1997 New York/New Jersey Metrostars Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-17 (SO: 2-2) - 35 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Eastern Conference
Coach: Carlos Alberto (11-17, SO: 2-2)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 270,388, Avg. 16,899 in 16 home dates
1997 New York/New Jersey Metrostars Statistics

The New York/New Jersey Metrostars of Major League Soccer ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 17 losses, with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 35 points finishing fifth in MLS's Eastern Conference.

The Metrostars chalked up 45 goals and yielded 55. Giovanni Savarese scored 14 goals for New York/New Jersey, while Antony De Avila netted five or more also. Miles Joseph contributed 10 assists. Tony Meola topped the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 1.07 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.

Carlos Alberto coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Shaun BartlettFOctober 31, 19726'2"180Cape Town, South Africa
Brian BlissDSeptember 28, 19655'8"150Rochester, NY
BrancoDApril 4, 19646'0"180Bage, Brazil
Braeden CloutierMOctober 3, 19745'11"165Wichita, KS
Cristian da SilvaDFebruary 3, 19715'11"172Rosario, Argentina
Antony De AvilaFDecember 21, 19635'3"135Santa Marta, Colombia
John DeBritoDDecember 3, 19686'2"170, Cape Verde
Roberto DonadoniMSeptember 9, 19635'9"160Bergamo, Italy
Gerson EcheverryFAugust 25, 19715'11"175Paterson, NJ
GuidoMMarch 9, 19765'8"150
Rhett HartyDMarch 8, 19706'1"175Pasadena, CA
Ezra HendricksonDJanuary 16, 19726'3"185Layou, St. Vincent & Grenadines
Rob JohnsonFFebruary 10, 19735'11"175Freehold, NJ
Miles JosephMMay 2, 19745'9"165West Springfield, MA
Brian KellyMOctober 6, 19745'7"140Mission Viejo, CA
Matt KnowlesDOctober 7, 19706'1"190Philadelphia, PA
Manny LagosMJune 11, 19716'0"165St. Paul, MN
Andrew LewisMJuly 10, 19746'1"175New Providence, NJ
Joao LuizDJune 23, 19716'0"170
Tony MeolaGFebruary 21, 19696'1"205Belleville, NJ
Carlos ParraMFebruary 3, 19776'0"165West Haven, CT
Tab RamosMSeptember 21, 19665'7"140Montevideo, Uruguay
Marco RiziDSeptember 15, 19686'1"185Toronto, ON
Giovanni SavareseFJuly 14, 19706'0"180Caracas, Venezuela
Mark SemioliDMarch 20, 19686'0"175Brooklyn, NY
Mike SorberMMay 14, 19715'10"165St. Louis, MO
Zach ThorntonGOctober 10, 19736'3"230Baltimore, MD
A.J. WoodFAugust 17, 19736'2"195Pittsburgh, PA
Jeff ZaunDApril 2, 19716'0"165Orange, NJ
Kerry ZavagninMJuly 2, 19745'10"170Plymouth, MI



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