:2000 in American soccer

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.

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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{{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = International Friendly

| date = January 16

| time = 14:00 UTC-08

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/01/USA-Finishes-Strong-Ties-Iran-1-1-At-Rose-Bowl.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

| goals1 = Armas {{goal|48}}

| goals2 = Mahdavikia {{goal|7}}

| stadium = Rose Bowl

| location = Pasadena, California

| attendance = 50,181

| referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)

| result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = International Friendly

| date = January 29

| time = 22:00 UTC-03

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

| score = 1 – 2

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/01/Late-Jones-Goal-Gives-U-S-2-1-Win-In-First-Road-Match-Of-2000-Victory-Is-Third-Straight-Against-Chil.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 = Riveros {{goal|57}}

| goals2 = Lewis {{goal|55}}
Jones {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso

| location = Coquimbo, Chile

| attendance = 11,000

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Gold Cup Group Stage

| date = February 12

| time = 19:00 UTC-05

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 3 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/02/USA-Topples-Haiti-In-Gold-Cup-Opener-At-Orange-Bowl.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|HAI}}

| goals1 = Kirovski {{goal|18}}
Wynalda {{goal|55|pen.}}
Jones {{goal|88}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Orange Bowl

| location = Miami, Florida

| attendance = 49,591

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Gold Cup Group Stage

| date = February 16

| time = 21:00 UTC-05

| team1 = {{fb-rt|PER}}

| score = 0 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/02/U-S-Cruises-Into-Gold-Cup-2000-Quarterfinals-With-1-0-Win-Over-Peru-USA-Faces-Colombia-On-Saturday-I.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Jones {{goal|59}}

| stadium = Orange Bowl

| location = Miami, Florida

| attendance = 36,004

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = Gold Cup Quarterfinal

| date = February 19

| time = 15:00 UTC-05

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/02/Colombia-Edges-U-S-In-Penalty-Kicks-After-Dramatic-2-2-Draw-In-Gold-Cup-2000-Quarterfinal-In-Miami.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|COL}}

| goals1 = McBride {{goal|20}}
Armas {{goal|51}}

| goals2 = Asprilla {{goal|24}}
Bedoya {{goal|82}}

| stadium = Orange Bowl

| location = Miami, Florida

| attendance = 32,972

| referee =

| result = L

|penalties1 = Wynalda {{penmiss}}
Reyna {{penmiss}}
Lewis {{pengoal}}
Armas {{penmiss}}
Olsen {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 1 - 2

|penalties2 = Pérez {{penmiss}}
Martínez {{pengoal}}
Candelo {{penmiss}}
Mosquera {{pengoal}}

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = International Friendly

| date = March 12

| time = 13:30 UTC-06

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/03/Last-Minute-Goal-Gives-U-S-1-1-Draw-With-Tunisia.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

| goals1 = Olsen {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 = Kanzari {{goal|78}}

| stadium = Legion Field

| location = Birmingham, Alabama

| attendance = 21,637

| referee = Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

| result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = International Friendly

| date = April 26

| time = 19:00 UTC+04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|RUS}}

| score = 2 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/04/USA-Suffers-2-0-Defeat-In-First-Trip-To-Moscow.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 = Titov {{goal|63}}
Karpin {{goal|90+2}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Dynamo Stadium

| location = Moscow, Russia

| attendance = 12,500

| referee =

| result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = U.S. Cup

| date = June 3

| time = 16:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 4 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/06/USA-Opens-NIKE-U-S-Cup-With-4-0-Trouncing-Of-South-Africa-Jones-Figures-In-All-Four-U-S-Strikes.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 = Jones {{goal|36||43}}
Reyna {{goal|65}}
Stewart {{goal|68}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = RFK Stadium

| location = Washington, D.C.

| attendance = 16,570

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = U.S. Cup

| date = June 6

| time = 20:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/06/USA-Earns-1-1-Draw-With-Ireland-In-Foxboro-Downpour.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|IRL}}

| goals1 = Razov {{goal|68}}

| goals2 = Foley {{goal|31}}

| stadium = Foxboro Stadium

| location = Foxborough, Massachusetts

| attendance = 16,319

| referee =

| result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = U.S. Cup

| date = June 11

| time = 13:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 3 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/06/USA-Captures-Nike-U-S-Cup-With-Dominating-3-0-Victory-Over-Mexico.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

| goals1 = McBride {{goal|33}}
Hejduk {{goal|79}}
Razov {{goal|85}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| location = East Rutherford, New Jersey

| attendance = 45,008

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = July 16

| time = 11:00 UTC-06

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

| score = 1 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/07/U-S-Men-Take-Important-Point-In-Guatemala-With-1-1-Draw-In-World-Cup-Qualifying-Opener.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 = Ruiz {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Razov {{goal|45}}

| stadium = Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo

| location = Mazatenango, Guatemala

| attendance = 9,500

| referee =

| result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = July 23

| time = 11:00 UTC-06

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

| score = 2 – 1

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/07/U-S-Falls-2-1-On-Stoppage-Time-Penalty-Kick-In-Hostile-Road-Match-Versus-Costa-Rica-In-World-Cup-Qua.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 = Fonseca {{goal|10}}
Medford {{goal|90+3|pen.}}

| goals2 = Stewart {{goal|65}}

| stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

| location = San José, Costa Rica

| attendance = 20,000

| referee =

| result = L

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = August 16

| time = 20:30 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 7 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2000/08/U-S-Rolls-Past-Barbados-7-0-To-Take-Hold-Of-Second-Place-In-Group-E.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|BRB}}

| goals1 = Pope {{goal|14}}
McBride {{goal|28}}
Moore {{goal|45||82}}
O'Brien {{goal|46}}
Ramos {{goal|72}}
Stewart {{goal|74}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Foxboro Stadium

| location = Foxborough, Massachusetts

| attendance = 18,334

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = September 3

| time = 14:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/09/Mcbride-Tips-U-S-Past-Guatemala-1-0-USA-Battles-For-Late-Goal-With-Only-Ten-Men.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

| goals1 = McBride {{goal|72}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = RFK Stadium

| location = Washington, D.C.

| attendance = 51,996

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = October 11

| time = 20:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 0 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/10/United-States-And-Costa-Rica-Each-Gain-Valuable-Point-In-0-0-Draw-At-Crew-Stadium.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Columbus Crew Stadium

| location = Columbus, Ohio

| attendance = 24,430

| referee =

| result = D

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = International Friendly

| date = October 25

| time = 20:00 UTC-07

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 2 – 0

| report = [http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/10/U-S-Defeats-Mexico-2-0-In-Los-Angeles-Donovan-Impressive-In-Debut-With-Goal-Assist.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

| goals1 = Donovan {{goal|50}}
Wolff {{goal|79}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| location = Los Angeles, California

| attendance = 61,072

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Football box collapsible

| round = World Cup qualifying

| date = November 15

| time = 15:00 UTC-04

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BRB}}

| score = 0 – 4

| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120720085414/http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Articles/2000/11/USA-Wins-Group-E-Gains-Spot-In-Final-Qualifying-Round-For-World-Cup-2002-With-4-0-Win-Over-Barbados.aspx (Report)]

| team2 = {{fb|USA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Mathis {{goal|63}}
Stewart {{goal|73}}
Jones {{goal|77}}
Razov {{goal|90+3}}

| stadium = Barbados National Stadium

| location = Saint Michael, Barbados

| attendance = 4,000

| referee =

| result = W

}}

{{Main|2000 Major League Soccer season}}

• Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
  s =

Supporters Shield
x = Clinched Playoff berth.

Playoff bracket

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD3=MLS Cup '00

| score-width=25px

| team-width=260px

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Kansas City Wizards (7 Points)

| RD1-score1-1=1

| RD1-score1-2=0

| RD1-score1-3=3

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Colorado Rapids (1 Points)

| RD1-score2-1=0

| RD1-score2-2=0

| RD1-score2-3=2

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Tampa Bay Mutiny (0 Points)

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=x

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points)

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=5

| RD1-score4-3=x

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Chicago Fire (6 Points)

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-3=6

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=New England Revolution (3 Points)

| RD1-score6-1=1

| RD1-score6-2=2

| RD1-score6-3=0

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=MetroStars (ASDET*) (6 Points)

| RD1-score7-1=2*

| RD1-score7-2=2

| RD1-score7-3=x

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Dallas Burn (0 Points)

| RD1-score8-1=1

| RD1-score8-2=1

| RD1-score8-3=x

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Kansas City Wizards (SDET**) (4 Points)

| RD2-score1-1=0

| RD2-score1-2=1

| RD2-score1-3=1**

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET*) (4 Points)

| RD2-score2-1=0

| RD2-score2-2=2*

| RD2-score2-3=0

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Chicago Fire (6 Points)

| RD2-score3-1=3

| RD2-score3-2=0

| RD2-score3-3=3

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=MetroStars (3 Points)

| RD2-score4-1=0

| RD2-score4-2=2

| RD2-score4-3=2

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Kansas City Wizards

| RD3-score1-1= 

| RD3-score1-2= 

| RD3-score1-3=1

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Chicago Fire

| RD3-score2-1= 

| RD3-score2-2= 

| RD3-score2-3=0

}}

• Points system
  Win = 3 Pts.
  Loss = 0 Pts.
  Draw = 1 Pt.
• ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
  SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series

tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.

{{Main|MLS Cup 2000}}

{{Football box

| round =

| date = October 15

| time =

| team1 = Kansas City Wizards

| score = 1 – 0

| report =

| team2 = Chicago Fire

| goals1 = Molnar {{goal|11}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

| attendance = 39,159

| referee =

}}

{{Main|2000 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup}}

Home teams listed on top of bracket

{{32TeamBracket | RD1=Second round

| RD2=Third round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD5=Finals

| RD1-seed01=D3

| RD1-team01=Riverside County Elite

| RD1-score01=1

| RD1-seed02=A-L

| RD1-team02=San Diego Flash

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=MLS

| RD1-team03=Los Angeles Galaxy

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=A-L

| RD1-team04=Seattle Sounders

| RD1-score04=1

| RD1-seed05=USASA

| RD1-team05=Stanislaus United Cruisers

| RD1-score05=0

| RD1-seed06=MLS

| RD1-team06=San Jose Earthquakes

| RD1-score06=5

| RD1-seed07=A-L

| RD1-team07=Richmond Kickers

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-seed08=MLS

| RD1-team08=Colorado Rapids

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09=PDL

| RD1-team09=Chicago Sockers

| RD1-score09=0 (7)

| RD1-seed10=MLS

| RD1-team10=Kansas City Wizards
(ASDET, PSO)

| RD1-score10=0 (6)

| RD1-seed11=MLS

| RD1-team11=Chicago Fire

| RD1-score11=4

| RD1-seed12=D3

| RD1-team12=Texas Rattlers

| RD1-score12=0

| RD1-seed13=A-L

| RD1-team13=Minnesota Thunder

| RD1-score13=7

| RD1-seed14=USASA

| RD1-team14=Mexico SC

| RD1-score14=0

| RD1-seed15=MLS

| RD1-team15=Dallas Burn

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-seed16=A-L

| RD1-team16=Tennessee Rhythm

| RD1-score16=0

| RD1-seed21=D3

| RD1-team21=Wilmington Hammerheads

| RD1-score21=1

| RD1-seed22=MLS

| RD1-team22=MetroStars

| RD1-score22=2

| RD1-seed23=MLS

| RD1-team23=Tampa Bay Mutiny (ASDET)

| RD1-score23=1

| RD1-seed24=USASA

| RD1-team24=Uruguay SC

| RD1-score24=0

| RD1-seed17=PDL

| RD1-team17=Cape Cod Crusaders

| RD1-score17=0

| RD1-seed18=MLS

| RD1-team18=Columbus Crew

| RD1-score18=2

| RD1-seed19=A-L

| RD1-team19=Hampton Roads Mariners

| RD1-score19=3

| RD1-seed20=D3

| RD1-team20=Northern Virginia Royals

| RD1-score20=2

| RD1-seed25=A-L

| RD1-team25=Charleston Battery

| RD1-score25=0

| RD1-seed26=MLS

| RD1-team26=D.C. United

| RD1-score26=4

| RD1-seed27=A-L

| RD1-team27=Pittsburgh Riverhounds

| RD1-score27=1

| RD1-seed28=A-L

| RD1-team28=Rochester Rhinos

| RD1-score28=2

| RD1-seed29=MLS

| RD1-team29=New England Revolution

| RD1-score29=0

| RD1-seed30=PDL

| RD1-team30=Mid Michigan Bucks

| RD1-score30=1

| RD1-seed31=MLS

| RD1-team31=Miami Fusion

| RD1-score31=6

| RD1-seed32=D3

| RD1-team32=New Jersey Stallions

| RD1-score32=1

| RD2-seed01=A-L

| RD2-team01=San Diego Flash

| RD2-score01=0

| RD2-seed02=MLS

| RD2-team02=Los Angeles Galaxy

| RD2-score02=2

| RD2-seed03=MLS

| RD2-team03=San Jose Earthquakes

| RD2-score03=2

| RD2-seed04=A-L

| RD2-team04=Richmond Kickers

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=PDL

| RD2-team05=Chicago Sockers

| RD2-score05=0

| RD2-seed06=MLS

| RD2-team06=Chicago Fire

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=A-L

| RD2-team07=Minnesota Thunder

| RD2-score07=0

| RD2-seed08=MLS

| RD2-team08=Dallas Burn

| RD2-score08=2

| RD2-seed11=MLS

| RD2-team11=MetroStars

| RD2-score11=3

| RD2-seed12=MLS

| RD2-team12=Tampa Bay Mutiny

| RD2-score12=0

| RD2-seed09=MLS

| RD2-team09=Columbus Crew

| RD2-score09=4

| RD2-seed10=A-L

| RD2-team10=Hampton Roads Mariners

| RD2-score10=1

| RD2-seed13=MLS

| RD2-team13=D.C. United

| RD2-score13=3

| RD2-seed14=A-L

| RD2-team14=Rochester Rhinos

| RD2-score14=0

| RD2-seed15=PDL

| RD2-team15=Mid Michigan Bucks

| RD2-score15=3 (5)

| RD2-seed16=MLS

| RD2-team16=Miami Fusion (ASDET, PSO)

| RD2-score16=3 (6)

| RD3-seed01=MLS

| RD3-team01=Los Angeles Galaxy

| RD3-score01=2

| RD3-seed02=MLS

| RD3-team02=San Jose Earthquakes

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=MLS

| RD3-team03=Chicago Fire

| RD3-score03=5

| RD3-seed04=MLS

| RD3-team04=Dallas Burn

| RD3-score04=1

| RD3-seed05=MLS

| RD3-team05=Columbus Crew (ASDET, PSO)

| RD3-score05=1 (6)

| RD3-seed06=MLS

| RD3-team06=MetroStars

| RD3-score06=1 (7)

| RD3-seed07=MLS

| RD3-team07=D.C. United

| RD3-score07=2

| RD3-seed08=MLS

| RD3-team08=Miami Fusion (ASDET)

| RD3-score08=3

| RD4-seed01=MLS

| RD4-team01=Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)

| RD4-score01=1

| RD4-seed02=MLS

| RD4-team02=Chicago Fire

| RD4-score02=2

| RD4-seed03=MLS

| RD4-team03=MetroStars

| RD4-score03=2

| RD4-seed04=MLS

| RD4-team04=Miami Fusion

| RD4-score04=3

| RD5-seed01=MLS

| RD5-team01=Chicago Fire

| RD5-score01=2

| RD5-seed02=MLS

| RD5-team02=Miami Fusion

| RD5-score02=1

}}

{{Football box

| round =

| date = October 21

| time =

| team1 = Miami Fusion

| score = 1 – 2

| report =

| team2 = Chicago Fire

| goals1 = Wélton {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = Stoichkov {{goal|44}}
Marshall {{goal|88|o.g.}}

| stadium = Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

| attendance = 19,146

| referee = Kevin Stott

}}

• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa01.html American competitions at RSSSF]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/usa-intres.html American national team matches at RSSSF]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cacups01.html CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF]

{{Reflist}}

{{Years in American soccer}}

{{USSoccer}}

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