2001 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn

2001 season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head Coach	Mike Jeffries
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
MLS	Central Division: 3rd Overall: 8th
MLS Cup	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Chicago Fire (0 – 2 – 1)
U.S. Open Cup	Lost Second Round vs. Seattle Sounders Select (2 – 3, OT)
Brimstone Cup	Lost vs. Chicago Fire (1 – 3 – 2)
Average home league attendance	12,574
Home colors Away colors
← 2000 2002 →

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 few weeks of the season were cancelled. 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 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in franchise history, losing to the Seattle Sounders in overtime of the second round.

Final Standings

Central Division	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
x - Chicago Fire	27	16	6	5	50	30	20	53
x - Columbus Crew	26	13	7	6	49	36	13	45
x - Dallas Burn	26	10	11	5	48	47	1	35
Tampa Bay Mutiny	27	4	21	2	32	68	-36	14

x - clinched playoff berth

Regular Season

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Dallas Burn

April 7, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	4 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v San Jose Earthquakes

April 14, 2001	Dallas Burn	1 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose, California
				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

Chicago Fire v Dallas Burn

April 21, 2001	Chicago Fire	2 – 3 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v MetroStars

April 28, 2001	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	MetroStars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
				Stadium: Giants Stadium

Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn

May 5, 2001	Colorado Rapids	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

May 12, 2001	Columbus Crew	0 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Los Angeles Galaxy

May 19, 2001	Dallas Burn	0 – 0 (OT)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas Burn

May 23, 2001	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Miami Fusion v Dallas Burn

June 2, 2001	Miami Fusion	6 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Tampa Bay Mutiny

June 6, 2001	Dallas Burn	1 – 0	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

June 9, 2001	D.C. United	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Colorado Rapids

June 16, 2001	Dallas Burn	6 – 3	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
				Stadium: Mile High Stadium

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

June 23, 2001	Columbus Crew	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn

June 30, 2001	Los Angeles Galaxy	0 – 0 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

New England Revolution v Dallas Burn

July 4, 2001	New England Revolution	1 – 1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

July 7, 2001	Dallas Burn	2 – 2 (OT)	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
				Stadium: Crew Stadium

Dallas Burn v Kansas City Wizards

July 14, 2001	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Dallas Burn

July 18, 2001	Tampa Bay Mutiny	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Chicago Fire

July 21, 2001	Dallas Burn	1 – 2 (OT)	Chicago Fire	Chicago, Illinois
				Stadium: Soldier Field

Dallas Burn v New England Revolution

August 4, 2001	Dallas Burn	1 – 5	New England Revolution	Foxboro, Massachusetts
				Stadium: Foxboro Stadium

MetroStars v Dallas Burn

August 11, 2001	MetroStars	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

August 15, 2001	Dallas Burn	3 – 0	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
				Stadium: Crew Stadium

Dallas Burn v Miami Fusion

August 18, 2001	Dallas Burn	2 – 4	Miami Fusion	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
				Stadium: Lockhart Stadium

Kansas City Wizards v Dallas Burn

August 25, 2001	Kansas City Wizards	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

Dallas Burn v Tampa Bay Mutiny

August 29, 2001	Dallas Burn	3 – 2 (OT)	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
				Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Dallas Burn v Chicago Fire

September 8, 2001	Dallas Burn	2 – 2 (OT)	Chicago Fire	Chicago, Illinois
				Stadium: Soldier Field

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Dallas Burn v Chicago Fire

September 20, 2001 Game 1	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Chicago Fire	Chicago, Illinois
			Bocanegra  40' Whitfield  90'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,314

Chicago Fire v Dallas Burn

September 23, 2001 Game 2	Chicago Fire	1 – 1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Beasley  84'		Deering  27'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,149

Dallas Burn v Chicago Fire

September 29, 2001 Game 3	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Chicago Fire	Chicago, Illinois
			Kovalenko  17' Armas  55'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 12,811

U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders Select v Dallas Burn

June 27, 2001 Second Round	Seattle Sounders Select	3 – 2 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Duncanville, Texas
	Foisie  45' Kingsley  69' Ness  97'		Korol  65' Graziani  78'	Stadium: Old Panther Field Attendance: 554

External links

• Season statistics