1999 in American soccer explained

Country:	the United States
Soccer:	yes
Season:	1999
Prevseason:	1998
Nextseason:	2000
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The 1999 season was the 87th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

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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.

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

See main article: 1999 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Eastern Conference
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
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

Best of Three series winner will advance.

MLS Cup

See main article: MLS Cup '99.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

See main article: 1999 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Final

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

Los Angeles Galaxy

References