Season | 1999 |
---|---|
Champions | Minnesota Thunder (1st title) |
Premiers | Rochester Rhinos (2nd title) |
Top goalscorer | Niall Thompson, Mark Baena (20 goals) |
← 1998 2000 → |
The 1999 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 1999.
Regular season
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rochester Rhinos | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 7 | 92 |
2 | Staten Island Vipers | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 9 | 82 |
3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 8 | 74 |
4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 9 | 72 |
5 | Lehigh Valley Steam | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 6 | 63 |
6 | Boston Bulldogs | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 8 | 61 |
7 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 2 | 51 |
8 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 5 | 34 |
Source:
Atlantic Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 10 | 75 |
2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 6 | 69 |
3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 6 | 68 |
4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 6 | 62 |
5 | Jacksonville Cyclones | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 9 | 60 |
6 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 5 | 57 |
7 | Raleigh Express | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 5 | 47 |
8 | Maryland Mania | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 85 | −69 | 2 | 13 |
Source:
Western Conference
Central Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 6 | 90 |
2 | MLS Project 40 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 4 | 68 |
3 | New Orleans Storm | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 11 | 67 |
4 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 5 | 55 |
5 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 5 | 54 |
6 | Tennessee Rhythm | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 6 | 49 |
7 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 7 | 34 |
Source:
Pacific Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | San Diego Flash | 28 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 11 | 90 |
2 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 10 | 84 |
3 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 10 | 81 |
4 | Orange County Zodiac | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 10 | 73 |
5 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 6 | 56 |
6 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 4 | 40 |
7 | Sacramento Geckos | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 91 | −75 | 0 | 1 |
Source:
Conference Quarterfinals
Eastern Conference
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 2–1 | Lehigh Valley Steam (PA) |
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Carlos Zavala 70' Mauro Biello 72' |
89' Ian Checcio |
Attendance: 8,437
Staten Island Vipers (NY) | 3–2 (OT) | Richmond Kickers (VA) |
---|---|---|
Ernest Inneh 27', 57' Martin Dugas 97' |
30', 80' Gary Glasgow |
Attendance: 1,452
Long Island Rough Riders (NY) | 3–4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA) |
---|---|---|
Cordt Weinstein 52' Darko Kolic 68' John Wolyniec 87' |
35' Goran Vasic 40' Justin Evans 75' Joenal Castma 77' Allen Eller |
Hershey Wildcats (PA) | 3–2 | Charleston Battery (SC) |
---|---|---|
Gino DiFlorio 54' Greg Simmonds 70' Chris Penny 73' John Smith 90' |
58', 88' Dean Sewell 73' Mike Burke 73' Paul Conway |
Attendance: 2,299
Western Conference
San Diego Flash (CA) | 3–1 | El Paso Patriots (TX) |
---|---|---|
Kevin Legg 26', 70' 90' (pen.) |
9' Victor Castro |
Attendance: 2,984
Vancouver 86ers (BC) | 1–3 | MLS Project 40 |
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Chris Dailly 85' | 39' Alen Kozić 69', 84' Kirk Wilson 70' Jason Moore |
Attendance: 5,050
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 4–0 | New Orleans Storm (LA) |
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Craig Gaunt 33' (o.g.) Stoian Mladenov 65' Gerard Lagos 78', 84' |
Attendance: 1,560
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 6–3 | Orange County Zodiac (CA) |
---|---|---|
Sean Henderson 17', 44' (pen.) Mark Baena 26' Jose Vasquez 38' (o.g.) Kieran Barton 59' Ian Russell 64', 87' |
Report | 5' Jason Boyce 9' P.J. Polowski 42' Mark Foster 52' Shawn Saunders 62' Jose Vasquez 68' Jason Boyce 71' Martín Vásquez 73' Gustavo Leal 83' Peter Lak |
Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinal 1
Hershey Wildcats (PA) | 2–0 | Staten Island Vipers (NY) |
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Jamel Mitchell 65' Matthew Ford 84' |
Staten Island Vipers (NY) | 0–2 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) |
---|---|---|
37', 84' Jamel Mitchell 67' Kyle Swords |
Attendance: 1,085
The Hershey Wildcats advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
Eastern Conference Semifinal 2
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 6–2 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA) |
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Doug Miller 1:30', 10:50' Darren Tilley 8:30', 71:04' Yari Allnutt 18:00' Mauro Biello 50:00' |
Report | 38:10' Justin Evans 87:00' Goran Vasic |
Attendance: 9,127
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA) | 1–0 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
---|---|---|
Mike Apple 65' | Report |
Attendance: 4,115
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA) |
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Doug Miller 35' Tim Hardy 43' Nate Daligcon 49' Mali Walton 52' |
https://www.newspapers.com/image/136563379/?terms=Rhinos Report | 29' Gary DePalma 44' 64' Tenywa Bonseu |
Attendance: 6,541
The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
Western Conference Semifinal 1
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 1–0 (OT) | MLS Project 40 |
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Paul Schneider 105' |
Attendance: 1,578
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 2–0 | MLS Project 40 |
---|---|---|
Gerard Lagos 28' Stoian Mladenov 42' |
89' Judah Cooks |
Attendance: 946
The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Western Conference final.
Western Conference Semifinal 2
San Diego Flash (CA) | 6–0 | Seattle Sounders (WA) |
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Chugger Adair 3' Antonio Robles 23' Carlos Farias 34', 53', 60', 84' (pen.) Mauricio Alegre 87' |
Report | 23' Ollie Heald |
Seattle Sounders (WA) | 0–1 | San Diego Flash (CA) |
---|---|---|
Jason Annicchero 82' | Report | 11' Jerome Watson |
The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.
Conference finals
Eastern Conference
Hershey Wildcats (PA) | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
---|---|---|
Greg Simmonds 15' Jamel Mitchell 79' |
Doug Miller |
Attendance: 6,541
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 1–0 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) |
---|---|---|
Doug Miller 80' |
Attendance: 9,024
Rochester Rhinos (NY) | 3–1 | Hershey Wildcats (PA) |
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Mauro Biello 20' Doug Miller 81' (pen.) Yari Allnutt 85' |
78' Tim Leonard |
Attendance: 7,753
The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the final.
Western Conference
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 4–1 | San Diego Flash (CA) |
---|---|---|
Paweł Nowak 10' Stoian Mladenov 58' (pen.) Amos Magee 63', 88' |
29' Jamie Munro |
Attendance: 2,072
San Diego Flash (CA) | 1–2 | Minnesota Thunder (MN) |
---|---|---|
Nate Hetherington 83' | Report | 7' 14' Morgan Zeba 27' Amos Magee 80' (pen.) Kalin Bankov |
Attendance: 2,983
The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.
Final
Minnesota Thunder (MN) | 2–1 | Rochester Rhinos (NY) |
---|---|---|
Gerard Lagos 43' Paweł Nowak 47' |
57' Darren Tilley |
Attendance: 9,987
MVP: Amos Magee, Minnesota Thunder
Points leaders
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Niall Thompson | Vancouver 86ers | 20 | 7 | 47 |
2 | Mark Baena | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 6 | 46 |
Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver 86ers | 18 | 10 | 46 | |
4 | Darko Kolic | Long Island Rough Riders | 17 | 9 | 43 |
5 | Steve Patterson | Orange County Zodiac | 19 | 4 | 42 |
6 | Jamel Mitchell | Hershey Wildcats | 15 | 9 | 39 |
Ernest Inneh | Staten Island Vipers | 18 | 3 | 39 | |
8 | Greg Simmonds | Hershey Wildcats | 16 | 6 | 38 |
9 | Onandi Lowe | Richmond Kickers | 15 | 7 | 37 |
John Wolyniec | Long Island Rough Riders | 15 | 7 | 37 | |
John Sulentic | Vancouver 86ers | 9 | 19 | 37 | |
12 | Carlos Farias | San Diego Flash | 15 | 6 | 36 |
Ian Russell | Seattle Sounders | 14 | 8 | 36 | |
14 | Gary Glasgow | Richmond Kickers | 14 | 7 | 35 |
15 | Patrick Beech | New Orleans Storm | 16 | 2 | 34 |
16 | Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 14 | 5 | 33 |
17 | Dan Stebbins | Milwaukee Rampage | 10 | 12 | 32 |
18 | Mac Cozier | Jacksonville Cyclones | 13 | 4 | 30 |
Gustavo Leal | Orange County Zodiac | 13 | 4 | 30 | |
Mugurel Dumitru | San Diego Flash | 9 | 12 | 30 |
Honors
- MVP: John Swallen
- Leading goal scorer: Niall Thompson
- Leading goalkeeper: John Swallen
- Defender of the Year: Scott Schweitzer
- Rookie of the Year: Greg Simmonds
- Coach of the Year: Paul Riley
- Referee of the Year: Glenn Prechac
- First Team All League
- Goalkeeper: John Swallen
- Defenders: Craig Demmin, Scott Schweitzer, Tenywa Bonseu, Kalin Bankov
- Midfielders: Carlos Farias, Mauro Biello, Mac Cozier
- Forwards: Mark Baena, Ernest Inneh, Niall Thompson
- Second Team All League[1]
- Goalkeeper: Pat Onstad
- Defenders: Jose Vasquez, John Coughlin, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
- Midfielders: Ian Russell, John Sulentic, Marvin Oliver
- Forwards: Jamel Mitchell, Paul Conway, Darko Kolic, Onandi Lowe
References
- ↑ 1999 League Awards Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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