The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

during the summer of 2003.

League standings

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Central Division

Pacific Division

Playoffs

Bracket

Division finals

Northeast Division

''The Rochester Rhinos advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.'' ----

Southeast Division

''The Charleston Battery advance 4 – 2 on aggregate.'' ----

Central Division

''The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.'' ----

Pacific Division

''The Seattle Sounders advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.''

Conference finals

Eastern Conference final

''The Charleston Battery advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.''

Western Conference final

''The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 0 on aggregate.''

Final

Points leaders

Awards and All A-League Teams

All A-League First Team2003 A-League Awards

F: Thiago Martins (

Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC is an American professional soccer team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1998 and beginning play in 1999, the club plays in the Eastern Conference of the USL Championship, the second tier of the American ...

) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Doug Miller (

Rochester Raging Rhinos Rochester Rhinos, formerly known as the Rochester Raging Rhinos, was an American association football, soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. The club won the 1999 U.S. Open Cup, marking the only time a non-Major League Soccer ...

);

Dante Washington Dante Deneen Washington (born November 21, 1970) is an American former soccer player who played as a striker. Washington played college soccer at Radford University, and was named a first team All-American in 1991. He is the NCAA career lead ...

(

Virginia Beach Mariners The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer. On March 30, 2007 the team folded due ...

)
M: Roland Aguilera (

); Marco Ferruzzi (

Minnesota Thunder Minnesota Thunder was an American professional association football, soccer team based in Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1990, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009. T ...

);

Andrew Gregor Andrew Gregor (born November 22, 1975) is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer, the USL First Division, the USL Premier Development League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is now the director ...

( Seattle Sounders); Ricardo Villar (

)
D:

Gabriel Gervais Gabriel Gervais (born September 18, 1976) is a Canadian retired soccer player who played as a defender for the Montreal Impact and Canada. He was named president of CF Montreal on March 28, 2022. Club career Gervais was born in Montreal, Qu ...

( Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year);

Danny Jackson Danny Lynn Jackson (born January 5, 1962) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997. He played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirat ...

( Seattle Sounders);

John Wilson John Wilson may refer to: Academics * John Wilson (historian) (1799–1870), author of ''Our Israelitish Origin'' (1840), a founding text of British Israelism * John Wilson (agriculturalist) (1812–1888), British agriculturalist * John Matthias ...

(

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional socc ...

)
G: Greg Sutton ( Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Bob Lilley, Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year) All A-League Second Team
F:

Byron Alvarez Byron Álvarez (born October 21, 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was the 2010–2011 MISL Most Valuable Player. Early life Alvarez began playing football at sixteen. He appeared with a string of mi ...

(

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Timbers have p ...

); Greg Howes (

Milwaukee Wave United The Milwaukee Wave United was an American professional soccer team, which last played in the A-League, the American second division. The Wave United was formed and joined the A-League after the Milwaukee Rampage folded in 2002. The team announced ...

);

Kevin Jeffrey Kevin Jeffrey (born 4 October 1974 in Trincity, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former professional football (soccer) forward who spent eight seasons in the USL First Division. After his playing career, he became a football manager. After a successfu ...

(

Richmond Kickers Richmond Kickers is an American professional soccer club based in Richmond, Virginia. The Kickers compete as a member of USL League One (USL1). The club was established in 1993, and began play that same year as a United States Interregional S ...

)
M:

Ted Chronopoulos Ted Chronopoulos (born September 16, 1972) is an American former soccer player. He spent three seasons in the Greek First Division, seven seasons in Major League Soccer, three in the USL First Division and one in Major Indoor Soccer League. He ...

(

);

Ollie Heald Oliver Richard Heald (born 13 March 1975) is a Canadian former professional soccer player. He signed with English club Port Vale in September 1993 but never made a first-team appearance before moving on to Scarborough in May 1995. The next year, ...

(

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March 18, ...

);

Zé Roberto José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. He is most well-known for his time with Bayer Leverkusen and Bay ...

( Montreal Impact);

David Testo David Testo (born August 7, 1981) is an American retired soccer player who, after his playing career ended in 2011, became the first male American professional player of that sport to come out as gay. Testo played professionally from 2003 to 201 ...

(

)
D:

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 ...

(

); Steve Shak (

); Alan Woods (

Atlanta Silverbacks The Atlanta Silverbacks FC were an American professional soccer club based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1998 as Atlanta Ruckus, the club played in many leagues over the years before folding after the 2015 season. The team played its home game ...

)
G: Rich Cullen ( Seattle Sounders)

References

External links

United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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