2002 in American soccer explained

Country:	the United States
Soccer:	yes
Season:	2002
Prevseason:	2001
Nextseason:	2003
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The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

National team

Record

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2002 FIFA World Cup	5	2	1	2	7	7
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup	5	5	0	0	9	1
International Friendly	10	6	0	4	18	10
Total	20	13	1	6	34	18

Results

The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Clint Mathis	7
Landon Donovan	6
Brian McBride	6
Josh Wolff	3
DaMarcus Beasley	3
Ben Olsen	1
Sasha Victorine	1
Eddie Lewis	1
Ante Razov	1
Jeff Agoos	1
Eddie Pope	1
Tony Sanneh	1
John O'Brien	1

Major League Soccer

See main article: article and 2002 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Eastern Conference
	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38
	28	11	12	5	44	43	1	38
	28	11	13	4	43	38	5	37
	28	11	15	2	41	47	-6	35
	28	9	14	5	31	40	-9	32

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)
New England Revolution wins first tiebreaker vs. Columbus Crew (head-to-head: 2-1-1)
Dallas Burn wins first tiebreaker vs. Colorado Rapids (head-to-head: 2-1-1)

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Points system
Win = 3 Pts.
Loss = 0 Pts.
Draw = 1 Pt.
ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)
SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)
Teams will advance at 5 points.

MLS Cup

See main article: article and MLS Cup 2002.

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

See main article: article and 2002 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

Final

American clubs in international competitions

Club	Competition	Final round
Kansas City Wizards	2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Semifinals
Chicago Fire	2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Quarterfinals
San Jose Earthquakes	2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	Quarterfinals
D.C. United	2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First Round

D.C. United

References