2002 San Jose Earthquakes season explained

Club:	San Jose Earthquakes
Season:	2002
Stadium:	Spartan Stadium
League:	Major League Soccer
League Result:	Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd
Chrtitle:	Owner
Chairman:	AEG
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Frank Yallop
Average Attendance:	9,610^[1]
League Topscorer:	Ariel Graziani (14)
Cup1:	MLS Cup
Cup1 Result:	Conference Semifinals
Cup2:	U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:	Quarterfinals
Cup3:	CONCACAF
Cup3 Result:	Quarterfinals
Cup4:	California Clásico
Cup4 Result:	2nd
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Prevseason:	2001
Nextseason:	2003

The 2002 San Jose Earthquakes season was the seventh season of the team's existence.

Squad

Current squad

As of August 18, 2009.^[2]

Club

Other information

Competitions

Major League Soccer

See also: 2002 Major League Soccer season.

Matches

(OT) = Overtime ^{[3] [4]}

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2002 U.S. Open Cup.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

See also: 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

Source:^[5]

Standings

Western Conference
	28	16	9	3	44	33	11	51
	28	14	11	3	45	35	10	45
	28	12	9	7	44	43	1	43
	28	13	11	4	43	48	-5	43
x – Kansas City Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	-8	36

• Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.
  x = Playoff berth
  y = Conference Winner (Season)
  s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season)
• Dallas Burn wins first tiebreaker vs. Colorado Rapids (head-to-head: 2-1-1)

Overall

width=30		Club	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=250	Qualification	Head-to-head
1	Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1)	28	16	9	3	44	33	+11	51	2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
2		28	14	11	3	45	35	+10	45	2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup, 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup
3	Dallas Burn	28	12	9	7	44	43	+1	43	2002 MLS Cup Playoffs, 2003 U.S. Open Cup	DAL: 7 pts COL: 4 pts
4	Colorado Rapids	28	13	11	4	43	48	-5	43
5	New England Revolution (E1)	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38		NE: 7 pts CLB: 4 pts
6	Columbus Crew	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38
7	Chicago Fire	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37
8	Kansas City Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	-8	36	2002 MLS Cup Playoffs
9	MetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	-6	35
10	D.C. United	28	9	14	5	31	40	-9	32

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.

• – 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.
• – 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.

External links

• San Jose Earthquakes season stats | sjearthquakes.com
• San Jose Earthquakes Game Results | Soccerstats.us
• San Jose Earthquakes 100 Greatest Goals 2002 | Youtube

Notes and References

1. Web site: Major League Soccer Stats: Team Attendance - 2008 . ESPN . November 17, 2012 . October 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019064309/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance?league=usa.1&year=2008&cc=5901 . dead .
2. http://web.mlsnet.com/players/index.jsp?club=t110{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Web site: Shootout banned; TV lineup changed. cnnsi.com. April 4, 2014.
4. Web site: The Year in American Soccer, 2000. American Soccer History Archives. April 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229171519/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2000.html#MLS. December 29, 2016. dead.
5. Web site: San Jose Earthquakes Game Results. April 8, 2014.