1996 MLS Cup

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MLS Cup final soccer match

The 1996 MLS Cup was the inaugural championship match of Major League Soccer, contested between D.C. United and the LA Galaxy to determine the league’s first champion.

Aliases (1)

1996 MLS Cup Playoffs ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	MLS Cup final → soccer match →
attendance	34543 →
awayTeam	LA Galaxy →
broadcastCountry	United States →
broadcastNetwork	ABC →
city	Foxborough, Massachusetts →
competition	Major League Soccer →
competitionStage	final →
country	United States →
D.C. United captain	John Harkes →
D.C. United coach	Bruce Arena →
D.C. United goals	3 →
date	1996-10-20 →
decidedIn	extra time →
determined	first MLS champion →
finalScore	D.C. United 3–2 LA Galaxy →
followedBy	1997 MLS Cup →
goalScorer	Chris Armas → Eddie Pope → Eduardo Hurtado → Shawn Medved → Tony Sanneh →
homeTeam	D.C. United →
isInauguralEditionOf	MLS Cup →
LA Galaxy captain	Dan Calichman NERFINISHED →
LA Galaxy coach	Lothar Osiander NERFINISHED →
LA Galaxy goals	2 →
league	Major League Soccer →
loser	LA Galaxy →
manOfTheMatch	Marco Etcheverry →
precededBy	none →
referee	Esfandiar Baharmast →
season	1996 Major League Soccer season →
significance	first championship match of Major League Soccer →
sport	soccer →
stadium	Foxboro Stadium →
state	Massachusetts →
surface	natural grass →
team	D.C. United → LA Galaxy →
tournament	1996 MLS Cup Playoffs →
weatherCondition	rainy →
wentToOvertime	true →
winner	D.C. United →
year	1996 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bruce Arena →	coachOfWinningTeamIn
MLS Cup →	firstEdition
1997 MLS Cup →	previousEdition
1996 MLS Cup ("1996 MLS Cup Playoffs") →	tournament