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Season Explorer

1997season.

10 clubs. D.C. United lifted the Cup.

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Standings

1997 MLS standings
1D.C.MLS CupShield32211147053+17551.72
2Kansas City32211175751+6491.53
3Tampa Bay32171535560−5451.41
4LA Galaxy32161625544+11441.38
5Dallas32161635549+6421.31
6Columbus32151734241+1391.22
7ColoradoFinalist32141825059−9381.19
8New England32151744053−13371.16
9MetroStars32131924353−10351.09
10San JoseSpoon32122035559−4300.94

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

Honors

MLS Cup

Supporters’ Shield

D.C. United

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

San Jose Clash

30 pts · 12-20-0 · −4 GD

Structure

Clubs10
Conferences2East · West
PointsShootoutNo draws · win 3 · shootout win 1
Matches per club32regular season

Notes

  • Kansas City Wiz become the Wizards

Leading scorers

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1997 scorers

Player statistics begin in 2013. Scoring charts for earlier seasons are coming.