2002 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2002 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachRay Hudson
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
CONCACAF Champions' CupFirst round
Atlantic CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Curtis
Convey (05)
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 D.C. United season was the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer.

Under second-year head coach, Ray Hudson, United failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, a dry spell that would not be achieved again until the 2011 United season.

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2002 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification Head-to-head
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1) 28 16 9 3 44 33 +11 51 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
2 San Jose Earthquakes 28 14 11 3 45 35 +10 45 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup1, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
3 Dallas Burn 28 12 9 7 44 43 +1 43 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup DAL: 7 pts
COL: 4 pts
4 Colorado Rapids 28 13 11 4 43 48 -5 43
5 New England Revolution (E1) 28 12 14 2 49 49 0 38 NE: 7 pts
CLB: 4 pts
6 Columbus Crew 28 11 12 5 44 43 +1 38
7 Chicago Fire 28 11 13 4 43 38 +5 37
8 Kansas City Wizards2 28 9 10 9 37 45 -8 36 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs
9 MetroStars2 28 11 15 2 41 47 -6 35
10 D.C. United2 28 9 14 5 31 40 -9 32

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

  • ^Note 1 – Since Los Angeles Galaxy won MLS Cup 2002 and the Supporters' Shield, San Jose Earthquakes qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup by finishing as Supporters' Shield runners-up.
  • ^Note 2 – Since Kansas City Wizards, MetroStars, and D.C. United finished outside of the top seven in the league standings, they enter the U.S. Open Cup in the third round proper rather than fourth.
  • ^Note 3 – D.C. United qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

March 22, 2002 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 D.C. United Pasadena, California
20:00 EST Ruíz 85', 92+' Report Curtis 76' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 20,602
March 30, 2002 2 D.C. United 2–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Etcheverry 39'
Conteh 46'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,033
April 3, 2002 3 Colorado Rapids 2–0 D.C. United Denver, Colorado
19:00 EST Henderson 44', 89' Report Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 48,476
April 6, 2002 4 Dallas Burn 2–1 D.C. United Dallas
18:00 EST Kreis 63'
Rodríguez 84'		 Report Quaranta 61' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,565
April 20, 2002 5 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
17:00 EST Curtis 71'
McKinley 92+'		 Report Preki 73' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,759
April 27, 2002 6 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
17:00 EST Maisonneuve 15' Report Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
May 4, 2002 7 D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Report Daniv 26'
Nowak 55'
Razov 59'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,767
May 12, 2002 7 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Santino Quaranta 45' Report Dante Washington 67' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,413

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
February 3, 2002 First round Comunicaciones Guatemala 4–0 United States D.C. United Guatemala City, Guatemala
21:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Progress Cements Stadium
March 27, 2002 First round D.C. United United States 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Guatemala Comunicaciones Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

Exhibitions

June 23, 2002 D.C. United United States 0–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
October 17, 2002 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–1 United States D.C. United London, England
00:00 UTC−5 Stadium: White Hart Lane
October 26, 2002 D.C. United United States 4–0 El Salvador Águila Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

References

General
  • "2002 Schedule: All competitions". D.C. United. DCUnited.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
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