2002 in American soccer

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
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
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 28121424949038
x – Columbus Crew 28111254443138
x – Chicago Fire 28111344338537
MetroStars 28111524147-635
D.C. United 2891453140-932
Western Conference GP* W L D GF GA GD Pts
s – Los Angeles Galaxy 28169344331151
x – San Jose Earthquakes 281411345351045
x – Dallas Burn 2812974443143
x – Colorado Rapids 28131144348-543
x – Kansas City Wizards 2891093745-836
  • 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 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
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 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
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
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
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

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