2002 USL A-League

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USL A-League
-2002 Season-
Season2002
Champions Milwaukee Rampage
(2nd title)
Premiers Seattle Sounders
(2nd title)
Matches played504
Goals scored751 (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.

Contents

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2817833825+13172
2 Montreal Impact 2816933929+10572
3 Toronto Lynx 28101353735+2348
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2881553944−5441
Source: kenn.com

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Charleston Battery 2819364616+30789
2 Richmond Kickers 2813964437+7765
3 Atlanta Silverbacks 28131324744+3862
4 Charlotte Eagles 281014446460650
5 Hampton Roads Mariners 2861932557−32229
Source: kenn.com

Western Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Milwaukee Rampage 2816754829+19675
2 Minnesota Thunder 2814955535+20970
3 Cincinnati Riverhawks 2882003568−33335 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Indiana Blast 2861842967−38129
Source: kenn.com
Notes:
  1. ↑ Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player (bonus points entry total reflects this deduction)

Pacific Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Seattle Sounders 2823417127+4414107
2 Portland Timbers 28131234739+8863
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 28111254139+2554
4 El Paso Patriots 28101173848−10754
5 Calgary Storm 2842132666−40322
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

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

Charlotte vs Montreal

Charlotte Eagles (NC)1–0 Montreal Impact (QC)
Dwyane Demmin Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Yellow card.svg 30' Adam Braz
Yellow card.svg 67' Nevio Pizzolitto
Transamerica Field, Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 546


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

Richmond vs Atlanta

Richmond Kickers (VA)1–1 Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)
Peter Luzak Yellow card.svg 23'
Josh Henderson Yellow card.svg 86'
Peter Luzak Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg36', Red card.svg 88' James Wall
Yellow card.svg 42' Alan Woods
Yellow card.svg 56' Jason Annicchero
Yellow card.svg 86' Jeff Cassar
Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Todd Perry


Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)1–2 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Philippe Godoy Yellow card.svg 10'
Ryan Leib Yellow card.svg 20'
Jason Annicchero Yellow card.svg 39'
John Barry Nusum Yellow card.svg 55', Soccerball shade.svg88'
Gilbert Jean-Baptiste Yellow card.svg 66'
Byron Mitchell Yellow card.svg 78' Yellow-red card.svg 84'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg8' Josh Henderson
Yellow card.svg 13' Bryan Namoff
Yellow card.svg 39' Kevin Knight
Soccerball shade.svg45' Kevin Jeffrey
Yellow card.svg 80' Khary Stockton
DeKalb Memorial Stadium, Clarkston, Georgia
Attendance: 351
Referee: Kermit Quisenberry

Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Minnesota vs El Paso

El Paso Patriots (TX)1–2 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Johnny Frias Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg25' Johnny Torres
Soccerball shade.svg29' Johnny Menyongar
Attendance: 1,270


Minnesota Thunder (MN)1–1 El Paso Patriots (TX)
Zafer Kılıçkan Soccerball shade.svg70'Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.) Jose Abarca
Attendance: 1,567

Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Vancouver vs Portland

Portland Timbers (OR)0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Keith Costigan Yellow card.svg 10'
Fadi Afash Yellow card.svg 68'
Brent Sancho Yellow card.svg 69'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg32' Paul Dailly
Yellow card.svg 43' Chris Franks
Yellow card.svg 45' Ollie Heald
Yellow card.svg 68' Nick Dasovic
PGE Park, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 4,071


Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0 Montreal Impact (QC)
Yuri Lavrinenko Yellow card.svg 26'
Bill Sedgwick Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Yellow card.svg 43' Patrice Bernier
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 10,367

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

Charleston Battery (SC)2–1 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Justin Evans Soccerball shade.svg63'
Paul Conway Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)		 Report Soccerball shade.svg75' Mike Burke
Yellow card.svg 86' Marco Ferruzzi
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Daniel Baruk (USA)


Richmond Kickers (VA)3–1 Charleston Battery (SC)
Josh Henderson Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kevin Jeffrey Soccerball shade.svg22'
Chris Fox Yellow card.svg 24'
David Hayes Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg4', Yellow card.svg 45' Mac Cozier
Yellow card.svg 15' Mark Watson
UR Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Mike Stutt (USA)

The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 1

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


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Miguel Saavedra Soccerball shade.svg20'
John Wolyniec Soccerball shade.svg77'		Soccerball shade.svg65' Steve Shak
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,579

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)2–0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Chris Franks Yellow card.svg 3'
Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg44', 90'
Jeff Clarke Yellow card.svg 47'		 Report Yellow card.svg 14' Dick McCormick
Red card.svg 78' Viet Nguyen
Yellow card.svg 79' Leighton O'Brien
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,686
Referee: Steve DePiero (USA)


Seattle Sounders (WA)2–6 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Andrew Gregor Yellow card.svg 38'
Leighton O'Brien Yellow card.svg 43'
Kyle Smith Soccerball shade.svg52'
Jason Farrell Soccerball shade.svg60'
Scott Jenkins Yellow card.svg 61'		 Report Yellow card.svg 19', Soccerball shade.svg26', 70' (pen.) Ollie Heald
Soccerball shade.svg22' Jeff Clarke
Soccerball shade.svg39' Steve Kindel
Soccerball shade.svg67' Dave Morris
Yellow card.svg 75' Kevan Cameron
Soccerball shade.svg90' Niall Thompson
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)

The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference


The Richmond Kickers advanced.

Western Conference

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)0–0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Ollie Heald Yellow card.svg 45' Report
Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 6,056


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Destin Makumbu Yellow card.svg 43'
Matt Bobo Soccerball shade.svg56', Soccerball shade gold.svg 101'
Matt Behncke Yellow card.svg 60'
Bobby Brennan Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg59' Niall Thompson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,223

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

Final

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1 (a.e.t.) Richmond Kickers (VA)
John Wolyniec Soccerball shade.svg45', Yellow card.svg 62'
Steve Bernal Yellow card.svg 58'
David Lara Yellow card.svg 68'
Siniša Angelovski Soccerball shade gold.svg 106'		 Report Yellow card.svg 22' Tony Williams
Yellow card.svg 56' Yellow-red card.svg 93' Khary Stockton
Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.) Marco Ferruzzi
Yellow card.svg 62' Kevin Knight
Yellow card.svg 96' Josh Henderson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 6,189

MPV: John Wolyniec

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 McKinley Tennyson Portland Timbers 2418642
Brian Ching Seattle Sounders 2516842
3 Leighton O'Brien Seattle Sounders 27131137
4 Fadi Afash Portland Timbers 2218036
Eduardo Sebrango Montreal Impact 2818036
6 Paul Conway Charleston Battery 2513632
7 Johnny Menyongar Minnesota Thunder 25101131
8 Johnny Torres Minnesota Thunder 2312529
9 Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders 2891028
10 Dustin Swinehart Charlotte Eagles 2710626
Digital Takawira Milwaukee Rampage 229826
12 Niki Budalic Toronto Lynx 2812125
John Wolyniec Milwaukee Rampage 2610525
14 Josh Henderson Richmond Kickers 2311224
Brian Piesner Atlanta Silverbacks 2571024

Awards and All A-League teams

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)

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References

  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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