1994 American Professional Soccer League

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American Professional Soccer League
Season1994
Champions Montreal Impact
(1st title)
Premiers Seattle Sounders
(1st title)
Top goalscorer Paul Wright
(12 goals)
← 1993

The 1994 season of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was the fifth in the history of the league, which was the top level of club soccer in the United States from 1990 to 1995. It was planned to be contested by eight teams in the U.S. and Canada and took place between July 1 and October 15, partially overlapping with the 1994 FIFA World Cup. [1] The Tampa Bay Rowdies folded and the Toronto Blizzard were replaced by the Toronto Rockets, who were formed from the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League. Two expansion teams, the Houston Force and Seattle Sounders, were also added. [2] [3]

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The Force postponed their first two matches and played against the Los Angeles Salsa before the APSL revoked their franchise on July 22, 1994. The league cited financial issues that the ownership group were unwilling to address. [4] The season continued with 20 regular season matches for each team, including new fixtures to replace Houston's schedule, and a two-round playoffs for the top four teams. [5] The playoffs semifinals were played in a best-of-three format, with a 30-minute third match following the second leg and a penalty shootout if necessary. The third match was held on the same day as the second leg due to budget constraints. [6]

Regular season

PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPoints
1 Seattle Sounders 2014614004113816+22121
2 Los Angeles Salsa 201281011512362+14106
3 Montreal Impact (C)2012810027012718+993
4 Colorado Foxes 201289128002626+092
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 208125129032333-1072
6 Vancouver 86ers 2071360111112541-1665
7 Toronto Rockets 2051550015001433-1944

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals
Best-of-3		1994 APSL Final
Single match
        
1 Seattle Sounders 0 40(1)
4 Colorado Foxes 21 0(2)
4 Colorado Foxes 0
3 Montreal Impact 1
2 Los Angeles Salsa 1 30(1)
3 Montreal Impact 20 0(2)

Semifinal 1

Colorado Foxes (CO)2–0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Ted Eck Soccerball shade.svg12'
Bryan Haynes Soccerball shade.svg77'
Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 2,636


Seattle Sounders (WA)4–1 Colorado Foxes (CO)
Dick McCormick Soccerball shade.svg19', 28'
Jason Dunn Soccerball shade.svg71', 72'		Soccerball shade.svg67' Ted Eck
Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 8,448


Semifinal 2

Montreal Impact (QB)2–1 Los Angeles Salsa (CA)
Lloyd Barker Soccerball shade.svg5' (Rizi)
Jean Harbor Soccerball shade.svg12'
Enzo Concina Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg 69'		 Report 1
Report 2 		Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.) Paulinho
Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg 80' Arturo Velazco
Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 1,961
Referee: Jose Farias


Los Angeles Salsa (CA)3–0 Montreal Impact (QB)
Thor Lee Soccerball shade.svg40'
Paulinho Soccerball shade.svg78', 86'		 Report
Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California
Attendance: 6,002


Final

Montreal Impact (QB)1–0 Colorado Foxes (CO)
Jean Harbor Soccerball shade.svg21', Yellow card.svg 75' Report Yellow card.svg 23' Iain Fraser
Yellow card.svg 38' Bryan Haynes
Yellow card.svg 41' Anthony McCreath
Claude-Robillard Montreal, Quebec
Attendance: 8,169
Referee: René Parra (Canada)

MVP: Rudy Doliscat

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Paul Wright Los Angeles Salsa 12327
Paulinho Los Angeles Salsa 11527
3 Chance Fry Seattle Sounders 11426
4 Jason Dunn Seattle Sounders 10323
5 Jean Harbor Montreal Impact 8420
6 Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers 5919
7 Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 7317
8 Ted Eck Colorado Foxes 6416
9 Lloyd Barker Montreal Impact 6113
Jason Farrell Seattle Sounders 3713
Shawn Medved Seattle Sounders 11113
David Hoggan Seattle Sounders 5313
13 Chad Ashton Colorado Foxes 3410

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Randy (March 11, 1994). "Impact kicks off season on July 1". Montreal Gazette . p. D6. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Keating, Jack (June 30, 1994). "Move over Cup, APSL is back". The Province . p. A73. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Keating, Jack (February 2, 1994). "Shaky APSL changes '94 schedule". The Province. p. A41. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Force no longer with APSL". The Province. July 24, 1994. p. A63. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Giase, Frank (September 25, 1994). "Two leagues must hook up". The Record . p. S4. Retrieved December 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Padilla, Doug (October 3, 1994). "Montreal edges Salsa in semifinals shootout". The San Bernardino Sun . p. C3. Retrieved December 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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