2003 USL A-League

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USL A-League
-2003 Season-
Season2003
Champions Charleston Battery
(1st title)
Premiers Milwaukee Wave United
(1st title)
Top goalscorer Thiago Martins
(22 goals)
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The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2003.

Contents

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Montreal Impact 2816664021+1954
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2815675536+1951
3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2815495041+949
4 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28115124238+438
5 Toronto Lynx 28114132938−937
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Charleston Battery 2815764127+1452
2 Virginia Beach Mariners 2814595134+1747
3 Richmond Kickers 3012994132+943 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Charlotte Eagles 2867152959−3025
5 Atlanta Silverbacks 2847172748−2119
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 2 points deducted?

Western Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Milwaukee Wave United 28180106132+2954
2 Minnesota Thunder 2817294428+1653
3 El Paso Patriots 2893163348−1530
4 Cincinnati Riverhawks 2890193862−2424 [lower-alpha 1]
5 Indiana Blast 2832232867−3911
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 3 points deducted?

Pacific Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Seattle Sounders 2816574524+2153
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 2815764524+2152
3 Portland Timbers 28152113933+647
4 Calgary Storm 2843211662−4615
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

Bracket

Division finals Conference finals Final
             
S1 Charleston Battery 0 4 4
S2 Virginia Beach Mariners 1 1 2
Charleston Battery 0 1 1
Eastern Conference
Rochester Rhinos 0 0 0
N1 Montreal Impact 1 0 1
N2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2 0 2
Charleston Battery 3
Minnesota Thunder 0
C2 Minnesota Thunder (a.e.t.)0 2 3
C1 Milwaukee Wave United 1 0 1
Minnesota Thunder 1 1 2
Western Conference
Seattle Sounders 0 0 0
P2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1 (5)
P1 Seattle Sounders (p)011 (6)

Division finals

Northeast Division

Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–1 Montreal Impact (SC)
Ian Fuller Red card.svg 6'
Stoian Mladenov Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Doug Miller Soccerball shade.svg50'
Kirk Wilson Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Red card.svg 6' Nevio Pizzolitto
Soccerball shade.svg84' Zé Roberto
Attendance: 8,339
Referee: Ken Heller (USA)


Montreal Impact (SC)0–0 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Zé Roberto Yellow card.svg 4'
Martin Nash Yellow card.svg 63' Yellow-red card.svg 90'
Abraham Francois Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Yellow card.svg 15' Scott Schweitzer
Yellow card.svg 65' Yuri Lavrinenko
Yellow card.svg 72' Kirk Wilson
Yellow card.svg 81' David Hayes
Attendance: 8,445
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Canada)

The Rochester Rhinos advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.

Southeast Division

Virginia Beach Mariners (VA)1–0 Charleston Battery (SC)
Roy Lassiter Soccerball shade.svg18'
Stephen Danbusky Yellow card.svg 75'		 Report
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Dan Stead (USA)


The Charleston Battery advance 4 – 2 on aggregate.

Central Division

Milwaukee Wave United (WI)1–0 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Greg Howes Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Chris Morman Yellow card.svg 78'		 Report Yellow card.svg 54' Steve Shak
Attendance: 1,927
Referee: Cien Asoera (USA)


Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–0 (OT) Milwaukee Wave United (WI)
Johnny Torres Soccerball shade.svg62', 92' Report Yellow card.svg 84' Todd Dusosky
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Brent Sorg (USA)

The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.

Pacific Division

Seattle Sounders (WA)0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Marco Vélez Yellow card.svg 14'
Scott Jenkins Yellow card.svg 15'
Ryan Edwards Yellow card.svg 34'		 Report Yellow card.svg 35' Carlo Corazzin
Yellow card.svg 87' Ollie Heald
Yellow card.svg 90' Paul Dailly
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Cory Dean (Canada)


The Seattle Sounders advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference final

Rochester Rhinos (NY)0–0 Charleston Battery (SC)
Report
Attendance: 10,017
Referee: Andrew Chapin (USA)


Charleston Battery (SC)1–0 Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Josh Henderson Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Yellow card.svg 41' Ian Fuller
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Brian D'Amato (USA)

The Charleston Battery advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.

Western Conference final

Seattle Sounders (WA)0–1 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Andrew Gregor Yellow card.svg 9'
Zach Scott Yellow card.svg 53'
Scott Jenkins Yellow card.svg 57'
Chad Brown Yellow card.svg 59'		 Report Soccerball shade.svg79' Steve Shak
Attendance: 3,190
Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (USA)


Minnesota Thunder (MN)1–0 Seattle Sounders (WA)
Johnny Torres Soccerball shade.svg59'
Duncan Tarley Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Yellow card.svg 8' Viet Nguyen
Yellow card.svg 23' Ryan Edwards
Yellow card.svg 85' Craig Tomlinson
Attendance: 2,612
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)

The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 0 on aggregate.

Final

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Thiago Martins Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2522751
2 Doug Miller Rochester Rhinos 2817438
3 Dante Washington Virginia Beach Mariners 2618137
4 Greg Howes Milwaukee Wave United 28111234
5 Todd Dusosky Milwaukee Wave United 2611729
Roland Vargas-Aguilera Virginia Beach Mariners 2610929
Kevin Jeffrey Richmond Kickers 2710929
8 Josh Henderson Charleston Battery 2010525
Byron Alvarez Portland Timbers 2112125
McKinley Tennyson Portland Timbers 2711325
11 Lourenço Andrade El Paso Patriots 209422
Dino Delevski Milwaukee Wave United 238622

Awards and All A-League Teams

All A-League First Team [2]
F: Thiago Martins (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Doug Miller (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners)
M: Roland Aguilera (Virginia Beach Mariners); Marco Ferruzzi (Minnesota Thunder); Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Ricardo Villar (Pittsburgh Riverhounds)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Danny Jackson (Seattle Sounders); John Wilson (Charleston Battery)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Bob Lilley Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)

All A-League Second Team
F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United); Kevin Jeffrey (Richmond Kickers)
M: Ted Chronopoulos (Charleston Battery); Ollie Heald (Vancouver Whitecaps); Zé Roberto (Montreal Impact); David Testo (Richmond Kickers)
D: Scott Schweitzer (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Shak (Minnesota Thunder); Alan Woods (Atlanta Silverbacks)
G: Rich Cullen (Seattle Sounders)

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References

  1. ↑ "Charleston claims A-League title". September 20, 2003. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2003 A-League Awards Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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