The 2001 Dallas Burn season was the sixth season of the
Major League Soccer
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team. The team made the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. Due to the
September 11 attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...
, the final two games of the season were cancelled.
It was the first season under new head coach
Mike Jeffries. The season was full of highs and lows. The team set the franchise record for highest attended playoff game on September 23, a record which still stands. The team also had their worst run in the
U.S. Open Cup
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in franchise history, losing to the
Seattle Sounders in overtime of the second round.
Final standings
Regular season
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
U.S. Open Cup
References
External links
Season statistics
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