2002 New England Revolution season

New England Revolution
2002 season
Owner	Robert Kraft (The Kraft Group)
Head coach	Fernando Clavijo (until May 23, 2002); Steve Nicol (from May 23, 2002)
Stadium	CMGI Field; Foxborough, Massachusetts
MLS	Conference: 1st; Overall: 5th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Taylor Twellman (23); All: Taylor Twellman (25)
Average home league attendance	16,927 (regular season)
Biggest win	4–1 (v. Columbus Crew on July 4)
Biggest defeat	5–2 (v. Colorado Rapids on May 22)

The 2002 New England Revolution season was the seventh season for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club reached the playoffs after finishing first in the Eastern Conference. The Revolution also reached the MLS Cup, where they lost to the LA Galaxy at home.^[1]

Summary

Prior to the start of the 2002 Major League Soccer season, the Tampa Bay Mutiny and the Miami Fusion ceased operations.^[2]^[3] This resulted in drafts to disperse players from those clubs around the league.^[4] By this method the Revolution received aseveral players;^[5] including 2000 MLS Scoring Champion Mamadou Diallo,^[6] two-time MLS Best XI and two-time All-Star Steve Ralston, and 2001 MLS Best-XI defender Carlos Llamosa. The club were also able to add 2000 MLS SuperDraft third-overall pick Adin Brown.^[7] The Revolution continued to bolster its roster in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, where they selected striker Taylor Twellman and midfielder Shalrie Joseph; both Twellman and Joseph would go on to become major figures in the club's history in the coming seasons.^[8]

The Revolution lost its first two games of the season, then recorded a draw and a win prior to its home opener, and first-ever match, at the newly completed CMGI Field; they won 2-0 in that match over the Dallas Burn, with both goals being scored by second-overall SuperDraft pick Taylor Twellman.^[9] Following a 5-2 win on May 22 against the Colorado Rapids, the Revolution parted ways with head coach Fernando Clavijo,^[10] who was replaced by Revolution assistant coach and former Liverpool F.C. player Steve Nicol on an interim basis. Nicol had previously coached the Revolution on an interim basis in 1999.^[11] Nicol's Revolution recorded their first win two days later, but struggled through the months of June and July, losing ten of fourteen matches. They closed out the regular season on a six game unbeaten stretch and finished atop of the Eastern Conference standings despite a losing record of 12–14–2.^[12]

In the MLS Cup Playoffs, New England defeated the Chicago Fire in the quarterfinals, the club's first playoff series victory.^[13] The Revolution then recorded a series victory over Columbus in the Eastern Conference Championship to advance to MLS Cup 2002, which was to be hosted at their home stadium, Gillette Stadium.^[14] An MLS Cup Playoffs record crowd of 61,316 saw the Revolution lose 1–0 to the LA Galaxy on a golden goal in the 113th minute.^[15]

After earning the MLS Coach of the Year Award, the Revolution named Nicol the permanent head coach of the team on November 6.^[16]^[17]

Roster

Players

As of August 6, 2002.^[18]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Juergen Sommer
24	GK	USA	Adin Brown
2	DF	USA	Leo Cullen
3	DF	USA	Rusty Pierce
7	DF	USA	Daniel Hernández
8	DF	USA	Joe Franchino
12	DF	MLI	Daouda Kanté
18	DF	COL	Carlos Llamosa
19	DF	USA	Nick Downing
5	MF	USA	Brian Kamler
6	MF	USA	Jay Heaps
14	MF	USA	Steve Ralston


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	PLE	Shaker Asad
16	MF	USA	Jim Rooney
17	MF	USA	Braeden Cloutier
22	MF	USA	Marshall Leonard
23	MF	USA	Tony Frias
25	MF	JAM	Winston Griffiths
4	FW	USA	Ian Fuller
9	FW	COL	Diego Serna
10	FW	HON	Álex Pineda Chacón
13	FW	JAM	Wolde Harris
20	FW	USA	Taylor Twellman

Coaches and staff

New England Revolution – 2002 Coaches and Staff
Name	Title
Fernando Clavijo	Head Coach^[1]
Steve Nicol	Interim Head Coach^[2]
John Murphy	Assistant Coach^[3]
Matt Driver	Interim Assistant Coach

Front office

New England Revolution – 2002 Front Office
Name	Title
Robert Kraft	Investor and Operator
Jonathan Kraft	Investor and Operator
Todd Smith	General Manager
Sunil Gulati	Managing Director, Kraft Soccer

Notes

1 ^ Until May 23, 2002^[11]

2 ^ Named head coach on November 6, 2002^[11]

3 ^ Named assistant coach on June 6, 2002^[11]

Player transactions

New England Revolution – 2002 Transfers In
Name	Position	Date	Method	Fee	Previous Club	Reference
Jim Rooney	MF	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Dispersal Draft	N/A	Miami Fusion	^[11]
Álex Pineda Chacón	MF	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Dispersal Draft	N/A	Miami Fusion	^[11]
Shaker Asad	MF	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Dispersal Draft	N/A	Miami Fusion	^[11]
Mamadou Diallo	FW	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Allocation Draft	N/A	Tampa Bay Mutiny	^[11]
Carlos Llamosa	DF	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Allocation Draft	N/A	Miami Fusion	^[11]
Steve Ralston	MF	January 11, 2002	2002 MLS Allocation Draft	N/A	Tampa Bay Mutiny	^[11]
Adin Brown	GK	January 15, 2002	Free Agent	N/A	Tampa Bay Mutiny	^[11]
Taylor Twellman	FW	February 10, 2002	2002 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	TSV 1860 Munich II	^[11]
Shalrie Joseph	MF	February 10, 2002	2002 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	New York Freedom	^[11]
Derek Potteiger	MF	February 10, 2002	2002 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer	^[11]^[19]
Marshall Leonard	MF	February 10, 2002	2002 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer	^[11]
Carlos Semedo	MF	April 1, 2002	Undisclosed	N/A	???	^[11]
Ian Fuller	FW	April 30, 2002	2002 MLS SuperDraft	N/A	Clemson Tigers men's soccer	^[11]
Diego Serna	FW	May 24, 2002	Trade	^[4]	MetroStars	^[11]
Brian Kamler	MF	May 24, 2002	Trade	^[5]	MetroStars	^[11]
Daniel Hernandez	MF	May 24, 2002	Trade	^[6]	MetroStars	^[11]
Daouda Kanté	DF	July 20, 2002	Waiver Claim	N/A	D.C. United	^[11]
Winston Griffiths	MF	July 30, 2002	Waiver Claim	N/A	LA Galaxy	^[11]

New England Revolution – 2002 Transfers In
Name	Position	Date	Method	Fee	Next Club	Reference
Shaun Tsakiris	MF	April 25, 2002	Waived	N/A	Rochester Raging Rhinos	^[11]
Mamadou Diallo	FW	May 24, 2002	Traded	^[7]	MetroStars	^[11]
Andy Williams	MF	May 24, 2002	Traded	^[8]	MetroStars	^[11]
Ted Chronopoulos	MF	May 24, 2004	Traded	^[9]	MetroStars	^[11]
Carlos Semedo	MF	July 18, 2002	Waived	N/A	???	^[11]
Scott Powers	MF	July 19, 2002	Waived	N/A	???	^[11]
Shaker Asad	MF	November 4, 2002	Waived	N/A	Atlanta Silverbacks FC	^[11]
Ian Fuller	FW	November 4, 2002	Waived	N/A	Rochester Raging Rhinos	^[11]
Juergen Sommer	GK	November 4, 2002	Waived	N/A	N/A	^[11]

Notes

1.^ On May 24, 2002, the Revolution traded Mamadou Diallo, Ted Chronopoulos, and Andy Williams to the MetroStars in exchange for Diego Serna, Brian Kamler, and Daniel Hernandez.

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Standings

Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New England Revolution	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38	MLS Cup Playoffs
2	Columbus Crew	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38
3	Chicago Fire	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37
4	MetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	−6	35
5	D.C. United	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Los Angeles Galaxy (C, S)	28	16	9	3	44	33	+11	51	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2	San Jose Earthquakes	28	14	11	3	45	35	+10	45	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	Dallas Burn	28	12	9	7	44	43	+1	43
4	Colorado Rapids	28	13	11	4	43	48	−5	43
5	New England Revolution	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
6	Columbus Crew	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
7	Chicago Fire	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37
8	Kansas City Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	−8	36
9	MetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	−6	35
10	D.C. United	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Match results

Regular season

March 23 1	MetroStars	3–1	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Sam Forko 27' Steve Jolley 36' Rodrigo Faria 53' Carlos Llamosa (o.g.) Clint Mathis 77'	Report	Jay Heaps 17' Steve Ralston 45+1' Alex Pineda Chacon 50' Andy Williams 83'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 13,234 Referee: Michael Kennedy

April 6 2	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	New England Revolution	San Jose, California
	Manny Lagos 2' Ronnie Ekelund 78'	Report	Mamadou Diallo 38' Ted Chronopoulos 42' Rusty Pierce 53' Joe Franchino 79'	Stadium: Spartan Stadium Attendance: 10,104 Referee: Kevin Terry

April 20 3	Columbus Crew	0–2	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Mike Clark 35' Brian Maisonneuve 50'	Report	Taylor Twelman 10' Jim Rooney 28' Leo Cullen 76' Jay Heaps 84'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,493 Referee: Gerry Corrie

April 27 4	Chicago Fire	2–2	New England Revolution	Naperville, Illinois
	Pitor Nowak 18' Sergi Daniv 47' Josh Wolff 53' Ante Razov 59'	Report	Taylor Twellman 2' Steve Ralston 28' Joe Franchino 71' 83' Jim Rooney	Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 9,444 Referee: Noel Kenny

May 11 5	New England Revolution	2–0	Dallas Burn	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 6' 40'	Report	Ryan Suarez 37'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 22,006 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 19 6	New England Revolution	1–3	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 64'	Report	Ante Razov 34' 54' 73'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 36,778 Referee: Kevin Terry
Note: Part of a double-header featuring the US Men's National Team and the Netherlands.^[20]

May 22 7	Colorado Rapids	5–2	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
	Mark Chung 1' 31' Chris Carrieri 34' Chris Henderson 44' 89'	Report	Ted Chronopoulos 27' Taylor Twellman 33' Wolde Harris 59'	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Jair Marrufo

May 25 8	New England Revolution	3–2	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 11' Steve Ralston 51' Diego Serna 76' 90+1'	Report	Winston Griffiths 36' Simon Elliot 79' Carlos Ruiz 90' Adam Frye 90' Gavin Glinton 90'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 15,146 Referee: Alex Prus

June 1 9	New England Revolution	0–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Jim Rooney 29' Jay Heaps 40' Wolde Harris	Report	Ariel Graziani 23' 67' Eddie Robinson 29' Jimmy Conrad 35' Troy Dayak 59'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 21,539 Referee: Michael Kennedy

June 8 10	D.C. United	3–2	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Ryan Nelsen 40' 64' Santino Quaranta 42' 44'	Report	Daniel Hernandez 14' Taylor Twellman 35' 36'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 12,988 Referee: Richard Heron

June 12 11	New England Revolution	1–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Steve Ralston 11' {{yel 100+1}} Carlos Semedo 20' Jay Heaps 45' Jim Rooney 72' Nick Downing 100+1'	Report	Daniel Torres 9' Chad McCarty 16' 20' Chris Leitch 90+2' Edson Bubble 100+1'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 7,701 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 15 12	Colorado Rapids	1–2	New England Revolution	Denver, Colorado
	Robin Fraser 24' Chris Carrieri 82'	Report	Taylor Twellman 22' Wolde Harris 28' Brian Kamler 57' Daniel Hernandez	Stadium: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 15,125 Referee: Elias Bazakos

June 22 13	Kansas City Wizards	3–2	New England Revolution	Kansas City, Missouri
	Igor Simutenkov 22' 30' Carey Talley 35' Preki 67' Stephen Armstrong 84'	Report	Jay Heaps 24' Rusty Pierce 39' Taylor Twellman 66' Steve Ralston 90+2' Jim Rooney 90+3'	Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 8,288 Referee: Noel Kenny

June 29 14	New England Revolution	0–2	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 53' Rusty Pierce 90'	Report	Mamadou Diallo 5' Andy Williams 12' Clint Mathis 30' Mark Lisi 85' Craig Ziadie 90+2'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 16,958 Referee: Kevin Stott

July 4 15	New England Revolution	4–1	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 11' Carlos Llamosa 22' Steve Ralston 31' 65' Leo Cullen 39' Jim Rooney 68'	Report	Brian Dunseth 13' Chad McCarty 18' Brian McBride 82'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 10,903 Referee: Alex Prus

July 6 16	New England Revolution	2–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Ivan McKinley 38' Lazo Alavanja 90' Brian Kamler 3' Jay Heaps 23' Steve Ralston 67' Taylor Twellman 87'	Report		Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 9,747 Referee: Gerry Corie

July 13 17	New England Revolution	2–4	Kansas City Wizards	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Leo Cullen 41' Alex Pineda Chacon 82'	Report	Chris Klein 12' 64' Dario Fabbro 84' Kerry Zavagnin 55'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 17,138 Referee: Kevin Terry

July 20 18	MetroStars	4–3	New England Revolution	East Rutherford, New Jersey
	Mike Petke 12' Andy Williams 25' Mamadou Diallo 34' 46' Brad Davis 41' Rodrigo Faria 67'	Report	Taylor Twellman 43' Shaker Asad 49' Steve Ralston 59' Daniel Hernandez 61' 63' Joe Franchino 85'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 13,837 Referee: Terry Vaughn

July 24 19	New England Revolution	2–3	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 23' Taylor Twellman 51' John Wilson 76' 90'	Report	Stephen Herdsman 7' Chris Henderson 34' Wes Hart 47' Rick Titus 48' Zach Kingsley 58' 90+3' Mark Chung 63'	Stadium: CMGI Field Attendance: 14,548 Referee: Alex Prus

July 27 20	D.C. United	0–1	New England Revolution	Washington, D.C.
	Ryan Nelsen 53'	Report	Jay Heaps 16' Joe Franchino 22' Jay Heaps 58' Taylor Twellman 88'	Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 24,240 Referee: Ricardo Valanzuela

August 10 21	LA Galaxy	2–1	New England Revolution	Pasadena, California
	Cobi Jones 33' 86'	Report	Carlos Llamosa 14' Daouda Kante 46' Daniel Hernandez 62' Braeden Cloutier 78'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 15,137 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

August 18 22	New England Revolution	0–2	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Douda Kante 61' Joe Franchino 63' Brian Kamler	Report	DaMarcus Beasley 29' Ante Razov 31' Histro Stoichkov 53' Dema Kovalenko 54' Carlos Bocanegra 59' Orlando Perez 59' Leo Cullen (o.g.)	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,336 Referee: Ricardo Valanzuela
Note: Naming rights for the Revolution's stadium changed from "CMGI" to "Gillette" on August 5.^[21]

August 24 23	Chicago Fire	1–2	New England Revolution	Naperville, Illinois
	Histro Soichkov 6' Jim Curtin 50' Carlos Bocanegra 85'	Report	Carlos Llamosa 59' Wolde Harris 65' Jay Heaps 70' Taylor Twellman 83' Daouda Kante 89'	Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 15,887 Referee: Gerry Corrie

August 28 24	New England Revolution	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 27' 39' Daniel Hernandez 39'	Report	Rick Titus 34' Jeff Stewart 36' Ritchie Kotschau 61' Raul Palacios 65' Mark Chung 75'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 13,210 Referee: Rich Grady

August 31 25	Columbus Crew	0–0 (a.e.t.)	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Duncan Oughton 81'	Report	Joe Franchino 33'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 24,422 Referee: Kevin Terry

September 7 26	New England Revolution	3–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Daniel Hernandez 8' Taylor Twellman 63' 75' 90'	Report	Richie Williams 18' Ben Olsen 32'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,748 Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 14 27	Dallas Burn	1–2	New England Revolution	Dallas, Texas
	Ryan Suarez Paul Broome 50' Chad Deering 67' Jorge Rodriguez 81'	Report	Taylor Twellman 35' 64' Steve Ralston 62'	Stadium: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 17,652 Referee: Brian Hall

September 21 28	New England Revolution	3–0	MetroStars	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 5' Wolde Harris 28' 35' Joe Franchino 32'	Report	Mike Petke 71'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,215 Referee: Michael Kennedy

MLS Playoffs

September 26 Conference Semifinals	New England Revolution	2–0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Taylor Twellman 13' Daouda Kante 34' Daniel Hernandez 60' 75'	Report	C.J. Brown 13' Histro Stoichkov 62' Jesse Marsch 62' Dema Kovalenko 84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,306 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 29 Conference Semifinals	Chicago Fire	2–1	New England Revolution	Naperville, Illinois
	Ante Razov 43' 76' DeMarcus Beasley 44' Pitor Nowak 64' Histro Soichkov 84'	Report	Joe Franchino 14' Daniel Hernandez 22' Brian Kamler 28' Jay Heaps 29' Daouda Kante 52' Carlos Llamosa 58'	Stadium: Cardinal Stadium Attendance: 9,434 Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela

October 2 Conference Semifinals	New England Revolution	2–0	Chicago Fire	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Brian Kamler 12' Joe Franchino 29' Taylor Twellman 65'	Report	Carlos Bocanegra 53' Ante Razov	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 6,954 Referee: Kevin Terry

October 2 Conference Final	New England Revolution	0–0	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Daouda Kante 56' Daniel Hernandez 83'	Report	Brian Maisonneuve 13' Jeff Cunningham 38' Daniel Torres 52' Brian McBride 85' Duncan Oughton 88'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 11,387 Referee: Brian Hall

October 9 Conference Final	Columbus Crew	0–1	New England Revolution	Columbus, Ohio
	Freddy Garcia 40' Brian Dunseth 79' Duncan Oughton 90+1'	Report	Jay Heaps 3' 38'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 10,245 Referee: Gerry Corrie

October 12 Conference Final	New England Revolution	2–2	Columbus Crew	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Steve Ralston 17' Wolde Harris 47'	Report	Brian McBride 80' Dante Washington 85'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 9,216 Referee: Kevin Stott

October 20 MLS Cup Final	New England Revolution	0–1 (a.e.t.)	LA Galaxy	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Joe Franchino 25' Carlos Llamosa 60'	Report	Simon Elliott 95' Carlos Ruiz 113'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 61,316 Referee: Kevin Terry

Awards

Adapted from 2024 New England Revolution Media Guide (pg. 326–328)^[1]

League awards

New England Revolution – 2002 League Awards
Honor	Name
MLS Most Valuable Player	Taylor Twellman (finalist)
MLS Scoring Champion	Taylor Twellman (52 pts; 23g, 6a)
MLS Coach of the Year	Steve Nicol
MLS Best XI	Steve Ralston, Taylor Twelman
MLS Player of the Month	Taylor Twellman (May)
MLS Player of the Week	Taylor Twellman (week 6, Week 25)
MLS All-Stars	Carlos Llamosa, Steve Ralston, Jurgen Sommer, Taylor Twellman
MLS Play of the Year	Taylor Twellman
MLS Goal of the Year	Taylor Twellman (finalist)

Team awards

New England Revolution – 2002 Team Awards
Honor	Name
Revolution Most Valuable Player	Taylor Twellman
Revolution Scoring Champion	Taylor Twellman
Revolution Defender of the Year	Joe Franchino
Revolution Humanitarian of the Year	Brian Kamler

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[2024_Media_Guide-1] 2024 Media Guide. New England Revolution. Archived from the original on March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[Miami_Folds-2] Wine, Steven (January 8, 2002). "MLS Folds Teams in Miami and Tampa". Midland Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

[Tampa_Bay_Folds-3] Page, Rodney (September 2, 2005). "Mutiny folded by MLS". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

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Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Current season transfers Coaches Owners Professional Referee Organization Professional Soccer Referees Association
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Finals Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game MLS Next CONCACAF Champions Cup Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions Cup Hall of Fame Valuations Central Division (2000–2001) Fraser v. Major League Soccer (2002)
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v t e 2002 MLS season by team
SuperDraft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United New England Revolution MetroStars
Western	Colorado Rapids Dallas Burn Kansas City Wiz Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes