2001 Miami Fusion season

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]

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
← 2000

Non-competitive

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Friendlies

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

Competitive

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Major League Soccer

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Match results

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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

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Quarterfinals

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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

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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   94' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,242

U.S. Open Cup

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June 27 Second Round Miami Fusion (MLS)   4–0   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)   2–1   Miami Fusion (MLS) Columbus, OH
Cunningham   52', 89' Rooney   24' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Noel Kenny (USA)

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[2]

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

References

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  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.