2002 D.C. United season

March 2026 August 2023 D.C. United 1998 wordmark.svg D.C. United 2002 MLS Conference: 5thOverall: 10th Owner D.C. United Holdings Head coach Ray Hudson MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round Atlantic Cup Winners CurtisConvey (05) _DCU_02h _adidaswhite2002 000000 FFFFFF 000000 000000 000000 _adidasstripesonwhite _DCU_00a _adidasstripesonwhite _DCU_00a FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF true 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 2002 Major League Soccer season League standings Division DCU Overall DCU Results summary Results by round Match reports 1 March 22, 2002 20:00 EST Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Report D.C. United Ruíz 85 92+ Curtis 76 Pasadena, California Rose Bowl 20,602 L 2 March 30, 2002 16:00 EST D.C. United 2–0 Report Chicago Fire Etcheverry 39Conteh 46 Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium 15,033 W 3 April 3, 2002 19:00 EST Colorado Rapids 2–0 Report D.C. United Henderson 44 89 Denver, Colorado Invesco Field at Mile High 48,476 L 4 April 6, 2002 18:00 EST Dallas Burn 2–1 Report D.C. United Kreis 63Rodríguez 84 Quaranta 61 Dallas Cotton Bowl 8,565 L 5 April 20, 2002 17:00 EST D.C. United 2–1 Report Kansas City Wizards Curtis 71McKinley 92+ Preki 73 Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium 12,759 W 6 April 27, 2002 17:00 EST Columbus Crew 1–0 Report D.C. United Maisonneuve 15 Columbus, Ohio Crew Stadium 14,997 L 7 May 4, 2002 15:00 EST D.C. United 0–3 Report Chicago Fire Daniv 26Nowak 55Razov 59 Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium 11,767 L 7 May 12, 2002 15:00 EST D.C. United 1–1 Report Columbus Crew Santino Quaranta 45 Dante Washington 67 Washington, D.C. RFK Stadium 30,413 T CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round February 3, 2002 21:00 UTC−5 Comunicaciones Guatemala 4–0 United States D.C. United Guatemala City, Guatemala Progress Cements Stadium L First round March 27, 2002 20:00 UTC−5 D.C. United United States 2–1 2–5 Guatemala Comunicaciones Washington, D.C., United States RFK Memorial Stadium W Exhibitions June 23, 2002 16:00 UTC−5 D.C. United United States 0–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Washington, D.C., United States RFK Memorial Stadium T October 17, 2002 00:00 UTC−5 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–1 United States D.C. United London, England White Hart Lane W October 26, 2002 16:00 UTC−5 D.C. United United States 4–0 El Salvador Águila Washington, D.C., United States RFK Memorial Stadium W References General 2002 Schedule: All competitions http://www.dcunited.com/schedule/all/2002/all D.C. United DCUnited.com June 2, 2012 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061628/http://www.dcunited.com/schedule/all/2002/all dead Citations 2002 D.C. United D.C. United D.C. United season