2002_A-League
2002 USL A-League
Football league season
The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2002.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: kenn.com
Southeast Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: kenn.com
Western Conference
Central Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 1 | 29 |
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Source: kenn.com
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Pacific Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Source: kenn.com
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]
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte vs Montreal
More information Charlotte Eagles (NC), 1–0 ...
| Charlotte Eagles (NC) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
|---|---|---|
Dwyane Demmin  17' |
Report |  30' Adam Braz 67' Nevio Pizzolitto |
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Attendance: 546
More information Montreal Impact (QC), 1–0 (a.e.t.) ...
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Attendance: 6,883
Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.
Richmond vs Atlanta
More information Richmond Kickers (VA), 1–1 ...
| Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Luzak 23' Josh Henderson 86'Peter Luzak 90' |
Report | 36',  88' James Wall 42' Alan Woods 56' Jason Annicchero 86' Jeff Cassar |
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More information Atlanta Silverbacks (GA), 1–2 ...
| Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
|---|---|---|
| Philippe Godoy 10' Ryan Leib 20'Jason Annicchero 39'John Barry Nusum 55', 88'Gilbert Jean-Baptiste 66'Byron Mitchell 78'  84' |
Report | 8' Josh Henderson 13' Bryan Namoff 39' Kevin Knight 45' Kevin Jeffrey 80' Khary Stockton |
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Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Minnesota vs El Paso
More information El Paso Patriots (TX), 1–2 ...
| El Paso Patriots (TX) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Frias 7' |
25' Johnny Torres 29' Johnny Menyongar |
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Attendance: 1,270
More information Minnesota Thunder (MN), 1–1 ...
| Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 1–1 | El Paso Patriots (TX) |
|---|---|---|
| Zafer Kılıçkan 70' |
32' (pen.) Jose Abarca |
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Attendance: 1,567
Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver vs Portland
More information Portland Timbers (OR), 0–1 ...
| Portland Timbers (OR) | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Costigan 10' Fadi Afash 68'Brent Sancho 69' |
Report | 32' Paul Dailly 43' Chris Franks 45' Ollie Heald 68' Nick Dasovic |
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Attendance: 4,071
More information Vancouver Whitecaps (BC), 1–0 ...
| Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 1–0 | Portland Timbers (OR) |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Kindel 52' |
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Attendance: 4,060
Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference Semifinal 1
More information Montreal Impact (QC), 0–0 ...
| Montreal Impact (QC) | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Sebrango 53' Gabriel Gervais 81' |
Report | 22' Kalin Bankov 30' Bill Sedgwick |
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Attendance: 6,354
More information Rochester Rhinos (NY), 1–0 ...
| Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
|---|---|---|
| Yuri Lavrinenko 26' Bill Sedgwick 62' |
Report | 43' Patrice Bernier |
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Attendance: 10,367
The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference Semifinal 2
More information Charleston Battery (SC), 2–1 ...
| Charleston Battery (SC) | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Evans 63' Paul Conway 87' (pen.) |
Report | 75' Mike Burke 86' Marco Ferruzzi |
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More information Richmond Kickers (VA), 3–1 ...
| Richmond Kickers (VA) | 3–1 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Henderson 8' Kevin Jeffrey 22'Chris Fox 24'David Hayes 36' |
Report | 4', 45' Mac Cozier 15' Mark Watson |
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The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 1
More information Minnesota Thunder (MN), 0–0 ...
| Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Gores 42' Don Gramenz 64'Steve Shak 82'Mike Gentile 87' |
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Attendance: 1,321
More information Milwaukee Rampage (WI), 2–1 ...
| Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Saavedra 20' John Wolyniec 77' |
65' Steve Shak |
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Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,579
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 2
More information Vancouver Whitecaps (BC), 2–0 ...
| Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Franks 3' Jason Jordan 44', 90'Jeff Clarke 47' |
Report | 14' Dick McCormick 78' Viet Nguyen 79' Leighton O'Brien |
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More information Seattle Sounders (WA), 2–6 ...
| Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2–6 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gregor 38' Leighton O'Brien 43'Kyle Smith 52'Jason Farrell 60'Scott Jenkins 61' |
Report | 19', 26', 70' (pen.) Ollie Heald 22' Jeff Clarke 39' Steve Kindel 67' Dave Morris 75' Kevan Cameron 90' Niall Thompson |
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The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference
More information Richmond Kickers (VA), 1–1 ...
| Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Henderson 49' |
28' Lenin Steenkamp |
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Sports Backers Stadium (Richmond), Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 3,387
More information Rochester Rhinos (NY), 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
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Attendance: 10,148
The Richmond Kickers advanced.
Western Conference
More information Vancouver Whitecaps (BC), 0–0 ...
| Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
|---|---|---|
| Ollie Heald 45' |
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Attendance: 6,056
More information Milwaukee Rampage (WI), 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
|---|---|---|
| Destin Makumbu 43' Matt Bobo 56',  101' Matt Behncke 60'Bobby Brennan 90' |
Report | 59' Niall Thompson |
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Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,223
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.
More information Milwaukee Rampage (WI), 2–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
|---|---|---|
| John Wolyniec 45', 62' Steve Bernal 58'David Lara 68'Siniša Angelovski 106' |
Report | 22' Tony Williams 56' 93' Khary Stockton 59' (pen.) Marco Ferruzzi 62' Kevin Knight 96' Josh Henderson |
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Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 6,189
MPV: John Wolyniec
More information Rank, Scorer ...
| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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)
- 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