Soccer in the United States
Season2002
United States

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)
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)
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

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

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

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

Chicago Fire

San Jose Earthquakes

D.C. United

References

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