1997 Kansas City Wizards season

The 1997 Kansas City Wizards season was the second in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas City Wizards
1997 season
Head coachRon Newman
Major League SoccerWest: 1st
Overall: 2nd
USOCThird Round
PlayoffsConference Semifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Preki (12)
All: Preki (13)
Average home league attendance9,058
← 1996
1998 →

MLS did not allow matches to end in ties and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 49 even though it is shown below as 63. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points.

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Mike Ammann
2 DF   USA Steve Pittman
3 FW   ENG Paul Wright
4 DF   SCO Richard Gough
6 DF   USA Sean Bowers
7 MF   USA Diego Gutierrez
8 MF   USA Damian Silvera
8 FW   USA Jamel Mitchell
9 FW   USA Ryan Tinsley
10 FW   SCO Mo Johnston
11 MF   USA Preki
12 FW   ZIM Vitalis Takawira
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF   USA Mark Chung
14 FW   USA Frank Klopas
16 MF   USA John Diffley
17 MF   USA Edmundo Rodriguez
18 GK   USA Chris Snitko
19 MF   USA Jake Dancy
19 DF   LBR Dionysius Sebwe
20 DF   NGA Uche Okafor
21 MF   USA Matt McKeon
22 FW   USA Brian Johnson
23 FW   USA Nino DaSilva
27 DF   USA John DeBrito

Competitions

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 21 0 11 57 51  +6 63 12 0 4 35 24  +11 9 0 7 22 27  −5

Last updated: 1997.
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
March 29, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 (W) Johnston
Preki
April 5, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 Takawira
Preki
Chung
April 12, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 1–2 Preki
April 18, 1997 Dallas Burn H 2–1 Klopas
Chung
April 27, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 2–2 (L) Johnston
Wright
May 3, 1997 New England Revolution A 1–2 Preki
May 10, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 Preki
May 18, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars A 0–1
May 22, 1997 Columbus Crew H 3–1 McKeon 2
Chung
May 30, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 Wright
Takawira
Own Goal
June 6, 1997 Dallas Burn A 1–1 (W) Wright
June 8, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes A 3–2 Chung
Preki 2
June 15, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 Bowers
June 21, 1997 D.C. United H 6–1 Wright
Klopas
Chung
Preki
Bowers
Rodriguez
June 25, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny H 2–2 (W) Wright
Chung
June 28, 1997 Colorado Rapids A 3–3 (W) Takawira 2
Johnston
July 4, 1997 Columbus Crew A 2–1 Takawira 2
July 6, 1997 Dallas Burn H 1–3 Tinsley
July 12, 1997 New England Revolution A 0–2
July 19, 1997 D.C. United H 3–2 Chung 2
Takawira
July 26, 1997 New England Revolution H 0–0 (W)
August 2, 1997 Dallas Burn A 2–1 Chung
Preki
August 9, 1997 Tampa Bay Mutiny A 2–0 Bowers
Klopas
August 17, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars H 3–3 (W) Klopas
Johnston
Chung
August 24, 1997 San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 (W) Preki
McKeon
August 28, 1997 Colorado Rapids H 1–0 Preki
August 31, 1997 D.C. United A 0–2
September 6, 1997 Colorado Rapids A 2–1 Johnson
Klopas
September 12, 1997 NY/NJ Metrostars H 0–0 (L)
September 14, 1997 Columbus Crew A 0–4
September 26, 1997 Colorado Rapids H 5–2 Johnston 2
McKeon
Preki
Takawira
September 28, 1997 Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2

U.S. Open Cup

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July 24, 1997 (1997-07-24) Third Round San Francisco Bay Seals   2–1   Kansas City Wizards San Francisco, California
  • White   1', 59'
  • Folan   18'
  • Simpson   60'
Stadium: Negoesco Stadium
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Tim Wayland

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Eastern Conference semifinals

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October 4, 1997 (1997-10-04) Game 1 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Missouri
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Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 10,174
Referee: Brian Hall
October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) Game 2 Colorado Rapids 3–2 Kansas City Wizards Denver, Colorado
Report
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 13,117
Referee: Paul Tamberino

Squad statistics

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No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Playoffs Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total    
13 MF   Mark Chung 32 10 1 0 2 0 35 10 2871 3141 0 0
21 MF   Matt McKeon 31 4 1 0 2 0 34 4 2737 3007 0 0
9 MF   Ryan Tinsley 31 1 1 0 2 0 34 1 2588 2826 0 0
26 FW   Mo Johnston 29 6 1 0 2 0 32 6 2564 2834 0 0
3 FW   Paul Wright 30 5 1 0 1 0 32 5 1646 1770 0 0
0 GK   Mike Ammann 29 0 0 0 2 0 31 0 2597 2777 0 0
20 DF   Uche Okafor 27 0 1 0 2 0 30 0 2386 2641 0 0
11 MF   Preki 27 12 1 0 2 1 29 13 2330 2555 0 0
14 FW   Frank Klopas 27 5 1 1 2 0 30 6 1967 2123 0 0
12 FW   Vitalis Takawira 28 8 0 0 2 1 30 9 2153 2299 0 0
6 DF   Sean Bowers 26 3 1 0 2 0 29 3 2017 2287 0 0
2 DF   Steve Pittman 26 0 1 0 2 0 29 0 2068 2317 0 0
4 DF   Richard Gough 17 0 0 0 2 0 19 0 1457 1637 0 0
17 MF   Edmundo Rodriguez 16 1 0 0 1 0 17 1 543 554 0 0
22 FW   Brian Johnson 14 1 1 0 0 0 15 1 951 966 0 0
18 GK   Chris Snitko 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 282 372 0 0
16 MF   John Diffley 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 148 148 0 0
8 MF   Damian Silvera 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 166 166 0 0
19 MF   Jake Dancy 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 116 116 0 0
27 DF   John DeBrito 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 53 74 0 0
8 FW   Jamel Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 16 0 0
23 FW   Nino DaSilva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 12 0 0

Final Statistics


References

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