2004 USL A-League
Season | 2004 |
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Champions | Montreal Impact (2nd title) |
Premiers | Portland Timbers (1st title) |
Top goalscorer | Dante Washington, Alan Gordon (17 goals) |
← 2003 |
The 2004 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2004.
Standings
[edit]Western Conference
[edit]Conference Semifinal round of playoffs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 57 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 |
3 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 45 |
4 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 43 |
5 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 40 |
6 | Calgary Mustangs | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 18 |
7 | Edmonton F.C. | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 18 |
Eastern Conference
[edit]Conference Semifinal round of playoffs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montreal Impact (C) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 56 |
2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 54 |
3 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 50 |
4 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 48 |
5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 45 |
6 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 36 |
7 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 32 |
8 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 27 |
9 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 21 |
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Syracuse Salty Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | ||||||||||||||
5 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
Montreal Impact | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Seattle Sounders (aet) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Eastern Conference
[edit]Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs
[edit]Richmond Kickers (VA) | 0–1 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY) |
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Tim Brown ![]() Mike Burke ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5–4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2–2 on aggregate.
Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact
[edit]Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 0–1 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Shaun Tsakiris ![]() Chris Carrieri ![]() | Report | ![]() |
Montreal Impact (QC) | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Eduardo Sebrango ![]() ![]() Mauro Biello ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.
Western Conference semifinals
[edit]Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders
[edit]Portland Timbers (OR) | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Brian Winters ![]() Byron Alvarez ![]() Andrew Gregor ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2–0 (OT) | Portland Timbers (OR) |
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Welton Melo ![]() ![]() Billy Sleeth ![]() Ryan Edwards ![]() Zach Scott ![]() | Report | ![]() |
The Seattle Sounders advance 3–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder
[edit]Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 2–0 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Carlo Corazzin ![]() ![]() Davide Xausa ![]() Steve Kindel ![]() | Report | ![]() |
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Freddy Juarez ![]() David Castellanos ![]() Dustin Branan ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference final
[edit]Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY) | 0–2 | Montreal Impact (QC) |
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Temoc Suarez ![]() ![]() René Rivas ![]() ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Montreal Impact (QC) | 1–1 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY) |
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Patrick Leduc ![]() António Ribeiro ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.
Western Conference finals
[edit]Seattle Sounders (WA) | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) |
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Jonathan Bolaños ![]() ![]() Chad Brown ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) | 1–1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Jason Jordan ![]() Steve Kindel ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Montreal Impact (QC) | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Mauricio Vincello ![]() ![]() Ze Roberto ![]() Nevio Pizzolito ![]() Frederick Commodore ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() |
MVP: Mauricio Vincello
USL A-League 2004 Champions |
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![]() Montreal Impact First title |
Points leaders
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
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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 |
Awards and All A-League Teams
[edit]All A-League First Team
F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Alan Gordon (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Sandro Grande (Montreal Impact); Alex Pineda Chacón (Atlanta Silverbacks); Johnny Torres (Milwaukee Wave United)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Dustin Branan (Minnesota Thunder); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (MVP & Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Bobby Howe Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team
F: Mac Cozier (Atlanta Silverbacks); Ali Gerba (Toronto Lynx); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Portland Timbers); Justin Evans (Charleston Battery); Alfredo Valente (Vancouver Whitecaps); Richie Williams (Richmond Kickers)
D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Mark Watson (Charleston Battery)
G: Joe Warren (Minnesota Thunder)