2004 in American soccer

Association football-related events in the USA during the season of 2004

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

United States  v  Denmark
January 18 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Denmark Carson, California
12:30 UTC−08 Donovan 77' (Report) Røll 28' Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 10,461
Referee: Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza (Mexico)
Netherlands  v  United States
February 18 International Friendly Netherlands  1 – 0  United States Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:30 UTC+01 Robben 57' (Report) Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 29,700
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
United States  v  Haiti
March 13 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Haiti Miami, Florida
20:00 UTC−05 Califf 90' (Report) Boucicaut 72' Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 8,714
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Poland  v  United States
March 31 International Friendly Poland  0 – 1  United States Płock, Poland
19:45 UTC+02 (Report) Beasley 27' Stadium: Kazimierz Górski Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway)
United States  v  Mexico
April 29 International Friendly United States  1 – 0  Mexico Dallas, Texas
13:30 UTC−05 Pope 90+2' (Report) Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 45,048
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
United States  v  Honduras
June 2 International Friendly United States  4 – 0  Honduras Foxborough, Massachusetts
13:30 UTC−04 McBride 22', 37'
Lewis 77'
Sanneh 81'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,533
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)
United States  v  Grenada
June 13 World Cup Qualifying Preliminary Round United States  3 – 0  Grenada Columbus, Ohio
13:00 UTC−04 Beasley 45', 71'
Vanney 90'		 (Report) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Grenada  v  United States
June 20 Preliminary Round Grenada  2 – 3  United States St. George's, Grenada
13:00 UTC−04 Roberts 12' (pen.)
Charles 77'		 (Report) Donovan 6'
Wolff 19'
Beasley 76'		 Stadium: Grenada National Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
United States  v  Poland
July 11 International Friendly United States  1 – 1  Poland Chicago
15:00 UTC−05 Bocanegra 88' (Report) Wlodarczyk 76' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 39,529
Referee: Jean-François Corrivault (Canada)
Jamaica  v  United States
August 18 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage Jamaica  1 – 1  United States Kingston, Jamaica
19:00 UTC−04 Whitmore 51' (Report) Ching 89' Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
United States  v  El Salvador
September 4 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage United States  2 – 0  El Salvador Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:00 UTC−04 Ching 6'
Donovan 70'		 (Report) Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 25,266
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
Panama  v  United States
September 8 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage Panama  1 – 1  United States Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−05 Brown 71' (Report) Jones 90' Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
El Salvador  v  United States
October 9 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage El Salvador  0 – 2  United States San Salvador, El Salvador
19:00 UTC−06 (Report) McBride 29'
Johnson 76'		 Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
United States  v  Panama
October 13 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage United States  6 – 0  Panama Washington, D.C.
19:30 UTC−04 Donovan 21', 57'
Johnson 71', 85', 88'
Torres 90' (o.g.)		 (Report) Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad & Tobago)
United States  v  Jamaica
November 17 World Cup Qualifying Group Stage United States  1 – 1  Jamaica Columbus, Ohio
19:30 UTC−05 Johnson 15' (Report) Williams 28' (pen.) Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 9,088
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

Major League Soccer

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 Wizards2 – 3 (a.e.t.)D.C. United
Burciaga 6'
Wolff 58' (pen.)		 (Report) Eskandarian 19', 23'
Zotinca 26' (o.g.)
Attendance: 25,797
Referee: Michael Kennedy

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)
Utah Blitzz (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

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 San Jose (ASDET, 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 Rochester ASDET, 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

Kansas City Wizards1 – 0 (asdet)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

San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago v United States Chicago Fire
March 17 Champions Cup Quarterfinal San Juan Jabloteh Trinidad and Tobago 5 – 2 United States Chicago Fire Port of Spain, 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)
Chicago Fire United States v Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
March 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Chicago Fire United States 4 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh Chicago
Ralph 42'
Selolwane 51', 62'
Armas 90'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Olger Mejia (Costa Rica)
Chicago Fire United States v Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa
April 21 Champions Cup Semifinal Chicago Fire United States 2 – 1 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Chicago
Williams 55'
Curtin 86'		 Solís 11' Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 7,126
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes United States v Costa Rica Alajuelense
March 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes United States 1 – 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense San Jose, California
Mullan 89' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 5,130
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)

References

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