The 2004 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the

United Soccer League United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...

during the summer of 2004.

Standings

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Playoffs

Eastern Conference

Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs

''The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5–4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2–2 on aggregate.''

Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact

''The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.''

Western Conference semifinals

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

''The Seattle Sounders advance 3–2 on aggregate.''

Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder

''The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.''

Eastern Conference final

''The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.''

Western Conference finals

''The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.''

Final

MVP:

Mauricio Vincello Mauricio Vincello (born August 19, 1977 in Salto, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine former football defender. Playing career Vincello began his career in his native country in Argentina with the youth teams of Defensores de Salto, and ...

Points leaders

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 The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer. On March 30, 2007 the team folded due ...

) (Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M:

Mauro Biello Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian professional assistant coach and former player who has been an assistant coach of the Canada men's national team since 2018. He played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower divisio ...

( Montreal Impact);

Sandro Grande Sandro Grande (born September 29, 1977) is a Canadian former soccer player. Club career Italy Born in Montreal, Quebec, Grande began his career in Italy, He played four years with U.S.Frenter Larino and Potenza and Frosinone in the late 1 ...

( Montreal Impact);

Alex Pineda Chacón Alex Mauricio Pineda Chacón (born 19 December 1969 in Santa Cruz de Yojoa) is a retired Honduran footballer. Professional career Chacón spent most of his career with Club Olimpia of Honduras, joining the side in 1988, and leading the team ...

( Atlanta Silverbacks); Johnny Torres ( Milwaukee Wave United)
D:

Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais (born September 18, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada. He was named president of CF Montreal on March 28, 2022. Club career Gervais was born in Montreal, Q ...

( Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Dustin Branan (

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. The team played its home ...

); 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 Ali Ngon Gerba (; born September 4, 1981) is a former professional soccer player who played as a forward. Born in Cameroon, he represented the Canada national team. Club career Canada and United States In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal ...

(

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes D ...

); Greg Howes ( Milwaukee Wave United)
M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Portland Timbers); Justin Evans (

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professional soccer clubs in th ...

); Alfredo Valente (

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Mar ...

);

Richie Williams Richard "Richie" Williams (born June 3, 1970) is an American former professional soccer player and coach. Known for his diminutive height and his dogged tackling, Williams spent the vast majority of his playing career in the United States, pla ...

( Richmond Kickers)
D:

Craig Demmin Craig Demmin (born May 21, 1971) is a retired Trinidad soccer defender who played professionally in Major League Soccer and the USL First Division. Player College Demmin attended Belhaven University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1990 ...

(

Rochester Raging Rhinos Rochester New York FC, formerly known as the Rochester Rhinos, are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, they changed their name to Rochester Rhinos to ...

);

Nevio Pizzolitto Nevio Pizzolitto (born August 26, 1976) is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League. Career Youth Pizzolitto began playing youth soccer with the Sporting-Patriotes of the Qu ...

( Montreal Impact);

Mark Watson Mark Andrew Watson (born 13 February 1980) is a British comedian and novelist. Early life Watson was born in Bristol to a Welsh mother and English father. He has younger twin sisters and a brother, Paul. He attended Bristol Grammar School, ...

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G: Joe Warren (

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References

External links

United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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