2002 Dallas Burn season

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

Final standings
Western Conference
Pos Club Pts GP W L T GF GA GD
1 Los Angeles Galaxy 51 28 16 9 3 44 33  +11
2 San Jose Earthquakes 45 28 14 11 3 45 35  +10
3 Dallas Burn 43 28 12 9 7 44 43  +1
4 Colorado Rapids 43 28 13 11 4 43 48  −5
5 Kansas City Wizards 36 28 9 10 9 37 45  −8
2002 Supporters' Shield winner
2002 MLS Cup Playoffs

Regular season
March 23, 2002 1San Jose Earthquakes2–0Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 6, 2002 2D.C. United1–2Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 13, 2002 3Dallas Burn1–1 (OT)Los Angeles GalaxyPasadena, California
Stadium: Rose Bowl
April 20, 2002 4Los Angeles Galaxy1–1 (OT)Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
April 27, 2002 5Kansas City Wizards1–1 (OT)Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
May 4, 2002 6Dallas Burn2–1MetroStarsEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
May 11, 2002 7Dallas Burn0–2New England RevolutionFoxboro, Massachusetts
Stadium: CMGI Field
May 18, 2002 8Colorado Rapids1–3Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
May 25, 2002 9Dallas Burn1–1 (OT)Columbus CrewColumbus, Ohio
Stadium: Crew Stadium
June 1, 2002 10Dallas Burn2–2 (OT)Kansas City WizardsKansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
June 8, 2002 11Colorado Rapids1–4Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
June 15, 2002 12Dallas Burn3–1Chicago FireNaperville, Illinois
Stadium: Cardinal Stadium
June 22, 2002 13Dallas Burn0–3Los Angeles GalaxyPasadena, California
Stadium: Rose Bowl
June 29, 2002 14Columbus Crew0–1 (OT)Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 4, 2002 15MetroStars0–2Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 6, 2002 16Dallas Burn1–1 (OT)Kansas City WizardsKansas City, Missouri
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium
July 13, 2002 17San Jose Earthquakes1–2Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
July 20, 2002 18Dallas Burn0–4San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
July 27, 2002 19Dallas Burn2–2 (OT)Colorado RapidsDenver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field
July 31, 2002 20Kansas City Wizards1–0Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
August 10, 2002 21Chicago Fire1–3Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
August 17, 2002 22Dallas Burn3–1MetroStarsEast Rutherford, New Jersey
Stadium: Giants Stadium
August 21, 2002 23Dallas Burn1–3San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose, California
Stadium: Spartan Stadium
August 24, 2002 24Los Angeles Galaxy0–1 (OT)Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 1, 2002 25Dallas Burn2–3Colorado RapidsDenver, Colorado
Stadium: Invesco Field
September 5, 2002 26MetroStars3–1Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 14, 2002 27New England Revolution2–1Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
Stadium: Cotton Bowl
September 19, 2002 28Dallas Burn4–3 (OT)D.C. UnitedWashington, D.C.
Stadium: RFK Stadium

Playoffs

Western Conference Semifinals
September 25, 2002 (2002-09-25) Game 1Colorado Rapids2–4Dallas BurnDallas, 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 2Dallas Burn0–1Colorado RapidsDenver, 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 3Colorado Rapids1–1 (OT)Dallas BurnDallas, 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 Rapids1–0Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
 Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Terry Vaughn

U.S. Open Cup
July 17, 2002 Third RoundDallas Burn 2–1 (OT) Atlanta SilverbacksClarkston, Georgia
Martinez  82'  102' Iotov  18' Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
August 7, 2002 QuarterfinalColorado Rapids 0–1 (OT) Dallas BurnDallas, Texas
O’Brien  111' Stadium: Cotton Bowl
Attendance: 1,301
September 3, 2002 SemifinalDallas Burn 1–4 Los Angeles GalaxyFullerton, California
Cerritos  89' Ruiz  11'
Cienfuegos  17'
Jones  34'
Elliot  81'		 Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 3,132

References
  1. "Major League Soccer 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs Media Guide" (PDF). MLSNET. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-07-14. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  2. "2002 MLS Cup Playoff Synopsis". MLSNET. Archived from the original on 2002-10-04. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
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