1996 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn

1996 season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head Coach	Dave Dir
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
MLS	Western Conference: 2nd Overall: 4th
MLS Cup	Lost Semifinals vs. Kansas City Wiz (1 – 2)
U.S. Open Cup	Lost Semifinal vs. D.C. United
Highest home attendance	35,250 vs. Columbus Crew (May 5, 1996)
Lowest home attendance	7,338 vs. Columbus Crew (August 14, 1996)
Average home league attendance	16,012 (regular season) 9,964 (playoffs)
Home colors Away colors
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The 1996 Dallas Burn season was the inaugural season of the Major League Soccer team. It was the first time since 1981 that the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex had a professional soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

Final Standings

Western Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	SOW	GF	GA	GD
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	49	32	15	13	4	59	49	+10
2	Dallas Burn	41	32	12	15	5	50	48	+2
3	Kansas City Wiz	41	32	12	15	5	61	63	−2
4	San Jose Clash	39	32	12	17	3	50	50	0
5	Colorado Rapids	29	32	9	21	2	44	59	−15

	1996 MLS Cup Playoffs

Regular Season

San Jose Clash v Dallas Burn

April 14, 1996 1	San Jose Clash	0 – 1 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 27,779

Kansas City Wiz v Dallas Burn

April 18, 1996 2	Kansas City Wiz	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap	Kreis  48' Rodriguez  72' Kerr, Jr.  85'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,405

Dallas Burn v Colorado Rapids

April 21, 1996 3	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
	Kerr, Jr.  59'	Recap	Balboa  48', 64' Bartlett  57'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 21,711

Dallas Burn v Tampa Bay Mutiny

April 28, 1996 4	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Tampa, Florida
	Kreis  24' Rodriguez  30'	Recap	Lassiter  81'	Stadium: Tampa Stadium Attendance: 14,084

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

May 1, 1996 5	Dallas Burn	1 – 3	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
	Rodriguez  43'	Recap	Diaz Arce  15' Etcheverry  53' Rammel  64'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,253

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

May 5, 1996 6	Columbus Crew	0 – 1 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 35,250

Dallas Burn v Kansas City Wiz

May 11, 1996 7	Dallas Burn	3 – 2	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
	Kreis  27' Kerr, Jr.  79' Rodriguez  85'	Recap	Preki  38', 45'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 17,706

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

May 18, 1996 8	D.C. United	2 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Sanneh  65' Agoos  90'	Recap	Kreis  40', 82' Sanchez  88'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 23,251

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Dallas Burn

May 23, 1996 9	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Lassiter  82'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 11,457

Dallas Burn v Colorado Rapids

May 29, 1996 10	Dallas Burn	0 – 2	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
		Recap	Henderson  24' Harbor  67'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 10,971

New York/New Jersey Metrostars v Dallas Burn

June 2, 1996 11	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Wood  62'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,610

San Jose Clash v Dallas Burn

June 8, 1996 12	San Jose Clash	1 – 4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Espinoza  12' Own goal  44'	Recap	Sanchez  15' Kreis  33' Soñora  65'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 25,187

Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn

June 15, 1996 13	Colorado Rapids	1 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Harbor  1'	Recap	Sanchez  73'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,704

Dallas Burn v New York/New Jersey Metrostars

June 19, 1996 14	Dallas Burn	0 – 1 (SO)	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Recap		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 14,322

Dallas Burn v New England Revolution

June 23, 1996 15	Dallas Burn	4 – 1	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Lozzano  36' Farrer  48' Santel  60' Haynes  89'	Recap	Keegan  27'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 17,066

Kansas City Wiz v Dallas Burn

June 29, 1996 16	Kansas City Wiz	1 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Sorber  39'	Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,615

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

July 4, 1996 17	D.C. United	1 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Diaz Arce  61'	Recap	Kreis  33'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 16,177

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

July 7, 1996 18	Dallas Burn	1 – 6	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
	Ashton  69'	Recap	Diaz Arce  3', 48', 61', 63' Rammel  18', 77'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 11,244

Dallas Burn v New York/New Jersey Metrostars

July 10, 1996 19	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	New York/New Jersey Metrostars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
		Recap		Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 17,416

Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn

July 17, 1996 20	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 5	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,665

Dallas Burn v Kansas City Wiz

July 20, 1996 21	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
		Recap		Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 11,592

Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn

July 27, 1996 22	Colorado Rapids	0 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,081

Dallas Burn v Columbus Crew

July 31, 1996 23	Dallas Burn	2 – 1	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
		Recap		Stadium: Ohio Stadium Attendance: 13,190

Tampa Bay Mutiny v Dallas Burn

August 10, 1996 24	Tampa Bay Mutiny	1 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,503

Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn

August 14, 1996 25	Columbus Crew	3 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 7,338

Dallas Burn v San Jose Clash

August 22, 1996 26	Dallas Burn	0 – 1 (SO)	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California
		Recap		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 13,359

Dallas Burn v Los Angeles Galaxy

August 25, 1996 27	Dallas Burn	3 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
		Recap		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 19,279

Dallas Burn v New England Revolution

September 4, 1996 28	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	New England Revolution	Foxborough, Massachusetts
		Recap		Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 12,933

New England Revolution v Dallas Burn

September 7, 1996 29	New England Revolution	2 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 18,582

Dallas Burn v San Jose Clash

September 11, 1996 30	Dallas Burn	3 – 2 (SO)	San Jose Clash	San Jose, California
		Recap		Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,894

Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn

September 19, 1996 31	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
		Recap		Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 12,569

Dallas Burn v Los Angeles Galaxy

September 22, 1996 32	Dallas Burn	1 – 2	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
		Recap		Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 18,347

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals

Dallas Burn v Kansas City Wiz

September 26, 1996 Game 1	Dallas Burn	2 – 3	Kansas City Wiz	Kansas City, Missouri
	Elliott  21' Ashton  25'	Recap	Johnston  16' McKeon  79' Preki  89'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 4,466

Kansas City Wiz v Dallas Burn

September 29, 1996 Game 2	Kansas City Wiz	1 – 2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Preki  30'	Recap	Kreis  5' Washington  32'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 10,125

Kansas City Wiz v Dallas Burn

October 2, 1996 Game 3	Kansas City Wiz	3 – 2 (SO)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Chung  41' Takawira  62'	Recap	Sanchez  27' Elliott  66'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 9,802

U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders v Dallas Burn

September 16, 1996 Quarterfinal	Seattle Sounders	2 – 3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Leonetti  3' Hoggan  90' (pen)		Lozzano  58' Elliot  70' Eck  79'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,305

D.C. United v Dallas Burn

October 27, 1996 Semifinal	D.C. United	2 – 0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Moreno  12', 82'			Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,958

External links

• Season statistics