1996 MLS All-Star Game

The 1996 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the first Major League Soccer All-Star Game, a soccer match involving all-stars from Major League Soccer. Teams of the best players from each conference played against each other at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, on July 14, 1996. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 3–2, with goals from Tab Ramos, Giovanni Savarese and Steve Pittman while Preki and Jason Kreis scored for the MLS All-Stars West. MLS All-Stars East midfielder Carlos Valderrama was named as the game's Most Valuable Player. Kevin Stott refereed the game, which was attended by 78,416 spectators.

MLS All-Star Game 1996

Event	1996 Major League Soccer season
MLS East MLS West 3 2
Date	July 14, 1996
Venue	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Man of the Match	Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Referee	Kevin Stott
Attendance	78,416
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Venue

Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, hosted the match

Match details

MLS East	3–2	MLS West
Ramos 14' Savarese 69' Pittman 88'	Report	Preki 33' Kreis 37'

1996 MLS All-Star Game

July 14, 1996

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 78,416

Referee: Kevin Stott

East

West

GK 1 Tony Meola  45' DF 5 Martín Vásquez  67' DF 12 Jeff Agoos DF 18 Cle Kooiman  45' DF 22 Alexi Lalas MF 7 Roberto Donadoni  35' MF 9 Carlos Valderrama MF 10 Tab Ramos  60' FW 11 Roy Lassiter  42' FW 16 Wélton FW 20 Brian McBride Substitutions: GK 23 Mark Dougherty  45' DF 3 Steve Pittman  45' MF 8 Marco Etcheverry  35' MF 15 Doctor Khumalo  60' FW 17 Giovanni Savarese  42' FW 14 Steve Rammel  67' Coach: Thomas Rongen

GK 9 Jorge Campos  45' DF 3 John Doyle DF 4 Robin Fraser DF 6 Dan Calichman  45' MF 8 Preki MF 10 Mauricio Cienfuegos  45' MF 12 Cobi Jones  45' MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 15 Jason Kreis FW 11 Eric Wynalda  45' FW 29 Eduardo Hurtado  45' Substitutions: GK 1 Mark Dodd  45' DF 22 Diego Soñora  45' MF 16 Paul Bravo  45' MF 7 Mark Santel  45' FW 12 Digital Takawira  45' FW 26 Mo Johnston  45' Coach: Lothar Osiander

Most Valuable Player: Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Assistant referees: Arthur Reed Gregory Barkey Fourth official: Ruben Rodhas

Match rules 90 minutes. Unlimited substitutions. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

External links

• All-Star Game flashback, 1996 Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine at MLSsoccer.com