2001 Miami Fusion season

Miami Fusion F.C.
2000 season
CoachEngland Ray Hudson
Major League Soccer1st in Eastern Division
Supporters' ShieldWinners
U.S. Open CupThird round
MLS Cup PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerAlex Pineda Chacón (19)
Average home league attendance11,177

The 2001 Miami Fusion season was the fourth and final season of the Miami Fusion's existence. They competed in Major League Soccer and played their home matches at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They won the club's first and only trophy by securing the Supporters' Shield as the team with the best regular season record. Outside of MLS, they competed in the U.S. Open Cup where they were eliminated by Columbus Crew in the Third Round. Due to financial problems, the club folded in January 2002.[1]

Non-competitive

Friendlies

January 20 Miami Fusion United States 1–4 Scotland Rangers Fort Lauderdale, FL
Williams 26' Miller 3', 21', 57', 85' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
May 12 Miami Fusion United States 0–5 England Fulham Homestead, FL
Saha 43' (pen.)
Clark 57'
Štolcers 65'
Betsy 84'
Lewis 85'		 Stadium: Homestead Sports Complex

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2001 Major League Soccer season

Match results

April 7 1 Miami Fusion 2–1 Colorado Rapids Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 68', 72' Spencer 50' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 10,411
April 14 2 New England Revolution 0–1 Miami Fusion Foxborough, MA
Marshall 55' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,576
April 18 3 Kansas City Wizards 2–1 Miami Fusion Kansas City, MO
Brown 73'
Johnston 77'		 Pineda Chacón 72' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 4,420
April 21 4 Miami Fusion 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ibsen 39' (o.g.)
Pineda Chacón 45'		 Russell 51' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,096
April 28 5 Miami Fusion 1–0 New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 80' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 14,381
May 5 6 Columbus Crew 0–0 Miami Fusion Columbus, OH
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,975
May 19 7 Miami Fusion 3–1 Tampa Bay Mutiny Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki 34' (pen.)
Mastroeni 38'
Serna 75'		 Valderrama 26' (pen.) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 12,412
May 23 8 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Miami Fusion Denver, CO
Rooney 79' Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 6,295
May 26 9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–4 Miami Fusion Tampa, FL
Rooney 20'
Henderson 26'
Serna 67', 90'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 12,988
May 30 10 Miami Fusion 2–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki 11'
Rooney 71'		 Albright 54' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,524
June 2 11 Dallas Burn 2–6 Miami Fusion Dallas, TX
Rhine 8'
Marshall 79'		 Marshall 2'
Serna 25', 84', 87'
Pineda Chacón 34'
Mastroeni 52'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,049
June 9 12 Miami Fusion 5–1 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 22', 83'
Serna 49', 89'
Preki 66'		 McKeon 70' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,154
June 16 13 Miami Fusion 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna 10', 80'
Rooney 53'		 Lalas 28'
Bishop 35' (o.g.)
Cienfuegos 45'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,846
June 30 14 Miami Fusion 4–3 Columbus Crew Miami, FL
Preki 29'
Rooney 36'
Serna 42'
Pineda Chacón 49'		 Washington 28'
Buddle 55'
Maisonneuve 89'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 14,856
July 4 15 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Miami Fusion San Jose, CA
Corrales 57' Preki 21' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,847
July 7 16 Miami Fusion 0–3 Metrostars Miami, FL
Villegas 56'
Valencia 67', 73'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 22,370
July 14 17 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Miami Fusion Pasadena, CA
Hernández 8'
Frye 85'
Vanney 90+1'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 16,207
July 18 18 Miami Fusion 2–1 Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marshall 23'
Serna 36'		 Daniv 72' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,092
July 21 19 Miami Fusion 1–1 New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rooney 42' Williams 54' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
August 1 20 D.C. United 2–2 Miami Fusion Washington, D.C.
Thompson Conteh 30', 33' Pineda Chacón 55'
Serna 74'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,391
August 4 21 Metrostars 2–1 Miami Fusion East Rutherford, NJ
Faria 3'
Chung 78'		 Preki 49' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 41,794
August 11 22 New England Revolution 1–4 Miami Fusion Foxborough, MA
Okoh 6' Pineda Chacón 16'
Preki 27'
Henderson 35'
Serna 68'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,003
August 15 23 Chicago Fire 1–2 Miami Fusion Chicago, IL
Kovalenko 32' Pineda Chacón 15'
Serna 38'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,737
August 18 24 Miami Fusion 4–2 Dallas Burn Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 36', 78'
Preki 51'
Henderson 90'		 Kreis 23'
Deering 56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,750
August 25 25 Miami Fusion 2–3 Metrostars Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 9', 78' Faria 48'
Villegas 84'
Hernández 90+1'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 18,247
September 8 26 Miami Fusion 3–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón 3', 26', 70' Lisi 64' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,219

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 22 Game 1 Miami Fusion 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna 28'
Pineda Chacón 53'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,281
September 26 Game 2 Kansas City Wizards 3–0 Miami Fusion Kansas City, MO
Lowe 24'
McKeon 31'
Gomez 49'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
September 29 Game 3 Miami Fusion 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki 14'
Henderson 71'		 Lowe 13' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,119

Semifinals

October 10 Game 1 Miami Fusion 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki 53' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,236
October 14 Game 2 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Miami Fusion San Jose, CA
Donovan 16'
Russell 57'
Lagos 69'
De Rosario 89'		 Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 16,119
October 17 Game 3 Miami Fusion 0–1 (a.e.t.) San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dayak gold-colored soccer ball 94' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,242

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2001 U.S. Open Cup
June 27 Second Round Miami Fusion (MLS) Florida 4–0 Florida Uruguay SC (USASA) Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna 18'
Henderson 24'
Simmonds 32'
Alavanja 43'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA)
July 11 Third Round Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 2–1 Florida Miami Fusion (MLS) Columbus, OH
Cunningham 52', 89' Rooney 24' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Noel Kenny (USA)

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Jeff Cassar
2 MF England ENG Ian Woan
3 DF United States USA Carlos Llamosa[3]
4 MF Palestine PLE Shaker Asad
5 MF United States USA Kyle Beckerman
6 MF England ENG Ian Bishop
7 DF United States USA Brian Dunseth
8 DF South Africa RSA Ivan McKinley
9 MF United States USA Lazo Alavanja
10 FW Honduras HON Alex Pineda Chacón
11 MF United States USA Preki[4]
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW United States USA Pete Marino
14 MF United States USA Jim Rooney
15 DF Jamaica JAM Tyrone Marshall
16 FW Jamaica JAM Greg Simmonds
17 FW Colombia COL Diego Serna
18 GK United States USA Nick Rimando
19 MF United States USA Chris Henderson
22 MF Colombia COL Johnny Torres
23 MF United States USA Jeff Bilyk
25 MF United States USA Pablo Mastroeni[5]
27 MF United States USA Randy Merkel (on loan from Atlanta Silverbacks)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF United States USA Leo Cullen (to New England Revolution)
4 DF United States USA Tim Sahaydak (released)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF United States USA Judah Cooks (on loan from Charleston Battery)

References

  1. ^ "Fusion and Mutiny fold". BBC News. January 9, 2002. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Miami Fusion - 2001".
  3. ^ Llamosa was born in Palmira, Colombia, but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalized citizen and made his international debut for the United States in November 1998.
  4. ^ Preki was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalized citizen and made his international debut for the United States in November 1996.
  5. ^ Mastroeni was born in Mendoza, Argentina, but also qualified to represent the United States after becoming a naturalized citizen and made his international debut for the United States in June 2001.
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