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Football league season
1997 Major League Soccer season
Season
1997
MLS Cup
D.C. United (2nd title)
Supporters' Shield
D.C. United (1st shield)
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
D.C. United Colorado Rapids
Matches played
160
Goals scored
522 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer
Jaime Moreno (16 goals)
Longest winning run
Kansas City Wizards Games: 7 (07/19 – 08/31)
Longest losing run
New England Revolution Games: 9 (07/20 – 09/12)
Highest attendance
57,407 NE 2–1 TB (April 20, 1997)
Lowest attendance
4,120 COL 1–0 DAL (April 23, 1997)
Total attendance
2,336,889
Average attendance
14,606
← 1996
1998 →
D.C. United
MetroStars
Tampa Bay
Columbus
New England
Colorado
Dallas
Los Angeles
Kansas City
San Jose
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Locations of teams for the 1997 Major League Soccer season Western Conference Eastern Conference
The 1997 Major League Soccer season was the second season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 85th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 19th with a national first-division league.
Following the 1996 season, the Wiz changed names, becoming the Wizards, following legal action from electronics retailer The Wiz.
The regular season began on March 29, and concluded on September 28. The 1997 MLS Cup Playoffs began on October 4, and concluded with MLS Cup 1997 on October 26. D.C. United won their first Supporters' Shield and defended their MLS Cup championship becoming the first team to win back-to-back cups.
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