2004 in American soccer

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Soccer in the United States
Season2004
Men's soccer
Supporters' ShieldColumbus Crew
MLS CupD.C. United
← 2003 United States 2005 →

The 2004 season was the 92nd year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Wins Losses Draws
8 1 6

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 18
UTC−08
 Donovan 77' (Report) Røll 28' Stadium:
Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza (Mexico
)
February 18
UTC+01
 Robben 57' (Report) Stadium:
Norway
)
March 13
UTC−05
 Califf 90' (Report) Boucicaut 72' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 8,714
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
March 31
UTC+02
 (Report) Beasley 27' Stadium:
Norway
)
April 29
UTC−05
 Pope 90+2' (Report) Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 45,048
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
June 2
UTC−04
 McBride 22', 37'
Lewis 77'
Sanneh 81'		 (Report) Stadium:
El Salvador
)
June 13
UTC−04
 Beasley 45', 71'
Vanney 90'		 (Report) Stadium:
Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada
)
June 20
UTC−04
 Roberts 12' (pen.)
Charles 77'		 (Report) Donovan 6'
Wolff 19'
Beasley 76'		 Stadium:
Trinidad & Tobago
)
July 11
UTC−05
 Bocanegra 88' (Report)
Wlodarczyk
76'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 39,529
Referee: Jean-François Corrivault (Canada)
August 18
UTC−04
 Whitmore 51' (Report) Ching 89' Stadium:
Costa Rica
)
September 4
UTC−04
 Ching 6'
Donovan 70'		 (Report) Stadium:
Trinidad & Tobago
)
September 8
UTC−05
 Brown 71' (Report) Jones 90' Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
October 9
UTC−06
 (Report)
Johnson
76'		 Stadium:
Guatemala
)
October 13
UTC−04
Torres 90' (o.g.
)		 (Report) Stadium:
Trinidad & Tobago
)
November 17
UTC−05
Johnson
15'		 (Report) Williams 28' (pen.) Stadium:
Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada
)

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2004 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Position Eastern Conference Points Played Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1 Columbus Crew 49 30 12 5 13 40 32 +8 16,872
2 D.C. United 42 30 11 10 9 43 42 +1 17,232
3
MetroStars
 40 30 11 12 7 47 49 -2 17,195
4 New England Revolution 33 30 8 13 9 42 43 -1 12,226
5
Chicago Fire
 33 30 8 13 9 36 44 -8 17,153
Position Western Conference Points Played Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Difference Average attendance
1
Kansas City Wizards
 49 30 14 9 7 38 30 +8 14,816
2
Los Angeles Galaxy
 43 30 11 9 10 42 40 +2 23,809
3 Colorado Rapids 41 30 10 9 11 29 32 -3 14,195
4 San Jose Earthquakes 38 30 9 10 11 41 35 +6 13,001
5
Dallas Burn
 36 30 10 14 6 34 45 -11 9,088

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2004
          
E1 Columbus Crew 0 1
E4 New England Revolution 1 1
E4 New England Revolution 3(3)
Eastern Conference
E2 D.C. United 3(4) (
a.e.t.
)
E3
MetroStars
0 0
E2 D.C. United 2 2
E2 D.C. United 3
W1
Kansas City Wizards
2
W1
Kansas City Wizards
 		0 3
W4 San Jose Earthquakes 2 0
W1
Kansas City Wizards
 		2
Western Conference
W2
Los Angeles Galaxy
0
W3 Colorado Rapids 1 0
W2
Los Angeles Galaxy
 		0 2

MLS Cup

Kansas City Wizards
2 – 3 (a.e.t.)D.C. United
Burciaga 6'
Wolff 58' (pen.
)		 (Report)
Zotinca 26' (o.g.
)
Home Depot Center, Carson, California

A-League

Standings

Eastern Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Montreal Impact 28 17 6 5 36 15 56
2 Richmond Kickers 28 17 8 3 44 29 54
3 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 15 8 5 40 29 50
4
Rochester Raging Rhinos
 28 15 10 3 36 32 48
5
Atlanta Silverbacks
 28 14 11 3 41 48 45
6 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 11 14 3 43 41 36
7 Toronto Lynx 28 10 16 2 38 50 32
8 Charleston Battery 28 7 15 6 30 39 27
9 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 5 17 6 22 348 21

Western Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1
Portland Timbers
 28 18 7 3 58 30 57
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 14 9 5 58 29 47
3 Minnesota Thunder 28 13 9 6 33 23 45
4 Seattle Sounders 28 13 11 4 40 34 43
5 Milwaukee Wave United 28 12 12 4 44 48 40
6 Edmonton Aviators 28 4 18 6 19 56 18
7 Calgary Mustangs 28 4 18 6 30 51 18

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
          
Montreal Impact 1 1 2
Rochester Raging Rhinos
0 0 0
Montreal Impact 2 1 3
Syracuse Salty Dogs 1 1 2
Syracuse Salty Dogs 2 1 3
Richmond Kickers 1 0 1
Montreal Impact 2
Seattle Sounders 0
Portland Timbers
2 0 2
Seattle Sounders 1 2 3
Seattle Sounders 1 1 2
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 3

Final

Montreal Impact2 – 0Seattle Sounders
Vincello 33'
Commodore 78'
Attendance: 13,648

Pro Soccer League

Standings

Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 20 17 2 1 48 17 52
2 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 10 7 3 40 25 33
3 Long Island Rough Riders 20 8 11 1 31 43 25

Northern Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1
New Hampshire Phantoms
 20 10 9 1 46 33 31
2 Westchester Flames 20 8 9 3 38 43 27
3 Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 10 2 34 34 26

Southern Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Charlotte Eagles 20 14 4 2 53 19 44
2
Wilmington Hammerheads
 20 10 6 3 32 20 33
3
Northern Virginia Royals
 19 3 16 0 18 64 6

Western Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Utah Blitzz 20 11 6 3 39 16 36
2 San Diego Gauchos 20 9 9 2 26 41 29
3 California Gold 20 2 13 5 18 46 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
          
New Hampshire Phantoms
0
Charlotte Eagles 1
4
Wilmington Hammerheads
2 0
5 Charlotte Eagles 3 1
Charlotte Eagles 2(4)
a.e.t.
) 		2(5)
2
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
 		4 3
7 Harrisburg City Islanders 0 1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
0
Utah Blitzz 1
3 San Diego Gauchos 1
6 Utah Blitzz 2

Final

Charlotte Eagles2 – 2 (a.e.t.)Utah Blitzz
Faro 40'
Duka 58'		 Breza 66'
Carmichael 79'
Penalties
4 – 5
Attendance: 3,034

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Main article:
2004 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third Round Fourth Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
PDL
Carolina
2
A-L
Atlanta (ASDET
) 		3 A-L
Atlanta
1
MLS
Kansas City
 		4
MLS
Kansas City
 		4
MLS
Dallas
 		2 MLS
Dallas
0
A-L Virginia Beach 0 MLS
Dallas
 		3
MLS Colorado 0
MLS
Kansas City
 		1
A-L Minnesota (ASDET) 2 MLS San Jose 0
PDL
Rapids Reserve
1 A-L Minnesota 1
MLS
Los Angeles
0
A-L Minnesota 2 (4)
PSL Utah 1 MLS
PSO
) 		2 (5)
A-L
Portland
 		2 A-L
Portland
0
MLS San Jose 3
MLS
Kansas City (ASDET
) 		1
A-L Richmond (ASDET) 1 MLS
Chicago
0
PDL Cape Cod 0 A-L Richmond 2
MLS D.C. United 1
A-L Richmond 0
MLS Columbus 2 MLS
Chicago
 		1
A-L Syracuse 1 MLS Columbus 1
MLS
Chicago (ASDET
) 		2
MLS
Chicago (ASDET
) 		1
A-L Charleston 0
MLS New England 1 (1)
A-L
Rochester
 		1 A-L
PSO
1 (3)
PDL
Fire Reserves
0 A-L
Rochester
0
A-L Charleston 2 A-L Charleston 1
PSL
Wilmington
0 A-L Charleston 1
MLS
MetroStars
0

Final

Chicago Fire
Simutenkov 95' (Report)
Attendance: 8,819
Referee: Terry Vaughn

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Chicago Fire
 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinals
San Jose Earthquakes 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals

Chicago Fire

March 17
Trinidad & Tobago
Glen 8', 12', 37'
Noray 52', 74'
Elcock 40' (o.g.)
Mapp
88'		 Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium
Attendance: 5,083
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
March 24
San Juan Jabloteh
Chicago
Ralph 42'
Selolwane 51', 62'
Armas 90'		 Stadium:
Costa Rica
)
April 14
Chicago Fire
San José, Costa Rica
Núñez 50'
Solís 71'		 Stadium:
Guatemala
)
April 21
Deportivo Saprissa
Chicago
Williams 55'
Curtin 86'		 Solís 11' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

San Jose Earthquakes

March 17
Alajuelense Costa Rica
3 – 0 United States San Jose Earthquakes Alajuela, Costa Rica
Scott 11'
Ledezma 14'
Arnáez 62' (pen.)		 Stadium:
Honduras
)
March 24
Alajuelense
San Jose, California
Mullan 89' Stadium:
Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,130
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico
)

References
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