2004 USL A-League

USL A-League
-2004 Season-
Season 2004
Champions Montreal Impact
(2nd title)
Premiers Portland Timbers
(1st title)
Top goalscorer Dante Washington, Alan Gordon
(17 goals)
← 2003
final season →

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

Richmond Kickers (VA) 0–1 Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Tim Brown Yellow card 76'
Mike Burke Yellow card 78'		 (Report) Yellow card 18' Temoc Suarez
Yellow card 53' Rene Rivas
 63' Lars Lyssand
Yellow card 81' Ian Woan
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

Rochester Rhinos (NY) 0–1 Montreal Impact (QC)
Shaun Tsakiris Yellow card 56'
Chris Carrieri Yellow card 80'		 (Report)  53' Eduardo Sebrango
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Roni Canales, United States


Montreal Impact (QC) 1–0 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Eduardo Sebrango  32'
Eduardo Sebrango Yellow card 32'
Mauro Biello Yellow card 71'		 (Report) Yellow card 34' Kirk Wilson
Yellow card 51' David Wright
Yellow card 72' Ian Fuller
Yellow cardRed card 74' Kirk Wilson
Yellow card 80' Jefferson Dargout
Referee: Silviu Petrescu, Canada

The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinals

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

Portland Timbers (OR) 2–1 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Brian Winters Yellow card 47'
Byron Alvarez  52'
Andrew Gregor  81' (pen.)		 (Report)  17' Roger Levesque
Yellow card 28' Jonathan Bolaños
Yellow card 38' Billy Sleeth
Yellow card 45' Preston Burpo
Red card 79' Marco Vélez
Yellow card 87' Zach Scott
PGE Park, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy


Seattle Sounders (WA) 2–0 (OT) Portland Timbers (OR)
Welton Melo  5'  100'
Billy Sleeth Yellow card 20'
Ryan Edwards Yellow card 69'
Zach Scott Yellow card 82'		 (Report) Yellow card 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

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) 2–0 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Carlo Corazzin  6'
Davide Xausa  47'
Steve Kindel Red card 58'
Carlo Corazzin Red card 90'		 (Report) Red card 90' Godfrey Tenoff
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Dave Gantar, Canada


Minnesota Thunder (MN) 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Freddy Juarez Yellow card 18'
David Castellanos Yellow card 33'
Dustin Branan Yellow card 53'		 (Report) Yellow card 66' Ive Sulentic
 75' David Morris
Attendance: 589
Referee: Brian D'Amato, United States

The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference final

Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY) 0–2 Montreal Impact (QC)
Temoc Suarez Yellow card 26'
Temoc Suarez Yellow cardRed card 49'
René Rivas Yellow card 79'
René Rivas Yellow cardRed card 90'		 (Report) Yellow card 43' Ze Roberto
Yellow card 50' Joel Bailey
 70' Frederick Commodore
 73' Mauro Biello
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Andrew Chapin, United States


Montreal Impact (QC) 1–1 Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Patrick Leduc  20' (pen.)
António Ribeiro Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Yellow card 32' Lars Lyssand
Yellow card 16' Kupono Low
Yellow card 22' Frank Sanfilippo
 39' Kupono Low
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Jose Farias, Canada

The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference finals

Seattle Sounders (WA) 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Jonathan Bolaños  57'
Jonathan Bolaños Yellow card 57'
Chad Brown Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Yellow card 32' Geordie Lyall
Yellow card 41' Justin Thompson
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Baldomero Toledo, United States


Vancouver Whitecaps (BC) 1–1 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Jason Jordan  18'
Steve Kindel Yellow card 58'		 (Report) Yellow card 37' Roger Levesque
 44' Jason Farrell
Yellow card 69' Welton Melo
Yellow cardRed card 72' Welton Melo
Yellow card 86' Chad Brown
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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