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MetroStars

MetroStars

Year Founded

1995

League

Major League Soccer

Stadium

Giants Stadium

Coach

Bob Bradley, 2003-





Home colors





Away colors

All-Time Leaders*

Games

Mike Petke, 134

Goals

Giovanni Savarese, 41

Assists

Tab Ramos, 36

Points

Giovanni Savarese, 94

Shutouts

Tony Meola, 18

First Game
Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars
(Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996)

Largest Win
MetroStars 5 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy
(Giants Stadium; June 15, 2002)

Worst Defeat
Kansas City Wizards 6 - 0 MetroStars
(Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999)

MLS Cup

None

US Open Cup

None

*all stats for MLS regular season only

The MetroStars are a Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise that plays at the Giants Stadium of the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team colors are red, black, and gold; the home jerseys are red and black vertical stripes. The MetroStars have been in the league since 1996. From 1996-1997 they were known as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. They are planning to move to a new soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey in 2006.

The team has underachieved since its inception, its best result in MLS play being reaching the MLS Cup semifinals in 2000. In the US Open Cup, the MetroStars reached three semifinals (1997, 1998, 2000), before finally getting to their first final in 2003. On August 26, 2000, the Metros' Clint Mathis set an MLS record by scoring 5 goals in a game against the Dallas Burn. You can read a year-by-year review of Metro history at MetroFanatic.com http://www.metrofanatic.com/mf/team/history.jsp .

Some of the high-profile international players to play for the Metros were Roberto Donadoni, Branco, Lothar Matthäus, and Adolfo Valencia. The team has had its share of famous coaches as well, including Carlos Queiroz, Carlos Alberto Parreira, and Bora Milutinovic. American stars Tony Meola, Tab Ramos, Tim Howard, Clint Mathis, and Eddie Pope have all played in the red and black. Currently, the youngster Eddie Gaven and the Honduran star Amado Guevara are two of the brightest lights on the team, with head coach Bob Bradley steering the Metros into the correct direction.