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1996 in American soccer

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.

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
US 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 →

National teams edit

Men's edit

Senior edit

Further information: United States men's national soccer team results (1990–1999) § 1996
Wins Losses Draws
10 4 2
Friendlies edit
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   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 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 edit
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Group C edit
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   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   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 edit
January 18 SF 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   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 edit
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
CONCACAF third round edit
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   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   0–1   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 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   2–1   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   2–2   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 edit
Main article: 1996 U.S. Cup
June 8 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   0–2   Bolivia Washington, D.C.
Moreno   2'
Coimbra   88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 19,350
Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)
June 16 United States   2–2   Mexico Pasadena, California
Wynalda   34'
Dooley   90'		 R. García   45'
Blanco   89'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 92,216
Goalscorers edit
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 edit

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

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

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 Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
April 17 Martinique   0–2   United States Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
April 19 Honduras   0–0   United States Monterrey, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Championship group edit
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 edit

1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship edit
Main article: 1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group A edit
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 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 22 Costa Rica   3–2   United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Final Round edit
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 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 28 Canada   0–2   United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
August 30 Costa Rica   1–1   United States Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Report Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

League Tables edit

Major League Soccer edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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 edit

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 edit

Seattle Sounders edit

June 17 Qualifying Round Seattle Sounders   10–0   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   2–0   Seattle Sounders Guatemala City, Guatemala
Suazo   44'
Fernández   83'
July 18 Group Stage Seattle Sounders 1–4   Necaxa Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hattrup   91' (pen.) Almaguer   32'
Blanco   47', 89'
Vásquez   75'
July 20 Group Stage Seattle Sounders   0–11   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 edit

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