2004 USL A-League

The 2004 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2004.

Standings

Western Conference

Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Portland Timbers	57	28	18	7	3	58	30	+28
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	47	28	14	9	5	38	29	+9
3	Minnesota Thunder	45	28	13	9	6	33	23	+10
4	Seattle Sounders	43	28	13	11	4	40	34	+6
5	Milwaukee Wave United	40	28	12	12	4	44	48	−4
6	Calgary Mustangs	18	28	4	18	6	30	51	−21
7	Edmonton F.C.	18	28	4	18	6	19	56	−37

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
1	Montreal Impact	56	28	17	6	5	36	15	+21
2	Richmond Kickers	54	28	17	8	3	44	29	+15
3	Syracuse Salty Dogs	50	28	15	8	5	40	29	+11
4	Rochester Raging Rhinos	48	28	15	10	3	36	32	+4
5	Atlanta Silverbacks	45	28	14	11	3	41	48	−7
6	Virginia Beach Mariners	36	28	11	14	3	43	41	+2
7	Toronto Lynx	32	28	10	16	2	38	50	−12
8	Charleston Battery	27	28	7	15	6	30	39	−9
9	Puerto Rico Islanders	21	28	5	17	6	22	48	−26

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals				Conference Finals				Final

Montreal Impact	1	1	2
Rochester Raging Rhinos	0	0	0
				Montreal Impact	2	1	3

				Syracuse Salty Dogs	0	1	1
Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p)	1	1	2 (5)

Richmond Kickers	0	2	2 (4)
								Montreal Impact	2
								Seattle Sounders	0
Minnesota Thunder	0	0	0
Vancouver Whitecaps	2	1	3
				Vancouver Whitecaps	0	1	1

				Seattle Sounders	1	1	2
Seattle Sounders (aet)	1	2	3

Portland Timbers	2	0	2

Eastern Conference

Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs

September 3, 2004
7:00 PM (EST)

Richmond Kickers (VA)	0-1	Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Tim Brown 76' Mike Burke 78'	(Report)	18' Temoc Suarez 53' Rene Rivas 63' Lars Lyssand 81' Ian Woan

University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Abbas Piran

September 5, 2004
5:00 PM (EST)

Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Richmond Kickers (VA)
Ian Woan 41' Rene Rivas 43' Jonny Steele 60'	(Report)	6' Tim Brown 35' Richie Williams 77' Peter Luzak 90' Kevin Knight
	Penalties
Scott Schweitzer David Lara Ian Woan Timothy O'Neill Mauro Carabajal Byron Foss	5-4	Robert Ukrop Paul Lekics Dustin Swinehart Kevin Jeffrey David Hayes Chris Fox

SUNY Cortland Stadium, Cortland, New York
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Ronnie Canales

The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5-4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2-2 on aggregate.

Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact

September 3, 2004
7:35 PM (EST)

Rochester Rhinos (NY)	0-1	Montreal Impact (QC)
Shaun Tsakiris 56' Chris Carrieri 80'	(Report)	53' Eduardo Sebrango

Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Roni Canales, United States

September 5, 2004
7:00 PM (EST)

Montreal Impact (QC)	1-0	Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Eduardo Sebrango 32' Eduardo Sebrango 32' Mauro Biello 71'	(Report)	34' Kirk Wilson 51' David Wright 72' Ian Fuller 74' Kirk Wilson 80' Jefferson Dargout

Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada
Referee: Silviu Petrescu, Canada

The Montreal Impact advance 2-0 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinals

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

September 1, 2004
7:05 (PST)

Portland Timbers (OR)	2-1	Seattle Sounders (WA)
Brian Winters 47' Byron Alvarez 52' Andrew Gregor 81' (pen.)	(Report)	17' Roger Levesque 28' Jonathan Bolaños 38' Billy Sleeth 45' Preston Burpo 79' Marco Vélez 87' Zach Scott

PGE Park, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy

September 5, 2004

Seattle Sounders (WA)	2-0 OT	Portland Timbers (OR)
Welton Melo 5' 100' Billy Sleeth 20' Ryan Edwards 69' Zach Scott 82'	(Report)	59' Byron Alvarez

Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo

The Seattle Sounders advance 3-2 on aggregate.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder

September 3, 2004
10:00 PM (EST)

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)	2-0	Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Carlo Corazzin 6' Davide Xausa 47' Steve Kindel 58' Carlo Corazzin 90'	(Report)	90' Godfrey Tenoff

Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Dave Gantar, Canada

September 5, 2004
7:00 PM (EST)

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	0-1	Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Freddy Juarez 18' David Castellanos 33' Dustin Branan 53'	(Report)	66' Ive Sulentic 75' David Morris

James Griffin Stadium, St. Paul, Minnesota
Attendance: 589
Referee: Brian D'Amato, United States

The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3-0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference final

September 10, 2004
7:30 PM (EST)

Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)	0-2	Montreal Impact (QC)
Temoc Suarez 26' Temoc Suarez 49' René Rivas 79' René Rivas 90'	(Report)	43' Ze Roberto 50' Joel Bailey 70' Frederick Commodore 73' Mauro Biello

P&C Stadium, Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Andrew Chapin, United States

September 12, 2004
4:00 PM (EST)

Montreal Impact (QC)	1-1	Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Patrick Leduc 20' (pen.) António Ribeiro 85'	(Report)	32' Lars Lyssand 16' Kupono Low 22' Frank Sanfilippo 39' Kupono Low

Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Jose Farias, Canada

The Montreal Impact advanced 3-1 on aggregate.

Western Conference finals

September 10, 2004
11:00 PM (EST)

Seattle Sounders (WA)	1-0	Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Jonathan Bolaños 57' Jonathan Bolaños 57' Chad Brown 90'	(Report)	32' Geordie Lyall 41' Justin Thompson

Qwest Field, Seattle
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Baldomero Toledo, United States

September 12, 2004
10:00 PM (EST)

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)	1-1	Seattle Sounders (WA)
Jason Jordan 18' Steve Kindel 58'	(Report)	37' Roger Levesque 44' Jason Farrell 69' Welton Melo 72' Welton Melo 86' Chad Brown

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,286
Referee: Tiger Lui, Canada

The Seattle Sounders advance 2-1 on aggregate.

Final

September 18, 2004
7:00 PM (EDT)

Montreal Impact (QC)	2-0	Seattle Sounders (WA)
Mauricio Vincello 12' Ze Roberto 14' Mauricio Vincello 33' Nevio Pizzolito 61' Frederick Commodore 78'		17' Darren Sawatzky 43' Billy Sleeth

Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 13,648
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

MVP: Mauricio Vincello

Points leaders

Rank	Scorer	Club	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Dante Washington	Virginia Beach Mariners	27	17	6	40
2	Byron Alvarez	Portland Timber	25	16	4	36
3	Alan Gordon	Portland Timbers	27	17	1	35
4	Ali Gerba	Toronto Lynx	25	15	4	34
5	Johnny Torres	Milwaukee Wave United	26	11	7	29
6	Mac Cozier	Atlanta Silverbacks	28	12	4	28
7	Greg Howes	Milwaukee Wave United	24	9	8	26
8	Todd Dusosky	Milwaukee Wave United	23	10	4	24
	McColm Cephas	Richmond Kickers	26	10	4	24
	Chris Carrieri	Rochester Rhinos	27	8	8	24
11	Mauricio Salles	Puerto Rico Islanders	25	11	1	23
12	Jason Jordan	Vancouver Whitecaps	19	7	7	21
13	Welton Melo	Seattle Sounders	23	5	10	20
	Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar	Portland Timber	26	5	10	20
	Matthew Delicâte	Richmond Kickers	26	7	6	20

Honors

Most Valuable Player: Greg Sutton
Leading Goal Scorer: Dante Washington
Goalkeeper of the Year: Greg Sutton
Defender of the Year: Gabriel Gervais
Rookie of the Year: Alan Gordon
Coach of the Year: Bobby Howe
First Team All A-League
- Goalkeeper: Greg Sutton
- Defenders: Gabriel Gervais, Dustin Branan, Peter Luzak
- Midfielders: Mauro Biello, Sandro Grande, Alex Pineda Chacón, Johnny Torres
- Forwards: Byron Alvarez, Alan Gordon, Dante Washington
Second Team All A-League
- Goalkeeper: Joe Warren
- Defenders: Craig Demmin, Nevio Pizzolitto, Mark Watson
- Midfielders: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Justin Evans, Alfredo Valente, Richie Williams
- Forwards: Mac Cozier, Greg Howes, Ali Gerba

References

External links

United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

A-League (1995–2004)

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Leagues

Men	Major League Soccer A-League Pro Soccer League Premier Development League Men's Premier Soccer League

Women	W-League Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL)

Cups

Other

MLS All-Star Game
MLS transfers

International

Club competitions

CONCACAF Champions' Cup (2005)

National teams

Men	CONCACAF Gold Cup

Women	Algarve Cup

Team seasons

MLS

Chicago Fire
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
D.C. United
Dallas Burn
Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy
MetroStars
New England Revolution
San Jose Earthquakes

A-League

Atlanta Silverbacks
Calgary Mustangs
Charleston Battery
Edmonton
Milwaukee Wave United
Minnesota Thunder
Montreal Impact
Portland Timbers
Puerto Rico Islanders
Richmond Kickers
Rochester Raging Rhinos
Seattle Sounders
Syracuse Salty Dogs
Toronto Lynx
Vancouver Whitecaps
Virginia Beach Mariners

Pro Soccer League

California Gold
Charlotte Eagles
Harrisburg City Islanders
Long Island Rough Riders
New Hampshire Phantoms
Northern Virginia Royals
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
San Diego Gauchos
Utah Blitzz
Westchester Flames
Western Mass Pioneers
Wilmington Hammerheads

MPSL

Albuquerque Asylum
Arizona Sahuaros
Chico Rooks
Idaho Wolves
Las Vegas Strikers
Northern Nevada Aces
Sacramento Knights
Salinas Valley Samba
Sonoma County Sol
Utah Salt Ratz

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