The Miami Fusion were an American soccer club that competed in Major League Soccer, the top tier soccer league in the United States and Canada. The team played for four seasons from 1998 through 2001 before the franchise went defunct. [1] The following is a list of seasons completed by the Fusion. [2]
Key
- Key to competitions
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Seasons
| Season | League [3] | Position | Playoffs | USOC |
Average attendance [a] |
Top goalscorer(s) [b] | ||||||||||
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| Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Conf. | Overall | Name(s) | Goals | ||||
| 1998 | 32 | 15 | 17 | – [c] | 46 | 68 | –22 | 35 | 1.09 | 4th | 8th | QF | QF | 10,284 [5] |
Diego Serna
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11 |
| 1999 | 32 | 13 | 19 | – [c] | 42 | 59 | –17 | 29 | 0.91 | 4th | 9th | QF | DNE | 8,689 [6] |
Diego Serna
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10 |
| 2000 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 [d] | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | 1.28 | 3rd | 9th | DNQ | RU | 7,460 [7] |
Diego Serna
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16 |
| 2001 [e] | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 [d] | 57 | 36 | +21 | 53 | 2.04 | 1st | 1st | SF | Ro16 | 11,177 [7] |
Alex Pineda Chacón
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19♦ [f] |
| Total | 122 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 199 | 219 | –20 | 158 | 1.30 | W (1) | W (1) | SF (1) | RU (1) | – |
Diego Serna
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52 [11] |
Notes
- ^ Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
- ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
- ^ a b Before the 2000 Major League Soccer season, matches would be settled in a penalty shootout rather than end in a draw. [4]
- ^ a b From 2000 to 2004, MLS discouraged draws by playing up to two 5-minute periods of golden goal overtime for tied games. [4]
- ^ The final ten games of the 2001 MLS regular season were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks, which included Miami's games against DC United and the NY/NJ MetroStars. [8] [9]
- ^ Chacón won the MLS Golden Boot (47 points) [10]
References
- ^ "Fusion and Mutiny fold". BBC News. January 9, 2002. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "Miami Fusion Stats and History".
- ^ "2024 Fact and Record Book". Major League Soccer. February 2024. p. 31. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ a b Maurer, Pablo (7 May 2020). "The rise and fall of MLS's 35-yard shootout — and why it should be brought back". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "1998 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ "1999 Full Season Stats". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "Miami Fusion FC Stats and History". FBREF. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (14 September 2001). "MLS to omit final games of regular season". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "MLS cancels remainder of regular season". USA Today. Associated Press. September 13, 2001. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ MLS Communications (1 January 2022). "MLS Golden Boot winners". MLS. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Guiterrez, Paul (20 August 2003). "The Late Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.