The 1997 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the second Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 9, 1997. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 5–4, with goals from MVP Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams and Brian McBride. Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira and Cobi Jones scored for the MLS All-Stars West. Arturo Angeles refereed the game, which was attended by 24,816 spectators.
Venue
Match details
GK 1 Walter Zenga DF 23 Eddie Pope DF 22 Alexi Lalas DF 12 Jeff AgoosMF 19 Robert Warzycha MF 6 John Harkes MF 7 Roberto Donadoni MF 8 Carlos ValderramaMF 10 Marco Etcheverry FW 2 Raúl Díaz Arce FW 9 Jaime Moreno Substitutions:GK 18 Tony Meola DF 4 Ted Chronopoulos DF 5 Frank Yallop MF 16 Richie Williams MF 14 Steve Ralston FW 20 Giuseppe Galderisi FW 11 Chiquinho Conde FW 15 Brian McBride Coach: |valign="top"| |valign="top" style="width:50%"| GK 1 Mark Dodd DF 2 Diego SoñoraDF 4 Richard Gough DF 17 Marcelo Balboa MF 19 Chris HendersonMF 6 Damian Silvera MF 10 Mauricio CienfuegosMF 8 Preki MF 66 Alain Sutter FW 12 Digital Takawira FW 14 Dante Washington Substitutions:GK 9 Jorge Campos DF 3 John Doyle MF 7 Mark Santel MF 23 Cobi Jones MF 13 Mark Chung FW 5 Mo Johnston FW 20 Ronald Cerritos Coach:
Most Valuable Player: Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Thomas Bobadilla
External links All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com