The 2002 Dallas Burn season was the seventh season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.
| 2002 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Major League Soccer | ||
| Head coach | Mike Jeffries | ||
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl | ||
| MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 3rd | ||
| MLS Cup | Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Colorado Rapids (1–2) | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Lost Semifinal vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (1–4) | ||
| Brimstone Cup | Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2–0) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 13,122 | ||
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Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 51 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 45 | |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 43 | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 36 |
Source: MLS
Regular season edit
| March 23, 2002 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| April 6, 2002 2 | D.C. United | 1–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| April 13, 2002 3 | Dallas Burn | 1–1 (OT) | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| Stadium: Rose Bowl |
| April 20, 2002 4 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| April 27, 2002 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| May 4, 2002 6 | Dallas Burn | 2–1 | MetroStars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| May 11, 2002 7 | Dallas Burn | 0–2 | New England Revolution | Foxboro, Massachusetts |
| Stadium: CMGI Field |
| May 18, 2002 8 | Colorado Rapids | 1–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| May 25, 2002 9 | Dallas Burn | 1–1 (OT) | Columbus Crew | Columbus, Ohio |
| Stadium: Crew Stadium |
| June 1, 2002 10 | Dallas Burn | 2–2 (OT) | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| June 8, 2002 11 | Colorado Rapids | 1–4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| June 15, 2002 12 | Dallas Burn | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Naperville, Illinois |
| Stadium: Cardinal Stadium |
| June 22, 2002 13 | Dallas Burn | 0–3 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Pasadena, California |
| Stadium: Rose Bowl |
| June 29, 2002 14 | Columbus Crew | 0–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 4, 2002 15 | MetroStars | 0–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 6, 2002 16 | Dallas Burn | 1–1 (OT) | Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium |
| July 13, 2002 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| July 20, 2002 18 | Dallas Burn | 0–4 | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose, California |
| Stadium: Spartan Stadium |
| July 27, 2002 19 | Dallas Burn | 2–2 (OT) | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| Stadium: Invesco Field |
| July 31, 2002 20 | Kansas City Wizards | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| August 10, 2002 21 | Chicago Fire | 1–3 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| August 17, 2002 22 | Dallas Burn | 3–1 | MetroStars | East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Stadium: Giants Stadium |
| August 21, 2002 23 | Dallas Burn | 1–3 | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose, California |
| Stadium: Spartan Stadium |
| August 24, 2002 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| September 1, 2002 25 | Dallas Burn | 2–3 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| Stadium: Invesco Field |
| September 5, 2002 26 | MetroStars | 3–1 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| September 14, 2002 27 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl |
| September 19, 2002 28 | Dallas Burn | 4–3 (OT) | D.C. United | Washington, D.C. |
| Stadium: RFK Stadium |
Playoffs edit
Western Conference semifinals edit
| September 25, 2002 Game 1 | Colorado Rapids | 2–4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Steven Davidson |
| September 28, 2002 Game 2 | Dallas Burn | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
| 7:00 PM MDT[1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002) |
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Stadium: Invesco Field Attendance: 9,637 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Richard Eddy |
| October 2, 2002 Game 3 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| 7:30 PM CDT[1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2002) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Jose Andrade Kermit Quisenberry |
| October 2, 2002 Tiebreaker[2] | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
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Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
U.S. Open Cup edit
| July 17, 2002 Third Round | Dallas Burn  | 2–1 (OT) |  Atlanta Silverbacks | Clarkston, Georgia |
Martinez  82'  102' |
Iotov 18' |
Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium |
| August 7, 2002 Quarterfinal | Colorado Rapids  | 0–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| O’Brien 111' |
Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,301 |
| September 3, 2002 Semifinal | Dallas Burn | 1–4 |  Los Angeles Galaxy | Fullerton, California |
| Cerritos 89' |
Ruiz 11' Cienfuegos 17'Jones 34'Elliot 81' |
Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,132 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "Major League Soccer 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs Media Guide" (PDF). MLSNET. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- ^ "2002 MLS Cup Playoff Synopsis". MLSNET. Archived from the original on October 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2019.