The United Soccer Leagues started in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, and has since grown into the largest professional league ever in the United States, comprising over 140 teams in both indoor, outdoor, amateur and women's leagues. The league originally started in 1986 playing only indoor soccer, but added an outdoor season starting in 1989. Since then, the outdoor league has grown rapidly to become the primary grass-roots league operating at the minor league level. In 1997, the USL absorbed the A-League teams, creating a new USSF sanctioned Division 2 league (called "USL Division 1") of 24 teams, as well as a USSF sanctioned 3rd division (called "USL Division 2"), and and the Premier Development League (an amateur circuit, informally the "4th division"). These comprise over 100 teams. The Women's league (W-League), the I-League (Indoor) and the Super Y-League (Youth) expand the USL into a wide territory. The league has flourished, with nationwide presence and the stronger teams drawing in excess of 4,000 fans. Many thanks to eRic Vormelker (netminder@sbcglobal.net) for providing much of this information, as well as Mark Hlavenka of the USL who researched much of the remainder from old USL annual media guides. Some of the earliest material was provided by Kevin Raymond Mitzel (kevin@npsl.com).
Outdoor scoring system (1989-1995): 6 points for a win, 4 points for a shootout win, 2 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to 3 per game.
Indoor scoring system (1986-present): 4 points for a win, 3 points for a shootout win, 1 point for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (1996-1998): 3 points for a regulation win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (1999): 4 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a shootout win, 1 point for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (2000-present): 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.
2008(/a)
USL FIRST DIVISION (USA Div. 2)
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Atlanta Silverbacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina HailHawks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charleston Battery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miami FC Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montreal Impact 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USL SECOND DIVISION (USA Div. 3)
Before the season, Real Maryland Monarchs were added, and
Pittsburgh returned from hiatus.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Bermuda Hogges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlotte Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland City Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crystal Palace Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harrisburg City Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Maryland Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richmond Kickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Mass Pioneers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilmington Hammerheads 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (USA "Div. 4")
Before the season, Cincinnati and New Hampshire were
Relegated from USL Division 1. New Jersey, Newark, Austin,
Kalamazoo, Houston, Panama City and Vancouver were added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New England Division
Cape Cod Crusaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Hampshire Phantoms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island Stingrays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ottawa Fury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vermont Voltage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northeast Division
Brooklyn Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long Island Rough Riders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Jersey Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newark Ironbound Express 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ocean City Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Westchester Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
Fredericksburg Gunners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hampton Roads Piranhas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Virginia Royals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Reading Rage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richmond Kickers Future 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Virginia Legacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Cincinnati Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland Internationals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michigan Bucks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto Lynx 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Virginia Chaos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midwest Division
Chicago Fire Premier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fort Wayne Fever 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana Invaders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kalamazoo Outrage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
West Michigan Chaos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heartland Division
Colorado Rapids U-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Des Moines Menace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City Brass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Springfield Demize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St. Louis Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thunder Bay Chill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid-South Division
Austin Stampede 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Baton Rouge Capitals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dallas-Ft. Worth Tornados 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
El Paso Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston Leones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laredo Heat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mississippi Brilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Orleans Shell Shockers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southeast Division
Atlanta Silverbacks U23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bradenton Academics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carolina Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cary Railhawks U23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Central Florida Kraze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nashville Metros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palm Beach Pumas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Panama City Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Bakersfield Brigade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fresno Fuego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lancaster Rattlers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Orange County Blue Star 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Fernando Valley Quakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco Seals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
San Jose Frogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Calif. Seahorses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ventura County Fusion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northwest Division
Abbotsford Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BYU Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cascade Surge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odgen Outlaws 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spokane Spiders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tacoma Tide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yakima Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007(/a)
USL FIRST DIVISION (USA Div. 2)
Before the season, Carolina and California were added. Miami
Became the F. C. Blues.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Seattle Sounders 28 16 6 6 37 23 54
Portland Timbers 28 14 5 9 32 18 51
Montreal Impact 28 14 6 8 32 21 50
Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 9 7 40 30 43
Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 12 10 6 39 36 42
Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 35 34 40
Vancouver Whitecaps 28 9 7 12 27 24 39
Carolina Railhawks 28 8 12 8 24 34 32
Miami FC Blues 28 9 15 4 31 41 31
Charleston Battery 28 8 14 6 32 39 30
Minnesota Thunder 28 5 12 11 32 35 26
California Victory 28 4 17 7 17 43 19
Quarterfinals: Puerto Rico defeated Montreal 2-3, 3-0
Atlanta defeated Rochester 2-1, 1-1
Seattle defeated Carolina 2-0, 1-0
Portland defeated Vancouver 0-1, 3-0
Semi-Finals: Atlanta defeated Portland 1-1, 0-0 (3-1 PK)
Seattle defeated Puerto Rico 2-1, 1-1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Seattle defeated Atlanta 4-0
After the season, California folded.
USL SECOND DIVISION (USA Div. 3)
Before the season, Cleveland, Crystal Palace Baltimore and Bermuda were added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Richmond Kickers 20 12 3 5 37 15 41
Cleveland City Stars 20 10 1 9 31 14 39
Harrisburg City Islanders 20 11 4 5 25 15 38
Charlotte Eagles 20 11 7 2 40 29 35
Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 9 6 5 27 20 32
Western Mass Pioneers 20 7 7 6 25 26 27
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 22 30 19
Cincinnati Kings 20 4 11 5 29 41 17
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 3 12 5 16 34 13*
Bermuda Hogges 20 3 14 3 16 45 12
* - penalized 1 point
Semi-Finals: Harrisburg defeated Cleveland 1-0
Richmond defeated Charlotte 2-1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Harrisburg defeated Richmond 1-1 (8-7 PK)
After the season, Cincinnati and New Hampshire were relegated
to the PDL.
PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (USA "Div. 4")
Before the season, Toronto was relegated from the USL 1st Division.
Springfield, Fredericksburg, Mississippi, Baton Rouge, Cary,
Spokane, San Jose, Ventura County and Lancaster were added.
Tacoma became the Tide. Boulder became the Colorado Rapids U-23’s.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
Cape Cod Crusaders 16 9 1 6 35 15 33
Brooklyn Knights 16 9 4 3 31 24 30
Westchester Flames 16 7 4 5 34 17 26
Long Island Rough Riders 16 7 6 3 26 22 24
Albany Admirals 16 7 7 2 20 27 23
Vermont Voltage 16 4 9 3 20 43 15
Ottawa Fury 16 3 8 5 17 21 14
Rhode Island Stingers 16 4 11 1 19 33 13
Mid-Atlantic Division
Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 14 0 2 42 6 44
Ocean City Barons 16 9 3 4 33 20 31
Virginia Legacy 16 9 5 2 28 20 29
Reading Rage 16 7 5 4 30 29 25
Fredericksburg Gunners 16 7 7 2 31 22 23
Richmond Kickers Future 16 5 7 4 23 25 19
Delaware Dynasty 16 3 11 2 20 35 11
Northern Virginia Royals 16 3 11 2 15 48 11
West Virginia Chaos 16 3 11 2 20 37 10*
* - penalized 1 point
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Michigan Bucks 16 11 2 3 48 15 36
Chicago Fire Premier 16 8 4 4 23 17 28
West Michigan Edge 16 6 5 5 21 24 23
Toronto Lynx 16 6 6 4 25 21 22
Indiana Invaders 16 5 9 2 19 31 17
Cleveland Internationals 16 5 10 1 22 35 16
Fort Wayne Fever 16 4 11 1 21 38 13
Heartland Division
Thunder Bay Chill 16 10 3 3 35 17 33
St. Louis Lions 16 10 6 0 39 24 30
Kansas City Brass 16 8 3 5 26 28 29
Des Moines Menace 16 8 7 1 41 24 25
Colorado Rapids U-23 16 7 5 4 37 22 25
Springfield Demize 16 4 11 1 16 44 12*
Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 3 11 2 15 41 11
* - penalized 1 point
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid-South Division
Laredo Heat 16 10 2 4 29 12 34
El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 19 17 26
Dallas-Ft. Worth Tornados 16 7 6 3 22 34 24
Mississippi Brilla 16 6 5 5 30 21 23
New Orleans Shockers 16 5 6 5 28 22 20
Baton Rouge Capitals 16 5 7 4 20 32 19
Austin Lightning 16 3 12 1 13 31 10
Southeast Division
Carolina Dynamo 16 11 3 2 41 14 35
Central Florida 16 11 4 1 47 21 34
Atlanta Silverbacks U23’s 16 10 2 4 32 14 34
Bradenton Academics 16 8 4 4 39 19 28
Cary Railhawks U23’s 16 7 6 3 22 17 24
Palm Beach Pumas 15 4 10 1 20 36 11*
Nashville Metros 16 2 11 3 12 32 9
Cocoa Expos 16 0 13 2 1 63 0
* - penalized 2 points
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Fresno Fuego 16 10 4 2 41 28 32
San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 9 2 5 33 16 32
San Jose Frogs 16 10 5 1 24 16 31
Ventura County Fusion 16 9 4 3 27 19 30
Los Angeles Storm 16 6 5 5 23 25 23
San Francisco Seals 16 6 8 2 18 23 20
Southern Calif. Seahorses 16 5 6 5 26 24 20
Bakersfield Brigade 16 6 10 0 22 29 18
Orange County Blue Star 16 3 9 4 18 27 13
Lancaster Rattlers 16 2 13 1 23 48 7
Northwest Division
BYU Cougars 16 13 1 2 37 14 41
Tacoma Tide 16 10 4 2 36 23 32
Abbotsford Rangers 16 6 6 4 38 23 22
Odgen Outlaws 16 6 7 3 23 22 21
Spokane Spiders 16 6 10 0 25 49 18
Yakima Reds 16 3 10 3 21 35 12
Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 17 38 11
Conference Semi-Finals: Brooklyn defeated Hampton Roads 6-5
Cape Cod defeated Ocean City 5-0
Chicago defeated Thunder Bay 3-1
Michigan defeated St. Louis 4-1
Carolina defeated El Paso 1-0
Laredo defeated Central Florida 4-0
Conference Finals: Brooklyn defeated Cape Cod 1-0
Michigan defeated Chicago 3-0
Laredo defeated Carolina 2-1
Fresno defeated BYU 3-0
Semi-Finals: Mid-Michigan defeated Brooklyn 1-1 (6-5 PK)
Laredo defeated Fresno 1-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Laredo defeated Michigan 4-3
After the season, Sioux Falls, Delaware, Albany, Austin and Cocoa folded.
2006(/a)
USL FIRST DIVISION (USA Div. 2)
Before the season, F. C. Miami was added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Montreal Impact 28 14 5 9 31 15 51
Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 13 4 11 34 21 50
Charleston Battery 28 13 8 7 33 25 46
Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 6 10 40 28 36
Miami FC 28 11 11 6 47 44 39
Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 10 8 38 36 38
Seattle Sounders 28 11 13 4 42 48 37
Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 13 5 36 42 35
Virginia Beach Mariners 28 8 12 8 26 37 32
Toronto Lynx 28 8 12 8 30 36 32
Portland Timbers 28 7 15 6 25 39 27
Minnesota Thunder 28 7 15 6 34 45 27
First Round: Charleston defeated Puerto Rico 2-2, 1-0
Vancouver defeated Miami 4-1, 2-0
Semi-Finals: Rochester defeated Charleston 1-0, 0-0
Vancouver defeated Montreal 0-0, 0-0 (2-0 OT)
CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver defeated Rochester 3-0
After the season, Toronto was relegated to the PDL and Virginia
Beach folded.
USL SECOND DIVISION (USA Div. 3)
Before the season, Richmond was relegated from the USL 1st Division.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Richmond Kickers 20 13 3 4 50 20 43
Charlotte Eagles 20 8 4 8 29 27 32
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 8 6 6 27 20 30
Cincinnati Kings 20 9 8 3 28 27 30
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 9 10 1 27 43 27
Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 9 3 31 28 27
Harrisburg City Islanders 20 8 9 3 34 35 27
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 30 31 19
Long Island Rough Riders 20 3 12 5 15 40 14
Semi-Finals: Charlotte defeated Pittsburgh 4-1, 2-1
Richmond defeated Cincinnati 2-1, 0-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Richmond defeated Charlotte 2-1
After the season, Long Island was relegated to the PDL,
Pittsburgh went on hiatus.
PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (USA "Div. 4")
Before the season, Northern Virginia was demoted from the
USL 2nd Division. Springfield became San Francisco Bay.
Raleigh Became the Elite. Atlanta, Delaware, Odgen, Tacoma,
San Fernando Valley, St. Louis, Virginia Beach and Virginia were added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
New England Division
Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 44
Ottawa Fury 16 7 6 3 25 24 24
Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 20
Albany Admirals 16 4 9 3 12 24 15
Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 13
Northeast Division
Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 36 19 31
Ocean City Barons 16 6 4 6 31 20 24
Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 21 32 20
Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 17
Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 14
Mid-Atlantic Division
Virginia Beach Submariners 16 10 5 1 36 19 31
Virginia Legacy 16 8 4 4 31 20 26
West Virginia Chaos 16 6 7 3 36 33 21
North Virginia Royals 16 6 10 0 21 41 18
Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 15
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Chicago Fire Premier 16 14 2 0 41 15 42
Michigan Bucks 16 9 4 3 38 21 30
Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 28
Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 22
West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 21
Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 8
Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 6
Heartland Division
Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 14 2 0 41 15 42
Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 32
Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 28
St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 27
Sioux City Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 15
Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 12
Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 9
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid-South Division
Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 42
Dallas-Ft. Worth Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 25
El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 23
New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 4 11 1 22 33 13
Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 11
South Atlantic Division
Carolina Dynamo 16 14 0 2 41 12 44
Augusta Fireball 16 9 3 4 31 18 31
Atlanta Silverbacks U23’s 16 6 6 4 27 27 22
Raleigh Elite 16 4 7 5 29 32 17
Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 14
Southeast Division
Bradenton Academics 16 11 4 1 44 28 34
Central Florida Kraze 16 7 7 2 24 28 23
Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 20
Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 20
Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 8
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Southern California Seahorses16 13 3 0 34 9 39
Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 32
San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 31
San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 25
Fresno Fuego 16 7 7 2 46 31 23
Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 22
Los Angeles Storm 16 6 6 4 24 21 22
San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 34 19
California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 0
Northwest Division
Abbotsford Rangers 16 13 3 0 34 9 39
BRU Cougars 16 9 6 1 22 15 28
Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 23
Odgen Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 17
Tacoma FC 16 4 8 4 21 26 16
Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 11
Conference Semifinals: Cape Cod defeated Williamsburg 3-0
Westchester defeated Virginia Beach 3-1
Michigan defeated Boulder 4-0
Chicago defeated Des Moines 3-3 (5-3 PK)
Laredo defeated Augusta 3-2
Bradenton defeated Carolina 1-0
Orange County defeated Abbotsford 3-2
BYU defeated Southern California 2-1
Conference Finals: Westchester defeated Cape Cod 2-1
Michigan defeated Chicago 4-1
Laredo defeated Bradenton 2-1
Orange County defeated BYU 2-2 (4-2 PK)
Semi-Finals: Michigan defeated Orange County 2-0
Laredo defeated Westchester 3-2
PDL CHAMPIONSHIP Michigan defeated Laredo 2-1
After the season, Kalamazoo, Colorado Springs, Augusta, Raleigh,
Ajax Orlando, Virginia Beach and San Diego folded.
2005
USL FIRST DIVISION (USA Div. 2)
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Montreal Impact 28 18 3 7 37 15 61
Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 45 27 51
Vancouver Whitecaps 28 12 7 9 37 21 45
Seattle Sounders 28 11 6 11 33 25 44
Portland Timbers 28 10 9 9 40 42 39
Richmond Kickers 28 10 9 9 28 30 39
Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 10 8 46 43 38
Atlanta Silverbacks 28 10 15 3 40 52 33
Charleston Battery 28 9 14 5 27 36 32
Minnesota Thunder 28 7 11 10 37 42 31
Virginia Beach Mariners 28 7 14 7 26 39 28
Toronto Lynx 28 3 17 8 26 50 17
Quarterfinals: Richmond Defeated Vancouver 0-0, 0-0 (5-4 PK’s)
Seattle defeated Portland 1-0, 2-0.
Semifinals: Richmond defeated Rochester 3-1, 1-1
Seattle defeated Montreal 2-2, 2-1
FINAL: Seattle defeated Richmond 1-1 (4-3 PK)
After the season, Richmond was demoted to the USL 2nd Division.
USL Division 2
Before the season, Cincinnati was added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Western Mass Pioneers 20 13 3 4 41 22 43
Charlotte Eagles 20 13 5 2 44 20 41
Harrisburg City Islanders 20 12 3 5 43 24 41
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 6 2 45 23 38
Cincinnati Kings 20 7 8 5 28 23 26
Long Island Rough Riders 20 7 13 0 29 42 21
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 11 3 32 25 21
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 6 11 3 29 38 21
Northern Virginia Royals 20 2 18 0 16 90 6
After the season, Northern Virginia was demoted to the PDL.
Semifinals: Western Mass defeated Wilmington 0-1, 3-1.
Charlotte defeated Harrisburg 0-1, 2-1.
FINAL: Charlotte defeated Western Mass 2-2 (5-4 PK)
After the season, Northern Virginia was demoted to the PDL.
Premier Development League
Before the season, Westchester, San Diego and California
were demoted from the PSL. Springfield, Augusta, Ottawa
and Bakersfield were added. Albany became the Admirals.
South Jersey became Ocean City. Chicago became the Fire Premier.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
Cape Cod Crusaders 16 12 2 2 43 23 38
Ocean City Barons 16 12 3 1 47 21 37
Ottawa Fury 16 9 7 0 42 29 27
Albany Admirals 16 8 7 1 31 29 25
Vermont Voltage 16 7 9 0 28 38 21
Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 27 34 20
Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 9 1 35 44 19
Brooklyn Knights (-1) 16 4 10 2 25 54 13
Westchester Flames 16 3 13 0 23 47 9
Mid-Atlantic Division
Richmond Kickers Future 16 12 2 2 43 23 38
Carolina Dynamo 16 9 6 1 41 27 28
Raleigh CASL Elite 15 8 4 3 40 29 27
Augusta Fireball United 13 6 7 0 24 25 18
West Virginia Chaos 16 5 10 1 22 45 16
Williamsburg Legacy 16 4 9 3 23 32 15
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Chicago Fire Premier 16 14 1 1 47 11 43
Michigan Bucks 16 11 4 1 44 17 34
Indiana Invaders 16 11 5 0 34 21 33
Fort Wayne Fever 16 7 9 0 32 46 21
Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 8 2 23 28 20
West Michigan Edge 16 6 9 1 30 35 19
Cleveland Internationals 16 5 8 3 28 31 18
Toledo Slayers 16 2 12 2 15 53 8
Heartland Division
Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 13 2 1 53 18 40
Des Moines Menace 16 12 3 1 45 16 37
Kansas City Brass 16 8 8 0 43 38 24
Thunder Bay Chill 16 6 9 1 29 37 19
Springfield Storm 16 5 10 1 24 40 16
Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 4 11 1 20 46 13
Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 3 12 1 25 46 10
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid-South Division
El Paso Patriots 16 11 3 2 54 23 35
Laredo Heat 16 9 7 0 32 26 27
Austin Lightning 16 7 7 2 33 36 23
DFW Tornados 16 7 8 1 27 31 22
Nashville Metros 16 7 9 0 32 43 21
New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 6 9 1 21 31 19
Memphis Express 16 5 10 1 27 41 16
Southeast Division
Cocoa Expos 16 11 3 2 40 26 35
Central Florida Kraze 16 8 6 2 27 19 26
Bradenton Academics 16 8 8 0 38 25 24
Palm Beach Pumas 16 4 12 0 23 44 12
Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 4 12 0 24 51 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Orange County Blue Star 16 15 1 0 46 8 45
Southern California Seahorses16 11 4 1 30 19 34
Fresno Fuego 16 10 5 1 36 27 31
BYU Cougars 16 8 7 1 32 27 25
Bakersfield Brigade 16 6 8 2 26 28 20
Nevada Wonders 16 5 11 0 19 37 15
California Gold 16 4 10 2 20 39 14
San Diego Gauchos (-3) 15 1 13 2 17 41 2
Northwest Division
Cascade Surge 16 12 2 2 47 23 38
Spokane Shadow 16 10 6 0 38 33 30
Yakima Reds 16 4 9 3 19 25 15
Abbotsford Rangers 16 3 13 0 21 44 9
Conference Semifinals: Raleigh defeated Cape Cod 2-1
Richmond defeated Ocean City 5-4
Michigan defeated Boulder 4-1
Des Moines defeated Chicago 4-0
Laredo defeated Cocoa 2-1
El Paso defeated Central Florida 2-1
Orange County defeated Fresno 2-1
Cascade defeated Southern California 2-1
Conference Finals: Richmond defeated Raleigh 2-1
Des Moines defeated Michigan 4-1
El Paso defeated Laredo 2-0
Orange County defeated Cascade 3-0
Semifinals: Des Moines defeated Orange County 2-1
El Paso defeated Richmond 4-3
FINAL: Des Moines defeated El Paso 0-0 (6-5 PK)
After the season, Memphis, and Toledo folded.
2004
THE A-LEAGUE (2nd Division)
Before the season, Puerto Rico and Edmonton were added.
Calgary became the Mustangs.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Montreal Impact 28 17 6 5 36 15 56
Richmond Kickers 28 17 8 3 44 29 54
Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 15 8 5 40 29 50
Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 10 3 36 32 48
Atlanta Silverbacks 28 14 11 3 41 48 45
Virginia Beach Mariners 28 11 14 3 43 41 36
Toronto Lynx 28 10 16 2 38 50 32
Charleston Battery 28 7 15 6 30 39 27
Puerto Rico Islanders 28 5 17 6 22 48 21
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Portland Timbers 28 18 7 3 58 30 57
Vancouver Whitecaps 28 14 9 5 38 29 47
Minnesota Thunder 28 13 9 6 33 23 45
Seattle Sounders 28 13 11 4 40 34 43
Milwaukee Wave United 28 12 12 4 44 48 40
Edmonton Aviators/FC 28 4 18 6 19 56 18
Calgary Mustangs 28 4 18 6 30 51 18
Quarterfinals: Montreal defeated Rochester 1-0, 1-0
Syracuse defeated Richmond 2-1, 1-0
Seattle defeated Portland 1-2, 2-0
Vancouver defeated Minnesota 2-0, 1-0
Semi-finals: Montreal defeated Syracuse 2-1, 1-1
Seattle defeated Vancouver 1-0, 1-1
FINAL: Montreal defeated Seattle 2-0
After the season, Calgary, Edmonton, Milwaukee and Syracuse folded.
PRO SOCCER LEAGUE (3rd Division)
Before the season, Pittsburgh and Charlotte were demoted from the
A-League. Harrisburg was added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
Atlantic Division
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 17 2 1 48 17 52
Harrisburg City Islanders 20 10 7 3 40 25 33
Long Island Rough Riders 20 8 11 1 31 43 25
Northern Division
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 10 9 1 46 33 31
Westchester Flames 20 8 9 3 38 43 27
Western Mass. Pioneers 20 8 10 2 34 34 26
Southern Division
Charlotte Eagles 20 14 4 2 53 19 44
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 10 6 3 32 20 33
Northern Virginia Royals 19 3 16 0 18 64 6
Western Division
Utah Blitzz 20 11 6 3 39 16 36
San Diego Gauchos 20 9 9 2 26 41 29
California Gold 20 2 13 5 18 46 5
Quarterfinals: Charlotte defeated Wilmington 3-2, 2-2
Pittsburgh defeated Harrisburg 4-0, 3-1
Utah defeated San Diego 1-0
Bye: New Hampshire
Semi-finals: Utah defeated Pittsburgh 1-0
Charlotte defeated New Hampshire 1-0
FINAL: Utah defeated Charlotte 2-2 (5-4 PK)
After the season, Westchester, California and San Diego
were demoted to the PDL, and Utah was promoted to the A-League.
Premier Development League
Before the season, Indiana and El Paso were demoted from the A-League.
Reading, New Jersey and Carolina were demoted from the PSL.
Texas became Dallas-Fort Worth, Louisiana became Lafayette and
Columbus was inactive. Cleveland, St. Louis, Colorado Springs, Laredo and
Ajax Orlando were added.
GP W L D GF GA Pts
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Northeast Division
South Jersey Barons 18 14 0 4 50 15 46
Cape Cod Crusaders 18 13 5 0 45 23 39
Albany Blackwatch Highlanders18 12 3 3 38 15 39
Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 8 0 55 34 30
Reading Rage 18 8 8 2 32 25 26
Brooklyn Knights 18 8 9 1 34 39 25
New Jersey Stallions 18 4 13 1 19 43 13
Vermont Voltage 18 2 15 1 11 58 7
Jersey Falcons* 18 2 16 0 18 68 5
Mid-Atlantic Division
Carolina Dynamo 18 11 6 1 58 37 34
Williamsburg Legacy 18 11 7 0 35 27 33
Richmond Kickers Future 18 9 5 4 48 31 31
Raleigh CASL Elite 18 7 9 2 26 44 23
Chesapeake Dragons 18 4 13 1 35 55 13
West Virginia Chaos 18 4 13 1 25 46 13
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Michigan Bucks 16 11 3 2 47 16 35
Fort Wayne Fever 16 11 4 1 47 32 34
Indiana Invaders 16 11 5 0 51 34 33
Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 8 6 2 30 25 26
Toledo Slayers 16 6 10 0 33 36 18
West Michigan Edge 15 4 11 0 26 50 12
Cleveland Internationals 15 2 13 1 19 53 7
Columbus Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heartland Division
Chicago Fire Reserves 18 17 0 1 73 7 52
Boulder Rapids Reserves 18 13 4 1 51 28 40
Des Moines Menace 18 12 6 0 51 29 36
Thunder Bay Chill 18 11 7 0 28 28 33
St. Louis Strikers 18 7 11 0 34 63 21
Kansas City Brass 18 6 11 1 36 60 19
Colorado Springs Blizzard 18 5 11 2 36 48 17
Sioux Falls Spitfire 18 5 12 1 45 57 16
Indiana Blast 18 5 12 1 38 56 16
Wisconsin Rebels 18 2 15 1 26 71 7
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid-South Division
El Paso Patriots 18 15 3 0 64 23 45
Dallas-Ft. Worth Tornados* 18 14 4 0 52 19 41
Memphis Express 18 12 6 0 37 23 36
Nashville Metros 18 7 9 2 31 32 23
New Orleans Shell Shockers* 18 5 12 1 26 54 15
Lafayette Swamp Cats 18 4 13 1 19 52 13
Austin Lightning 18 2 13 3 21 46 9
Laredo Heat 8 2 5 1 12 15 7
Southeast Division
Central Florida Kraze 18 14 3 1 46 19 43
Cocoa Expos 18 11 5 2 39 26 35
Ajax Orlando Prospects 18 11 6 1 47 26 34
Bradenton Academics 18 8 10 0 35 34 24
Palm Beach Pumas 18 2 16 0 18 67 6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Orange County Blue Star 18 12 3 3 39 21 39
Fresno Fuego 18 11 5 2 46 27 35
Southern Calif. Seahorses 18 8 7 3 41 34 27
BYU Cougars 18 8 9 1 36 35 25
Nevada Wonders 18 6 11 1 29 44 19
Northwest Division
Cascade Surge 16 11 4 1 40 23 34
Spokane Shadow 16 11 4 1 36 31 34
Abbotsford Rangers 16 4 11 1 22 36 13
Yakima Reds 16 3 11 2 27 37 11
* - deducted 1 point for rules infractions.
Conference Semifinals: South Jersey defeated Williamsburg 2-1
Boulder defeated Michigan 3-2
Cocoa defeated El Paso 5-4
Carolina defeated Cape Cod 3-2
Orange County defeated Spokane 3-2
Central Florida defeated Dallas-Ft. Worth 4-2
Chicago defeated Fort Wayne 3-1
Fresno defeated Cascade 2-1
Conference Finals: Carolina defeated South Jersey 3-2
Cocoa defeated Central Florida 3-1
Boulder defeated Chicago 1-0
Fresno defeated Orange County 2-1
Semi-Finals: Boulder defeated Fresno 3-0
Central Florida defeated Carolina 1-1 (2-1 PK)
FINAL: Central Florida defeated Boulder 1-0
After the season, Chesapeake, Indiana, Jersey, New Jersey,
Wisconsin, Lafayette, Columbus, Boulder and St. Louis folded.
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