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during the summer of 1999.

Regular season

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Atlantic Division

Western Conference

Central Division

Pacific Division

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Eastern Conference Semifinal 1

''The Hershey Wildcats advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.''

Eastern Conference Semifinal 2

''The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.''

Western Conference Semifinal 1

''The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Western Conference final.''

Western Conference Semifinal 2

''The San Diego Flash advanced to the Western Conference final.''

Conference finals

Eastern Conference

''The Rochester Rhinos advanced to the final.''

Western Conference

''The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the final.''

Final

MVP:

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, Minnesota Thunder

Points leaders

Honors

* MVP: John Swallen * Leading goal scorer: Niall Thompson * Leading goalkeeper: John Swallen * Defender of the Year:

Scott Schweitzer Scott Schweitzer (born August 12, 1971) is an American soccer coach and former player. He spent two years as the head coach of Carolina RailHawks FC. College soccer Schweitzer was born in Rahway, New Jersey. He was a four-year letter winner at N ...

* Rookie of the Year:

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* Coach of the Year: Paul Riley * Referee of the Year: Glenn Prechac *First Team All League **Goalkeeper: John Swallen **Defenders: Craig Demmin,

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, Kalin Bankov **Midfielders:

Carlos Farias Carlos "Chile" Farias (born May 15, 1976 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean soccer forward who has spent his entire professional career in the United States. Over the years, he has played in five indoor and outdoor leagues, including Major League ...

Mauro Biello Mauro Biello (born August 8, 1972) is a Canadian professional soccer assistant coach and former player who was the interim head coach of the Canada men's national team. He played as a forward for several Canadian and American lower division cl ...

, Mac Cozier **Forwards: Mark Baena,

Ernest Inneh Ernest Inneh (born September 25, 1970, in Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian-American soccer player. He is now a coach at the Metropolitan Oval Development Academy. He scored the only goal in the final of the 1991 U.S. Open Cup. Playing career I ...

, Niall Thompson *Second Team All League1999 League Awards
**Goalkeeper:

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**Defenders: Jose Vasquez, John Coughlin, Gilbert Jean-Baptiste **Midfielders: Ian Russell, John Sulentic, Marvin Oliver **Forwards:

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, Paul Conway, Darko Kolic,

Onandi Lowe Onandi Lowe (born 2 December 1974), also known as Nandi, is a Jamaican former international footballer who played in every outfield position, but was best known as a prolific forward. He spent some of his career in the top flight Jamaica Nation ...

References

External links

The Year in American Soccer - 1999

{{DEFAULTSORT:A-League 1999 2 1999 in Canadian soccer

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