2004 A-League

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USL A-League
Season2004
Teams16
ChampionsMontreal Impact (2nd Title)
PremiersPortland Timbers (1st Title)
Matches224
Goals592 (2.64 per match)
Best PlayerCanada Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact
Top goalscorerUnited States Dante Washington, Virginia Beach Mariners,
United States Alan Gordon, Portland Timbers (17 goals)
Best goalkeeperCanada Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact
← 2003

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

Standings

Western Conference

  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:

Eastern Conference

  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:
(C) Champions

Playoffs

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

Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs

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


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

Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact

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


Montreal Impact (QC)1–0Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Eduardo Sebrango 32', Yellow card 32'
Mauro Biello Yellow card 71'		 Report Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 74' Kirk Wilson
Yellow card 51' David Wright
Yellow card 72' Ian Fuller
Yellow card 80' Jefferson Dargout
Attendance: 10,201
Referee: Silviu Petrescu, Canada

The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.

Western Conference semifinals

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

Portland Timbers (OR)2–1Seattle Sounders (WA)
Brian Winters Yellow card 47'
Byron Alvarez 52'
Andrew Gregor 81' (pen.)		 Report 17' Roger Levesque
Yellow card 28' Jonathan Bolaños
Yellow card 38' Billy Sleeth
Yellow card 45' Preston Burpo
Red card 79' Marco Vélez
Yellow card 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' gold-colored football 100'
Billy Sleeth Yellow card 20'
Ryan Edwards Yellow card 69'
Zach Scott Yellow card 82'		 Report Yellow card 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

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


Minnesota Thunder (MN)0–1Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Freddy Juarez Yellow card 18'
David Castellanos Yellow card 33'
Dustin Branan Yellow card 53'		 Report Yellow card 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

Syracuse Salty Dogs (NY)0–2Montreal Impact (QC)
Temoc Suarez Yellow card 26' Yellow-red card 49'
René Rivas Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 90'		 Report Yellow card 43' Ze Roberto
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 85'		 Report Yellow card 32' Lars Lyssand
Yellow card 16', 39' Kupono Low
Yellow card 22' Frank Sanfilippo
Attendance: 8,539
Referee: Jose Farias, Canada

The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

Western Conference finals

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


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

The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

MVP: Mauricio Vincello

USL A-League
2004 Champions
Canada
Montreal Impact
First title

Points leaders

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

Awards and All A-League Teams

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

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

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