2000 MLS Eastern Conference standings
New York/New Jersey MetroStars won the 2000 MLS Eastern Conference playoff race on 54 points, 9 points ahead of New England Revolution.
🏆The 2000 playoffs, matchup by matchup
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Eastern standings, 2000
| Team | W | L | T | PTS | L10 | Streak |
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| New York/New Jersey MetroStars (RBNY) x | 17 | 12 | 3 | 54 | 4-5-1 | L1 |
| New England Revolution (NE) x | 13 | 13 | 6 | 45 | 5-4-1 | W1 |
| Miami Fusion FC (MIAF) | 12 | 15 | 5 | 41 | 5-5-0 | W1 |
| D.C. United (DC) | 8 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 4-5-1 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars trailed by as many as 7 points on May 24, 2000.
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars took first place for good on June 28, 2000.
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars won 5 games in a row from July 1, 2000 to July 22, 2000, the longest run of the race.
- New England Revolution led by 6 points as late as June 16, 2000.
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars went 6-0-2 from June 16, 2000 to July 15, 2000, turning a deficit of 7 points into a lead of 12 points.
- The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 22 of the 50 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- New York/New Jersey MetroStars spent 81 of the season's 176 charted days in first place.