2002 D.C. United season
| 2002 season | |||
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| Owner | D.C. United Holdings | ||
| Head coach | Ray Hudson | ||
| MLS | Conference:5th Overall:10th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not qualify | ||
| CONCACAF Champions' Cup | First round | ||
| Atlantic Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All:Curtis Convey(05) | ||
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The2002 D.C. United seasonwas the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season inMajor League Soccer.
Under second-year head coach,Ray Hudson,United failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season, a dry spell that would not be achieved again until the2011 United season.
Competitions
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Club | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 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 | San Jose Earthquakes | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 45 | 2003 CONCACAF Champions Cup1,2002 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 Wizards2 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 36 | 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs | |
| 9 | MetroStars2 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 35 | ||
| 10 | D.C. United2 | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 32 |
Source:MLSSoccer
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 theCONCACAF Champions Cupby 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 theU.S. Open Cupin the third round proper rather than fourth.
- ^Note 3– D.C. United qualified for theCONCACAF Champions Cupby finishing runners-up in theCONCACAF Giants Cup.
Results summary
[edit]Results by round
[edit]Match reports
[edit]| March 22, 20021 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2–1 | D.C. United | Pasadena, California |
| 20:00EST | Ruíz 85',92+' |
Report | Curtis76' |
Stadium:Rose Bowl Attendance: 20,602 |
| March 30, 20022 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| 16:00EST | Etcheverry39' Conteh 46' |
Report | Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 15,033 |
| April 3, 20023 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | D.C. United | Denver, Colorado |
| 19:00EST | Henderson44',89' |
Report | Stadium:Invesco Field at Mile High Attendance: 48,476 |
| April 6, 20024 | Dallas Burn | 2–1 | D.C. United | Dallas |
| 18:00EST | Kreis63' Rodríguez 84' |
Report | Quaranta61' |
Stadium:Cotton Bowl Attendance: 8,565 |
| April 20, 20025 | D.C. United | 2–1 | Kansas City Wizards | Washington, D.C. |
| 17:00EST | Curtis71' McKinley 92+' |
Report | Preki73' |
Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 12,759 |
| April 27, 20026 | Columbus Crew | 1–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, Ohio |
| 17:00EST | Maisonneuve15' |
Report | Stadium:Crew Stadium Attendance: 14,997 |
| May 4, 20027 | D.C. United | 0–3 | Chicago Fire | Washington, D.C. |
| 15:00EST | Report | Daniv26' Nowak 55'Razov 59' |
Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 11,767 |
| May 12, 20027 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Washington, D.C. |
| 15:00EST | Santino Quaranta45' |
Report | Dante Washington67' |
Stadium:RFK Stadium Attendance: 30,413 |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup
[edit]| February 3, 2002First round | Comunicaciones | 4–0 |  D.C. United | Guatemala City,Guatemala |
| 21:00UTC−5 | Stadium:Progress Cements Stadium |
| March 27, 2002First round | D.C. United | 2–1 (2–5agg.) | Comunicaciones | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 20:00UTC−5 | Stadium:RFK Memorial Stadium |
Exhibitions
[edit]| June 23, 2002 | D.C. United | 0–0 |  Boca Juniors | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 16:00UTC−5 | Stadium:RFK Memorial Stadium |
| October 17, 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | D.C. United | London, England |
| 00:00UTC−5 | Stadium:White Hart Lane |
| October 26, 2002 | D.C. United | 4–0 |  Águila | Washington, D.C., United States |
| 16:00UTC−5 | Stadium:RFK Memorial Stadium |
References
[edit]- General
- "2002 Schedule: All competitions".D.C. United.DCUnited. Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedJune 2,2012.
- Citations