2002 Kansas City Wizards season

Kansas City Wizards
2002 season
Manager Bob Gansler
Major League Soccer West: 5th
Overall: 8th
USOC Semifinals
Playoffs Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions' Cup Semifinals
Top goalscorer League: Preki 7
Chris Klein 7
All: Preki 12
Average home attendance 12,255
Home colours
Away colours
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Main article: Kansas City Wizards Seasons

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Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Tony Meola
2 MF Matt McKeon
3 DF Nick Garcia
4 DF Mike Burns
5 MF Kerry Zavagnin
6 DF Peter Vermes
7 MF Diego Gutierrez
8 MF Chris Brown
9 FW Dario Fabbro
10 MF Francisco Gomez
11 MF Preki
12 FW Gary Glasgow
No. Position Player
14 DF Carey Talley
15 FW Roy Lassiter
16 FW Stephen Armstrong
17 MF Chris Klein
18/28 DF Chris Brunt
19 MF Eric Quill
20 DF Jose Burciaga Jr.
21 FW Igor Simutenkov
22 FW Davy Arnaud
25 GK Bo Oshoniyi
30 GK Taly Goode

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 9 9 10 37 45 −8 36 7 3 4 22 21 +1 2 6 6 15 24 −9

Last updated: 2002
Source: Major League Soccer

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
March 23, 2002 Colorado Rapids H 1–1 Brown
April 13, 2002 San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 Klein
Brown
April 20, 2002 DC United A 1–2 (OT) Preki
April 27, 2002 Dallas Burn A 1–1 Klein
May 4, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 (OT) Preki
May 11, 2002 Colorado Rapids A 0–2
May 18, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 Gutierrez
Preki
May 25, 2002 MetroStars A 1–1 Klein
June 1, 2002 Dallas Burn H 2–2 Fabbro 2
June 8, 2002 San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3
June 15, 2002 DC United H 2–0 Brown
Armstrong
June 19, 2002 Columbus Crew A 1–1 Preki
June 22, 2002 New England Revolution H 3–2 Simutenkov 2
Talley
June 29, 2002 San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 Fabbro
July 4, 2002 DC United H 2–1 Fabbro
Talley
July 6, 2002 Dallas Burn H 1–1 McKeon
July 13, 2002 New England Revolution A 4–2 Klein 2
Zavagnin
Fabbro
July 20, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 Klein
Talley
July 24, 2002 MetroStars H 1–3 Simutenkov
July 27, 2002 San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 Armstrong
Simutenkov
July 31, 2002 Dallas Burn A 1–0 Armstrong
August 10, 2002 DC United A 0–0
August 14, 2002 Chicago Fire S.C. A 1–5 Preki
August 18, 2002 Columbus Crew H 0–4
August 21, 2002 Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 Preki
August 31, 2002 Chicago Fire S.C. H 2–1 Fabbro
Brown
September 14, 2002 Colorado Rapids H 1–2 Preki
September 20, 2002 Colorado Rapids A 1–1 Klein

U.S. Open Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
July 17, 2002 Third Round Rochester Rhinos A 3–2
(ASDET)		 Fabbro
Simutenkov
Brown
August 24, 2002 Quarterfinals Milwaukee Rampage A 2–0 Quill
Preki
September 10, 2002 Semifinals Columbus Crew A 2–3
(ASDET)		 Own Goal
Quill

MLS Cup Playoffs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
September 25, 2002 Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 (OT) Preki
Brown
September 28, 2002 Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–1 Simutenkov
Quill
Preki
Fabbro
October 2, 2002 Conference Semifinals Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–5 Klein
Preki

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
March 3, 2002 First Round W Connection A 1–0 Gomez
March 16, 2002 First Round W Connection H 2–0 Burns
Preki
April 10, 2002 Quarterfinals Santos Laguna A 1–2 Glasgow
April 24, 2002 Quarterfinals Santos Laguna H 2–0 Talley
Brown
August 7, 2002 Semifinals Monarcas Morelia A 1–6 Fabbro
August 28, 2002 Semifinals Monarcas Morelia H 1–1 Brown

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name MLS USOC Playoffs CCC Total Minutes Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals League Total
8 MF Chris Brown 28 4 3 1 3 1 6 2 40 8 1512 2333 0 0
5 MF Kerry Zavagnin 27 1 3 0 3 0 6 0 39 1 2484 3606 0 0
3 DF Nick Garcia 27 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 38 0 2499 3531 0 0
11 FW Preki 25 7 3 1 3 3 5 1 36 12 2141 3018 0 0
16 FW Stephen Armstrong 26 3 3 0 3 0 4 0 36 3 1791 2323 0 0
2 MF Matt McKeon 23 1 3 0 2 0 6 0 34 1 1146 1877 0 0
17 MF Chris Klein 25 7 3 0 3 1 2 0 33 8 2171 2924 0 0
4 DF Mike Burns 24 0 2 0 1 0 6 1 33 1 1966 2680 0 0
14 DF Carey Talley 24 3 2 0 3 0 4 1 33 4 1902 2635 0 0
7 MF Diego Gutierrez 22 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 30 1 1914 2573 0 0
1 GK Tony Meola 17 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 28 0 1519 2551 0 0
10 MF Francisco Gomez 20 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 26 1 1249 1448 0 0
21 FW Igor Simutenkov 19 4 2 1 3 1 1 0 25 6 1480 1827 0 0
19 FW Eric Quill 16 0 3 2 3 1 3 0 25 3 992 1688 0 0
6 DF Peter Vermes 13 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 23 0 1181 2002 0 0
9 FW Dario Fabbro 16 6 2 1 2 1 2 1 22 9 1116 1507 0 0
25 GK Bo Oshoniyi 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1096 1096 0 0
18/28 -- Chris Brunt 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 158 299 0 0
12 FW Gary Glasgow 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 7 1 174 389 0 0
22 FW Davy Arnaud 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 43 178 0 0
15 FW Roy Lassiter 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 61 191 0 0
20 DF Jose Burciaga Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 102 0 0
30 -- Taly Goode 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 90 0 0

Final Statistics

References

Formerly the Kansas City Wiz and the Kansas City Wizards • Founded in 1995 • Based in Kansas City, Kansas
The Club
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Stadiums
Arrowhead Stadium (1996-2007) • CommunityAmerica Ballpark (2008-2010) • Livestrong Sporting Park (2011-present)
Culture
The Cauldron • Starting 11 Girls • "Ain't Nobody Gonna Stop Us Now"
Key Personnel

Owner: Sporting Club • Technical Director: Peter Vermes • Manager: Peter Vermes
Major Honors (3)
MLS Cup (1)
Supporters' Shield (1)
U.S. Open Cup (1)
Sporting Kansas City seasons
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