2003 USL Pro Soccer League

USL Pro Soccer League
Season2003
ChampionsWilmington Hammerheads (1st Title)
PremiersCarolina Dynamo (1st Title)
Matches played130
Goals scored470 (3.62 per match)
Best Player Rob Jachym Western Mass Pioneers
Top goalscorer Rob Jachym Western Mass Pioneers (14 Goals)
Best goalkeeper Chad Sackett Utah Blitzz
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Regular season

Atlantic Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Long Island Rough Riders 20 13 3 4 41 21 +20 42
New Jersey Stallions 20 9 2 9 36 32 +4 29
New York Freedom 20 8 6 6 30 28 +2 29[a]
Reading Rage 20 5 0 15 40 24 +16 15
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ New York was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Northern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 11 2 7 32 22 +10 35
Westchester Flames 20 11 0 9 36 40 −4 33
Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 1 11 43 35 +8 25
Source:

Southern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Carolina Dynamo 20 14 4 2 45 16 +29 46
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 11 3 6 43 23 +20 36
Northern Virginia Royals 20 6 1 13 20 34 −14 18[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Northern Virginia was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Western Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Utah Blitzz 20 12 3 5 46 20 +26 39
California Gold 20 11 3 6 39 30 +9 36
San Diego Gauchos 20 3 1 16 19 49 −30 10
Source:

Playoffs

Southern Region
  • Carolina 1 :: 1 Wilmington (a.e.t.)
  • Wilmington 2 :: 0 Carolina

(Wilmington wins series 3-1 on aggregate)

Western Region
  • California 0 :: 1 Utah
Atlantic Region
  • Long Island (4) 0 :: PK :: 0 (5) New Jersey
Northern Region
  • New Hampshire 0 :: 3 Westchester
  • Westchester 2 :: 3 New Hampshire

(Westchester wins series 5-3 on aggregate)

Northern Region Playoffs
First Leg
Westchester Flames3–0New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Aboubacar Camara 12' (pen.)
  • Costea Decu 25'
  • Ernest Inneh  80'
  • Evaud Thompson 88'
 Report
Referee: Ken Heller
Second Leg
New Hampshire Phantoms3–2Westchester Flames
  • Anthony D'Angelo 4'
  • Dushwane Simpson 82'
  • Bruno Victal 90+1'
 Report
  • 9', 90+' Aboubacar Camara
Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire
Southern Region Playoffs
First Leg
Wilmington Hammerheads1–1Carolina Dynamo
  • Byron Carmichael 90'
 Report
  • 15' Mike Adeyemi
Second Leg
Carolina Dynamo0–2Wilmington Hammerheads
Report
  • 7' Graham Goulding
  • 90' Timothy Karalexis

Wilmington won 3–1 on Aggregate.

Western Region Playoff
Utah Blitzz1–0California Gold
  • Shane Curran 71'
 Report
Atlantic Region Playoff
Long Island Rough Riders0–0 (a.e.t.)New Jersey Stallions
Report
Penalties
  • Scott McLain
4–5
  • Vincent Scerbo
Attendance: 378

League Semifinals

  • New Jersey (0) 3 :: PK :: 3 (3) Westchester
  • Wilmington 2 :: 1 Utah
Westchester Flames3–3 (a.e.t.)New Jersey Stallions
 Report
Penalties
 3–0
  • Jeff Rigby
Utah Blitzz1–2Wilmington Hammerheads
  • Kiko Medina 90'
 Report

USL-PSL Championship

Wilmington Hammerheads2–1 (OT)Westchester Flames
  • Fredy Nava-Mendez 76' (o.g.)
  • Joey Johnson 106'
 Report
  • 37' Evaud Thompson
Attendance: 3,982
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