1995 A-League
Statistics of A-League in season 1995.
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[edit] Overview
In 1995, the American Professional Soccer League, which was the de facto U.S. second division, changed its name to the A-League.[1] The league had ended its 1994 season seven teams and intended to expand to ten for the 1995 season. These plans were stymied when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Los Angeles Salsa and Toronto Rockets all folded. This left the league with only four teams. The addition of the New York Centaurs and Atlanta Ruckus gave the league six teams and allowed it to compete for another season. Training camps opened in March and the season began on May 5, 1995 when the Vancouver 86ers defeated the Atlanta Ruckus. By the time the regular season ended on September 10, 1995, the Montreal Impact had topped the chart. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Ruckus. Seattle defeated Vancouver in the first round, then defeated Atlanta in the final to take their first championship. The league introduced a new scoring system for the regular season. No games ended in a tie. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, every game went to a shootout. A win gained a team three points, a shootout win two points, a shootout loss one point and a loss zero points.
[edit] Regular season
| Place | Team | GP | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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| 1 | Montreal Impact | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 51 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 51 |
| 3 | Vancouver 86ers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 43 | +0 | 33 |
| 4 | Atlanta Ruckus | 24 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 32 |
| 5 | Colorado Foxes | 24 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 29 |
| 6 | New York Centaurs | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 20 |
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] Seminfinals 1
| September 14, 1995 7:30 PM EST |
Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | 1-1 | Montreal Impact (QB) | Adams Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 2,114 |
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Tom Wurdack  43'Lenin Steenkamp  71' |
70' Lloyd Barker |
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?  Mo Suri ? Mike Araujo ? |
2 – 1 | ? ? ? ? Tom Kouzmanis |
| September 19, 1995 1:30 PM EST |
Montreal Impact (QB) | 3-0 | Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | Montreal, Canada |
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| Paulinho 31' Lloyd Barker 45'Lyndon Hooper 76' |
| September 19, 1995 7:30 PM EST |
Montreal Impact (QB) | 0-0 | Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | Montreal, Canada |
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| Penalties | ||||
| ? ? ? ? |
1 – 3 | ? ? ? John Doyle |
[edit] Semifinals 2
| September 15, 1995 7:30 PM PST |
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 0-1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) | Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Attendance: 4,036 |
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Nico Berg  62' |
(Report) | 80' Gary Heale |
| September 17, 1995 4:05 PM PST |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 0-0 | Vancouver 86ers (BC) | Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington Attendance: 4,339 |
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| Dominic Kinnear 39' Neil Megson 53' |
(Report) | 32' Geoff Aunger |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Peter Hattrup Neil Megson Shawn Medved Marco Rizi Gary Heale David Hoggan Jason Dunn Billy Crook |
3 – 2 | Geoff Aunger Sipho Sibiya Carl Valentine Steve MacDonald Paul Dailly Martin Nash Doug McKinty Nico Berg |
[edit] Final
| October 1, 1995 4:00 PM EST |
Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | 1-1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) | Adams Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 4,312 Referee: Zimmerman Boulos |
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| Greg Sheen 34' Lenin Steenkamp 58'Bruce Murray 69'Michael Araujo 73' |
(Report) | 77' Jason Dunn |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Staale Soebye Michael Araujo John Doyle |
3 – 1 | Neil Megson Peter Hattrup Jason Farrell |
| October 8, 1995 7:05 PM PST |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 3-0 | Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington Attendance: 4,626 Referee: Esse Baharmast |
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| Chance Fry 25' Chance Fry 85'Jason Dunn 86' |
(Report) | 41' Michael Araujo |
| October 12, 1995 7:05 PM PST |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 1-1 | Atlanta Ruckus (GA) | Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington Attendance: 5,115 |
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| Jason Farrell 81' |
(Report) | 3' Staale Soebye |
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| Penalties | ||||
| David Hoggan Peter Hattrup Neil Megson Dominic Kinnear |
2 – 1 | Staale Soebye Brian Moore Mo Suri John Doyle Lenin Steenkamp |
[edit] Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
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| 1 | Peter Hattrup | Seattle Sounders | 11 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | Paul Dougherty | Montreal Impact | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Lloyd Barker | Montreal Impact | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Chance Fry | Seattle Sounders | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Paul Dailly | Vancouver 86ers | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Giuliano Oliviero | Vancouver 86ers | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Geoff Aunger | Vancouver 86ers | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Staale Soebye | Atlanta Ruckus | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Martin Nash | Vancouver 86ers | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Lenin Steenkamp | Atlanta Ruckus | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Jason Dunn | Seattle Sounders | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| 12 | Grant Needham | Montreal Impact | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Paulinho | Montreal Impact | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| 14 | Jeff Hooker | Colorado Foxes | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | Shawn Medved | Seattle Sounders | 6 | 1 | 13 |
[edit] Honors
- MVP: Peter Hattrup
- Leading goal scorer: Peter Hattrup
- Leading goalkeeper: Marcus Hahnemann
- Rookie of the Year: Giuliano Oliviero
- Coach of the Year: Lothar Osiander
- Defender of the Year: John Doyle
- Official of the Year: Esfandiar Baharmast
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: Marcus Hahnemann
- Defenders: Robin Fraser, John Doyle, Steve Trittschuh
- Midfielders: Dan Calichman, Paul Dougherty, Geoff Aunger, Peter Hattrup, Giuliano Oliviero
- Forwards: Lloyd Barker, Staale Soebye
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