The 2002 season was the 90th year of competitive soccer in the United States.
National team
Record
Results
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Goalscorers
Major League Soccer
Standings
Top eight teams with the highest points clinch play-off berth, regardless of conference.x = Playoff berthy = Conference Winner (Season)s = Supporters Shield/Conference winner (Season) New England Revolution wins first tiebreaker vs. Columbus Crew (head-to-head: 2-1-1)Dallas Burn wins first tiebreaker vs. Colorado Rapids (head-to-head: 2-1-1)
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Points systemWin = 3 Pts.Loss = 0 Pts.Draw = 1 Pt. ASDET*=Added Sudden Death Extra Time (Game tie breaker)SDET**=Sudden Death Extra Time (Series tie breaker)Teams will advance at 5 points.