2004 USL Pro Soccer League

USL Pro Soccer League
Season2004
ChampionsUtah Blitzz (2nd Title)
PremiersPittsburgh Riverhounds (1st Title)
Matches played120
Goals scored423 (3.53 per match)
Best Player Jacob Coggins Charlotte Eagles
Top goalscorer Jacob Coggins Charlotte Eagles (20 Goals)
Best goalkeeper Eric Pattison Charlotte Eagles
2003
2005

The 2004 USL Pro Soccer League was the tenth season of the United Soccer Leagues operated competition. The league was sanctioned as Division III by the United States Soccer Federation.[1]

Divisions

Atlantic Division

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 17 2 1 48 17 +31 52
Harrisburg City Islanders 20 10 7 3 40 25 +15 33
Long Island Rough Riders 20 8 11 1 31 43 −12 25
Source:

Northern Division

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 10 9 1 46 33 +13 31
Westchester Flames 20 8 9 3 38 43 −5 27
Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 10 2 34 34 0 26
Source:

Southern Division

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Charlotte Eagles 20 14 4 2 53 19 +34 44
Wilmington Hammerheads 19 10 6 3 32 20 +12 33
Northern Virginia Royals 19 3 16 0 18 64 −46 6[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted?

Western Division

Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Utah Blitzz 20 11 6 3 39 16 +23 36
San Diego Gauchos 20 9 9 2 26 41 −15 29
California Gold 20 2 13 5 18 46 −28 5[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ California was penalized 3 points for use of an ineligible player in a game. California was penalized another 3 points for a forfeit.

Playoffs

Atlantic Division Finals

First Leg
Harrisburg City Islanders0–4Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • Moffat Oduor  23'
  • Mike Henning  45'
Report
  • 5' David Flavius
  • 30' Greg Chevalier
  • 52' Matthew Chulis
  • 58' Dan Hartung
  •  77' Andrew Bragg
Attendance: 2,291
Referee: Stan Nagle

Second Leg
Pittsburgh Riverhounds3–1Harrisburg City Islanders
Report
  • 25' Andrew Guastaferro
  •  52'  64' Moffat Oduor
  •  57' Mike Henning
Attendance: 776
Referee: Jeffrey Mellen

Pittsburgh wins series 7-1 on aggregate

Southern Division Finals

First Leg
Wilmington Hammerheads2–2Charlotte Eagles
Report
Attendance: 1,382
Referee: Abbas Piran

Second Leg
Charlotte Eagles3–2Wilmington Hammerheads
Report
Attendance: 1,036
Referee: Roni Canales

Charlotte wins series 5-4 on aggregate

Western Division Final

Utah Blitzz2–1San Diego Gauchos
Report
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Feliciano Palomino

Semi-finals

Utah Blitzz1–0Pittsburgh Riverhounds
  • Trevor Persson  12'
  • William Cummins  17'  69'
  • Byron Carmichael 50'
Report
Attendance: 5,866
Referee: Yader Reyes
Charlotte Eagles1–0New Hampshire Phantoms
Report
  •  49' Sean Carey
  •  69' Kieran O'Brien
  •  77' Richard Fleming
  •  79' Mark Manganello
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Charles Mitchell

Championship

USL Pro Soccer League Championship Game
Charlotte Eagles2–2 (a.e.t.)Utah Blitzz
Report
  • 66' Richard Breza
  • 80' Byron Carmichael
Penalties
4–5
  • Jorge Estrada
  • Luis Zamora

References

  1. ^ "USA 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved March 2, 2014.