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.
Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | Regular Season Champion/Best USL team |
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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 |
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. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | |
3 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 50 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League [a] |
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 | |
6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | |
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 32 | |
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 |
Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Final September 29 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Montreal Impact | 3–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–0 | Montreal Impact |
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Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on Aggregate.
Carolina Railhawks | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Carolina Railhawks |
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Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos |
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Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Portland Timbers |
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Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Portland Timbers won 3–1 on Aggregate.
Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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4–2 |
Seattle Sounders won 4–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Portland Timbers | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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1–3 |
Ríos Rivillo Kandji Ukah |
Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–1 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.
Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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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)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | |
4 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 35 | |
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 [a] | |
10 | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 12 |
Semifinals August 18, 7:00 EDT | Final August 25, 8:00 EDT | ||||||||
1 | Richmond Kickers ( a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
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 ( a.e.t.) | 1 |
Cleveland City Stars | 0–1 ( a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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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.
Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | Regular Season Champion/Best USL team |
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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 |
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. [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | |
3 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 50 | Quarterfinal round of playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League [a] |
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 | |
6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | |
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 39 | |
8 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 32 | |
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 |
Quarterfinals September 14/16 | Semifinals September 21/23 | Final September 29 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Montreal Impact | 3–2 | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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Puerto Rico Islanders | 3–0 | Montreal Impact |
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Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on Aggregate.
Carolina Railhawks | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Carolina Railhawks |
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Seattle Sounders won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–1 | Rochester Raging Rhinos |
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Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1–1 | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Vancouver Whitecaps | 1–0 | Portland Timbers |
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Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Portland Timbers won 3–1 on Aggregate.
Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders |
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Seattle Sounders | 1–2 ( a.e.t.) | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Seattle Sounders won 4–2 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Portland Timbers | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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Penalties | ||
1–3 |
Ríos Rivillo Kandji Ukah |
Atlanta Silverbacks won 3–1 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.
Seattle Sounders | 4–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks |
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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)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | |
4 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 35 | |
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 [a] | |
10 | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 12 |
Semifinals August 18, 7:00 EDT | Final August 25, 8:00 EDT | ||||||||
1 | Richmond Kickers ( a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||
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 ( a.e.t.) | 1 |
Cleveland City Stars | 0–1 ( a.e.t.) | Harrisburg City Islanders |
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