1997 MLS All-Star Game

MLS All-Star Game 1997

Event	1997 Major League Soccer season
MLS East MLS West 5 4
Date	July 9, 1997
Venue	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Man of the Match	Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Referee	Arturo Angeles
Attendance	24,816

The 1997 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the second Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 9, 1997. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 5–4, with goals from MVP Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams and Brian McBride. Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira and Cobi Jones scored for the MLS All-Stars West. Arturo Angeles refereed the game, which was attended by 24,816 spectators.

Venue

Giants Stadium hosted the match, which had an attendance of 24,816

Match details

1997 MLS All-Star Game

July 9, 1997

MLS East	5–4	MLS West
Valderrama 50' Galderisi 63' Warzycha 66' Williams 70' McBride 88'	Report	Washington 11' Campos 44' Takawira 80' Jones 86'

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 24,816

Referee: Arturo Angeles

East

West

GK	1	Walter Zenga		46'
DF	23	Eddie Pope		46'
DF	22	Alexi Lalas		46'
DF	12	Jeff Agoos
MF	19	Robert Warzycha			79'
MF	6	John Harkes		46'
MF	7	Roberto Donadoni		28'
MF	8	Carlos Valderrama
MF	10	Marco Etcheverry		46'
FW	2	Raúl Díaz Arce		46'	79'
FW	9	Jaime Moreno		46'
Substitutions:
GK	18	Tony Meola		46'
DF	4	Ted Chronopoulos		46'
DF	5	Frank Yallop		46'
MF	16	Richie Williams		46'
MF	14	Steve Ralston		28'
FW	20	Giuseppe Galderisi		46'
FW	11	Chiquinho Conde		46'
FW	15	Brian McBride		46'
Coach:

GK	1	Mark Dodd			58'
DF	2	Diego Soñora
DF	4	Richard Gough		46'
DF	17	Marcelo Balboa		46'
MF	19	Chris Henderson
MF	6	Damian Silvera		46'
MF	10	Mauricio Cienfuegos
MF	8	Preki		46'
MF	66	Alain Sutter		35'
FW	12	Digital Takawira		46'	58'
FW	14	Dante Washington		46'
Substitutions:
GK	9	Jorge Campos		35'
DF	3	John Doyle		46'
MF	7	Mark Santel		46'
MF	23	Cobi Jones		46'
MF	13	Mark Chung		46'
FW	5	Mo Johnston		46'
FW	20	Ronald Cerritos		46'
Coach:

Most Valuable Player: Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Thomas Bobadilla

External links

• All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com