# 2007 United Soccer Leagues

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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders (C, X) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 54 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 51 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 50 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 43 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 5 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 42 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 39 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 32 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs |
| 9 | Miami FC | 28 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 30 | |
| 11 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 26 | |
| 12 | California Victory | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 19 | |
* ↑ As 2008 Canadian Championship winner

#### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Final September 29 | Final September 29 | Final September 29 |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Seattle Sounders (p) | 2 | 1 | 3 (4) | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | | |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | | | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 |
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 |
| 5 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | | |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Portland Timbers | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | | | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarterfinals

Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on Aggregate.
Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Portland Timbers won 3–1 on Aggregate.

#### Semifinals

Seattle Sounders won 4–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–1 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.

#### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 41 | Regular season champion |
| 2 | Cleveland City Stars | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 39 | Playoff berth clinched |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders (C) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 38 | Playoff berth clinched |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 35 | Playoff berth clinched |
| 5 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 32 | |
| 6 | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 19 | |
| 8 | Cincinnati Kings | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 12 | |
* ↑ New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

#### Playoffs

| Semifinals August 18, 7:00 EDT | Semifinals August 18, 7:00 EDT | Semifinals August 18, 7:00 EDT | Final August 25, 8:00 EDT | Final August 25, 8:00 EDT | Final August 25, 8:00 EDT |
| 1 | Richmond Kickers (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 | 1 | Richmond Kickers | 1 (7) |
| | | | 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders (p) | 1 (8) |
| 2 | Cleveland City Stars | 0 | 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders (p) | 1 (8) |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |

#### Final
### Premier Development League

* See 2007 PDL Season