2002 USL A-League

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2002 USL A-League
Season 2002
Champions Milwaukee Rampage
Matches played 504
Goals scored 751 (1.49 per match)
Top goalscorer McKinley Tennyson, Fadi Afash
Goals: 18

The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2002.

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Place Team GP W D L GF GA GD BP Points
1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 17 3 8 38 25 +7 1 72
2 Montreal Impact 28 16 9 3 39 29 +10 5 72
3 Toronto Lynx 28 10 5 13 37 35 +2 3 48
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 8 15 5 39 44 -5 4 41

Southeast Division

Place Team GP W D L GF GA GD BP Points
1 Charleston Battery 28 19 3 6 46 16 +30 7 89
2 Richmond Kickers 28 13 9 6 44 37 +7 7 65
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 Hampton Roads Mariners 28 6 19 3 25 57 -32 2 29

Western Conference

Central Division

Place Team GP W D L GF GA GD BP Points
1 Milwaukee Rampage 28 16 7 5 48 29 +17 6 75
2 Minnesota Thunder 28 14 9 5 55 35 +20 6 70
3 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 8 20 0 35 68 -33 6 35*
4 Indiana Blast 28 6 18 4 29 67 -38 1 29
  • Cincinnati lost three point for using an ineligible player

Pacific Division

Place Team GP W D L GF GA GD BP Points
1 Seattle Sounders 28 23 1 4 71 27 +44 14 107
2 Portland Timbers 28 13 3 13 47 39 +8 8 63
3 El Paso Patriots 28 10 11 7 38 48 -10 7 54
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 11 12 5 41 39 +2 5 54
5 Calgary Storm 28 4 21 3 26 66 -40 3 22

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.[1]

Playoff bracket

  First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
                                         
 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  
Western Conference
   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 Battery 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  
 

Playoff first round

Charlotte vs Montreal

September 4, 2002
7:00 PM EST
Charlotte Eagles (NC) 1-0 Montreal Impact (QC)
Dwyane Demmin Goal 17' (Report) Booked 30' Adam Braz
Booked 67' Nevio Pizzolitto


September 8, 2002
4:00 PM EST
Montreal Impact (QC) 1-0 (O.T.) Charlotte Eagles (NC)
Eduardo Sebrango Goal 36'
  Penalties  
Patrick Leduc Penalty scored
Giuliano Oliviero Penalty scored
Darko Kolic Penalty scored
Eduardo Sebrango Penalty scored
Gabriel Gervais Penalty scored
Mark Rowland Penalty scored		 6 – 5 Penalty scored Andy McDermott
Penalty scored Leo Gajardo
Penalty scored Dustin Swinehart
Penalty scored Jamie Wellington
Penalty scored Carlos Calderson
Penalty missed Nathan Watkins

Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1-1 on aggregate.

Richmond vs Atlanta

September 5, 2002
Richmond Kickers (VA) 1-1 Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)
Peter Luzak Booked 23'
Josh Henderson Booked 86'
Peter Luzak Goal 90'		 (Report) Goal 36' James Wall
Booked 42' Alan Woods
Booked 56' Jason Annicchero
Booked 86' Jeff Cassar
Red card 88' James Wall
Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 1,258
Referee: Todd Perry


September 8, 2002
6:00 PM EST
Atlanta Silverbacks (GA) 1-2 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Philippe Godoy Booked 10'
Ryan Leib Booked 20'
Jason Annicchero Booked 39'
John Barry Nusum Booked 55'
Gilbert Jean-Baptiste Booked 66'
Byron Mitchell Booked 78'
Byron Mitchell Yellow cardRed card 84'
John Barry Nusum Goal 88'		 (Report) Goal 8' Josh Henderson
Booked 13' Bryan Namoff
Booked 39' Kevin Knight
Goal 45' Kevin Jeffrey
Booked 80' Khary Stockton
DeKalb Memorial Stadium, Clarkston, Georgia
Attendance: 351
Referee: Kermit Quisenberry

Richmond advances 3-2 on aggregate.

Minnesota vs El Paso

September 5, 2002
El Paso Patriots (TX) 1-2 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Johnny Frias Goal 7' Goal 25' Johnny Torres
Goal 29' Johnny Menyongar

Attendance: 1,270


September 7, 2002
8:00 PM EST
Minnesota Thunder (MN) 1-1 El Paso Patriots (TX)
Zafer Kılıçkan Goal 70' Goal 32' (PK) Jose Abarca

Attendance: 1,567

Minnesota advances 3-2 on aggregate.

Vancouver vs Portland

September 5, 2002
7:05 PM PST
Portland Timbers (OR) 0-1 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Keith Costigan Booked 10'
Fadi Afash Booked 68'
Brent Sancho Booked 69'		 (Report) Goal 32' Paul Dailly
Booked 43' Chris Franks
Booked 45' Ollie Heald
Booked 68' Nick Dasovic
PGE Park, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 4,071


September 7, 2002
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) 1-0 Portland Timbers (OR)
Steve Kindel Goal 52' (Report)

Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2-0 on aggregate.

Conference Semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

September 12, 2002
Montreal Impact (QC) 0-0 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Eduardo Sebrango Booked 53'
Gabriel Gervais Booked 81'		 (Report) Booked 22' Kalin Bankov
Booked 30' Bill Sedgwick


September 14, 2002
8:00 PM (EST)
Rochester Rhinos (NY) 1-0 Montreal Impact (QC)
Yuri Lavrinenko Booked 26'
Bill Sedgwick Goal 62'		 (Report) Booked 43' Patrice Bernier

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1-0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

September 13, 2002
Charleston Battery (SC) 2-1 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Justin Evans Goal 63'
Paul Conway Goal 87' (pen.)		 (Report) Goal 75' Mike Burke
Booked 86' Marco Ferruzzi
Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Daniel Baruk (USA)


September 15, 2002
6:00 PM (EST)
Richmond Kickers (VA) 3-1 Charleston Battery (SC)
Josh Henderson Goal 8'
Kevin Jeffrey Goal 22'
Chris Fox Booked 24'
David Hayes Goal 36'		 (Report) Goal 4' Mac Cozier
Booked 15' Mark Watson
Booked 45' Mac Cozier
UR Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Mike Stutt (USA)

The Richmond Kickers advanced 4-3 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 1

September 12, 2002
8:30 (EST)
Minnesota Thunder (MN) 0-0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Mike Gores Booked 42'
Don Gramenz Booked 64'
Steve Shak Booked 82'
Mike Gentile Booked 87'		 (Report)


September 14, 2002
8:00 (EST)
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 2-1 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Miguel Saavedra Goal 20'
John Wolyniec Goal 77'		 Goal 65' Steve Shak
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,579

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2-1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

September 13, 2002
7:30 P.M. (PST)
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) 2-0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Chris Franks Booked 3'
Jason Jordan Goal 44'
Jeff Clarke Booked 47'
Jason Jordan Goal 90'		 (Report) Booked 14' Dick McCormick
Red card 78' Viet Nguyen
Booked 79' Leighton O'Brien
Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,686
Referee: Steve DePiero (USA)


September 15, 2002
5:00 P.M. (PST)
Seattle Sounders (WA) 2-6 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Andrew Gregor Booked 38'
Leighton O'Brien Booked 43'
Kyle Smith Goal 52'
Jason Farrell Goal 60'
Scott Jenkins Booked 61'		 (Report) Booked 19' Ollie Heald
Goal 22' Jeff Clarke
Goal 26' Ollie Heald
Goal 67' Dave Morris
Goal 70' Ollie Heald
Booked 75' Kevan Cameron
Goal 90' Niall Thompson
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 3,917
Referee: Sandra Hunt (USA)

The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8-2 on aggregate.

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

September 19, 2002
Richmond Kickers (VA) 1-1 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Josh Henderson Goal 49' Goal 28' Lenin Steenkamp
UR Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 3,387


September 21, 2002
Rochester Rhinos (NY) 0-0 (O.T.) Richmond Kickers (VA)
  Penalties  
Stoian Mladenov Penalty scored
Carlos Zavala Penalty scored
Yuri Lavrinenko Penalty scored
Temoc Suarez Penalty scored
Tommy Tanner Penalty scored
Bill Sedgewick Penalty scored
Craig Demmin Penalty scored
Lenin Steenkamp Penalty scored
Greg Simmonds Penalty missed		 8 – 9 Penalty scored Rob Ukrop
Penalty scored Paul Lekics
Penalty scored Ihor Dotsenko
Penalty scored Ray Goodlett
Penalty scored David Hayes
Penalty scored Mike Burke
Penalty scored Tony Williams
Penalty scored Kevin Knight
Penalty scored Ronnie Pascale

The Richmond Kickers advanced.

Western Conference

September 19, 2002
7:30 PM PST
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) 0-0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Ollie Heald Booked 45' (Report)


September 21, 2002
8:00 PM EST
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 2-1 (OT) Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Destin Makumbu Booked 43'
Matt Bobo Goal 56'
Matt Behncke Booked 60'
Bobby Brennan Booked 90'
Matt Bobo Golden goal 101'		 (Report) Goal 59' Niall Thompson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,223

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

Final

September 28, 2002
8:00 PM EST
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) 2-1 OT Richmond Kickers (VA)
John Wolyniec Goal 45'
Steve Bernal Booked 58'
John Wolyniec Booked 62'
David Lara Booked 68'
Siniša Angelovski Golden goal 106'		 (Report) Booked 22' Tony Williams
Booked 56' Khary Stockton
Goal 59' (pen.) Marco Ferruzzi
Booked 62' Kevin Knight
Yellow cardRed card 93' Khary Stockton
Booked 96' Josh Henderson
Milwaukee Rampage Sports Complex, Franklin, Wisconsin
Attendance: 6,189

MPV: John Wolyniec

Points leaders

Rank Scorer Club GP Goals Assists Points
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

Honors

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ A-League Awards: 2002

External links

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