# 2003 USL A-League

The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2003.

## League standings
### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 54 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 51 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 49 |
| 4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 38 |
| 5 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 |

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 52 |
| 2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Richmond Kickers | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 25 |
| 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 19 |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?

### Western Conference
#### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 54 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 53 |
| 3 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 30 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 24 |
| 5 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 11 |
* ↑ 3 points deducted?

#### Pacific Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 53 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 52 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 |
| 4 | Calgary Storm | 28 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 62 | −46 | 15 |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Division finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Final | Final | Final |
| S1 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1 | 1 | 2 | Charleston Battery | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Charleston Battery | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Rochester Rhinos | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| N1 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rochester Rhinos | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| N2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Charleston Battery | Charleston Battery | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Minnesota Thunder | Minnesota Thunder | 0 |
| C2 | Minnesota Thunder (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Minnesota Thunder | Minnesota Thunder | 0 |
| C1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Milwaukee Wave United | 1 | 0 | 1 | Minnesota Thunder | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Minnesota Thunder | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| P2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| P1 | Seattle Sounders (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | |

### Division finals
#### Northeast Division

The Rochester Rhinos advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.

#### Southeast Division

The Charleston Battery advance 4 – 2 on aggregate.

#### Central Division

The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.

#### Pacific Division

The Seattle Sounders advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.

### Conference finals
#### Eastern Conference final

The Charleston Battery advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.

#### Western Conference final

The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 0 on aggregate.

### Final
## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Thiago Martins | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 25 | 22 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 | Doug Miller | Rochester Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Dante Washington | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Todd Dusosky | Milwaukee Wave United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Roland Vargas-Aguilera | Virginia Beach Mariners | 26 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Kevin Jeffrey | Richmond Kickers | 27 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Josh Henderson | Charleston Battery | 20 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
| 8 | Byron Alvarez | Portland Timbers | 21 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | McKinley Tennyson | Portland Timbers | 27 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Lourenço Andrade | El Paso Patriots | 20 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Dino Delevski | Milwaukee Wave United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 22 |

## Awards and All A-League Teams

All A-League First Team F: Thiago Martins (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Doug Miller (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) M: Roland Aguilera (Virginia Beach Mariners); Marco Ferruzzi (Minnesota Thunder); Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Ricardo Villar (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Danny Jackson (Seattle Sounders); John Wilson (Charleston Battery) G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year) Coach: Bob Lilley Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United); Kevin Jeffrey (Richmond Kickers) M: Ted Chronopoulos (Charleston Battery); Ollie Heald (Vancouver Whitecaps); Zé Roberto (Montreal Impact); David Testo (Richmond Kickers) D: Scott Schweitzer (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Shak (Minnesota Thunder); Alan Woods (Atlanta Silverbacks) G: Rich Cullen (Seattle Sounders)