USL A-League
Season1999
ChampionsMinnesota Thunder
(1st title)
PremiersRochester Rhinos
(2nd title)
Top goalscorerNiall Thompson, Mark Baena
(20 goals)
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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
Source:[citation needed]

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
Source:[citation needed]

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
Source:[citation needed]

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
Source:[citation needed]

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–1Lehigh Valley Steam (PA)
Carlos Zavala 70'
Mauro Biello 72'		 89' Ian Checcio
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 8,437


Staten Island Vipers (NY)3–2 (OT)Richmond Kickers (VA)
Ernest Inneh 27', 57'
Martin Dugas gold-colored soccer ball 97' 		30', 80' Gary Glasgow
Attendance: 1,452


Long Island Rough Riders (NY)3–4Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Cordt Weinstein 52'
Darko Kolic 68'
John Wolyniec 87'		 35' Goran Vasic
40' Justin Evans
75' Joenal Castma
77' Allen Eller


Hershey Wildcats (PA)3–2Charleston Battery (SC)
Gino DiFlorio 54'
Greg Simmonds 70'
Chris Penny Red card 73'
John Smith 90'		 58', 88' Dean Sewell
Red card 73' Mike Burke
Red card 73' Paul Conway
Attendance: 2,299

Western Conference

San Diego Flash (CA)3–1El Paso Patriots (TX)
Kevin Legg 26', 70'
90' (pen.)		 9' Victor Castro
Douglas Stadium, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,984


Vancouver 86ers (BC)1–3MLS Project 40
Chris Dailly 85' 39' Alen Kozić
69', 84' Kirk Wilson
Red card 70' Jason Moore
Attendance: 5,050


Minnesota Thunder (MN)4–0New Orleans Storm (LA)
Craig Gaunt 33' (o.g.)
Stoian Mladenov 65'
Gerard Lagos 78', 84'
Attendance: 1,560


Seattle Sounders (WA)6–3Orange County Zodiac (CA)
Sean Henderson 17', 44' (pen.)
Mark Baena 26'
Jose Vasquez 38' (o.g.)
Kieran Barton Yellow card 59'
Ian Russell 64', 87'		 Report 5' Jason Boyce
Yellow card 9' P.J. Polowski
Yellow card 42' Mark Foster
Red card 52' Shawn Saunders
62' Jose Vasquez
Yellow card 68' Jason Boyce
Yellow card 71' Martín Vásquez
73' Gustavo Leal
Red card 83' Peter Lak
Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, Washington
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: David Bragg (USA)

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

Hershey Wildcats (PA)2–0Staten Island Vipers (NY)
Jamel Mitchell 65'
Matthew Ford 84'


Staten Island Vipers (NY)0–2Hershey Wildcats (PA)
37', 84' Jamel Mitchell
Red card 67' Kyle Swords
Attendance: 1,085

The Hershey Wildcats advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

Rochester Rhinos (NY)6–2Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Doug Miller 1:30', 10:50'
Darren Tilley 8:30', 71:04'
Yari Allnutt 18:00'
Mauro Biello 50:00'		 Report 38:10' Justin Evans
87:00' Goran Vasic
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 9,127


Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)1–0Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Mike Apple 65' Report
Bethel Park High School, Bethel, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 4,115


Rochester Rhinos (NY)2–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds (PA)
Doug Miller 35'
Tim Hardy Yellow card 43'
Nate Daligcon 49'
Mali Walton Yellow card 52'		 https://www.newspapers.com/image/136563379/?terms=Rhinos Report Yellow card 29' Gary DePalma
Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 64' Tenywa Bonseu
Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 6,541

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.

Western Conference Semifinal 1

Minnesota Thunder (MN)1–0 (OT)MLS Project 40
Paul Schneider gold-colored soccer ball 105'
National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,578


Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–0MLS Project 40
Gerard Lagos 28'
Stoian Mladenov 42'		 Red card 89' Judah Cooks
National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 946

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Western Conference final.

Western Conference Semifinal 2

San Diego Flash (CA)6–0Seattle Sounders (WA)
Chugger Adair 3'
Antonio Robles Yellow card 23'
Carlos Farias 34', 53', 60', 84' (pen.)
Mauricio Alegre 87'		 Report Red card 23' Ollie Heald
Merrill Douglas Stadium San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: Kari Seitz


Seattle Sounders (WA)0–1San Diego Flash (CA)
Jason Annicchero Red card 82' Report 11' Jerome Watson
Renton Memorial Stadium Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Kevin Stott

The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

Hershey Wildcats (PA)2–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Greg Simmonds 15'
Jamel Mitchell 79'		 Doug Miller
Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 6,541


Rochester Rhinos (NY)1–0Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Doug Miller 80'
Frontier Field Rochester, New York
Attendance: 9,024


Rochester Rhinos (NY)3–1Hershey Wildcats (PA)
Mauro Biello 20'
Doug Miller 81' (pen.)
Yari Allnutt 85'		 78' Tim Leonard
Frontier Field Rochester, New York
Attendance: 7,753

The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the final.

Western Conference

Minnesota Thunder (MN)4–1San Diego Flash (CA)
Paweł Nowak 10'
Stoian Mladenov 58' (pen.)
Amos Magee 63', 88'		 29' Jamie Munro
National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 2,072


San Diego Flash (CA)1–2Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Nate Hetherington 83' Report Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 14' Morgan Zeba
27' Amos Magee
80' (pen.) Kalin Bankov
San Diego Mesa College San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,983

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.

Final

Minnesota Thunder (MN)2–1Rochester Rhinos (NY)
Gerard Lagos 43'
Paweł Nowak 47'		 57' Darren Tilley
National Sports Center Blaine, Minnesota
Attendance: 9,987

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
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
Ernest Inneh Staten Island Vipers 18 3 39
8 Greg Simmonds Hershey Wildcats 16 6 38
9 Onandi Lowe Richmond Kickers 15 7 37
John Wolyniec Long Island Rough Riders 15 7 37
John Sulentic Vancouver 86ers 9 19 37
12 Carlos Farias San Diego Flash 15 6 36
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
Gustavo Leal Orange County Zodiac 13 4 30
Mugurel Dumitru San Diego Flash 9 12 30

Honors

References

  1. ^ 1999 League Awards Archived March 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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Canadian Soccer – Division 2 seasons (CSA & USSF)
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