Monthly Archives: December 1996

The 1997 MLS opening match between the San Jose Clash and the New York/New Jersey MetroStars will be played as scheduled on March 22, commissioner Doug Logan announced today. The U.S. national team will visit and face Costa Rica in a World Cup ’98 qualifying match the following day, and Logan emphasized MLS’s support of […]

SA Online will be taking a holiday break beginning Dec. 25. We’ll resume posting stories on Jan. 2. Season’s Greetings from all of us at Soccer America

State Name Pos. Year School City California Megan Horvath F Sr. Carondelet Concord Colorado Cheryl Loveless GK Sr. Air Academy High Colorado Springs Connecticut E. Rachel Parri F Jr. Daniel Hand Madison Delaware Kelly Walker F Sr. Dickinson Wilmington Florida Andrea Sellers F Sr. Satellite Satellite Beach, Fla. Georgia Kim Szurovy F Jr. Pace Academy […]

State Name Pos. Year School City Alaska Bryan Fanning MF Sr. Robert Service Anchorage Arizona Don Gallardo D Sr. Cactus Glendale California Nicholas Rimando GK Sr. Montclair Montclair Colorado Brian Mullan F Sr. Regis Jesuit Aurora Connecticut Max Zieky MF Sr. Glastonbury Glastonbury Delaware Colin Carew D Sr. Newark Newark Florida Christopher Meert GK Sr. […]

Boys David Boutilier (Sparta, N.J.) John Bradford (Winston-Salem, N.C.) David Castellanos (Philadelphia, Pa.) Jimmy Craven (Dallas, Texas) Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.) Alberto Gutierrez (Chino Hills, Calif.) Bryheem Hancock (Bear, Del.) Beckett Hollenbach (Havertown, Pa.) Jeremiah Marquez (Bradenton, Fla.) Matt Monsibais (Bakersfield, Calif.) Brian Purcell (Barrington, R.I.) Brad Rupsis (Bradenton, Fla.) Aaron Thomas (Downington, Pa.) Steven […]

Note: Home team listed first. Date Game Site March 2 Jamaica vs. USA Kingston March 2 Mexico vs. Canada Mexico City March 16 USA vs. Canada TBA March 16 Costa Rica vs. Mexico San Jose March 23 Costa Rica vs. USA San Jose April 6 Canada vs. El Salvador Vancouver April 13 Mexico vs. Jamaica […]

Dec. 21 in Cartago Costa Rica 2, Trin. & Tobago 1. Goals: Nixon 7; Wanchope 49, 60. Costa Rica — Lonnis, Delgado, Madrigal, Gonzalez, Marin, Ramirez (Soto), R.Myers, Solis, Lopez, Medford (Oviedo), Wanchope (N.Gomez). Trinidad & Tobago — Russell, A.Thomas (Mason), M.Andrews, Elcock, Faustin, Theodore, Charles, L.Andrews (St. Louis), Nixon, Eve, S.John. Att.: n/a.

Pete Waverly, Iowa Are there any plans to make MLS trading cards? RM: Yesssss! I believe there will be full sets of each team available next spring. Last year, a set was produced for those players who were picked for the MLS All-Star Game, but they were not distributed widely. Ivaldo Basso Chicago Doug Logan […]

Asian Cup Championship Match Dec. 21 in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 0 Saudi Arabia 0 (Saudi Arabia wins 4-2 on penalties). Att.: n/a. Third Place Match Iran 1 Kuwait 1 (Iran wins 3-2 on penalties.).

World Cup ’98 Qualifying, CONCACAF Group 1 Dec. 21 in San Salvador, El Salvador Guatemala 2 USA 2. Goals: Funes 10, Plata 44; Preki 7, Hejduk 49. Guatemala — Estrada, Lemus, Miranda, E. Acevedo, Giron, Funes, Jorge Rodas, Machon, Plata, Julio Rodas, M. Acevedo. Subs: Westphal for Funes in 78th minute, R. Ramirez for Plata […]

1971 — Quincy 1972 — Westmont 1973 — Quincy 1974 — Quincy 1975 — Quincy 1976 — Simon Fraser 1977 — Quincy 1978 — Quincy 1979 — Quincy 1980 — Quincy 1981 — Quincy 1982 — Simon Fraser 1983 — Simon Fraser 1984 — West Virginia Wesleyan 1985 — West Virginia Wesleyan 1986 — Sangamon […]

1967 — Dov Markus (Long Island) 1968 — Manny Hernandez (San Jose State) 1969 — Al Trost (St. Louis) 1970 — Al Trost (St. Louis) 1971 — Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1972 — Mike Seerey (St. Louis) 1973 — Dan Counce (St. Louis) 1974 — Farrukh Quraishi (Oneonta State) 1975 — Steve Ralbovsky (Brown) 1976 […]

1988 — Michelle Akers (Central Florida) 1989 — Shannon Higgins (North Carolina) 1990 — April Kater (Massachusetts) 1991 — Kristine Lilly (North Carolina) 1992 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina) 1993 — Mia Hamm (North Carolina) 1994 — Tisha Venturini (North Carolina) 1995 — Shannon MacMillan (Portland) 1996 — Cindy Daws (Notre Dame)

1961 — Dean 1962 — Mitchell 1963 — Trenton 1964 — Mitchell 1965 — Monroe 1966 — Monroe 1967 — Nassau County 1968 — Mercer County 1969 — Florissant Valley 1970 — Florissant Valley 1971 — Florissant Valley 1972 — Meramec 1973 — Florissant Valley 1974 — Essex (Md.) 1975 — Florissant Valley 1976 — […]

1974 — Brockport State 1975 — Babson 1976 — Brandeis 1977 — Lock Haven 1978 — Lock Haven 1979 — Babson 1980 — Babson 1981 — Glassboro State 1982 — UNC Greensboro 1983 — UNC Greensboro 1984 — Wheaton 1985 — UNC Greensboro 1986 — UNC Greensboro 1987 — UNC Greensboro 1988 — UC San […]

1972 — SIU-Edwardsville 1973 — Missouri-St. Louis 1974 — Adelphi 1975 — Baltimore 1976 — Loyola (Md.) 1977 — Alabama A&M 1978 — Seattle Pacific 1979 — Alabama A&M 1980 — Lock Haven 1981 — Tampa 1982 — Florida International 1983 — Seattle Pacific 1984 — Florida International 1985 — Seattle Pacific 1986 — Seattle […]

1959 St. Louis 5, Bridgeport 2 1960 St. Louis 3, Maryland 2 1961 West Chester 2, St. Louis 0 1962 St. Louis 4, Maryland 3 1963 St. Louis 3, Navy 0 1964 Navy 1, Michigan State 0 1965 St. Louis 1, Michigan State 0 1966 San Francisco 5, Long Island 2 1967 Michigan State 0, […]

1987 — Schoolcraft 1988 — Florissant Valley 1989 — Monroe 1990 — Florissant Valley 1991 — Meramec 1992 — Meramec 1993 — Essex (Md.) 1994 — Champlain 1995 — Monroe 1996 — Brevard

1986 — Rochester 1987 — Rochester 1988 — William Smith 1989 — UC San Diego 1990 — Ithaca 1991 — Ithaca 1992 — Cortland State 1993 — Trenton State 1994 — Trenton State 1995 — UC San Diego 1996 — UC San Diego

1988 — Cal State Hayward 1989 — Barry 1990 — Sonoma State 1991 — Cal State Dominguez Hills 1992 — Barry 1993 — Barry 1994 — Franklin Pierce 1995 — Franklin Pierce 1996 — Franklin Pierce

AIWA Champions 1981 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 NCAA Division I Champions 1982 North Carolina 1, Central Florida 0 1983 North Carolina 4, George Mason 0 1984 North Carolina 2, Connecticut 0 1985 George Mason 2, North Carolina 0 1986 North Carolina 2, Colorado College 0 1987 North Carolina 1, Massachusetts 0 1988 North […]

1984 — St. Mary’s (Calif.) 1985 — Westmont 1986 — St. Mary’s (Calif.) 1987 — Berry 1988 — Pacific Lutheran 1989 — Pacific Lutheran 1990 — Berry 1991 — Pacific Lutheran 1992 — Lynn 1993 — Berry 1994 — Lynn 1995 — Lynn 1996 — Simon Fraser

Note: all times are eastern. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 22 Sat. at San Jose 8:00 p.m. March 29 Sat. at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. April 5 Sat. at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. April 12 Sat. New England 7:00 p.m. April 19 Sat. D.C. United 7:00 p.m. April 26 Sat. Columbus 7:00 p.m. May 4 […]

Note: all times are central. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. New England 2:00 p.m. April 5 Sat. San Jose 7:30 p.m. April 13 Sun. at Columbus 2:00 p.m. April 18 Fri. at Kansas City 7:30 p.m. April 20 Sun. Colorado 2:00 p.m. April 23 Wed. at Colorado 8:00 p.m. April 26 Sat. at […]

Note: all times are eastern. Date Day Opponent Kickoff March 29 Sat. Colorado 8:00 p.m. April 5 Sat. at Colorado 4:00 p.m. April 13 Sun. Dallas 3:00 p.m. April 19 Sat. San Jose 7:30 p.m. April 26 Sat. at MetroStars 7:00 p.m. May 3 Sat. at San Jose 10:30 p.m. May 9 Fri. at New […]