2002 Chicago Fire Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 11-13-4 - 37 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (11-13-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 180,908, Avg. 12,922 in 14 home dates
2002 Chicago Fire RosterTeam Record: 11-13-4 - 37 points
Finishing 3rd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Bradley (11-13-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 180,908, Avg. 12,922 in 14 home dates
The Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer ended the 2002 season with a record of 11 wins and 13 losses and 4 ties for 37 points finishing third in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
Chicago scored 43 goals and conceded 38. Ante Razov netted 14 goals for the Fire, while Josh Wolff tallied five or more, too. Zach Thornton topped the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 0.82 goals against average, best among qualifying goalkeepers.
Bob Bradley coached the team. The 2002 Chicago Fire lost in the Conference Semifinal.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 25 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 115 | 12.2 | 56 | 25.0 |
| Josh Wolff | F | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 16.7 | 12 | 41.7 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 13.0 | 9 | 33.3 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 11.5 | 12 | 25.0 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 23 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 2.6 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | 25 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11.1 | 7 | 28.6 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 28 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 5.1 | 18 | 11.1 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 26 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Amos Magee | F | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 6 | 33.3 |
| David Vaudreuil | D | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| C.J. Brown | D | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| John Wolyniec | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Sergi Daniv | M | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Jason Moore | M | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Chris Armas | M | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Billy Walsh | M | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Sleeth | D | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Aleksey Korol | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henry Ring | GK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dipsy Selolwane | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Evan Whitfield | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Torres | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Craig Capano | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Nugent | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Orlando Perez | D | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Zach Thornton | GK | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 365 | 308 | 41 | 54 | 472 | 479 | 58 | 3 | 73 | 380 | 10.8 | 165 | 24.8 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 27 | 27 | 2483:00 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 1.23 | 3 | 3 | 164 | 124 | .756 |
| Henry Ring | 1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .429 |
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 2573:00 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 1.33 | 3 | 3 | 171 | 127 | .743 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante Razov | F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13.3 | 5 | 40.0 |
| Peter Nowak | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Dema Kovalenko | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Kelly Gray | D-M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jesse Marsch | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Hristo Stoitchkov | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jim Curtin | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Vaudreuil | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| C.J. Brown | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Walsh | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Dipsy Selolwane | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Orlando Perez | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thornton | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 48 | 4.2 | 18 | 11.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thornton | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .545 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 270:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | .545 |
