1996 MLS Recap

1996 Regular Season Standings

Conference champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (?) are noted. SOW refers to shootout wins. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a shootout win. SOW are included in W (win) column. The GF and GA columns refer to Goals For and Goals Against in regulation play.

Eastern Conference
Team	W	L	Pts	GF	GA	SOW
*Tampa Bay	20	12	58	66	51	1
?D.C. United	16	16	46	62	56	1
?NY/NJ	15	17	39	45	47	3
?Columbus	15	17	37	59	60	4
New England	15	17	33	43	56	6

Western Conference
Team	W	L	Pts	GF	GA	SOW
*Los Angeles	19	13	49	59	49	4
?Dallas	17	15	41	50	48	5
?Kansas City	17	15	41	61	63	5
?San Jose	15	17	39	50	50	3
Colorado	11	21	29	44	59	2

MLS Cup '96

Oct. 20 at Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.

Attendance: 34,643

D.C. United, 3-2 (OT)

Los Angeles Galaxy	1	1	0?	2
D.C. United	0	2	1?	3

First Half?L.A., Eduardo Hurtado (Mauricio Cienfuegos) 5th minute.

Second Half?L.A., Chis Armas (unassisted), 56th; D.C., Tony Sanneh (Marco Etcheverry), 73rd; D.C., Shawn Medved (unassisted), 82nd.

Overtime? D.C., Eddie Pope (Etcheverry), 94th.

MVP: Marco Etcheverry, D.C. United

Annual Awards

MVP: Carlos Valderrama, Tampa Bay
Coach of the Year: Thomas Rongen, Tampa Bay
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mark Dodd, Dallas
Tough Defender: John Doyle, San Jose
Rookie of the Year: Steve Ralston, Tampa Bay
Goal of the Year: Eric Wynalda (S.J. vs. D.C., April 6)

All MLS Team

G? Mark Dodd, Dallas
D? Robin Fraser, L.A.
D? John Doyle, S.J.
M? Leonel Alvarez, Dallas
M? C. Valderrama, T.B.
M? Preki, Kansas City
M? M. Cienfuegos, L.A.
M? M. Etcheverry, D.C.
M? R. Donadoni, NY/NJ
F? Eduardo Hurtado, L.A.
F? Roy Lassiter, D.C.

Team-by-Team Statistics

Major League Soccer

Team-by-Team Statistics Major League Soccer

See also:

1998 NHL Draft

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