The 1997 Kansas City Wizards season was the second in team and MLS history. Played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
MLS did not allow matches to end in ties and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 49 even though it is shown below as 63. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points.
Squad
Competitions
Major League Soccer
DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendanceMarch 29, 1997San Jose EarthquakesH2–2 (W)Johnston PrekiApril 5, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyH3–2Takawira Preki ChungApril 12, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyA1–2PrekiApril 18, 1997Dallas BurnH2–1Klopas ChungApril 27, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyH2–2 (L)Johnston WrightMay 3, 1997New England RevolutionA1–2PrekiMay 10, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyH1–0PrekiMay 18, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsA0–1May 22, 1997Columbus CrewH3–1McKeon 2 ChungMay 30, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyA3–1Wright Takawira Own goalJune 6, 1997Dallas BurnA1–1 (W)WrightJune 8, 1997San Jose EarthquakesA3–2Chung Preki 2June 15, 1997San Jose EarthquakesH1–3BowersJune 21, 1997D.C. UnitedH6–1Wright Klopas Chung Preki Bowers RodriguezJune 25, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyH2–2 (W)Wright ChungJune 28, 1997Colorado RapidsA3–3 (W)Takawira 2 JohnstonJuly 4, 1997Columbus CrewA2–1Takawira 2July 6, 1997Dallas BurnH1–3TinsleyJuly 12, 1997New England RevolutionA0–2July 19, 1997D.C. UnitedH3–2Chung 2 TakawiraJuly 26, 1997New England RevolutionH0–0 (W)August 2, 1997Dallas BurnA2–1Chung PrekiAugust 9, 1997Tampa Bay MutinyA2–0Bowers KlopasAugust 17, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsH3–3 (W)Klopas Johnston ChungAugust 24, 1997San Jose EarthquakesA2–2 (W)Preki McKeonAugust 28, 1997Colorado RapidsH1–0PrekiAugust 31, 1997D.C. UnitedA0–2September 6, 1997Colorado RapidsA2–1Johnson KlopasSeptember 12, 1997NY/NJ MetrostarsH0–0 (L)September 14, 1997Columbus CrewA0–4September 26, 1997Colorado RapidsH5–2Johnston 2 McKeon Preki TakawiraSeptember 28, 1997Los Angeles GalaxyA0–2
U.S. Open Cup
MLS Cup Playoffs
Eastern Conference semifinals
Squad statistics No.Pos.NameMLSUSOCPlayoffsTotalMinutesDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueTotal13MF Mark Chung321010203510287131410021MF Matt McKeon314102034427373007009MF Ryan Tinsley3111020341258828260026FW Mo Johnston296102032625642834003FW Paul Wright305101032516461770000GK Mike Ammann2900020310259727770020DF Uche Okafor2701020300238626410011MF Preki271210212913233025550014FW Frank Klopas2751120306196721230012FW Vitalis Takawira288002130921532299006DF Sean Bowers263102029320172287002DF Steve Pittman260102029020682317004DF Richard Gough1700020190145716370017MF Edmundo Rodriguez16100101715435540022FW Brian Johnson14110001519519660018GK Chris Snitko501000602823720016MF John Diffley60000060148148008MF Damian Silvera300000301661660019MF Jake Dancy300000301161160027DF John DeBrito200010305374008FW Jamel Mitchell1000001016160023FW Nino DaSilva10000010121200 Final Statistics
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