Английская Википедия:2009 United Soccer Leagues

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The 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division, as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League.

The First Division season kicked off on April 11 with the US Open Cup finalist Charleston Battery and host defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC playing to a scoreless tie, while the Carolina RailHawks defeated the visiting Minnesota Thunder 2–1. The season ended on September 20 with the Charleston Battery defeating hosts Minnesota Thunder 3–2. As a change for this season, the Finals will follow the rest of the playoffs in being two legs. The playoffs started on September 24, and ended on October 17 with the Montreal Impact defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a 6–3 aggregate score.

The Second Division season started on April 17 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and host Crystal Palace Baltimore playing to a scoreless tie. The regular season ended on August 15 with three games. The Richmond Kickers captured the title in the playoffs with a 3–1 win over the Charlotte Eagles on August 29.

General

• Changes in the First Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted from Second Division and the Austin Aztex were added as an expansion team. The Atlanta Silverbacks went on hiatus for the season, and the Seattle Sounders were replaced by an expansion MLS team.
• Changes in the Second Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted to the First Division.
• In the PDL, 9 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 10 expansion teams increase the league to 68 teams in 8 divisions across 4 conferences. Teams play a 16-game league schedule.
• In the W-League, 6 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 2 expansion teams were added, leaving the league at 37 members. Sky Blue and Washington Freedom were given WPS teams, with Washington playing their reserves in the W-League and Sky Blue selling their W-League team.

Honors

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division	Montreal Impact	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland Timbers
USL Second Division	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte Eagles	Wilmington Hammerheads
USL PDL	Ventura County Fusion	Chicago Fire Premier	Reading Rage
U.S. Open Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	D.C. United	Rochester Rhinos
Canadian Championship	Toronto FC (MLS)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	n/a
USL W-League	Pali Blues	Washington Freedom Reserves	Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

First Division

Regular season

Standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |section=First Division |use_tie=y|loss_before_tie=y|ptsfirst=y

|team1=POR|name_POR=Portland Timbers |team2=CAR|name_CAR=Carolina RailHawks |team3=PUE|name_PUE=Puerto Rico Islanders |team4=CHA|name_CHA=Charleston Battery |team5=MTL|name_MTL=Montreal Impact |team6=ROC|name_ROC=Rochester Rhinos |team7=VAN|name_VAN=Vancouver Whitecaps |team8=MIN|name_MIN=Minnesota Thunder |team9=MIA|name_MIA=Miami FC |team10=AUS|name_AUS=Austin Aztex |team11=CLE|name_CLE=Cleveland City Stars

|win_POR=16|draw_POR=10|loss_POR=4|gf_POR=45|ga_POR=19 |win_CAR=16|draw_CAR=7|loss_CAR=7|gf_CAR=43|ga_CAR=19 |win_PUE=15|draw_PUE=8|loss_PUE=7|gf_PUE=44|ga_PUE=31 |win_CHA=14|draw_CHA=11|loss_CHA=5|gf_CHA=33|ga_CHA=21 |win_MTL=12|draw_MTL=7|loss_MTL=11|gf_MTL=32|ga_MTL=31|status_MTL=C |win_ROC=11|draw_ROC=10|loss_ROC=9|gf_ROC=34|ga_ROC=32 |win_VAN=11|draw_VAN=9|loss_VAN=10|gf_VAN=42|ga_VAN=36 |win_MIN=7|draw_MIN=10|loss_MIN=13|gf_MIN=39|ga_MIN=44 |win_MIA=8|draw_MIA=5|loss_MIA=17|gf_MIA=26|ga_MIA=52 |win_AUS=5|draw_AUS=8|loss_AUS=17|gf_AUS=28|ga_AUS=51 |win_CLE=4|draw_CLE=7|loss_CLE=19|gf_CLE=22|ga_CLE=52

|adjust_points_MTL=1|hth_MTL=1 bonus point awarded?

|hth_PUE=Head-to-head: PUE: 6 pts, CHA: 3 pts |hth_CHA=PUE

|adjust_points_AUS=-2 |hth_AUS=Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009

|col_CC=green1|text_CC=Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs |result1=CC |col_QP=blue1|text_QP=Quarterfinal round of playoffs |result2=QP|result3=QP|result4=QP|result5=QP|result6=QP|result7=QP |status_text_C=Playoff Champion |update=complete|source= }}

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key: Austin Aztex – AUS • Carolina RailHawks – CAR • Charleston Battery – CHA • Cleveland City Stars – CLE • Miami FC – MIA • Minnesota Thunder – MIN • Montreal Impact – MTL • Portland Timbers – POR • Puerto Rico Islanders – PUE • Rochester Rhinos – ROC • Vancouver Whitecaps FC – VAN Home Шаблон:* Away Шаблон:* Win Шаблон:* Loss Шаблон:* Tie
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Austin Aztex	MIN	VAN	CLE	PUE	MTL	CAR	PUE	CHA	CHA	PUE	MIA	CAR	ROC	CLE	CLE	ROC	POR	MIN	MTL	CHA	CAR	ROC	MIN	MTL	MIA	VAN	MIA	POR	POR	VAN
	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0	0–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–1	4–1	1–2	1–0	2–2	1–0	0–3	1–0	2–2	2–0	1–0	3–2	3–1	0–1	1–2	2–1
Carolina RailHawks	MIN	ROC	MIN	POR	POR	CHA	MIA	CLE	AUS	CLE	POR	MIN	AUS	PUE	CHA	VAN	CHA	MIA	AUS	ROC	CLE	VAN	VAN	ROC	MIA	MTL	MTL	PUE	PUE	MTL
	2–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	0–2	0–3	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–1	2–1	2–1	4–0	3–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	9–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–0
Charleston Battery	VAN	MTL	MIN	MIA	CAR	MTL	MIA	ROC	CLE	AUS	AUS	POR	PUE	PUE	PUE	MTL	CAR	CLE	ROC	CAR	AUS	VAN	POR	CLE	VAN	POR	MIN	MIA	ROC	MIN
	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	4–1	1–1	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0	2–3
Cleveland City Stars	MIA	AUS	ROC	POR	MIN	CAR	CAR	CHA	PUE	PUE	ROC	MIA	MIA	VAN	AUS	AUS	PUE	CHA	MTL	ROC	VAN	CAR	CHA	MTL	MIN	MIN	MTL	POR	POR	VAN
	3–1	3–0	0–3	0–0	0–1	0–3	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–2	3–0	1–2	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	4–1	4–1	0–0	2–0	4–1	1–2	1–0	3–0	1–2	0–1	2–1	2–1
Miami FC	CLE	MTL	ROC	CHA	CAR	CHA	MIN	VAN	AUS	CLE	CLE	MTL	PUE	VAN	POR	POR	MIN	CAR	MTL	PUE	MIN	POR	VAN	CAR	AUS	AUS	ROC	CHA	ROC	PUE
	3–1	2–1	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	3–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–3	1–2	4–0	1–1	4–0	0–1	3–1	0–2	9–0	1–0	3–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	3–1
Minnesota Thunder	CAR	AUS	CHA	CAR	VAN	CLE	MIA	PUE	ROC	CAR	POR	ROC	POR	VAN	MTL	AUS	MIA	POR	MTL	MIA	AUS	ROC	CLE	CLE	PUE	VAN	CHA	PUE	MTL	CHA
	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0	3–2	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	5–1	1–2	1–1	4–0	3–0	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–2	3–3	1–0	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	5–2	1–1	2–3
Montreal Impact	CHA	MIA	PUE	ROC	CHA	AUS	ROC	POR	VAN	VAN	MIA	POR	CHA	MIN	ROC	PUE	CLE	AUS	MIA	MIN	POR	PUE	CLE	AUS	CAR	CAR	CLE	VAN	MIN	CAR
	0–0	2–1	3–2	1–2	0–0	4–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–1	1–0	4–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	0–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–1	2–0
Portland Timbers	VAN	CAR	CAR	CLE	ROC	PUE	PUE	VAN	MTL	CAR	CHA	MIN	MTL	MIN	AUS	MIA	MIA	PUE	MIN	VAN	CHA	MTL	ROC	MIA	CHA	ROC	AUS	AUS	CLE	CLE
	1–0	0–0	2–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	5–1	4–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	0–1	1–4	3–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–1
Puerto Rico Islanders	VAN	ROC	MTL	AUS	VAN	POR	POR	AUS	MIN	CLE	CLE	AUS	CHA	CHA	CHA	CAR	MIA	ROC	CLE	MTL	POR	VAN	MIA	MTL	MIN	ROC	CAR	MIN	CAR	MIA
	2–1	0–0	3–2	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	4–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	4–2	4–0	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	5–2	2–1	3–1
Rochester Rhinos	CAR	PUE	MIA	CLE	MTL	POR	VAN	CHA	MTL	MIN	CLE	AUS	MIN	AUS	PUE	MTL	CHA	CLE	VAN	CAR	AUS	POR	MIN	CAR	VAN	POR	PUE	MIA	MIA	CHA
	1–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–0	0–1	0–0	3–0	0–2	1–2	4–1	0–0	0–0	1–1	4–1	1–3	0–1	1–0	1–4	3–3	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	CHA	PUE	AUS	POR	MIN	PUE	ROC	POR	MTL	MIA	MTL	CLE	MIN	MIA	CAR	PUE	ROC	CLE	POR	CHA	CAR	CAR	CHA	MIA	ROC	AUS	MIN	MTL	AUS	CLE
	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–3	1–0	1–2	2–0	1–2	3–2	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–1	2–1	4–2	1–3	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–1

Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups. Шаблон:7TeamBracket

Quarterfinals

Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Montreal Impact won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Vancouver Whitecaps won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Montreal Impact won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Vancouver Whitecaps won 5–4 on aggregate.

Finals

Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Montreal Impact won 6–3 on aggregate.

Awards and All-League teams

First Team
F: Charles Gbeke (Vancouver Whitecaps) (Leading Goalscorer); Keita Mandjou (Portland Timbers); Johnny Menyongar (Rochester Rhinos)
M: Daniel Paladini (Carolina RailHawks); Ryan Pore (Portland Timbers); Ricardo Sánchez (Minnesota Thunder)
D: Nelson Akwari (Charleston Battery); Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders) (MVP & Defender of the Year); Matt Bobo (Charleston Battery); David Hayes (Portland Timbers)
G: Steve Cronin (Portland Timbers) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Gavin Wilkinson (Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Marlon James (Vancouver Whitecaps); Eddie Johnson (Austin Aztex)
M: Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Lawrence Olum (Minnesota Thunder); Jonathan Steele (Puerto Rico Islanders); David Testo (Montreal Impact)
D: Stephen DeRoux (Montreal Impact); Cameron Knowles (Portland Timbers); John Krause (Puerto Rico Islanders); Mark Schulte (Carolina RailHawks)
G: Bill Gaudette (Puerto Rico Islanders)

Second Division

Regular season

Standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |section=Second Division |title=USL Second Division |use_tie=y|loss_before_tie=y

|team1=WIL|name_WIL=Wilmington Hammerheads |team2=RIC|name_RIC=Richmond Kickers |team3=HAR|name_HAR=Harrisburg City Islanders |team4=CHA|name_CHA=Charlotte Eagles |team5=RMM|name_RMM=Real Maryland Monarchs |team6=CPB|name_CPB=Crystal Palace Baltimore |team7=WMA|name_WMA=Western Mass Pioneers |team8=PIT|name_PIT=Pittsburgh Riverhounds |team9=BMU|name_BMU=Bermuda Hogges |win_WIL=12|draw_WIL=3|loss_WIL=5|gf_WIL=42|ga_WIL=24 |win_RIC=11|draw_RIC=6|loss_RIC=3|gf_RIC=39|ga_RIC=18 |win_HAR=9|draw_HAR=4|loss_HAR=7|gf_HAR=31|ga_HAR=23 |win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=7|loss_CHA=5|gf_CHA=40|ga_CHA=28 |win_RMM=8|draw_RMM=2|loss_RMM=10|gf_RMM=22|ga_RMM=31 |win_CPB=6|draw_CPB=5|loss_CPB=9|gf_CPB=16|ga_CPB=20 |win_WMA=6|draw_WMA=5|loss_WMA=9|gf_WMA=21|ga_WMA=34 |win_PIT=6|draw_PIT=4|loss_PIT=10|gf_PIT=18|ga_PIT=27 |win_BMU=4|draw_BMU=4|loss_BMU=12|gf_BMU=19|ga_BMU=43

|col_C=#ccf|text_C=Regular season champion |result1=C |col_QP=#cfc|text_QP=Playoff spot clinched |result2=QP|result3=QP|result4=QP|result5=QP |update=complete|source= }}

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key: Bermuda Hogges – BMU • Charlotte Eagles – CHA • Crystal Palace Baltimore – CPB Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR • Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Real Maryland Monarchs – RMM Richmond Kickers – RIC • Western Mass Pioneers – WMA • Wilmington Hammerheads – WIL Win Шаблон:* Loss Шаблон:* Tie Шаблон:*Home
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Bermuda Hogges	CPB	RMM	HAR	RIC	WIL	WIL	RMM	WIL	CHA	PIT	HAR	CPB	WMA	PIT	PIT	RIC	WMA	WMA	CHA	RMM
	2–0	3–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	6–0	1–0	3–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–0	7–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–3
Charlotte Eagles	WIL	CPB	WIL	RIC	CPB	HAR	PIT	BMU	WMA	RIC	HAR	WIL	RIC	WMA	RMM	RMM	CPB	BMU	PIT	WMA
	2–2	0–2	3–6	1–1	1–2	3–0	5–1	6–0	2–0	2–2	0–0	2–3	3–0	5–0	1–1	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–3	3–0
Crystal Palace Baltimore	PIT	BMU	CHA	WIL	RMM	WMA	CHA	RIC	WMA	RMM	WMA	WIL	BMU	RMM	HAR	HAR	RIC	CHA	HAR	PIT
	0–0	2–0	0–2	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–1	3–1	2–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–0
Harrisburg City Islanders	RIC	WMA	BMU	PIT	PIT	CHA	RMM	RIC	BMU	RMM	CHA	WIL	CPB	CPB	PIT	WIL	RIC	RMM	CPB	WMA
	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–0	0–1	3–0	2–3	5–0	3–0	4–0	0–0	3–2	3–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	CPB	RIC	RMM	HAR	HAR	CHA	WIL	BMU	RIC	WMA	RIC	BMU	BMU	RMM	HAR	WMA	WMA	WIL	CHA	CPB
	0–0	1–1	2–1	3–0	0–1	5–1	1–3	1–0	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	1–3	1–0
Real Maryland Monarchs	BMU	PIT	CPB	WMA	BMU	CPB	HAR	WMA	RIC	HAR	WIL	CPB	PIT	WIL	CHA	CHA	RIC	HAR	BMU	WIL
	3–2	2–1	2–0	3–0	1–0	0–1	2–3	2–0	1–0	4–0	3–0	0–1	2–1	3–1	1–1	0–3	1–0	0–0	4–3	2–0
Richmond Kickers	HAR	RIC	WMA	BMU	CHA	CPB	WMA	HAR	RMM	PIT	CHA	PIT	CHA	BMU	CPB	WIL	HAR	RMM	WIL	WIL
	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–0	1–0	0–2	2–2	1–2	3–0	7–2	1–2	3–2	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–2
Western Mass Pioneers	HAR	RIC	CPB	RMM	WIL	CPB	RIC	CPB	RMM	CHA	PIT	BMU	WIL	CHA	BMU	BMU	PIT	PIT	HAR	CHA
	3–1	0–2	1–0	3–0	2–1	0–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	0–0	2–2	4–0	5–0	5–0	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–1	3–0
Wilmington Hammerheads	CHA	CPB	CHA	BMU	BMU	WMA	PIT	BMU	CPB	RMM	HAR	CHA	WMA	RMM	RIC	HAR	PIT	RIC	RMM	RIC
	2–2	3–0	3–6	0–0	0–1	2–1	1–3	1–0	2–1	0–3	3–2	2–3	4–0	3–1	3–2	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–0	2–2

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Awards and All-League team

First Team
F: Matthew Delicâte (Richmond Kickers), Jamie Watson (WIL) (MVP)
M: Ty Shipalane (HAR), Kenny Bundy (WIL), Mike Burke (RIC), Jorge Herrera (CHA)
D: Dustin Bixler (HAR), John Borrajo (RMD), Shintaro Harada (CPB), Yomby William (RIC) (Defender of the Year)
G: Ronnie Pascale (RIC) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: David Irving (WIL)
Rookie of the Year: Ty Shipalane, HAR

Second Team
F: Almir Barbosa (WMA), Damico Coddington (BER), Chad Severs (HAR)
M: Justin Evans (PIT), Jamie Franks (WIL), Amaury Nunes (CHA), Val Teixeira (CPB)
D: Colin Falvey (WIL), Sascha Gorres (RIC), Andrew Marshall (CPB)
G: Chase Harrison (HAR)

External links

• Official USL Site