MetroStars

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 team's home jerseys are red and black vertical stripes. They have been in the league since 1996. From 1996-1997 they were known as the New York-New Jersey MetroStars.

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.

Table of contents

1 Head Coaches
2 Players of Note
3 Links

Head Coaches

Eddie Firmani 1996
Carlos Quieroz 1996
Carlos Alberto Parreira 1997
Alfonso Mondelo 1998
Bora Milutinovic 1998-1999
Octavio Zambrano 2000-2002
Bob Bradley 2003-current

Players of Note

Current stars:

Clint Mathis
Eddie Pope
Amado Guevara

Not to be forgotten:

Tony Meola

Roberto Donadoni

Tab Ramos

Tim Howard