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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
Referee: Godfrey Bowen (Cayman Islands)
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
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)

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 Galaxy0 – 2D.C. United
Moreno 19'
Olsen 45'
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 2
D3 Wilmington Hammerheads 1
A-L Charleston Battery 4
MLS D.C. United (ASDET) 3
 
 
A-L Charleston Battery 2
A-L Staten Island Vipers 1
 
 
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 2
A-L Staten Island Vipers 3
A-L Staten Island Vipers 7
USASA United German-Hungarians 0
A-L Charleston Battery 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 3
A-L Minnesota Thunder 1
PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
PDL Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 2
 
 
MLS Tampa Bay Mutiny 0
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
 
 
MLS Colorado Rapids 1
A-L Seattle Sounders 0
A-L Seattle Sounders 3
PDL Spokane Shadow 1
MLS Colorado Rapids 0
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2
 
 
MLS Dallas Burn 3
A-L Jacksonville Cyclones 0
PDL Cocoa Expos 2
A-L Jacksonville Cyclones 7
A-L Rochester Rhinos 2
MLS Dallas Burn (ASDET) 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos (ASDET) 2
PDL New York Freedom 1
A-L Rochester Rhinos 1
MLS Chicago Fire 0
 
 
A-L Rochester Rhinos 3
MLS Columbus Crew 2
A-L San Diego Flash 7
D3 Arizona Sahuaros 2
A-L San Diego Flash 2
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 3
 
 
MLS Los Angeles Galaxy 1
MLS Columbus Crew 3
 
 
MLS Columbus Crew 3
PDL Carolina Dynamo 0
A-L Orange County Zodiac 0
D3 Carolina Dynamo 2

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos2 – 0Colorado Rapids
Miller 65'
Allnutt 90'
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 Honduras Olimpia Paradise, Nevada
Moreno 68' Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
October 1 Champions' Cup Semifinal D.C. United 1 – 3 Mexico 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 Trinidad and Tobago 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)		 Costa Rica Alajuelense Paradise, Nevada
Kosecki 38' Munoz 22' Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium
Penalties
Podbrożny soccer ball with check mark
Kubík soccer ball with red X
Dougherty soccer ball with check mark
Razov soccer ball with check mark
Gutiérrez soccer ball with check mark		 Siso soccer ball with check mark
Chinchilla soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Arnáez soccer ball with check mark
Delgado soccer ball with check mark
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)		 Mexico Necaxa Pasadena, California
Vanney 3' Oliva 74' Stadium: Rose Bowl

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_in_American_soccer