1999 USL A-League

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USL A-League
Season1999
Champions Minnesota Thunder
(1st title)
Premiers Rochester Rhinos
(2nd title)
Top goalscorer Niall Thompson, Mark Baena
(20 goals)
1998
2000

The 1999 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 1999.

Contents

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDBPPts
1 Rochester Rhinos 28202154720+27792
2 Staten Island Vipers 28172185331+22982
3 Long Island Rough Riders 281530105744+13874
4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 281511116343+20972
5 Lehigh Valley Steam 2813211242442663
6 Boston Bulldogs 281205114936+13861
7 Toronto Lynx 281113134936+13251
8 Connecticut Wolves 2870120326836534
Source: [ citation needed ]

Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDBPPts
1 Hershey Wildcats 281521105433+211075
2 Richmond Kickers 281431105144+7669
3 Charleston Battery 28141494339+4668
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 28123211516110662
5 Jacksonville Cyclones 28121114516110960
6 Hampton Roads Mariners 281052114541+4557
7 Raleigh Express 2892215325018547
8 Maryland Mania 2821124168569213
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDBPPts
1 Minnesota Thunder 28184425717+40690
2 MLS Project 40 2815201144462468
3 New Orleans Storm 28140014566151167
4 Indiana Blast 2811221343518555
5 Milwaukee Rampage 2811211444495554
6 Tennessee Rhythm 289231444528649
7 Cincinnati Riverhawks 2852318457126734
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pacific Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDBPPts
1 San Diego Flash 28182356530+351190
2 Vancouver 86ers 28172277731+461084
3 Seattle Sounders 28163185636+201081
4 Orange County Zodiac 28134385949+101073
5 El Paso Patriots 28120214495910656
6 San Francisco Bay Seals 2872415375417440
7 Sacramento Geckos 280012716917501
Source: [ citation needed ]

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–1 Lehigh Valley Steam (PA)
Carlos Zavala Soccerball shade.svg70'
Mauro Biello Soccerball shade.svg72'
Soccerball shade.svg89' Ian Checcio


Staten Island Vipers (NY)3–2 (OT) Richmond Kickers (VA)
Ernest Inneh Soccerball shade.svg27', 57'
Martin Dugas Soccerball shade gold.svg97'
Soccerball shade.svg30', 80' Gary Glasgow



Western Conference

San Diego Flash (CA)3–1 El Paso Patriots (TX)
Kevin Legg Soccerball shade.svg26', 70'
Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)
Soccerball shade.svg9' Victor Castro


Vancouver 86ers (BC)1–3 MLS Project 40
Chris Dailly Soccerball shade.svg85'Soccerball shade.svg39' Alen Kozić
Soccerball shade.svg69', 84' Kirk Wilson
Red card.svg 70' Jason Moore


Minnesota Thunder (MN)4–0 New Orleans Storm (LA)
Craig Gaunt Soccerball shade.svg33' (o.g.)
Stoian Mladenov Soccerball shade.svg65'
Gerard Lagos Soccerball shade.svg78', 84'


Seattle Sounders (WA)6–3 Orange County Zodiac (CA)
Sean Henderson Soccerball shade.svg17', 44' (pen.)
Mark Baena Soccerball shade.svg26'
Jose Vasquez Soccerball shade.svg38' (o.g.)
Kieran Barton Yellow card.svg 59'
Ian Russell Soccerball shade.svg64', 87'
Report Soccerball shade.svg5' Jason Boyce
Yellow card.svg 9' P.J. Polowski
Yellow card.svg 42' Mark Foster
Red card.svg 52' Shawn Saunders
Soccerball shade.svg62' Jose Vasquez
Yellow card.svg 68' Jason Boyce
Yellow card.svg 71' Martín Vásquez
Soccerball shade.svg73' Gustavo Leal
Red card.svg 83' Peter Lak
Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, Washington
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: David Bragg (USA)

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1


The Hershey Wildcats advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

Rochester Rhinos (NY)6–2 Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Doug Miller Soccerball shade.svg1:30', 10:50'
Darren Tilley Soccerball shade.svg8:30', 71:04'
Yari Allnutt Soccerball shade.svg18:00'
Mauro Biello Soccerball shade.svg50:00'
Report Soccerball shade.svg38:10' Justin Evans
Soccerball shade.svg87:00' Goran Vasic



The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Western Conference Semifinal 1


The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Western Conference final.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

San Diego Flash (CA)6–0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Chugger Adair Soccerball shade.svg3'
Antonio Robles Yellow card.svg 23'
Carlos Farias Soccerball shade.svg34', 53', 60', 84' (pen.)
Mauricio Alegre Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Red card.svg 23' Ollie Heald
Merrill Douglas Stadium San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Kari Seitz


Seattle Sounders (WA)0–1 San Diego Flash (CA)
Jason Annicchero Red card.svg 82' Report Soccerball shade.svg11' Jerome Watson
Renton Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Kevin Stott

The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0 Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Doug Miller Soccerball shade.svg80'


Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1 Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Mauro Biello Soccerball shade.svg20'
Doug Miller Soccerball shade.svg81' (pen.)
Yari Allnutt Soccerball shade.svg85'
Soccerball shade.svg78' Tim Leonard

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the final.

Western Conference


The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

Final

Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–1 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Gerard Lagos Soccerball shade.svg43'
Paweł Nowak Soccerball shade.svg47'
Soccerball shade.svg57' Darren Tilley

MVP: Amos Magee, Minnesota Thunder

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Niall Thompson Vancouver 86ers 20747
2 Mark Baena Seattle Sounders 20646
Eduardo Sebrango Vancouver 86ers 181046
4 Darko Kolic Long Island Rough Riders 17943
5 Steve Patterson Orange County Zodiac 19442
6 Jamel Mitchell Hershey Wildcats 15939
Ernest Inneh Staten Island Vipers 18339
8 Greg Simmonds Hershey Wildcats 16638
9 Onandi Lowe Richmond Kickers 15737
John Wolyniec Long Island Rough Riders 15737
John Sulentic Vancouver 86ers 91937
12 Carlos Farias San Diego Flash 15636
Ian Russell Seattle Sounders 14836
14 Gary Glasgow Richmond Kickers 14735
15 Patrick Beech New Orleans Storm 16234
16 Paul Conway Charleston Battery 14533
17 Dan Stebbins Milwaukee Rampage 101232
18 Mac Cozier Jacksonville Cyclones 13430
Gustavo Leal Orange County Zodiac 13430
Mugurel Dumitru San Diego Flash 91230

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