2002 in American soccer

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

National team

Record

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

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 soccer ball with red X
Stalteri soccer ball with check mark
De Rosario soccer ball with check mark
Nsaliwa soccer ball with red X		 Donovan soccer ball with check mark
McBride soccer ball with check mark
Agoos soccer ball with check mark
Mathis soccer ball with check mark
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

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

Main article: 2002 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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

Playoff bracket

Conference Semifinals 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

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

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

Bracket

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

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

American clubs in international competitions

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

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

Chicago Fire

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

San Jose Earthquakes

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

D.C. United

March 6 Champions Cup First Round Comunicaciones Guatemala 4 – 0 United States 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 United States 2 – 1 Guatemala Comunicaciones Washington, D.C.
Lisi 65'
Pope 89'		 Gómez 13' Stadium: RFK Stadium

References