Dallas Burn
2002 season
OwnerMajor League Soccer
Head coachMike Jeffries
StadiumCotton Bowl
MLSConference: 3rd
Overall: 3rd
MLS CupLost Western Conference Semifinals vs. Colorado Rapids (1–2)
U.S. Open CupLost Semifinal vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (1–4)
Brimstone CupWon Championship vs. Chicago Fire (2–0)
Average home league attendance13,122
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The 2002 Dallas Burn season was the seventh season of the Major League Soccer team. The team made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

Final standings

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 16 9 3 44 33 +11 51 MLS Cup Playoffs
2 San Jose Earthquakes 28 14 11 3 45 35 +10 45
3 Dallas Burn 28 12 9 7 44 43 +1 43
4 Colorado Rapids 28 13 11 4 43 48 −5 43
5 Kansas City Wizards 28 9 10 9 37 45 −8 36
Source: MLS

Regular season

March 23, 2002 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 6, 2002 2 D.C. United 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 13, 2002 3 Dallas Burn 1–1 (OT) Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Stadium: Rose Bowl
April 20, 2002 4 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 27, 2002 5 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
May 4, 2002 6 Dallas Burn 2–1 MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
May 11, 2002 7 Dallas Burn 0–2 New England Revolution Foxboro, Massachusetts
Stadium: CMGI Field
May 18, 2002 8 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
May 25, 2002 9 Dallas Burn 1–1 (OT) Columbus Crew Columbus, Ohio
Stadium: Crew Stadium
June 1, 2002 10 Dallas Burn 2–2 (OT) Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
June 8, 2002 11 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
June 15, 2002 12 Dallas Burn 3–1 Chicago Fire Naperville, Illinois
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium
June 22, 2002 13 Dallas Burn 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Stadium: Rose Bowl
June 29, 2002 14 Columbus Crew 0–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 4, 2002 15 MetroStars 0–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 6, 2002 16 Dallas Burn 1–1 (OT) Kansas City Wizards Kansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
July 13, 2002 17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 20, 2002 18 Dallas Burn 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
July 27, 2002 19 Dallas Burn 2–2 (OT) Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field
July 31, 2002 20 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
August 10, 2002 21 Chicago Fire 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
August 17, 2002 22 Dallas Burn 3–1 MetroStars East Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
August 21, 2002 23 Dallas Burn 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
August 24, 2002 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 1, 2002 25 Dallas Burn 2–3 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field
September 5, 2002 26 MetroStars 3–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 14, 2002 27 New England Revolution 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 19, 2002 28 Dallas Burn 4–3 (OT) D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium

Playoffs

Western Conference semifinals

September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25) Game 1 Colorado Rapids 2–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 6,360
Referee: Alex Prus
Assistant referees: Robert Fereday
Assistant referees: Steven Davidson
September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28) Game 2 Dallas Burn 0–1 Colorado Rapids Denver, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived October 4, 2002)
Stadium: Invesco Field
Attendance: 9,637
Referee: Rich Grady
Assistant referees: Greg Barkey
Assistant referees: Richard Eddy
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) Game 3 Colorado Rapids 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
7:30 PM CDT[1]
Report at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2002)
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Assistant referees: Jose Andrade
Assistant referees: Kermit Quisenberry
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) Tiebreaker[2] Colorado Rapids 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup

July 17, 2002 Third Round Dallas Burn Texas 2–1 (OT) Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks Clarkston, Georgia
Martinez 82' gold-colored soccer ball 102' Iotov 18' Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
August 7, 2002 Quarterfinal Colorado Rapids Colorado 0–1 (OT) Texas Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
O’Brien gold-colored soccer ball 111' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,301
September 3, 2002 Semifinal Dallas Burn Texas 1–4 California Los Angeles Galaxy Fullerton, California
Cerritos 89' Ruiz 11'
Cienfuegos 17'
Jones 34'
Elliot 81'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,132

References

  1. ^ a b c "Major League Soccer 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs Media Guide" (PDF). MLSNET. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2003. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "2002 MLS Cup Playoff Synopsis". MLSNET. Archived from the original on October 4, 2002. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

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