2003 in American soccer

Association football-related events in the USA during the season of 2003

Soccer in the United States
Season2003
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The 2003 season was the 91st year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Wins Losses Draws
10 4 2

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

United States  v  Canada
January 18 International Friendly United States  4 – 0  Canada Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 UTC−05 Bocanegra 7'
Mathis 31'
Klein 32'
Ralston 61'		 (Report) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
United States  v  Argentina
February 8 International Friendly United States  0 – 1  Argentina Miami
11:55 UTC−05 (Report) González 9' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 27,196
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Jamaica  v  United States
February 12 International Friendly Jamaica  1 – 2  United States Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−05 Lowe 52' (Report) Bocanegra 11'
Klein 12'		 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Godfrey Bowen (Cayman Islands)
United States  v  Venezuela
March 29 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Venezuela Seattle
13:00 UTC−08 Kirovski 52'
Donovan 76'		 (Report) Stadium: Seattle Seahawks Stadium
Attendance: 17,819
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)
United States  v  Mexico
May 8 International Friendly United States  0 – 0  Mexico Houston
18:55 UTC−05 (Report) Stadium: Reliant Stadium
Attendance: 69,582
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
United States  v  Wales
May 26 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Wales San Jose, California
19:00 UTC−08 Donovan 41' (pen.)
Lewis 59'		 (Report) Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 12,282
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
United States  v  New Zealand
June 8 International Friendly United States  2 – 1  New Zealand Richmond, Virginia
13:00 UTC−04 Klein 20'
Kirovski 65'		 (Report) Coveny 65' Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 9,116
Referee: Hi Liu (Canada)
Turkey  v  United States
June 19 Confederations Cup Group Stage Turkey  2 – 1  United States Saint-Étienne, France
19:00 UTC+02 Yılmaz 39' (pen.)
Tuncay 70'		 (Report) Beasley 36' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Attendance: 16,944
Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)
Brazil  v  United States
June 21 Confederations Cup Group Stage Brazil  1 – 0  United States Lyon, France
21:00 UTC+02 Adriano 22' (Report) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 20,306
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
United States  v  Cameroon
June 23 Confederations Cup Group Stage United States  0 – 0  Cameroon Lyon, France
21:00 UTC+02 (Report) Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 19,206
Referee: Mark Shield (Austria)
United States  v  Paraguay
July 6 International Friendly United States  2 – 0  Paraguay Columbus, Ohio
15:00 UTC−04 Donovan 12'
Stewart 90+5'		 (Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,103
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
United States  v  El Salvador
July 12 Gold Cup Group Stage United States  2 – 0  El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
18:30 UTC−04 Lewis 28'
McBride 76'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Martinique  v  United States
July 14 Gold Cup Group Stage Martinique  0 – 2  United States Foxborough, Massachusetts
20:30 UTC−04 (Report) McBride 39', 43' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
United States  v  Cuba
July 19 Gold Cup Quarterfinal United States  5 – 0  Cuba Foxborough, Massachusetts
15:00 UTC−04 Donovan 22', 26', 55', 76'
Ralston 42'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,627
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
United States  v  Brazil
July 23 Gold Cup Semifinal United States  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Brazil Miami
20:00 UTC−04 Bocanegra 62' (Report) Kaká 89'
Diego 100' (pen.)		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 35,211
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
United States  v  Costa Rica
July 26 Gold Cup 3rd Place Match United States  3 – 2  Costa Rica Miami
20:00 UTC−04 Bocanegra 29'
Stewart 56'
Convey 67'		 (Report) Fonseca 24', 39' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 5,093
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad & Tobago)

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Chicago Fire 30 15 7 8 53 43 10 53
x – New England Revolution 30 12 9 9 55 47 8 45
x – MetroStars 30 11 10 9 40 40 0 42
x – D.C. United 30 10 11 9 38 36 2 39
Columbus Crew 30 10 12 8 44 44 0 38
Western Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
y – San Jose Earthquakes 30 14 7 9 45 35 10 51
x – Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 48 44 4 42
x – Colorado Rapids 30 11 12 7 40 45 -5 40
x – Los Angeles Galaxy 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 36
Dallas Burn 30 6 19 5 35 64 -29 23
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
    x = Playoff berth
    y = Conference Winner (Season)
    s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season)

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2003
           
Chicago Fire 2 2 4
D.C. United 0 0 0
Chicago Fire 1
Eastern Conference
New England Revolution 0
New England Revolution 2 1 3
MetroStars 0 1 1
Chicago Fire 2
San Jose Earthquakes 4
San Jose Earthquakes 0 5* 5
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 2 4
San Jose Earthquakes 3
Western Conference
Kansas City Wizards 2
Kansas City Wizards 1 2 3
Colorado Rapids 1 0 1

MLS Cup

Chicago Fire2 – 4San Jose Earthquakes
Beasley 49'
Ronger 54' (o.g.)		 (Report) Ekelund 5'
Donovan 38', 71'
Mulrooney 50'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Brian Hall

A-League

Standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Montreal Impact 28 16 6 6 40 21 54
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 40 21 51
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 15 9 4 50 41 49
4 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 11 12 5 42 38 38
5 Toronto Lynx 28 11 13 4 29 38 37
Southeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Charleston Battery 28 15 6 7 41 27 54
2 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 14 9 5 51 34 47
3 Richmond Kickers 28 12 9 7 41 32 43
4 Charlotte Eagles 28 6 15 7 29 59 25
5 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 17 7 27 48 19

Western Conference

Central Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Milwaukee Wave United 28 18 10 0 61 32 54
2 Minnesota Thunder 28 17 9 2 44 28 53
3 El Paso Patriots 28 9 16 3 33 48 30
4 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 9 19 0 38 62 24
5 Indiana Blast 28 3 23 2 28 67 11
Pacific Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Seattle Sounders 28 16 7 5 45 24 53
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 15 6 7 45 24 52
3 Portland Timbers 28 15 11 2 39 43 47
4 Calgary Storm 28 4 21 3 16 62 15

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
             
1 Montreal Impact 1 0 1
8 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2 0 2
Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0
Charleston Battery 1 0 1
4 Charleston Battery 0 4 4
5 Virginia Beach Mariners 1 1 2
Charleston Battery
Minnesota Thunder
2 Milwaukee Wave United 1 0 1
7 Minnesota Thunder 0 2 2
Minnesota Thunder 1 1 2
Seattle Sounders 0 0 0
3 Seattle Sounders 0 1 1 (6-5 pk)
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
 
 
MLS Columbus 3
MLS MetroStars 4
PDL Mid Michigan 0
MLS MetroStars 4
MLS MetroStars (ASDET) 2
MLS New England 1
 
 
MLS New England 2
A-L Rochester 1
A-L Rochester 4
PSL New Hampshire 1
MLS MetroStars 3
MLS D.C. United 2
PSL Wilmington 2
A-L Atlanta 1
PSL Wilmington 4
MLS Dallas 1
 
 
PSL Wilmington 0
MLS D.C. United 1
MLS D.C. United 2
A-L Pittsburgh 1
MLS D.C. United (ASDET) 1
A-L Virginia Beach 0
A-L Virginia Beach 5
PDL Carolina 0
MLS MetroStars 0
MLS Chicago 1
A-L Milwaukee 4
USASA Bavarian SC 1
A-L Milwaukee 1
MLS Chicago 4
 
 
MLS Chicago 2
MLS Colorado 1
 
 
MLS Colorado 3
MLS Kansas City 2
 
 
MLS Chicago 3
MLS Los Angeles 2
A-L Minnesota 0
A-L Seattle 1
A-L Seattle 1
MLS San Jose 0
 
 
A-L Seattle 1
MLS Los Angeles 5
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 3
PDL Fresno 1
A-L El Paso 2
PDL Fresno 5

Final

Chicago Fire1 – 0MetroStars
Ralph 68' (Report)

American clubs in international competitions

Club Competition Final round
Los Angeles Galaxy 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
Columbus Crew 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
New England Revolution 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round
San Jose Earthquakes 2003 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round

Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy United States v Mexico Necaxa
April 9 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Los Angeles Galaxy United States 1 – 4 Mexico Necaxa Fullerton, California
Chacón 36' Franco 27', 51'
Zague 81'
Larrosa 87'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium

Columbus Crew

New England Revolution

San Jose Earthquakes

References

  • American competitions at RSSSF
  • American national team matches at RSSSF
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF
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