Major League Soccer 2002 Season
This is a summary of the 2002 Major League Soccer season.
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[edit] Final standings
| Position | Eastern Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 16,927 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 17,429 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 37 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 12,922 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 35 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 18,148 |
| 5 | D.C. United | 32 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 16,519 |
| Position | Western Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 51 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 19,047 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 45 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 11,150 |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 43 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 13,122 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 43 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 20,687 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 36 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 12,255 |
[edit] MLS Cup Playoffs
Quarterfinals
| September 25, 2002 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 asdet | Kansas City Wizards | Rose Bowl: 14,585 |
| Ruiz pen 62' Jones 85' Ruiz 99' | Preki 25' Brown 70' |
| September 28, 2002 | |||
| Kansas City Wizards | 4–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Arrowhead Stadium: 9,484 |
| Simutenkov 19' Quill 37' Preki 70' Fabbro 73' | Albright 71' |
| October 2, 2002 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 5–2 | Kansas City Wizards | Rose Bowl: 14,713 |
| Ruiz 34' Jones 45'+ Jones 62' Ruiz 66' Tennyson 93' | Klein 47' Preki 72' |
Los Angeles advance 6-3 on points.
| September 26, 2002 | |||
| New England Revolution | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Gillette Stadium: 6,306 |
| Twellman 13' Hernandez 60' |
| September 29, 2002 | |||
| Chicago Fire | 2–1 | New England Revolution | Cardinal Stadium: 9,434 |
| Razov pen 43' Razov 76' | Kamler 28' |
| October 2, 2002 | |||
| New England Revolution | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Gillette Stadium: 6,954 |
| Kamler 12' Twellman 65' |
New England advance 6-3 on points.
| September 26, 2002 | |||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 1–2 | Columbus Crew | Spartan Stadium: 8,069 |
| Donovan 54' | Buddle 38' Garcia 81' |
| September 28, 2002 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Crew Stadium: 13,004 |
| Garcia 50' McBride 81' | Graziani 58' |
Columbus advance 6-0 on points.
| September 25, 2002 | |||
| Dallas Burn | 4–2 | Colorado Rapids | Cotton Bowl: 6,360 |
| Morrow 26' Kreis 49' Deering 68' MartÃnez 70' | Valderrama 2' Spencer pen 75' |
| September 28, 2002 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Dallas Burn | INVESCO Field: 9,637 |
| Carrieri 78' |
| October 2, 2002 | |||
| Dallas Burn | 1–1 asdet | Colorado Rapids | Cotton Bowl: 8,008 |
| Rhine 6' | Spencer 22' |
| 0–1 series sdet | |||
| Chung 1' |
Rapids advance 1-0 in series overtime after 4-4 tie on points. Semifinals
| October 5, 2002 | |||
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 4–0 | Colorado Rapids | Rose Bowl: 24,742 |
| Califf 21' Ruiz 24' Hendrickson 71' Ruiz 84' |
| September 28, 2002 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | INVESCO Field: 12,367 |
| Ruiz 64' |
Los Angeles advance 6-0 on points.
| October 6, 2002 | |||
| New England Revolution | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Gillette Stadium: 11,387 |
| September 29, 2002 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Crew Stadium: 10,245 |
| Heaps 3' |
| October 12, 2002 | |||
| New England Revolution | 2–2 asdet | Columbus Crew | Gillette Stadium: 9,216 |
| Ralston 17' Harris 47' | McBride 80' Washington 85' |
New England advance 5-2 on points.
MLS Cup 2002
| October 20, 2002 | |||
| New England Revolution | 0–1 asdet | Los Angeles Galaxy | Gillette Stadium: 61,316 |
| Ruiz 113' |
Los Angeles, New England, and San Jose earn MLS regular-season berths to CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003.
Columbus qualify as U.S. Open Cup champions.
[edit] Team Awards
- MLS Cup - Los Angeles Galaxy
- U.S. Open Cup - Columbus Crew
- MLS Supporters' Shield - Los Angeles Galaxy
[edit] Individual Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Scoring Champion: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution (52)
- Golden Boot: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy (24)
- Defender of the Year: Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Fire
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Joe Cannon, San Jose Earthquakes
- Rookie of the Year: Kyle Martino, Columbus Crew
- Coach of the Year: Steve Nicol, New England Revolution
- Comeback Player of the Year: Chris Klein, Kansas City Wizards
- Goal of the Year: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Fair Play Award: Mark Chung, Colorado Rapids
- Humanitarian of the Year: Steve Jolley, MetroStars
