# 2001 in American soccer

The 2001 season was the 89th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team
### Record

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| International Friendly | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 12 |

### Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Goalscorers

| Player | Goals |
| Earnie Stewart | 5 |
| Josh Wolff | 3 |
| Joe-Max Moore | 2 |
| Brian McBride | 1 |
| Clint Mathis | 1 |
| Ante Razov | 1 |

## Major League Soccer
### Standings

| Eastern Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| s - Miami Fusion F.C. | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 53 |
| x - MetroStars | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 42 |
| New England Revolution | 27 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 27 |
| D.C. United | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 26 |
| Central Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| x - Chicago Fire | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 53 |
| x - Columbus Crew | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 45 |
| x - Dallas Burn | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 35 |
| Tampa Bay Mutiny | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 68 | -36 | 14 |
| Western Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| x - Los Angeles Galaxy | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 47 |
| x - San Jose Earthquakes | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 45 |
| x - Kansas City Wizards | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 36 |
| Colorado Rapids | 26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 23 |
* Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference. s =
Supporters Shield x = Clinched playoff berth
* Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2-0 in head-to-head competition)
* Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1-0-1 in head-to-head competition)
* GP* (Games Played) = Season shorten due to 9/11 attacks.

### Playoffs

Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | MLS Cup 2001 | MLS Cup 2001 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire (7 Points) | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dallas Burn (1 Points) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dallas Burn (1 Points) | 0 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Fire (1 Points) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points) | 1 | 1* | 2* | | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Galaxy (SDET)* (4 Points) | 1 | 1 | 3* | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (7 Points) | 1 | 1* | 2* | | |
| 6 | MetroStars (4 Points) | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | MetroStars (4 Points) | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* | 2* |
| 1 | Miami Fusion F.C. (6 Points) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET)* | 2* |
| 8 | Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) | 0 | 3 | 1 | Miami Fusion F.C. (3 Points) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| | | | | | San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points) | 0 | 4 | 1* | | |
| 4 | Columbus Crew (0 Points) | 1 | 0 | x | San Jose Earthquakes (SDET)* (6 Points) | 0 | 4 | 1* | | |
| 5 | San Jose Earthquakes (6 Points) | 3 | 3 | x | | | | | | |
* Points system Win = 3 Pts. Loss = 0 Pts. Draw = 1 Pt.
* ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker) SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time
(Series tie breaker) Teams will advance at 5 points.

### MLS Cup
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
### Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Utah Blitzz | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Utah Blitzz | 0 | A-L | Milwaukee Rampage | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Central Coast Roadrunners | 0 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 (9) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (10) | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 5 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (10) | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Nashville Metros | 0 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | PDL | Sounders Select | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | PDL | Sounders Select | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Sounders Select (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Sounders Select (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 0 | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 0 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 3 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | El Paso Patriots | 4 | | | | | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Chico Rooks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Chico Rooks | 3 | A-L | El Paso Patriots | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 4 | A-L | Charleston Battery | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 5 | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 4 | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 0 | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 0 | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 0 | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hershey Wildcats | 1 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 7 | | | | | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Reading Rage | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Reading Rage | 2 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 3 | A-L | Connecticut Wolves | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| D.C. United | CONCACAF Giants Cup | Final |
| D.C. United | 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Third Place Match |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Final |
| Columbus Crew | CONCACAF Giants Cup | Quarterfinals |