A-League 2003 Season (original) (raw)

2004 PLAYOFFS

*-after sudden death extra time

Eastern Conference Semifinals

Sept. 5 Virginia Beach 0-1 Charleston

Sept. 7 Charleston 4-1 Virginia Beach

Charleston advance on 4-2 aggregate

Sept. 5 Rochester 2-1 Montreal

Sept. 7 Montreal 0-0 Rochester

Rochester advance on 2-1 aggregate

Eastern Conference Final

Sept. 12 Rochester 0-0 Charleston

Sept. 14 Charleston 1-0 Rochester

Charleston advance on 1-0 aggregate

Western Conference Semifinals

Sept. 5 Milwaukee 1-0 Minnesota

Sept. 7 Minnesota 2-0* Milwaukee

Minnesota advance on 2-0 aggregate

Sept. 5 Seattle 0-0 Vancouver

Sept. 7 Vancouver 1-1* Seattle

Aggregate drawn 1-1

Seattle advance on penalty kicks, 6-5

Western Conference Final

Sept. 12 Seattle 0-1 Minnesota

Sept. 14 Minnesota 1-0 Seattle

Minnesota advance on 2-0 aggregate

A-League Championship

Sept. 20 Charleston 3-0 Minnesota

2004 Leading Goalscorers

Thiago Martins, Pittsburgh 22

Dante Washington, Virginia Beach 18

Doug Miller, Rochester 17

Byron Alvarez, Portland 12

Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee 11

McKinley Tennyson, Portland 11

Gregory Howes, Milwaukee 11

Josh Henderson, Charleston 10

Roland Aguilera, Virginia Beach 10

Kevin Jeffrey, Richmond 10

Goalkeeping Leaders GAA

Greg Sutton, Montreal 0.73
Rich Cullen, Seattle 0.74
Michael Franks, Vancouver 0.77
Dusty Huddock, Charleston 0.86
Josh Saunders, Portland 0.90
Joseph Warren, Minnesota 0.97
Ronnie Pascale, Richmond 1.11
Billy Andracki, Rochester 1.25
Jim Larkin, Milwaukee 1.26
Joseph Larson, Virginia Beach 1.27

2004 A-League Award Winners

Most Valuable Player: Thiago Martins, Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Goalkeeper of the Year: Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact
Defender of the Year: Gabe Gervais, Montreal Impact
Rookie of the Year: David Testo, Richmond Kickers
Coach of the Year: Bob Lilley, Montreal Impact

2004 A-League First IX

G - Greg Sutton, Montreal Impact
D - Gabe Gervais, Montreal Impact
D - Danny Jackson, Seattle Sounders
D - John Wilson, Charleston Battery
M - Roland Aguilera, Virginia Beach Mariners
M - Marco Fernuzzi, Richmond Kickers
M - Andrew Gregor, Seattle Sounders
M - Ricardo Villar, Pittsburgh Riverhounds
F - Thiago Martins, Pittsburgh Riverhounds
F - Doug Miller, Rochester Ragin' Rhinos
F - Dante Washington, Virginia Beach Mariners

Home Attendance G Total Avg.

Rochester 14 142,370 10,169

Montreal 14 101,307 7,236

Syracuse 14 96,385 6,885

Portland 14 82,193 5,871

Vancouver 14 60,085 4,292

Minnesota 14 57,411 4,101

Charleston 14 55,572 3,969

Seattle 14 47,000 3,357

Toronto 14 37,112 2,651

Indiana 14 34,505 2,465

Richmond 14 31,816 2,273

Milwaukee 14 29,186 2,085

Pittsburgh 14 24,959 1,783

Virginia Beach 14 23,760 1,697

Atlanta 14 16,803 1,200

Calgary 14 14,975 1,070

El Paso 14 13,801 986

Charlotte 14 12,679 906

Cincinnati 14 5,272 377

LEAGUE 266 887,191 3,335