UPDATED - November 6, 2010
USL First Division
2009 Season
Austin Aztex - Charleston Battery - Carolina RailHawks - Cleveland City Stars
Miami FC Blues - Minnesota Thunder - Montreal Impact - Portland Timbers
Puerto Rico Islanders - Rochester Rhinos - Vancouver Whitecaps
2009 Home - 2009 Results - 2009 Stats
2009 FINAL STANDINGS
Before the season, Austin & Cleveland were added
GP W T L GF GA Pts
Portland Timbers 30 16 10 4 45 19 58
Carolina RailHawks 30 16 7 7 43 19 55
Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 8 7 44 31 53
Charleston Battery 30 14 10 6 33 21 53
Montreal Impact 30 12 8 10 32 31 44
Rochester Rhinos 30 11 10 9 34 32 43
Vancouver Whitecaps 30 11 9 10 42 36 42
Minnesota Thunder 30 7 10 13 39 44 31
Miami FC Blues 30 8 5 17 26 52 29
Austin Aztex 30 5 8 17 28 51 21*
Cleveland City Stars 30 4 7 19 22 52 19
*Austin was deducted two points for fielding an ineligible
player during a match against Montreal Impact on July 25, 2009
After the season, Cleveland and Minnesota folded
Carolina, Miami, Montreal, Rochester,
and Vancouver left the USL to form the NASL.
2009 PLAYOFFS *-after extra time Quarterfinals (Two-leg aggregate series) Portland receive a bye Sept. 24 Rochester 2-1 Puerto Rico Sept. 27 Puerto Rico 4-1 Rochester Puerto Rico advance on 5-3 aggregate
Sept. 24 Montreal 2-0 Charleston Sept. 27 Charleston 1-2 Montreal Montreal advance on 4-1 aggregate
Sept. 24 Vancouver 1-0 Carolina Sept. 27 Carolina 0-0 Vancouver Vancouver advance on 1-0 aggregate
Semifinals Oct. 1 Montreal 2-1 Puerto Rico Oct. 4 Puerto Rico 1-2 Montreal Montreal advance on 4-2 aggregate
Oct. 1 Vancouver 2-1 Portland Oct. 4 Portland 3-3 Vancouver Vancouver advance on 5-3 aggregate
Final Oct. 10 Vancouver 2-3 Montreal Oct. 17 Montreal 3-1 Vancouver Montreal win 2009 USL First Division Championship on 6-3 aggregate
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2009 Leading Goalscorers Charles Gbeke, Vancouver 12 Johnny Menyongar, Rochester 11 Mandjou Keita, Portland 11 Ryan Pore, Portland 10 Cristian Arrieta, Puerto Rico 10 Marlon James, Vancouver 9 Nicholas Addlery, Puerto Rico 8 Melvin Tarley, Minnesota 8 Marcus Haber, Vancovuer 8 Roberto Brown, Montreal 7
Goalkeeping Leaders GAA Dusty Hudock, Charleston 0.29 Caleb Patterson, Carolina 0.53 Steve Cronin, Portland 0.68 Eric Reed, Carolina 0.73 Bill Gaudette, Puerto Rico 0.74 Scott Vallow, Rochester 1.12 Jay Nolly, Vancouver 1.20 Matt Jordan, Montreal 1.20 Nicolas Platter, Minnesota 1.54 Miguel Gallardo, Austin 1.56
2009 USL First Division Award Winners
Most Valuable Player: Cristian Arrieta, Puerto Rico
2009 USL First Division First XI GK – Steve Cronin, Portland D - Nelson Akwari, Charleston D - Cristian Arrieta, Puerto Rico D - Matt Bobo, Charleston D - David Hayes, Portland M - Daniel Paladini, Carolina M - Ryan Pore, Portland M - Ricardo Sanchez, Minnesota F - Charles Gbeke, Vancouver F - Keita Mandjou, Portland
F- Johnny Menyongar,
Rochester Home Attendance G Total Avg. Montreal 15 180,494 12,180 Portland 15 146,008 9,157 Rochester 15 96,425 6,381 Vancouver 15 79,678 5,312 Charleston 15 53,013 3,534 Puerto Rico 15 49,391 3,293 Minnesota 15 48,135 3,209 Austin 15 44,611 2,974 Carolina 15 40,953 2,730 Cleveland 15 22,362 1,491 Miami 15 15,952 1,063 LEAGUE 165 777,022 4,709 Attendance figures courtesy Kenn.com
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Overview of the 2009 A-League Season - From the American Soccer History Archives League average attendance fell to 744,106 for 4,680 per game, primarily due to declining attendance at Rochester and Minnesota. Montreal and Portland continued to lead at the gate and Puerto Rico continued to show healthy numbers. Mandjou Keita of Portland was the league's top scorer, with 11 goals and 29 points in 29 games. Christian Arrieta of Puerto was named the league's Most Valuable Player, as well as Defender of the Year. Overall, it was a fairly successful season, albeit one with some concern about the health of a few teams. The year ended on a foreboding note as the disputed sale of the league and withdrawal of several major teams put USL First Division's future for 2010 in a state of uncertainty. |
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