MLS Cup 2001
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<entity_3> was the sixth edition of the <entity_5>, the championship match of Major League Soccer (MLS), which took place on <entity_2>, at <entity_0> in Columbus, Ohio. It was contested by the San Jose Earthquakes and the <entity_1>, a pair of in-state rivals from California, to decide the champion of the <entity_2> season. The match was played at <entity_0> in Columbus, Ohio, and was the first <entity_5> to be hosted at a soccer-specific stadium. The design of Crew Stadium inspired similar soccer-specific stadiums, including the Home Depot Center for the <entity_1> and Toyota Park for the Chicago Fire, which began construction in <entity_2>. The playoffs were organized into three rounds, the first two being a home-and-away series organized into a best-of-three format with the first team to earn five points advancing, and the single-match <entity_5> <entity_6>. <entity_3> was contested between the San Jose Earthquakes and the <entity_1>, both from the Western Division. San Jose had never appeared in an <entity_5> <entity_6>, while Los Angeles lost the 1996 and 1999 finals to D.C. United. The <entity_1> were one of the most successful teams during the early years of MLS, winning the Western Conference three times and appearing in five consecutive playoffs prior to <entity_2>. The team advanced to the <entity_5> <entity_6> in 1996 and 1999, losing both times to D.C. United. With their 2–1 victory over Chicago, the <entity_1> advanced to their third <entity_5> <entity_6> in six seasons. The team would also have a chance to be the first American team to win a continental treble, having already won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in January and being scheduled to play in the U.S. Open Cup <entity_6> a week after the <entity_5>. The <entity_5> <entity_6> was televised in the United States on ABC in English and Spanish. The match was played only four days after the <entity_5> semifinals, in front of a predominantly neutral crowd of 21,626 at <entity_0> with several thousand no-show ticketholders. The match was the first <entity_5> to be refereed by <entity_4>, who previously served as the fourth official at <entity_5> 2000. San Jose won their second <entity_5> in the 2003 <entity_6> at the Galaxy's newly-constructed soccer-specific stadium, the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, after eliminating the hosts in the playoffs.
['association football final', 'final']