2003 Major League Soccer season


The 2003 Major League Soccer season was the 8th season of play for Major League Soccer.

Changes from 2002

Instead of a best-of-three series, the MLS Cup Playoffs changed their format so that the quarterfinal fixtures would be a home and away aggregate over two matches, the team with the higher seed would have the home game in the second leg. The two semifinals became one match fixtures instead of two legs. The Cup final remained one match.

Final standings

Western Conference
x – San Jose Earthquakes3014794535+1051
x – Kansas City Wizards30111094844+442
x – Colorado Rapids30111274045–540
x – Los Angeles Galaxy3091293535036
Dallas Burn3061953564–2923

s = Supporters Shield
x = Playoff Berth

Play-off Bracket

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Chicago Fire won 4–0 on aggregate.
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New England Revolution won 3–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinals

San Jose Earthquakes won 5–4 on aggregate after golden goal extra time.
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Kansas City Wizards won 3–1 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference
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Western Conference

MLS Cup 2003

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

MLS Cup Champions
San Jose Earthquakes
MLS Cup runner-up
Chicago Fire'''

Team awards

San Jose Earthquakes
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable Player PrekiKansas City Wizards
Scoring Champion Preki pointsKansas City Wizards
Defender of the Year Carlos BocanegraChicago Fire
Goalkeeper of the Year Pat OnstadSan Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the Year Damani RalphChicago Fire
Coach of the Year Dave SarachanChicago Fire
Comeback Player of the Year Chris ArmasChicago Fire
Goal of the Year Damani RalphChicago Fire
Fair Play Award Brian McBrideColumbus Crew
Humanitarian of the Year Ben OlsenD.C. United

Top goal scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Carlos RuizLos Angeles Galaxy15
Taylor TwellmanNew England Revolution15
2 Ante RazovChicago Fire14
John SpencerColorado Rapids14
3 Landon DonovanSan Jose Earthquakes12
Brian McBrideColumbus Crew12
PrekiKansas City Wizards12
4 Mark ChungColorado Rapids11
Damani RalphChicago Fire11
5 Edson BuddleColumbus Crew10
Pat NoonanNew England Revolution10

Goal-scoring totals

ClubOverall
Record		Goals
For		Goals
For Avg.		Goals
Against		Goals
Against Avg.
New England Revolution12-9-9551.83 471.57
Chicago Fire15-7-8531.77 431.43
Kansas City Wizards11-10-9481.60 441.47
San Jose Earthquakes14-7-9451.50 351.17
Columbus Crew10-12-8441.47 441.47
Colorado Rapids11-12-7401.33 451.50
MetroStars11-10-9401.33 401.33
D.C. United10-11-9381.27 361.20
Dallas Burn6-19-5351.117 642.13
Los Angeles Galaxy9-12-9351.17 351.17
Overall totals4332.89

Team attendance totals

ClubStadiumGamesSeasonGame Avg.
Los Angeles GalaxyThe Home Depot Center15329,75221,983
Colorado RapidsInvesco Field15251,57816,772
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew Stadium15243,75616,250
MetroStarsGiants Stadium15237,32615,822
Kansas City WizardsArrowhead Stadium15233,59415,573
D.C. UnitedRobert F. Kennedy Stadium15233,47615,565
New England RevolutionGillette Stadium15219,61114,641
Chicago FireCardinal Stadium15210,08014,005
San Jose EarthquakesSpartan Stadium15156,98910,466
Dallas BurnCotton Bowl15118,5857,906
MLS totals1502,234,74714,898

Coaches

Eastern Conference