1997 Kansas City Wizards Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 14-9 (SO: 7-2) - 49 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ron Newman (14-9, SO: 7-2)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 144,935, Avg. 9,058 in 16 home dates
1997 Kansas City Wizards RosterTeam Record: 14-9 (SO: 7-2) - 49 points
Finishing 1st in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Ron Newman (14-9, SO: 7-2)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 144,935, Avg. 9,058 in 16 home dates
The Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 14 wins and 9 losses, with a 7-2 showing in shootouts for 49 points finishing first in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.
Kansas City chalked up 64 goals and surrendered 53. Preki scored 12 goals for the Wizards, while Vitalis Takawira, Frank Klopas, Mark Chung, Paul Wright and Mo Johnston each netted five or more, too. Preki recorded 17 assists. Mike Ammann topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 1.04 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Ron Newman coached the team. The 1997 Kansas City Wizards 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 27 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 14.3 | 44 | 27.3 |
| Mark Chung | M | 32 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 62 | 16.1 | 32 | 31.3 |
| Vitalis Takawira | F | 28 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 48 | 16.7 | 28 | 28.6 |
| Mo Johnston | M-F | 29 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 10.7 | 33 | 18.2 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 27 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 10.9 | 26 | 19.2 |
| Paul Wright | F | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 16.1 | 22 | 22.7 |
| Matt McKeon | D | 31 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 26.7 | 7 | 57.1 |
| Sean Bowers | D | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20.0 | 8 | 37.5 |
| Ryan Tinsley | D | 31 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Edmundo Rodriguez | M | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Brian Johnson | M | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Uche Okafor | D | 27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Richard Gough | D | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Mike Ammann | GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nino da Silva | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamel Mitchell | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John DeBrito | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jake Dancy | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Damian Silvera | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Chris Snitko | GK | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Diffley | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Pittman | D | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 411 | 352 | 56 | 64 | 481 | 407 | 49 | 3 | 117 | 410 | 13.7 | 222 | 25.2 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ammann | 29 | 29 | 2597:00 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 1.56 | 3 | 4 | 160 | 109 | .681 |
| Chris Snitko | 5 | 3 | 282:00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .550 |
| Totals | 34 | 32 | 2879:00 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 1.59 | 3 | 4 | 180 | 120 | .667 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.3 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Mark Chung | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Vitalis Takawira | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mo Johnston | M-F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Frank Klopas | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Paul Wright | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Matt McKeon | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sean Bowers | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Tinsley | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Edmundo Rodriguez | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Uche Okafor | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Richard Gough | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Ammann | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John DeBrito | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Pittman | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 8.3 | 12 | 16.7 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ammann | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .600 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .600 |
