1997 Dallas Burn Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 13-14 (SO: 3-2) - 42 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Dave Dir (13-14, SO: 3-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 154,845, Avg. 9,678 in 16 home dates
1997 Dallas Burn RosterTeam Record: 13-14 (SO: 3-2) - 42 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-2
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Dave Dir (13-14, SO: 3-2)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 154,845, Avg. 9,678 in 16 home dates
The Dallas Burn of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 14 losses, with a 3-2 showing in shootouts for 42 points finishing third in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
Dallas netted 58 goals and allowed 51. Dante Washington scored 12 goals for the Burn, while Jason Kreis, Damian and Gerell Elliott each tallied five or more as well. Mark Dodd topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 1.07 goals against average, best among keepers with significant playing time.
Dave Dir coached the team. The 1997 Dallas Burn lost in the Conference Final.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Washington | F | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 69 | 17.4 | 38 | 31.6 |
| Damian | F | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 68 | 16.2 | 34 | 32.4 |
| Jason Kreis | M | 32 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 13.1 | 28 | 28.6 |
| Gerell Elliott | F | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 45 | 15.6 | 34 | 20.6 |
| Alain Sutter | M | 21 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 4.3 | 24 | 8.3 |
| Mark Santel | M | 31 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16.7 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | M-D | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 10.5 | 21 | 19.0 |
| Daniel Peinado | M | 25 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Ted Eck | M-F | 30 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 3.7 | 11 | 9.1 |
| Wade Webber | D | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Temoc Suarez | M | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Diego Sonora | M-D | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 11.1 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Jorge Flores | M | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Tom Soehn | D | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Peter Hattrup | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Pollard | D | 21 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Haynes | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gabe Jones | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Stebbins | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Juan Sastoque | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Garth Lagerwey | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farrer | D | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Eric Dade | D | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Joey Martinez | D | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mark Dodd | GK | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 437 | 352 | 54 | 58 | 478 | 465 | 44 | 4 | 125 | 431 | 12.5 | 230 | 23.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Lagerwey | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | .929 |
| Mark Dodd | 30 | 30 | 2700:00 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 1.60 | 6 | 9 | 249 | 183 | .735 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 1.53 | 6 | 9 | 263 | 196 | .745 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Washington | F | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16.7 | 3 | 66.7 |
| Damian | F | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12.5 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Jason Kreis | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gerell Elliott | F | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Alain Sutter | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Santel | M | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jorge Rodriguez | M-D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Peinado | M | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Ted Eck | M-F | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Wade Webber | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Soehn | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brandon Pollard | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Haynes | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Richard Farrer | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Dade | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Dodd | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 56 | 44 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 44 | 9.1 | 16 | 25.0 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dodd | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .615 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 360:00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .615 |
