# 2000 in American soccer

The 2000 season was the 88th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team
### Record

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000 U.S. Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| International Friendly | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 10 |

### 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 |
| Cobi Jones | 6 |
| Brian McBride | 4 |
| Earnie Stewart | 4 |
| Ante Razov | 4 |
| Chris Armas | 2 |
| Joe-Max Moore | 2 |
| Eddie Lewis | 1 |
| Jovan Kirovski | 1 |
| Eric Wynalda | 1 |
| Ben Olsen | 1 |
| Claudio Reyna | 1 |
| Frankie Hejduk | 1 |
| Eddie Pope | 1 |
| John O'Brien | 1 |
| Tab Ramos | 1 |
| Landon Donovan | 1 |
| Josh Wolff | 1 |
| Clint Mathis | 1 |

## Major League Soccer
### Standings

| Eastern Conference | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| x - MetroStars | 32 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 64 | 56 | 8 | 54 |
| x - New England Revolution | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 45 |
| Miami Fusion F.C. | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 56 | -2 | 41 |
| D.C. United | 32 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 30 |
| Central Conference | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| x - Chicago Fire | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 57 |
| x - Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 52 |
| x - Dallas Burn | 32 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 46 |
| Columbus Crew | 32 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 38 |
| Western Conference | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| s - Kansas City Wizards | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 57 |
| x - Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 37 | 10 | 50 |
| x - Colorado Rapids | 32 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 43 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 32 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 29 |
* Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference. s =
Supporters Shield x = Clinched Playoff berth.

### Playoffs

Playoff bracket
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | MLS Cup '00 | MLS Cup '00 | MLS Cup '00 |
| 1 | Kansas City Wizards (7 Points) | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids (1 Points) | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids (1 Points) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points) | 0 | 1 | 1** | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points) | 0 | 2* | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points) | 0 | 2 | x | 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points) | 0 | 2* | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) | 1 | 5 | x | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) | 1 | 5 | x | | | | | | 1 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire (6 Points) | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Chicago Fire | 0 |
| 7 | New England Revolution (3 Points) | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New England Revolution (3 Points) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Chicago Fire (6 Points) | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | MetroStars (3 Points) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points) | 2* | 2 | x | 3 | MetroStars (3 Points) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Dallas Burn (0 Points) | 1 | 1 | 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 |
| D3 | Riverside County Elite | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | San Diego Flash | 2 | A-L | San Diego Flash | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle Sounders | 1 | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Stanislaus United Cruisers | 0 | | | | | | | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | MLS | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond Kickers | 3 | A-L | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Colorado Rapids | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | |
| PDL | Chicago Sockers | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards (ASDET, PSO) | 0 (6) | PDL | Chicago Sockers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 4 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Texas Rattlers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Texas Rattlers | 0 | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 7 | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Mexico SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Mexico SC | 0 | A-L | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Dallas Burn | 3 | MLS | Dallas Burn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Tennessee Rhythm | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Tennessee Rhythm | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 |
| PDL | Cape Cod Crusaders | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 1 |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Columbus Crew | 2 | MLS | Columbus Crew | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 3 | A-L | Hampton Roads Mariners | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Northern Virginia Royals | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Northern Virginia Royals | 2 | | | | MLS | Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO) | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 1 | | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | MetroStars | 2 | MLS | MetroStars | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET) | 1 | MLS | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USASA | Uruguay SC | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston Battery | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion | 3 | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | D.C. United | 4 | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1 | A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 0 | | | | | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 1 | PDL | Mid Michigan Bucks | 3 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) | 3 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Miami Fusion | 6 | MLS | Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO) | 3 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New Jersey Stallions | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |