League Leaders for 1997

Top Goal Scorers

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Goals
1	Preki	KC	14
2	Gilmar	TB	10
3	Ronald Cerritos	SJ	8
4	Jaime Moreno	DC	8
5	Brian McBride	CLB	8
6	Dante Washington	DAL	8
7	Eric Wynalda "Waldo"	SJ	6
8	Lawrence Lozzano	SJ	6
9	Antony De Avila	NY	6
10	Imad Baba	NE	6

Most Yellow Cards

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Yellow Cards
1	Damian Alvarez	DAL	7
2	Dante Washington	DAL	6
3	Mark Semioli	NY/LA	5
4	Ted Chronopoulos	NE	5
5	Dan Calichman	LA	5
6	Cle Kooiman	TB	5
7	Christopher Sullivan	SJ	4
8	Joao Batista	TB	4
9	Danny Pena	LA	4
10	Wolde Harris	COL	4

Most Red Cards

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Red Cards
1	Damian Alvarez	DAL	2
2	Chris Armas	LA	2
3	Cle Kooiman	TB	2
4	Peter Hattrup	DAL	2
5	Branco	NY	1
6	Diego Sonora	DAL	1
7	Alejandro Farias	NE	1
8	Michael Emenalo	SJ	1
9	Ben Iroha	DC	1
10	John Doyle	SJ	1

Most Penalty Kicks Taken

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Penalties Taken
1	Brian McBride	CLB	3
2	Roberto Donadoni	NY	2
3	Preki	KC	2
4	John Harkes	DC	2
5	Raul Diaz Arce	DC	2
6	Jaime Moreno	DC	2
7	Carlos Valderrama "El Pibe"	TB	2
8	Eric Wynalda "Waldo"	SJ	1
9	Brian Maisonneuve	CLB	1

Most Penalty Kick Goals

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Penalty Goals
1	Brian McBride	CLB	2
2	Preki	KC	2
3	John Harkes	DC	2
4	Jaime Moreno	DC	2
5	Roberto Donadoni	NY	1
6	Eric Wynalda "Waldo"	SJ	1
7	Brian Maisonneuve	CLB	1
8	Carlos Valderrama "El Pibe"	TB	1

Most Games Played (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Games Played
1	Mike Ammann	KC	19
2	Tony Meola	NY	18
3	Mark Dodd	DAL	18
4	Mark Dougherty	TB	17
5	Brad Friedel	CLB	17
6	David Kramer	SJ/LA	16
7	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	13
8	Walter Zenga	NE	12
9	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	12
10	Jorge Campos	LA	10

Most Minutes Played (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Minutes
1	Mike Ammann	KC	1710
2	Tony Meola	NY	1620
3	Mark Dodd	DAL	1620
4	Mark Dougherty	TB	1530
5	Brad Friedel	CLB	1503
6	David Kramer	SJ/LA	1377
7	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	1143
8	Walter Zenga	NE	1080
9	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	1080
10	Jorge Campos	LA	900

Most Goals Allowed (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Goals Allowed
1	Mark Dougherty	TB	30
2	Tony Meola	NY	29
3	Mark Dodd	DAL	28
4	Mike Ammann	KC	27
5	David Kramer	SJ/LA	25
6	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	21
7	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	18
8	Jorge Campos	LA	17
9	Brad Friedel	CLB	16
10	Jeff Causey	DC/NE	13

Lowest Goals Allowed per 90 Minutes (Goalkeepers, min. 1000 minutes)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	GA/90
1	Walter Zenga	NE	0.75
2	Brad Friedel	CLB	0.96
3	Mike Ammann	KC	1.42
4	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	1.50
5	Mark Dodd	DAL	1.56
6	Tony Meola	NY	1.61
7	David Kramer	SJ/LA	1.63
8	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	1.65
9	Mark Dougherty	TB	1.76

Most Wins (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Wins
1	Brad Friedel	CLB	10
2	Mike Ammann	KC	8
3	Scott Garlick	DC	8
4	David Kramer	SJ/LA	6
5	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	6
6	Walter Zenga	NE	6
7	Mark Dougherty	TB	5
8	Mark Dodd	DAL	5
9	Tony Meola	NY	4
10	Jorge Campos	LA	4

Most Losses (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Losses
1	Mark Dodd	DAL	10
2	Mike Ammann	KC	10
3	Tony Meola	NY	7
4	Mark Dougherty	TB	7
5	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	5
6	Jorge Campos	LA	5
7	Paul Grafer	COL	5
8	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	5
9	Brad Friedel	CLB	4
10	David Kramer	SJ/LA	3

Most Draws (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Draws
1	Tony Meola	NY	7
2	David Kramer	SJ/LA	6
3	Mark Dougherty	TB	5
4	Walter Zenga	NE	4
5	Mark Dodd	DAL	3
6	Jeff Causey	DC/NE	3
7	Brad Friedel	CLB	3
8	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	3
9	Dave Salzwedel	SJ	2
10	Chris Snitko	KC	1

Most Clean Sheets (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Clean Sheets
1	Brad Friedel	CLB	8
2	Walter Zenga	NE	7
3	Marcus Hahnemann	COL	5
4	Mike Ammann	KC	4
5	Scott Garlick	DC	4
6	Tony Meola	NY	3
7	Mark Dougherty	TB	3
8	Jorge Campos	LA	3
9	David Kramer	SJ/LA	2
10	Mark Dodd	DAL	2

Most Penalty Kicks Faced (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Penalties Faced
1	Mark Dodd	DAL	7
2	Mark Dougherty	TB	3
3	David Kramer	SJ/LA	2
4	Chris Snitko	KC	1
5	Paul Grafer	COL	1
6	Jorge Campos	LA	1
7	Tom Presthus	DC	1
8	Brad Friedel	CLB	1

Most Penalty Kick Goals Allowed (Goalkeepers)

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Penalty Goals Allowed
1	Mark Dodd	DAL	4
2	Mark Dougherty	TB	2
3	David Kramer	SJ/LA	1
4	Chris Snitko	KC	1
5	Paul Grafer	COL	1
6	Jorge Campos	LA	1
7	Tom Presthus	DC	1
8	Brad Friedel	CLB	1