U.S. Cup '97
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
1997 Schedule and Results
Through Oct. 15, 1997. World Cup Qualifiers are in bold type. All other matches are international friendlies.
| Date | Result | USA Goals | Site | Crowd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 17 | Peru (U.S. Cup) | L, 0-1 | — | San Diego, Calif. | 35,232 |
| Jan. 19 | Mexico (U.S. Cup) | L, 0-2 | — | Pasadena, Calif. | 31,725 |
| Jan. 22 | Denmark (U.S. Cup) | L, 1-4 | Joe Max-Moore | Pasadena, Calif. | 17,342 |
| Jan. 29 | China | L, 1-2 | Eric Wynalda | Kunming, China | 40,000 |
| Feb. 1 | China | T, 1-1 | Alexi Lalas | Guangzhou, China | 35,000 |
| Mar. 2 | Jamaica | T, 0-0 | — | Kingston, Jamaica | 35,764 |
| Mar. 16 | Canada | W, 3-2 | Wynalda, Eddie Pope, Ernie Stewart | Palo Alto, Calif. | 28,896 |
| Mar. 23 | Costa Rica | L, 2-3 | Wynalda, Roy Lassiter | San Jose, Calif. | 23,000 |
| Apr. 20 | Mexico | T, 2-2 | Pope, own goal | Foxboro, Mass. | 57,877 |
| June 4 | Paraguay | T, 0-0 | — | St. Louis, Mo. | 7,016 |
| June 17 | Israel | W, 2-1 | Lalas, Jovan Kirovski | Jacksonville, Fla. | 8,436 |
| June 29 | El Salvador | T, 1-1 | Lassiter | San Salvador | 32,000 |
| Aug. 7 | Ecuador | L, 0-1 | — | Baltimore, Md. | 13,629 |
| Sept. 7 | Costa Rica | W, 1-0 | Tab Ramos | Portland, Ore. | 22,396 |
| Oct. 3 | Jamaica | T, 1-1 | Wynalda | Washington, D.C. | 51,528 |
Remaining World Cup Qualifying games: Nov. 2 at Mexico, Nov. 9 at Canada, Nov. 16 vs. El Salvador.
Overall record: 3-6-6. US Cup '97 record: 0-3-0. Team scoring: Goals for– 14; Goals against– 19.
1997 U.S. National Team Statistics
Individual records for entire season through Oct. 3, 1997. Note that the column labeled “Career C/G” refers to career caps and goals.
| Forwards | GP | GS | Mins | G | A | Pts | Career C/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jovan Kirovski | 6 | 4 | 374 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24/4 |
| Roy Lassiter | 11 | 5 | 570 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21/4 |
| Brian McBride | 6 | 5 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14/2 |
| Joe-Max Moore | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56/16 |
| Preki | 6 | 2 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 |
| Ernie Stewart | 6 | 6 | 524 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41/5 |
| David Wagner | 5 | 4 | 256 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6/0 |
| Dante Washington | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/2 |
| Roy Wegerle | 1 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27/3 |
| Eric Wynalda | 9 | 9 | 810 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 88/31 |
| Defenders | GP | GS | Mins | G | A | Pts | Career C/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Agoos | 12 | 11 | 1024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74/3 |
| Marcelo Balboa | 6 | 6 | 720 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 121/12 |
| Mike Burns | 11 | 8 | 779 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59/0 |
| Dan Calichman | 3 | 2 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 |
| Ted Chronopolous | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Ramiro Corrales | 2 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 |
| Thomas Dooley | 7 | 7 | 617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69/7 |
| Robin Fraser | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16/0 |
| Alexi Lalas | 12 | 11 | 1015 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 89/8 |
| Steve Pittman | 1 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 |
| Eddie Pope | 7 | 7 | 593 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12/2 |
| Mark Sanbal | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11/1 |
| Greg Vanney | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 |
| Martin Vasquez | 4 | 4 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/0 |
| Peter Vermes | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71/11 |
| Midfielders | GP | GS | Mins | G | A | Pts | Career C/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Brose | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/1 |
| Mark Chung | 1 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23/2 |
| Chad Deering | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/0 |
| John Harkes | 8 | 8 | 890 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 81/6 |
| Frankie Hejduk | 3 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 |
| Chris Henderson | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74/2 |
| Cobi Jones | 11 | 8 | 685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93/8 |
| Miles Joseph | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 |
| Jason Kreis | 5 | 2 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/0 |
| Brian Maisonneuve | 2 | 1 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 |
| Michael Mason | 5 | 1 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5/0 |
| Steve Ralston | 4 | 3 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/0 |
| Tab Ramos | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77/6 |
| Claudio Reyna | 10 | 9 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52/4 |
| Tony Sanneh | 3 | 2 | 225 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3/0 |
| Mike Sorber | 6 | 6 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65/2 |
| Goalkeepers | GP | GS | Mins | Record | SO | Career Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dodd | 3 | 2 | 225 | 0-1-1 | 0 | 15 |
| Brad Friedel | 7 | 7 | 556 | 1-4-2 | 1 | 50 |
| Kasey Keller | 6 | 6 | 540 | 2-1-3 | 3 | 25 |
| Juergen Sommer | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6 |
Yellow cards: Cobi Jones and Ernie Stewart (3), John Harkes, Alexi Lalas, Claudio Reyna and Tony Sanneh (2), Jeff Agoos, Marcelo Balboa, Mike Burns, Jovan Kirovski, Mark Sanbal, Eric Wynalda. Red cards: Lalas.
Head coach: Steve Sampson; Assistant coach: Clive Charles; Goal coach: Milutin Soskic; General Manager: Tom King; Captain: John Harkes.
Fourth U.S. Cup hosted by the United States, Jan. 17-22, 1997. Match results listed with city and attendance.
Round Robin Standings
| Gm | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Peru | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Match Results
| Jan 17 | San Diego (35,232) | Peru 1, United States 0 |
| Jan. 17 | San Diego (35,232) | Mexico 3, Denmark 1 |
| Jan. 19 | Pasadena (31,725) | Denmark 2, Peru 1 |
| Jan. 19 | Pasadena (31,725) | Mexico 2, United States 0 |
| Jan. 22 | Pasadena (17,342) | Denmark 4, United States 1 |
| Jan. 22 | Pasadena (17,342) | Mexico 0, Peru 0 |
| World Cup '98 Qualifying | 1996-97 Season | U.S. Women's National Team |
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