1999 in American soccer

The 1999 season was the 87th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

Competition	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
Confederations Cup	5	3	0	2	6	3
U.S. Cup	2	1	0	1	4	3
International Friendly	7	4	2	1	11	6
Total	14	8	2	4	21	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

January 24 International Friendly	Bolivia	0 – 0	United States	Santa Cruz, Bolivia
18:00 UTC−06		(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)

February 6 International Friendly	United States	3 – 0	Germany	Jacksonville, Florida
13:00 UTC−05	Kirovski 16' Sanneh 24' Reyna 26'	(Report)		Stadium: Alltel Stadium Attendance: 17,259 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

February 21 International Friendly	United States	2 – 1	Chile	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
15:30 UTC−05	Olsen 58' Lewis 65'	(Report)	Cartes 64'	Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 14,896 Referee: Pascal Rebolledo (Mexico)

March 11 U.S. Cup	United States	3 – 1	Guatemala	Los Angeles, California
17:30 UTC−08	Moore 22' McBride 37' Hejduk 90+4'	(Report)	Perez 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 34,154 Referee: Jose Robles (Mexico)

March 13 U.S. Cup	United States	1 – 2	Mexico	San Diego, California
12:30 UTC−08	Hejduk 51'	(Report)	Fraser 14' (o.g.) Abundis 57'	Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium Attendance: 50,324 Referee: Rene Parra (Canada)

June 13 International Friendly	United States	1 – 0	Argentina	Washington, D.C.
13:00 UTC−04	Moore 88'	(Report)		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 40,119 Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

July 13 Exhibition game	United States	2 – 1	Derby County	Denver, Colorado
	Lewis 64' Olsen 76'	(Report)		Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 20,376 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)

July 24 Confederations Cup Group Stage	New Zealand	1 – 2	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
	Zoricich 90+3'	(Report)	McBride 25' Kirovski 58'	Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

July 28 Confederations Cup Group Stage	Brazil	1 – 0	United States	Guadalajara, Mexico
	Ronaldinho 13'			Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

July 30 Confederations Cup Group Stage	United States	2 – 0	Germany	Guadalajara, Mexico
	Olsen 24' Moore 50'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

August 1 Confederations Cup Semifinal	Mexico	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	United States	Mexico City, Mexico
	Blanco 96'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

August 3 Confederations Cup Third Place Match	United States	2 – 0	Saudi Arabia	Guadalajara, Mexico
21:00 UTC−05	Bravo 28' McBride 80'	(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Jalisco Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

September 8 International Friendly	Jamaica	2 – 2	United States	Kingston, Jamaica
	Davis 14' (pen.) Johnson 79'	(Report)	Kreis 5' Albright 80'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 20,000

November 17 International Friendly	Morocco	2 – 1	United States	Marrakech, Morocco
19:00 UTC±0	Bassir 15' Hadji 27' (pen.)	(Report)	Wynalda 17'	Stadium: Stade El Harti Attendance: 18.000

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Ben Olsen	3
Brian McBride	3
Joe-Max Moore	3
Jovan Kirovski	2
Frankie Hejduk	2
Eddie Lewis	2
Tony Sanneh	1
Claudio Reyna	1
Paul Bravo	1
Jason Kreis	1
Chris Albright	1
Eric Wynalda	1

Major League Soccer

Main article: 1999 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Eastern Conference	P	W	(sw)	(sl)	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
s – D.C. United	32	23	<6	3>	9	65	43	22	57
x – Columbus Crew	32	19	<6	4>	13	48	39	9	45
x – Tampa Bay Mutiny	32	14	<5	7>	18	51	50	1	32
x – Miami Fusion	32	13	<5	4>	19	42	59	-17	29
New England Revolution	32	12	<5	7>	20	38	53	-15	26
MetroStars	32	7	<3	5>	25	32	64	-32	15

Western Conference	P	W	(sw)	(sl)	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
y – Los Angeles Galaxy	32	20	<3	4>	12	49	29	20	54
x – Dallas Burn	32	19	<3	6>	13	54	35	19	51
x – Chicago Fire	32	18	<3	5>	14	51	36	15	48
x – Colorado Rapids	32	20	<6	3>	12	38	39	-1	48
San Jose Clash	32	19	<10	3>	13	48	49	-1	37
Kansas City Wizards	32	8	<2	6>	24	33	53	-20	20

The top four teams in each conference make the playoffs.
Wins (W) are worth 3 points.
Shootout Wins (SW) are worth 1 point, and is considered a Win in the standings.
Shootout Loss (SL) are worth 0 points, and is considered a Loss in the standings.
Loss (L) are worth 0 points.
s = Supporters Shield winner
y = Conference Leader
x = Clinched playoff berth

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Semifinals					Conference Finals					MLS Cup '99

1	D.C. United (AET), (3 – 2, S.O.)*	2	1*	x
4	Miami Fusion	0	0	x
					1	D.C. United	2	1	4
Eastern Conference
					2	Columbus Crew	1	5	0
2	Columbus Crew	2	2	x

3	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0	0	x
										E	D.C. United	2
										W	Los Angeles Galaxy	0
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	3	2	x
4	Colorado Rapids	0	0	x
					1	Los Angeles Galaxy	2	2	3
Western Conference
					2	Dallas Burn	1	3	1
2	Dallas Burn	2	0	3

3	Chicago Fire	1	4	2

Best of Three series winner will advance.

MLS Cup

Main article: MLS Cup '99

Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United

November 21

Los Angeles Galaxy	0 – 2	D.C. United
		Moreno 19' Olsen 45'

Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 44.910

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second Round

Third Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A-L

Charleston Battery

Wilmington Hammerheads

A-L

Charleston Battery

MLS

D.C. United (ASDET)

A-L

Charleston Battery

A-L

Staten Island Vipers

MLS

MetroStars (ASDET)

A-L

Staten Island Vipers

A-L

Staten Island Vipers

USASA

United German-Hungarians

A-L

Charleston Battery

MLS

Colorado Rapids

A-L

Minnesota Thunder

PDL

Mid-Michigan Bucks

PDL

Mid-Michigan Bucks

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

MLS

Colorado Rapids

MLS

Colorado Rapids

A-L

Seattle Sounders

A-L

Seattle Sounders

PDL

Spokane Shadow

MLS

Colorado Rapids

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

Dallas Burn

A-L

Jacksonville Cyclones

PDL

Cocoa Expos

A-L

Jacksonville Cyclones

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

Dallas Burn (ASDET)

A-L

Rochester Rhinos (ASDET)

PDL

New York Freedom

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

Chicago Fire

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

MLS

Columbus Crew

A-L

San Diego Flash

Arizona Sahuaros

A-L

San Diego Flash

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

Los Angeles Galaxy

MLS

Columbus Crew

MLS

Columbus Crew

PDL

Carolina Dynamo

A-L

Orange County Zodiac

Carolina Dynamo

Final

September 13

Rochester Raging Rhinos	2 – 0	Colorado Rapids
Miller 65' Allnutt 90'

Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: Tim Weyland

American clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
D.C. United	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Third Place
Chicago Fire	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Third Place
Los Angeles Galaxy	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Qualifying Round

D.C. United

September 29 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	D.C. United	1 – 0	Olimpia	Paradise, Nevada
	Moreno 68'			Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

October 1 Champions' Cup Semifinal	D.C. United	1 – 3	Necaxa	Paradise, Nevada
	Talley 26'		Alamguer 40' Delgado 57' Aguinaga 68'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium

October 3 Champions' Cup Third Place Match	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	D.C. United	Paradise, Nevada
	Razov 71' Marsch 80'		Wood 2' Otero 50'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium

Chicago Fire

September 28 Champions' Cup Quarterfinal	Chicago Fire	2 – 0	Joe Public	Paradise, Nevada
	Razov 19' Kovalenk 82'			Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium

October 1 Champions' Cup Semifinal	Chicago Fire	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 5 p)	Alajuelense	Paradise, Nevada
	Kosecki 38'		Munoz 22'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
		Penalties
	Podbrożny Kubík Dougherty Razov Gutiérrez		Siso Chinchilla Smith Arnáez Delgado

October 3 Champions' Cup Third Place Match	Chicago Fire	2 – 2	D.C. United	Paradise, Nevada
	Razov 71' Marsch 80'		Wood 2' Otero 50'	Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium

Los Angeles Galaxy

August 18 Champions' Cup Qualifying Round	Los Angeles Galaxy	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Necaxa	Pasadena, California
	Vanney 3'		Oliva 74'	Stadium: Rose Bowl

References

Years in American soccer

Pre-1880s	1860s 1870s

1880s	1880–83 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90

1890s	1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900

1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10

1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20

1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30

1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

1940s	1940–41 1941–41 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50

1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Soccer in the United States

Overview

Men's national teams

Men's outdoor leagues

Professional	MLS Playoffs MLS Cup NASL Soccer Bowl USL

Amateur/ Semi-pro	PDL NPSL APSL ASL PLA UPSL

Youth	U.S. Development Academy Super Y-League

Men's indoor leagues

Men's futsal leagues

Cup competitions

Men's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Women's national teams

Women's leagues

Women's college soccer

NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
NAIA Championship

Defunct men's
outdoor leagues

Defunct men's
indoor leagues

Defunct women's leagues

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