2002 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2002 season
D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg
Owner D.C. United Holdings
Head coach Ray Hudson
MLS Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round
Atlantic Cup Winners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Curtis
Convey (05)
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The 2002 D.C. United season was the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major League Soccer.

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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

Standings

PosClubPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualificationHead-to-head
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS)(W1)2816934433+1151 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
2 San Jose Earthquakes 28141134535+1045 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup 1 , 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
3 Dallas Burn 2812974443+143 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup DAL: 7 pts
COL: 4 pts
4 Colorado Rapids 28131144348-543
5 New England Revolution (E1)28121424949038NE: 7 pts
CLB: 4 pts
6 Columbus Crew 28111254443+138
7 Chicago Fire 28111344338+537
8 Kansas City Wizards 2 2891093745-836 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs
9 MetroStars 2 28111524147-635
10 D.C. United 2 2891453140-932

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, 20021 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 D.C. United Pasadena, California
20:00 EST Ruíz Soccerball shade.svg85', 92+' Report Curtis Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 20,602
March 30, 20022 D.C. United 2–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Etcheverry Soccerball shade.svg39'
Conteh Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,033
April 3, 20023 Colorado Rapids 2–0 D.C. United Denver, Colorado
19:00 EST Henderson Soccerball shade.svg44', 89' Report Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 48,476
April 6, 20024 Dallas Burn 2–1 D.C. United Dallas
18:00 EST Kreis Soccerball shade.svg63'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Quaranta Soccerball shade.svg61'Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,565
April 20, 20025 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
17:00 EST Curtis Soccerball shade.svg71'
McKinley Soccerball shade.svg92+'		 Report Preki Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,759
April 27, 20026 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
17:00 EST Maisonneuve Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
May 4, 20027 D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Report Daniv Soccerball shade.svg26'
Nowak Soccerball shade.svg55'
Razov Soccerball shade.svg59'		Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,767
May 12, 20027 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Santino Quaranta Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Dante Washington Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,413

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

March 27, 2002 First round D.C. United Flag of the United States.svg 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

Exhibitions

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

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