1996 New York/New Jersey Metrostars Statistics
Team Record: 12-15 (SO: 3-2) - 39 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Eddie Firmani (1-5, SO: 2-0)
Coach: Carlos Queiroz (11-10, SO: 1-2)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 382,360, Avg. 23,898 in 16 home dates
The New York/New Jersey Metrostars of Major League Soccer ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 15 losses, with a 3-2 showing in shootouts for 39 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Metrostars gave up 49 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. New York/New Jersey netted 48 goals. Giovanni Savarese scored 13 goals for the team, while Antony De Avila and A.J. Wood tallied five or more as well. Tab Ramos recorded 10 assists. Tony Meola topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 0.87 goals against average, best among goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Eddie Firmani and Carlos Queiroz coached the team. The 1996 New York/New Jersey Metrostars lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Savarese | F | 26 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 49 | 26.5 | 32 | 40.6 |
| Tab Ramos | M | 25 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 6.8 | 20 | 15.0 |
| Antony De Avila | F | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 30.0 | 13 | 46.2 |
| Roberto Donadoni | M | 17 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8.8 | 13 | 23.1 |
| A.J. Wood | F | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 14.7 | 22 | 22.7 |
| Miles Joseph | M | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 14.8 | 19 | 21.1 |
| Rob Johnson | F | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 11.8 | 16 | 25.0 |
| Nicola Caricola | D | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11.8 | 8 | 25.0 |
| Ian Hennessey | M | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Chris Unger | M | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12.5 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Peter Vermes | D | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 2.5 | 16 | 6.3 |
| Rhett Harty | D | 31 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Ruben Hernandez | M | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Manny Lagos | M | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Petter Villegas | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nidal Baba | M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Edmundo Rodriguez | M | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Damian Silvera | M | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Stan Lembryk | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Omid Namazi | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mirsad Huseinovic | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny Barber | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Martin Munnelly | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Hesse | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louis Ken-Kwofie | M | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Brent Longenecker | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Travis Rinker | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Brauchle | M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Restrepo | D | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mickey Kydes | M | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ted Gillen | D | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Cristian da Silva | D | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Zaun | D | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Knowles | D | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tony Meola | GK | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 440 | 352 | 44 | 43 | 430 | 452 | 61 | 3 | 118 | 419 | 10.5 | 203 | 21.7 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Meola | 29 | 29 | 2610:00 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 38 | 1.31 | 3 | 4 | 188 | 142 | .755 |
| Zach Thornton | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | .471 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 2880:00 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 1.47 | 4 | 5 | 205 | 150 | .732 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Savarese | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Tab Ramos | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Antony De Avila | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 4 | 50.0 |
| Roberto Donadoni | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| A.J. Wood | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Miles Joseph | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rob Johnson | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nicola Caricola | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Vermes | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Rhett Harty | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Damian Silvera | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Gillen | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cristian da Silva | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Zaun | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Matt Knowles | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Tony Meola | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 9.7 | 14 | 21.4 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Meola | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | .760 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 19 | .760 |
