MAKING A LIST: MLS's midseason coach casualties

The 2005 MLS season has seen three coaching casualties. Here's how this season compares with previous years in midseason head coach firings:

2005: 3
Thomas Rongen (Chivas USA), Greg Andrulis (Columbus), Bob Bradley (MetroStars).

2004: 1
Sigi Schmid (Los Angeles).

2003: 1
Mike Jeffries (Dallas).

2002: 1
Fernando Clavijo (New England).

2001: 2
Tom Fitzgerald (Columbus), Alfonso Mondelo (Tampa Bay).

2000: 1
Ivo Wortman (Miami).

1999: 4
Ron Newman (Kansas City), Brian Quinn (San Jose), Octavio Zambrano (Los Angeles), Walter Zenga (New England).

1998: 4
Cacho Cordoba (Miami), John Kowalski (Tampa Bay), Alfonso Mondelo (MetroStars), Thomas Rongen (New England).

1997: 2
Laurie Calloway (San Jose), Lothar Osiander (Los Angeles),

1996: 3
Eddie Firmani (MetroStars), Timo Liekoski (Columbus), Bobby Houghton (Colorado).

Note: MLS comprised of 10 teams in 1996, 1997, 2001-04; 12 teams in 1998-2000 and 2005.