1996 season | |||
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Chairman | John Kluge Stuart Subotnick | ||
Manager | Eddie Firmani (until May 24) Carlos Queiroz (after May 28) | ||
MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 7th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Giovanni Savarese (14) All: Giovanni Savarese (14) | ||
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1997 → |
The 1996 season was the first season in New York/New Jersey MetroStars's existence, in the first season of American Major League Soccer. They played their home games at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team played 38 matches in the season including 35 Major League Soccer games and 3 friendlies. Eddie Firmani coached the team for their first eight games before being replaced by Carlos Queiroz.
The team is now known as the New York Red Bulls; the entire organization is known as Red Bull New York.
Players
These totals come from 32 league matches and 3 playoff played in 1996. Only displaying players who capped 5 games or more.
Player | Position | GP (GS) | Minutes | Goals | Assists |
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Rhett Harty | Defender | 34 (34) | 2845 | 1 | 1 |
Peter Vermes | Midfielder | 33 (33) | 2970 | 1 | 1 |
Tony Meola | Goalkeeper | 32 (32) | 2880 | 0 | 0 |
Giovanni Savarese | Striker | 29 (16) | 1702 | 14 | 1 |
Tab Ramos | Midfielder | 28 (28) | 2428 | 3 | 10 |
Nicola Caricola | Defender | 28 (28) | 2357 | 2 | 0 |
Miles Joseph | Midfielder | 27 (26) | 2197 | 4 | 5 |
Jeff Zaun | Defender | 24 (22) | 1795 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Knowles | Midfielder | 24 (17) | 1767 | 0 | 0 |
A.J. Wood | Striker | 23 (15) | 1232 | 5 | 2 |
Cristian da Silva | Midfielder | 22 (13) | 1268 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Johnson | Striker | 21 (12) | 1236 | 4 | 3 |
Roberto Donadoni | Midfielder | 20 (20) | 1800 | 3 | 10 |
Damian Silvera | Midfielder | 17 (9) | 953 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Unger | Midfielder | 16 (12) | 1029 | 1 | 1 |
Ted Gillen | Defender | 16 (10) | 852 | 0 | 0 |
Antony de Ávila | Striker | 11 (10) | 920 | 8 | 3 |
Mickey Kydes | Midfielder | 11 (7) | 556 | 0 | 0 |
Edmundo Rodriguez | Striker | 11 (5) | 473 | 0 | 1 |
Rubén Darío Hernández | Striker | 10 (9) | 836 | 0 | 3 |
Kieron O'Brien | Midfielder | 8 (4) | 311 | 1 | 1 |
Manny Lagos | Midfielder | 6 (6) | 483 | 0 | 2 |
Andrew Restrepo | Defender | 5 (4) | 343 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Brauchle | Midfielder | 5 (3) | 323 | 0 | 0 |
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Results
Regular season
April 13, 1996 (1996-04-13) 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | MetroStars | Pasadena, California |
Report | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 69,255 Referee: Brian Hall |
April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20) 2 | MetroStars | 0–1 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 46,826 Referee: Raul Dominguez |
April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) 3 | MetroStars | 0–2 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 26,416 Referee: Zimmerman Boulos |
May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04) 4 | MetroStars | 3–3 (2–1 SO) | Tampa Bay Mutiny | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 38,621 Referee: Esse Baharmast | ||
Shootout | ||||
May 12, 1996 (1996-05-12) 5 | D.C. United | 1–1 (1–2 SO) | MetroStars | Washington, D.C. |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,722 Referee: Kevin Stott | |||
Shootout | ||||
May 16, 1996 (1996-05-16) 6 | MetroStars | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,121 Referee: Raul Dominguez |
May 19, 1996 (1996-05-19) 7 | New England Revolution | 2–0 | MetroStars | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
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Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,131 Referee: Arturo Angeles |
May 22, 1996 (1996-05-22) 8 | Kansas City Wiz | 2–1 | MetroStars | Kansas City, Missouri |
Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 8,916 Referee: Ali Saheli |
May 30, 1996 (1996-05-30) 9 | MetroStars | 1–2 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 25,322 Referee: Zimmerman Boulos |
June 2, 1996 (1996-06-02) 10 | Dallas Burn | 0–1 | MetroStars | Dallas, Texas |
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Report | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,610 Referee: Kevin Terry |
June 9, 1996 (1996-06-09) 11 | MetroStars | 0–4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 53,250 Referee: Kevin Terry |
June 16, 1996 (1996-06-16) 12 | MetroStars | 0–1 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 18,404 Referee: Kevin Stott |
June 19, 1996 (1996-06-19) 13 | MetroStars | 0–0 (2–0 SO) | Dallas Burn | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,322 Referee: Esse Baharmast | |||
Shootout | ||||
June 26, 1996 (1996-06-26) 14 | MetroStars | 2–0 | Kansas City Wiz | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,103 Referee: Ruben Rodhas |
June 30, 1996 (1996-06-30) 15 | Columbus Crew | 0–4 | MetroStars | Columbus, Ohio |
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Report | Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 17,261 Referee: Rich Grady |
July 4, 1996 (1996-07-04) 16 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | MetroStars | Denver, Colorado |
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Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Esse Baharmast |
July 10, 1996 (1996-07-10) 17 | MetroStars | 3–2 | Dallas Burn | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,416 Referee: Ruben Rodhas |
July 21, 1996 (1996-07-21) 18 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 3–0 | MetroStars | Pasadena, California |
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Report | Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 17,137 Referee: Tim Weyland |
July 24, 1996 (1996-07-24) 19 | San Jose Clash | 0–1 | MetroStars | San Jose, California |
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Report | Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Kevin Stott |
July 28, 1996 (1996-07-28) 20 | MetroStars | 4–1 | San Jose Clash | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 21,212 Referee: Rich Grady |
August 3, 1996 (1996-08-03) 21 | New England Revolution | 1–1 (3–2 SO) | MetroStars | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 20,162 Referee: Arturo Angeles | |||
Shootout | ||||
August 11, 1996 (1996-08-11) 22 | Colorado Rapids | 0–2 | MetroStars | Denver, Colorado |
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Report | Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 8,880 Referee: Esse Baharmast |
August 14, 1996 (1996-08-14) 23 | MetroStars | 4–0 | New England Revolution | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 20,711 Referee: Joshua Patlak |
August 17, 1996 (1996-08-17) 24 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 3–1 | MetroStars | Tampa, Florida |
Report | Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Referee: Frank Gorog |
August 21, 1996 (1996-08-21) 25 | MetroStars | 2–3 | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
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Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 20,416 Referee: Arturo Angeles |
September 1, 1996 (1996-09-01) 26 | Kansas City Wiz | 2–2 (3–1 SO) | MetroStars | Kansas City, Missouri |
Report | Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,139 Referee: Steve Olson | |||
Shootout | ||||
September 4, 1996 (1996-09-04) 27 | MetroStars | 0–2 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 16,102 Referee: Tim Weyland |
September 6, 1996 (1996-09-06) 28 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Metrostars | Washington, D.C. |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Zimmerman Boulos |
September 10, 1996 (1996-09-10) 29 | MetroStars | 3–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 19,111 Referee: Esse Baharmast |
September 15, 1996 (1996-09-15) 30 | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | MetroStars | Columbus, Ohio |
Report | Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 31,550 Referee: Robert Sheker |
September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18) 31 | MetroStars | 1–0 | Columbus Crew | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Kevin Terry |
September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21) 32 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 4–1 | MetroStars | Tampa, Florida |
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Stadium: Houlihan's Stadium Attendance: 11,145 Referee: Frank Gorog |
Playoffs
Conference semifinals
September 24, 1996 (1996-09-24) Game 1 | MetroStars | 2–2 (6–5 SO) | D.C. United | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Report | Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,416 Referee: Esse Baharmast | |||
Shootout | ||||
September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27) Game 2 | D.C. United | 1–0 | MetroStars | Washington, D.C. |
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Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 21,442 Referee: Paul Tamberino |
October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02) Game 3 | D.C. United | 2–1 | MetroStars | Washington, D.C. |
Report | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,423 Referee: Brian Hall |
Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
Date | Home | Away | Score | Metro Goal(s) |
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May 24 | MetroStars | Fiorentina | 0–4 | |
June 5 | MetroStars | Sporting Lisbon | 1–1 | Wood |
November 15 | Pennsylvania Natives | MetroStars | 1–2 | Savarese 2 |
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Final standings
Place | Eastern Conference | P | W | (so) | L | (so) | F | A | GD | Points |
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1 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 32 | 20 | (1) | 12 | (3) | 66 | 51 | +15 | 58 |
2 | D.C. United | 32 | 16 | (1) | 16 | (3) | 62 | 56 | +6 | 46 |
3 | NY/NJ MetroStars | 32 | 15 | (3) | 17 | (2) | 45 | 47 | -2 | 39 |
4 | Columbus Crew | 32 | 15 | (4) | 17 | (5) | 59 | 60 | -1 | 37 |
5 | New England Revolution | 32 | 15 | (6) | 17 | (2) | 43 | 56 | -13 | 33 |
Place | Western Conference | P | W | (so) | L | (so) | F | A | GD | Points |
1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 32 | 19 | (4) | 13 | (4) | 59 | 49 | +10 | 49 |
2 | Dallas Burn | 32 | 17 | (5) | 15 | (3) | 50 | 48 | +2 | 41 |
3 | Kansas City Wiz | 32 | 17 | (5) | 15 | (2) | 61 | 63 | -2 | 41 |
4 | San Jose Clash | 32 | 15 | (3) | 17 | (6) | 50 | 50 | 0 | 39 |
5 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | 11 | (2) | 21 | (4) | 44 | 59 | -15 | 29 |