Season | 2000 |
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MLS Cup | Kansas City Wizards (1st title) |
Supporters' Shield | Kansas City Wizards (1st shield) |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Kansas City Wizards Chicago Fire |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 612 (3.19 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mamadou Diallo Tampa Bay Mutiny Goals: 26 |
Longest winning run | MetroStars Games: 5 (1 Jul – 2 Aug) |
Longest unbeaten run | Kansas City Wizards Games: 12 (25 Mar – 4 Jun) |
Longest losing run | San Jose Earthquakes Games: 6 (15 Jul – 19 Aug) |
Highest attendance | Los Angeles Galaxy Season: 326,392 Game Avg.: 20,400 |
Lowest attendance | Miami Fusion Season: 119,352 Game Avg.: 7,460 |
Total attendance | 2,641,085 |
Average attendance | 13,756 |
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The 2000 Major League Soccer season was the fifth season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 88th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 22nd with a national first-division league.
The 2000 season marked the first time in league history (and the first season of American first division soccer since 1974), that ties were allowed to stand. Following a ten-minute sudden death extra time, rather than going to a penalty shoot-out, a point was awarded to both teams. Additionally, the league was divided into three separate divisions, the East, Central and West divisions.
The San Jose Clash rebranded as the Earthquakes, a throwback to the NASL team of the same name.
The regular season began on March 18, and concluded on September 9. The 2000 MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 14, and concluded with MLS Cup 2000 on October 15. The Kansas City Wizards won their first MLS Cup with a victory over the Chicago Fire.