2002 D.C. United season

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D.C. United
2002 season
Owner United States D.C. United Holdings
Head Coach England 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)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 D.C. United season was the clubs' eighth year of existence, as well as their seventh season in Major 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 the 2011 United season.

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

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Further information: 2002 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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.com
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 the CONCACAF Champions Cup by 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 the U.S. Open Cup in the third round proper rather than fourth.
  • ^Note 3 - D.C. United qualified for the CONCACAF Champions Cup by finishing runners-up in the CONCACAF Giants Cup.

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

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Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Exhibitions

Club information

Roster

Management and staff

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

Top assists

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

See also

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References

General
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Citations
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