2002 Women's U.S. Cup

The eighth Women's U.S. Cup tournament held in 2002, were joined by four teams: Australia, Italy, Russia and USA.^[1][2] This was the last Women's U.S. Cup.

2002 Women's U.S. Cup

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	September 29 – October 9
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
← 2001

Matches

United States  v  Russia

September 29 Round-robin	United States	5–1[3]	Russia	Uniondale, New York
4:00pm ET	Chastain 25' Parlow 31' Hamm 59', 62' Wagner 64'		Barbachina 84'	Stadium: Mitchel Athletic Complex Attendance: 4322

Italy  v  Russia

October 2 Round-robin	Italy	1–2[4]	Russia	Cary, North Carolina
5:00pm ET	Guarino 28'		Barbachina 62', 92+'	Stadium: SAS Soccer Park

United States  v  Australia

October 2 Round-robin	United States	4–0[5]	Australia	Cary, North Carolina
7:30pm ET	Chastain 23' (pk) Parlow 34', 58' MacMillan 74'			Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 2661

Australia  v  Russia

October 6 Round-robin	Australia	2–0[6]	Russia	Cary, North Carolina
11:30am ET	Golebiowski 12' Peters 43'			Stadium: SAS Soccer Park

United States  v  Italy

October 6 Round-robin	United States	4–0[7]	Italy	Cary, North Carolina
2:00pm ET	Lilly 64' O'Reilly 69' Fawcett 73' Chastain 78'			Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 3144

Australia  v  Italy

October 9 Round-robin	Australia	0–1[8]	Italy	Cary, North Carolina
7:30pm ET			Camporese 9l+'	Stadium: SAS Soccer Park Attendance: 364

Final placing

Rank	Team	Matches				Goals		Points [1]
		Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Scored	Against
1	United States	3	3	0	0	13	1	9
2	Australia	3	1	0	2	2	5	3
3	Italy	3	1	0	2	2	6	3
4	Russia	3	1	0	2	3	8	3

Goal scorers

Position	Player	Goals
1	Brandi Chastain	3
	Natalia Barbachina
	Cindy Parlow
2	Mia Hamm	2
3	Elisa Camporese	1
	Joy Fawcett
	Kelly Golebiowski
	Rita Guarino
	Kristine Lilly
	Shannon MacMillan
	Heather O'Reilly
	Joanne Peters
	Aly Wagner

References

1. "8th US Cup 2002 (Women's Tournament)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
2. "U.S. Soccer Announces Opponents, Dates & Venues for 2002 Nike U.S. Women's Cup". U.S.Soccer.
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4. "Russia Defeats Italy 2-1 In Nike U S Women's Cup". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
5. "Parlow Scores Twice To Lead U S Women Over Australia 4-0 In Nike U S Women's Cup". U.S.Soccer.
6. "Australia Downs Russia 2-0 In Nike U S Women's Cup". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
7. "U.S. Clinches 2002 Nike U.S. Women's Cup With 4-0 Win Over Italy". U.S.Soccer. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.
8. "Despite 1-0 Loss To Italy On A Stoppage Time Goal Australia Finishes Second In 2002 Nike U.S. Women's Cup". U.S.Soccer.