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2004 USL A-League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | USL A-League |
| season | 2004 |
| num_teams | 16 |
| winners | Montreal Impact (2nd Title) |
| premiers | Portland Timbers (1st Title) |
| matches | 224 |
| best player | CAN Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact |
| league topscorer | USA Dante Washington, Virginia Beach Mariners,USA Alan Gordon, Portland Timbers (17 goals) |
| best goalkeeper | CAN Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact |
| total goals | 592 |
| prevseason | 2003 |
| nextseason | 2005 USL-1 |
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
Eastern Conference
Playoffs
| team-width=170px | leg-width=25px | score-width=35px
| RD1-team1= Montreal Impact | RD1-score1-1= 1 | RD1-score1-2= 1 | RD1-score1-agg= 2 | RD1-team2= Rochester Raging Rhinos | RD1-score2-1= 0 | RD1-score2-2= 0 | RD1-score2-agg= 0
| RD1-team3= Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) | RD1-score3-1= 1 | RD1-score3-2= 1 | RD1-score3-agg= 2 (5) | RD1-team4= Richmond Kickers | RD1-score4-1= 0 | RD1-score4-2= 2 | RD1-score4-agg= 2 (4)
| RD1-team5= Minnesota Thunder | RD1-score5-1= 0 | RD1-score5-2= 0 | RD1-score5-agg= 0 | RD1-team6= Vancouver Whitecaps | RD1-score6-1= 2 | RD1-score6-2= 1 | RD1-score6-agg= 3
| RD1-team7= Seattle Sounders (aet) | RD1-score7-1= 1 | RD1-score7-2= 2 | RD1-score7-agg= 3 | RD1-team8= Portland Timbers | RD1-score8-1= 2 | RD1-score8-2= 0 | RD1-score8-agg= 2
| RD2-team1= Montreal Impact | RD2-score1-1= 2 | RD2-score1-2= 1 | RD2-score1-agg= 3 | RD2-team2= Syracuse Salty Dogs | RD2-score2-1= 0 | RD2-score2-2= 1 | RD2-score2-agg= 1
| RD2-team3= Vancouver Whitecaps | RD2-score3-1= 0 | RD2-score3-2= 1 | RD2-score3-agg= 1 | RD2-team4= Seattle Sounders | RD2-score4-1= 1 | RD2-score4-2= 1 | RD2-score4-agg= 2
| RD3-team1= Montreal Impact | RD3-score1= 2 | RD3-team2= Seattle Sounders | RD3-score2= 0
Eastern Conference
Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs
7:00 PM (EST) Mike Burke Rene Rivas Lars Lyssand Ian Woan 5:00 PM (EST) Rene Rivas Jonny Steele Richie Williams Peter Luzak Kevin Knight David Lara Ian Woan Timothy O'Neill Mauro Carabajal Byron Foss Paul Lekics Dustin Swinehart Kevin Jeffrey David Hayes Chris Fox
The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5–4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2–2 on aggregate.
Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact
7:35 PM (EST) Chris Carrieri 7:00 PM (EST) Mauro Biello David Wright Ian Fuller Jefferson Dargout
The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.
Western Conference semifinals
Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders
7:05 (PST) Byron Alvarez Andrew Gregor Jonathan Bolaños Billy Sleeth Preston Burpo Marco Vélez Zach Scott Billy Sleeth Ryan Edwards Zach Scott
The Seattle Sounders advance 3–2 on aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder
10:00 PM (EST) Davide Xausa Steve Kindel 7:00 PM (EST) David Castellanos Dustin Branan David Morris
The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.
Eastern Conference final
7:30 PM (EST) René Rivas Joel Bailey Frederick Commodore Mauro Biello 4:00 PM (EST) António Ribeiro , Kupono Low Frank Sanfilippo
The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.
Western Conference finals
11:00 PM (EST) Chad Brown Justin Thompson 10:00 PM (EST) Steve Kindel Jason Farrell Welton Melo Chad Brown
The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
7:00 PM (EDT) Ze Roberto Nevio Pizzolito Frederick Commodore Billy Sleeth
MVP: Mauricio Vincello
Points leaders
| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dante Washington | Virginia Beach Mariners | 27 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 2 | Byron Alvarez | Portland Timber | 25 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | Alan Gordon | Portland Timbers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Ali Gerba | Toronto Lynx | 25 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Johnny Torres | Milwaukee Wave United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Mac Cozier | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Todd Dusosky | Milwaukee Wave United | 23 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| McColm Cephas | Richmond Kickers | 26 | 10 | 4 | 24 | |
| Chris Carrieri | Rochester Rhinos | 27 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| 11 | Mauricio Salles | Puerto Rico Islanders | 25 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Jason Jordan | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | Welton Melo | Seattle Sounders | 23 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Portland Timber | 26 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Matthew Delicâte | Richmond Kickers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Awards and All A-League Teams
All A-League First Team
F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Alan Gordon (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Sandro Grande (Montreal Impact); Alex Pineda Chacón (Atlanta Silverbacks); Johnny Torres (Milwaukee Wave United)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Dustin Branan (Minnesota Thunder); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers)
G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (MVP & Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Bobby Howe, Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team
F: Mac Cozier (Atlanta Silverbacks); Ali Gerba (Toronto Lynx); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar, Portland Timbers); Justin Evans (Charleston Battery); Alfredo Valente (Vancouver Whitecaps); Richie Williams (Richmond Kickers)
D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Mark Watson (Charleston Battery)
G: Joe Warren (Minnesota Thunder)
References
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