2007 United Soccer Leagues

The 2007 season was the 21st edition of the United Soccer Leagues, an American club soccer organization with several divisions.

The season kicked off on Friday, April 13 when the 2006 league runners-up Rochester Raging Rhinos traveled to the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón to take on the Puerto Rico Islanders.

General

Honors

Competition Champion Runner-up Regular season champion/Best USL team
USL First Division Seattle Sounders Atlanta Silverbacks Seattle Sounders
USL Second Division Harrisburg City Islanders Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers
USL PDL Laredo Heat Michigan Bucks Hampton Roads Piranhas
U.S. Open Cup New England Revolution (MLS) FC Dallas (MLS) Carolina Railhawks/Seattle Sounders
Voyageurs Cup Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps n/a

Standings

USL First Division
Season2008
ChampionsSeattle Sounders (2nd Title)
Regular Season titleSeattle Sounders (1st Title)
Matches168
Goals378 (2.25 per match)
Best PlayerFrance Sebastien Le Toux, Seattle Sounders
Top goalscorerCanada Charles Gbeke, Montreal Impact
France Sebastien Le Toux, Seattle Sounders (10 goals each)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Josh Wicks, Portland Timbers
← 2006
2008 →

First Division

The schedule was not a balanced home and away affair; to make up the four extra games to total 28, each team played their four geographically closest competitors. The playoff format was changed to qualify eight instead of six teams; therefore the first and second league champions obtained seeding to determine home field advantage instead of a first round bye as in previous seasons. The previous bidding to host between the two playoff finalists for the one game cup final was discontinued for this season.[1]

Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Seattle Sounders (C, X) 28 16 6 6 37 23 +14 54 Quarterfinal round of playoffs
2 Portland Timbers 28 14 5 9 32 18 +14 51
3 Montreal Impact 28 14 6 8 32 21 +11 50 Quarterfinal round of playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League[a]
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 9 7 40 30 +10 43 Quarterfinal round of playoffs
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 12 10 6 39 36 +3 42
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 35 34 +1 40
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 9 7 12 27 24 +3 39
8 Carolina RailHawks 28 8 12 8 24 34 −10 32
9 Miami FC 28 9 15 4 31 41 −10 31
10 Charleston Battery 28 8 14 6 32 39 −7 30
11 Minnesota Thunder 28 5 12 11 32 35 −3 26
12 California Victory 28 4 17 7 17 43 −26 19
Source: [2]
(C) Champion; (X) Commissioner's Cup
Notes:

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
September 14/16 		Semifinals
September 21/23 		Final
September 29
             
1 Seattle Sounders 2 1 3
8 Carolina RailHawks 0 0 0
1 Seattle Sounders (p) 2 1 3 (4)
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 2 3 (2)
3 Montreal Impact 3 0 3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 3 5
1 Seattle Sounders 4
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 0
4 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 3
5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 1 2
4 Atlanta Silverbacks (p) 1 0 1 (3)
2 Portland Timbers 1 0 1 (1)
2 Portland Timbers 0 3 3
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 1 0 1

Quarterfinals

First Leg
Montreal Impact3–2Puerto Rico Islanders
  • Brown 8'
  • Vincello 26', 36' Yellow card 56'
 Report
  • Villegas 16' Yellow card 32'
  • Lyssand Yellow card 50'
Attendance: 10,217
Referee: Silvio Petrescu
Second Leg
Puerto Rico Islanders3–0Montreal Impact
 Report
  • Brown Yellow card 45'
  • Arango Yellow card 63'
  • Gervais Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Reggie Rutty

Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Carolina Railhawks0–2Seattle Sounders
  • Norkus Yellow card 40'
  • Maher Yellow card 70'
 Report
  • Scott 48'
  • Sakuda Yellow card 72'
  • Schmid 82'
Attendance: 923
Referee: NA
Second Leg
Seattle Sounders1–0Carolina Railhawks
  • Gardner Yellow card 17'
  • O'Brien Yellow card 27' 90' (pen.)
  • Treschuk Yellow card 52'
  • Alcaraz-Cuellar Yellow card 77'
 Report
  • Worthen Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 90'
  • Steele Yellow card 85'
  • Stokes Red card 85'
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: Hidejet Tica

Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Atlanta Silverbacks2–1Rochester Raging Rhinos
  • Ukah 8'
  • Rios Yellow card 52'
  • Wolfe 87'
 Report
  • Ambersley 17' Yellow card 52'
  • Palguta Yellow card 57'
  • Menyongar Yellow card 66'
  • Aloisi Yellow card 83'
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Roni Canales
Second Leg
Rochester Raging Rhinos1–1Atlanta Silverbacks
  • Perry Yellow card 24'
  • Delicate 79'
 Report
  • Liendo Yellow card 12'
  • Millwood 40'
  • Ukah Yellow card 72'
  • Wolfe Red card 90'
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Richard Sanchez

Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–2 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Vancouver Whitecaps1–0Portland Timbers

Jordan 76'

Report
  • Jordan Yellow card 22'
  • Gregor Yellow card 37'
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Dave Gantar
Second Leg
Portland Timbers3–0Vancouver Whitecaps
  • Thompson 27'
  • Gregor 70'
  • Higgins Yellow card 72'
  • Ambriz 82'
 Report
  • Jordan Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 8,522
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Portland Timbers won 3–1 on Aggregate.

Semifinals

First Leg
Puerto Rico Islanders1–2Seattle Sounders
  • González Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 77'
  • Villegas 39'
  • Krause Yellow card 39'
  • Noel Yellow card
 Report
  • Alcaraz-Cuellar 24'
  • Gardner Yellow card 39'
  • Jackson Red card 56'
  • Treschuk 69'
Attendance: 12,098
Referee: Joe Carroccio
Second Leg
Seattle Sounders1–2 (a.e.t.)Puerto Rico Islanders
  • Howes 101'
 Report
Penalties
  • Howes soccer ball with check mark
  • O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
  • Alcaraz-Cuellar soccer ball with check mark
  • Schmid soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with red X Atieno
  • soccer ball with check mark Simmonds
  • soccer ball with check mark Herrera
  • soccer ball with red X Lyssand
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Richard Sanchez

Seattle Sounders won 4–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.

First Leg
Atlanta Silverbacks1–1Portland Timbers
 Report
  • Jordan 49'
  • Gregor Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,792
Second Leg
Portland Timbers0–0 (a.e.t.)Atlanta Silverbacks
Report
Penalties
  • Gregor soccer ball with red X
  • Griffin soccer ball with check mark
  • Kreamalmeyer soccer ball with red X
  • Olum soccer ball with red X
 1–3 soccer ball with red X Ríos
soccer ball with check mark Rivillo
soccer ball with check mark Kandji
soccer ball with check mark Ukah
Attendance: 11,789
Referee: Terry Vaughn

Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–1 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.

Final

Seattle Sounders4–0Atlanta Silverbacks
  • Howes 45', 82'
  • Alcaraz-Cuellar 61' Yellow card 69'
  • Le Toux Yellow card 87'
  • Tomlinson 90+2' Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
  • Liendo Yellow card 63'
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Mike Geiger

Awards and All-League Teams

First Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (Atlanta Silverbacks); Hamed Diallo (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Sebastien Le Toux (Seattle Sounders) (MVP & Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Stephen Armstrong (Charleston Battery); Andrew Gregor (Portland Timbers); Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Zinho (Miami FC)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); David Hayes (Atlanta Silverbacks) (Defender of the Year); Cameron Knowles (Portland Timbers)
G: Josh Wicks (Portland Timbers) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Gavin Wilkinson (Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Charles Gbeke (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Roger Levesque (Seattle Sounders)
M: Leonardo Di Lorenzo (Montreal Impact); Brian Farber (Minnesota Thunder); Kupono Low (Carolina RailHawks); Johnny Menyongar (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps); Scot Thompson (Portland Timbers); Marco Velez (Puerto Rico Islanders)
G: Matt Jordan (Montreal Impact)

Second Division

USL Second Division
Season2007
ChampionsHarrisburg City Islanders (1st Title)
Regular Season titleRichmond Kickers (3rd Title)
Matches100
Goals269 (2.69 per match)
Best PlayerUnited States Mike Burke, Richmond Kickers
Top goalscorerUnited States Jacob Coggins, Charlotte Eagles (12 goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Ronnie Pascale, Richmond Kickers
← 2006
2008 →
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond Kickers 20 12 3 5 37 15 +22 41 Regular season champion
2 Cleveland City Stars 20 10 1 9 31 14 +17 39 Playoff berth clinched
3 Harrisburg City Islanders (C) 20 11 4 5 26 15 +11 38
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 11 7 2 40 29 +11 35
5 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 9 6 5 27 20 +7 32
6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 7 7 6 25 26 −1 27
7 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 22 30 −8 19
8 Cincinnati Kings 20 4 11 5 29 41 −12 17
9 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 3 12 5 16 34 −18 13[a]
10 Bermuda Hogges 20 3 14 3 16 45 −29 12
Source: [3]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Playoffs

Semifinals
August 18, 7:00 EDT 		Final
August 25, 8:00 EDT
      
1 Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) 2
4 Charlotte Eagles 1
1 Richmond Kickers 1 (7)
3 Harrisburg City Islanders (p) 1 (8)
2 Cleveland City Stars 0
3 Harrisburg City Islanders (a.e.t.) 1

Semifinals

Cleveland City Stars0–1 (a.e.t.)Harrisburg City Islanders
  • Leibbrandt Yellow card 18'
  • DeVae Yellow card 36'
  • Moffat Yellow card 55'
  • Cummings Yellow card 106'
 Report
  • Devlin Yellow card 44'
  • Pierce Yellow card 93'
  • Fisher 106'
Krenzler Field
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Rizal Milliken
Richmond Kickers2–1 (a.e.t.)Charlotte Eagles
  • Watson 14'
  • Alexander Yellow card 54'
  • Jaman 110'
 Report
  • Spencer Yellow card 42'
  • Swinehart Yellow card 84' 87'
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: Daniel Stead

Final

Richmond Kickers1–1 (a.e.t.)Harrisburg City Islanders
  • Bulow Yellow card 67'
  • Schramm 75' Yellow card 113'
  • Gorres Yellow card 103'
 Report
  • Morman Yellow card 31'
  • Ombiji 45'
  • Schofield Yellow card 58'
  • Bixler Yellow card 100'
Penalties
  • Bulow soccer ball with check mark
  • Gorres soccer ball with check mark
  • Dotsenko soccer ball with red X
  • Schramm soccer ball with check mark
  • Howe soccer ball with check mark
  • Pace soccer ball with check mark
  • Wolfe soccer ball with check mark
  • Pascale soccer ball with check mark
  • Harding soccer ball with red X
 7–8
  • soccer ball with check mark Baker
  • soccer ball with check mark Lookingland
  • soccer ball with check mark Velton
  • soccer ball with red X Calvano
  • soccer ball with check mark Bixler
  • soccer ball with check mark Johnston
  • soccer ball with check mark Clay
  • soccer ball with check mark Schofield
  • soccer ball with check mark Pierce
Attendance: 3,488
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Premier Development League

  • See 2007 PDL Season

See also

References

  1. ^ "Playoff format overhauled". The Vancouver Sun Newspaper. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "USL First Division 2007". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "USL Second Division 2007". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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