La USL A-League de 2002 fue una liga de la División II estadounidense dirigida por la United Soccer League durante el verano de 2002.
Estación | 2002 |
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Campeones | Milwaukee Rampage (segundo título) |
Premiers | Seattle Sounders (segundo título) |
Partidos jugados | 504 |
Goles anotados | 751 (1,49 por partido) |
Máximo goleador | McKinley Tennyson , Fadi Afash (18 goles) |
← 2001 2003 → |
Posiciones de la liga
Conferencia Este
División Noreste
Pos | Equipo | Pld | W | L | T | GF | Georgia | GD | BP | Ptos |
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1 | Rinocerontes furiosos de Rochester | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 1 | 72 |
2 | Impacto de Montreal | 28 | dieciséis | 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 |
División sureste
Pos | Equipo | Pld | W | L | T | GF | Georgia | GD | BP | Ptos |
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1 | Batería de Charleston | 28 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 46 | dieciséis | +30 | 7 | 89 |
2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 7 | sesenta y cinco |
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 | Marineros de Hampton Roads | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 57 | −32 | 2 | 29 |
Conferencia Oeste
División central
Pos | Equipo | Pld | W | L | T | GF | Georgia | GD | BP | Ptos |
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1 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | dieciséis | 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 |
Notas:
- ^ Cincinnati perdió tres puntos por usar un jugador no elegible (el total de puntos de bonificación refleja esta deducción)
División del Pacífico
Pos | Equipo | Pld | W | L | T | GF | Georgia | GD | BP | Ptos |
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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 | Patriotas de El Paso | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 7 | 54 |
5 | Tormenta de Calgary | 28 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 3 | 22 |
El sistema de puntos de la USL A-League de 2002 era de 4 puntos por victoria, 1 punto por empate, 0 puntos por derrota + 1 punto de bonificación al marcar tres o más goles en un partido. [1]
Grupo de playoffs
Primera ronda | Semifinales de conferencia | Finales de la conferencia | Final | |||||||||||||||||
Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee Rampage ( aet ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Conferencia Oeste | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Patriotas de El Paso | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Batería de Charleston | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Richmond Kickers | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 0 | 1 (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Primera ronda de playoffs
Charlotte vs Montreal
Charlotte Eagles (NC) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Dwyane Demmin 17' | Report | 30' Adam Braz 67' Nevio Pizzolitto |
Montreal Impact (QC) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte Eagles (NC) |
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Eduardo Sebrango 36' | ||
Penalties | ||
Patrick Leduc Giuliano Oliviero Darko Kolic Eduardo Sebrango Gabriel Gervais Mark Rowland | 6–5 | Andy McDermott Leo Gajardo Dustin Swinehart Jamie Wellington Carlos Calderson Nathan Watkins |
Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.
Richmond vs Atlanta
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) |
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Peter Luzak 23' Josh Henderson 86' Peter Luzak 90' | Report | 36', 88' James Wall 42' Alan Woods 56' Jason Annicchero 86' Jeff Cassar |
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' | Report | 8' Josh Henderson 13' Bryan Namoff 39' Kevin Knight 45' Kevin Jeffrey 80' Khary Stockton |
Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Minnesota vs El Paso
El Paso Patriots (TX) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Johnny Frias 7' | 25' Johnny Torres 29' Johnny Menyongar |
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 1–1 | El Paso Patriots (TX) |
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Zafer Kılıçkan 70' | 32' (pen.) Jose Abarca |
Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver vs Portland
Portland Timbers (OR) | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Keith Costigan 10' Fadi Afash 68' Brent Sancho 69' | Report | 32' Paul Dailly 43' Chris Franks 45' Ollie Heald 68' Nick Dasovic |
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 1–0 | Portland Timbers (OR) |
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Steve Kindel 52' | Report |
Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.
Semifinales de conferencia
Eastern Conference Semifinal 1
Montreal Impact (QC) | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Eduardo Sebrango 53' Gabriel Gervais 81' | Report | 22' Kalin Bankov 30' Bill Sedgwick |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1–0 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Yuri Lavrinenko 26' Bill Sedgwick 62' | Report | 43' Patrice Bernier |
The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference Semifinal 2
Charleston Battery (SC) | 2–1 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Justin Evans 63' Paul Conway 87' (pen.) | Report | 75' Mike Burke 86' Marco Ferruzzi |
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 3–1 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
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Josh Henderson 8' Kevin Jeffrey 22' Chris Fox 24' David Hayes 36' | Report | 4', 45' Mac Cozier 15' Mark Watson |
The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 1
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Mike Gores 42' Don Gramenz 64' Steve Shak 82' Mike Gentile 87' | Report |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Miguel Saavedra 20' John Wolyniec 77' | 65' Steve Shak |
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.
Western Conference Semifinal 2
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Chris Franks 3' Jason Jordan 44', 90' Jeff Clarke 47' | Report | 14' Dick McCormick 78' Viet Nguyen 79' Leighton O'Brien |
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' | Report | 19', 26', 70' (pen.) Ollie Heald 22' Jeff Clarke 39' Steve Kindel 67' Dave Morris 75' Kevan Cameron 90' Niall Thompson |
The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.
Finales de la conferencia
Eastern Conference
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Josh Henderson 49' | 28' Lenin Steenkamp |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Penalties | ||
Stoian Mladenov Carlos Zavala Yuri Lavrinenko Temoc Suarez Tommy Tanner Bill Sedgewick Craig Demmin Lenin Steenkamp Greg Simmonds | 8–9 | Rob Ukrop Paul Lekics Ihor Dotsenko Ray Goodlett David Hayes Mike Burke Tony Williams Kevin Knight Ronnie Pascale |
The Richmond Kickers advanced.
Western Conference
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 0–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Ollie Heald 45' | Report |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Destin Makumbu 43' Matt Bobo 56', 101' Matt Behncke 60' Bobby Brennan 90' | Report | 59' Niall Thompson |
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.
Final
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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John Wolyniec 45', 62' Steve Bernal 58' David Lara 68' Siniša Angelovski 106' | Report | 22' Tony Williams 56' 93' Khary Stockton 59' (pen.) Marco Ferruzzi 62' Kevin Knight 96' Josh Henderson |
MPV: John Wolyniec
Líderes de puntos
Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
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1 | McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 24 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
Brian Ching | Seattle Sounders | 25 | 16 | 8 | 42 | |
3 | Leighton O'Brien | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
4 | Fadi Afash | Portland Timbers | 22 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
Eduardo Sebrango | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 0 | 36 | |
6 | Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 25 | 13 | 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 |
Premios y todos los equipos de la A-League
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)
Referencias
- ^ 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.
- ^ A-League Awards: 2002 Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
enlaces externos
- The Year in American Soccer - 2002
- 2002 A-League results