2002 season | |||
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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 | ||
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
September 25, 2002Game 1 | Colorado Rapids | 2–4 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT [1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 6,360 Referee: Alex Prus Assistant referees: Robert Fereday Steven Davidson |
September 28, 2002Game 2 | Dallas Burn | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Denver, Colorado |
7:00 PM MDT [1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002) |
| Stadium: Invesco Field Attendance: 9,637 Referee: Rich Grady Assistant referees: Greg Barkey Richard Eddy |
October 2, 2002Game 3 | Colorado Rapids | 1–1 (OT) | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT [1] | Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2002) | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn Assistant referees: Jose Andrade Kermit Quisenberry |
October 2, 2002Tiebreaker [2] | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | Dallas, Texas |
| Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
July 17, 2002Third Round | Dallas Burn ![]() | 2–1 (OT) | ![]() | Clarkston, Georgia |
Martinez ![]() ![]() | Iotov ![]() | Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium |
August 7, 2002Quarterfinal | Colorado Rapids ![]() | 0–1 (OT) | ![]() | Dallas, Texas |
O’Brien ![]() | Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 1,301 |
September 3, 2002Semifinal | Dallas Burn ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Fullerton, California |
Cerritos ![]() | Ruiz ![]() Cienfuegos ![]() Jones ![]() Elliot ![]() | Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 3,132 |
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