2002 D.C. United season

D.C. United

2002 season
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 goalscorer	League: All: Curtis Convey (05)
Home colors Away colors
←  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

Major League Soccer

Further information: 2002 Major League Soccer season

League standings

Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38
3	Chicago Fire	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37
4	MetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	−6	35
5	D.C. United	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Galaxy (C, S)	28	16	9	3	44	33	+11	51	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	San Jose Earthquakes	28	14	11	3	45	35	+10	45
3	Dallas Burn	28	12	9	7	44	43	+1	43
4	Colorado Rapids	28	13	11	4	43	48	−5	43
5	New England Revolution	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
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 Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	−8	36
9	MetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	−6	35
10	D.C. United	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Match reports

Los Angeles Galaxy v D.C. United

March 22, 20021	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

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

March 30, 20022	D.C. United	2–0	Chicago Fire	Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST	Etcheverry 39' Conteh 46'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,033

Colorado Rapids v D.C. United

April 3, 20023	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

Dallas Burn v D.C. United

April 6, 20024	Dallas Burn	2–1	D.C. United	Dallas
18:00 EST	Kreis 63' Rodríguez 84'	Report	Quaranta 61'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,565

D.C. United v Kansas City Wizards

April 20, 20025	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

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

April 27, 20026	Columbus Crew	1–0	D.C. United	Columbus, Ohio
17:00 EST	Maisonneuve 15'	Report		Stadium: Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,997

D.C. United v Chicago Fire

May 4, 20027	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

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

May 12, 20027	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

Comunicaciones v D.C. United

February 3, 2002 First round	Comunicaciones	4–0	D.C. United	Guatemala City, Guatemala
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Progress Cements Stadium

D.C. United v Comunicaciones

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

Exhibitions

D.C. United v Boca Juniors

June 23, 2002	D.C. United	0–0	Boca Juniors	Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5				Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v D.C. United

October 17, 2002	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	D.C. United	London, England
00:00 UTC−5				Stadium: White Hart Lane

D.C. United v Águila

October 26, 2002	D.C. United	4–0	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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