2002 Dallas Burn season

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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.

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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Final standings

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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

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September 19, 2002 28 Dallas Burn 4–3 (OT) D.C. United Washington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium

Playoffs

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Western Conference semifinals

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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

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August 7, 2002 Quarterfinal Colorado Rapids   0–1 (OT)   Dallas Burn Dallas, Texas
O’Brien   111' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,301
September 3, 2002 Semifinal Dallas Burn   1–4   Los Angeles Galaxy Fullerton, California
Cerritos   89' Ruiz   11'
Cienfuegos   17'
Jones   34'
Elliot   81'
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,132

References

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  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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