Monthly Archives: August 1997

The following is the Soccer America 1997 Men’s Collegiate Preseason Top 20 as compiled by the editorial staff of Soccer America. Rank/Team Record ’96 Final Rank 1. St. John’s 22-2-2 8 2. Indiana 15-3-3 4 3. Maryland 14-6-3 12 4. Virginia 16-3-3 3 5. Florida International 17-5-2 9 6. Creighton 17-4-2 nr 7. Washington 15-3-1 […]

The following is the Soccer America 1997 Women’s Preseason Collegiate Top 20 as compiled by the editorial staff of Soccer America. Rank/Team Record ’96 Final Rank 1. North Carolina 25-1-0 2 2. Notre Dame 24-2-0 1 3. Portland 19-1-2 3 4. Connecticut 22-3-0 4 5. Nebraska 23-1-0 5 6. Santa Clara 18-4-2 8 7. Virginia […]

Aug. 19 in Washington, D.C. D.C. United (MLS) 2 Tampa Bay (MLS) 0. Goals: Wegerle (Vaudreuil) 56, Iroha (Sanneh, Harkes) 89. D.C. United — Garlick, Vaudreuil, Pope, Llamosa, Agoos, Kelderman (Kamler, 80), Sanneh, Maessner, Harkes, Marsch (Iroha, 67), Wegerle. Tampa Bay — Budnick, Hejduk, Yallop, Kooiman, Duhaney (Shannon, 83), Vasquez, Ralston, Vargas, Gilmar, Harte (Ferruzzi, […]

Northeast Division Semifinals Aug. 16 in Teaneck, N.J. North Jersey 0 Central Jersey 1 (SO) Aug. 16 in East Providence, R.I. Rhode Island 1 New Hampshire 2 (OT) Championship Aug. 23 in Keene, N.H. New Hampshire vs. Central Jersey Mid-Atlantic Division Semifinals Aug. 15 in Newtown Square, Pa. Philadelphia 1 Baltimore 2 Aug. 16 in […]

D.C. United players Mario Gori and Raul Diaz Arce were arrested on the afternoon of Aug. 17 in connection with the sexual assault of a woman in Columbus, Ohio, police said Aug. 18. Argentine defender Gori is accused of rape, while Salvadoran forward Diaz Arce is charged with complicity to rape. Police have released few […]

Aug. 14 in Foxboro, Mass. New England 1 Los Angeles 1 (Los Angeles wins shootout 3-2). Goals: McKinley (Naveda) 90; Welton 9. New England — Causey (8), Burns (5), Lalas (5), Okaroh (6), Squadrone (5), Baba (5), McKinley (6), Naveda (5), Chronopoulos (5), Galderisi (6), Kerr (5). Subs: Wise (6) for Kerr in 46th minute, […]

Aug. 17 in Guadalajara Guadalajara (Mexico) 1 Cartagines (Costa Rica) 0. Goal: Robles 35. Guadalajara — Zuniga, Zarate, J.Sanchez, Romero, Robles, Coyote, Ramirez, Chavez, Jauregui, Napoles (Garcia, 63), Martinez (Castro, 63). Cartagines — Barrantes, Contreras, Ulate (Alvarado, 23), M.Sanchez, Peynado, Mena, Lopez, F.Segura (Jiminez, 70), Lima (G.Segura, 55), Gomez, Quiroz. Att.: n/a. Semifinal Pairings Aug. […]

Group 1 Aug. 16 in Bobo Dialassou Burkina Faso 2 (Zongo 26, Sanou 80) Kenya 4 (Suelman 8, Were 44, Soungati 70, 77). Half: 1-2. Att.: n/a. Aug. 17 in Conakry Guinea 1 (Camara 64) Nigeria 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: n/a. Final Standings TEAM GP W T L GF GA P Nigeria 6 4 1 […]

Results Kansas City 4 MetroStars 3 (SO) Los Angeles 2 San Jose 3 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 16 9 42 54 42 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 New England 24 12 12 28 28 36 Columbus 24 10 14 26 31 33 MetroStars 22 7 […]

Aug. 16 in Mexico City Cruz Azul (Mexico) 5 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) 0. Goals: Galindo 4, 55, Yegros 40, Hermosillo 54, Palencia 76. Cruz Azul — Navarro, O.Rodriguez, M.Gonzalez, Fuentes, Leal, Ramirez, Barra (Moreno, 67), Galindo (Palencia, 60), J.Rodriguez, Yegros, Hermosillo (O.Gonzalez, 64) Comunicaciones — Estrada, Fernandez, Leon, Miranda, Molina, Jorge Rodas, Guthrie (Gomez, 46), Fonseca, […]

Results Columbus 2 D.C. United 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 25 16 9 42 54 42 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 New England 24 12 12 28 28 36 Columbus 24 10 14 26 31 33 MetroStars 21 7 14 19 24 37 Shootout records: Tampa […]

With African World Cup Qualifying entering its final weekend, here’s a chance to look back at the entire qualifying campaign up to now. First Round, First Leg May 31, 1996 in Nouakchott Mauritania 0 Burkina Faso 0. Att.: 8,000. June 1 in Blantyre Malawi 0 South Africa 1. Goal: Tinkler 20. Att.: 7,000. June 1 […]

Results Tampa Bay 2 Dallas 1 Colorado 2 MetroStars 0 Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 24 16 8 42 54 40 Tampa Bay 25 14 11 36 43 44 New England 24 12 12 28 28 36 Columbus 23 9 14 23 29 33 MetroStars 21 7 14 19 24 […]

The MetroStars have announced their revised home schedule for the remainder of the 1997 MLS season. Previously postponed games against New England and Dallas have been rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 9, and Tuesday, Sept. 16 respectively. Home dates against San Jose (Aug. 29) and Columbus (Sept. 25) will remain unchanged. All four games will be […]

Univision will air the two remaining quarterfinal matches in the 1997 CONCACAF Champions Cup live this weekend. The Cruz Azul vs. Comunicaciones match has been moved to 1:00 p.m. (ET) in Mexico City on Aug. 16, and will be shown live. The Aug. 17 match between Guadalajara and Cartagines remains at 1:00 (ET) in Guadalajara. […]

Aug. 13 in Toftir Torshavn (Faroe Isl.) 1 (Arge 19) Apoel Nicosia (Cyprus) 1 (Alexis 40). Half: 1-1. Att.: 100. Aug. 14 in Valletta Hibernians (Malta) 0 Vestmannaeyjar (Iceland) 1 (Johanesson 70). Half: 0-0. Att.: 800. Aug. 14 in Helsinki HJK Helsinki (Finland) 1 (Helin 59) Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 5,140. […]

MLS Television Schedule for Aug. 14-17 Date Matchup Kickoff (ET) Channel Aug. 14 Los Angeles at New England 7:30 p.m. Fox Sports West; WABU-Boston Aug. 15 Dallas at Tampa Bay 7:30 p.m. NO TV Aug. 15 MetroStars at Colorado 9:00 p.m. MSG network Aug. 16 D.C. United at Columbus 7:30 p.m. Home Team Sports Aug. […]

Libertadores Cup: Final, Second Leg Aug. 13 in Belo Horizonte Cruzeiro (Brazil) 1 (Elivelton 75) Sporting Cristal (Peru) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 95,472. (Cruzeiro wins 1-0 on aggregate.)

Aug. 13 in Gothenburg IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) 3 (Pettersson 55, Karlsson 58, Eriksson 89) Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) 0. Half: 0-0. Att.: 23,000. Aug. 13 in Salzburg SV Salzburg (Austria) 0 Sparta Prague (Czech Rep.) 0. Att.: 8,000. Aug. 13 in Jerusalem Betar Jerusalem (Israel) 0 Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 0. Att.: 12,000. Aug. 13 in Kosice […]

Results New England 1 Los Angeles 2 (SO) Standings EASTERN GP W L P GF GA D.C. United 24 16 8 42 54 40 Tampa Bay 24 13 11 33 41 43 New England 24 12 12 28 28 36 Columbus 23 9 14 23 29 33 MetroStars 20 7 13 19 24 35 Shootout […]

After a meeting of the MLS management committee Aug. 12-13, details of the MLS conference alignment, expansion draft and schedule for 1998 have been worked out, MLS Commissioner Doug Logan announced Aug. 14. Conference Alignment MLS will feature two six team conferences in 1998, with the expansion Miami Fusion joining the Eastern Conference and the […]

Costa Rica, the next U.S. opponent in World Cup qualifying, is looking for a new coach after the resignation of Argentine Horacio Cordero. The Ticos, considered one of the favorites to qualify for the ’98 World Cup, lost to Canada 1-0 and tied El Salvador 0-0 at home in their last two games. They face […]

Goalkeeper Mike Ammann (3) Kansas City Defenders Tom Dooley (4) Columbus Mario Gori (1) D.C. United Marcelo Balboa (5) Colorado Midfielders John Harkes (4) D.C. United Marco Etcheverry (6) D.C. United Mark Chung (5) Kansas City Frank Klopas (2) Kansas City David Patino (2) Colorado Forwards Jaime Moreno (6) D.C. United Wolde Harris (2) Colorado […]

Second Preliminary Round, First Leg Aug. 12 in Jablonec Jablonec (Czech Rep.) 1 (Hromadko 20) Oerebro (Sweden) 1 (Sahlin 67). Half: 1-0. Att.: 2,792. Aug. 12 in Minsk Dynamo Minsk (Belarus) 0 Lillestroem (Norway) 2 (Mamadu 42, pen. 75). Half: 0-1. Att.: 1,200. Aug. 12 in Nova Gorica HIT Gorica (Slovenia) 3 (Osterc 62, 64, […]

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