2002 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn
2002 season
Owner	Major League Soccer
Head coach	Mike Jeffries
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
MLS	Conference: 3rd; Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup	Lost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Colorado Rapids (1–2)
U.S. Open Cup	Lost Semifinal vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (1–4)
Brimstone Cup	Won Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2–0)
Average home league attendance	13,122
	← 2001 2003 →

Last updated August 04, 2025

The 2002 Dallas Burn season was the seventh season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

Final standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	16	9	3	44	33	+11	51	MLS Cup Playoffs
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	Kansas City Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	−8	36

Source: MLS

Regular season

March 23, 20021	San Jose Earthquakes	2–0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 6, 20022	D.C. United	1–2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 13, 20023	Dallas Burn	1–1 (OT)	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

April 20, 20024	Los Angeles Galaxy	1–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

April 27, 20025	Kansas City Wizards	1–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

May 4, 20026	Dallas Burn	2–1	MetroStars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
				Stadium: Giants Stadium

May 11, 20027	Dallas Burn	0–2	New England Revolution	Foxboro, Massachusetts
				Stadium: CMGI Field

May 18, 20028	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

May 25, 20029	Dallas Burn	1–1 (OT)	Columbus Crew	Columbus, Ohio
				Stadium: Crew Stadium

June 1, 200210	Dallas Burn	2–2 (OT)	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

June 8, 200211	Colorado Rapids	1–4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

June 15, 200212	Dallas Burn	3–1	Chicago Fire	Naperville, Illinois
				Stadium: Cardinal Stadium

June 22, 200213	Dallas Burn	0–3	Los Angeles Galaxy	Pasadena, California
				Stadium: Rose Bowl

June 29, 200214	Columbus Crew	0–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 4, 200215	MetroStars	0–2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 6, 200216	Dallas Burn	1–1 (OT)	Kansas City Wizards	Kansas City, Missouri
				Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium

July 13, 200217	San Jose Earthquakes	1–2	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

July 20, 200218	Dallas Burn	0–4	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose, California
				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

July 27, 200219	Dallas Burn	2–2 (OT)	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
				Stadium: Invesco Field

July 31, 200220	Kansas City Wizards	1–0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 10, 200221	Chicago Fire	1–3	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

August 17, 200222	Dallas Burn	3–1	MetroStars	East Rutherford, New Jersey
				Stadium: Giants Stadium

August 21, 200223	Dallas Burn	1–3	San Jose Earthquakes	San Jose, California
				Stadium: Spartan Stadium

August 24, 200224	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 1, 200225	Dallas Burn	2–3	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
				Stadium: Invesco Field

September 5, 200226	MetroStars	3–1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 14, 200227	New England Revolution	2–1	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
				Stadium: Cotton Bowl

September 19, 200228	Dallas Burn	4–3 (OT)	D.C. United	Washington, D.C.
				Stadium: RFK Stadium

Playoffs

Western Conference semifinals

September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)Game 1	Colorado Rapids	2–4	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT ^[1]	Valderrama 2' Mastroeni 18' Henderson 67' Spencer 75' (pen.) Fraser 86'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002)	Morrow 26' Suarez 36' Kreis 49' 54' Broome 54' Deering 68' Martínez 70'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Assistant referees: Steven Davidson

September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28)Game 2	Dallas Burn	0–1	Colorado Rapids	Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT ^[1]	Broome 39' Bonseu 41'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002)	Valderrama 19' Fraser 32' Carrieri 78'	Stadium: Invesco Field Attendance: 9,637 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Assistant referees: Richard Eddy

October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)Game 3	Colorado Rapids	1–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT ^[1]	Spencer 22' 57' Carrieri 39'	Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2002)	Rhine 6' Kreis 7' Deering 51' Bonseu 65'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Jose Andrade Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry

October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)Tiebreaker^[2]	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
	Chung 1'			Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup

July 17, 2002Third Round	Dallas Burn	2–1 (OT)	Atlanta Silverbacks	Clarkston, Georgia
	Martinez 82'102'		Iotov 18'	Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium

August 7, 2002Quarterfinal	Colorado Rapids	0–1 (OT)	Dallas Burn	Dallas, Texas
			O’Brien 111'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,301

September 3, 2002Semifinal	Dallas Burn	1–4	Los Angeles Galaxy	Fullerton, California
	Cerritos 89'		Ruiz 11' Cienfuegos 17' Jones 34' Elliot 81'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,132

References

1 2 3 "Major League Soccer 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs Media Guide" (PDF). MLSNET. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
↑ "2002 MLS Cup Playoff Synopsis". MLSNET. Archived from the original on October 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

External links

Season statistics

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[2002playoffsked-1] 1 2 3 "Major League Soccer 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs Media Guide" (PDF). MLSNET. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

[2002tiebreaker-2] "2002 MLS Cup Playoff Synopsis". MLSNET. Archived from the original on October 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

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