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2004 USL A-League

The 2004 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2004.

USL A-League
Season2004
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd title)
PremiersPortland Timbers (1st title)
Top goalscorerDante Washington, Alan Gordon (17 goals)
← 2003

Standings

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Western Conference

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  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 28 18 7 3 58 30 +28 57
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 14 9 5 38 29 +9 47
3 Minnesota Thunder 28 13 9 6 33 23 +10 45
4 Seattle Sounders 28 13 11 4 40 34 +6 43
5 Milwaukee Wave United 28 12 12 4 44 48 −4 40
6 Calgary Mustangs 28 4 18 6 30 51 −21 18
7 Edmonton F.C. 28 4 18 6 19 56 −37 18
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference

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  Conference Semifinal round of playoffs

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Impact (C) 28 17 6 5 36 15 +21 56
2 Richmond Kickers 28 17 8 3 44 29 +15 54
3 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 15 8 5 40 29 +11 50
4 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 10 3 36 32 +4 48
5 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 14 11 3 41 48 −7 45
6 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 11 14 3 43 41 +2 36
7 Toronto Lynx 28 10 16 2 38 50 −12 32
8 Charleston Battery 28 7 15 6 30 39 −9 27
9 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 5 17 6 22 48 −26 21
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Playoffs

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Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Final
             
1 Montreal Impact 1 1 2
8 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0 0 0
Montreal Impact 2 1 3
Syracuse Salty Dogs 0 1 1
4 Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) 1 1 2 (5)
5 Richmond Kickers 0 2 2 (4)
Montreal Impact 2
Seattle Sounders 0
2 Minnesota Thunder 0 0 0
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 3
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 1 1
Seattle Sounders 1 1 2
3 Seattle Sounders (aet) 1 2 3
6 Portland Timbers 2 0 2

Eastern Conference

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Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs

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Richmond Kickers (VA)0–1Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Tim Brown   76'
Mike Burke   78'		 Report   18' Temoc Suarez
  53' Rene Rivas
  63' Lars Lyssand
  81' Ian Woan
Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Abbas Piran


Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)1–2 (a.e.t.)Richmond Kickers (VA)
Ian Woan   41'
Rene Rivas   43'
Jonny Steele   60'		 Report   6' Tim Brown
  35' Richie Williams
  77' Peter Luzak
  90' Kevin Knight
Penalties
Scott Schweitzer  
David Lara  
Ian Woan  
Timothy O'Neill  
Mauro Carabajal  
Byron Foss  		 5–4   Robert Ukrop
  Paul Lekics
  Dustin Swinehart
  Kevin Jeffrey
  David Hayes
  Chris Fox
Attendance: 2,564
Referee: Ronnie Canales

The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5–4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2–2 on aggregate.

Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact

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Rochester Rhinos (NY)0–1Montreal Impact (QC)
Shaun Tsakiris   56'
Chris Carrieri   80'		 Report   53' Eduardo Sebrango
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Roni Canales, United States


Montreal Impact (QC)1–0Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Eduardo Sebrango   32',   32'
Mauro Biello   71'		 Report   34'   74' Kirk Wilson
  51' David Wright
  72' Ian Fuller
  80' Jefferson Dargout
Referee: Silviu Petrescu, Canada

The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinals

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Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

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Portland Timbers (OR)2–1Seattle Sounders (WA)
Brian Winters   47'
Byron Alvarez   52'
Andrew Gregor   81' (pen.)		 Report   17' Roger Levesque
  28' Jonathan Bolaños
  38' Billy Sleeth
  45' Preston Burpo
  79' Marco Vélez
  87' Zach Scott
PGE Park, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 4,863
Referee: Nathan Lacy


Seattle Sounders (WA)2–0 (OT)Portland Timbers (OR)
Welton Melo   5'   100'
Billy Sleeth   20'
Ryan Edwards   69'
Zach Scott   82'		 Report   59' Byron Alvarez
Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 3,490
Referee: Jair Marrufo

The Seattle Sounders advance 3–2 on aggregate.

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder

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Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)2–0Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Carlo Corazzin   6',   90'
Davide Xausa   47'
Steve Kindel   58'		 Report   90' Godfrey Tenoff
Attendance: 4,135
Referee: Dave Gantar, Canada


Minnesota Thunder (MN)0–1Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Freddy Juarez   18'
David Castellanos   33'
Dustin Branan   53'		 Report   66' Ive Sulentic
  75' David Morris
Attendance: 589
Referee: Brian D'Amato, United States

The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.

Eastern Conference final

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Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)0–2Montreal Impact (QC)
Temoc Suarez   26'   49'
René Rivas   79'   90'		 Report   43' Ze Roberto
  50' Joel Bailey
  70' Frederick Commodore
  73' Mauro Biello
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Andrew Chapin, United States


Montreal Impact (QC)1–1Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)
Patrick Leduc   20' (pen.)
António Ribeiro   85'		 Report   32' Lars Lyssand
  16',   39' Kupono Low
  22' Frank Sanfilippo
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Jose Farias, Canada

The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference finals

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Seattle Sounders (WA)1–0Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Jonathan Bolaños   57',   57'
Chad Brown   90'		 Report   32' Geordie Lyall
  41' Justin Thompson
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Baldomero Toledo, United States


Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)1–1Seattle Sounders (WA)
Jason Jordan   18'
Steve Kindel   58'		 Report   37' Roger Levesque
  44' Jason Farrell
  69'   72' Welton Melo
  86' Chad Brown
Attendance: 5,286
Referee: Tiger Liu, Canada

The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

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Montreal Impact (QC)2–0Seattle Sounders (WA)
Mauricio Vincello   12',   33'
Ze Roberto   14'
Nevio Pizzolito   61'
Frederick Commodore   78'		 Report   17' Darren Sawatzky
  43' Billy Sleeth
Attendance: 13,648
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

MVP: Mauricio Vincello

USL A-League
2004 Champions
 
Montreal Impact
First title

Points leaders

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Rank Scorer Club GP Goals Assists Points
1 Dante Washington Virginia Beach Mariners 27 17 6 40
2 Byron Alvarez Portland Timber 25 16 4 36
3 Alan Gordon Portland Timbers 27 17 1 35
4 Ali Gerba Toronto Lynx 25 15 4 34
5 Johnny Torres Milwaukee Wave United 26 11 7 29
6 Mac Cozier Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 4 28
7 Greg Howes Milwaukee Wave United 24 9 8 26
8 Todd Dusosky Milwaukee Wave United 23 10 4 24
McColm Cephas Richmond Kickers 26 10 4 24
Chris Carrieri Rochester Rhinos 27 8 8 24
11 Mauricio Salles Puerto Rico Islanders 25 11 1 23
12 Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 19 7 7 21
13 Welton Melo Seattle Sounders 23 5 10 20
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Portland Timber 26 5 10 20
Matthew Delicâte Richmond Kickers 26 7 6 20

Awards and All A-League Teams

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All A-League First Team
F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Alan Gordon (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Sandro Grande (Montreal Impact); Alex Pineda Chacón (Atlanta Silverbacks); Johnny Torres (Milwaukee Wave United)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Dustin Branan (Minnesota Thunder); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (MVP & Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Bobby Howe Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)

All A-League Second Team
F: Mac Cozier (Atlanta Silverbacks); Ali Gerba (Toronto Lynx); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Portland Timbers); Justin Evans (Charleston Battery); Alfredo Valente (Vancouver Whitecaps); Richie Williams (Richmond Kickers)
D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Mark Watson (Charleston Battery)
G: Joe Warren (Minnesota Thunder)

References

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