1996 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn

1996 season

Owner

Lamar Hunt

Head Coach

Dave Dir

Stadium

Cotton Bowl

MLS

Western Conference: 2nd
Overall: 4th

MLS Cup

Lost Semifinals vs. Kansas City Wiz (1 – 2)

U.S. Open Cup

Lost Semifinal vs. D.C. United

Highest home attendance

35,250 vs. Columbus Crew (May 5, 1996)

Lowest home attendance

7,338 vs. Columbus Crew (August 14, 1996)

Average home league attendance

16,012 (regular season)
9,964 (playoffs)

Home colors

Away colors

1997 →

The 1996 Dallas Burn season was the inaugural season of the Major League Soccer team. It was the first time since 1981 that the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had a professional soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Final Standings

Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
Western Conference
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	49	32	15	13	4	59	49	+10
2	Dallas Burn	41	32	12	15	5	50	48	+2
3	Kansas City Wiz	41	32	12	15	5	61	63	−2
4	San Jose Clash	39	32	12	17	3	50	50	0
5	Colorado Rapids	29	32	9	21	2	44	59	−15


	1996 MLS Cup Playoffs

Regular Season

April 14, 1996 1	San Jose Clash	0 – 1 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 27,779

April 18, 1996 2	Kansas City Wiz	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap	Kreis 48' Rodriguez 72' Kerr, Jr. 85'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,405

April 21, 1996 3	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
	Kerr, Jr. 59'	Recap	Balboa 48', 64' Bartlett 57'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 21,711

April 28, 1996 4	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
	Kreis 24' Rodriguez 30'	Recap	Lassiter 81'	Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 14,084

May 1, 1996 5	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
	Rodriguez 43'	Recap	Diaz Arce 15' Etcheverry 53' Rammel 64'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,253

May 5, 1996 6	Columbus Crew	0 – 1 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 35,250

May 11, 1996 7	Dallas Burn	3 – 2	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
	Kreis 27' Kerr, Jr. 79' Rodriguez 85'	Recap	Preki 38', 45'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 17,706

May 18, 1996 8	D.C. United	2 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Sanneh 65' Agoos 90'	Recap	Kreis 40', 82' Sanchez 88'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 23,251

May 23, 1996 9	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Lassiter 82'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,457

May 29, 1996 10	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
		Recap	Henderson 24' Harbor 67'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 10,971

June 2, 1996 11	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Wood 62'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,610

June 8, 1996 12	San Jose Clash	1 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Espinoza 12' Own goal 44'	Recap	Sanchez 15' Kreis 33' Soñora 65'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 25,187

June 15, 1996 13	Colorado Rapids	1 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Harbor 1'	Recap	Sanchez 73'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,704

June 19, 1996 14	Dallas Burn	0 – 1 (SO)	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Recap		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,322

June 23, 1996 15	Dallas Burn	4 – 1	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Lozzano 36' Farrer 48' Santel 60' Haynes 89'	Recap	Keegan 27'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 17,066

June 29, 1996 16	Kansas City Wiz	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Sorber 39'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,615

July 4, 1996 17	D.C. United	1 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Diaz Arce 61'	Recap	Kreis 33'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 16,177

July 7, 1996 18	Dallas Burn	1 – 6	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
	Ashton 69'	Recap	Diaz Arce 3', 48', 61', 63' Rammel 18', 77'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,244

July 10, 1996 19	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Recap		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,416

July 17, 1996 20	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 5	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,665

July 20, 1996 21	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
		Recap		Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,592

July 27, 1996 22	Colorado Rapids	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,081

July 31, 1996 23	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
		Recap		Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 13,190

August 10, 1996 24	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,503

August 14, 1996 25	Columbus Crew	3 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,338

August 22, 1996 26	Dallas Burn	0 – 1 (SO)	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California
		Recap		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,359

August 25, 1996 27	Dallas Burn	3 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
		Recap		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 19,279

September 4, 1996 28	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
		Recap		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,933

September 7, 1996 29	New England Revolution	2 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 18,582

September 11, 1996 30	Dallas Burn	3 – 2 (SO)	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California
		Recap		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,894

September 19, 1996 31	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,569

September 22, 1996 32	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
		Recap		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 18,347

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

September 26, 1996 Game 1	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
	Elliott 21' Ashton 25'	Recap	Johnston 16' McKeon 79' Preki 89'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 4,466

September 29, 1996 Game 2	Kansas City Wiz	1 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Preki 30'	Recap	Kreis 5' Washington 32'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,125

October 2, 1996 Game 3	Kansas City Wiz	3 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Chung 41' Takawira 62'	Recap	Sanchez 27' Elliott 66'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,802

U.S. Open Cup

September 16, 1996 Quarterfinal	Seattle Sounders	2 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Leonetti 3' Hoggan 90' (pen)		Lozzano 58' Elliot 70' Eck 79'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,305

October 27, 1996 Semifinal	D.C. United	2 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Moreno 12', 82'			Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,958

External links

Season statistics

FC Dallas

Frisco, Texas

The Club	History Seasons Records Players All articles

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Dragon Stadium Toyota Stadium

Affiliated clubs	Oklahoma City Energy FC

Culture	Dallas Beer Guardians Lone Star Legion Dallas Football Elite El Matador

Rivalries	Brimstone Cup Lamar Hunt Pioneer Cup Texas Derby

Key personnel	Owner Clark Hunt Technical Director Fernando Clavijo Manager Óscar Pareja

Major honors (1)

Supporters' Shield (1)	2016

U.S. Open Cup (2)	1997 2016

Major League Soccer

Seasons (15)	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1996 in American soccer

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Leagues

Men	MLS A-League USISL (Select League • Professional League • Premier League) NCAA (Division I, Division II, Division III)

Cups

International

Club competitions

1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

National teams

Men	1996 U.S. Cup

Team seasons

MLS

Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
Dallas Burn
D.C. United
Kansas City Wiz
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
NY/NJ MetroStars
San Jose Clash
Tampa Bay Mutiny

A-League

Atlanta Ruckus
Colorado Foxes
Montreal Impact
New York Fever
Rochester Rhinos
Seattle Sounders
Vancouver 86ers

USISL Select

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