2002 USL D3 Pro League

Statistics of the USL D3 Pro League for the 2002 season.

USL D3 Pro League

Season	2002
Champions	Long Island Rough Riders (1st Title)
Regular Season title	Utah Blitzz (2nd Title)
Matches played	180
Goals scored	628 (3.49 per match)
Best Player	Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions
Top goalscorer	Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions (22 Goals)
Best goalkeeper	Nathan Kipp Carolina Dynamo
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League standings

Northern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Western Mass Pioneers	20	14	5	1	44	24	+20	5	62
2	Connecticut Wolves	20	10	8	2	32	31	+1	4	46
3	Westchester Flames	20	7	10	3	22	29	−7	3	34
4	New Hampshire Phantoms	20	4	13	3	20	45	−25	2	21

Source: rsssf.com

Atlantic Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Long Island Rough Riders	20	13	6	1	28	28	0	11	64
2	New York Freedom	20	13	7	0	38	30	+8	6	58
3	New Jersey Stallions	20	12	8	0	44	32	+12	8	56
4	South Jersey Barons	20	7	10	3	30	40	−10	3	34
5	Reading Rage	20	3	16	1	26	53	−27	2	15

Source: rsssf.com

Southern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Wilmington Hammerheads	20	14	4	2	58	25	+33	11	69
2	Greenville Lions	20	11	6	3	43	26	+17	5	52
3	Carolina Dynamo	20	9	6	5	35	25	+10	5	46
4	Northern Virginia Royals	20	3	17	0	26	67	−41	3	15

Source: rsssf.com

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Utah Blitzz	20	16	3	1	52	20	+32	9	74
2	San Diego Gauchos	20	10	7	3	38	29	+9	5	48
3	Arizona Sahuaros	20	10	7	3	31	30	+1	4	47
4	California Gold	20	9	10	1	32	32	0	3	40
5	Northern Nevada Aces	20	5	15	0	29	52	−23	1	21

Source: rsssf.com

Playoffs

First Round

• San Diego defeated Arizona, 3-0.
• Carolina defeated Greenville, 1-0.
• Connecticut defeated Western Massachusetts 0-2, 3-2

August 7, 2002

Greenville Lions	0–1	Carolina Dynamo
		70' John Samford

Sirrine Stadium, Greenville, South Carolina

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August 7, 2002

San Diego Gauchos	3–0	Arizona Sahuaros
Ralph Dartt 59' Herculez Gomez	Report

Titan Stadium, Chula Vista, California

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August 7, 2002

First Leg

Connecticut Wolves	0–2	Western Mass Pioneers
Mick McDermott  45'  50'	Report	30' Rob Jachym 90+' (pen.) Paul Kelly

Veterans Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut

Attendance: 1,568

August 10, 2002

7:30 PM EDT

Second Leg

Western Mass Pioneers	2–3	Connecticut Wolves
Mark Manganello 40' Paul Kelly 50' (pen.)	Report 1 Report 2	45' Dahir Mohammed 48' Roger Kennedy 89' Carlos Sousa

Lusitano Stadium, Ludlow, Massachusetts

Attendance: 3,422

Connecticut Wolves advance win a 5–4 point difference in a Best-of-2 Series.

Conference Finals

• Long Island defeated New York 2-2 (5-4 PK)
• Wilmington defeated Carolina 2-1
• Utah defeated San Diego 1-0

August 10, 2002

Wilmington Hammerheads	2–1	Carolina Dynamo
Tyler Hughes 48' George Corrie 65'	Report	73' Moaffat Oduor

Legion Stadium, Wilmington, North Carolina

August 10, 2002

Utah Blitzz	1–0 (OT)	San Diego Gauchos
Chris Watkins 111'

Cottonwood High School, Murray, Utah

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August 11, 2002

Long Island Rough Riders	2–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Freedom
Brett Davis 20' John Diffley 24' (o.g.)	Report	1' Nick Christopher Ben Hickey
Penalties
Billy Gatti Christer Arnesen	5–4	Ben Diallo

Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York

Semifinals

• Wilmington defeated Utah 3-1
• Long Island defeated Connecticut 3-0

August 17, 2002

7:30 PM EDT

Long Island Rough Riders	3–0	Connecticut Wolves
Karim Diallo  20'  53' Georges Haba 59' Cordt Weinstein 74' Fausto Klinger 80' (pen.)	Report	80' J.T. Dorsey

Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York

Attendance: 500

August 18, 2002

5:00 PM EDT

Wilmington Hammerheads	3–1	Utah Blitzz
Glenn Murray 9', 45' John Payne 29'	Report	11' Richie Breza

Legion Stadium, Wilmington, North Carolina

USL D3 Pro League Championship Game

August 24, 2002

8:00 PM EDT

Wilmington Hammerheads	1–2	Long Island Rough Riders
Christopher Bagley 40'	Report	58' Carlos Mendes 82' Derrick Etienne

Legion Stadium, Wilmington, North Carolina

Attendance: 5,768

• Long Island defeated Wilmington 2-1