Английская Википедия:2007 United Soccer Leagues
Шаблон:Use mdy dates The 2007 Season is the 21st edition of the United Soccer Leagues season.
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
- Two new teams join the First Division: the California Victory (San Francisco, CA), and the Carolina RailHawks (Cary, NC).
- The Virginia Beach Mariners franchise was terminated by the league.
- The Toronto Lynx depart the First Division for the Premier Development League (PDL).
- Three new teams join the Second Division: the Bermuda Hogges (Hamilton, Bermuda), the Cleveland City Stars, and Crystal Palace Baltimore.
- The Long Island Rough Riders depart the Second Division for the PDL.
- The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be on hiatus during 2007 to reorganize.
- Many new teams join the PDL, for a complete list see here.
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
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] {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |ptsfirst=y |loss_before_tie=y |team1=SEA|name_SEA=Seattle Sounders |team2=POR|name_POR=Portland Timbers |team3=MTL|name_MTL=Montreal Impact |team4=ATL|name_ATL=Atlanta Silverbacks |team5=ROC|name_ROC=Rochester Raging Rhinos |team6=PRI|name_PRI=Puerto Rico Islanders |team7=VAN|name_VAN=Vancouver Whitecaps |team8=CAR|name_CAR=Carolina RailHawks |team9=MIA|name_MIA=Miami FC |team10=CHA|name_CHA=Charleston Battery |team11=MIN|name_MIN=Minnesota Thunder |team12=CAL|name_CAL=California Victory |win_SEA=16|draw_SEA=6|loss_SEA=6|gf_SEA=37|ga_SEA=23|status_SEA=C,X |win_POR=14|draw_POR=9|loss_POR=5|gf_POR=32|ga_POR=18 |win_MTL=14|draw_MTL=8|loss_MTL=6|gf_MTL=32|ga_MTL=21 |win_ATL=12|draw_ATL=7|loss_ATL=9|gf_ATL=40|ga_ATL=30 |win_ROC=12|draw_ROC=6|loss_ROC=10|gf_ROC=39|ga_ROC=36 |win_PRI=10|draw_PRI=10|loss_PRI=8|gf_PRI=35|ga_PRI=34 |win_VAN=9|draw_VAN=12|loss_VAN=7|gf_VAN=27|ga_VAN=24 |win_CAR=8|draw_CAR=8|loss_CAR=12|gf_CAR=24|ga_CAR=34 |win_MIA=9|draw_MIA=4|loss_MIA=15|gf_MIA=31|ga_MIA=41 |win_CHA=8|draw_CHA=6|loss_CHA=14|gf_CHA=32|ga_CHA=39 |win_MIN=5|draw_MIN=11|loss_MIN=12|gf_MIN=32|ga_MIN=35 |win_CAL=4|draw_CAL=7|loss_CAL=17|gf_CAL=17|ga_CAL=43
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Playoffs
Quarterfinals
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on Aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Portland Timbers won 3–1 on Aggregate.
Semifinals
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Seattle Sounders won 4–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–1 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.
Final
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
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|adjust_points_NHP=-1|hth_NHP=New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.
|col_CC=#ccccff|text_CC=Regular season champion |result1=CC |col_Q=#ccffcc|text_Q=Playoff berth clinched |result2=Q|result3=Q|result4=Q |update=complete|source=[3] }}
Playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Premier Development League
- See 2007 PDL Season
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:American A-League seasons Шаблон:USL Second Division seasons Шаблон:2007 in American soccer Шаблон:2007 in Canadian soccer Шаблон:USSF D2 soccer seasons Шаблон:Canada D2 soccer seasons
