2002 Dallas Burn season

Dallas Burn 2002 soccer season
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
Home colors
Away colors
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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
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 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

San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas Burn
March 23, 2002 1 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
D.C. United v Dallas Burn
April 6, 2002 2 D.C. United 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Dallas Burn v Los Angeles Galaxy
April 13, 2002 3 Dallas Burn 1–1 (OT) Los Angeles Galaxy Pasadena, California
Stadium: Rose Bowl
Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn
April 20, 2002 4 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Kansas City Wizards v Dallas Burn
April 27, 2002 5 Kansas City Wizards 1–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn
May 18, 2002 8 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn
June 8, 2002 11 Colorado Rapids 1–4 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Columbus Crew v Dallas Burn
June 29, 2002 14 Columbus Crew 0–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
MetroStars v Dallas Burn
July 4, 2002 15 MetroStars 0–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
San Jose Earthquakes v Dallas Burn
July 13, 2002 17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Kansas City Wizards v Dallas Burn
July 31, 2002 20 Kansas City Wizards 1–0 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Chicago Fire v Dallas Burn
August 10, 2002 21 Chicago Fire 1–3 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Dallas Burn v San Jose Earthquakes
August 21, 2002 23 Dallas Burn 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes San Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
Los Angeles Galaxy v Dallas Burn
August 24, 2002 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 (OT) Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
MetroStars v Dallas Burn
September 5, 2002 26 MetroStars 3–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
New England Revolution v Dallas Burn
September 14, 2002 27 New England Revolution 2–1 Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Dallas Burn v D.C. United
September 19, 2002 28 Dallas Burn 4–3 (OT) D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium

Playoffs

Western Conference semifinals

Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn
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
Dallas Burn v Colorado Rapids
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
Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn
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
Colorado Rapids v Dallas Burn
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

Dallas Burn Texas v Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks
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
Colorado Rapids Colorado v Texas Dallas Burn
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
Dallas Burn Texas v California Los Angeles Galaxy
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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