THE USISL A-LEAGUE

FORMED 1997 AFTER THE MERGER OF THE A-LEAGUE AND USISL SELECT DIVISION

CHANGED NAME TO THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE A-LEAGUE IN 1999

PLEASE NOTE - THIS SHOWS THE TABLES AND PLAY OFFS INVOLVING CANADIAN TEAMS ONLY

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

1997

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

Northeast Division
Pos
 		Team
 		Pld
 		W
 		SW SL
 		L
 		GF
 		GA
 		Pts
 		GD
1
 		Montreal Impact
 28
 20
 1
 1
 6
 58
 19
 61
 39
2
 		Rochester Raging Rhinos
 28
 14
 0
 5
 9
 56
 47
 42
 9
3
 		Long Island Rough Riders
 28
 13
 3
 2
 10
 44
 36
 42
 8
4
 		Toronto Lynx
 28
 12
 2
 0
 14
 44
 43
 38
 1
5
 		Connecticut Wolves
 28
 8
 4
 1
 15
 31
 45
 28
 -14
6
 		Worcester Wildfire
 28
 6
 1
 2
 19
 26
 61
 19
 -35

Pacific Division

Pos
 		Team
 		Pld
 		W
 		SW SL
 		L
 		GF
 		GA
 		Pts
 		GD
1
 		California Jaguars
 28
 17
 1
 0
 10
 48
 34
 52
 14
2
 		Seattle Sounders
 28
 16
 2
 3
 7
 42
 19
 50
 33
3
 		Vancouver 86ers
 28
 15
 1
 1
 11
 50
 29
 46
 21
4
 		Colorado Foxes
 28
 15
 1
 2
 10
 55
 49
 46
 6
5
 		Orange County Zodiac
 28
 10
 1
 0
 17
 35
 62
 31
 -27
6
 		El Paso Patriots
 28
 5
 3
 3
 17
 30
 50
 18
 -20

Play Offs
North East Division Semi Finals
 Sep 05 - Toronto Lynx 1 -2 Montreal Impact
Sep 07 - Montreal Impact 4-0 Toronto Lynx
Montreal advance by 2 games to 0
Pacific Division Semi Finals
Sep 05 - Vancouver 86ers 4-1 California Jaguars
Sep 07 - California Jaguars 2-2 Vancouver 86ers (Vancouver win 2-1 on penalties)
Vancouver advance by 2 games to 0
North East Division Final
Sep 12 - Long Island Rough Riders 2-2 Montreal Impact (Long Island win on penalties)
Sep 14 - Montreal Impact 2-0 Long Island Rough Riders
Sep 14 - Montreal Impact 0-0 Long Island Rough Riders (Long Island win 4-1 on penalties)
Long Island advance by 2 games to 1
Pacific Division Final
Sep 12 - Vancouver 86ers 3-0 Seattle Sounders
Sep 14 - Seattle Sounders 0-0 Vancouver 86ers (Seattle win 1-0 on penalties)
Sep 14 - Seattle Sounders 1-1 Vancouver 86ers (Vancouver win 3-1 on penalties)
Vancouver advance by 2 game to 1
Western Conference Final
Sep 19 - Milwaukee Rampage 3-1 Vancouver 86ers
Sep 21 - Vancouver 86ers 1-0 Milwaukee Rampage
Sep 21 - Vancouver 86ers 0-0 Milwaukee Rampage (Milwaukee win 3-0 on penalties)
Milwaukee advance by 2 games to 1

1998

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

Northeast Division
Pos
 		Team
 		Pld
 		W
 		SW SL
 		L
 		GF
 		GA
 		Pts
 		GD
1
 		Rochester Rhinos
 28
 		23
 1
 1
 3
 72
 15
 70
 57
2
 		Montreal Impact
 28
 		13
 8
 2
 5
 47
 33
 47
 14
3
 		Staten Island Vipers
 28
 		15
 1
 1
 11
 46
 37
 46
 9
4
 		Long Island Rough Riders
 28
 		14
 3
 1
 10
 46
 35
 45
 11
5
 		Worcester Wildfire
 28
 		10
 2
 2
 14
 37
 50
 32
 -13
6
 		Toronto Lynx
 28
 		8
 1
 2
 17
 27
 42
 25
 -15
7
 Connecticut Wolves
 28
 2
 5
 3
 18
 32
 57
 11
 -25

Pacific Division

Pos
 		Team
 		Pld
 		W
 		SW SL
 		L
 		GF
 		GA
 		Pts
 		GD
1
 		San Diego Flash
 28
 20
 1
 1
 6
 58
 23
 61
 35
2
 		Seattle Sounders
 28
 17
 1
 0
 10
 63
 28
 52
 35
3
 		Orange County Zodiac
 28
 15
 1
 3
 9
 49
 43
 46
 6
4
 		Vancouver 86ers
 28
 13
 2
 1
 12
 55
 42
 41
 13
5
 		MLS Project 40
 28
 10
 1
 2
 15
 45
 55
 31
 -10
6
 		San Francisco Bay Seals
 28
 9
 1
 5
 13
 31
 47
 28
 -16
7
 California Jaguars
 28
 6
 0
 1
 21
 32
 95
 18
 -53

Play Offs
Easter Conference Quarter Finals
Sep 12 - Montreal Impact 3-1 Staten Island Vipers
Western Conference Quarter Finals
Sep 12 - San Diego Flash 3-1 Vancouver 86ers
Eastern Conference Semi Finals
Sep 20 - Montreal Impact 2-2 Rochester Rhinos (Rochester won 3-2 on penalties)
Sep 23 - Rochester Rhinos 4-1 Montreal Impact
Rochester advance by 2 games to 0