2000 A-League
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Statistics of the 2000 USISL A-League season.
Contents |
League standings [edit]
Eastern Conference [edit]
Northeast Division [edit]
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 9 | 76 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 3 | 75 |
| 3 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 3 | 54 |
| 5 | Boston Bulldogs | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 57 | -35 | 1 | 13 |
Atlantic Division [edit]
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 13 | 87 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 3 | 84 |
| 3 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 7 | 70 |
| 4 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 4 | 62 |
| 5 | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 42 | -9 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 43 | +2 | 5 | 49 |
Western Conference [edit]
Central Division [edit]
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 16 | 89 |
| 3 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 57 | -17 | 5 | 45 |
| 4 | MLS Project 40 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 60 | -25 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Tennessee Rhythm | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 103 | -67 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 80 | -55 | 2 | 13 |
Pacific Division [edit]
| Place | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 10 | 85 |
| 2 | San Diego Flash | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 8 | 75 |
| 3 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 11 | 70 |
| 4 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 50 | -18 | 7 | 57 |
| 5 | Bay Area Seals | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 5 | 56 |
| 6 | Orange County Waves | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 44 | 52 | -8 | 6 | 55 |
Conference Quarterfinals [edit]
Eastern Conference [edit]
| September 8, 2000 7:30 PM (EST) |
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) | 1-2 | Toronto Lynx (ON) | Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York Attendance: 758 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dahir Mohammed |
(Report) |
| September 9, 2000 7:30 PM (EST) |
Charleston Battery (SC) | 1-0 | Raleigh Capital Express (NC) | Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina Attendance: 3,091 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Conway Gilbert Jean-Baptiste |
(Report) |
| September 9, 2000 |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 4-2 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York Attendance: 10,456 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali Walton Yari Allnutt Onandi Lowe Dan Stebbins Scott Schweitzer |
| September 9, 2000 |
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 2-1 (O.T.) | Hampton Roads Mariners (VA) | Attendance: 3,927 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lekics Rob Ukrop |
Western Conference [edit]
| September 9, 2000 7:30 PM EST |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3-2 | El Paso Patriots (TX) | Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 3,122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Takawira Igor Soso Digital Takawira |
| September 9, 2000 7:35 PM (CDT) |
Minnesota Thunder (MI) | 7-0 | Indiana Blast (IN) | National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota Attendance: 2,957 Referee: Kelly Ross (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Winters ( Chugger Adair Morgan Zeba Johnny Menyongar Brian Winters Morgan Zeba Paul Schneider |
(Report) |
| September 9, 2000 |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2-1 | Bay Area Seals (CA) | Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 3,239 Referee: Cory Dean (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Waibel Viet Nguyen Scott Jenkins Craig Waibel Tim Steidten |
(Report) |
| September 12, 1998 7:35 PM (PDT) |
San Diego Flash (CA) | 1-1 (OT) | Vancouver 86ers (BC) | Douglas Stadium, San Diego, California Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Farace Carlos Farias Leighton O'Brien Raul Calderon |
(Report) | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Carlos Farias Carlos Calderson Emmanuel Ayim Jerome Watson Brian O'Connor |
3 – 4 |
Conference semifinals [edit]
Eastern semifinal 1 [edit]
| September 15, 2000 7:30 PM (EDT) |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 2-0 | Charleston Battery (SC) | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York Attendance: 7,531 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onandi Lowe Yari Allnutt |
| September 16, 2000 7:30 PM (EDT) |
Charleston Battery (SC) | 0-1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) | Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina Attendance: 7,531 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Sancho |
The Rochester Rhinos advanced 3-0 on aggregate.
Eastern semifinal 2 [edit]
| September 15, 2000 7:30 PM (EDT) |
Toronto Lynx (ON) | 1-0 | Richmond Kickers (VA) | Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Manuel Orellano (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Kojić Nikola Vignjević |
(Report) |
| September 17, 2000 7:00 PM (EDT) |
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 0-1 | Toronto Lynx (ON) | City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 4,027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Report) |
Toronto Lynx advanced 2-0 on aggregate.
Western semifinal 1 [edit]
| September 13, 2000 7:30 PM (PDT) |
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 3-0 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) | Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Rene Parra (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Valente John Sulentic |
(Report) |
| September 16, 2000 7:35 PM (CDT) |
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 4-0 (OT) | Vancouver 86ers (BC) | National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Gramenz Mike Gentile Chugger Adair Brian Winters Morgan Zeba |
(Report) |
The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4-3 on aggregate.
Western semifinal 2 [edit]
| September 13, 2000 5:30 PM (CDT) |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2-1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) | Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Takawira Jason Willan Steve Bernal |
(Report) |
| September 17, 2000 7:00 PM (PDT) |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 1-2 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Howes Ali John Utush Craig Waibel |
(Report) |
Milwaukee Rampage advanced 4-2 on aggregate.
Conference finals [edit]
Eastern Conference [edit]
| September 22, 2000 7:30 PM EST |
Toronto Lynx (ON) | 1-1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) | Varsity Stadium Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ashton Francisco Dos Santos Francisco Dos Santos |
(Report) |
| September 24, 2000 7:30 PM EST |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1-0 | Toronto Lynx (ON) | Frontier Field Rochester, New York Attendance: 2,811 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Demmin |
(Report) |
Western Conference [edit]
| September 21, 2000 7:30 PM EST |
Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3-4 | Minnesota Thunder (MI) | Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 1,187 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Dusosky Yuri Lavrinenko David Marshall Jason Willan Todd Dusosky Jon Cantwell |
| September 23, 2000 7:30 PM EST |
Minnesota Thunder (MI) | 5-0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota Attendance: 3,414 Referee: Terry Vaughan (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Menyongar Chugger Adair Chugger Adair Johnny Menyongar Stoian Mladenov Johnny Menyongar |
(Report) |
Final [edit]
| September 30, 2000 |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 3-1 | Minnesota Thunder (MI) | Frontier Field Rochester, New York Attendance: 14,276 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Stebbins Carlos Zavala Yari Allnutt Martin Nash Onandi Lowe |
Points leaders [edit]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Takawira | Milwaukee Rampage | 21 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 26 | 17 | 8 | 42 | |
| 3 | Greg Howes | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| Darren Sawatzky | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 9 | 41 | |
| 5 | Johnny Menyongar | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 17 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Saul Martínez | Hampton Road Mariners | 26 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| Gregory Simmonds | Hershey Wildcats | 25 | 16 | 5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Dwayne DeRosario | Richmond Kickers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Paul Schneider | Minnesota Thunder | 23 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Patrick Beech | Atlanta Silverbacks | 22 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| Ignace Moleka | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 14 | 5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Ihor Dotsenko | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| Darren Tilley | Vancouver 86ers | 13 | 12 | 6 | 30 | |
| 14 | Seamus Donnelly | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| Jason Boyce | Orange County Zodiac | 24 | 11 | 7 | 29 | |
| 15 | Jamel Mitchell | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 16 | Kevin Jeffrey | Bay Area Seals | 24 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| Mac Cozier | Charleston Battery | 24 | 11 | 5 | 27 | |
| 18 | Edson Buddle | Long Island Rough Riders | 26 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| David Flavius | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 25 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
Honors [edit]
- MVP: Digital Takawira
- Goals Leaders (tied): Paul Conway, Greg Howes, Johnny Menyongar
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Scott Vallow
- Defender of the Year: Scott Cannon
- Rookie of the Year: Greg Howes
- Coach of the Year: Neil Megson
- First Team All A-League
- Goalkeeper: Scott Vallow
- Defenders: Chris Fox, Craig Demmin, Scott Cannon, Scott Schweitzer
- Midfielders: Brian Loftin, Yari Allnutt, Stoian Mladenov
- Forwards: Paul Conway, Darren Sawatzky, Digital Takawira
- Second Team All A-League
- Goalkeeper: Theo Zagar
- Defenders: Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, Adrian Serioux, David Banks, Rick Titus
- Midfielders: Lenin Steenkamp, Gerry Lucey, Martin Nash
- Forwards: Dwayne DeRosario, Johnny Menyongar, Greg Howes
External links [edit]
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