2001 Dallas Burn season
| 2001 season | |||
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| Owner | Major League Soccer | ||
| Head coach | Mike Jeffries | ||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||
| MLS | Central Division: 3rd Overall: 8th | ||
| MLS Cup | Lost Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Fire (0–2–1) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost Second Round vs. Seattle Sounders Select (2–3, OT) | ||
| Brimstone Cup | Lost vs. Chicago Fire (1–3–2) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 12,574 | ||
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The 2001 Dallas Burn season was the sixth season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. Due to the September 11 attacks, the final two games of the season were cancelled.[1] 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 in franchise history, losing to the Seattle Sounders in overtime of the second round.
Final standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Chicago Fire | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 53 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 45 | |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 35 | |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 27 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 14 |
Source: MLS
Regular season
[edit]| April 7, 2001 1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2001) |
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Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 15,124 Referee: Noel Kenny Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Misail Tsapos |
| April 14, 2001 2 | Dallas Burn | 1–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001) |
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Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,919 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla Jon Wilson |
| April 21, 2001 3 | Chicago Fire | 2–3 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 2:00 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,785 Referee: Brian Hall Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla Paul Scott |
| April 28, 2001 4 | Dallas Burn | 2–3 | MetroStars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 7:00 PM EDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2001) | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,543 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Nathan Clement |
| May 5, 2001 5 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 14,504 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla Jorge Reyes |
| May 12, 2001 6 | Columbus Crew | 0–4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived May 19, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 14,087 Referee: Brian Hall Assistant referees: Jon Wilson David Bragg |
| May 19, 2001 7 | Dallas Burn | 0–0 (OT) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001) |
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Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 15,881 Referee: Roger Sill Assistant referees: Paul Scott Richard Huber |
| May 23, 2001 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 22, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,505 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla Misail Tsapos |
| June 2, 2001 9 | Miami Fusion | 6–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 19, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,049 Referee: Marcel Yonan Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Paul Scott |
| June 6, 2001 10 | Dallas Burn | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001) | Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 5,834 Referee: Gus St. Silva Assistant referees: Craig Lowry Jeffery Feulner |
| June 9, 2001 11 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 12:00 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 29, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,114 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Richard Huber Jose Andrade |
| June 16, 2001 12 | Dallas Burn | 6–3 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 29, 2001) | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 12,652 Referee: Tim Weyland Assistant referees: David Bragg Cory Dean |
| June 23, 2001 13 | Columbus Crew | 2–1 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:00 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,940 Referee: Michael Kennedy Assistant referees: George Gansner Richard Huber |
| June 30, 2001 14 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–0 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 3:00 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2001) |
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Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 16,104 Referee: Paul Tamberino Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Misail Tsapos |
| July 4, 2001 15 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 21,343 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos Glenn Prechac |
| July 7, 2001 16 | Dallas Burn | 2–2 (OT) | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| 4:00 PM EDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 10, 2001) |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 18,937 Referee: Brian Hall Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac Steven Davidson |
| July 14, 2001 17 | Dallas Burn | 2–3 | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2001) | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 8,031 Referee: Noel Kenny Assistant referees: Richard Huber George Gansner |
| July 18, 2001 18 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 26, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,119 Referee: Kevin Terry Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos Jasen Anno |
| July 21, 2001 19 | Dallas Burn | 1–2 (OT) | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 26, 2001) | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 20,357 Referee: Richard Heron Assistant referees: George Gansner Richard Huber |
| August 4, 2001 20 | Dallas Burn | 1–5 | New England Revolution | Foxboro, Massachusetts |
| 7:30 PM EDT[3] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2001) | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 10,326 Referee: Tim Weyland Assistant referees: Steve Taylor Bill Dittmar |
| August 11, 2001 21 | MetroStars | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,877 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: George Vergara Greg Watson |
| August 15, 2001 22 | Dallas Burn | 3–0 | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| 7:30 PM EDT[2] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2001) |
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Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 19,008 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Steve Taylor John Konstantinidis |
| August 18, 2001 23 | Dallas Burn | 2–4 | Miami Fusion | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 7:30 PM EDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2001) |
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Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 9,750 Referee: Paul Tamberino Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Gibby Widner |
| August 25, 2001 24 | Kansas City Wizards | 0–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived September 8, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 13,914 Referee: Gus St. Silva Assistant referees: Thomas Supple Paul Scott |
| August 29, 2001 25 | Dallas Burn | 3–2 (OT) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | Tampa, Florida |
| 7:00 PM EDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived November 8, 2001) | Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Reggie Rutty Assistant referees: Greg Watson Jeffery Feulner |
| September 8, 2001 26 | Dallas Burn | 2–2 (OT) | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT[2] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived November 8, 2001) | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 24,866 Referee: Noel Kenny Assistant referees: Chip Reed Francisco Sanchez |
| September 12, 2001 27 | Dallas Burn | – | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 PM EDT[3] | Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | |||
| Note: Cancelled due to September 11 attacks[1] | ||||
| September 15, 2001 28 | Chicago Fire | – | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[3] | Stadium: Cotton Bowl | |||
| Note: Cancelled due to September 11 attacks[1] | ||||
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]| September 20, 2001 Game 1 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:30 PM CDT[4] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2001) | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,314 Referee: Gus St. Silva Assistant referees: Steven Davidson Francisco Sanchez |
| September 23, 2001 Game 2 | Chicago Fire | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 4:00 PM CDT[4] |
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Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2001) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,149 Referee: Kevin Stott Assistant referees: Paul Scott Misail Tsapos |
| September 29, 2001 Game 3 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | Chicago Fire | Chicago, Illinois |
| 7:00 PM CDT[4] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2001) | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811 Referee: Tim Weyland Assistant referees: George Gansner Richard Huber |
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]| June 27, 2001 Second Round | Seattle Sounders Select  | 3–2 (OT) |  Dallas Burn | Duncanville, Texas |
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Stadium: Old Panther Field Attendance: 554 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "MLS Teleconference: September 13, 2001". MLSNET. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Dallas Burn 2001 Schedule". MLSNET. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "2001 BURN REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE". MLSNET. Archived from the original on June 13, 2001. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c "MLS To Resume Action With Playoffs". MLSNET. Archived from the original on September 20, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2018.