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2000 USL A-League

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The 2000 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2000.

USL A-League
-2000 Season-
Season2000
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
(2nd title)
PremiersMinnesota Thunder
(1st title)
Top goalscorerPaul Conway, Greg Howes, Johnny Menyongar
(17 goals)
← 1999
2001 →

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1Long Island Rough Riders2816935436+18976
2Rochester Raging Rhinos2817924225+17575
3Toronto Lynx28131143530+5359
4Montreal Impact28121333441−7354
5Boston Bulldogs2891633241−9342
6Connecticut Wolves2811982257−35113
Source: [citation needed]

Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1Charleston Battery2818825936+231387
2Richmond Kickers2820714225+17384
3Hershey Wildcats28151034930+19770
4Hampton Roads Mariners28141224438+6462
5Raleigh Capital Express28121244852−4658
6Atlanta Silverbacks28111435142+9855
7Pittsburgh Riverhounds28101444143−2549
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1Minnesota Thunder2820447430+441599
2Milwaukee Rampage2818916947+221689
3Indiana Blast2891544057−17545
4MLS Project 402881913560−25336
5Tennessee Rhythm28622036103−67125
6Cincinnati Riverhawks2822332580−55213
Source: [citation needed]

Pacific Division

PosTeamPldWLDGFGAGDBPPts
1Seattle Sounders2818735638+181085
2San Diego Flash2816935432+22875
3Vancouver 86ers28141136241+211170
4El Paso Patriots28121424850−2757
5Bay Area Seals28121334253−11556
6Orange County Waves28121514452−8655
Source: [citation needed]

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1–2Toronto Lynx (ON)
Dahir Mohammed 78'Report 5' Brian Ashton
43' Juan Pablo Arango
Attendance: 758


Charleston Battery (SC)1–0Raleigh Capital Express (NC)
Paul Conway 24'
Gilbert Jean-Baptiste 		Report Ihor Dotsenko
Attendance: 3,091


Rochester Rhinos (NY)4–2Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Mali Walton 47:38',  59'
Yari Allnutt 51:28'
Dan Stebbins  57', 85'
Martin Nash  62'
Onandi Lowe  71', 78'
Scott Schweitzer  90'		Report 40:52' Greg Simmonds
 32' Mike Williams
 36' Mike Henning
 59' Ze Roberto
90' Timothy Leonard
Attendance: 10,456


Richmond Kickers (VA)2–1 (OT)Hampton Roads Mariners (VA)
Paul Lekics 90'
Rob Ukrop  113' 		41' Jakob Fenger
Attendance: 3,927

Western Conference

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–2El Paso Patriots (TX)
Digital Takawira 5', 94'
Igor Soso 85'		 41' Mark Rowland
63' Kirk Wilson
Attendance: 3,122


Minnesota Thunder (MI)7–0Indiana Blast (IN)
Brian Winters 2', 61'
Chugger Adair 27'
Morgan Zeba 47', 63'
Johnny Menyongar 53'
Paul Schneider 80'		Report
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Kelly Ross (USA)


Seattle Sounders (WA)2–1Bay Area Seals (CA)
Craig Waibel 26',  57'
Viet Nguyen 45'
Scott Jenkins  48'
Tim Steidten  79'		Report 5' Marquis White
 44' Jeremy Sweet
 55' Kevin Jeffrey
Attendance: 3,239
Referee: Cory Dean (USA)


San Diego Flash (CA)1–1 (a.e.t.)Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Anthony Farace  21'
Carlos Farias 53'
Leighton O'Brien  77'
Raul Calderon  103'		Report  2' Chris Franks
 38' Carmen D'Onofrio
43' Paul Dailly
Penalties
Carlos Farias
Carlos Calderson
Emmanuel Ayim
Jerome Watson
Brian O'Connor 		3–4 Darren Tilley
Domenic Mobilio
Steve Kindel
Chris Franks
Rick Titus
Douglas Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Nathan Lacy (USA)

Conference semifinals

Eastern semifinal 1

Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–0Charleston Battery (SC)
Onandi Lowe 8',  42'
Yari Allnutt 10'		Report  2' Darren Warham
 56'   76' Brent Sancho
Attendance: 7,531


Charleston Battery (SC)0–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Report 28' Dan Stebbins
 82' Scott Vallow
Attendance: 2,806

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 3–0 on aggregate.

Eastern semifinal 2

Toronto Lynx (ON)1–0Richmond Kickers (VA)
Milan Kojić  32'
Nikola Vignjević 36' (pen.)		Report
Attendance: 1,989
Referee: Manuel Orellano (Canada)


Richmond Kickers (VA)0–1Toronto Lynx (ON)
Report 39' Milan Kojić
Attendance: 4,027

Toronto Lynx advanced 2–0 on aggregate.

Western semifinal 1

Vancouver 86ers (BC)3–0Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Alfredo Valente 30'
John Sulentic 69', 90'		Report  69' John Sylvester
 72' John Coughlin
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Rene Parra (Canada)


Minnesota Thunder (MN)4–0 (OT)Vancouver 86ers (BC)
Don Gramenz  30'
Mike Gentile 35'
Chugger Adair 45'
Brian Winters 86'
Morgan Zeba  94' 		Report  13' Darren Tilley
 90' Joe Scigliano
 90' Domenic Mobilio
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

Western semifinal 2

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–1Seattle Sounders (WA)
Digital Takawira 1'
Jason Willan 33'
Steve Bernal  60'		Report  20', 90' Andrew Gregor
 75' Ali John Utush
 90' Craig Tomlinson
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)


Seattle Sounders (WA)1–2Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Greg Howes 10'
Ali John Utush  39'
Craig Waibel  57'		Report 34' Yuri Lavrinenko
 54' Todd Dusosky
 82' Jake Provan
90' Brian Loftin
 90' Dan Popik
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Kari Seitz (USA)

Milwaukee Rampage advanced 4–2 on aggregate.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Toronto Lynx (ON)1–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Brian Ashton  20'
Francisco Dos Santos 63',  66'		Report  41' Onandi Lowe
75' Dan Stebbins
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Jerry Proctor (Canada)


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0Toronto Lynx (ON)
Tim Hardy  33'
Craig Demmin 80'		Report  11' Brian Ashton
Attendance: 8,058

Western Conference

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)3–4Minnesota Thunder (MI)
Todd Dusosky 23',  90'
Yuri Lavrinenko 51'
David Marshall 90'
Jason Willan  90'
Jon Cantwell  90'		 9', 41' Morgan Zeba
57' Johnny Menyongar
64' John Coughlin
Attendance: 1,187


Minnesota Thunder (MI)5–0Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Johnny Menyongar 15', 89',  67'
Chugger Adair 45', 62'
Stoian Mladenov 74'		Report  18' Brian Loftin
 51' Nate Houser
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Terry Vaughan (USA)

Final

Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1Minnesota Thunder (MI)
Dan Stebbins 13:55'
Carlos Zavala  15'
Yari Allnutt 38:00'
Martin Nash  77'
Onandi Lowe 77:10'		Report  63' John Coughlin
 76' Morgan Zeba
78:12' Chugger Adair
 81' Don Gramenz
Attendance: 14,276
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (USA)

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1Digital TakawiraMilwaukee Rampage21161042
Paul ConwayCharleston Battery2617842
3Greg HowesSeattle Sounders2717741
Darren SawatzkySeattle Sounders2816941
5Johnny MenyongarMinnesota Thunder2817339
6Saul MartínezHampton Road Mariners2616537
Gregory SimmondsHershey Wildcats2516537
8Dwayne DeRosarioRichmond Kickers2315535
9Paul SchneiderMinnesota Thunder2315434
10Patrick BeechAtlanta Silverbacks2214533
Ignace MolekaAtlanta Silverbacks2814533
12Ihor DotsenkoRaleigh Capital Express2815232
Darren TilleyVancouver 86ers1312630
14Seamus DonnellyHampton Roads Mariners2814129
Jason BoyceOrange County Zodiac2411729
15Jamel MitchellHershey Wildcats2813228
16Kevin JeffreyBay Area Seals2412327
Mac CozierCharleston Battery2411527
18Edson BuddleLong Island Rough Riders2611426
David FlaviusPittsburgh Riverhounds2511426

Honors

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