The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of
Major League Soccer
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Stadiums
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Overall standings
MLS Cup Playoffs
Bracket
*The ties were a best-of-three series.
Conference Semi-finals
Eastern Conference
*D.C. United advance to the Conference Finals.
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*Columbus Crew advance to the Conference Finals.
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Western Conference
*Dallas Burn advance to the Conference Finals.
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*Colorado Rapids advance to the Conference Finals.
Conference finals
Western Conference
*Colorado Rapids advance to MLS Cup '97.
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Eastern Conference
*D.C. United advance to MLS Cup '97.
MLS Cup '97
*D.C. United and Colorado Rapids earn a berth to the
1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Player awards
Weekly awards
Monthly awards
End-of-season awards
Player statistics
Top goal scorers
Goalkeeping leaders
(Minimum 1,000 minutes)
Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*
Attendance
Coaches
Eastern Conference
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D.C. United
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Bruce Arena
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He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the NJCAA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Arena has had ...
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New York/New Jersey MetroStars
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
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Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
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Carlos Alberto Parreira
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Western Conference
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Dallas Burn
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Dave Dir
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Kansas City Wiz
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Ron Newman
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Life
Born in Fareham, Newman, after non-league footbal ...
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San Jose Clash:
Brian Quinn
References
MLS Site
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