Monthly Archives: May 1997

1997 W-League Divisional Alignment Northeast Division — Boston Renegades, Buffalo Ffillies, Connecticut Lady Wolves, Long Island Lady Riders, New York Magic, Rhode Island Rays, Rochester Ravens. Mid-Atlantic Division — Central Jersey Splash, Delaware Genies, Hampton Roads Piranhas, Maryland Pride, New Jersey Wildcats, Philadelphia Frenzy. South Division — Alabama Angels, Atlanta Classics, Carolina Speed, Dallas Lightning, […]

Group 5 May 25 in Tashkent Uzbekistan 6 (Shirshov 5, Khasanov 15, Lebedev 36, 75, Fyodorov 43, Irismetov 59) Cambodia 0. Half: 4-0. Att.: 50,000. TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Yemen 4 2 1 1 8 1 7 Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 7 0 6 Indonesia 3 1 2 0 9 […]

Results Colorado 1 New England 2 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 10 7 3 17 20 11 Columbus 10 6 4 14 15 12 New England 10 6 4 14 10 14 Tampa Bay 9 5 4 13 14 14 MetroStars 10 4 6 10 9 12 Shootout records: Tampa […]

A-League Western Conference Pacific GP W L GF GA P Seattle 9 6 3 12 8 16 California 5 4 1 12 4 12 Colorado 6 4 2 16 12 12 Orange Cty. 6 2 4 7 12 6 El Paso 8 3 5 8 14 5 Central GP W L GF GA P Milwaukee […]

Results Tampa Bay 1 Dallas 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 10 7 3 17 20 11 Columbus 10 6 4 14 15 12 Tampa Bay 9 5 4 13 14 14 New England 9 5 4 11 8 13 MetroStars 10 4 6 10 9 12 Shootout records: Tampa […]

The consensus choice among college coaches as the top incoming freshman in the country this fall is midfielder Jason Moore, who at 18 is already a seasoned veteran of the U.S. national team system. Moore has long caught the wandering eyes of college coaches at youth tournaments, as it was visible early in his development […]

Texas has been producing top-level women’s talent forever, it seems. You look at the U.S. national team and see Dallas native Carla Overbeck. Former U.S. player (and current Clemson coach) Tracey Leone is also from Dallas. SMU flourished in the early ’90s with homegrown strikers Lisa Cole and Kara Lee. Texas A&M’s rise to prominence […]

Results D.C. United 3 San Jose 1 Kansas City 3 Columbus 1 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 10 7 3 17 20 11 Columbus 10 6 4 14 15 12 Tampa Bay 8 5 3 13 13 11 New England 9 5 4 11 8 13 MetroStars 10 4 6 […]

May 21 in Pasadena, Calif. Los Angeles (MLS) 1 Aston Villa (England) 1. Goals: Welton (Jara) 59; Collymore (Draper) 75. Los Angeles — Hartman, Caligiuri, Calichman, Fraser, Pena, Jolley, J.Jones, Vanney, Cienfuegos, Razov, Hurtado. Subs: Jara for Calichman in 46th minute, Semioli for Fraser in 46th, C.Jones for J.Jones in 46th, Armas for Cienfuegos in […]

TV Schedule for May 22-25 Date Game Kickoff (ET) Channel May 22 San Jose at D.C. United 7:30 p.m. live on MLS/ESPN Shootout; HTS delayed (May 23, 7:30 p.m.) May 22 Columbus at Kansas City 8:30 p.m. SportsChannel OHio May 23 Dallas at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports Southwest May 24 New England at […]

Two of American soccer’s leading pioneers in the late ’60s and ’70s head the list of six new inductees into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Longtime NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam and Walter Chyzowych, the first full-time U.S. national team coach, will join 209 Hall of Famers inducted since 1950. Woosnam, who also coached the […]

Features Year 2 Of MLS — The Story So Far By Ridge Mahoney Can The Burn Corral Fans In Big D? By Mike Woitalla Child’s Play In Dallas Has Professional Edge By Mike Woitalla Q&A: Billy Hicks: Slow Start Was Expected Interview by Mike Woitalla Valderrama Remains A Family Man At Heart By Bill Ward […]

Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann (1) Colorado Defenders Marcelo Balboa (3) Colorado Jorge Salcedo (2) Columbus Mark Santel (2) Dallas Dan Calichman (2) Los Angeles Midfielders Chris Armas (1) Los Angeles Diego Sonora (1) Dallas Alain Sutter (2) Dallas Strikers Shaun Bartlett (1) Colorado Marcelo Carrera (1) Columbus Dante Washington (2) Dallas Ç In parentheses is the […]

Note: all times eastern; times, dates, telecasts subject to change Thursday, May 22 Columbus at Kansas City 8:30 San Jose at D.C. United 7:30 Friday, May 23 Dallas at Tampa Bay 7:30 Saturday, May 24 New England at Colorado 8:00 ESPN2 Sunday, May 25 Tampa Bay at MetroStars 7:30 Columbus at Los Angeles 10:30 Thursday, […]

MLS will make eight changes to the 1997 schedule, commissioner Doug Logan announced May 21. Two changes require the movement of a game date: D.C. United’s game at Tampa Bay on August 23 will now be played on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) to allow the defending MLS champion to compete in the CONCACAF […]

Fans now have their first opportunity to buy tickets to MLS Cup ’97 (which will be played on October 26 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.) through a special four-game package now available. The package includes any two D.C. United home games, the first home D.C. playoff game, and MLS Cup ’97, regardless of whether […]

The following is the roster named for the U.S. Women’s Cup ’97 by head coach Tony DiCicco: No. Name Pos. Hometown (College) 1 Briana Scurry G Dayton, Minn. (Massachusetts) 2 Thori Staples D Joppatowne, Md. (N.C. State) 3 Christie Pearce D Point Pleasant, N.J. (Monmouth) 4 Lorrie Fair D Los Altos, Calif. (North Carolina)* 5 […]

Group 8 May 21 in Dublin Ireland 5 Liechtenstein 0. Goals: Connolly 28, 35, 41, Cascarino 60, 78. Ireland — Given, Kenna, Harte, Cunningham, Staunton, Kelly, Houghton (Cascarino, 54), Keane, Townsend, Kennedy (Fleming, 64), Connolly (Goodman, n/a). Liedchtenstein — Heeb, Hefti, Stocklasa, Hanselmann (Ackerman, 80), Telser (Verling, 59), C. Frick, M. Frick (Ospelt, 46), Hasler, […]

UEFA Cup Final, Second Leg May 21 in Milan Inter Milan (Italy) 1 Schalke (Germany) 0. Goal: Zamorano 84. (Aggregate: 1-1; Schalke wins 4-1 on penalties.) Inter — Pagliuca, Bergomi (Angloma, 71), Paganin, Fresi, Pistone, Ince, Sforza (Winter, 81), Zanetti (Berti, 120), Djorkaeff, Zamorano, Ganz. Schalke — Lehmann, Thon, Linke, De Kock, Eigenrauch, Latal (Held, […]

D3 Pro League Standings Northeast GP W L GF GA P New Hamp. 6 5 1 12 8 13 Cent. Jersey 4 3 1 10 7 9 Vermont 3 2 1 4 1 6 N.Y. Cap. Dist. 4 2 2 4 4 6 No. Jersey 5 2 3 12 9 6 Rhode Island 4 1 […]

Group 5 May 16 in Sanaa Yemen 7 (Abdul-Hafidh 6, 14, 45, pen. 83, Shayef 48, Faei 55, Said 64) Cambodia 0. Half: 3-0. Att.: 25,000. Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Yemen 4 2 1 1 8 1 7 Indonesia 3 1 2 0 9 1 5 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 […]

U.S. Women’s U-20s Coach Lauren Gregg is gathering the U.S. women’s U-20 national team for a training camp May 21-28 in Chula Vista, Calif. The camp will include a match against the Australian women’s U-21 squad on May 27. The U.S. is preparing for the 1997 Nordic Cup in August, where they will square off […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 4 4 0 7 2 12 Long Island 6 4 2 8 5 10 Montreal 3 2 1 5 0 6 Toronto 4 2 2 9 8 6 Worcester 5 2 3 6 8 6 Connecticut 4 2 2 4 5 4 Atlantic GP […]

May 16 in San Jose, Calif. San Jose 1 New England 1 (New England wins shootout 3-0). Goals: Dayak (Kinnear) 7; Baba (Naveda) 52. San Jose — Salzwedel (4), Martin (5), Dayak (5), Draguicevich (5), Emenalo (6), Urbanyi (6), Medved (6), Kinnear (6), Sullivan (6), Lozzano (5), Guzman (5). Subs: Cruz (5) for Emenalo in […]

Standings Eastern Conference Northeast GP W L GF GA P Rochester 4 4 0 7 2 12 Long Island 6 4 2 8 5 10 Montreal 3 2 1 5 0 6 Toronto 4 2 2 9 8 6 Worcester 5 2 3 6 8 6 Connecticut 4 2 2 4 5 4 Atlantic GP […]