2002 USL A-League
Season | 2002 |
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Champions | Milwaukee Rampage (2nd title) |
Premiers | Seattle Sounders (2nd title) |
Matches played | 504 |
Goals scored | 751 (1.49 per match) |
Top goalscorer | McKinley Tennyson, Fadi Afash (18 goals) |
← 2001 2003 → |
The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2002.
League standings
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Northeast Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 1 | 72 |
2 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 5 | 72 |
3 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 3 | 48 |
4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 4 | 41 |
Southeast Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 7 | 89 |
2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 7 | 65 |
3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 8 | 62 |
4 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
5 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 2 | 29 |
Western Conference
[edit]Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 6 | 75 |
2 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 9 | 70 |
3 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 68 | −33 | 3 | 35[a] |
4 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 1 | 29 |
Notes:
- ^ Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player (bonus points entry total reflects this deduction)
Pacific Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 14 | 107 |
2 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 8 | 63 |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 5 | 54 |
4 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 7 | 54 |
5 | Calgary Storm | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 3 | 22 |
The 2002 USL A-League points system was 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.[1]
Playoff bracket
[edit]First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle Sounders | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
W5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Milwaukee Rampage | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Minnesota Thunder | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W6 | El Paso Patriots | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond Kickers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Charleston Battery | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Richmond Kickers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Richmond Kickers (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 0 | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Montreal Impact (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
E6 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) |
Playoff first round
[edit]Charlotte vs Montreal
[edit]Charlotte Eagles (NC) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Dwyane Demmin ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.
Richmond vs Atlanta
[edit]Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) |
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Peter Luzak ![]() Josh Henderson ![]() Peter Luzak ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Philippe Godoy ![]() Ryan Leib ![]() Jason Annicchero ![]() John Barry Nusum ![]() ![]() Gilbert Jean-Baptiste ![]() Byron Mitchell ![]() ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Minnesota vs El Paso
[edit]El Paso Patriots (TX) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Johnny Frias ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 1–1 | El Paso Patriots (TX) |
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Zafer Kılıçkan ![]() | ![]() |
Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver vs Portland
[edit]Portland Timbers (OR) | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Keith Costigan ![]() Fadi Afash ![]() Brent Sancho ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 1–0 | Portland Timbers (OR) |
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Steve Kindel ![]() | Report |
Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.
Conference semifinals
[edit]Eastern Conference Semifinal 1
[edit]Montreal Impact (QC) | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Eduardo Sebrango ![]() Gabriel Gervais ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Yuri Lavrinenko ![]() Bill Sedgwick ![]() | Report | ![]() |
The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference Semifinal 2
[edit]Charleston Battery (SC) | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Justin Evans ![]() Paul Conway ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 3–1 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
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Josh Henderson ![]() Kevin Jeffrey ![]() Chris Fox ![]() David Hayes ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 1
[edit]Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Mike Gores ![]() Don Gramenz ![]() Steve Shak ![]() Mike Gentile ![]() | Report |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Miguel Saavedra ![]() John Wolyniec ![]() | ![]() |
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 2
[edit]Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Chris Franks ![]() Jason Jordan ![]() Jeff Clarke ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2–6 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Andrew Gregor ![]() Leighton O'Brien ![]() Kyle Smith ![]() Jason Farrell ![]() Scott Jenkins ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.
Conference finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Josh Henderson ![]() | ![]() |
The Richmond Kickers advanced.
Western Conference
[edit]Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Ollie Heald ![]() | Report |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Destin Makumbu ![]() Matt Bobo ![]() ![]() Matt Behncke ![]() Bobby Brennan ![]() | Report | ![]() |
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.
Final
[edit]Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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John Wolyniec ![]() ![]() Steve Bernal ![]() David Lara ![]() Siniša Angelovski ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MPV: John Wolyniec
Points leaders
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
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1 | McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 24 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
Brian Ching | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 16 | 8 | 42 | |
3 | Leighton O'Brien | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
4 | Fadi Afash | Portland Timbers | 22 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
Eduardo Sebrango | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 0 | 36 | |
6 | Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 25 | 13 | 6 | 32 |
7 | Johnny Menyongar | Minnesota Thunder | 25 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
8 | Johnny Torres | Minnesota Thunder | 23 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
9 | Darren Sawatzky | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
10 | Dustin Swinehart | Charlotte Eagles | 27 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Digital Takawira | Milwaukee Rampage | 22 | 9 | 8 | 26 | |
12 | Niki Budalic | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
John Wolyniec | Milwaukee Rampage | 26 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
14 | Josh Henderson | Richmond Kickers | 23 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
Brian Piesner | Atlanta Silverbacks | 25 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Awards and All A-League teams
[edit]All A-League First Team
F: Brian Ching Seattle Sounders); McKinley Tennyson (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Eduardo Sebrango (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Leighton O'Brien (Seattle Sounders); Brian Piesner (Atlanta Silverbacks); Lenin Steenkamp (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); Destin Makumbu (Milwaukee Rampage); Mark Watson (Defender of the Year)
G: Dusty Hudock (Charleston Battery) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Brian Schmetzer Seattle Sounders) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team[2]
F: Fadi Afash (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Josh Henderson (Richmond Kickers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder)
M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Luis da Gama (El Paso Patriots); Jose Gomez (Charlotte Eagles); Steve Kindel (Vancouver Whitecaps)
D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Linval Dixon (Charleston Battery); Mark Schulte (Minnesota Thunder)
G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Litterer, David (February 14, 2010). "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 4 (2000-2003)". American Soccer History Archives. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ A-League Awards: 2002 Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine