2003 Dallas Burn season

The 2003 Dallas Burn season was the eighth season of the Major League Soccer team. It still stands as the worst season in franchise history. It was the only season where the team had the worst record in the entire league. The team's average attendance of 7,906 still stands as the lowest in franchise history. The season saw team management fire head coach Mike Jeffries in September. Colin Clarke took over as interim head coach for the rest of the season. The 2003 season was played at Dragon Stadium in Southlake, Texas, home of the Southlake Carroll high school football team, featuring black, purple, white and yellow field lines for 5 different sports, on artificial turf. At the Cotton Bowl, the Dallas Burn were known throughout the western hemisphere for having the best pitch in soccer. The inexplicable stadium move decimated the team and their fans. Crowds dwindled below 1000 and the team finished the season with a -29 goal differential.

Dallas Burn
2003 season
OwnerHunt Sports Group
Head coachMike Jeffries (until September)
Colin Clarke (September – October)
StadiumDragon Stadium
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 10th
U.S. Open CupLost Fourth Round vs. Wilmington Hammerheads (1–4)
Brimstone CupWon Championship vs. Chicago Fire (1–1)
Average home league attendance7,906
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Final standings

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Western Conference GP W L T GF GA GD Pts
y - San Jose Earthquakes 30 14 7 9 45 35 10 51
x - Kansas City Wizards 30 11 10 9 48 44 4 42
x - Colorado Rapids 30 11 12 7 40 45 -5 40
x - Los Angeles Galaxy 30 9 12 9 35 35 0 36
Dallas Burn 30 6 19 5 35 64 -29 23

y - Conference Champions, x - clinched playoff berth

Regular season

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U.S. Open Cup

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August 6, 2003 Fourth Round Dallas Burn   1–4   Wilmington Hammerheads Wilmington, North Carolina
Johnson   6' Johnson   33'
Nylen   52'
Murray   69', 89'
Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 3,019
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