Dallas Burn
2001 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumCotton Bowl
MLSCentral Division: 3rd
Overall: 8th
MLS CupLost Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Fire (0–2–1)
U.S. Open CupLost Second Round vs. Seattle Sounders Select (2–3, OT)
Brimstone CupLost vs. Chicago Fire (1–3–2)
Average home league attendance12,574
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The 2001 Dallas Burn season was the sixth season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. Due to the September 11 attacks, the final two games of the season were cancelled.[1] It was the first season under new head coach Mike Jeffries. The season was full of highs and lows. The team set the franchise record for highest attended playoff game on September 23, a record which still stands. The team also had their worst run in the U.S. Open Cup in franchise history, losing to the Seattle Sounders in overtime of the second round.

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chicago Fire 27 16 6 5 50 30 +20 53 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 Columbus Crew 26 13 7 6 49 36 +13 45
3 Dallas Burn 26 10 11 5 48 47 +1 35
4 Tampa Bay Mutiny 27 4 21 2 32 68 −36 14
Source: MLS

Regular season

April 7, 2001 (2001-04-07) 1 Tampa Bay Mutiny 4–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 14, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 15,124
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant referees: Robert Fereday
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
April 14, 2001 (2001-04-14) 2 Dallas Burn 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California
7:00 PM PDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001)
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 13,919
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Jon Wilson
April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21) 3 Chicago Fire 2–3 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
2:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 9,785
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
April 28, 2001 (2001-04-28) 4 Dallas Burn 2–3 MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey
7:00 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2001)
Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 17,543
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Assistant referees: Nathan Clement
May 5, 2001 (2001-05-05) 5 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 13, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 14,504
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes
May 12, 2001 (2001-05-12) 6 Columbus Crew 0–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived May 19, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Jon Wilson
Assistant referees: David Bragg
May 19, 2001 (2001-05-19) 7 Dallas Burn 0–0 (OT) Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
7:00 PM PDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001)
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 15,881
Referee: Roger Sill
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
May 23, 2001 (2001-05-23) 8 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 22, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,505
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Assistant referees: Tom Bobadilla
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
June 2, 2001 (2001-06-02) 9 Miami Fusion 6–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 19, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Marcel Yonan
Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
June 6, 2001 (2001-06-06) 10 Dallas Burn 1–0 Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 21, 2001) Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 5,834
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Craig Lowry
Assistant referees: Jeffery Feulner
June 9, 2001 (2001-06-09) 11 D.C. United 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
12:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 29, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,114
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Assistant referees: Jose Andrade
June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16) 12 Dallas Burn 6–3 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived June 29, 2001)
Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 12,652
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: David Bragg
Assistant referees: Cory Dean
June 23, 2001 (2001-06-23) 13 Columbus Crew 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,940
Referee: Michael Kennedy
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) 14 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
3:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 15, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 16,104
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Assistant referees: Robert Fereday
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) 15 New England Revolution 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 7, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 21,343
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) 16 Dallas Burn 2–2 (OT) Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
4:00 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 10, 2001)
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 18,937
Referee: Brian Hall
Assistant referees: Glenn Prechac
Assistant referees: Steven Davidson
July 14, 2001 (2001-07-14) 17 Dallas Burn 2–3 Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 17, 2001)
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
Assistant referees: George Gansner
July 18, 2001 (2001-07-18) 18 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 26, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Kevin Terry
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
Assistant referees: Jasen Anno
July 21, 2001 (2001-07-21) 19 Dallas Burn 1–2 (OT) Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived July 26, 2001)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 20,357
Referee: Richard Heron
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Assistant referees: Richard Huber
August 4, 2001 (2001-08-04) 20 Dallas Burn 1–5 New England Revolution Foxboro, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT[3]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2001)
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 10,326
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: Steve Taylor
Assistant referees: Bill Dittmar
August 11, 2001 (2001-08-11) 21 MetroStars 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 11,877
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: George Vergara
Assistant referees: Greg Watson
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) 22 Dallas Burn 3–0 Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 18, 2001)
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 19,008
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Steve Taylor
Assistant referees: John Konstantinidis
August 18, 2001 (2001-08-18) 23 Dallas Burn 2–4 Miami Fusion Fort Lauderdale, Florida
7:30 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2001)
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,750
Referee: Paul Tamberino
Assistant referees: Robert Fereday
Assistant referees: Gibby Widner
August 25, 2001 (2001-08-25) 24 Kansas City Wizards 0–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived September 8, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 13,914
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Thomas Supple
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
August 29, 2001 (2001-08-29) 25 Dallas Burn 3–2 (OT) Tampa Bay Mutiny Tampa, Florida
7:00 PM EDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived November 8, 2001)
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Reggie Rutty
Assistant referees: Greg Watson
Assistant referees: Jeffery Feulner
September 8, 2001 (2001-09-08) 26 Dallas Burn 2–2 (OT) Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT[2]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived November 8, 2001)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 24,866
Referee: Noel Kenny
Assistant referees: Chip Reed
Assistant referees: Francisco Sanchez
September 12, 2001 (2001-09-12) 27 Dallas Burn – D.C. United Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT[3] Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to September 11 attacks[1]
September 15, 2001 (2001-09-15) 28 Chicago Fire – Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[3] Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Note: Cancelled due to September 11 attacks[1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) Game 1 Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois
7:30 PM CDT[4]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2001)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,314
Referee: Gus St. Silva
Assistant referees: Steven Davidson
Assistant referees: Francisco Sanchez
September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23) Game 2 Chicago Fire 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
4:00 PM CDT[4]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2001)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 17,149
Referee: Kevin Stott
Assistant referees: Paul Scott
Assistant referees: Misail Tsapos
September 29, 2001 (2001-09-29) Game 3 Dallas Burn 0–2 Chicago Fire Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT[4]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 29, 2001)
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 12,811
Referee: Tim Weyland
Assistant referees: George Gansner
Assistant referees: Richard Huber

U.S. Open Cup

June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27) Second Round Seattle Sounders Select Washington (state) 3–2 (OT) Texas Dallas Burn Duncanville, Texas
  • Foisie 45'
  • Kingsley 69'
  • Ness gold-colored soccer ball 97'
Stadium: Old Panther Field
Attendance: 554

References

  1. ^ a b c "MLS Teleconference: September 13, 2001". MLSNET. Archived from the original on February 11, 2002. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Dallas Burn 2001 Schedule". MLSNET. Archived from the original on December 15, 2000. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "2001 BURN REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE". MLSNET. Archived from the original on June 13, 2001. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "MLS To Resume Action With Playoffs". MLSNET. Archived from the original on September 20, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

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