2002 - MetroStars calendar

2002 - The Might Metros fan club distributed a calendar to the members. The calendar ran from April 2002 - March 2003, with an individual MetroStar player featured each month. The centerfold was a duplicate of the min-poster, without the Mighty Metros logo in the lower left hand corner. Each month also featured a "Did You Know" with interesting information about the MetroStars. The "Did You Know" from August to November 2002 and January 2003 were bilingual advertisements for Palmolive-Colgate products, the sponsor of the calendar..

April 2002 - Clint Mathis #13

Did You Know - Tim Howard made his international debut with the US Men's national Team on march 10, 2002 with a 1-0 shutout against Ecuador...

May 2002 - Tab Ramos #10

Did You KNow - Tim Howard and Steve Jolley were the only MetroStars players to play in every minute of every MetroStars game during the MLS regular season, the MLS playoffs, the US Open Cup and the Copa MercoNorte tournament in 2001...

June 2002 - Tim Howard #18

Did You Know - Striker Rodrigo Faria became the first MetroStars player to win the MLS Rookie of the Year award...

July 2002 - Rodrigo Faria #22

Did You Know - Defender Mike Petke, during the 2001 season, became the team's all-time leader in games (107) and minutes (9,122)...

August 2002 - Mike Petke #12

September 2002 - Petter Villegas #8

October 2002 - Marcelo Balboa #17

November 2002 - Ross Paule #11

December 2002 - Orlando Perez #2

Did You Know - In 2001, defender Daniel Hernandez recorded a career-high 7 assists during the regular season. Prior to 2001, he had only recorded 3 assists total in his previous 3 years.

January 2003 - Steve Jolley #5

February 2003 - Daniel Hernandez #21

Did You Know - Diego Serna, as a member of the Miami Fusion scored 4 goals against the MetroStars in a 4-1 win on September 2, 2000.

March 2003 - Diego Serna #71

Did You Know - Head Coach Octavio Zambrano is the MetroStars' all-time coaching leader with 30 wins in the regular season.

I like this calendar, it has a nice design and graphics, most of the photos are excellent, especially Mathis challenging 3 defenders...

2002 - MetroStars mini-poster

2002.09.12 - Courtesy of the Mighty Metros fan club, members received this mini-poster (17 x 11) which featured a collage of MetroStars - Tab Ramos, Mike Petke, Tim Howard, Marcelo Balboa, Clint Mathis, Steve Jolley, Rodrigo Faria, Petter Villagas, Ross Paule, Orlando Perez, Daniel Hernandez, Diego Serna.

A version of this poster was also placed in the center of a 2002-2003 calendar distributed by the Mighty Metros fan club. The individual player images on the poster are used for  each of the months...

2002 - MetroStars Autographs

 Daniel Hernandez

Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS 1998-1999)

Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS 1999-2000)

MetroStars (MLS 2000-2002)

New England Revolution (MLS 2002-2003, 2005-2007)

Necaxa (Mexico 2003-2005, 2009)

Puebla (Mexico 2007)

Jaguares de Chiapas (Mexico 2008)

FC Dallas (MLS 2009-2011)

 Diego Serna

Independiente Medellin (Colombia 1996-1997)

Miami Fusion (MLS 1998-2001)

MetroStars (2002)

New England Revolution (MLS 2002-2003)

Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS 2003)

Once Caldas (Colombia 2004-2005)

Deportes Quindio (Colombia 2005)

Colorado Rapids (MLS 2005)

Macara (Ecuador 2006)

National Fast Clube (Brazil 2007-2008)

 Tab Ramos

Figueres (Spain 1990-1992)

Real Betis (Spain 1992-1995)

UANL Tigres (Mexico 1995-1996)

MetroStars (MLS 1996-2002)

US National Team (1988-2000)

US National Soccer Hall of Fame 2005

 Mike Petke

MetroStars (MLS 1998-2002)

DC United (MLS 2003-2005)

Colorado Rapids (MLS 2005-2008)

NY Red Bulls (MLS 2008-2010)

US National Team (2001-2003)

 Paul Grafer

Colorado Rapids (MLS 1996-1998)

MetroStars (MLS 2000-2003)

 Joe Addo

VfB Stuttgart (Bundesliga 1993-1996)

Sparta Rotterdam (Eredivise 1996)

FSV Frankfurt (Bundesliga 1997)

Belenenses (Portugal 1997-1998)

Ethnikos Piraeus (Greece 1998)

Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS 1999-2001)

MetroStars (2001)

Ghana National Team (1990-2000)

1992 Olympics Bronze Medal

 Mamadou Diallo "Big Mama"

Sorta FC (1988-1991)

Port Autonome (Senegal 1991-1993)

Kawkab Marrackech (Morocco 1993-1995

St Gallen (Switzerland 1995-1996)

Zeytinburnuspor (Turkey 1996-1997)

Lillestrom (Norway 1997-1999)

MSV Duisburg (Bundesliga 1999)

Valerenga (Norway 1999)

Tampa Bay Mutiny (MLS 2000-2001)

New England Revolution (MLS 2002)

MetroStars (MLS 2002)

Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia 2002)

IFK Goteborg (Sweden 2003)

Pahang (Malaysia 2004_2005)

Djoliba AC (Mali 2006-2007)

Sengal National Team (1994-2000)

Birahim Diop

US Rail (Senegal 1999-2000)

ASC Jeanne d'Arc (Senegal 2000-2001)

MetroStars (MLS 2001-2002)

Deportivo Pereira (Colombia 2003-2005)

CS Tiligul-Tiras Tirspol (Moldovia 2006-2008)

Sporting Kansas City (MLS 2010-2012)

Big event for Mike finally getting to meet and have his photo taken with Tab Ramos. He also had his photo taken with Diallo, who bent over to be in the picture. Diallo's coming to the MetroStars was not warmly received. Daillo had been remembered as having broken MetroStars' goalie Mike Amman's ribs, puncturing his lung and ending his career in an collision in 2000. Many felt the contact between the 2 players was intentional on Diallo's part. Diallo would play well for the Metros scoring 11 goals in 17 games including a 4-goal game against the LA Galaxy, his second game with the Metros...