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
1Portland Timbers 572818735830+28
2Vancouver Whitecaps 472814953829+9
3Minnesota Thunder 452813963323+10
4Seattle Sounders 4328131144034+6
5Milwaukee Wave United 4028121244448−4
6Calgary Mustangs 182841863051−21
7Edmonton F.C. 182841861956−37

Eastern Conference

  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
1Montreal Impact 562817653615+21
2Richmond Kickers 542817834429+15
3Syracuse Salty Dogs 502815854029+11
4Rochester Raging Rhinos 4828151033632+4
5Atlanta Silverbacks 4528141134148−7
6Virginia Beach Mariners 3628111434341+2
7Toronto Lynx 3228101623850−12
8Charleston Battery 272871563039−9
9Puerto Rico Islanders 212851762248−26

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


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
Yellow cardRed card 74' Kirk Wilson
 80' Jefferson Dargout

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
Red card 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 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 Yellow cardRed card 49'
René Rivas  79'
René Rivas Yellow cardRed card 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


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
Yellow cardRed card 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

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

References

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