The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...
during the summer of 2002.
League standings
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Central Division
Pacific Division
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.
Playoff bracket
Playoff first round
Charlotte vs Montreal
''Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.''
Richmond vs Atlanta
''Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.''
Minnesota vs El Paso
''Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.''
Vancouver vs Portland
''Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.''
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinal 1
''The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.''
Eastern Conference Semifinal 2
''The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.''
Western Conference Semifinal 1
''The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.''
Western Conference Semifinal 2
''The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.''
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
''The Richmond Kickers advanced.''
Western Conference
''The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.''
Final
MPV:
John Wolyniec
Points leaders
Awards and All A-League teams
All A-League First Team
F:
Brian Ching Seattle Sounders);
McKinley Tennyson
McKinley Tennyson (born March 24, 1979, in Monterey, California) is an American soccer forward who played two seasons with the Portland Timbers and the 2002 playoffs with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He was the 2002 USL First Division points leader.
...
(
Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...
) (Co-Leading Goalscorer);
Eduardo Sebrango
Eduardo Sebrango Rodríguez (born 13 April 1973) is a Cuban former professional footballer who is currently an assistant coach for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
Club career
Sebrango started his career in Cuba with his hometown team, ...
(
Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M:
Andrew Gregor (
Seattle Sounders);
Leighton O'Brien (
Seattle Sounders);
Brian Piesner (
Atlanta Silverbacks
The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...
);
Lenin Steenkamp
Lenin Steenkamp (born 9 September 1969) is a South African football coach and player who spent his entire career in the United States.
College
In 1989, Steenkamp entered the College of Boca Raton on a soccer scholarship. Steenkamp was a 1989, ...
(
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American association football, soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-Major League Soccer ...
)
D:
Gabriel Gervais
Gabriel Gervais (born September 18, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada. He was named president of CF Montreal on March 28, 2022.
Club career
Gervais was born in Montreal, Qu ...
(
Montreal Impact);
Destin Makumbu (
Milwaukee Rampage
The Milwaukee Rampage is a former professional United States, American soccer team, that was located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which played in the A-League (1995-2004), A-League.
History
Founded in 1993 by Milwaukee area businessmen Dan Doucette a ...
);
Mark Watson
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Early life
Watson was born in Bristol to a Welsh people, Welsh mother and English father. He has younger twin sisters and a brother, Paul Watson (footba ...
(Defender of the Year)
G:
Dusty Hudock (
Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional socc ...
) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach:
Brian Schmetzer
Brian Thomas Schmetzer (born August 18, 1962) is an American soccer coach and former professional player. He is the head coach of Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), having been assistant coach for the team until Sigi Schmid's depa ...
Seattle Sounders) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team
A-League Awards: 2002
F: Fadi Afash
Fadi Afash (born 4 January 1974 in Syria) is a former football player, most notably with the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. Afash is best known among Timbers fans for scoring the "Sunshine Goal", a goal that not only carried a strong ...
(Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...
) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Josh Henderson (Richmond Kickers
Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...
); Johnny Menyongar
Johnny Menyongar (born 26 June 1980) is a Liberian former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
College
Menyongar came to the United States from his native Liberia in 1998 and played College socc ...
(Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. T ...
)
M: Mauro Biello ( Montreal Impact); Luis da Gama (El Paso Patriots
El Paso Patriots was an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the South ...
); Jose Gomez (Charlotte Eagles
The Charlotte Eagles is an American amateur soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at the ...
); Steve Kindel
Steve Kindel (born February 25, 1977) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Surrey United Firefighters.
Career
Club
Kindel was a former standout at Simon Fraser University, where he won the 1997 NAIA Pacific Northwest Conference P ...
(Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March 18, ...
)
D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos
Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American association football, soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-Major League Soccer ...
); Linval Dixon (Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional socc ...
); Mark Schulte (Minnesota Thunder
Minnesota Thunder was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. T ...
)
G: Preston Burpo ( Seattle Sounders)
See also
* 2002 U.S. Open Cup
* 2002 Voyageurs Cup
References
External links
The Year in American Soccer - 2002
{{DEFAULTSORT:A-League 2002
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