Dallas Burn
1997 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
Head coachDave Dir
StadiumCotton Bowl
MLSWestern Conference: 3rd
Overall: 5th
MLS CupLost Western Conference Finals vs. Colorado Rapids (0–2)
U.S. Open CupWon Championship vs. D.C. United (1–0)
Average home league attendance9,678
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The 1997 Dallas Burn season was the second season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team also won the U.S. Open Cup during the season.

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W SOW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Wizards 32 14 7 11 57 51 +6 49 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Los Angeles Galaxy 32 14 2 16 55 44 +11 44
3 Dallas Burn 32 13 3 16 55 49 +6 42
4 Colorado Rapids 32 12 2 18 50 59 −9 38
5 San Jose Clash 32 9 3 20 55 59 −4 30
Source: MLS

Regular season

March 29, 1997 (1997-03-29) 1 New England Revolution 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
2:00 PM CST[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998) Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,063
Referee: Raul Dominguez
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
April 5, 1997 (1997-04-05) 2 San Jose Clash 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,195
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Roger Itaya
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
April 13, 1997 (1997-04-13) 3 Dallas Burn 1–2 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
3:00 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 10,662
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Roberto Van de Wyngard
Assistant referees: Richard Eddy
April 18, 1997 (1997-04-18) 4 Dallas Burn 1–2 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 6,272
Referee: John Weselak
Assistant referees: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Alan Shepherd
April 20, 1997 (1997-04-20) 5 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
2:00 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 5,911
Referee: Arturo Angeles
Assistant referees: Andrew Barnes
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
April 23, 1997 (1997-04-23) 6 Dallas Burn 0–1 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT[1] Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 4,120
Referee: Esse Baharmast
Assistant referees: Susan Cicchinelli
Assistant referees: Rudy Bettman
April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26) 7 Dallas Burn 1–1
(4–1 SO)		 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
7:30 PM PDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 15,247
Referee: Ted Covaciou
Assistant referees: Roberto Van De Wyngard
Assistant referees: Bryan Elliott
Shootout
May 4, 1997 (1997-05-04) 8 D.C. United 2–2
(2–3 SO)		 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
4:00 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 12,166
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Richard Heron
Assistant referees: Sergio Vega
Shootout
May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10) 9 Dallas Burn 2–2
(2–1 SO)		 D.C. United Washington, D.C.
4:00 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 15,493
Referee: Zim Boulas
Assistant referees: Laszlo Nagy
Assistant referees: Todd Perry
Shootout
May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) 10 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 15,236
Referee: Zim Boulos
Assistant referees: Susan Cicchinelli
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
May 23, 1997 (1997-05-23) 11 Dallas Burn 3–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
7:30 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium
Attendance: 10,112
Referee: Raul Dominguez
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Assistant referees: Roger O'Brien
June 1, 1997 (1997-06-01) 12 Dallas Burn 1–3 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:00 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 10,242
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: Ted Covaciu-Woods
Assistant referees: Peter Kokolski
June 6, 1997 (1997-06-06) 13 Kansas City Wizards 1–1
(2–1 SO)		 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,014
Referee: Arturo Angeles
Assistant referees: Zekai Akbay
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
Shootout
June 15, 1997 (1997-06-15) 14 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
6:00 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,897
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
June 22, 1997 (1997-06-22) 15 Dallas Burn 2–2
(1–2 SO)		 New England Revolution Foxborough, Massachusetts
3:00 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,819
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant referees: George Vergara
Assistant referees: Fred DeBrun
Shootout
June 28, 1997 (1997-06-28) 16 Dallas Burn 1–3 San Jose Clash San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 11,491
Referee: Raul Dominguez
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Javier Padilla
July 4, 1997 (1997-07-04) 17 D.C. United 3–2 Dallas Burn Cotton Bowl
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Lazlo Nagy
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
July 6, 1997 (1997-07-06) 18 Dallas Burn 3–1 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
2:00 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 9,205
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Assistant referees: Alan Shepherd
July 13, 1997 (1997-07-13) 19 Dallas Burn 2–1 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
3:00 PM EDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Attendance: 12,329
Referee: Robert Sheker
Assistant referees: Paul Tamberino
Assistant referees: Tarek Khan
July 18, 1997 (1997-07-18) 20 San Jose Clash 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,371
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: Scott Weyland
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
July 20, 1997 (1997-07-20) 21 Dallas Burn 4–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Arturo Angeles
Assistant referees: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Kevin Yant
July 25, 1997 (1997-07-25) 22 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 13,136
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
August 2, 1997 (1997-08-02) 23 Kansas City Wizards 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,910
Referee: Zim Boulos
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Assistant referees: Kevin Terry
August 15, 1997 (1997-08-15) 24 Dallas Burn 1–2 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
7:30 PM EDT[3]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 8,329
Referee: Robert Sheker
Assistant referees: Andrew Barnes
Assistant referees: Mario Martinez
August 23, 1997 (1997-08-23) 25 New York/New Jersey MetroStars 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,092
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Roger Sill
Assistant referees: Andrew Barnes
August 31, 1997 (1997-08-31) 26 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
2:00 PM CDT[4]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 4,451
Referee: Raul Dominguez
Assistant referees: Roger Itaya
Assistant referees: Sergio Vega
September 6, 1997 (1997-09-06) 27 Columbus Crew 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Toru Kamikawa
Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) 28 Dallas Burn 1–0 San Jose Clash San Jose, California
7:30 PM PDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 7,955
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: Scott Weyland
Assistant referees: Ricardo Valenzuela
September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14) 29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
2:00 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,032
Referee: Joshua Patlak
Assistant referees: Frank Gorog
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
September 16, 1997 (1997-09-16) 30 Dallas Burn 1–0 New York/New Jersey MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT[5]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,484
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Matt Lawlor
September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19) 31 Dallas Burn 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
7:30 PM PDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 19,421
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Levon Baladjanian
Assistant referees: Theodore Bennett
September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25) 32 New England Revolution 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[6]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,897
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Assistant referees: Sergio Vega

Playoffs

Western Conference semifinals

October 5, 1997 (1997-10-05) Game 1 Dallas Burn 0–0
(2–0 SO)		 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
5:00 PM PDT[7]
Report, archived from the original on January 23, 1998
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 18,921
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Edwin Resendes
Shootout
October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08) Game 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[7]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,248
Referee: Esse Baharmast
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Roger Sill

Western Conference finals

October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12) Game 1 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
12:00 PM CDT[8]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,376
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: Susan Cicchinelli
October 15, 1997 Game 2 Dallas Burn 1–2 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT[8]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 18,452
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant referees: Arthur Reed
Assistant referees: Ted Covaciu-Woods

U.S. Open Cup

July 29, 1997 (1997-07-29) Third Round Dallas Burn Texas 3–0 Louisiana New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers Metarie, Louisiana
7:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Zephyr Field
Attendance: 6,269
Referee: Zim Boulos
Assistant referees: Andrew Barnes
Assistant referees: Mike Williams
August 10, 1997 (1997-08-10) Quarterfinal Dallas Burn Texas 4–1 Illinois Chicago Stingers Arlington Heights, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT[9]
MLS Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
USISL Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 7, 1997)
  • Deck 63'
  • Muhr Yellow card 73'
 Stadium: Forest View Park
Attendance: 3,810
September 2, 1997 (1997-09-02) Semifinal Dallas Burn Texas 2–1 (a.e.t.) New Jersey New York/New Jersey MetroStars New York, New York
7:30 PM EDT[10]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Baker Field
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Richard Grady
Assistant referees: Gerry Corrie
Assistant referees: John Konstantinidis
October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29) Final Dallas Burn Texas 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Washington, D.C. D.C. United Indianapolis, Indiana
7:30 PM EST[6]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived January 23, 1998)
Stadium: Carroll Stadium at IUPUI
Attendance: 9,766
Referee: Richard Grady
Penalties

References

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  2. ^ a b "Los Angeles playing in another Galaxy". MLSNET. July 29, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "MLS teams pursue Cup glory". MLSNET. August 12, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kansas City sets sights on record-setting season". MLSNET. August 26, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "MetroStars announce home schedule revisions". MLSNET. August 15, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Kansas City decides how the West was won; D.C. conquers Eastern Conference". MLSNET. September 23, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "October Storm begins this weekend". MLSNET. September 30, 1997. Archived from the original on January 23, 1998. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "MLS: Conference Finals begin Oct. 12". Soccer America. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "U.S. OPEN CUP QUARTERFINALS BEGIN SUNDAY WITH USISL'S CHICAGO STINGERS HOSTING DALLAS BURN OF MLS". United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues. August 7, 1997. Archived from the original on October 7, 1997. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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