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USL A-League
-2002 Season-
Season2002
Teams18
ChampionsMilwaukee Rampage
(2nd Title)
PremiersSeattle Sounders
(2nd Title)
Matches252
Goals751 (2.98 per match)
Best playerUnited States Leighton O'Brien, Seattle Sounders
Top goalscorerUnited States McKinley Tennyson, Portland Timbers,
Syria Fadi Afash, Portland Timbers
Cuba Eduardo Sebrango, Montreal Impact
(18 goals each)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Dusty Hudock, Charleston Battery
← 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

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Eastern Conference

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Northeast Division

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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
Source: kenn.com

Southeast Division

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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
Source: kenn.com

Western Conference

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Central Division

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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[a]
4 Indiana Blast 28 6 18 4 29 67 −38 1 29
Source: kenn.com
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player (bonus points entry total reflects this deduction)

Pacific Division

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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
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]

Playoff bracket

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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

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Charlotte vs Montreal

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Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.

Richmond vs Atlanta

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Richmond Kickers (VA)1–1Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)
Peter Luzak Yellow card 23'
Josh Henderson Yellow card 86'
Peter Luzak 90'		 Report 36', Red card 88' James Wall
Yellow card 42' Alan Woods
Yellow card 56' Jason Annicchero
Yellow card 86' Jeff Cassar
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Todd Perry


Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Minnesota vs El Paso

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El Paso Patriots (TX)1–2Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Johnny Frias 7' 25' Johnny Torres
29' Johnny Menyongar
Attendance: 1,270


Minnesota Thunder (MN)1–1El Paso Patriots (TX)
Zafer Kılıçkan 70' 32' (pen.) Jose Abarca
Attendance: 1,567

Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Vancouver vs Portland

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Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Conference semifinals

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Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

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Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0Montreal Impact (QC)
Yuri Lavrinenko Yellow card 26'
Bill Sedgwick 62'		 Report Yellow card 43' Patrice Bernier
Attendance: 10,367

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

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Charleston Battery (SC)2–1Richmond Kickers (VA)
Justin Evans 63'
Paul Conway 87' (pen.)		 Report 75' Mike Burke
Yellow card 86' Marco Ferruzzi
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Daniel Baruk (USA)


Richmond Kickers (VA)3–1Charleston Battery (SC)
Josh Henderson 8'
Kevin Jeffrey 22'
Chris Fox Yellow card 24'
David Hayes 36'		 Report 4', Yellow card 45' Mac Cozier
Yellow card 15' Mark Watson
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Mike Stutt (USA)

The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 1

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Minnesota Thunder (MN)0–0Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Mike Gores Yellow card 42'
Don Gramenz Yellow card 64'
Steve Shak Yellow card 82'
Mike Gentile Yellow card 87'		 Report
Attendance: 1,321


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Miguel Saavedra 20'
John Wolyniec 77'		 65' Steve Shak
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,579

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

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Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)2–0Seattle Sounders (WA)
Chris Franks Yellow card 3'
Jason Jordan 44', 90'
Jeff Clarke Yellow card 47'		 Report Yellow card 14' Dick McCormick
Red card 78' Viet Nguyen
Yellow card 79' Leighton O'Brien
Attendance: 5,686
Referee: Steve DePiero (USA)


Seattle Sounders (WA)2–6Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Andrew Gregor Yellow card 38'
Leighton O'Brien Yellow card 43'
Kyle Smith 52'
Jason Farrell 60'
Scott Jenkins Yellow card 61'		 Report Yellow card 19', 26', 70' (pen.) Ollie Heald
22' Jeff Clarke
39' Steve Kindel
67' Dave Morris
Yellow card 75' Kevan Cameron
90' Niall Thompson
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)

The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals

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Eastern Conference

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The Richmond Kickers advanced.

Western Conference

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Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 (a.e.t.)Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Destin Makumbu Yellow card 43'
Matt Bobo 56', gold-colored football 101'
Matt Behncke Yellow card 60'
Bobby Brennan Yellow card 90'		 Report 59' Niall Thompson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,223

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

Final

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Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 (a.e.t.)Richmond Kickers (VA)
John Wolyniec 45', Yellow card 62'
Steve Bernal Yellow card 58'
David Lara Yellow card 68'
Siniša Angelovski gold-colored football 106'		 Report Yellow card 22' Tony Williams
Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 93' Khary Stockton
59' (pen.) Marco Ferruzzi
Yellow card 62' Kevin Knight
Yellow card 96' Josh Henderson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 6,189

MPV: John Wolyniec

Points leaders

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Rank Scorer Club GP Goals Assists Points
1 United States McKinley Tennyson Portland Timbers 24 18 6 42
United States Brian Ching Seattle Sounders 25 16 8 42
3 United States Leighton O'Brien Seattle Sounders 27 13 11 37
4 Syria Fadi Afash Portland Timbers 22 18 0 36
Cuba Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 28 18 0 36
6 United States Paul Conway Charleston Battery 25 13 6 32
7 Liberia Johnny Menyongar Minnesota Thunder 25 10 11 31
8 United States Johnny Torres Minnesota Thunder 23 12 5 29
9 United States Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders 28 9 10 28
10 United States Dustin Swinehart Charlotte Eagles 27 10 6 26
Zimbabwe Digital Takawira Milwaukee Rampage 22 9 8 26
12 Canada Niki Budalic Toronto Lynx 28 12 1 25
United States John Wolyniec Milwaukee Rampage 26 10 5 25
14 United States Josh Henderson Richmond Kickers 23 11 2 24
United States Brian Piesner Atlanta Silverbacks 25 7 10 24

Awards and All A-League teams

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All A-League First Team
F: United States Brian Ching (Seattle Sounders); United States McKinley Tennyson (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Cuba Eduardo Sebrango (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: United States Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); United States Leighton O'Brien (Seattle Sounders); United States Brian Piesner (Atlanta Silverbacks); South Africa Lenin Steenkamp (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Canada Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); England Destin Makumbu (Milwaukee Rampage); Canada Mark Watson (Defender of the Year)
G: United States Dusty Hudock (Charleston Battery) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: United States Brian Schmetzer, Seattle Sounders) (Coach of the Year)

All A-League Second Team[2]
F: Syria Fadi Afash (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); United States Josh Henderson (Richmond Kickers); Liberia Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder)
M: Canada Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Brazil Luis da Gama (El Paso Patriots); United States Jose Gomez (Charlotte Eagles); Canada Steve Kindel (Vancouver Whitecaps)
D: Trinidad and Tobago Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Jamaica Linval Dixon (Charleston Battery); United States Mark Schulte (Minnesota Thunder)
G: United States Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ A-League Awards: 2002 Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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