11 55 33 +22 44
3 Seattle Sounders 27 12 4 11 35 25 +10 40
4 Rochester Rhinos 27 11 3 13 44 42 +2 36
5 Vancouver 86ers 27 10 3 14 38 38 +0 33
6 New York Fever 27 6 3 8 30 40 –10 21
7 Atlanta Ruckus 22 3 0 19 14 60 –46 9

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Further information: 1996 U.S. Open Cup
Second round Quarterfinals Semifinal Final
            
MLS Dallas Burn 3
A-L Seattle Sounders 2
USASA San Jose Oaks 0
A-L Seattle Sounders 1
MLS Dallas Burn 0
MLS D.C. United 2
MLS D.C. United 2
USISL Carolina Dynamo 0
A-L New York Fever 0
USISL Carolina Dynamo 1
MLS D.C. United 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2
USISL Fort Myers Manatees 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos (AET) 4
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 3
A-L Rochester Rhinos 3
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
MLS Kansas City Wiz 2
MLS Colorado Rapids 3
A-L Colorado Foxes 5
USISL El Paso Patriots 1

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)0–3D.C. United (MLS)
Raúl Díaz Arce 45'
Eddie Pope 63'
Jaime Moreno 89'
Attendance: 7,234
Referee: Esse Baharmast (USA)

American clubs in international competitions

Seattle Sounders

June 17 Qualifying Round Seattle Sounders United States 10–0 Suriname Transvaal Federal Way, Washington
Adair
Gailey
Barton
Megson
Galvezon
Crothers 		Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,153
July 15 Group Stage C.S.D. Comunicaciones Guatemala 2–0 United States Seattle Sounders Guatemala City, Guatemala
Suazo 44'
Fernández 83'
July 18 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 1–4 Mexico Necaxa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hattrup 91' (pen.) Almaguer 32'
Blanco 47', 89'
Vásquez 75'
July 20 Group Stage Seattle Sounders United States 0–11 Mexico Cruz Azul Guatemala City, Guatemala
Palencia 3'
Hermosillo 13', 32', 49'
Yegros 15', 53', 62'
Adomaitis 34'
Galindo 35'
Barton 72' (o.g.)
Ramirez 74' (pen.)

References