Your guide to the league tables
SW - Shoot out win, SL - Shootout Loss

1995

Points system - Win = 3, Shootout win = 2, Shootout loss = 1.  If scores were level after 90 mins the game went to a shootout.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	Pts	GD
1	Montreal Impact	24	16	1	1	6	47	27	51	20
2	Seattle Sounders	24	13	5	2	4	40	24	51	16
3	Vancouver 86ers	24	10	0	3	11	43	43	33	0
4	Atlanta Ruckus	24	5	8	1	10	29	41	32	-12
5	Colorado Foxes	24	7	1	6	10	35	41	29	-6
6	New York Centaurs	24	5	1	3	15	21	39	20	-18

Play Offs
Semi Finals
Sep 14 - Atlanta Ruckus 1-1 Montreal Impact (Atlanta win 2-1 on penalties)
Sep 19 - Montreal Impact 3-0 Atanta Ruckus
Sep 19 - Montreal Impact 0-0 Atlanta Ruckus (Atlanta win 3-1 on penalties)
Atlanta advance by 2 games to 1
Sep 15 - Vancouver 86ers 0-1 Seattle Sounders
Sep 17 - Seattle Sounders 0-0 Vancouver 86ers (Seattle win 3-1 on penalties)
Seattle advance by 2 games to 0
Final
Oct 01 - Atlanta Ruckus 1-1 Seattle Sounders (Atlanta win 3-1 on penalties)
Oct 08 - Seattle Sounders 3-0 Atlanta Ruckus
Oct 12 - Seattle Sounders 1-1 Atlanta Ruckus (Seattle win 2-1 on penalties)
Seattle win Championship series by 2 games to 1

1996

Points system - Win = 3, Shootout win = 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	L	GF	GA	Pts	GD
1	Montreal Impact	27	17	4	6	40	18	55	22
2	Colorado Foxes	27	14	2	11	55	33	44	22
3	Seattle Sounders	27	12	4	11	35	25	40	10
4	Rochester Rhinos	27	11	3	13	44	42	36	2
5	Vancouver 86ers	27	10	3	14	38	38	33	0
6	New York Fever	27	6	3	8	30	40	21	-10
7	Atlanta Ruckus*	22	3	0	19	14	60	9	-46

A significant number of postponed matches over the 1996 season by the Atlanta Ruckus, who underwent a change in ownership, ultimately forced the A-League to shorten the other teams' schedules by one match, reducing the total games played from 28 to 27. Atlanta's league position, in last place and already eliminated from the playoff contention, was not affected by the decision announced Sept. 4, 1996. The Ruckus played a total of 22 games.
Each team had their head-to-head schedule with Atlanta shortened by one, maintaining a balanced head-to-head competition against each other. The 1996 regular season ended on September 14th with the top four regular season teams advancing to the playoffs.

Play Offs
Semi Finals
Sep 19 - Montreal Impact 2-3 Rochester Rhinos
Sep 21 - Rochester Rhinos 0-3 Montreal Impact
Sep 25 - Montreal Impact 1-2 Rochester Rhinos
Rochester advance 2 games to 1
Sep 19 - Colorado Foxes 0-1 Seattle Sounders
Sep 22 - Seattle Sounders 0-2 Colorado Foxes
Sep 25 - Colorado Foxes 0-3 Seattle Sounders
Seattle advance 2 games to 1
Final
Oct 06 - Seattle Sounders 2-0 Rochester Rhinos