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2001 Season

NORTHERN CONFERENCE

Connecticut Wolves - Hershey Wildcats - Long Island Rough Riders

Montreal Impact - Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Rochester Raging Rhinos - Toronto Lynx

CENTRAL CONFERENCE

Atlanta Silverbacks -  Charleston Battery - Charlotte Eagles

Cincinnati Riverhawks - Indiana Blast - Nashville Metros - Richmond Kickers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

 El Paso Patriots - Milwaukee Rampage - Minnesota Thunder -

Portland Timbers - San Diego Flash - Seattle Sounders - Vancouver Whitecaps

 

2001 Home - 2001 Results - 2001 Stats

Week 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22Playoffs : Other Results

Home team listed first

asdet - after sudden death extra time

:::Playoffs - First Round:::

September 20, 2001 - First Leg

Pittsburgh          2  Gary DePalma 45', Phil Karn 76'

Charleston          1  Paul Conway 38'

Att-1,152

 

September 22, 2001 - Second Leg

Charleston          1  Mac Cozier 22'

Pittsburgh          3  Gary DePalma 3', Paul Dougherty 45', John JOnes 54'

Att-2,606

Pittsburgh advance on 5-2 aggregate

 

September 19, 2001 - First Leg

San Diego           2  Thiago Martins 63' 72'

Atlanta             0

Att-370

 

September 23, 2001 - Second Leg

Atlanta             2  Sean Finn 45', Ryan Walker 90'

San Diego           2  Chugger Adair 42', Thiago Martins 66'

Att-722

San Diego advance on 4-2 aggregate

 

September 20, 2001 - First Leg

Portland            2  Darin Lewis 10', Mark Baena 19'

Charlotte           0
Att-4,771

 

September 22, 2001 - Second Leg

Charlotte           2  Jacob Coggins 16', Joey Johnson 36'

Portland            3  Michael O'Neil 23', Scott Benedetti 82', Gregory Howes 85'

Att-2,100

Portland advance on 5-2 aggregate

 

September 19, 2001 - First Leg

Nashville           2  Jakob Fanger 82', Jaymi Bailey 90'

Milwaukee           3  Steve Butcher 30' 61', Igor Soso 83'

Att-310

 

September 22, 2001

Milwaukee           0

Nashville           1  Jeff Houser 90'

Att-2,12

Aggregate drawn 3-3

Penalty Summary (Milwaukee shot first)

Milwaukee - Steve Bernal (M), Igor Soso (G), David Hayes (G), Steve Butcher (G), Mike Slivinski (G)

Nashville - Dominic Schell (M), Jakob Fenger (G), Andraes Maier (G), Jeff Houser (M)

Milwaukee advance on penalties, 4-2

 

:::Playoffs - Quarterfinals:::

September 28, 2001 - First Leg

Milwaukee           2  Philippe Godoy 18', Digital Takawira 73'

Richmond            2  Josh Henderson 17', Kevin Knight 74'

Att-1,318

 

September 30, 2001 - Second Leg

Richmond            1  Josh Henderson 90'p

Milwaukee           2  Jim Curtin 35, Igor Soso 93'

Att-4,107         asdet

Milwaukee advance on 4-3 aggregate after extra time

 

September 26, 2001 - First Leg

Pittsburgh          2  Welton Melo 62', John Jones 81'

Rochester           1  Stoian Mladenov 25'p

Att-1,073

 

September 29, 2001 - Second Leg

Rochester           3  Martin Nash 30', Neathan Gibson 53', Jimmy Tanner 90'

Pittsburgh          0

Att-8,102

Rochester advance on 4-2 aggregate

 

September 27, 2001 - First Leg

Portland            0

Hershey             2  Doug Watson 71', Fred Degand 85'

Att-4,894

 

September 29, 2001 - Second Leg

Hershey             1  Mike Feniger 28'

Portland            0
Att-1,048

Hershey advance on 3-0 aggregate

 

September 26, 2001 - First Leg

San Diego           2  Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 67', Emmanuel Ayim 84'

Vancouver           0
Att-468

 

September 29, 2001 - Second Leg

Vancouver           4  John Sulentic 17' 90', Darren Tilley 6', Steve Kindel 42'

San Diego           1  Chugger Adair 26'

Att-6,782

Vancouver advance on 4-3 aggregate

:::Playoffs - Semifinals:::

October 3, 2001 - First Leg

Vancouver           0

Hershey             4  Kyle Swords 21' 39', Ze Roberto 85', Doug Miller 90'

Att-6,685

 

October 6, 2001 - Second Leg

Hershey             0

Vancouver           1  Darren Tilley 66'

Att-786

Hershey advance on 4-1 aggregate

 

October 4, 2001 - First Leg

Milwaukee           2  Philippe Godoy 24', Matt Bobo 61'

Rochester           3  Lenin Steenkamp 2', Nate Daligcon 15', Neathan Gibson 76'

Att-271

 

October 6, 2001 - Second Leg

Rochester           1  Neathan Gibson 41'

Milwaukee           0
Att-6,817

Rochester advance on 4-2 aggregate

 

:::2001 A-League Championship:::

October 13, 2001 - Frontier Field - Rochester, New York

Rochester           2  Stoian Mladenov 63' 87'

Lineup - Scott Vallow, Scott Schweitzer, Mali Walton, Nate Daligcon (Carlos Zavala, 58),

         Bill Sedgewick, Stoian Mladenov, Martin Nash (Tommy Tanner,72), Kalin Bankov,

         Kirk Wilson, Lenin Steenkamp, Neathan Gibson (Jimmy Tanner, 71) 

Hershey             0

Lineup - Jon Busch, Chad Evans, Mike Feniger, Michael Henning, Ze Roberto, Doug Watson

         (Doug Miller, 34), Drew Kopp, Nigel Henry, Chris Marinos (Ben Ferry, 70),

         Steve Klein, Kyle Swords (Mike Williams, 81)

 

           ROC    HER     Bookings

Shots       16     6      38' Martin Nash (ROC)

Saves       2      2      59' Carlos Zavala (ROC)

Corners     3      4     

Fouls       12     18     

Offside     5      0

Att-13,692


:::Other Results:::

Southern Derby

May 5   Charleston  4-1  Charlotte

June 2  Charlotte   2-1* Charleston

June 23 Atlanta     0-1  Charleston

Aug. 18 Charleston  3-2  Atlanta

Aug. 31 Atlanta     0-3  Charlotte

Sept. 8 Charlotte   5-2  Atlanta

Final Standings          P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

Charlotte                4  3  0  1    9  11   7  +4

Charleston               4  3  0  1    9   9   5  +4

Atlanta                  4  0  0  4    0   3  12  -9

 

Willie B. Cup

May 5  Atlanta     2-1  Nashville

May 18 Nashville   2-1  Atlanta

May 19 Atlanta     1-3  Nashville

Final Standings          P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

Nashville                3  2  0  1    9   6   4  +2

Virginia Beach           2  1  0  2    4   4   6  -2

 

Keystone Cup

Matches between Hershey & Pittsburgh doubled as league matches

All matches were part of U.S. Open Cup Qualifying, along with Northern Virginia (D3 Pro League)

May 5  Pittsburgh  2-1* Reading

May 11 Reading     1-2  Pittsburgh

May 12 Hershey     2-0  Pittsburgh

May 16 Hershey     0-0* Reading

May 19 Pittsburgh  1-1  Hershey

June 3 Reading     0-4  Hershey

Final Standings          P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

Hershey                  6  2  2  0   11   7   1  +6

Pittsburgh               6  2  1  1    9   5   5   0

Reading (D3 Pro League)  6  0  1  3    1   2   8  -6

 

:::Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup:::

Second Round

June 26, 2001

Connecticut           3  Mobi Oparaku 50', Winston Griffiths 58', Irasto Knights 86'

Tampa Bay (MLS)       2  Devin Barclay 55', Mamadou Diallo 89'

Att-4,362

 

June 27, 2001

Pittsburgh            2  Alfredo Ulloa 54', Phil Karn 90'

Colorado (MLS)        0

Att-1,660

 

Milwaukee             2  David Hayes 62', Igor Soso 58'

Utah (PSL)            0

Att-1,828

 

Chicago (MLS)         3  Eric Wynalda 37' 53', Jamar Beasley 73'

San Diego             0

Att-3,409

 

Kansas City (MLS)     4  Ryan Edwards (OG)20', Mark Santel 58', Matt McKeon 60', Mike Burns 90'

Seattle               0

Att-1,911

 

Richmond              7  Kevin Alvero 26' 37', Kevin Jeffrey 28' 49', Kevin Knight 33', Mike Burke 59', Adu-Gyamfi Kwaku 63'

Reading (PSL)         2  Roger Kennedy 39', Bob Henes 83'

Att-1,015

 

Charleston            4  Gilbert Jean-Baptiste 47', Paul Conway 70', Brian Piesner 77', Mac Cozier 79'

Dallas (MLS)          1  Daniel Hernandez 90'

Att-4,097

 

El Paso               4  Luis Macias 48' 52', Mark Rowland 28', Esmundo Rodriguez 65'

Chico (PSL)           3  Arturo Barragan 54' 77', German Campos 67'

Att-1,380

 

Los Angeles (MLS)     5  Simon Elliot 86'p 90', Marvin Quijano 24', Peter Vagenas 38'p, Sasha Victorine 56'

Nashville             0

Att-2,314

 

Rochester             0

Hershey               1  Steve Klein 71'

Att-9,245

 

Third Round

July 11, 2001

El Paso               1  Luis Macias 86'

Pittsburgh            2  David Flavius 1', Henry Gutierrez 48'p

Att-

 

New England (MLS)     2  Shaker Asad 19', Johnny Torres 66'

Charleston            1  Paul Conway 25'p

Att-1,207

 

Milwaukee             0

San Jose              0

Att-3,276

San Jose advance on penalties, 7-6

Penalty Summary

Milwaukee - Igor Soso (G), David Hayes (G), Steve Bernal (G), Khary Stockton (SV), Peter Henning (G),

            Chad Prince (G), Philippe Godoy (G), Dennis Fideski (SV)

San Jose -  Ramiro Corrales (SV), Landon Donovan (G), Marry Lagos (G), Junior Agogo (G), Ronnie Ekelund (G),

            Zak Ibsen (G), Troy Dayak (G), Scott Bower (G)

 

Richmond              2  Marco Ferruzzi 7', Kevin Jeffrey 89'

Connecticut           1  Winston Griffiths 38'

Att-5,288

 

DC United (MLS)       3  Chris Albright 35', Jaime Moreno 70', Santino Quartanta 74'

Hershey               0

Att-5,288

 

Quarterfinals

July 24, 2001

DC United             2  Abdul Thompson Conteh 59' 86'

Richmond              1  Kevin Jeffrey 88'

Att-8,439

 

Chicago (MLS)         3  Hristo Stoitchkov 15'p, Dema Kovalenko 49', Amos Magee 111'

Pittsburgh            2  Welton Melo 9', Paul Conway 70'

Att-2,500           asdet

 

 

:::Friendlies:::

Canterbury Classic

April 27, 2001

Vancouver            1  Dana Garner 86'

U.S. Project 40      2  Edson Buddle 38' 88'

 

April 28, 2001

Vancouver            2  Matt Mori 35', Steve Kindel 41'

Seattle              1  Christer Forsberg 6'

 

April 29, 2001

Seattle              2  Christer Forsberg 8', Leighton O'Brien 25'

U.S. Project 40      2  Alex Bengard 53', Devin Barclay 60'

 

Final Standings          P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

U.S. Project 40          2  1  1  0   4    4   3  +1

Vancouver                2  1  0  1   3    3   3   0
Seattle                  2  0  1  1   1    3   4  -1

 

 

Coupe de Montreal

June 23, 2001

Montreal             1  Rocco Placentino 78'

Carioca FC           0

 

June 25, 2001

Carioca FC           1

Santiago Wanderers   0

 

June 27, 2001

Montreal             3  Darko Kolic 12' 38' 78'

Santiago Wanderers   0

Att-2,311

 

Group A                  P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

Montreal                 2  2  0  0   6    4   0  +4

Carioca (HAI)            2  1  0  1   3    1   1   0

Santiago Wanderers (CHI) 2  0  0  2   0    0   4  -4

 

 

June 23, 2001

Cosenza Calcio       2

Comunicationes       1

 

June 25, 2001

Ashdod               -

Cosenza Calcio       -

 

June 27, 2001

Ashdod               3

Comunicationes       0

 

Group B                  P  W  T  L  Pts  GF  GA  GD

Cosenza Calcio (ITA)     1  1  0  0   3    2   1  +1

Ashdod (ISR)             1  1  0  0   3    3   0  +3

Comunicationes (GUA)     2  0  0  2   0    1   5  -4

Footnote - Cosenza were in the Italian Serie B at the time,

and were relegated from Serie B after the 2002/03 season.

As of 2007, they are in the Italian Fifth Division.

 

Third Place

June 30, 2001

Ashdod               4

Carioca FC           1

 

Championship

June 30, 2001

Montreal             1  George Papandreou 36'

Cosenza              0

 

 

March 3, 2001

Richmond              1

DC United (MLS)       2

Att-

 

March 5, 2001

Indiana               0

Columbus (MLS)        6

Att-

 

March 10, 2001

Charleston            1

New England (MLS)     2

Att-

 

April 1, 2001

Richmond              0

Dallas (MLS)          0
Att-

 

May 28, 2001

Pittsburgh +          4  Jamon Tripoli 8', Phil Karn 24', Alfredo Ulloa 51', Michael Apple 66'

Bayer Leverkusen (GER)6  Bernd Schneider 5', Robson Ponte 13', Thomas Brdaric 14',

                         Fankie Hejduk 50', Ersin Demir 73', Bernd Schnoeker 84'

Att-2,236

 

July 13, 2001

Milwaukee            0
Chivas Resv. (MEX)   4

 

August 14, 2001

Hershey              -

DC United(MLS)       -

 

August 15, 2001 - Vancouver Cup

Vancouver            1  Darren Tilley 88'

San Jose (MLS)       3  Landon Donovan 51' 58', Junior Agogo 73'

Att-6,372

 

August 18, 2001

Minnesota            5  Gerald Lagos 73' 78', Corey Woolfolk 37', Paul Nowak 40', Amos MAgee 58'

Liberia              1  Kelvin Sebwe 75'

Att-2,720