2002 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:2002
Team:UCLA Bruins
Conference:Pac-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Record:18–3–3
Conf Record:8–2–0
Head Coach:Tom Fitzgerald
Hc Year:1st
Conf Champ:Pac-10 Champions
Titan Invitational Champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:W 1–0 vs. Stanford
Champion:National Champions
Prev Year:2001
Next Year:2003

The 2002 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Bruins won their fourth NCAA title this season, defeating Pac-10 rivals, Stanford, in the championship. To date, this is UCLA's most recent College Cup title. It was the 66th season the Bruins fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 11th season playing in the Pacific-10 Conference (now the Pac-12).[1]

Background

The 2001 UCLA team was coached by Todd Saldana, who finished the 2001 season with a 12-7-4 overall record. Saldana was forced to resign by the university after it was discovered that he had yet to complete his undergraduate degree. Fitzgerald, a former coach of Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew was hired to coach the program in February 2002.[2]

Schedule

Numbers in superscript text represent the team's NSCAA ranking.

NCAA Tournament

See main article: 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

No. (#) Rankings from NSCAA Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

College Cup

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer Wins National Championship. UCLA Bruins. Associated Press. March 15, 2017. December 15, 2002.
  2. Web site: Trecker. Jamie. PLUS: SOCCER; Canadian Goalie Comes Up Short. The New York Times. NYTimes.com. March 14, 2017. February 1, 2002.