2002 in American soccer

none August 2023 August 2024 October 2020 the United States yes 2002 2001 2003 yes The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States. National team Record Competition GP Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against 2002 FIFA World Cup 5 2 1 2 7 7 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup 5 5 0 0 9 1 International Friendly 10 6 0 4 18 10 Total 20 13 1 6 34 18 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. #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Gold Cup Group Stage January 19 USA 2 – 1 (Report) KOR Donovan 35 Beasley 90+2 Song 38 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 42,117 Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic) W Gold Cup Group Stage January 21 18:00 UTC−08 CUB 0 – 1 (Report) USA McBride 22 pen. Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 31,244 Jose Pineda (Honduras) W Gold Cup Quarterfinal January 27 15:00 UTC−08 USA 4 – 0 (Report) SLV McBride 9 11 21 Razov 72 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 31,628 Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic) W Gold Cup Semifinal January 30 20:30 UTC−08 CAN 0 – 0 yes (Report) USA Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 7,241 Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) W McKenna Stalteri De Rosario Nsaliwa 2 – 4 Donovan McBride Agoos Mathis Gold Cup Final February 2 12:00 UTC−08 USA 2 – 0 (Report) CRC Wolff 37 Agoos 63 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 14,432 Carlos Batres (Guatemala) W International Friendly February 13 20:45 UTC+01 ITA 1 – 0 (Report) USA Del Piero 62 Stadio Cibali Catania, Italy 25,493 Joseph Attard (Malta) L International Friendly March 2 13:00 UTC−08 USA 4 – 0 (Report) HON 1949 Mathis 14 59 Donovan 44 67 SAFECO Field Seattle 38,534 Jerry Proctor (Canada) W International Friendly March 10 15:00 UTC−06 USA 1 – 0 (Report) ECU Lewis 21 Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 38,534 Jerry Proctor (Canada) W International Friendly March 27 20:45 UTC+01 GER 4 – 2 (Report) USA Ziege 44 Neuville 61 Bierhoff 65 Frings 68 Mathis 17 71 Ostseestadion Rostock, Germany 29,000 Berhard Brutger (Austria) L International Friendly April 3 20:00 UTC−07 USA 1 – 0 (Report) MEX Mathis 66 Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado 48,476 Clive Wright (Jamaica) W April 17 19:30 GMT International Friendly IRL 2 – 1 (Report) USA Kinsella 7 Doherty 83 Pope 34 Lansdowne Road Dublin, Ireland 39,000 Philippe Leuba (Switzerland) L International Friendly May 12 14:00 UTC−04 USA 2 – 1 (Report) URU Sanneh 6 Beasley 40 Abreu 60 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 30,413 Fredy Escobar (Guatemala) W International Friendly May 16 19:30 UTC−04 USA 5 – 0 (Report) JAM Wolff 32 60 Mathis 47 Donovan 84 Beasley 90+2 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey 30,659 Jose Martinez (Canada) W International Friendly May 19 14:00 UTC−04 USA 0 – 2 (Report) NED Makaay 45 van der Meyde 76 CMGI Field Foxborough, Massachusetts 36,778 Benito Archundia (Mexico) L World Cup Group Stage June 5 18:00 UTC+09 USA 3 – 2 (Report) POR O'Brien 4 Costa 30 o.g. McBride 36 Beto 39 Agoos 71 o.g. Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon, South Korea 37,306 Byron Moreno (Ecuador) W World Cup Group Stage June 10 15:30 UTC+09 KOR 1 – 1 (Report) USA Ahn 78 Mathis 24 Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu, South Korea 60,778 Urs Meier (Switzerland) D World Cup Group Stage June 14 20:30 UTC+09 POL 3 – 1 (Report) USA Olisadebe 3 Kryszalowicz 5 Żewłakow 66 Donovan 83 Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon, South Korea 26,482 Jun Lu (China) L World Cup Round of 16 June 17 15:30 UTC+09 MEX 0 – 2 (Report) USA McBride 8 Donovan 83 Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju, South Korea 36,380 Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) W World Cup Quarterfinal June 21 20:30 UTC+09 GER 1 – 0 (Report) USA Ballack 39 Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan, South Korea 37,337 Hugh Dallas (Scotland) L International Friendly November 17 15:00 UTC−05 USA 2 – 0 (Report) SLV Olsen 31 Victorine 60 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. 13,590 Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) W Goalscorers Player Goals 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 2002 Major League Soccer season Standings Eastern Conference GP Games played W Win L Loss D Draw GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Pointsy – New England Revolution 28121424949038 x – Columbus Crew 28111254443138 x – Chicago Fire 28111344338537 MetroStars 28111524147-635 D.C. United 2891453140-932 Western Conference GP* Games played W Win L Loss D Draw GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Pointss – Los Angeles Galaxy 28169344331151 x – San Jose Earthquakes 281411345351045 x – Dallas Burn 2812974443143x – Colorado Rapids 28131144348-543x – Kansas City Wizards2891093745-836 Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.x = Playoff berthy = Conference Winner (Season)s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season) New England Revolution wins first tiebreaker vs. Columbus Crew (head-to-head: 2-1-1)Dallas Burn wins first tiebreaker vs. Colorado Rapids (head-to-head: 2-1-1) Playoffs Playoff bracket Conference Semifinals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2002 20px 260px Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (6 Points) 3* 1 5 Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 2 4 2 Dallas Burn (4 Points) 4 0 1 Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points) 2 1 1** New England Revolution (6 Points) 2 1 2 Chicago Fire (3 Points) 0 2 0 San Jose Earthquakes (0 Points) 1 1 x Columbus Crew (6 Points) 2 2 x Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 4 1 x Colorado Rapids (0 Points) 0 0 x New England Revolution (5 Points) 0 1 2 Columbus Crew (2 Points) 0 0 2 Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)*     1* New England Revolution     0 Points systemWin = 3 Pts.Loss = 0 Pts.Draw = 1 Pt. ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)Teams will advance at 5 points. MLS Cup MLS Cup 2002 October 20 New England Revolution 0 – 1 (asdet) Los Angeles Galaxy Ruiz 113 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 61,316 Kevin Terry Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup 2002 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 PDL Raleigh 0 A-L Richmond 3 A-L Milwaukee 4 D3 New York 0 A-L Rochester (ASDET) 3 PDL Des Moines 2 D3 Utah 1 A-L Seattle 2 A-L Minnesota 6 PDL San Diego 1 A-L Atlanta 2 PDL Memphis 0 D3 Greenville 0 A-L Charleston 3 A-L Hampton Roads 0 MLS MetroStars 1 MLS Columbus 3 A-L Richmond 0 A-L Milwaukee 1 MLS Chicago 0 A-L Rochester (ASDET) 2 MLS Kansas City 3 A-L Seattle 3 MLS San Jose (ASDET) 4 A-L Minnesota 0 MLS Los Angeles 4 A-L Atlanta 1 MLS Dallas (ASDET) 2 A-L Charleston 0 MLS Colorado (ASDET) 1 MLS MetroStars 1 MLS Columbus 2 A-L Milwaukee 0 MLS Kansas City 2 MLS San Jose 0 MLS Los Angeles (ASDET) 1 MLS Dallas (ASDET) 1 MLS Colorado 0 MLS Columbus (ASDET) 3 MLS Kansas City 2 MLS Los Angeles 4 MLS Dallas 1 MLS Columbus 1 MLS Los Angeles 0 Final October 24 Columbus Crew 1 – 0 (Report) Los Angeles Galaxy García 30 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 6,054 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 March 3 Champions Cup First Round W Connection TRI 0 – 1 USA Kansas City Wizards Gomez 85 Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella, Trinidad & Tobago w March 16 Champions Cup First Round Kansas City Wizards USA 2 – 0 TRI W Connection Burns 50 Preki 53 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri w April 10 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Santos Laguna MEX 2 – 1 USA Kansas City Wizards Lillingston 2 35 Glasgow 81 Estadio Corona Torreón, Mexico L April 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Kansas City Wizards USA 2 – 0 MEX Santos Laguna Talley 33 Brown 71 Glasgow 81 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri W August 7 Champions Cup Semifinal Monarcas Morelia MEX 6 – 1 USA Kansas City Wizards Alex 50 75 83 pen. 57 Bautista 62 Saavedra 73 Fabbro 85 Estadio Morelos Morelia, Mexico L August 28 Champions Cup Semifinal Kansas City Wizards USA 1 – 1 MEX Monarcas Morelia Brown 68 Noriega 36 pen. Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri D Chicago Fire March 16 Champions Cup First Round Municipal GUA 0 – 1 USA Chicago Fire Kovalenko 55 Estadio Mateo Flores Guatemala City, Guatemala W March 20 Champions Cup First Round Chicago Fire USA 2 – 0 GUA Municipal Razov 27 Bocanegra 82 Cardinal Stadium Naperville, Illinois W June 30 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Monarcas Morelia MEX 2 – 0 USA Chicago Fire Morales 54 Alex 63 Estadio Morelos Morelia, Mexico L July 10 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Chicago Fire USA 2 – 0 MEX Monarcas Morelia Kovalenko 61 66 Gonzalez 41 Cardinal Stadium Naperville, Illinois W San Jose Earthquakes March 13 Champions Cup First Round Olimpia HON 1949 0 – 1 USA San Jose Earthquakes Mulrooney 74 Orange Bowl Miami W March 16 Champions Cup First Round San Jose Earthquakes USA 3 – 1 HON 1949 Olimpia Donovan 32 Russell 40 Agoos 68 Costa 87 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California W April 17 Champions Cup Quarterfinal Pachuca MEX 3 – 0 USA San Jose Earthquakes Garcés 10 Santana 54 Arango 81 Estadio Hidalgo Pachuca, Mexico L April 24 Champions Cup Quarterfinal San Jose Earthquakes USA 1 – 0 MEX Pachuca Corrales 61 Spartan Stadium San Jose, California W D.C. United March 6 Champions Cup First Round Comunicaciones GUA 4 – 0 USA D.C. United Núñez 45 80 86 Torlacoff 70 Estadio Cementos Progreso Guatemala City, Guatemala L March 13 Champions Cup First Round D.C. United USA 2 – 1 GUA Comunicaciones Lisi 65 Pope 89 Gómez 13 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. W References American competitions at RSSSF American national team matches at RSSSF CONCACAF Champions' Cup at RSSSF Category:Seasons in American soccer Soccer