The 2002 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2002.

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Central Division

Pacific Division

The 2002 USL A-League points system was 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.

Playoff bracket

Playoff first round

Charlotte vs Montreal

Montreal advances on penalties after series tied 1–1 on aggregate.

Richmond vs Atlanta

Richmond advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Minnesota vs El Paso

Minnesota advances 3–2 on aggregate.

Vancouver vs Portland

Vancouver Whitecaps advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 1–0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

The Richmond Kickers advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 1

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced 2–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

The Vancouver Whitecaps advanced 8–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

The Richmond Kickers advanced.

Western Conference

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

Final

MPV: John Wolyniec

Points leaders

Awards and All A-League teams

All A-League First Team F: Brian Ching Seattle Sounders); McKinley Tennyson (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Eduardo Sebrango (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer) M: Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Leighton O'Brien (Seattle Sounders); Brian Piesner (Atlanta Silverbacks); Lenin Steenkamp (Rochester Raging Rhinos) D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); Destin Makumbu (Milwaukee Rampage); Mark Watson (Defender of the Year) G: Dusty Hudock (Charleston Battery) (Goalkeeper of the Year) Coach: Brian Schmetzer Seattle Sounders) (Coach of the Year) All A-League Second Team F: Fadi Afash (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Josh Henderson (Richmond Kickers); Johnny Menyongar (Minnesota Thunder) M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Luis da Gama (El Paso Patriots); Jose Gomez (Charlotte Eagles); Steve Kindel (Vancouver Whitecaps) D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Linval Dixon (Charleston Battery); Mark Schulte (Minnesota Thunder) G: Preston Burpo (Seattle Sounders)