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2001 season.

The 2001 MLS season had 12 clubs. Miami Fusion won the Supporters' Shield with 53 points. San Jose Earthquakes won MLS Cup 2001, beating LA Galaxy in the final. All 176 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2001 MLS standings
1MiamiShield2616555736+21532.04
2Chicago2716655030+20531.96
3LA GalaxyFinalist2614755236+16471.81
4Columbus2613764936+13451.73
5San JoseMLS Cup2613764729+18451.73
6MetroStars26131033835+3421.62
7Dallas26101154847+1351.35
8Kansas City27111333353−20361.33
9New England2771463552−17271.00
10D.C.2681624250−8261.00
11Colorado2651383647−11230.88
12Tampa BaySpoon2742123268−36140.52

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

Honors

Supporters’ Shield

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

Tampa Bay Mutiny

14 pts · 4-21-2 · −36 GD

Structure

Clubs12
Divisions3East · Central · West
Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0
Matches per club—uneven schedules

Notes

  • Season shortened after September 11
  • Miami Fusion win the Shield, then fold

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2001 scorers

Player statistics begin in 2013. Scoring charts for earlier seasons are coming.

Results · 176 matches

Every 2001 MLS match, by month.

Regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup. Open a month to see every result; each match has its own page.

April24 matches
May32 matches
June30 matches
July29 matches
August32 matches
September22 matches
October7 matches