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2002 season.

The 2002 MLS season had 10 clubs, each playing 28 regular-season matches. LA Galaxy won the Supporters' Shield with 51 points. LA Galaxy won MLS Cup 2002, beating New England Revolution in the final. All 157 of its matches are listed below, each with its own page.

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Standings

2002 MLS standings

1	LA GalaxyLA GalaxyMLS CupShield	28	16	9	3	44	33	+11	51	1.82
2	San JoseSan Jose Earthquakes	28	14	11	3	45	35	+10	45	1.61
3	ColoradoColorado Rapids	28	13	11	4	43	48	−5	43	1.54
4	DallasDallas Burn	28	12	9	7	44	43	+1	43	1.54
5	New EnglandNew England RevolutionFinalist	28	12	14	2	49	49	0	38	1.36
6	ColumbusColumbus Crew	28	11	12	5	44	43	+1	38	1.36
7	ChicagoChicago Fire	28	11	13	4	43	38	+5	37	1.32
8	Kansas CityKansas City Wizards	28	9	10	9	37	45	−8	36	1.29
9	MetroStarsMetroStars	28	11	15	2	41	47	−6	35	1.25
10	D.C.D.C. UnitedSpoon	28	9	14	5	31	40	−9	32	1.14

Overall rank uses the modern MLS tiebreak (points, wins, GD, GF); exact at the top and bottom, best-effort in the middle for older seasons.

MLS Cup

LA Galaxy

Runner-up New England Revolution

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Supporters’ Shield

LA Galaxy

Wooden SpoonRetroactive

D.C. United

32 pts · 9-14-5 · −9 GD

Clubs10

Conferences2East · West

Points3-1-0Win 3 · draw 1 · loss 0

Matches per club28regular season

Movement

Notes

Contraction to 10 clubs
Back to two conferences

Leading scorers

Who scored the goals.

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2002 scorers

Player statistics begin in 2013. Scoring charts for earlier seasons are coming.

Results · 157 matches

Every 2002 MLS match, by month.

Regular season, playoffs and MLS Cup. Open a month to see every result; each match has its own page.

March8 matches

April18 matches

May19 matches

June25 matches

July32 matches

August22 matches

September24 matches

October9 matches

Standings

Honors

Structure

Who scored the goals.

2002 scorers

Every 2002 MLS match, by month.