Season | 2000 |
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Champions | Rochester Rhinos (2nd title) |
Premiers | Minnesota Thunder (1st title) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Conway, Greg Howes, Johnny Menyongar (17 goals) |
← 1999 2001 → |
The 2000 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2000.
League standings
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Northeast Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 9 | 76 |
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 5 | 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 | 42 |
6 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 1 | 13 |
Source: [citation needed]
Atlantic Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Western Conference
[edit]Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 36 |
5 | Tennessee Rhythm | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 103 | −67 | 1 | 25 |
6 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 80 | −55 | 2 | 13 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pacific Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | −2 | 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Conference Quarterfinals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Long Island Rough Riders (NY) | 1–2 | Toronto Lynx (ON) |
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Dahir Mohammed ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 758
Charleston Battery (SC) | 1–0 | Raleigh Capital Express (NC) |
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Paul Conway ![]() Gilbert Jean-Baptiste ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Attendance: 3,091
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 4–2 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) |
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Mali Walton ![]() ![]() Yari Allnutt ![]() Dan Stebbins ![]() ![]() Martin Nash ![]() Onandi Lowe ![]() ![]() Scott Schweitzer ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 10,456
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 2–1 (OT) | Hampton Roads Mariners (VA) |
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Paul Lekics ![]() Rob Ukrop ![]() |
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Attendance: 3,927
Western Conference
[edit]Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3–2 | El Paso Patriots (TX) |
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Digital Takawira ![]() Igor Soso ![]() |
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Attendance: 3,122
Minnesota Thunder (MI) | 7–0 | Indiana Blast (IN) |
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Brian Winters ![]() Chugger Adair ![]() Morgan Zeba ![]() Johnny Menyongar ![]() Paul Schneider ![]() |
Report |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 2–1 | Bay Area Seals (CA) |
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Craig Waibel ![]() ![]() Viet Nguyen ![]() Scott Jenkins ![]() Tim Steidten ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
San Diego Flash (CA) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vancouver 86ers (BC) |
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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]Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 2–0 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
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Onandi Lowe ![]() ![]() Yari Allnutt ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 7,531
Charleston Battery (SC) | 0–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Report | ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,806
The Rochester Rhinos advanced 3–0 on aggregate.
Eastern semifinal 2
[edit]Toronto Lynx (ON) | 1–0 | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
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Milan Kojić ![]() Nikola Vignjević ![]() |
Report |
Richmond Kickers (VA) | 0–1 | Toronto Lynx (ON) |
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Report | ![]() |
Attendance: 4,027
Toronto Lynx advanced 2–0 on aggregate.
Western semifinal 1
[edit]Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 3–0 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
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Alfredo Valente ![]() John Sulentic ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 4–0 (OT) | Vancouver 86ers (BC) |
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Don Gramenz ![]() Mike Gentile ![]() Chugger Adair ![]() Brian Winters ![]() Morgan Zeba ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4–3 on aggregate.
Western semifinal 2
[edit]Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 2–1 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Digital Takawira ![]() Jason Willan ![]() Steve Bernal ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 1–2 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Greg Howes ![]() Ali John Utush ![]() Craig Waibel ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Milwaukee Rampage advanced 4–2 on aggregate.
Conference finals
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Toronto Lynx (ON) | 1–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
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Brian Ashton ![]() Francisco Dos Santos ![]() ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1–0 | Toronto Lynx (ON) |
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Tim Hardy ![]() Craig Demmin ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Attendance: 8,058
Western Conference
[edit]Milwaukee Rampage (WI) | 3–4 | Minnesota Thunder (MI) |
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Todd Dusosky ![]() ![]() Yuri Lavrinenko ![]() David Marshall ![]() Jason Willan ![]() Jon Cantwell ![]() |
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Attendance: 1,187
Minnesota Thunder (MI) | 5–0 | Milwaukee Rampage (WI) |
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Johnny Menyongar ![]() ![]() Chugger Adair ![]() Stoian Mladenov ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Final
[edit]Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 3–1 | Minnesota Thunder (MI) |
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Dan Stebbins ![]() Carlos Zavala ![]() Yari Allnutt ![]() Martin Nash ![]() Onandi Lowe ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Points leaders
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
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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