# 1999 USL A-League

The 1999 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 1999.

## Regular season
### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Rochester Rhinos | 28 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 7 | 92 |
| 2 | Staten Island Vipers | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 9 | 82 |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 8 | 74 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 9 | 72 |
| 5 | Lehigh Valley Steam | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 6 | 63 |
| 6 | Boston Bulldogs | 28 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 8 | 61 |
| 7 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 2 | 51 |
| 8 | Connecticut Wolves | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 5 | 34 |

#### Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Hershey Wildcats | 28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 10 | 75 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 6 | 69 |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 6 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 6 | 62 |
| 5 | Jacksonville Cyclones | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 9 | 60 |
| 6 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 5 | 57 |
| 7 | Raleigh Express | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 5 | 47 |
| 8 | Maryland Mania | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 85 | −69 | 2 | 13 |

### Western Conference
#### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 6 | 90 |
| 2 | MLS Project 40 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 4 | 68 |
| 3 | New Orleans Storm | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 11 | 67 |
| 4 | Indiana Blast | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 5 | 55 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Rampage | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 5 | 54 |
| 6 | Tennessee Rhythm | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 6 | 49 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 7 | 34 |

#### Pacific Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | San Diego Flash | 28 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 11 | 90 |
| 2 | Vancouver 86ers | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 10 | 84 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 56 | 36 | +20 | 10 | 81 |
| 4 | Orange County Zodiac | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 10 | 73 |
| 5 | El Paso Patriots | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | San Francisco Bay Seals | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Sacramento Geckos | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 91 | −75 | 0 | 1 |

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

The Hershey Wildcats advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

### Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

### Western Conference Semifinal 1

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Western Conference final.

### Western Conference Semifinal 2

The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the final.

### Western Conference

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

## Final

MVP: Amos Magee, Minnesota Thunder

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Niall Thompson | Vancouver 86ers | 20 | 7 | 47 |
| 2 | Mark Baena | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 6 | 46 |
| 2 | Eduardo Sebrango | Vancouver 86ers | 18 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Darko Kolic | Long Island Rough Riders | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Steve Patterson | Orange County Zodiac | 19 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Jamel Mitchell | Hershey Wildcats | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Ernest Inneh | Staten Island Vipers | 18 | 3 | 39 |
| 8 | Greg Simmonds | Hershey Wildcats | 16 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Onandi Lowe | Richmond Kickers | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | John Wolyniec | Long Island Rough Riders | 15 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | John Sulentic | Vancouver 86ers | 9 | 19 | 37 |
| 12 | Carlos Farias | San Diego Flash | 15 | 6 | 36 |
| 12 | Ian Russell | Seattle Sounders | 14 | 8 | 36 |
| 14 | Gary Glasgow | Richmond Kickers | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 15 | Patrick Beech | New Orleans Storm | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Paul Conway | Charleston Battery | 14 | 5 | 33 |
| 17 | Dan Stebbins | Milwaukee Rampage | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| 18 | Mac Cozier | Jacksonville Cyclones | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 18 | Gustavo Leal | Orange County Zodiac | 13 | 4 | 30 |
| 18 | Mugurel Dumitru | San Diego Flash | 9 | 12 | 30 |

## Honors

* MVP: John Swallen
* Leading goal scorer: Niall Thompson
* Leading goalkeeper: John Swallen
* Defender of the Year: Scott Schweitzer
* Rookie of the Year: Greg Simmonds
* Coach of the Year: Paul Riley
* Referee of the Year: Glenn Prechac
* First Team All League
** Goalkeeper: John Swallen
** Defenders: Craig Demmin, Scott Schweitzer, Tenywa Bonseu, Kalin Bankov
** Midfielders: Carlos Farias, Mauro Biello, Mac Cozier
** Forwards: Mark Baena, Ernest Inneh, Niall Thompson
* Second Team All League
** Goalkeeper: Pat Onstad
** Defenders: Jose Vasquez, John Coughlin, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste
** Midfielders: Ian Russell, John Sulentic, Marvin Oliver
** Forwards: Jamel Mitchell, Paul Conway, Darko Kolic, Onandi Lowe