United Soccer Leagues started in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League, and has since grown into the largest professional league ever in the United States, comprising over 140 teams in both indoor, outdoor, amateur and women’s leagues. USL originally started in 1986 playing only indoor soccer, but added an outdoor season starting in 1989. Since then, the outdoor league has grown rapidly to become the primary grass-roots league operating at the minor league level. In 1997, USL absorbed the A-League teams, creating a new USSF sanctioned Division 2 league (now called “USL First Division”) of 24 teams, as well as a USSF sanctioned 3rd division (now called “USL Second Division”), and the Premier Development League (an amateur circuit, informally the “4th division”). These comprise over 100 teams. The Women’s league (W-League), the Super 20 League and the Super Y-League (Youth) expanded the USL into a wide territory. USL has flourished, with nationwide presence and the stronger teams drawing in excess of 4,000 fans. Many thanks to eRic Vormelker (netminder@sbcglobal.net) and Mark Hlavenka for researching much of the 1989-1995 data. Some of the earliest material was provided by Kevin Raymond Mitzel (kevin@npsl.com).
Outdoor scoring system (1989-1995): 6 points for a win, 4 points for a shootout win, 2 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss, 1 point for each goal scored up to 3 per game.
Indoor scoring system (1986-present): 4 points for a win, 3 points for a shootout win, 1 point for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (1996-1998): 3 points for a regulation win, 1 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (1999): 4 points for a regulation win, 2 points for a shootout win, 1 point for a shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss.
Outdoor scoring system (2000-2002): 4 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss + 1 bonus point when scoring three or more goals in a game.
Outdoor scoring system (2003-present): 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points.
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2003 A-League Before the season, Syracuse and Milwaukee Wave United were added. Hampton Roads became Virginia Beach. During the season, Calgary was taken over by the league and renamed Team Calgary. GP W L D GF GA Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Montreal Impact 28 16 6 6 40 21 54 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 15 7 6 55 36 51 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 15 9 4 50 41 49 Syracuse Salty Dogs 28 11 12 5 42 38 38 Toronto Lynx 28 11 13 4 29 38 37 Southeast Division Charleston Battery 28 15 6 7 41 27 52 Virginia Beach Mariners 28 14 9 5 51 34 47 Richmond Kickers 28 12 9 7 41 32 43 Charlotte Eagles 28 6 15 7 29 59 25 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 4 17 7 27 48 19 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Milwaukee Wave United 28 18 10 0 61 32 54 Minnesota Thunder 28 17 9 2 44 28 53 El Paso Patriots 28 9 16 3 33 48 30 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 9 19 0 38 62 24 Indiana Blast 28 3 23 2 28 67 11 Pacific Division Seattle Sounders 28 16 7 5 45 24 53 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 15 6 7 45 24 52 Portland Timbers 28 15 11 2 39 33 47 Calgary Storm 28 4 21 3 16 62 15 Division Finals: Rochester defeated Montreal 2-1, 0-0 Charleston defeated Virginia Beach 0-1, 4-1 Minnesota defeated Milwaukee 0-1, 2-0 Seattle defeated Vancouver 0-0, 101 (6-5 PK) Conference Finals: Minnesota defeated Seattle 1-0, 1-0 Charleston defeated Rochester 1-0, 0-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Charleston defeated Minnesota 3-0 After the season, Pittsburgh and Charlotte were demoted to the PSL. El Paso and Indiana were demoted to the PDL. Cincinnati and Calgary folded. Pro Select League GP W L D GF GA Pts GP W L D GF GA Pts Northern Region New Hampshire Phantoms 20 11 7 2 32 22 35 Westchester Flames 20 11 9 0 36 40 33 Western Mass. Pioneers 20 8 11 1 43 35 25 Atlantic Region Long Island Rough Riders 20 13 4 3 41 21 42 New Jersey Stallions 20 9 9 2 36 32 29 New York Freedoms (-1) 20 8 6 6 30 28 29 Reading Rage 20 5 15 0 24 59 15 Southern Region Carolina Dynamo 20 14 2 4 45 16 46 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 11 6 3 43 33 36 North. Virginia Royals (-1) 20 6 13 1 20 34 18 Western Region Utah Blitzz 20 12 5 3 46 20 39 California Gold 20 11 6 3 39 30 36 San Diego Gauchos 20 3 16 1 19 49 10 Regional Finals Westchester defeated New Hampshire, 3-0, 2-3 Wilmington defeated Carolina 1-1 (2 OT), 2-0 Utah defeated California 1-0 New Jersey defeated Long Island 0-0 (5-4 PK) Semi-finals: Westchester defeated New Jersey 3-3 (3-0 PK) Wilmington defeated Utah 2-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Wilmington defeated Westchester 2-1 (2 OT) After the season, Reading, New Jersey and Carolina were demoted to the PDL. New York folded. Premier Development League Before the season, Greenville and South Jersey were relegated from D3Pro League. West Virginia, Albany, Fort Wayne, Toledo, Abbotsford, Columbus, St. Louis, Jersey Shore, New Orleans, Fresno, St.Louis, Nevada and BYU Cougars were added. GP W L D GF GA Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Vermont Voltage 18 12 3 3 37 21 39 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 12 4 2 64 30 38 Brooklyn Knights 18 11 4 3 46 26 36 South Jersey Barons 18 11 6 1 45 28 34 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 4 4 62 31 34 Albany Blackwatch Highlandrs18 6 11 1 36 43 19 Jersey Shore Boca 12 4 8 0 23 44 12 Jersey Falcons 18 3 14 1 31 85 10 Worcester Kings (-6) 18 1 17 0 21 62 -3 Mid-Atlantic Division Richmond Kickers Future 18 14 3 1 41 12 43 Williamsburg Legacy 18 10 6 2 35 22 32 Raleigh CASL Elite 18 8 8 2 22 23 26 Chesapeake Dragons 18 7 10 1 19 32 22 West Virginia Chaos 18 3 14 1 18 54 10 Greeneville Lions (-3) 18 3 13 2 23 41 8 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Great Lakes Division Mid-Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 40 16 43 Indiana Invaders 18 11 5 2 31 19 35 Fort Wayne Fever 18 9 7 2 32 30 29 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 6 9 3 29 39 21 Toledo Slayers 18 2 13 3 22 45 9 Columbus Shooting Stars 18 2 14 2 28 43 8 Heartland Division Chicago Fire Reserves 18 15 2 1 60 17 46 Des Moines Menace 18 12 5 1 48 23 37 Thunder Bay Chill 18 10 7 1 34 31 31 Boulder Rapids Reserve 18 10 7 1 32 29 31 Kansas City Brass 18 7 11 0 35 48 21 St. Louis Strikers 18 7 11 0 39 53 21 Sioux Falls Spitfire 18 6 12 0 42 48 18 Wisconsin Rebels 18 0 17 1 11 71 1 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Mid-South Division New Orleans Shell Shockers 18 16 2 0 53 18 48 Memphis Express 18 11 5 2 48 25 35 Nashville Metros 18 11 7 0 41 21 33 Texas Spurs 18 10 7 1 44 28 31 Austin Lightning 18 9 8 1 31 42 28 Houston Toros 18 3 13 2 21 60 11 Louisiana Outlaws 18 3 14 1 23 46 10 Southeast Division Cocoa Expos 14 8 3 3 36 27 27 Central Florida Kraze 14 7 5 2 38 26 23 Bradenton Academics 14 6 5 3 32 24 21 Palm Beach Pumas (-1) 14 2 11 1 23 55 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Fresno Fuego 18 14 4 0 50 23 42 Orange County Blue Star 18 14 4 0 52 29 42 Southern Calif. Seahorses 18 10 6 2 34 29 32 BYU Cougars 18 2 15 1 21 52 7 Nevada Wonders 18 1 15 2 13 51 5 Northwest Division Spokane Shadow 18 14 2 2 38 14 44 Cascade Surge 18 11 5 2 32 27 35 Yakima Reds 18 9 8 1 30 26 28 Abbottsford Rangers 15 4 11 0 21 33 12 Calgary Storm Prospects (-3)15 2 12 1 14 31 4 Conference Semifinals: Cape Cod defeated Richmond, 4-0 Vermont defeated Williamsburg 5-2 Memphis defeated Cocoa 5-2 New Orleans defeated Central Florida, 4-1 Chicago defeated Indiana, 8-0 Mid-Michigan defeated Des Moines 1-0 Orange County defeated Cascade 2-1 Fresno defeated Spokane 1-0 Conference Finals: Cape Cod defeated Vermont, 2-0 Memphis defeated New Orleans, 2-0 Chicago defeated Mid-Michigan, 2-0 Orange County defeated Fresno, 2-0 Semi-finals: Cape Cod defeated Memphis, 4-0 Chicago defeated Orange County, 3-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Cape Cod defeated Chicago, 2-0 After the season, Jersey Shore, Worcester, Greenville Houston and Calgary folded. 2002 A-LEAGUE Before the season, Calgary was promoted from the PDL. Hampton Roads Returned from hiatus. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 17 3 8 38 25 1 72 Montreal Impact 28 16 9 3 39 29 5 72 Toronto Lynx 28 10 5 13 37 35 3 48 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 8 15 5 39 44 4 41 Southeast Division Charleston Battery 28 19 3 6 46 16 7 89 Richmond Kickers 28 13 9 6 44 37 7 65 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 13 13 2 47 44 8 62 Charlotte Eagles 28 10 14 4 46 46 6 50 Hampton Roads Mariners 28 6 19 3 25 57 2 29 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Milwaukee Rampage 28 16 7 5 48 29 6 75 Minnesota Thunder 28 14 9 5 55 35 9 70 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 8 20 0 35 68 6 35* Indiana Blast 28 6 18 4 29 67 1 29 Pacific Division Seattle Sounders 28 23 1 4 71 27 14 107 Portland Timbers 28 13 12 3 47 39 8 63 El Paso Patriots 28 10 11 7 38 48 7 54 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 11 12 5 41 39 5 54 Calgary Storm 28 4 21 3 26 66 3 22 *Cincinnati deducted 3 points for using an ineligible player. First Round: Montreal defeated Charlotte 0-1, 1-0 (PK) Richmond defeated Atlanta 1-1, 2-1 Minnesota defeated El Paso 2-1, 1-1 Vancouver defeated Portland 1-0, 1-0 Conference Semifinals: Rochester defeated Montreal 0-0, 1-0 Richmond defeated Charleston 2-1, 3-1 Milwaukee defeated Minnesota 0-0, 2-1 Vancouver defeated Seattle 2-0, 6-2 Conference Finals: Richmond defeated Rochester 1-1, 0-0 (9-8 PK) Milwaukee defeated Vancouver 0-0, 2-1 (OT) CHAMPIONSHIP: Milwaukee defeated Richmond 2-1 After the season, Milwaukee folded. D-3 PRO LEAGUE Before the season, San Diego was added. Stanislaus became California. New York and Westchester were promoted from the PDL. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Northern Conference Western Mass Pioneers 20 14 5 1 44 24 5 62 Connecticut Wolves 20 10 8 2 32 31 4 46 Westchester Flames 20 7 10 3 22 29 3 34 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 4 13 3 20 45 2 21 Atlantic Conference Long Island Rough Riders 20 13 6 1 28 28 11 64 New York Freedom 20 13 7 0 38 30 6 58 New Jersey Stallions 20 12 8 0 44 32 8 56 South Jersey Barons 20 7 10 3 30 40 3 34 Reading Rage 20 3 16 1 26 53 2 15 Southern Conference Wilmington Hammerheads 20 14 4 2 58 25 11 69 Greenville Lions 20 11 6 3 43 26 5 52 Carolina Dynamo 20 9 6 5 35 25 5 46 Northern Virginia Royals 20 3 17 0 26 67 3 15 Western Conference Utah Blitzz 20 16 3 1 52 20 9 74 San Diego Gauchos 20 10 7 3 38 29 5 48 Arizona Suaharos 20 10 7 3 31 30 4 47 California Gold 20 9 10 1 32 32 3 40 Northern Nevada Aces 20 5 15 0 29 52 1 21 First Round: San Diego defeated Arizona, 3-0. Carolina defeated Greenville, 1-0. Quarterfinals: Long Island defeated New York 2-2 (5-4 PK) Connecticut defeated Western Massachusetts 0-2, 3-2 Wilmington defeated Carolina 2-1 Utah defeated San Diego 1-0 Semifinals: Wilmington defeated Utah 3-1 Long Island defeated Connecticut 3-0 FINAL: Long Island defeated Wilmington 2-1 After the season, Northern Nevada and Arizona left to join the new Men’s Premier Soccer League. South Jersey and Greenville were relegated to the PDL. Connecticut folded. PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Before the season, Chico was relegated from the D3Pro League. Raleigh, Worcester, Greenville, Williamsburg, Richmond, Wisconsin, Memphis, Austin, Houston, Nashville, Los Angeles, South Bay, and Calgary Storm Select were added. Boulder became the Rapids Reserve. Lafayette became Austin. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Vermont Voltage 18 14 2 2 48 18 8 66 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 12 4 2 39 17 8 58 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 8 9 1 38 38 7 40 Worcester Kings 18 6 12 0 29 51 4 28 Brooklyn Knights 18 6 12 0 23 36 3 27 Jersey Falcons 18 5 12 1 25 42 2 23 Mid-Atlantic Division Williamsburg Legacy 18 14 4 0 44 26 9 65 Raleigh CASL Elite 18 11 7 0 42 35 7 51 Richmond Future 18 9 9 0 40 37 4 40 Chesapeake Dragons 18 5 13 0 27 44 4 24 Greenville Lions Premier 18 4 14 0 22 57 4 20 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Great Lakes Division Chicago Fire Reserves 18 14 3 1 43 15 7 64 Mid-Michigan Bucks 18 11 5 2 48 36 9 55 West Michigan Edge 18 11 6 1 49 28 8 53 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 9 8 1 37 32 6 43 Indiana Invaders 18 8 7 3 32 25 5 40 Dayton Gemini 18 3 12 3 26 48 3 18 Heartland Division Des Moines Menace 18 15 0 3 68 19 11 74 Boulder Rapids Reserve 18 11 3 4 49 23 6 54 Sioux Falls Spitfire 18 9 6 3 34 33 6 45 Chicago Eagles Reserves 18 6 11 1 37 38 5 30 Kansas City Brass 18 5 12 1 39 56 6 27 Thunder Bay Chill 18 5 12 1 35 58 5 26 Denver Cougars 18 4 9 5 25 45 3 24 Wisconsin Rebels 18 1 17 0 11 76 0 4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Mid-South Division Memphis Express 18 12 4 2 45 19 10 60 Texas Spurs 18 12 6 0 48 30 8 56 Austin Lightning 18 8 8 2 36 42 6 40 Nashville Metros 18 7 9 2 37 34 6 36 Louisiana Outlaws 18 5 12 1 39 38 7 28 Houston Toros 18 4 13 1 27 60 2 19 Southeast Division Tampa Bay Hawks 18 14 4 0 51 27 8 64 Bradenton Academics 18 10 7 1 43 31 7 48 Central Florida Kraze 18 9 8 1 34 33 6 43 Palm Beach Pumas 18 7 11 0 32 42 5 33 Cocoa Expos 18 4 13 1 35 61 7 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Chico Rooks 18 13 4 1 40 22 8 61 Southern Calif. Seahorses 18 11 7 0 43 28 6 50 Orange County Blue Stars 18 7 9 2 29 26 5 35 Los Angeles Heroes 18 6 10 2 24 38 4 30 Central Coast Roadrunners 18 5 13 0 19 37 3 23 Santa Barbara Sharks 13 3 10 0 20 37 3 15 Northwest Division Seattle Sounders Select 14 9 3 2 33 22 4 42 Spokane Shadow 18 11 6 1 39 23 8 53 Cascade Surge 18 9 9 0 31 32 4 40 Calgary Storm Select 18 5 10 3 21 44 2 25 Yakima Reds 18 5 11 2 30 33 4 26 Conference Semifinals: Cape Cod defeated Williamsburg 2-0 Raleigh defeated Vermont 1-0 Tampa Bay defeated Texas 4-2 Bradenton defeated Memphis 1-0 (OT) Boulder defeated Chicago 3-1 Mid-Michigan defeated Des Moines 1 Cascade defeated Chicago 1-0 Southern California defeated Spokane 2-0 Conference Finals: Cape Cod defeated Raleigh 1-0 Bradenton defeated Tampa Bay 3-2 Boulder defeated Mid-Michigan 0-0 (7-6 PK) Southern California defeated Cascade 3-2 Semifinals: Cape Cod defeated Bradenton 3-2 Boulder defeated Southern California, 2-1 FINAL: Cape Cod defeated Boulder 2-1 After the season, Dayton, Chicago Eagles Select, Tampa Bay, Greenville Lions Premier, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles folded. Chico left to join the MPSL. 2001 A-LEAGUE Charlotte was promoted from the D3Pro League. Tennessee became Nashville. Portland was added. Vancouver became the Whitecaps. GP W D L GF GA BP Pts Northern Conference Hershey Wildcats 26 16 3 7 45 20 8 75 Rochester Raging Rhinos 26 16 4 6 43 27 6 74 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 26 10 4 12 39 39 6 50 Montreal Impact 26 10 2 14 29 37 3 45 Connecticut Wolves 26 9 6 11 30 37 1 43 Long Island Rough Riders 26 8 4 16 31 50 5 33 Toronto Lynx 26 7 3 16 20 41 1 32 Central Conference Richmond Kickers 26 16 3 7 47 34 9 76 Charleston Battery 26 16 1 9 51 34 8 73 Charlotte Eagles 26 14 2 10 50 41 8 66 Nashville Metros 26 14 2 10 47 48 5 63 Atlanta Silverbacks 26 13 1 12 48 39 6 59 Indiana Blast 26 8 0 18 38 55 3 35 Cincinnati Riverhawks 26 6 0 20 39 80 3 27 Western Conference Vancouver Whitecaps 26 16 2 8 44 33 8 74 San Diego Flash F. C. 26 14 1 11 55 42 11 68 Milwaukee Rampage 26 14 2 10 45 40 5 63 Portland Timbers 26 13 3 10 41 38 7 62 Seattle Sounders 26 13 1 12 40 39 4 57 Minnesota Thunder 26 9 2 15 29 34 3 41 El Paso Patriots 26 8 4 14 39 42 4 40 First Round: Pittsburgh defeated Charleston 2-1, 3-1 San Diego defeated Atlanta 2-0, 2-2 Portland defeated Charlotte 2-0, 3-2 Milwaukee defeated Nashville 3-2, 0-1 (4-3 PK) Quarterfinals: Milwaukee defeated Richmond 2-2, 1-1 (OT) Hershey defeated Portland 2-0, 1-0 Vancouver defeated San Diego 0-2, 4-1 Rochester defeated Pittsburgh 1-2, 3-0 Semifinals: Rochester defeated Milwaukee 3-2, 1-0 Hershey defeated Vancouver 4-0, 0-1 CHAMPIONSHIP: Rochester defeated Hershey 2-0 After the season, San Diego, and Hershey folded. Nashville withdrew for 1 year. Connecticut and Long Island were relegated to the D3Pro League. D-3 PRO LEAGUE Boston was relegated from the A-League. Northern Nevada and Greenville were added. GP W D L GF GA BP Pts Northern Conference Boston Bulldogs 18 10 2 6 41 27 8 50 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 8 2 8 35 31 7 41 New Jersey Stallions 18 9 2 7 26 25 3 41 Reading Rage 18 8 2 8 32 33 5 39 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 8 1 9 34 39 5 38 South Jersey Barons 18 6 1 11 35 42 5 30 Western Mass. Pioneers 18 6 1 11 29 36 4 29 Southern Conference Wilmington Hammerheads 17 11 0 6 39 23 6 50 Carolina Dynamo 18 9 3 6 29 20 5 44 Greenville Lions 18 5 3 10 25 31 4 27 Northern Virginia Royals 17 1 0 16 9 63 0 4 Western Conference Utah Blitzz 18 14 1 3 59 22 11 68 Chico Rooks 18 11 1 6 43 25 7 52 Stanislaus United Cruisers 18 10 1 7 32 31 4 45 Arizona Sahuaros 18 5 2 11 25 39 4 26 Tucson Fireballs 18 5 0 13 40 64 5 25 Northern Nevada Aces 18 4 1 14 24 55 3 20 Conference Semi-Finals: Boston defeated Reading, 6-0 New Jersey defeated New Hampshire 4-2 Greenville defeated Carolina 2-1 Stanlslaus defeated Arizona 2-1 Chico defeated Tucson 5-1 Conference Finals: Boston defeated New Jersey 2-0 Greenville defeated Wilmington 3-3 (4-3 PK) Stanislaus United defeated Chicago 2-1 Semifinals: Greeneville defeated Boston 2-1 (OT) Utah defeated Stanislaus United 3-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Utah defeated Greenville 1-0 After the season, Chico was relegated to the PDL. Tucson folded. Boston withdrew for 1 season. PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE Austin, Riverside County, and Cape Cod were relegated from the D3Pro League. Dallas, West Texas, Calgary, Okanagan, Lafayette, Chicago, Southern California, Chesapeake and Jersey were added. Dayton became the Gemini. Colorado became Denver. Miami became the Strike Force. Colorado Springs became the Ascent.Texas was relegated from the D3Pro League and became the Spurs. GP W D L GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Westchester Flames 20 13 3 4 48 25 10 65 Brooklyn Knights 19 12 1 6 48 27 8 57 Vermont Voltage 20 10 3 7 51 25 8 51 New York Freedoms 19 10 2 7 41 33 8 50 North Jersey Imperials 20 10 3 7 42 40 7 50 Cape Cod Crusaders 20 9 3 8 39 36 5 44 Chesapeake Dragons 18 4 2 12 30 45 4 22 Jersey Falcons 20 1 19 0 19 89 2 6 Southeast Division Cocoa Expos 20 14 1 5 55 37 9 66 Miami Strike Force 20 13 0 7 46 38 8 60 Bradenton Academics 19 9 1 9 40 34 6 43 Central Florida Kraze 20 8 1 11 37 36 4 37 Tampa Bay Hawks 20 6 2 12 39 41 6 32 Palm Beach Pumas 19 6 1 12 30 58 4 29 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Great Lakes Division Chicago Fire Reserves 20 15 1 4 49 18 11 72 West Michigan Edge 20 13 0 7 50 42 10 62 Mid-Michigan Bucks 20 10 1 9 43 46 7 48 Indiana Invaders 19 9 1 9 37 41 9 46 Kalamazoo Kingdom 20 9 1 10 43 39 6 43 Dayton Gemini 19 5 0 14 24 48 3 23 Heartland Division Sioux Falls Spitfire 20 17 1 2 54 19 9 78 Des Moines Menace 20 11 2 7 38 23 6 52 Chicago Eagles Reserves 20 8 2 10 33 33 4 38 Thunder Bay Chill 20 6 1 13 26 48 3 28 Twin Cities Phoenix 20 3 0 17 34 61 3 15 Mid-South Division Texas Spurs 20 16 1 3 68 22 12 77 Lafayette Lightning 20 13 2 5 50 49 11 65 Louisiana Outlaws 20 7 1 12 40 56 7 36 West Dallas Kings 20 6 0 14 33 49 4 28 WESTERN CONFERENCE Rocky Mountain Division Denver Cougars 20 15 1 4 63 28 11 72 Boulder Nova 19 11 0 8 46 35 10 54 Wichita Jets 19 7 0 12 29 52 5 33 Colorado Springs Ascent 19 4 1 14 32 63 6 23 Kansas City Brass 20 2 0 15 27 53 4 12 Southwest Division Orange County Blue Star 20 14 0 6 51 34 10 66 Southern Calif. Seahorses 20 13 1 6 56 30 9 62 Central Coast Roadrunners 20 12 0 8 53 35 8 56 San Fernando Valley Heroes 20 7 2 11 38 43 5 35 San Gabriel Valley Highlndrs20 1 17 2 12 83 1 7 Northwest Division Calgary Storm 20 18 0 2 47 9 8 80 Seattle Sounders Select 19 14 0 5 42 23 7 63 Spokane Shadow 20 12 0 8 42 31 6 54 Cascade Surge 20 7 0 13 27 42 3 31 Yakima Reds 19 5 1 13 20 44 1 22 Okanagan Predators 20 2 1 17 18 47 1 10 Conference Semi-finals: Chicago FR defeated Texas 1-0 Sioux Falls defeated Lafayette 3-1 Westchester defeated Miami 2-1 Cocoa defeated Brooklyn 3-2 Seattle defeated Denver 3-1 Calgary defeated Orange County 2-1 Conference Finals: Sioux Falls defeated Chicago 1-0 Westchester defeated Cocoa 3-1 Calgary defeated Seattle 3-0 Semifinals: Westchester defeated Sioux Falls 5-1 Calgary defeated Des Moines 2-1 Third Place: Sioux Falls defeated Des Moines 1-0 CHAMPIONSHIP: Westchester defeated Calgary 3-1 After the season, Calgary was promoted to the A-League. Westchester and New York were promoted to the D3Pro League. Northern Jersey, West Dallas, Miami, Lafayette, Colorado Springs, Wichita, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley and Okangan folded. 2000-2001 I-LEAGUE The I-League was inactive this season. 2000 THE A-LEAGUE (2nd Division) Before the season, Orange County became the Waves. Montreal rejoined the league. San Francisco became the Bay Area Seals. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Long Island Rough Riders 28 16 9 4 54 36 9 76 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 17 9 2 42 24 5 75 Toronto Lynx 28 13 11 4 35 30 3 59 Montreal Impact 28 12 13 3 34 41 3 54 Boston Bulldogs 28 9 16 3 32 41 3 39 Connecticut Wolves 28 1 19 8 22 57 1 13 Atlantic Division Charleston Battery 28 18 8 2 59 36 13 87 Richmond Kickers 28 20 7 1 42 25 3 84 Hershey Wildcats 28 15 10 3 49 30 7 70 Hampton Roads Mariners 28 14 12 2 44 38 4 62 Raleigh Capital Express 28 12 12 4 48 52 6 58 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 11 14 3 51 42 8 55 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 10 14 4 41 43 5 49 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Minnesota Thunder 28 20 4 4 74 30 15 99 Milwaukee Rampage 28 18 9 1 69 47 16 89 Indiana Blast 28 9 15 4 40 57 5 45 US Project 40 28 8 19 1 35 60 3 33 Tennessee Rhythym 28 6 22 0 36 103 1 25 Cincinnati Riverhawks 28 2 23 3 25 80 2 13 Pacific Division Seattle Sounders 28 18 7 3 56 38 10 85 San Diego Flash 28 16 9 3 54 32 8 75 Vancouver 86ers 28 14 11 3 62 41 11 70 El Paso Patriots 28 12 14 2 48 50 7 57 Bay Area Seals 28 12 13 3 42 53 5 56 Orange County Waves 28 12 15 1 44 52 6 55 Conference Quarterfinals: Rochester defeated Hershey 4-3. Toronto defeated Long Island 2-1. Richmond defeated Hampton Roads 2-1. Charleston defeated Raleigh 1-0. Milwaukee defeated El Paso 3-2. Minnesota defeated Indiana 7-0. Seattle defeated Bay Area 3-1. Vancouver defeated San Diego 1-1 (5-4 PK) Conference Semifinals: Minnesota defeated Vancouver 3-0, 4-3 (OT). Rochester defeated Charleston 2-0, 1-0. Toronto defeated Richmond 1-0, 1-0. Milwaukee defeated Seattle 2-1, 2-1. Conference Finals: Rochester defeated Toronto 1-1, 1-0. Minnesota defeated Milwaukee 4-3, 5-0. CHAMPIONSHIP: Rochester defeated Minnesota 3-1. After the season, US Project 40 left the league. Boston was relegated to the D3Pro League. Bay Area, and Orange County were relegated to the D3Pro League but folded before the season began. Raleigh folded. Hampton Roads went on hiatus. D-3 PRO LEAGUE Before the season, Utah and Riverside County were added. Los Angeles moved to Tucson, Texas became the Rattlers. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Northern Division New Jersey Stallions 18 14 3 1 43 21 7 64 South Jersey Barons 18 12 6 0 46 33 9 57 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 10 6 2 30 20 5 47 Reading Rage 18 9 9 0 28 29 4 40 Western Mass Pioneers 18 8 8 2 30 28 4 38 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 7 6 5 29 23 4 37 Delaware Wizards 18 5 12 1 28 46 5 26 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 5 11 2 22 41 2 24 Southern Division Texas Rattlers 18 14 4 0 43 29 8 64 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 13 4 1 47 19 7 60 Charlotte Eagles 18 11 4 3 47 22 7 54 Carolina Dynamo 18 9 8 1 38 31 5 42 Houston Hurricanes 18 8 9 1 42 41 9 42 Roanoke Wrath 18 6 11 1 24 45 4 29 Northern Virginia Royals 18 6 12 0 30 53 4 28 Austin Lone Stars 18 2 15 1 18 45 2 11 Western Division Chico Rooks 18 12 6 0 39 28 8 56 Utah Blitzz 18 11 4 3 34 20 7 54 Tucson Fireballs 18 11 5 2 36 27 7 53 Stanislaus United Cruisers 18 7 10 1 35 32 5 34 Riverside County Elite 18 7 10 1 35 22 5 34 Arizona Sahuaros 18 5 12 1 46 53 7 28 Conference Quarterfinals: Western Massachusetts defeated South Jersey 3-2 (OT) Reading defeated New Hampshire 3-2. Carolina defeated Texas 4-2. Charlotte defeated Wilmington 3-1. Chico defeated Stanislaus County 3-2. Utah defeated Tulsa 1-0. Conference Semifinals: Utah defeated Chico 1-0 (OT) Western Massachusetts defeated Reading 4-0. Charlotte defeated Carolina 4-1. Conference Finals: Charlotte defeated Utah 4-2. New Jersey defeated Western Massachusetts 1-0. CHAMPIONSHIP: Charlotte defeated New Jersey 5-0. After the season, Delaware, Houston and Roanoke folded. Charlotte was promoted to the A-League. Austin, Riverside County, and Cape Cod were relegated to the PDL, but Austin folded before the season began. Texas was demoted to the PDL. PREMIER DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE (PDL) Before the season, New Brunswick, Tampa Bay, Palm Beach, Broward County, Dayton, Thunder Bay, Wichita and Boulder were added. North Jersey was relegated from the D3Pro League. West Michigan became the Edge. South Florida rejoined the league. Central Jersey reverted to provisional status. Louisiana and Alabama were added as provisional teams. GP W L D GF GA BP Pts EASTERN CONFERENCE Northeast Division Westchester Flames 18 15 3 0 47 21 10 70 Vermont Voltage 18 11 6 1 37 22 8 53 New York Freedom 18 10 7 1 45 24 8 49 Brooklyn Knights 18 9 8 1 30 32 4 41 North Jersey Imperials 18 7 11 0 38 49 6 34 New Brunswick Brigade 18 2 15 1 22 56 1 10 Southeast Division Tampa Bay Hawks 18 12 5 1 52 35 9 58 Bradenton Academics 18 11 6 1 43 27 8 53 Cocoa Expos 18 11 6 1 38 27 6 51 Central Florida Kraze 18 10 6 2 46 34 8 50 Palm Beach Pumas 18 8 8 2 39 43 7 41 South Florida Future 18 8 10 0 30 43 3 35 Broward County Wolfpack 18 4 12 2 36 56 7 25 Miami Breakers 18 3 14 1 27 46 5 18 CENTRAL CONFERENCE Great Lakes Division Mid Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 64 21 14 71 Dayton Gems 18 9 8 1 37 35 7 44 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 9 9 0 37 37 7 43 West Michigan Edge 18 9 9 0 32 38 7 43 Indiana Invaders 18 8 10 0 35 43 5 37 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 18 5 13 0 26 47 5 25 Heartland Division Chicago Sockers 18 13 5 0 45 17 10 62 Rockford Raptors 18 9 7 2 38 35 8 46 Des Moines Menace 18 10 8 0 63 28 5 45 Wisconsin Rebels 18 9 8 1 34 25 6 43 Twin Cities Tornado 18 7 9 2 26 33 2 32 Thunder Bay Chill 18 4 13 1 20 49 2 19 Provisional Teams Louisiana Outlaws 12 5 5 2 25 25 5 27 Alabama Saints 7 1 4 2 6 14 1 7 Central Jersey Riptide 10 1 9 0 10 31 1 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Rocky Mountain Division Colorado Comets 18 12 5 1 51 29 7 56 Wichita Jets 18 8 8 2 46 60 7 41 Boulder Nova 18 8 9 1 38 32 7 41 Kansas City Brass 18 5 11 2 41 56 6 28 Colorado Springs Stampede 18 5 11 2 27 46 3 25 Southwest Division San Fernando Valley Heroes 18 11 7 0 57 48 12 56 Central Coast Roadrunners 18 11 7 0 51 39 9 53 Nevada Zephyrs 18 7 11 0 32 43 4 32 San Gabriel Vall Highlanders18 4 14 0 35 66 4 20 Northwest Division Yakima Reds 18 12 5 1 59 29 11 60 Spokane Shadow 18 11 4 3 43 36 7 54 Seattle Sounders Select 18 11 6 1 33 28 6 51 Abbotsford 86ers Select 18 8 9 1 49 44 9 42 Cascade Surge 18 5 11 2 34 28 6 28 Willamette Valley Firebirds 18 3 15 0 28 71 4 16 Mid-Michigan received a bye to the finals as defending champion. Conference Semi-Finals: Tampa Bay defeated Vermont 2-2 (4-2 PK) Westchester defeated Bradenton 1-0 Dayton defeated Rockford 1-0 Chicago defeated Western Michigan 6-0 Colorado defeated San Fernando Valley 1-0 Yakima defeated Spokane 2-0 Conference Finals: Chicago defeated Dayton 2-0 Tampa Bay defeated Westchester 1-0 Yakima defeated Colorado 1-0 Semifinals: Mid Michigan defeated Yakima 5-2. Chicago defeated Westchester 5-0. 3rd place game: Westchester defeated Yakima 5-2. CHAMPIONSHIP: Chicago Sockers defeated Mid-Michigan Bucks 1-0. After the season, Willamette Valley, New Brunswick, Central Jersey, Rockford, Wisconsin, Chicago, Lexington, Abbottsford, Nevada, Riverside County, San Gabriel Valley, Colorado, South Florida and Broward County folded.