# 2000 USL A-League

The 2000 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2000.

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 9 | 76 |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 5 | 75 |
| 3 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 3 | 54 |
| 5 | Boston Bulldogs | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 1 | 13 |

#### Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 13 | 87 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 3 | 84 |
| 3 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 30 | +19 | 7 | 70 |
| 4 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 4 | 62 |
| 5 | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 6 | 58 |
| 6 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 8 | 55 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 5 | 49 |

### Western Conference
#### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 15 | 99 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 16 | 89 |
| 3 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 5 | 45 |
| 4 | MLS Project 40 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 3 | 36 |
| 5 | Tennessee Rhythm | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 103 | −67 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 25 | 80 | −55 | 2 | 13 |

#### Pacific Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 10 | 85 |
| 2 | San Diego Flash | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 8 | 75 |
| 3 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 11 | 70 |
| 4 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 7 | 57 |
| 5 | Bay Area Seals | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 5 | 56 |
| 6 | Orange County Waves | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 6 | 55 |

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern semifinal 1

The Rochester Rhinos advanced 3–0 on aggregate.

### Eastern semifinal 2

Toronto Lynx advanced 2–0 on aggregate.

### Western semifinal 1

The Minnesota Thunder advanced 4–3 on aggregate.

### Western semifinal 2

Milwaukee Rampage advanced 4–2 on aggregate.

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Digital Takawira | Milwaukee Rampage | 21 | 16 | 10 | 42 |
| 1 | Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 26 | 17 | 8 | 42 |
| 3 | Greg Howes | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | Darren Sawatzky | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Johnny Menyongar | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 17 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Saul Martínez | Hampton Road Mariners | 26 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Gregory Simmonds | Hershey Wildcats | 25 | 16 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Dwayne DeRosario | Richmond Kickers | 23 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Paul Schneider | Minnesota Thunder | 23 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Patrick Beech | Atlanta Silverbacks | 22 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Ignace Moleka | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 12 | Ihor Dotsenko | Raleigh Capital Express | 28 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Darren Tilley | Vancouver 86ers | 13 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 14 | Seamus Donnelly | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 14 | Jason Boyce | Orange County Zodiac | 24 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 15 | Jamel Mitchell | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 13 | 2 | 28 |
| 16 | Kevin Jeffrey | Bay Area Seals | 24 | 12 | 3 | 27 |
| 16 | Mac Cozier | Charleston Battery | 24 | 11 | 5 | 27 |
| 18 | Edson Buddle | Long Island Rough Riders | 26 | 11 | 4 | 26 |
| 18 | David Flavius | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 25 | 11 | 4 | 26 |

## Honors

* MVP: Digital Takawira
* Goals Leaders (tied): Paul Conway, Greg Howes, Johnny Menyongar
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Scott Vallow
* Defender of the Year: Scott Cannon
* Rookie of the Year: Greg Howes
* Coach of the Year: Neil Megson
* First Team All A-League
** Goalkeeper: Scott Vallow
** Defenders: Chris Fox, Craig Demmin, Scott Cannon, Scott Schweitzer
** Midfielders: Brian Loftin, Yari Allnutt, Stoian Mladenov
** Forwards: Paul Conway, Darren Sawatzky, Digital Takawira
* Second Team All A-League
** Goalkeeper: Theo Zagar
** Defenders: Gilbert Jean-Baptiste, Adrian Serioux, David Banks, Rick Titus
** Midfielders: Lenin Steenkamp, Gerry Lucey, Martin Nash
** Forwards: Dwayne DeRosario, Johnny Menyongar, Greg Howes