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2001 USL A-League

The 2001 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer Leagues during the summer of 2001.

USL A-League
Season2001
ChampionsRochester Rhinos
(3rd title)
Regular seasonRichmond Kickers
(1st title)
Top goalscorerPaul Conway
(22 goals)
← 2000
2002 →

Summary

The addition of the Portland Timbers saw the renewal of a Pacific Northwest rivalry between them, the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps which dated back to the North American Soccer League. Although Vancouver was not new to the league, this was the first season they competed in under the Whitecaps name, replacing the 86ers name used since 1986.

An ownership change in August 2000 brought a revival of the old Whitecaps name for the 2001 season. At the end of the regular season, the Richmond Kickers topped the league with seventy-six points. The playoffs were scheduled to begin on September 12, but those matches were postponed by a week due to the September 11 attacks.[1][2] Midfielder Mickey Trotman, a starter for the Rochester Rhinos, was killed in an automobile accident two days before the team's first semifinal match with the Milwaukee Rampage.[3] The Rhinos defeated the Hershey Wildcats to take its third league title in four seasons.[4]

League standings

Northern Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDBPPts
1Hershey Wildcats2616374520+25875
2Rochester Raging Rhinos2616464327+16674
3Pittsburgh Riverhounds261041239390650
4Montreal Impact26102142937−8345
5Connecticut Wolves2696113037−7143
6Long Island Rough Riders2664163150−19533
7Toronto Lynx2673162041−21132
Source: [citation needed]

Central Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDBPPts
1Richmond Kickers2616374734+13976
2Charleston Battery2616195134+17873
3Charlotte Eagles26142105041+9866
4Nashville Metros26142104748−1563
5Atlanta Silverbacks26131124839+9659
6Indiana Blast2680183855−17335
7Cincinnati Riverhawks2660203980−41327
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDBPPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps2616284433+11874
2San Diego Flash26141115542+131168
3Milwaukee Rampage26142104540+5563
4Portland Timbers26133104138+3762
5Seattle Sounders26131124039+1457
6Minnesota Thunder2692152934−5341
7El Paso Patriots2684143942−3440
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Hershey Wildcats213
8Charlotte Eagles022Portland Timbers000
9Portland Timbers235Hershey Wildcats404
Vancouver Whitecaps011
4Vancouver Whitecaps044
5San Diego F.C.224San Diego F.C.213
12Atlanta Silverbacks022Hershey Wildcats0
Rochester Raging Rhinos2
2Rochester Raging Rhinos134
7Charleston Battery112Pittsburgh Riverhounds202
10Pittsburgh Riverhounds235Rochester Raging Rhinos314
Milwaukee Rampage202
3Richmond Kickers213
6Milwaukee Rampage (p)303 (4)Milwaukee Rampage (a.e.t.)224
11Nashville Metros213 (2)

First round

Pittsburgh vs Charleston

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)2–1Charleston Battery (SC)
Gary DePalma 45'
Phil Karn 76'		Report  36'   44' John Ball
38' Paul Conway
Bethel Park Stadium, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1,152


Charleston Battery (SC)1–3Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Mac Cozier 22'
Jukka Rantala  45'
Mac Cozier  50'
Dan Calichman  77'		Report 3' Gary DePalma
45' Paul Dougherty
54' John Jones
 64' Henry Gutierrez
Attendance: 2,606

San Diego vs Atlanta

San Diego Flash (CA)2–0Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)
Brian O'Connor  43'
Thiago Martins 63', 72'		Report  5' Shaun McSkimming
 36' Ian Checcio
 54' Randy Merkel
 74' Sean Michael Callahan
Attendance: 370
Referee: Richard Heron (USA)


Atlanta Silverbacks (GA)2–2San Diego Flash (CA)
Danny Care  32'
Sean Finn 45',  60'
Ryan Walker 90'		Report 42' Chugger Adair
66',  73' Thiago Martins
Attendance: 722

Portland vs Charlotte

Portland Timbers (OR)2–0Charlotte Eagles (NC)
Darin Lewis 10'
Mark Baena 19'
Neil Ryan  26'
Darren Sawatzky  43'
Michael O'Neill  63'		Report  32' Jose Correa
 73' Nate Watkins
Attendance: 4,771


Charlotte Eagles (NC)2–3Portland Timbers (OR)
Jacob Coggins 16'
Joey Johnson 19'		Report 23' Michael O'Neill
82' Scott Benedetti
85' Greg Howes
Attendance: 2,100

Milwaukee vs Nashville

Nashville Metros (TN)2–3Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Chris Morman  20'   73'
Brandon Wright  72'
Jakob Fenger 82'
Jaymi Bailey 90'		Report  13' Judah Cooks
30', 61' Steve Butcher
 77' David Hayes
 77' Jason Russell
83' Igor Soso
 90' Dennis Fadeski
Attendance: 810
Referee: Ali Saheli (USA)


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)0–1 (OT)Nashville Metros (TN)
Matt Bobo  28'
Philippe Godoy  72'
Destin Makumbu  93'
Josh Provan  98'
Judah Cooks  99'		Report  27' Jeff Dominguez
 84' Jakob Fenger
 93' Andreas Maier
90' Jeff Houser
 98' Jeff Houser
Penalties
Steve Bernal
Igor Soso
David Hayes
Steve Butcher
Mike Slivinski 		4–2 Dominic Schell
Jakob Fenger
Andreas Maier
Jeff Houser
Milwaukee County Sports Complex, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,152

Quarterfinals

Milwaukee vs Richmond

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–2Richmond Kickers (VA)
Alen Soso  10'   82'
Philippe Godoy  18'
Matt Bobo  43'
Judah Cooks  45'
Dennis Fadeski  66'
Digital Takawira 73'		Report 17',  26' Josh Henderson
 44' Mike Burke
 63', 74' Kevin Knight
 90' Chris Brown
Milwaukee County Sports Complex, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,318
Referee: Michael Kennedy (USA)


Richmond Kickers (VA)1–2 (OT)Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Peter Luzak  68'
Rob Ukrop  88'
Josh Henderson 90' (pen.)		Report 35' Jim Curtin
 93' Igor Soso
Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)

Hershey vs Portland

Portland Timbers (OR)0–2Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Gavin Wilkinson  19'
Mark Baena  43'
Michael O'Neill  86'		Report  23' Nigel Henry
 49' Mike Feniger
 59' Chris Marinos
 62' Chad Evans
71' Doug Watson
85' Fred DeGand
Attendance: 4,894


Hershey Wildcats (PA)1–0Portland Timbers (OR)
Mike Feniger 28'
Attendance: 1,048

Vancouver vs San Diego

San Diego Flash (CA)2–0Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 67'
Emmanuel Ayim 84'		Report
Douglas Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 468


Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)4–1San Diego Flash (CA)
Darren Tilley 6'
John Sulentic 17', 90'
Steve Kindel 42'		Report 35' Chugger Adair
Attendance: 6,782

Rochester vs Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)2–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Welton Melo 62'
John Jones 81'		 25' (pen.) Stoian Mladenov
Attendance: 1,073


Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Martin Nash 30'
Neathan Gibson 53'
Jimmy Tanner 90'
Attendance: 4,107
Referee: Robert Mann (USA)

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2–3Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Philippe Godoy 24'
Matt Bobo 61'
Jim Curtin  78'		Report 2' Lenin Steenkamp
15' Nate Daligcon
 61' Fuseini Dauda
 72' Kirk Wilson
76' Neathan Gibson
 78' Scott Vallow
 83' Tommy Tanner
Attendance: 271


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Scott Schweitzer  16'
Neathan Gibson 41'
Mike Kirmse  90'		Report  38' Igor Soso
 45' Judah Cooks
 45' Philippe Godoy
 81' Brian Doherty
Attendance: 6,817

Semifinal 2

Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)0–4Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Report 21', 39' Kyle Swords
85' Zé Roberto
90' Doug Miller
Attendance: 6,685


Hershey Wildcats (PA)0–1Vancouver Whitecaps (BC)
Report 66' Darren Tilley
Attendance: 786

Final

Rochester Raging Rhinos (NY)2–0Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Martin Nash  38'
Carlos Zavala  38'
Stoian Mladenov 63', 87'		Report
Attendance: 13,692
Referee: Eric Simmons (USA)

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1Paul ConwayCharleston Battery2522347
2Dustin SwinehartCharlotte Eagles2318339
3Jakob FengerNashville Metros2414634
4Jeff HouserNashville Metros2414533
5Digital TakawiraMilwaukee Rampage2013430
6Kevin JeffreyRichmond Kickers2411729
Leighton O'BrienSeattle Sounders2411729
Mark BaenaPortland Timbers2413329
9Ignace MolekaAtlanta Silverbacks1912125
Luis MaciasEl Paso Patriots2312125
Chugger AdairSan Diego Flash2210525
Jason JordanVancouver Whitecaps189725
Rodrigo CostaIndiana Blast2111325
14Mark RowlandEl Paso Patriots2671024
15Josh HendersonRichmond Kickers2110323

Honors

Annual awards

References

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