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2002 in American soccer

The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

Soccer in the United States
Season2002
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National team edit

Record edit

Competition GP W D L GF GA
2002 FIFA World Cup 5 2 1 2 7 7
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup 5 5 0 0 9 1
International Friendly 10 6 0 4 18 10
Total 20 13 1 6 34 18

Results edit

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

  Win   Draw   Loss

January 19 Gold Cup Group Stage United States   2 – 1   South Korea Pasadena, California
Donovan   35'
Beasley   90+2'		 (Report) Song   38' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
January 21 Gold Cup Group Stage Cuba   0 – 1   United States Pasadena, California
18:00 UTC−08 (Report) McBride   22' (pen.) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 31,244
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
January 27 Gold Cup Quarterfinal United States   4 – 0   El Salvador Pasadena, California
15:00 UTC−08 McBride   9', 11', 21'
Razov   72'		 (Report) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
January 30 Gold Cup Semifinal Canada   0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 4 p)		   United States Pasadena, California
20:30 UTC−08 (Report) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Penalties
McKenna  
Stalteri  
De Rosario  
Nsaliwa  		 Donovan  
McBride  
Agoos  
Mathis  
February 2 Gold Cup Final United States   2 – 0   Costa Rica Pasadena, California
12:00 UTC−08 Wolff   37'
Agoos   63'		 (Report) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
February 13 International Friendly Italy   1 – 0   United States Catania, Italy
20:45 UTC+01 Del Piero   62' (Report) Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 25,493
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
March 2 International Friendly United States   4 – 0   Honduras Seattle
13:00 UTC−08 Mathis   14', 59'
Donovan   44', 67'		 (Report) Stadium: SAFECO Field
Attendance: 38,534
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)
March 10 International Friendly United States   1 – 0   Ecuador Birmingham, Alabama
15:00 UTC−06 Lewis   21' (Report) Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 38,534
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)
March 27 International Friendly Germany   4 – 2   United States Rostock, Germany
20:45 UTC+01 Ziege   44'
Neuville   61'
Bierhoff   65'
Frings   68'		 (Report) Mathis   17', 71' Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Berhard Brutger (Austria)
April 3 International Friendly United States   1 – 0   Mexico Denver, Colorado
20:00 UTC−07 Mathis   66' (Report) Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 48,476
Referee: Clive Wright (Jamaica)
April 17 International Friendly Republic of Ireland   2 – 1   United States Dublin, Ireland
19:30 GMT Kinsella   7'
Doherty   83'		 (Report) Pope   34' Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)
May 12 International Friendly United States   2 – 1   Uruguay Washington, D.C.
14:00 UTC−04 Sanneh   6'
Beasley   40'		 (Report) Abreu   60' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Fredy Escobar (Guatemala)
May 16 International Friendly United States   5 – 0   Jamaica East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 UTC−04 Wolff   32', 60'
Mathis   47'
Donovan   84'
Beasley   90+2'		 (Report) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 30,659
Referee: Jose Martinez (Canada)
May 19 International Friendly United States   0 – 2   Netherlands Foxborough, Massachusetts
14:00 UTC−04 (Report) Makaay   45'
van der Meyde   76'		 Stadium: CMGI Field
Attendance: 36,778
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
June 5 World Cup Group Stage United States   3 – 2   Portugal Suwon, South Korea
18:00 UTC+09 O'Brien   4'
Costa   30' (o.g.)
McBride   36'		 (Report) Beto   39'
Agoos   71' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 37,306
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
June 10 World Cup Group Stage South Korea   1 – 1   United States Daegu, South Korea
15:30 UTC+09 Ahn   78' (Report) Mathis   24' Stadium: Daegu World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 60,778
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
June 14 World Cup Group Stage Poland   3 – 1   United States Daejeon, South Korea
20:30 UTC+09 Olisadebe   3'
Kryszalowicz   5'
Żewłakow   66'		 (Report) Donovan   83' Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 26,482
Referee: Jun Lu (China)
June 17 World Cup Round of 16 Mexico   0 – 2   United States Jeonju, South Korea
15:30 UTC+09 (Report) McBride   8'
Donovan   83'		 Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 36,380
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
June 21 World Cup Quarterfinal Germany   1 – 0   United States Ulsan, South Korea
20:30 UTC+09 Ballack   39' (Report) Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 37,337
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
November 17 International Friendly United States   2 – 0   El Salvador Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−05 Olsen   31'
Victorine   60'		 (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,590
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Goalscorers edit

Player Goals
Clint Mathis 7
Landon Donovan 6
Brian McBride 6
Josh Wolff 3
DaMarcus Beasley 3
Ben Olsen 1
Sasha Victorine 1
Eddie Lewis 1
Ante Razov 1
Jeff Agoos 1
Eddie Pope 1
Tony Sanneh 1
John O'Brien 1

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2002 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Eastern Conference GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
y – New England Revolution 28 12 14 2 49 49 0 38
x – Columbus Crew 28 11 12 5 44 43 1 38
x – Chicago Fire 28 11 13 4 43 38 5 37
MetroStars 28 11 15 2 41 47 -6 35
D.C. United 28 9 14 5 31 40 -9 32
Western Conference GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Los Angeles Galaxy 28 16 9 3 44 33 11 51
x – San Jose Earthquakes 28 14 11 3 45 35 10 45
x – Dallas Burn 28 12 9 7 44 43 1 43
x – Colorado Rapids 28 13 11 4 43 48 -5 43
x – Kansas City Wizards 28 9 10 9 37 45 -8 36
  • Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
    x = Playoff berth
    y = Conference Winner (Season)
    s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season)
  • New England Revolution wins first tiebreaker vs. Columbus Crew (head-to-head: 2-1-1)
    Dallas Burn wins first tiebreaker vs. Colorado Rapids (head-to-head: 2-1-1)

Playoffs edit

Playoff bracket

Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2002
               
Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (6 Points) 3* 1 5
Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 2 4 2
Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 4 1 x
Colorado Rapids (0 Points) 0 0 x
Dallas Burn (4 Points) 4 0 1
Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points) 2 1 1**
Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)*     1*
New England Revolution     0
New England Revolution (6 Points) 2 1 2
Chicago Fire (3 Points) 0 2 0
New England Revolution (5 Points) 0 1 2
Columbus Crew (2 Points) 0 0 2
San Jose Earthquakes (0 Points) 1 1 x
Columbus Crew (6 Points) 2 2 x
  • Points system
    Win = 3 Pts.
    Loss = 0 Pts.
    Draw = 1 Pt.
  • ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
    SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
    Teams will advance at 5 points.

MLS Cup edit

Main article: MLS Cup 2002
New England Revolution0 – 1 (asdet)Los Angeles Galaxy
Ruiz   113'
Attendance: 61,316
Referee: Kevin Terry

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

Bracket edit

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
D3 South Jersey 0
A-L Hampton Roads 1
A-L Hampton Roads 0
MLS MetroStars 1
 
 
MLS MetroStars 1
MLS Columbus 2
 
 
MLS Columbus 3
A-L Richmond 0
PDL Raleigh 0
A-L Richmond 3
MLS Columbus (ASDET) 3
MLS Kansas City 2
A-L Milwaukee 4
D3 New York 0
A-L Milwaukee 1
MLS Chicago 0
 
 
A-L Milwaukee 0
MLS Kansas City 2
A-L Rochester (ASDET) 3
PDL Des Moines 2
A-L Rochester (ASDET) 2
MLS Kansas City 3
 
 
MLS Columbus 1
MLS Los Angeles 0
D3 Utah 1
A-L Seattle 2
A-L Seattle 3
MLS San Jose (ASDET) 4
 
 
MLS San Jose 0
MLS Los Angeles (ASDET) 1
A-L Minnesota 6
PDL San Diego 1
A-L Minnesota 0
MLS Los Angeles 4
 
 
MLS Los Angeles 4
MLS Dallas 1
A-L Atlanta 2
PDL Memphis 0
A-L Atlanta 1
MLS Dallas (ASDET) 2
 
 
MLS Dallas (ASDET) 1
MLS Colorado 0
 
 
A-L Charleston 0
MLS Colorado (ASDET) 1
D3 Greenville 0
A-L Charleston 3

Final edit

Columbus Crew1 – 0Los Angeles Galaxy
García   30' (Report)
Attendance: 6,054

American clubs in international competitions edit

Club Competition Final round
Kansas City Wizards 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinals
Chicago Fire 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
San Jose Earthquakes 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Quarterfinals
D.C. United 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First Round

Kansas City Wizards edit

March 3 Champions Cup First Round W Connection   0 – 1   Kansas City Wizards Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago
Gomez   85' Stadium: Manny Ramjohn Stadium
March 16 Champions Cup First Round Kansas City Wizards   2 – 0   W Connection Kansas City, Missouri
Burns   50'
Preki   53'		 Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
April 10 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Santos Laguna   2 – 1   Kansas City Wizards Torreón, Mexico
Lillingston   2', 35' Glasgow   81' Stadium: Estadio Corona
April 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Kansas City Wizards   2 – 0   Santos Laguna Kansas City, Missouri
Talley   33'
Brown   71'		 Glasgow   81' Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
August 7 Champions Cup Semifinal Monarcas Morelia   6 – 1   Kansas City Wizards Morelia, Mexico
Alex   50', 75', 83' (pen.)
  57'
Bautista   62'
Saavedra   73'		 Fabbro   85' Stadium: Estadio Morelos
August 28 Champions Cup Semifinal Kansas City Wizards   1 – 1   Monarcas Morelia Kansas City, Missouri
Brown   68' Noriega   36' (pen.) Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

Chicago Fire edit

March 16 Champions Cup First Round Municipal   0 – 1   Chicago Fire Guatemala City, Guatemala
Kovalenko   55' Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
March 20 Champions Cup First Round Chicago Fire   2 – 0   Municipal Naperville, Illinois
Razov   27'
Bocanegra   82'		 Stadium: Cardinal Stadium
June 30 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Monarcas Morelia   2 – 0   Chicago Fire Morelia, Mexico
Morales   54'
Alex   63'		 Stadium: Estadio Morelos
July 10 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Chicago Fire   2 – 0   Monarcas Morelia Naperville, Illinois
Kovalenko   61', 66' Gonzalez   41' Stadium: Cardinal Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes edit

March 13 Champions Cup First Round Olimpia   0 – 1   San Jose Earthquakes Miami
Mulrooney   74' Stadium: Orange Bowl
March 16 Champions Cup First Round San Jose Earthquakes   3 – 1   Olimpia San Jose, California
Donovan   32'
Russell   40'
Agoos   68'		 Costa   87' Stadium: Spartan Stadium
April 17 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Pachuca   3 – 0   San Jose Earthquakes Pachuca, Mexico
Garcés   10'
Santana   54'
Arango   81'		 Stadium: Estadio Hidalgo
April 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes   1 – 0   Pachuca San Jose, California
Corrales   61' Stadium: Spartan Stadium

D.C. United edit

March 6 Champions Cup First Round Comunicaciones   4 – 0   D.C. United Guatemala City, Guatemala
Núñez   45', 80', 86'
Torlacoff   70'		 Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso
March 13 Champions Cup First Round D.C. United   2 – 1   Comunicaciones Washington, D.C.
Lisi   65'
Pope   89'		 Gómez   13' Stadium: RFK Stadium

References edit

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