2000 USL A-League

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USL A-League
-2000 Season-
Season2000
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.

Contents

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1 Long Island Rough Riders 2816935436+18976
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2817924225+17575
3 Toronto Lynx 28131143530+5359
4 Montreal Impact 28121333441−7354
5 Boston Bulldogs 2891633241−9342
6 Connecticut Wolves 2811982257−35113
Source: [ citation needed ]

Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1 Charleston Battery 2818825936+231387
2 Richmond Kickers 2820714225+17384
3 Hershey Wildcats 28151034930+19770
4 Hampton Roads Mariners 28141224438+6462
5 Raleigh Capital Express 28121244852−4658
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 28111435142+9855
7 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28101444143−2549
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1 Minnesota Thunder 2820447430+441599
2 Milwaukee Rampage 2818916947+221689
3 Indiana Blast 2891544057−17545
4 MLS Project 40 2881913560−25336
5 Tennessee Rhythm 28622036103−67125
6 Cincinnati Riverhawks 2822332580−55213
Source: [ citation needed ]

Pacific Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1 Seattle Sounders 2818735638+181085
2 San Diego Flash 2816935432+22875
3 Vancouver 86ers 28141136241+211170
4 El Paso Patriots 28121424850−2757
5 Bay Area Seals 28121334253−11556
6 Orange County Waves 28121514452−8655
Source: [ citation needed ]

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1–2 Toronto Lynx (ON)
Dahir Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Soccerball shade.svg5' Brian Ashton
Soccerball shade.svg43' Juan Pablo Arango
Mitchel Athletic Complex Uniondale, New York
Attendance: 758



Rochester Rhinos (NY)4–2 Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Mali Walton Soccerball shade.svg47:38', Yellow card.svg 59'
Yari Allnutt Soccerball shade.svg51:28'
Dan Stebbins Yellow card.svg 57', Soccerball shade.svg85'
Martin Nash Yellow card.svg 62'
Onandi Lowe Yellow card.svg 71', Soccerball shade.svg78'
Scott Schweitzer Red card.svg 90'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg40:52' Greg Simmonds
Yellow card.svg 32' Mike Williams
Yellow card.svg 36' Mike Henning
Yellow card.svg 59' Ze Roberto
Soccerball shade.svg90' Timothy Leonard
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 10,456


Richmond Kickers (VA)2–1 (OT) Hampton Roads Mariners (VA)
Paul Lekics Soccerball shade.svg90'
Rob Ukrop Soccerball shade gold.svg113'		Soccerball shade.svg41' Jakob Fenger
Attendance: 3,927

Western Conference

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–2 El Paso Patriots (TX)
Digital Takawira Soccerball shade.svg5', 94'
Igor Soso Soccerball shade.svg85'		Soccerball shade.svg41' Mark Rowland
Soccerball shade.svg63' Kirk Wilson
Uihlein Soccer Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,122


Minnesota Thunder (MN)7–0 Indiana Blast (IN)
Brian Winters Soccerball shade.svg2', 61'
Chugger Adair Soccerball shade.svg27'
Morgan Zeba Soccerball shade.svg47', 63'
Johnny Menyongar Soccerball shade.svg53'
Paul Schneider Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Kelly Ross (USA)


Seattle Sounders (WA)2–1 Bay Area Seals (CA)
Craig Waibel Soccerball shade.svg26', Yellow card.svg 57'
Viet Nguyen Soccerball shade.svg45'
Scott Jenkins Yellow card.svg 48'
Tim Steidten Yellow card.svg 79'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg5' Marquis White
Yellow card.svg 44' Jeremy Sweet
Yellow card.svg 55' Kevin Jeffrey
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 3,239
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)


San Diego Flash (CA)1–1 (a.e.t.) Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Anthony Farace Yellow card.svg 21'
Carlos Farias Soccerball shade.svg53'
Leighton O'Brien Yellow card.svg 77'
Raul Calderon Yellow card.svg 103'		 Report Yellow card.svg 2' Chris Franks
Yellow card.svg 38' Carmen D'Onofrio
Soccerball shade.svg43' Paul Dailly
Penalties
Carlos Farias Soccerball shad check.svg
Carlos Calderson Soccerball shad check.svg
Emmanuel Ayim Soccerball shad check.svg
Jerome Watson Soccerball shade cross.svg
Brian O'Connor Soccerball shad check.svg		3–4Soccerball shad check.svg Darren Tilley
Soccerball shad check.svg Domenic Mobilio
Soccerball shad check.svg Steve Kindel
Soccerball shad check.svg Chris Franks
Soccerball shad check.svg Rick Titus
Douglas Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)

Conference semifinals

Eastern semifinal 1

Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–0 Charleston Battery (SC)
Onandi Lowe Soccerball shade.svg8', Yellow card.svg 42'
Yari Allnutt Soccerball shade.svg10'		 Report Yellow card.svg 2' Darren Warham
Yellow card.svg 56' Yellow-red card.svg 76' Brent Sancho
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 7,531


The Rochester Rhinos advanced 3–0 on aggregate.

Eastern semifinal 2

Toronto Lynx (ON)1–0 Richmond Kickers (VA)
Milan Kojić Yellow card.svg 32'
Nikola Vignjević Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)		 Report
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1,989
Referee: Manuel Orellano (Canada)


Richmond Kickers (VA)0–1 Toronto Lynx (ON)
Report Soccerball shade.svg39' Milan Kojić
City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 4,027

Toronto Lynx advanced 2–0 on aggregate.

Western semifinal 1

Vancouver 86ers (BC)3–0 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Alfredo Valente Soccerball shade.svg30'
John Sulentic Soccerball shade.svg69', 90'		 Report Red card.svg 69' John Sylvester
Yellow card.svg 72' John Coughlin
Swangard Stadium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Rene Parra (Canada)


Minnesota Thunder (MN)4–0 (OT) Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Don Gramenz Yellow card.svg 30'
Mike Gentile Soccerball shade.svg35'
Chugger Adair Soccerball shade.svg45'
Brian Winters Soccerball shade.svg86'
Morgan Zeba Soccerball shade gold.svg94'		 Report Yellow card.svg 13' Darren Tilley
Yellow card.svg 90' Joe Scigliano
Yellow card.svg 90' Domenic Mobilio
National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Western semifinal 2


Seattle Sounders (WA)1–2 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Greg Howes Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ali John Utush Yellow card.svg 39'
Craig Waibel Yellow card.svg 57'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg34' Yuri Lavrinenko
Yellow card.svg 54' Todd Dusosky
Yellow card.svg 82' Jake Provan
Soccerball shade.svg90' Brian Loftin
Yellow card.svg 90' Dan Popik
Memorial Stadium, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)

Milwaukee Rampage advanced 4–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Toronto Lynx (ON)1–1 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Brian Ashton Yellow card.svg 20'
Francisco Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg63', Yellow card.svg 66'		 Report Yellow card.svg 41' Onandi Lowe
Soccerball shade.svg75' Dan Stebbins
Varsity Stadium Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0 Toronto Lynx (ON)
Tim Hardy Yellow card.svg 33'
Craig Demmin Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Yellow card.svg 11' Brian Ashton
Frontier Field Rochester, New York
Attendance: 8,058

Western Conference

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–4 Minnesota Thunder (MI)
Todd Dusosky Soccerball shade.svg23', Red card.svg 90'
Yuri Lavrinenko Soccerball shade.svg51'
David Marshall Soccerball shade.svg90'
Jason Willan Red card.svg 90'
Jon Cantwell Red card.svg 90'		Soccerball shade.svg9', 41' Morgan Zeba
Soccerball shade.svg57' Johnny Menyongar
Soccerball shade.svg64' John Coughlin
Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,187


Minnesota Thunder (MI)5–0 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Johnny Menyongar Soccerball shade.svg15', 89', Yellow card.svg 67'
Chugger Adair Soccerball shade.svg45', 62'
Stoian Mladenov Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Yellow card.svg 18' Brian Loftin
Yellow card.svg 51' Nate Houser
National Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Terry Vaughan (USA)

Final

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1 Minnesota Thunder (MI)
Dan Stebbins Soccerball shade.svg13:55'
Carlos Zavala Yellow card.svg 15'
Yari Allnutt Soccerball shade.svg38:00'
Martin Nash Yellow card.svg 77'
Onandi Lowe Soccerball shade.svg77:10'		 Report Yellow card.svg 63' John Coughlin
Yellow card.svg 76' Morgan Zeba
Soccerball shade.svg78:12' Chugger Adair
Yellow card.svg 81' Don Gramenz
Frontier Field Rochester, New York
Attendance: 14,276
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Digital Takawira Milwaukee Rampage 21161042
Paul Conway Charleston Battery 2617842
3 Greg Howes Seattle Sounders 2717741
Darren Sawatzky Seattle Sounders 2816941
5 Johnny Menyongar Minnesota Thunder 2817339
6 Saul Martínez Hampton Road Mariners 2616537
Gregory Simmonds Hershey Wildcats 2516537
8 Dwayne DeRosario Richmond Kickers 2315535
9 Paul Schneider Minnesota Thunder 2315434
10 Patrick Beech Atlanta Silverbacks 2214533
Ignace Moleka Atlanta Silverbacks 2814533
12 Ihor Dotsenko Raleigh Capital Express 2815232
Darren Tilley Vancouver 86ers 1312630
14 Seamus Donnelly Hampton Roads Mariners 2814129
Jason Boyce Orange County Zodiac 2411729
15 Jamel Mitchell Hershey Wildcats 2813228
16 Kevin Jeffrey Bay Area Seals 2412327
Mac Cozier Charleston Battery 2411527
18 Edson Buddle Long Island Rough Riders 2611426
David Flavius Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2511426

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