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2002 WUSA season

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Season
  
2002

Top goalscorer
  
Kátia (15)

Champions
  
Carolina Courage

The 2002 Women's United Soccer Association season was the second season for WUSA, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 11. The playoffs began on August 17, with the championship match between played on August 24 between the Carolina Courage and the Washington Freedom.

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Changes from 2001

Prior to the season the Bay Area CyberRays, the champions in the previous season, changed their name to the San Jose CyberRays

The WUSA All-Star game was played for the first time after the completion of the 2002 season, with the South squad defeating the North 6-1 in front of 14,208 spectators at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Rookie Abby Wambach of the Washington Freedom was awarded the game MVP after scoring twice.

Competition format

  • The regular season began on April 13 and ended on August 11.
  • Each team played a total of 21 games, three against each opponent (either twice at home and once away or vice versa). This caused an uneven schedule with teams hosting either 10 or 11 home games each.
  • The four teams with the most points from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The regular season champions and runners-up hosted the fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, in the single-game semifinals on August 17. The winners of the semifinals met at Herndon Stadium for the final on August 24.
  • Standings

    Blue denotes team has clinched regular season championship.
    Green denotes team has spot in 2002 WUSA Playoffs.

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    Awards

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    References

    2002 WUSA season Wikipedia