Major League Soccer 2002
Dieser Artikel ist eine Zusammenfassung der Major League Soccer- Saison 2002.
Final standings
| Position | Eastern Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Revolution | 38 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 16,927 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 38 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 17,429 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 37 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 12,922 |
| 4 | MetroStars | 35 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 18,148 |
| 5 | D.C. United | 32 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 16,519 |
| Position | Western Conference | Points | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Against | Difference | Average attendance |
| 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 51 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 19,047 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 45 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 11,150 |
| 3 | Dallas Burn | 43 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 13,122 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 43 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 20,687 |
| 5 | Kansas City Wizards | 36 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 12,255 |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Viertelfinale
- 25.September2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 n.V. Kansas City Wizards
- Ruiz Elfmeter 62'/99' Jones 85'
- Preki 25' Brown 70'
- Rose Bowl: 14,585
- 28.September2002 Kansas City Wizards 4–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
- Simutenkov 19' Quill 37'Preki 70'Fabbro 73'
- Albright 71'
- Arrowhead Stadium: 9,484
2.Oktober2002 |
team1 = Los Angeles Galaxy |
score = 5–2 |
team2 = Kansas City Wizards |
Los Angeles weiter mit 6-3 Punkten.
date = September 26, 2002 | team1 = New England Revolution | score = 2–0 team2 = Chicago Fire | goals1 = Twellman 13' Hernandez 60'| stadium = Gillette Stadium: 6,306
date = September 29, 2002 |
team1 = Chicago Fire |
score = 2–1 |
team2 = New England Revolution |
goals1 = Razov pen 43'
Razov 76'|
goals2 = Kamler 28'|
stadium = Cardinal Stadium: 9,434}}
date = October 2, 2002 | team1 = New England Revolution | score = 2–0 team2 = Chicago Fire |
stadium = Gillette Stadium: 6,954 New England advance 6-3 on points.
date = September 26, 2002 | team1 = San Jose Earthquakes | score = 1–2| team2 = Columbus Crew | goals1 = Donovan 54'| goals2 = Buddle 38' Garcia 81'| stadium = Spartan Stadium: 8,069
date = September 28, 2002 |
team1 = Columbus Crew |
score = 2–1 |
team2 = San Jose Earthquakes |
goals1 = Garcia 50' McBride 81'|
goals2 = Graziani 58'|
stadium = Crew Stadium: 13,004
Columbus advance 6-0 on points.
Morrow 26' Kreis 49'Deering 68' Martínez 70'
- Valderrama 2' Spencer [[Penalty kick|p 75'
- Cotton Bowl: 6,360
- 28.September2002 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Dallas Burn
- [Chris Carrieri|Carrieri]] 78'
INVESCO Field: 9,637
- 2.Oktober2002 Dallas Burn 1–1 n.V. Colorado Rapids
- [Bobby Rhine|Rhine]] 6'
- [John Spencer (footballer)|Spencer]] 22'
- [Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]: 8,008
0–1 n.V.
- [Mark Chung|Chung]] 1'
Rapids weiter mit 1-0 n.V. nach 4-4 Unentschieden nach Punkten.
Halbfinale
- 5.Oktober2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Colorado Rapids
- Califf 21'Ruiz 24'/84' Hendrickson 71'
- Rose Bowl: 24,742
- 28.September2002 Colorado Rapids 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
- Ruiz 64'
- INVESCO Field: 12,367
Los Angeles weiter mit 6-0 Punkte.
- 29.September2002 Columbus Crew 0–1 New England Revolution
- Heaps 3'
- Crew Stadium: 10,245
- 12. Oktober2002 New England Revolution 2–2 n.V.Columbus Crew
- Ralston 17'Harris 47'
- McBride 80'Washington 85'
- Gillette Stadium: 9,216
New England weiter mit 5-2 Punkten.
- 20.Oktober2002 New England Revolution 0–1 n.V. Los Angeles Galaxy
- Ruiz 113'
- Gillette Stadium: 61,316
Los Angeles, New England und San Jose sind durch ihre Platzierungen in der "Regular Season" für denCONCACAF Champions' Cup 2003 qualifiziert.
Columbus qualifiziert als U.S. Open Cup champions.
Team Awards
- MLS Cup - Los Angeles Galaxy
- U.S. Open Cup - Columbus Crew
- MLS Supporters' Shield - Los Angeles Galaxy
Individual Awards
- wertvollster Spieler: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy
- bester Scorer: Taylor Twellman, New England Revolution (52)
- Torschützenkönig: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy (24)
- Verteidiger des Jahres: Carlos Bocanegra, Chicago Fire
- Torhüter des Jahres: Joe Cannon, San Jose Earthquakes
- Anfänger des Jahres: Kyle Martino, Columbus Crew
- Tor des Jahres: Steve Nicol, New England Revolution
- Comeback Spieler des Jahres: Chris Klein, Kansas City Wizards
- Tor des Jahres: Carlos Ruiz, Los Angeles Galaxy
- Fair Play Preis: Mark Chung, Colorado Rapids
- Humanitarian of the Year: Steve Jolley, MetroStars