Major League Soccer Team Profiles
Chicago Fire
www.chicago-fire.com
Founded - 1998
Location - Chicago, Illinois
Home Stadium - Soldier Field
Head Coach - Dave Sarachan
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion 1998, 2000 & 2003
Notable Players- GK Henry Ring, F Damani Ralph,
F Ante Razov, M DaMarcus Beasley, D CJ Brown,
Colorado Rapids
www.coloradorapids.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Denver, Colorado
Home Stadium - INVESCO Field
Head Coach - Tim Hankinson
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 1999
Notable Players - Gk Joe Cannon, F Jean Phillippe Peguero,
M Chris Henderson, D Ritchie Kotschau, F John Spencer
Columbus Crew
www.thecrew.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Columbus, Ohio
Home Stadium - Columbus Crew Stadium
Head Coach - Greg Andrulis
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 2002
Notable Players - Gk Jon Busch, F Edson Buddle,
F Jeff Cunningham, D Frankie Hehduk, M Brian Maisonneuve
Dallas Burn
www.dallasburn.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Dallas, Texas
Home Stadium - Cotton Bowl
Head Coach - Colin Clarke
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 1997
Notable Players- Gk Scott Garlick, F Eddie Johnson,
F Toni Nhleko, M Ronnie O'Brien, D Steve Jolley
DC United
www.dcunited.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Washington D.C.
Home Stadium - RFK Stadium
Head Coach - Peter Nowak
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 1996
Notable Players - Gk Nick Romando, F Jaime Moreno,
M Dema Kovalenko, F Ronald Cerritos,. M Earnie Stewart
Kansas City Wizards
www.kcwizrds.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Kansas City, Missouri
Home Stadium - Arrowhead Stadium
Head Coach - Bob Gansler
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Semifinals, 2002
Notable Players - GK Tony Meola, F Josh Wolff,
D Nick Garcia, M Diego Gutierrez, F Davy Arnaud
Los Angeles Galaxy
www.lagalaxy.com
Founded - 1996
Location - Pasadena, California
Home Stadium -Home Depot Center
Head Coach - Sigi Schmid
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Open Cup Champion, 2001
Notable Players - GK Kevin Hartman, F Carlos Ruiz,
F Jovan Kirovski, M Cobi Jones, M Andreas Herzog,
F Alejandro Moreno
MetroStars
www.metrostars.com
Founded - 1996
Location - East Rutherford, NJ
Hoem Stadium - Giants Stadium
Head Coach - Bob Bradley
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 2003
Notable Players - M Amado Guevara, F John Wolyniec,
D Eddie Pope, F Fabian Taylor, M Eddie Gaven
New England Revolution
http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/
Founded - 1996
Location - Foxboro, Massachusetts
Home Stadium - Gillette Stadium
Head Coach - Steve Nicol
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Runner-up, 2001
Notable Players - GK Adin Brown, F Taylor Twellman,
D Jay Heaps, M Jose Cancela, D Joe Franchino
San Jose Earthquakes
www.sjearthquakes.com
Founded - 1998
Location - San Jose, California
Home Stadium - Spartan Stadium
Head Coach - Dominic Kinnear
League - Major League Soccer
How they qualified - Automatic Bid
Last entry into USOC - 2003
Best Open Cup finish - Quarterfionals, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
Notable Players - Gk Pat Onstad, F Landon Donovan, F Brian Ching,
M Richard Mulrooney, D Jeff Agoos, M Ronnie Ekelund
