Season | 2003 |
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Champions |
Charleston Battery (1st title) |
Premiers |
Milwaukee Wave United (1st title) |
Top goalscorer |
Thiago Martins (22 goals) |
←
2002
2004 → |
The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2003.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 54 |
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 51 |
3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 49 |
4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 38 |
5 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 52 |
2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 47 |
3 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 43 [a] |
4 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 25 |
5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 54 |
2 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 53 |
3 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 30 |
4 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 24 [a] |
5 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 11 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 53 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 52 |
3 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 |
4 | Calgary Storm | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 62 | −46 | 15 |
Division finals | Conference finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
S2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
N1 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
N2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Charleston Battery | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
C2 | Minnesota Thunder ( a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
C1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
Seattle Sounders | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
P2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||||
P1 | Seattle Sounders ( p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) |
Rochester Rhinos ( NY) | 2–1 | Montreal Impact ( SC) |
---|---|---|
Ian Fuller 6' Stoian Mladenov 8' ( pen.) Doug Miller 50' Kirk Wilson 90' |
Report | 6'
Nevio Pizzolitto 84' Zé Roberto |
Montreal Impact ( SC) | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos ( NY) |
---|---|---|
Zé Roberto 4' Martin Nash 63' 90' Abraham Francois 89' |
Report | 15'
Scott Schweitzer 65' Yuri Lavrinenko 72' Kirk Wilson 81' David Hayes |
The Rochester Rhinos advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.
Virginia Beach Mariners ( VA) | 1–0 | Charleston Battery ( SC) |
---|---|---|
Roy Lassiter 18' Stephen Danbusky 75' |
Report |
Charleston Battery ( SC) | 4–1 | Virginia Beach Mariners ( VA) |
---|---|---|
Chris Goos 3' Josh Henderson 14', 71' Russell Hutchison 17' ( o.g.) |
Report | 10'
Hamisi Amani-Dove 37' Roland Vargas-Aguilera 58' Stephen Danbusky |
The Charleston Battery advance 4 – 2 on aggregate.
Milwaukee Wave United ( WI) | 1–0 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
---|---|---|
Greg Howes 14' (
pen.) Chris Morman 78' |
Report | 54' Steve Shak |
Minnesota Thunder ( MN) | 2–0 ( OT) | Milwaukee Wave United ( WI) |
---|---|---|
Johnny Torres 62', 92' | Report | 84' Todd Dusosky |
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders ( WA) | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC) |
---|---|---|
Marco Vélez 14' Scott Jenkins 15' Ryan Edwards 34' |
Report | 35'
Carlo Corazzin 87' Ollie Heald 90' Paul Dailly |
Vancouver Whitecaps ( BC) | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) | Seattle Sounders ( WA) |
---|---|---|
Jean Piette 11' Dave Morris 90' Steve Kindel 117' |
Report | 2'
Roger Levesque 4' Chad Brown 18' Andrew Gregor 77' Zach Scott 78' Darren Sawatzky |
Penalties | ||
Ollie Heald Tiarnan King Chris Franks Carlo Corazzin Dave Morris Jeff Clarke |
5–6 |
Kyle Smith Chad Brown Darren Sawatzky Herculez Gomez Andrew Gregor Viet Nguyen |
The Seattle Sounders advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.
Rochester Rhinos ( NY) | 0–0 | Charleston Battery ( SC) |
---|---|---|
Report |
Charleston Battery ( SC) | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos ( NY) |
---|---|---|
Josh Henderson 41' | Report | 41' Ian Fuller |
The Charleston Battery advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.
Seattle Sounders ( WA) | 0–1 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
---|---|---|
Andrew Gregor 9' Zach Scott 53' Scott Jenkins 57' Chad Brown 59' |
Report | 79' Steve Shak |
Minnesota Thunder ( MN) | 1–0 | Seattle Sounders ( WA) |
---|---|---|
Johnny Torres 59' Duncan Tarley 90' |
Report | 8'
Viet Nguyen 23' Ryan Edwards 85' Craig Tomlinson |
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 0 on aggregate.
Charleston Battery ( SC) | 3–0 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
---|---|---|
Ted Chronopoulos 13' Terry Phelan 15' Paul Conway 21' John Wilson 32' Steve Klein 37' |
Report |
Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thiago Martins | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 25 | 22 | 7 | 51 |
2 | Doug Miller | Rochester Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
3 | Dante Washington | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
4 | Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
5 | Todd Dusosky | Milwaukee Wave United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
Roland Vargas-Aguilera | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
Kevin Jeffrey | Richmond Kickers | 27 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
8 | Josh Henderson | Charleston Battery | 20 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
Byron Alvarez | Portland Timbers | 21 | 12 | 1 | 25 | |
McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 27 | 11 | 3 | 25 | |
11 | Lourenço Andrade | El Paso Patriots | 20 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
Dino Delevski | Milwaukee Wave United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
All A-League First Team
[1]
F:
Thiago Martins (
Pittsburgh Riverhounds) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer);
Doug Miller (
Rochester Raging Rhinos);
Dante Washington (
Virginia Beach Mariners)
M:
Roland Aguilera (
Virginia Beach Mariners);
Marco Ferruzzi (
Minnesota Thunder);
Andrew Gregor (
Seattle Sounders);
Ricardo Villar (
Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
D:
Gabriel Gervais (
Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year);
Danny Jackson (
Seattle Sounders);
John Wilson (
Charleston Battery)
G:
Greg Sutton (
Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach:
Bob Lilley
Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team
F:
Byron Alvarez (
Portland Timbers);
Greg Howes (
Milwaukee Wave United);
Kevin Jeffrey (
Richmond Kickers)
M:
Ted Chronopoulos (
Charleston Battery);
Ollie Heald (
Vancouver Whitecaps);
Zé Roberto (
Montreal Impact);
David Testo (
Richmond Kickers)
D:
Scott Schweitzer (
Rochester Raging Rhinos);
Steve Shak (
Minnesota Thunder);
Alan Woods (
Atlanta Silverbacks)
G:
Rich Cullen (
Seattle Sounders)