2000 USL D3 Pro League

USL D3 Pro League
Season2000
ChampionsCharlotte Eagles (1st Title)
Regular Season titleNew Jersey Stallions (1st Title)
Matches played198
Goals scored770 (3.89 per match)
Best Player Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions
Top goalscorer Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions (20 Goals)
Best goalkeeper Matt Nelson Cape Cod Crusaders
1999
2001

Statistics of USL D3 Pro League in season 2000.

League standings

                           GP   W   L   D   GF  GA  BP Pts
    Northern Division
New Jersey Stallions        18  14   3   1   43  21   7  64
South Jersey Barons         18  12   6   0   46  33   9  57
New Hampshire Phantoms      18  10   6   2   30  20   5  47
Reading Rage                18   9   9   0   28  29   4  40
Western Mass Pioneers       18   8   8   2   30  28   4  38
Cape Cod Crusaders          18   7   6   5   29  23   4  37
Delaware Wizards            18   5  12   1   28  46   5  26
Rhode Island Stingrays      18   5  11   2   22  41   2  24
    Southern Division
Texas Rattlers              18  14   4   0   43  29   8  64
Wilmington Hammerheads      18  13   4   1   47  19   7  60
Charlotte Eagles            18  11   4   3   47  22   7  54
Carolina Dynamo             18   9   8   1   38  31   5  42
Houston Hurricanes          18   8   9   1   42  41   9  42
Roanoke Wrath               18   6  11   1   24  45   4  29
Northern Virginia Royals    18   6  12   0   30  53   4  28
Austin Lone Stars           18   2  15   1   18  45   2  11
    Western Division
Chico Rooks                 18  12   6   0   39  28   8  56
Utah Blitzz                 18  11   4   3   34  20   7  54
Tucson Fireballs            18  11   5   2   36  27   7  53
Stanislaus United Cruisers  18   7  10   1   35  32   5  34
Riverside County Elite      18   7  10   1   35  22   5  34
Arizona Sahuaros            18   5  12   1   46  53   7  28
Conference Quarterfinals: Western Massachusetts defeated South Jersey 3-2(OT)
                         Reading defeated New Hampshire 3–2.
                         Carolina defeated Texas 4–2.
                         Charlotte defeated Wilmington 3–1.
                         Chico defeated Stanislaus County 3–2.
                         Utah defeated Tulsa 1–0.
Conference Semifinals:    Utah defeated Chico 1-0 (OT)
                         Western Massachusetts defeated Reading 4–0.
                         Charlotte defeated Carolina 4–1.
Conference Finals:        Charlotte defeated Utah 4–2.
                         New Jersey defeated Western Massachusetts 1–0.
CHAMPIONSHIP:             Charlotte defeated New Jersey 5–0.

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Playoffs

Conference semifinals

Semifinals
Chico Rooks3–2 (OT)Stanislaus United Cruisers
  • Felipe Ternero 3'
  • Jake Gwin 79'
  • Joe Munoz 118'
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South Jersey Barons2–3 (OT)Western Mass Pioneers
  • Kevin Kelly 54', 69'
  • Michael Knowles  69'
Report 1Report 2

New Hampshire Phantoms2–3Reading Rage
  • Mike Keevan 44'
  • Jamie Williams 59'
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  • 10' Robert Henes
  • 51' Neil Stoddart
  • 52' Eric Puls
Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire

Texas Rattlers2–4Carolina Dynamo
  • Boyce Morrow  40'
  • Wilco Ravestijn 50'
  • Dwayne Kilpatrick 55'
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  • 75', 76' Jose Espindola
  • 82' Vince Bueno
  • 90+' Jason Haupt

Utah Blitzz1–0Tucson Fireballs
  • B.J. McNicol 89'
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Semifinals
Wilmington Hammerheads1–3Charlotte Eagles
  • Chuck Panos 60'
Report 1 Report 2

Conference Finals

Southern Conference Final
Charlotte Eagles4–1Carolina Dynamo
  • Ryan Leib 1'
  • Joey Johnson 49'
  • Jeff Johnson 55'
  • Nate Watkins 71'
Report
  • 39' (pen.) Jose Espindola

Western Conference Final
Chico Rooks0–1 (OT)Utah Blitzz
Report
  • 94' Richard Breza

Northern Conference Final
Western Mass Pioneers4–0Reading Rage
  • Joshua Houle 13', 78'
  • Gary Clark 90+'
Report

League Semi-Finals

Semifinals
Western Mass Pioneers0–1New Jersey Stallions
Report
  • 87' Rafeal Mea Vitale

Semifinals
Charlotte Eagles4–2Utah Blitzz
  • Ryan Leib 20'
  • Mark Pinch 32'
  • Joey Johnson 39'
  • Nate Watkins 70'
Report
  • 28', 30' BJ McNicol

D3 Pro League Championship Game

Charlotte Eagles5–0New Jersey Stallions
Report

References