The 2001 season was the 89th year of competitive soccer in the United States.
National team
Record Competition 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 10 5 2 3 11 8 International Friendly 5 1 1 3 3 4 Total 15 6 3 6 14 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.
Goalscorers Player Goals Earnie Stewart 5 Josh Wolff 3 Joe-Max Moore 2 Brian McBride 1 Clint Mathis 1 Ante Razov 1
Major League Soccer
Standings Eastern Conferences – Miami Fusion F.C.26165557362153x – MetroStars26131033835342 New England Revolution2771463552−1727 D.C. United2681624250−826
Central Conferencex – Chicago Fire27166550302053x – Columbus Crew26137649361345x – Dallas Burn26101154847135 Tampa Bay Mutiny2742123268−3614
Western Conferencex – Los Angeles Galaxy26147552361647x – San Jose Earthquakes26137647291845x – Kansas City Wizards27111333353−2036 Colorado Rapids2651383647−1123
Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.s =
Supporters Shieldx = Clinched playoff berth
Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2–0 in head-to-head competition) Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1–0–1 in head-to-head competition) GP* (Games Played) = Season shorten due to 9/11 attacks.
Playoffs Playoff bracket
Points systemWin = 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
Final
American clubs in international competitions ClubCompetitionFinal round D.C. United CONCACAF Giants Cup Final 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Third Place Match Los Angeles Galaxy 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Final Columbus Crew CONCACAF Giants Cup Quarterfinals
D.C. United
Los Angeles Galaxy
Columbus Crew
References American competitions at RSSSF American national team matches at RSSSF CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF