1996 Dallas Burn Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 12-12 (SO: 5-3) - 41 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Dave Dir (12-12, SO: 5-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 256,173, Avg. 16,011 in 16 home dates
1996 Dallas Burn RosterTeam Record: 12-12 (SO: 5-3) - 41 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Dave Dir (12-12, SO: 5-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 256,173, Avg. 16,011 in 16 home dates
The Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 12 losses, with a 5-3 showing in shootouts for 41 points finishing second in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Burn chalked up 55 goals and allowed 51. Jason Kreis scored 13 goals for Dallas, while Hugo Sanchez and Gerell Elliott netted five or more, too. Mark Dodd topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 0.97 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Dave Dir coached the team. The 1996 Dallas Burn lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis | M | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 14.4 | 41 | 31.7 |
| Gerell Elliott | F | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 11.6 | 24 | 20.8 |
| Hugo Sanchez | F | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 15.0 | 23 | 26.1 |
| Brian Haynes | M | 26 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13.8 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Leonel Alvarez | M | 22 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13.6 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Diego Sonora | M-D | 31 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 8.7 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Washington Rodriguez | M-F | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 14.3 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Ted Eck | M-F | 26 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 8.3 | 15 | 13.3 |
| John Kerr | F | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16.7 | 10 | 30.0 |
| Lawrence Lozzano | M | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 8.0 | 15 | 13.3 |
| Mark Santel | M | 30 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7.7 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Dante Washington | F | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Zak Ibsen | M | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Chad Ashton | M | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Richard Farrer | D | 31 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Rene Ortiz | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeff Cassar | GK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jorge Flores | M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jimmy Glenn | F | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Pollard | D | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ed Puskarich | D | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Dodd | GK | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 422 | 352 | 49 | 42 | 425 | 472 | 53 | 4 | 98 | 411 | 11.9 | 224 | 21.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dodd | 31 | 31 | 2776:00 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 1.46 | 5 | 5 | 235 | 160 | .681 |
| Jeff Cassar | 2 | 1 | 104:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .667 |
| Totals | 33 | 32 | 2880:00 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 1.50 | 5 | 5 | 244 | 166 | .680 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kreis | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Gerell Elliott | F | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Hugo Sanchez | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brian Haynes | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Leonel Alvarez | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diego Sonora | M-D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Ted Eck | M-F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lawrence Lozzano | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Santel | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Dante Washington | F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Zak Ibsen | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chad Ashton | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Richard Farrer | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brandon Pollard | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mark Dodd | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 22.2 | 19 | 31.6 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dodd | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | .655 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19 | .655 |
