2002 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2002 season
Owner United States D.C. United Holdings
Head Coach England Ray Hudson
MLS Conference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions' Cup First round
Atlantic Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
All: Curtis
Convey (05)
Home colors
Away colors

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

Further information: 2002 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Pos Club Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification Head-to-head
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1) 2816934433+1151 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
2 San Jose Earthquakes 28141134535+1045 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup1, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
3 Dallas Burn 2812974443+143 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup DAL: 7 pts
COL: 4 pts
4 Colorado Rapids 28131144348-543
5 New England Revolution (E1) 28121424949038 NE: 7 pts
CLB: 4 pts
6 Columbus Crew 28111254443+138
7 Chicago Fire 28111344338+537
8 Kansas City Wizards2 2891093745-836 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs
9 MetroStars2 28111524147-635
10 D.C. United2 2891453140-932

Source: MLSSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head record; 3rd goal difference; 4th number of goals scored.
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff-contention.

  • ^Note 1 – Since Los Angeles Galaxy won MLS Cup 2002 and the Supporters' Shield, San Jose Earthquakes qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup by finishing as Supporters' Shield runners-up.
  • ^Note 2 – Since Kansas City Wizards, MetroStars, and D.C. United finished outside of the top seven in the league standings, they enter the U.S. Open Cup in the third round proper rather than fourth.
  • ^Note 3 – D.C. United qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.

Match reports

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Exhibitions

References

General
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