# 2004 USL A-League

The 2004 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2004.

## Standings
### Western Conference

Conference Semifinal round of playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 57 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 |
| 3 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 45 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 43 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Wave United | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 40 |
| 6 | Calgary Mustangs | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 18 |
| 7 | Edmonton F.C. | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 18 |

### Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinal round of playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Montreal Impact (C) | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 56 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 54 |
| 3 | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 50 |
| 4 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 48 |
| 5 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 45 |
| 6 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 36 |
| 7 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 32 |
| 8 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 27 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 21 |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | Montreal Impact | Montreal Impact | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Syracuse Salty Dogs | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Syracuse Salty Dogs (aet) (p) | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | Syracuse Salty Dogs | Syracuse Salty Dogs | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | | | | | | Montreal Impact | Montreal Impact | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 0 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 1 | 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders (aet) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle Sounders | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

## Eastern Conference
### Richmond Kickers vs Syracuse Salty Dogs

The Syracuse Salty Dogs advance, 5–4, on penalty kicks after the series ended tied 2–2 on aggregate.

### Rochester Rhinos vs Montreal Impact

The Montreal Impact advance 2–0 on aggregate.

## Western Conference semifinals
### Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders

The Seattle Sounders advance 3–2 on aggregate.

### Vancouver Whitecaps vs Minnesota Thunder

The Vancouver Whitecaps advance 3–0 on aggregate.

## Eastern Conference final

The Montreal Impact advanced 3–1 on aggregate.

## Western Conference finals

The Seattle Sounders advance 2–1 on aggregate.

## Final

MVP: Mauricio Vincello
* USL A-League 2004 Champions
* Montreal Impact First title

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Dante Washington | Virginia Beach Mariners | 27 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 2 | Byron Alvarez | Portland Timber | 25 | 16 | 4 | 36 |
| 3 | Alan Gordon | Portland Timbers | 27 | 17 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Ali Gerba | Toronto Lynx | 25 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Johnny Torres | Milwaukee Wave United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Mac Cozier | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Greg Howes | Milwaukee Wave United | 24 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 8 | Todd Dusosky | Milwaukee Wave United | 23 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | McColm Cephas | Richmond Kickers | 26 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Chris Carrieri | Rochester Rhinos | 27 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 11 | Mauricio Salles | Puerto Rico Islanders | 25 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | Jason Jordan | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 13 | Welton Melo | Seattle Sounders | 23 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar | Portland Timber | 26 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | Matthew Delicâte | Richmond Kickers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

## Awards and All A-League Teams

All A-League First Team
F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Alan Gordon (Portland Timbers) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) (Co-Leading Goalscorer) M: Mauro Biello (Montreal Impact); Sandro Grande (Montreal Impact); Alex Pineda Chacón (Atlanta Silverbacks); Johnny Torres (Milwaukee Wave United) D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Dustin Branan (Minnesota Thunder); Peter Luzak (Richmond Kickers) G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (MVP & Goalkeeper of the Year) Coach: Bobby Howe Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team F: Mac Cozier (Atlanta Silverbacks); Ali Gerba (Toronto Lynx); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United) M: Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar Portland Timbers); Justin Evans (Charleston Battery); Alfredo Valente (Vancouver Whitecaps); Richie Williams (Richmond Kickers) D: Craig Demmin (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact); Mark Watson (Charleston Battery) G: Joe Warren (Minnesota Thunder)