Major League Soccer 2004

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Major League Soccer 2004
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master DC United
Cup winners Kansas City Wizards
Teams 10
Games 150
Gates 392  (ø 2.61 per game)
spectator 2,333,797  (ø 15,559 per game)
Top scorer Brian Ching,
Eddie Johnson,
12 goals
← Major League Soccer 2003

The Major League Soccer 2004 season was as follows.

DC United won the MLS Cup for the fourth time in this Major League Soccer season . The main news of 2004 was that "child prodigy" Freddy Adu was signed to DC United at the age of 14 and scored his first goal against the MetroStars . As the youngest player in North American sports history, he scored a total of 5 goals.

Columbus Crew set an MLS record with 18 non-lost games in a row in the second half of the regular season.

The championship final took place for the second time in a row at the Home Depot Center . For the first time a player was sent off in the final ( Dema Kovalenko after handball on the goal line).

Bottom line

position Eastern Conference Points Games Victories U Defeats Gates Goals conceded difference Visit average
1 Columbus crew 49 30th 12 13 5 40 32 +8 16,872
2 DC United 42 30th 11 9 10 43 42 +1 17,232
3 MetroStars 40 30th 11 7th 12 47 49 −2 17.195
4th New England Revolution 33 30th 8th 9 13 42 43 −1 12,226
5 Chicago Fire 33 30th 8th 9 13 36 44 −8 17,153
position Eastern Conference Points Games Victories U Defeats Gates Goals conceded difference Visit average
1 Kansas City Wizards 49 30th 14th 7th 9 38 30th +8 14,816
2 LA Galaxy 43 30th 11 10 9 43 42 +1 23,809
3 Colorado Rapids 41 30th 10 11 9 29 32 −3 14,195
4th San Jose Earthquakes 38 30th 9 11 10 41 35 +6 13.001
5 Dallas Burn 36 30th 10 6th 14th 34 45 −11 9,088

Individual awards