2002 Kansas City Wizards Statistics
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 9-10-9 - 36 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Gansler (9-10-9)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 171,568, Avg. 12,255 in 14 home dates
2002 Kansas City Wizards RosterTeam Record: 9-10-9 - 36 points
Finishing 5th in MLS's Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Bob Gansler (9-10-9)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 171,568, Avg. 12,255 in 14 home dates
The Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer ended the 2002 season with a record of 9 wins and 10 losses and 9 ties for 36 points finishing fifth in MLS's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Wizards recorded 37 goals and yielded 45. Chris Klein and Preki scored 7 goals each for Kansas City, and Dario Fabbro contributed five or more, too. Preki recorded 10 assists. Tony Meola topped the squad with 6 wins and a team-best 0.83 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.
Bob Gansler coached the team. The 2002 Kansas City Wizards 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 25 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 84 | 8.3 | 44 | 15.9 |
| Chris Klein | M | 25 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 20.6 | 17 | 41.2 |
| Dario Fabbro | F | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 35 | 17.1 | 19 | 31.6 |
| Igor Simutenkov | M-F | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 55 | 7.3 | 23 | 17.4 |
| Stephen Armstrong | M | 26 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 9.7 | 14 | 21.4 |
| Chris Brown | M-F | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.4 | 17 | 23.5 |
| Carey Talley | D | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21.4 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 4.0 | 4 | 25.0 |
| Matt McKeon | D | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Kerry Zavagnin | M | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 5 | 20.0 |
| Francisco Gomez | M | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Nick Garcia | D | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Quill | F | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Tony Meola | GK | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Burns | M | 24 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Roy Lassiter | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Glasgow | F | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Davy Arnaud | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Chris Brunt | D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bo Oshoniyi | GK | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Vermes | D | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 378 | 308 | 37 | 49 | 362 | 442 | 47 | 6 | 92 | 403 | 9.2 | 176 | 21.0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Meola | 17 | 17 | 1519:00 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 1.24 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 65 | .739 |
| Bo Oshoniyi | 13 | 11 | 1096:00 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1.97 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 55 | .688 |
| Totals | 30 | 28 | 2615:00 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 1.55 | 1 | 4 | 168 | 120 | .714 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preki | M | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30.0 | 7 | 42.9 |
| Chris Klein | M | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Dario Fabbro | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Igor Simutenkov | M-F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Stephen Armstrong | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Chris Brown | M-F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Carey Talley | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Diego Gutierrez | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Matt McKeon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kerry Zavagnin | M | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Nick Garcia | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Eric Quill | F | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Tony Meola | GK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Burns | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Peter Vermes | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 41 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 19.5 | 19 | 42.1 |
Postseason - Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | PKG | PKA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Meola | 3 | 3 | 279:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | .591 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 279:00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.90 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | .591 |
