2001 Miami Fusion season

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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

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]

Non-competitive

Friendlies

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

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2001 Major League Soccer season

Match results

April 7 1 Miami Fusion 2–1 Colorado Rapids Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 68', 72' Spencer File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 10,411
April 14 2 New England Revolution 0–1 Miami Fusion Foxborough, MA
Marshall File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 15,576
April 18 3 Kansas City Wizards 2–1 Miami Fusion Kansas City, MO
Brown File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Johnston File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'		 Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 4,420
April 21 4 Miami Fusion 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ibsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (o.g.)
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		 Russell File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,096
April 28 5 Miami Fusion 1–0 New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (pen.)
Mastroeni File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'		 Valderrama File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.) Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 12,412
May 23 8 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Miami Fusion Denver, CO
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' Stadium: Mile High Stadium
Attendance: 6,295
May 26 9 Tampa Bay Mutiny 0–4 Miami Fusion Tampa, FL
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
Henderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', 90'		 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium
Attendance: 12,988
May 30 10 Miami Fusion 2–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 11'
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		 Albright File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,524
June 2 11 Dallas Burn 2–6 Miami Fusion Dallas, TX
Rhine File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
Marshall File:Soccerball shade.svg 79'		 Marshall File:Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 84', 87'
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Mastroeni File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'		 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 10,049
June 9 12 Miami Fusion 5–1 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 22', 83'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 49', 89'
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'		 McKeon File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,154
June 16 13 Miami Fusion 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 10', 80'
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'		 Lalas File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Bishop File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' (o.g.)
Cienfuegos File:Soccerball shade.svg 45'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,846
June 30 14 Miami Fusion 4–3 Columbus Crew Miami, FL
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Washington File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Buddle File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Maisonneuve File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 14,856
July 4 15 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Miami Fusion San Jose, CA
Corrales File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Attendance: 9,847
July 7 16 Miami Fusion 0–3 Metrostars Miami, FL
Villegas File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Valencia File:Soccerball shade.svg 67', 73'		 Stadium: Orange Bowl
Attendance: 22,370
July 14 17 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Miami Fusion Pasadena, CA
Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
Frye File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'
Vanney File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'		 Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 16,207
July 18 18 Miami Fusion 2–1 Chicago Fire Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marshall File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'		 Daniv File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,092
July 21 19 Miami Fusion 1–1 New England Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Williams File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
August 1 20 D.C. United 2–2 Miami Fusion Washington, D.C.
Thompson Conteh File:Soccerball shade.svg 30', 33' Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,391
August 4 21 Metrostars 2–1 Miami Fusion East Rutherford, NJ
Faria File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Chung File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 41,794
August 11 22 New England Revolution 1–4 Miami Fusion Foxborough, MA
Okoh File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Henderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'		 Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 12,003
August 15 23 Chicago Fire 1–2 Miami Fusion Chicago, IL
Kovalenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 14,737
August 18 24 Miami Fusion 4–2 Dallas Burn Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 78'
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 51'
Henderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Kreis File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Deering File:Soccerball shade.svg 56'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,750
August 25 25 Miami Fusion 2–3 Metrostars Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 78' Faria File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Villegas File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Hernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+1'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 18,247
September 8 26 Miami Fusion 3–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 26', 70' Lisi File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,219

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main article: 2001 MLS Cup Playoffs

Quarterfinals

September 22 Game 1 Miami Fusion 2–0 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Pineda Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 6,281
September 26 Game 2 Kansas City Wizards 3–0 Miami Fusion Kansas City, MO
Lowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
McKeon File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Gomez File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
September 29 Game 3 Miami Fusion 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 14'
Henderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 71'		 Lowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 8,119

Semifinals

October 10 Game 1 Miami Fusion 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes Fort Lauderdale, FL
Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 9,236
October 14 Game 2 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Miami Fusion San Jose, CA
Donovan File:Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Russell File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'
Lagos File:Soccerball shade.svg 69'
De Rosario File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 gold-colored soccer ball 94' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 11,242

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2001 U.S. Open Cup
June 27 Second Round Miami Fusion (MLS) Florida 4–0 Florida Uruguay SC (USASA) Fort Lauderdale, FL
Serna File:Soccerball shade.svg 18'
Henderson File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
Simmonds File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Alavanja File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'		 Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Referee: Kermit Quisenberry (USA)
July 11 Third Round Columbus Crew (MLS) Ohio 2–1 Florida Miami Fusion (MLS) Columbus, OH
Cunningham File:Soccerball shade.svg 52', 89' Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Noel Kenny (USA)

First-team squad

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

Left club during season

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

References

  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.
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