2002 USL A-League - 2002 USL A-League
| Årstid | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Mester |
Milwaukee Rampage (2. tittel) |
| Premiere |
Seattle Sounders (2. tittel) |
| Kampene spilt | 504 |
| Mål scoret | 751 (1,49 per kamp) |
| Topp målscorer |
McKinley Tennyson , Fadi Afash (18 mål) |
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← 2001
2003 →
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Den 2002 USL A-League var en amerikansk Division II liga som drives av USA Soccer League i løpet av sommeren 2002.
Ligatabell
Østkonferansen
Nordøst-divisjon
| 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 | 1. 3 | 5 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 3 | 48 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 4 | 41 |
Sørøst-divisjon
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston batteri | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 7 | 89 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 1. 3 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 7 | 65 |
| 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 1. 3 | 1. 3 | 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 |
Vestlig konferanse
Central Division
| 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 |
| 4 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 1 | 29 |
Merknader:
Stillehavsdivisjonen
| 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 | 1. 3 | 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 |
2002 USL A-League poengsystemet var 4 poeng for seier, 1 poeng for uavgjort, 0 poeng for tap + 1 bonuspoeng når du scoret tre eller flere mål i et spill.
Sluttsperre
| Første runde | Semifinal i konferansen | Konferansefinaler | Endelig | |||||||||||||||||
| Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle Sounders | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Rampage ( aet ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vestlig konferanse | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Thunder | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| El Paso Patriots | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Rampage | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee Rampage ( aet ) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond Kickers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond Kickers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charleston batteri | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Richmond Kickers | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 0 | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| Østkonferansen | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond Kickers ( aet ) ( p ) | 1 | 0 | 1 (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| Montreal Impact ( aet ) ( p ) | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Sluttspill første runde
Charlotte mot Montreal
| Charlotte Eagles ( NC ) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact ( QC ) |
|---|---|---|
Dwyane Demmin  17 '
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Rapportere |
 30 ' Adam Braz 67 ' Nevio Pizzolitto
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| Montreal Impact ( QC ) | 1–0 ( aet ) | Charlotte Eagles ( NC ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Eduardo Sebrango 36 '
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| Straffer | ||
Patrick Leduc  Giuliano Oliviero Darko Kolic Eduardo Sebrango Gabriel Gervais Mark Rowland
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6–5 |
Andy McDermott Leo Gajardo Dustin Swinehart Jamie Wellington Carlos Calderson  Nathan Watkins
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Montreal avanserer på straffer etter serie uavgjort 1–1 totalt.
Richmond vs Atlanta
| Richmond Kickers ( VA ) | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks ( GA ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Peter Luzak 23 ' Josh Henderson 86 'Peter Luzak 90 '
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Rapportere |
36 ' ,  88 ' James Wall 42 ' Alan Woods 56 ' Jason Annicchero 86 ' Jeff Cassar
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| Atlanta Silverbacks ( GA ) | 1–2 | Richmond Kickers ( VA ) |
|---|---|---|
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Philippe Godoy 10 ' Ryan Leib 20 'Jason Annicchero 39 'John Barry Nusum 55 ' , 88 'Gilbert Jean-Baptiste 66 'Byron Mitchell 78 '  84 '
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Rapportere |
8 ' Josh Henderson 13 ' Bryan Namoff 39 ' Kevin Knight 45 ' Kevin Jeffrey 80 ' Khary Stockton
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Richmond avanserer 3–2 samlet.
Minnesota vs El Paso
| El Paso Patriots ( TX ) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN ) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Frias 7 '
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25 ' Johnny Torres 29 ' Johnny Menyongar
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| Minnesota Thunder ( MN ) | 1–1 | El Paso Patriots ( TX ) |
|---|---|---|
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Zafer Kılıçkan 70 '
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32 ' ( pen. ) Jose Abarca |
Minnesota går 3–2 sammenlagt.
Vancouver mot Portland
| Portland Timbers ( OR ) | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) |
|---|---|---|
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Keith Costigan 10 ' Fadi Afash 68 'Brent Sancho 69 '
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Rapportere |
32 ' Paul Dailly 43 ' Chris Franks 45 ' Ollie Heald 68 ' Nick Dasovic
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| Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) | 1–0 | Portland Timbers ( OR ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Steve Kindel 52 '
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Rapportere |
Vancouver Whitecaps rykker 2–0 sammenlagt.
Semifinal i konferansen
Østkonferanse Semifinal 1
| Montreal Impact ( QC ) | 0–0 | Rochester neshorn ( NY ) |
|---|---|---|
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Eduardo Sebrango 53 ' Gabriel Gervais 81 '
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Rapportere |
22 ' Kalin Bankov 30 ' Bill Sedgwick
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| Rochester neshorn ( NY ) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact ( QC ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Yuri Lavrinenko 26 ' Bill Sedgwick 62 '
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Rapportere |
43 ' Patrice Bernier
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Rochester Rhinos avanserte 1–0 sammenlagt.
Østkonferanse Semifinal 2
| Charleston Battery ( SC ) | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers ( VA ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Justin Evans 63 ' Paul Conway 87 ' ( pen. )
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Rapportere |
75 ' Mike Burke 86 ' Marco Ferruzzi
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| Richmond Kickers ( VA ) | 3–1 | Charleston Battery ( SC ) |
|---|---|---|
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Josh Henderson 8 ' Kevin Jeffrey 22 'Chris Fox 24 'David Hayes 36 '
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Rapportere |
4 ' , 45 ' Mac Cozier 15 ' Mark Watson
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Richmond Kickers avanserte 4–3 sammenlagt.
Western Conference Semifinal 1
| Minnesota Thunder ( MN ) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage ( WI ) |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Gores 42 ' Don Gramenz 64 'Steve Shak 82 'Mike Gentile 87 '
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Rapportere |
| Milwaukee Rampage ( WI ) | 2–1 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN ) |
|---|---|---|
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Miguel Saavedra 20 ' John Wolyniec 77 '
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65 ' Steve Shak
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Milwaukee Rampage avanserte 2–1 samlet.
Western Conference Semifinal 2
| Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders ( WA ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Chris Franks 3 ' Jason Jordan 44 ' , 90 'Jeff Clarke 47 '
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Rapportere |
14 ' Dick McCormick 78 ' Viet Nguyen 79 ' Leighton O'Brien
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| Seattle Sounders ( WA ) | 2–6 | Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) |
|---|---|---|
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Andrew Gregor 38 ' Leighton O'Brien 43 'Kyle Smith 52 'Jason Farrell 60 'Scott Jenkins 61 '
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Rapportere |
19 ' , 26 ' , 70 ' ( penn. ) Ollie Heald 22 ' Jeff Clarke 39 ' Steve Kindel 67 ' Dave Morris 75 ' Kevan Cameron 90 ' Niall Thompson
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Vancouver Whitecaps avanserte 8–2 samlet.
Konferansefinaler
Østkonferansen
| Richmond Kickers ( VA ) | 1–1 | Rochester neshorn ( NY ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Josh Henderson 49 '
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28 ' Lenin Steenkamp
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Richmond Kickers avanserte.
Vestlig konferanse
| Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage ( WI ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Ollie Heald 45 '
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Rapportere |
| Milwaukee Rampage ( WI ) | 2–1 ( aet ) | Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC ) |
|---|---|---|
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Destin Makumbu 43 ' Matt Bobo 56 ' ,  101 ' Matt Behncke 60 'Bobby Brennan 90 '
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Rapportere |
59 ' Niall Thompson
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Milwaukee Rampage avanserte.
Endelig
| Milwaukee Rampage ( WI ) | 2–1 ( aet ) | Richmond Kickers ( VA ) |
|---|---|---|
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John Wolyniec 45 ' , 62 ' Steve Bernal 58 'David Lara 68 'Siniša Angelovski 106 '
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Rapportere |
22 ' Tony Williams 56 ' 93 ' Khary Stockton 59 ' ( penn. ) Marco Ferruzzi 62 ' Kevin Knight 96 ' Josh Henderson
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MPV: John Wolyniec
Poengledere
| Rang | Scorer | Klubb | Fastlege | Mål | Hjelper | Poeng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 24 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
| Brian Ching | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 16 | 8 | 42 | |
| 3 | Leighton O'Brien | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 1. 3 | 11 | 37 |
| 4 | Fadi Afash | Portland Timbers | 22 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| Eduardo Sebrango | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 0 | 36 | |
| 6 | Paul Conway | Charleston batteri | 25 | 1. 3 | 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 |
Priser og alle A-liga lag
Alle A-ligaens førstelag
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 ( Årets forsvarer )
G: Dusty Hudock ( Charleston Battery ) ( Årets keeper )
Trener: Brian Schmetzer Seattle Sounders ) ( Årets trener )
Alle A- ligaenes andre lag
F: Fadi Afash ( Portland Timbers ) ( medledende målscorer ); 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 )