# 2002 in American soccer

The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team
### Record

| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 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.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 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
### Standings

| Eastern Conference | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| y – New England Revolution | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 38 |
| x – Columbus Crew | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 38 |
| x – Chicago Fire | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 37 |
| MetroStars | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 35 |
| D.C. United | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 32 |
| Western Conference | GP* | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| s – Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 51 |
| x – San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 45 |
| x – Dallas Burn | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 43 |
| x – Colorado Rapids | 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
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2002 | MLS Cup 2002 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* (6 Points) | 3* | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kansas City Wizards (3 Points) | 2 | 4 | 2 | Los Angeles Galaxy (6 Points) | 4 | 1 | x | | |
| | | | | Colorado Rapids (0 Points) | 0 | 0 | x | | |
| Dallas Burn (4 Points) | 4 | 0 | 1 | Colorado Rapids (0 Points) | 0 | 0 | x | | |
| Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points) | 2 | 1 | 1** | | | | | | |
| Colorado Rapids (SDET)** (4 Points) | 2 | 1 | 1** | | | | | Los Angeles Galaxy (ASDET)* | 1* |
| | | | | | | | | New England Revolution | 0 |
| New England Revolution (6 Points) | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | New England Revolution | 0 |
| Chicago Fire (3 Points) | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chicago Fire (3 Points) | 0 | 2 | 0 | New England Revolution (5 Points) | 0 | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | | | Columbus Crew (2 Points) | 0 | 0 | 2 | | |
| San Jose Earthquakes (0 Points) | 1 | 1 | x | Columbus Crew (2 Points) | 0 | 0 | 2 | | |
| Columbus Crew (6 Points) | 2 | 2 | x | | | | | | |
* 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
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
### Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| D3 | South Jersey | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Hampton Roads | 1 | A-L | Hampton Roads | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | MetroStars | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Columbus | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Columbus | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Richmond | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Raleigh | 0 | A-L | Richmond | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus (ASDET) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City | 2 | | | | |
| A-L | Milwaukee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City | 2 | | | | |
| D3 | New York | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | New York | 0 | A-L | Milwaukee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A-L | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Rochester (ASDET) | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | Kansas City | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Des Moines | 2 | A-L | Rochester (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Columbus | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 0 |
| D3 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 0 |
| A-L | Seattle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Seattle | 2 | A-L | Seattle | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | San Jose (ASDET) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | San Jose | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Minnesota | 6 | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | San Diego | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | San Diego | 1 | A-L | Minnesota | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Los Angeles | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas | 1 | | | | |
| A-L | Atlanta | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | MLS | Dallas | 1 | | | | |
| PDL | Memphis | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PDL | Memphis | 0 | A-L | Atlanta | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Dallas (ASDET) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Dallas (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | Colorado | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A-L | Charleston | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Colorado (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D3 | Greenville | 0 | MLS | Colorado (ASDET) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A-L | Charleston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |