D.C. United
2002 season
OwnerD.C. United Holdings
Head coachRay Hudson
MLSConference: 5th
Overall: 10th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupDid not qualify
CONCACAF Champions' CupFirst round
Atlantic CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Curtis
Convey (05)
← 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

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.

Results summary

Results by round

Match reports

March 22, 2002 1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 D.C. United Pasadena, California
20:00 EST Ruíz 85', 92+' Report Curtis 76' Stadium: Rose Bowl
Attendance: 20,602
March 30, 2002 2 D.C. United 2–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
16:00 EST Etcheverry 39'
Conteh 46'		 Report Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 15,033
April 3, 2002 3 Colorado Rapids 2–0 D.C. United Denver, Colorado
19:00 EST Henderson 44', 89' Report Stadium: Invesco Field at Mile High
Attendance: 48,476
April 6, 2002 4 Dallas Burn 2–1 D.C. United Dallas
18:00 EST Kreis 63'
Rodríguez 84'		 Report Quaranta 61' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,565
April 20, 2002 5 D.C. United 2–1 Kansas City Wizards Washington, D.C.
17:00 EST Curtis 71'
McKinley 92+'		 Report Preki 73' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 12,759
April 27, 2002 6 Columbus Crew 1–0 D.C. United Columbus, Ohio
17:00 EST Maisonneuve 15' Report Stadium: Crew Stadium
Attendance: 14,997
May 4, 2002 7 D.C. United 0–3 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Report Daniv 26'
Nowak 55'
Razov 59'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 11,767
May 12, 2002 7 D.C. United 1–1 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
15:00 EST Santino Quaranta 45' Report Dante Washington 67' Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 30,413

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
February 3, 2002 First round Comunicaciones Guatemala 4–0 United States D.C. United Guatemala City, Guatemala
21:00 UTC−5 Stadium: Progress Cements Stadium
March 27, 2002 First round D.C. United United States 2–1
(2–5 agg.)		 Guatemala Comunicaciones Washington, D.C., United States
20:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

Exhibitions

June 23, 2002 D.C. United United States 0–0 Argentina Boca Juniors Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium
October 17, 2002 Tottenham Hotspur England 0–1 United States D.C. United London, England
00:00 UTC−5 Stadium: White Hart Lane
October 26, 2002 D.C. United United States 4–0 El Salvador Águila Washington, D.C., United States
16:00 UTC−5 Stadium: RFK Memorial Stadium

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