The 1996 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 14, 1996. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 3–2, with goals from Tab Ramos, Giovanni Savarese and Steve Pittman while Preki and Jason Kreis scored for the MLS All-Stars West. MLS All-Stars East midfielder Carlos Valderrama was named as the game's Most Valuable Player. Kevin Stott refereed the game, which was attended by 78,416 spectators.
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GK 1 Tony Meola DF 5 Martín Vásquez DF 12 Jeff AgoosDF 18 Cle Kooiman DF 22 Alexi LalasMF 7 Roberto Donadoni MF 9 Carlos ValderramaMF 10 Tab Ramos FW 11 Roy Lassiter FW 16 WéltonFW 20 Brian McBrideSubstitutions:GK 23 Mark Dougherty DF 3 Steve Pittman MF 8 Marco Etcheverry MF 15 Doctor Khumalo FW 17 Giovanni Savarese FW 14 Steve Rammel Coach: Thomas Rongen
GK 9 Jorge Campos DF 3 John DoyleDF 4 Robin FraserDF 6 Dan Calichman MF 8 PrekiMF 10 Mauricio Cienfuegos MF 12 Cobi Jones MF 14 Leonel ÁlvarezMF 15 Jason KreisFW 11 Eric Wynalda FW 29 Eduardo Hurtado Substitutions:GK 1 Mark Dodd DF 22 Diego Soñora MF 16 Paul Bravo MF 7 Mark Santel FW 12 Digital Takawira FW 26 Mo Johnston Coach: Lothar Osiander
Most Valuable Player: Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Assistant referees: Arthur Reed Gregory Barkey Fourth official: Ruben RodhasMatch rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
External links All-Star Game flashback, 1996 at MLSsoccer.com