2002 Major League Soccer season

2002 Major League Soccer season
Season 2002
MLS Cup Los Angeles Galaxy (1st title)
Supporters' Shield Los Angeles Galaxy (2nd shield)
Matches played 140
Goals scored 421 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer Carlos Ruiz
Los Angeles Galaxy
Goals: 24
Highest attendance Colorado Rapids
Season: 289,663
Game Avg.: 20,690
Lowest attendance San Jose Earthquakes
Season: 156,104
Game Avg.: 11,150
Average attendance MLS
Season: 2,215,019
Game Avg.: 15,822

The 2002 Major League Soccer season was the seventh season of competition for Major League Soccer.

On January 8, 2002, MLS folded two of its teams. The Miami Fusion F.C. ceased operations after only four years in existence due to low attendance and an unfavorable stadium deal. The Tampa Bay Mutiny also ceased operations due to the lack of local ownership. MLS eliminated the Central Division and returned to its original two-conference alignment.

Final standings

Conference

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

Overall

Pos Club GP 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.

MLS Cup Playoffs

Playoff bracket

  Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals MLS Cup 2002
                                   
  1  Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (6 Points) 3* 1 5  
8  Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) 2 4 2  
  1  Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) 4 1 x  
  4  Colorado Rapids (0 Points) 0 0 x  
3  Dallas Burn (4 Points) 4 0 1
  4  Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points) 2 1 1**  
    1  Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* 1
  5  New England Revolution 0
  5  New England Revolution (6 Points) 2 1 2  
7  Chicago Fire (3 Points) 0 2 0  
  5  New England Revolution (5 Points) 0 1 2
  6  Columbus Crew (2 Points) 0 0 2  
2  San Jose Earthquakes (0 Points) 1 1 x
  6  Columbus Crew (6 Points) 2 2 x  

Conference Semi-finals

September 25, 2002
Kansas City Wizards 2 3 (AET) Los Angeles Galaxy
Preki  25'
Brown  70'
Ruiz (Pen)  62'  99'
Jones  85'

October 2, 2002
Kansas City Wizards 2 5 Los Angeles Galaxy
Klein  47'
Preki  72'
Ruiz  34'  66'
Jones  45'+,  62'
Tennyson  93'



September 25, 2002
Colorado Rapids 2 4 Dallas Burn
Valderrama  2'
Spencer (Pen)  75'
Morrow  26'
Kreis  49'
Deering  68'
Martínez  70'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 6,360

October 2, 2002
Colorado Rapids 1 1 Dallas Burn
Spencer  22' Rhine  6'
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, Texas

Attendance: 8,008


  1 0 series OT (ASDET)  
Chung  1'

Conference Finals


MLS Cup 2002

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Club awards

Individual awards

AwardPlayerClub
Most Valuable PlayerGuatemala Carlos RuizLos Angeles Galaxy
Scoring ChampionUnited States Taylor Twellman (52 points)New England Revolution
Defender of the YearUnited States Carlos BocanegraChicago Fire
Goalkeeper of the YearUnited States Joe CannonSan Jose Earthquakes
Rookie of the YearUnited States Kyle MartinoColumbus Crew
Coach of the YearScotland Steve NicolNew England Revolution
Comeback Player of the YearUnited States Chris KleinKansas City Wizards
Goal of the YearGuatemala Carlos RuizLos Angeles Galaxy
Fair Play Award United States Mark ChungColorado Rapids
Humanitarian of the YearUnited States Steve JolleyMetroStars

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Guatemala Carlos Ruiz Los Angeles Galaxy 24
2 United States Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 23
3 United States Jeff Cunningham Columbus Crew 16
4 United States Ante Razov Chicago Fire 14
Ecuador Ariel Graziani San Jose Earthquakes 14
6 United States Jason Kreis Dallas Burn 13
7 Senegal Mamadou Diallo* MetroStars 12
Brazil Rodrigo Faria MetroStars 12
9 United States Chris Carrieri Colorado Rapids 11
United States Mark Chung Colorado Rapids 11
United States Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids 11

Played for more than one team – Most Recent Team Listed*

Goal-scoring totals

ClubOverall
Record
Goals
For
Goals For
Avg.
Goals
Against
Goals
Against Avg.
New England Revolution12-14-2491.75 (1st)491.75 (10th)
San Jose Earthquakes14-11-3451.61 (2nd)351.25 (2nd)
Columbus Crew11-12-5441.57 (3rd)431.54 (5th)
Dallas Burn12-9-7441.57 (4th)431.54 (5th)
Los Angeles Galaxy16-9-3441.57 (5th)331.18 (1st)
Colorado Rapids13-11-4431.54 (6th)481.71 (9th)
Chicago Fire11-13-4431.54 (7th)381.36 (3rd)
MetroStars11-15-2411.46 (8th)471.68 (8th)
Kansas City Wizards9-10-9371.32 (9th)451.61 (7th)
D.C. United9-14-5311.11 (10th)401.43 (4th)
Overall totals4213.01

Winningest coaches (by wins)

CoachClubWinLossDrawPct.Pts.OT Rec.
United States Sigi SchmidLos Angeles Galaxy16930.625513-3-3
Canada Frank YallopSan Jose Earthquakes141130.554451-0-3
United States Tim HankinsonColorado Rapids131140.536431-1-4
United States Mike JeffriesDallas Burn12970.554433-0-7
United States Greg AndrulisColumbus Crew111250.482381-3-5
United States Bob BradleyChicago Fire111340.464372-1-4
Ecuador Octavio ZambranoMetroStars111520.429351-1-2
Scotland Steve NicolNew England Revolution101010.500310-1-1
United States Bob GanslerKansas City Wizards91090.482360-2-9
England Ray HudsonD.C. United91450.411322-2-5
United States Fernando ClavijoNew England Revolution2410.35770-0-1

Team attendance totals

Club Games Season Game Avg.
Colorado Rapids 14 289,663 20,690
Los Angeles Galaxy 14 266,664 19,047
MetroStars 14 254,174 18,155
Columbus Crew 14 243,999 17,429
New England Revolution 14 236,973 16,927
D.C. United 14 231,264 16,519
Dallas Burn 14 183,702 13,122
Chicago Fire 14 180,908 12,922
Kansas City Wizards 14 171,568 12,255
San Jose Earthquakes 14 156,104 11,150
OVERALL 140 2,215,019 15,822

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