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MLS Cup ’96 the first championship match in Major League Soccer history was played between D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy to decide the champion of the league’s inaugural season. The game was played in very heavy rain at Foxboro Stadium in Foxborough Massachusetts on October 20 1996. D.C. United defeated the Galaxy 3-2 in extra-time after trailing 2-0 with 17 minutes remaining. D.C. United and the Los Angeles Galaxy earned a berth in the 1997 CONCACAF Champions’ Cup.