1997 MLS Cup

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MLS Cup final soccer match

The 1997 MLS Cup was the second championship match of Major League Soccer, featuring D.C. United defeating the Colorado Rapids to secure back-to-back league titles.

Aliases (1)

1997 MLS Cup Playoffs ×1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	MLS Cup final → soccer match →
attendance	57231 →
awayTeam	Colorado Rapids →
broadcastCountry	United States NERFINISHED →
broadcastNetwork	ABC →
champion	D.C. United →
city	Washington, D.C. →
competition	Major League Soccer →
competitionStage	final →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
date	1997-10-26 →
defendingChampion	D.C. United NERFINISHED →
editionNumber	2 →
finalScore	2–1 →
goalsByLosingTeam	1 →
goalsByWinningTeam	2 →
goalScorer	Adrian Paz NERFINISHED → Jaime Moreno → Tony Sanneh →
homeTeam	D.C. United →
location	RFK Stadium →
matchType	championship match →
nextEdition	1998 MLS Cup →
organizedBy	Major League Soccer →
partOf	MLS Cup playoffs →
previousEdition	1996 MLS Cup →
referee	Tim Weyland →
resultedIn	back-to-back MLS Cup titles for D.C. United →
runnerUp	Colorado Rapids →
season	1997 Major League Soccer season →
sequenceInSeries	2 →
sport	soccer →
stadium	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium →
team	Colorado Rapids → D.C. United NERFINISHED →
winner	D.C. United →
winningGoalScorer	Jaime Moreno →
year	1997 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1997 Supporters' Shield ("1997 MLS Cup Playoffs") → 1997 Supporters' Shield →	associatedCompetition
Bruce Arena →	coachOfWinningTeamIn
1996 MLS Cup →	followedBy