The 2001 Major League Soccer season was shortened due to the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commer ...

, with the final weeks' regular season matches canceled. The playoffs, however, were played, and the San Jose Earthquakes won their first

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Standings

*Top eight teams with the highest points per game clinch playoff berth, regardless of division. *Miami Fusion F.C. wins first tiebreaker with Chicago Fire (2-0 in head-to-head competition) *Columbus Crew wins first tiebreaker with San Jose Earthquakes (1-0-1 in head-to-head competition) *Season shortened due to

. Due to the different number of games played, playoff ordering determined by points per game, instead of total points. *Dallas Burn (1.35 ppg) finishes ahead of Kansas City Wizards (1.33 ppg) in points per game

MLS Cup Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

*Points system
Win = 3 Pts.
Loss = 0 Pts.
Draw = 1 Pt. *ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.

Quarterfinals

Chicago Fire advance 7–1 on points. ---- Miami Fusion advance 6–3 on points. ---- Los Angeles Galaxy advance 1-0 in series overtime (SDET) after 4-4 tie on points. ---- San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–0 on points.

Semifinals

---- Los Angeles Galaxy advance 7–1 on points. ---- San Jose Earthquakes advance 6–3 on points.

MLS Cup

*San Jose Earthquakes earns MLS berth to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002. *D.C. United, Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards qualify for CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2001.

Player awards

Player statistics

Top goal scorers

Played for more than one team - Most Recent Team Listed*

Attendance

International Competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup * Kansas City Wizards
2001 edition canceled; Wizards advanced to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002. * Chicago Fire
2001 edition canceled; Fire advance to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002.

Copa Merconorte The Copa Merconorte () was an international football competition organized by CONMEBOL from 1998 to 2001 by clubs from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela and starting in 2000 clubs from the CONCACAF confederation were invited in ...

* MetroStars
Went 3-3-0 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated

Deportivo Italchacao Deportivo Miranda Fútbol Club (previously named Deportivo Italia Fútbol Club, Deportivo Italchacao, Deportivo Petare Fútbol Club and Petare Fútbol Club) is a Venezuelan football club based in Caracas. Formed in 1948 as "Deportivo Italia F.C ...

, 2-0 at home.
Awarded two forfeit wins against

Club Deportivo Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

, after the club refused to travel.
Lost

, 2-1 away.
Lost

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...

, 2-1 away and 1-0 at home. * Kansas City Wizards
Went 1-4-1 in group stage and did not advance.
Defeated

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, 3-2 away, Drew 1-1 at home.
Lost

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

, 4-2 away and 1-0 at home.
Lost Sporting Cristal, 2-1 at home and 2-1 away.

CONCACAF Giants Cup The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international association football club competition held in 2001 to replace CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The cup was for CONCACAF teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club ...

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

Defeated Arnett Gardens, 5-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.
Defeated

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

, 2-1 in semifinals.
Lost Club América, 2-0 in final. *

Columbus Crew The Columbus Crew, formerly known as Columbus Crew SC, is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio. The Crew competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference and began play in 1996 as one ...

Lost

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

, 3-1 on aggregate in quarterfinals.

References

External links

MLS Site
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