2003 USL A-League
The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2003.
League standings
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
| Place | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 54 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 51 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 49 |
| 4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 38 |
| 5 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 38 | -9 | 37 |
Southeast Division
| Place | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 52 |
| 2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | -30 | 25 |
| 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -27 | 19 |
Western Conference
Central Division
| Place | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 54 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 53 |
| 3 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 30 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 24 |
| 5 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 67 | -39 | 11 |
Pacific Division
| Place | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 53 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 52 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 |
| 4 | Calgary Storm | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 62 | -46 | 15 |
Division finals
Northeast Division
| Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 2-1 | Montreal Impact (SC) |
|---|---|---|
Ian Fuller  6'Stoian Mladenov  8' (pen.)Doug Miller 50'Kirk Wilson  90' |
(Report) | 6' Nevio Pizzolitto 84' Zé Roberto |
| Montreal Impact (SC) | 0-0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Roberto 4' Martin Nash 63'Abraham Francois 89'Martin Nash 90' |
(Report) | 15' Scott Schweitzer 65' Yuri Lavrinenko 72' Kirk Wilson 81' David Hayes |
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 8,445 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada) |
The Rochester Rhinos advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Southeast Division
September 5, 2003 |
| Virginia Beach Mariners (VA) | 1-0 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Lassiter 18' Stephen Danbusky 75' |
(Report) |
| Charleston Battery (SC) | 4-1 | Virginia Beach Mariners (VA) |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Goos 3' Josh Henderson 14' 71'Russell Hutchison 17' (o.g.) |
(Report) | 10' Hamisi Amani-Dove 37' Roland Vargas-Aguilera 58' Stephen Danbusky |
The Charleston Battery advance 4-2 on aggregate.
Central Division
September 5, 2003 |
| Milwaukee Wave United (WI) | 1-0 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Howes 14' (pen.) Chris Morman 78' |
(Report) | 54' Steve Shak |
| Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 2-0 OT | Milwaukee Wave United (WI) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Torres 62', 92' |
(Report) | 84' Todd Dusosky |
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Pacific Division
| Seattle Sounders (WA) | 0-0 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Vélez 14' Scott Jenkins 15'Ryan Edwards 34' |
(Report) | 35' Carlo Corazzin 87' Ollie Heald 90' Paul Dailly |
| Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Piette 11' Dave Morris 90'Steve Kindel 117' |
(Report) | 2' Roger Levesque 4' Chad Brown 18' Andrew Gregor 77' Zach Scott 78' Darren Sawatzky |
| Penalties | ||
Ollie Heald  Tiarnan King Chris Franks Carlo Corazzin Dave Morris Jeff Clarke  |
5 – 6 | Kyle Smith Chad Brown Darren Sawatzky Herculez Gomez Andrew Gregor Viet Nguyen |
The Seattle Sounders advance 1-0 on aggregate.
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference final
The Charleston Battery advance 1-0 on aggregate.
Western Conference final
| Seattle Sounders (WA) | 0 - 1 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gregor 9' Zach Scott 53'Scott Jenkins 57'Chad Brown 59' |
Report | 79' Steve Shak |
| Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 1 - 0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Torres 59' Duncan Tarley 90' |
Report | 8' Viet Nguyen 23' Ryan Edwards 85' Craig Tomlinson |
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2-0 on aggregate.
Final
| Charleston Battery (SC) | 3-0 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Chronopoulos 13' Terry Phelan 15'Paul Conway 21'John Wilson 32'Steve Klein 37' |
(Report) |
Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiago Martins | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 25 | 22 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 | Doug Miller | Rochester Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Dante Washington | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Todd Dusosky | Milwaukee Wave United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| Roland Vargas-Aguilera | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
| Kevin Jeffrey | Richmond Kickers | 27 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
| 8 | Josh Henderson | Charleston Battery | 20 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| Byron Alvarez | Portland Timbers | 21 | 12 | 1 | 25 | |
| McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 27 | 11 | 3 | 25 | |
| 11 | Lourenço Andrade | El Paso Patriots | 20 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| Dino Delevski | Milwaukee Wave United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Honors
- Most Valuable Player: Thiago Martins
- Leading Goal Scorer: Thiago Martins
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Greg Sutton
- Defender of the Year: Gabriel Gervais
- Rookie of the Year: David Testo
- Coach of the Year: Bob Lilley
- First Team All A-League[1]
- Goalkeeper: Greg Sutton
- Defenders: Gabriel Gervais, Danny Jackson, John Wilson
- Midfielders: Roland Aguilera, Marco Ferruzzi, Andrew Gregor, Ricardo Villar
- Forwards: Doug Miller, Thiago Martins, Dante Washington
- Second Team All A-League
- Goalkeeper: Rich Cullen
- Defenders: Scott Schweitzer, Steve Shak, Alan Woods
- Midfielders: Ted Chronopoulos, Ollie Heald, Zé Roberto, David Testo
- Forwards: Byron Alvarez, Greg Howes, Kevin Jeffrey
External links
References
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