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2003 season.

The 2003 MLS season had 10 clubs, each playing 30 regular-season matches. Chicago Fire won the Supporters' Shield with 53 points. San Jose Earthquakes won MLS Cup 2003, beating Chicago Fire in the final. All 161 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2003 MLS standings
1ChicagoFinalistShield3015785343+10531.77
2San JoseMLS Cup3014794535+10511.70
3New England3012995547+8451.50
4Kansas City30111094844+4421.40
5MetroStars301110940400421.40
6Colorado30111274045−5401.33
7D.C.30101193836+2391.30
8Columbus301012844440381.27
9LA Galaxy30912935350361.20
10DallasSpoon3061953564−29230.77

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

Dallas Burn

23 pts · 6-19-5 · −29 GD

Structure

Clubs10
Conferences2East · West
Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0
Matches per club30regular season

Notes

  • Last season with regular-season overtime

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2003 scorers

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

Results · 161 matches

Every 2003 MLS match, by month.

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

April15 matches
May24 matches
June23 matches
July23 matches
August24 matches
September20 matches
October21 matches
November11 matches