1997 MLS All-Star Game

The 1997 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the second 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 9, 1997. The MLS All-Stars East won the game 5–4, with goals from MVP Carlos Valderrama, Giuseppe Galderisi, Robert Warzycha, Richie Williams and Brian McBride. Dante Washington, Jorge Campos, Digital Takawira and Cobi Jones scored for the MLS All-Stars West. Arturo Angeles refereed the game, which was attended by 24,816 spectators.

MLS All-Star Game 1997

Event	1997 Major League Soccer season
MLS East MLS West 5 4
Date	July 9, 1997
Venue	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Man of the Match	Carlos Valderrama (MLS East)
Referee	Arturo Angeles
Attendance	24,816
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Venue

Giants Stadium hosted the match, which had an attendance of 24,816

Match details

MLS East	5–4	MLS West
Valderrama 50' Galderisi 63' Warzycha 66' Williams 70' McBride 88'	Report	Washington 11' Campos 44' Takawira 80' Jones 86'

1997 MLS All-Star Game

July 9, 1997

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Attendance: 24,816

Referee: Arturo Angeles

East

West

GK 1 Walter Zenga  46' DF 23 Eddie Pope  46' DF 22 Alexi Lalas  46' DF 12 Jeff Agoos MF 19 Robert Warzycha  79' MF 6 John Harkes  46' MF 7 Roberto Donadoni  28' MF 8 Carlos Valderrama MF 10 Marco Etcheverry  46' FW 2 Raúl Díaz Arce  46'  79' FW 9 Jaime Moreno  46' Substitutions: GK 18 Tony Meola  46' DF 4 Ted Chronopoulos  46' DF 5 Frank Yallop  46' MF 16 Richie Williams  46' MF 14 Steve Ralston  28' FW 20 Giuseppe Galderisi  46' FW 11 Chiquinho Conde  46' FW 15 Brian McBride  46' Coach:

GK 1 Mark Dodd  58' DF 2 Diego Soñora DF 4 Richard Gough  46' DF 17 Marcelo Balboa  46' MF 19 Chris Henderson MF 6 Damian Silvera  46' MF 10 Mauricio Cienfuegos MF 8 Preki  46' MF 66 Alain Sutter  35' FW 12 Digital Takawira  46'  58' FW 14 Dante Washington  46' Substitutions: GK 9 Jorge Campos  35' DF 3 John Doyle  46' MF 7 Mark Santel  46' MF 23 Cobi Jones  46' MF 13 Mark Chung  46' FW 5 Mo Johnston  46' FW 20 Ronald Cerritos  46' Coach:

Most Valuable Player: Carlos Valderrama (MLS East) Assistant referees: Jorge Reyes Thomas Bobadilla

External links

• All-Star Game flashback, 1997 at MLSsoccer.com