2002 in American soccer

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The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

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National team

Record

CompetitionGPWDLGFGA
2002 FIFA World Cup 521277
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup 550091
International Friendly 106041810
Total2013163418

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  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Pasadena, California
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg35'
Beasley Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 (Report) Song Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
January 21 Gold Cup Group Stage Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pasadena, California
18:00 UTC−08 (Report) McBride Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.)Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 31,244
Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras)
February 2 Gold Cup Final United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 0Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Pasadena, California
12:00 UTC−08 Wolff Soccerball shade.svg37'
Agoos Soccerball shade.svg63'		 (Report) Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
February 13 International Friendly Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1 – 0Flag of the United States.svg  United States Catania, Italy
20:45 UTC+01 Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg62' (Report) Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 25,493
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
March 2 International Friendly United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 0Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Seattle
13:00 UTC−08 Mathis Soccerball shade.svg14', 59'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg44', 67'		 (Report) Stadium: SAFECO Field
Attendance: 38,534
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)
March 10 International Friendly United States  Flag of the United States.svg1 – 0Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Birmingham, Alabama
15:00 UTC−06 Lewis Soccerball shade.svg21' (Report) Stadium: Legion Field
Attendance: 38,534
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)
March 27 International Friendly Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4 – 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States Rostock, Germany
20:45 UTC+01 Ziege Soccerball shade.svg44'
Neuville Soccerball shade.svg61'
Bierhoff Soccerball shade.svg65'
Frings Soccerball shade.svg68'		 (Report) Mathis Soccerball shade.svg17', 71'Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Berhard Brutger (Austria)
May 12 International Friendly United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Washington, D.C.
14:00 UTC−04 Sanneh Soccerball shade.svg6'
Beasley Soccerball shade.svg40'		 (Report) Abreu Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,413
Referee: Fredy Escobar (Guatemala)
May 16 International Friendly United States  Flag of the United States.svg5 – 0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica East Rutherford, New Jersey
19:30 UTC−04 Wolff Soccerball shade.svg32', 60'
Mathis Soccerball shade.svg47'
Donovan Soccerball shade.svg84'
Beasley Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 (Report) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 30,659
Referee: Jose Martinez (Canada)
June 5 World Cup Group Stage United States  Flag of the United States.svg3 – 2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal Suwon, South Korea
18:00 UTC+09 O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg4'
Costa Soccerball shade.svg30' (o.g.)
McBride Soccerball shade.svg36'		 (Report) Beto Soccerball shade.svg39'
Agoos Soccerball shade.svg71' (o.g.)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 37,306
Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador)
November 17 International Friendly United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Washington, D.C.
15:00 UTC−05 Olsen Soccerball shade.svg31'
Victorine Soccerball shade.svg60'		 (Report) Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 13,590
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Goalscorers

PlayerGoals
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

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2002
               
Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (6 Points)3*1 5
Kansas City Wizards (3 Points)2 42
Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points)41x
Colorado Rapids (0 Points)0 0 x
Dallas Burn (4 Points)40 1
Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points)2 11**
Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)*   1*
New England Revolution   0
New England Revolution (6 Points)21 2
Chicago Fire (3 Points)0 20
New England Revolution (5 Points)0 12
Columbus Crew (2 Points)0 0 2
San Jose Earthquakes (0 Points)1 1 x
Columbus Crew (6 Points)22x

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

ClubCompetitionFinal 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

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