2002 Major League Soccer season: Difference between revisions
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* League realigned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference. | * League realigned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference. | ||
* Chicago Fire realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference and | * Chicago Fire realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference and relocate from Soldier Field (1924) in Chicago to Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Illinois. | ||
* Colorado Rapids realigned from Western Division to Western Conference and relocate from Mile High Stadium to Empower Field at Mile High. | * Colorado Rapids realigned from Western Division to Western Conference and relocate from Mile High Stadium to Empower Field at Mile High. | ||
* Columbus Crew realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference. | * Columbus Crew realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:15, 13 July 2026
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Teams and Alignment
| Conference | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Chicago Fire | Bendetti-Wehrli Stadium | Naperville, Illinois |
| Columbus Crew | Historic Crew Stadium | Columbus, Ohio | |
| D.C. United | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Washington | |
| MetroStars | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
| New England Revolution | Gillette Stadium | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |
| Western Conference | Colorado Rapids | Empower Field at Mile High | Denver |
| Dallas Burn | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Dallas | |
| Kansas City Wizards | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | The Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | |
| San Jose Earthquakes | CEFCU Stadium | San José, California |
Changes
- League realigned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference.
- Chicago Fire realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference and relocate from Soldier Field (1924) in Chicago to Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Illinois.
- Colorado Rapids realigned from Western Division to Western Conference and relocate from Mile High Stadium to Empower Field at Mile High.
- Columbus Crew realigned from Central Division to Eastern Conference.
- Dallas Burn realigned from Central Division to Western Conference.
- D.C. United realigned from Eastern Division to Eastern Conference.
- Kansas City Wizards realigned from Western Division to Western Conference.
- Los Angeles Galaxy realigned from Western Division to Western Conference.
- MetroStars realigned from Eastern Division to Eastern Conference.
- Miami Fusion F.C. fold.
- New England Revolution realigned from Eastern Division to Eastern Conference and relocate from Foxboro Stadium to Gillette Stadium.
- San Jose Earthquakes realigned from Western Division to Western Conference.
- Tampa Bay Mutiny fold.
Regular Season Results
| Conference | Team | W | L | T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | New England Revolution | 12 | 14 | 2 | 38 |
| Columbus Crew | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | |
| Chicago Fire | 11 | 13 | 4 | 37 | |
| MetroStars | 11 | 15 | 2 | 35 | |
| D.C. United | 9 | 14 | 5 | 32 | |
| Western Conference | Los Angeles Galaxy | 16 | 9 | 3 | 51 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 11 | 3 | 45 | |
| Dallas Burn | 12 | 9 | 7 | 43 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 13 | 11 | 4 | 43 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
Postseason Results
| Team (First to Five Points) | Team (First to Five Points) | Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 1 | Los Angeles Galaxy |
| Kansas City Wizards | 3 | |||||
| Dallas Burn | 4 (0) | Colorado Rapids | 0 | |||
| Colorado Rapids | 4 (1) | |||||
| New England Revolution | 6 | New England Revolution | 5 | New England Revolution | 0 | |
| Chicago Fire | 3 | |||||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 0 | Columbus Crew | 2 | |||
| Columbus Crew | 6 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLS All-Star Game | Major League Soccer | 3-2 | United States |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Unincorporated | Gillette Stadium | New England Revolution | 14 | Four | 18 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | One | One | |||||||
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | DuPage County, Illinois | Naperville, Illinois | Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium | Chicago Fire | 14 | One | 15 |
| Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area | Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Franklin County, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | Historic Crew Stadium | Columbus Crew | 14 | Two | 16 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Dallas County, Texas | Dallas | Cotton Bowl Stadium | Dallas Burn | 14 | Two + one series tiebreaker | 16 + one series tiebreaker |
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Empower Field at Mile High | Colorado Rapids | 14 | Two | 16 | |
| Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area | Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Jackson County, Missouri | Kansas City, Missouri | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium | Kansas City Wizards | 14 | One | 15 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Pasadena, California | The Rose Bowl | Los Angeles Galaxy | 14 | Three | 17 |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | Bergen County, New Jersey | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Giants Stadium | MetroStars | 14 | 14 | |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Santa Clara County, California | San José, California | CEFCU Stadium | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | One | 15 | |
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division | District of Columbia | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | D.C. United | 14 | 14 | ||
| MLS All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Total | 140 | 17 + one series tiebreaker | 158 + one series tiebreaker | ||||||
