MLS: Top 25 Goalscorers History - 2000

2000 was the first season with Don Garber in charge, and he finally eliminated the shootout. There were also a lot of great foreign strikers joining the league (Valencia/Stoitchkov/Molnar/Hernandez), and scoring was back up over 3 goals a game. In addition, the two year experiment with three divisions started, and the standings were turned upside down, as KC and the Metrostars had their best years ever. D.C. United meanwhile went into the basement, as their dynasty ended.


1) Roy Lassiter, MIA - 81
2) Raul Diaz Arce, TB/DC - 78
3) Jason Kreis, DAL - 59
4) Jaime Moreno, DC - 57
5) Giovanni Savarese, SJ - 51
6) Preki, KC - 50
7) Cobi Jones, LA - 48

8) Eduardo Hurtado, NE - 47

Doesn't seem right to think of Hurtado and Savarese as Revolution and Earthquakes players respectively, although it was only for a handful of games.

9) Paul Bravo, COL - 46
10) Ronald Cerritos, SJ - 44

10) Stern John - 44

Along with Moore and Takawira, the first players on the list without playing in MLS that year.

10) Brian McBride, CLB - 44

13) Ante Razov, CHI - 43

18 goals were a career high, and second in the league.

13) Welton, MIA - 43
15) Wolde Harris, NE - 41

16) Dante Washington, CLB - 39

Appears that he re-energized his career with the move to Columbus, scoring a career high 15 goals.

17) Joe-Max Moore - 37
17) Diego Serna, MIA - 37
19) Mauricio Cienfuegos, LA - 31
20) Mo Johnston, KC - 30

21) Clint Mathis, LA/MET - 28

From the day he was traded dispersed to the Metrostars, the next 12 months would be possibly the greatest year any American player has ever had.

21) Vitalis Takawira - 28
22) Steve Ralston, TB - 27
23) Mark Chung, MET - 26

23) Mamadou Diallo, TB - 26

Certainly the final man to make the list in one year. With 26 goals after 30 games, he had two shots to tie or break Roy Lassiter's 1996 record, but he couldn't do it. It was home and away vs Kansas City, and apparently he did score but it was waived off for a handball.


Falling off the list

Eric Wynalda (21, tie)
Jeff Baicher (24, tie)
Marco Etcheverry (24, tie)
Pete Marino (24, tie)
A.J. Wood (24, tie)