Major League Soccer · United States · level 1

2002

Honors
champion LA Galaxy (MLS Cup)
supporters' shield LA Galaxy
mvp Carlos Ruíz
golden boot Carlos Ruíz

140 games 3.01 goals / game 15,820 avg. attendance

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
New England Revolution 28 12 2 14 38 49 49 1.36 1.00
Columbus Crew 28 11 5 12 38 44 43 1.36 1.02
Chicago Fire 28 11 4 13 37 43 38 1.32 1.13
New York Red Bulls 28 11 2 15 35 41 47 1.25 0.87
D.C. United 28 9 5 14 32 31 40 1.14 0.78
LA Galaxy 28 16 3 9 51 44 33 1.82 1.33
San Jose Earthquakes 28 14 3 11 45 45 35 1.61 1.29
Colorado Rapids 28 13 4 11 43 43 48 1.54 0.90
FC Dallas 28 12 7 9 43 44 43 1.54 1.02
Sporting Kansas City 28 9 9 10 36 37 45 1.29 0.82

Season leaders

complete stats
player team gp gs min g a sh
Nick Rimando D.C. United 28 28 2588 0 0 0
Jesse Marsch Chicago Fire 28 28 2557 1 7 21
Wade Barrett San Jose Earthquakes 28 28 2555 1 6 9
Matt Jordan FC Dallas 27 27 2511 0 0 0
Nick Garcia Sporting Kansas City 27 27 2499 0 2 2
Kerry Zavagnin Sporting Kansas City 27 27 2484 1 2 12
Zach Thornton Chicago Fire 27 27 2483 0 0 0
Carlos Valderrama Colorado Rapids 27 27 2479 1 16 18
Tim Howard New York Red Bulls 27 27 2463 0 1 0
Steve Ralston New England Revolution 27 27 2460 5 19 27
Robin Fraser Colorado Rapids 28 27 2453 0 1 4
Leo Cullen New England Revolution 28 27 2444 2 2 10
Brian Dunseth Columbus Crew 27 26 2436 0 1 7
Taylor Twellman New England Revolution 28 26 2418 23 6 92
Chris Henderson Colorado Rapids 28 28 2414 11 7 56
Mark Chung Colorado Rapids 27 27 2401 11 10 83
Mike Petke New York Red Bulls 27 27 2398 0 0 8
Jay Heaps New England Revolution 27 26 2389 2 6 23
Brandon Prideaux D.C. United 27 26 2389 0 0 3
Carlos Ruíz LA Galaxy 26 26 2376 24 1 100
Joe Cannon San Jose Earthquakes 26 26 2375 0 0 0
Tenywa Bonseu FC Dallas 27 27 2370 0 0 6
Alexi Lalas LA Galaxy 26 26 2364 4 4 25
Ramiro Corrales San Jose Earthquakes 28 26 2354 3 9 38
Ronnie Ekelund San Jose Earthquakes 27 27 2347 6 8 43

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Sept. 22, 2002 2002 Chicago Fire 2 - 1 Columbus Crew Cardinal Stadium 15487 2
Sept. 21, 2002 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 26229 2
Sept. 21, 2002 2002 New England Revolution 3 - 0 MetroStars Gillette Stadium 20215 2
Sept. 20, 2002 2002 Colorado Rapids 1 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Mile High 25614 2
Sept. 19, 2002 2002 D.C. United 3 - 4 Dallas Burn RFK Stadium 13889 2
Sept. 14, 2002 2002 Colorado Rapids 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 19270 2
Sept. 14, 2002 2002 Chicago Fire 0 - 2 Columbus Crew Crew Stadium 22459 2
Sept. 14, 2002 2002 Dallas Burn 1 - 2 New England Revolution Cotton Bowl 17652 2
Sept. 14, 2002 2002 D.C. United 2 - 1 MetroStars RFK Stadium 17677 2
Sept. 14, 2002 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Rose Bowl 32874 2
Sept. 12, 2002 2002 D.C. United 1 - 0 MetroStars Giants Stadium 14585 2
Sept. 7, 2002 2002 D.C. United 0 - 3 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 15748 2
Sept. 7, 2002 2002 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy Cardinal Stadium 15731 2
Sept. 7, 2002 2002 Columbus Crew 3 - 4 San Jose Earthquakes Spartan Stadium 14792 2
Sept. 5, 2002 2002 Dallas Burn 1 - 3 MetroStars Cotton Bowl 7913 2
Sept. 1, 2002 2002 Colorado Rapids 3 - 2 Dallas Burn Mile High 12754 2
Aug. 31, 2002 2002 D.C. United 4 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes RFK Stadium 14158 2
Aug. 31, 2002 2002 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 Kansas City Wizards Arrowhead Stadium 20173 2
Aug. 31, 2002 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 - 0 MetroStars Rose Bowl 19854 2
Aug. 31, 2002 2002 Columbus Crew 0 - 0 New England Revolution Crew Stadium 24422 2
Aug. 28, 2002 2002 Colorado Rapids 1 - 3 New England Revolution Gillette Stadium 13210 2
Aug. 25, 2002 2002 D.C. United 0 - 1 MetroStars Giants Stadium 20447 2
Aug. 24, 2002 2002 Colorado Rapids 3 - 0 San Jose Earthquakes Mile High 12196 2
Aug. 24, 2002 2002 Dallas Burn 1 - 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Cotton Bowl 15883 2
Aug. 24, 2002 2002 Chicago Fire 1 - 2 New England Revolution Cardinal Stadium 15887 2

Awards

award winner
Best XI Óscar Pareja
Best XI Wade Barrett
Best XI Tim Howard
Best XI Taylor Twellman
Best XI Steve Ralston
Best XI Ronnie Ekelund
Best XI Mark Chung
Best XI Jeff Cunningham
Best XI Carlos Ruíz
Best XI Carlos Bocanegra
Best XI Alexi Lalas
Coach of the Year Steve Nicol
Comeback Player of the Year Chris Klein
Defender of the Year Carlos Bocanegra
Fair Play Award Mark Chung
Goalkeeper of the Year Joe Cannon
Humanitarian of the Year Steve Jolley
MVP Carlos Ruíz
Referee of the Year Kevin Terry
Rookie of the Year Kyle Martino
Supporters' Shield LA Galaxy