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The 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division, as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League.

The First Division season kicked off on April 11 with the US Open Cup finalist Charleston Battery and host defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC playing to a scoreless tie, while the Carolina RailHawks defeated the visiting Minnesota Thunder 2–1. The season ended on September 20 with the Charleston Battery defeating hosts Minnesota Thunder 3–2. As a change for this season, the Finals will follow the rest of the playoffs in being two legs.[1] The playoffs started on September 24, and ended on October 17 with the Montreal Impact defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a 6–3 aggregate score.

The Second Division season started on April 17 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and host Crystal Palace Baltimore playing to a scoreless tie. The regular season ended on August 15 with three games. The Richmond Kickers captured the title in the playoffs with a 3–1 win over the Charlotte Eagles on August 29.

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2009 USL-1 (red) and USL-2 (green) franchises. Not shown: Puerto Rico Islanders, Bermuda Hogges.

General edit

Honors edit

Competition Champion Runner-Up Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division Montreal Impact Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland Timbers
USL Second Division Richmond Kickers Charlotte Eagles Wilmington Hammerheads
USL PDL Ventura County Fusion Chicago Fire Premier Reading Rage
U.S. Open Cup Seattle Sounders FC D.C. United Rochester Rhinos
Canadian Championship Toronto FC (MLS) Vancouver Whitecaps FC n/a
USL W-League Pali Blues Washington Freedom Reserves Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

First Division edit

USL First Division
Season2009
ChampionsMontreal Impact
Goals scored388
Average goals/game2.35
Biggest home win9 – 0 (Carolina vs Miami)
Biggest away win4 – 1 (Portland @ Rochester)
3 – 0 (Portland @ Miami, Carolina @ Cleveland, Rochester @ Cleveland)
Highest scoring9 – 0 (Carolina vs Miami)
Longest winning run5 (Portland, Puerto Rico)
Longest unbeaten run24 (Portland)
Longest losing run6 (Miami)
Highest attendance14,103 (Portland)
Lowest attendance67 (Miami)
Average attendance4,702
← 2008
2010 →

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 30 16 4 10 45 19 +26 58 Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2 Carolina RailHawks 30 16 7 7 43 19 +24 55 Quarterfinal round of playoffs
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 7 8 44 31 +13 53[a]
4 Charleston Battery 30 14 5 11 33 21 +12 53[a]
5 Montreal Impact (C) 30 12 11 7 32 31 +1 44[b]
6 Rochester Rhinos 30 11 9 10 34 32 +2 43
7 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 11 10 9 42 36 +6 42
8 Minnesota Thunder 30 7 13 10 39 44 −5 31
9 Miami FC 30 8 17 5 26 52 −26 29
10 Austin Aztex 30 5 17 8 28 51 −23 21[c]
11 Cleveland City Stars 30 4 19 7 22 52 −30 19
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Playoff Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: PUE: 6 pts, CHA: 3 pts
  2. ^ 1 bonus point awarded?
  3. ^ Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009[2]

Results edit

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Austin Aztex – AUS • Carolina RailHawks – CAR • Charleston Battery – CHA • Cleveland City Stars – CLE • Miami FC – MIA • Minnesota Thunder – MIN • Montreal Impact – MTL • Portland Timbers – POR • Puerto Rico Islanders – PUE • Rochester Rhinos – ROC • Vancouver Whitecaps FC – VAN
Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Tie
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Austin Aztex MIN VAN CLE PUE MTL CAR PUE CHA CHA PUE MIA CAR ROC CLE CLE ROC POR MIN MTL CHA CAR ROC MIN MTL MIA VAN MIA POR POR VAN
1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–1
Carolina RailHawks MIN ROC MIN POR POR CHA MIA CLE AUS CLE POR MIN AUS PUE CHA VAN CHA MIA AUS ROC CLE VAN VAN ROC MIA MTL MTL PUE PUE MTL
2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 9–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Charleston Battery VAN MTL MIN MIA CAR MTL MIA ROC CLE AUS AUS POR PUE PUE PUE MTL CAR CLE ROC CAR AUS VAN POR CLE VAN POR MIN MIA ROC MIN
0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–3
Cleveland City Stars MIA AUS ROC POR MIN CAR CAR CHA PUE PUE ROC MIA MIA VAN AUS AUS PUE CHA MTL ROC VAN CAR CHA MTL MIN MIN MTL POR POR VAN
3–1 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1
Miami FC CLE MTL ROC CHA CAR CHA MIN VAN AUS CLE CLE MTL PUE VAN POR POR MIN CAR MTL PUE MIN POR VAN CAR AUS AUS ROC CHA ROC PUE
3–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 4–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 9–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–1
Minnesota Thunder CAR AUS CHA CAR VAN CLE MIA PUE ROC CAR POR ROC POR VAN MTL AUS MIA POR MTL MIA AUS ROC CLE CLE PUE VAN CHA PUE MTL CHA
2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 5–2 1–1 2–3
Montreal Impact CHA MIA PUE ROC CHA AUS ROC POR VAN VAN MIA POR CHA MIN ROC PUE CLE AUS MIA MIN POR PUE CLE AUS CAR CAR CLE VAN MIN CAR
0–0 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0
Portland Timbers VAN CAR CAR CLE ROC PUE PUE VAN MTL CAR CHA MIN MTL MIN AUS MIA MIA PUE MIN VAN CHA MTL ROC MIA CHA ROC AUS AUS CLE CLE
1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–4 3–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1
Puerto Rico Islanders VAN ROC MTL AUS VAN POR POR AUS MIN CLE CLE AUS CHA CHA CHA CAR MIA ROC CLE MTL POR VAN MIA MTL MIN ROC CAR MIN CAR MIA
2–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 2–1 3–1
Rochester Rhinos CAR PUE MIA CLE MTL POR VAN CHA MTL MIN CLE AUS MIN AUS PUE MTL CHA CLE VAN CAR AUS POR MIN CAR VAN POR PUE MIA MIA CHA
1–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–4 3–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC CHA PUE AUS POR MIN PUE ROC POR MTL MIA MTL CLE MIN MIA CAR PUE ROC CLE POR CHA CAR CAR CHA MIA ROC AUS MIN MTL AUS CLE
0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1

Playoffs edit

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Portland Timbers 1 3 4
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 3 5
2 Carolina RailHawks FC 0 0 0
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 0 1
7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 1 3
5 Montreal Impact 3 3 6
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 4 5
6 Rochester Rhinos 2 1 3
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 1 2
5 Montreal Impact 2 2 4
4 Charleston Battery 0 1 1
5 Montreal Impact 2 2 4

Quarterfinals edit

Rochester Rhinos2–1Puerto Rico Islanders
Bertz   64'
Ball   71'
Short   74'		 (Report) Arrieta   7'
Hansen   68'
Addlery   72'
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Chris Penso (United States)
Puerto Rico Islanders4–1Rochester Rhinos
Noël   12', 80'
Addlery   40', 90'   84'		 (Report) Sancho   24'   29'
Nunes   82'
Attendance: 4,232
Referee: Jose Rivero (United States)

Puerto Rico Islanders won 5–3 on aggregate.

Montreal Impact2–0Charleston Battery
Testo   10'
Di Lorenzo   12'
Placentino   88'   88'		 (Report) Bobo   10'   45'
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)
Charleston Battery1–2Montreal Impact
Fuller   16'   72'
Wilson   76'		 (Report) deRoux   16'
Pizzolitto   23'
Donatelli   74'   82'
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

Montreal Impact won 4–1 on aggregate.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC1–0Carolina RailHawks FC
Versailles   64'
Edwini-Bonsu   77'		 (Report) Low   78'
Paladini   80'
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Fabrizio Romano (Canada)
Carolina RailHawks FC0–0Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Rusin   52'
Plotkin   76'		 (Report) Bellisomo   43'
Nash   59'
Martin   75'
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Niko Bratsis (United States)

Vancouver Whitecaps won 1–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

Montreal Impact2–1Puerto Rico Islanders
Donatelli   8'
Brown   20'
Pizzolitto   58'		 (Report) Jones   6'
Steele   31'
Attendance: 9,835
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Puerto Rico Islanders1–2Montreal Impact
Vélez   44'
Hansen   86' (pen.)
Nuñez   90'		 (Report) Byers   2'
deRoux   16'
Pizzolitto   24'
Joqueviel   81'
Sebrango   90'
Attendance: 5,101
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (USA)

Montreal Impact won 4–2 on aggregate.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–1Portland Timbers
Gbeke   25'
Reda   45'[3]
Haber   49'
James   66'
Versailles   76'		 (Report) Pore   44' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Geoff Gamble (CAN)
Portland Timbers3–3Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Farber   10', 43'
McManus   26'
Pore   66'
Nimo   83'
López   90'		 (Report) Haber   4'   62'
Nash   60'
James   71'
Attendance: 14,283
Referee: Hilario Grajeda (USA)

Vancouver Whitecaps won 5–4 on aggregate.

Finals edit

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2–3Montreal Impact
Nash   51'
Haber   56'
James   65'   66'		 (Report) Pejic   45' (o.g.)
Byers   63'
Sebrango   89'
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)
Montreal Impact3–1Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Donatelli   30' (pen.)
Gjertsen   40'
Brown   42'		 (Report) Bellsomo   21'
Pejic   29'
Toure   44'
Moose   56'
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Dave Gantar

Montreal Impact won 6–3 on aggregate.

USL First Division
2009 Champions
 
Montreal Impact
Second title

Awards and All-League teams edit

First Team
F: Charles Gbeke (Vancouver Whitecaps) (Leading Goalscorer); Keita Mandjou (Portland Timbers); Johnny Menyongar (Rochester Rhinos)
M: Daniel Paladini (Carolina RailHawks); Ryan Pore (Portland Timbers); Ricardo Sánchez (Minnesota Thunder)
D: Nelson Akwari (Charleston Battery); Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders) (MVP & Defender of the Year); Matt Bobo (Charleston Battery); David Hayes (Portland Timbers)
G: Steve Cronin (Portland Timbers) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Gavin Wilkinson (Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Marlon James (Vancouver Whitecaps); Eddie Johnson (Austin Aztex)
M: Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Lawrence Olum (Minnesota Thunder); Jonathan Steele (Puerto Rico Islanders); David Testo (Montreal Impact)
D: Stephen DeRoux (Montreal Impact); Cameron Knowles (Portland Timbers); John Krause (Puerto Rico Islanders); Mark Schulte (Carolina RailHawks)
G: Bill Gaudette (Puerto Rico Islanders)

Second Division edit

USL Second Division
Season2009
ChampionsWilmington Hammerheads (Regular Season); Richmond Kickers (playoffs)
Goals scored252
Average goals/game2.80
Biggest home win6–0 (Charlotte vs. Bermuda)
Biggest away win6–3 (Wilmington @ Charlotte)
3–0 (Charlotte @ Real Maryland)
Highest scoring7–2 (Richmond vs Bermuda)
6–3 (Wilmington @ Charlotte)
Longest winning run5 (Wilmington)
Longest unbeaten run6 (Richmond)
Longest losing run5 (Bermuda)
Highest attendance4,010 (Richmond)
Lowest attendance200 (Bermuda)
Average attendance1,686
← 2008
2010 →

Regular season edit

Standings edit

USL Second Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 12 5 3 42 24 +18 39 Regular season champion
2 Richmond Kickers 20 11 3 6 39 18 +21 39 Playoff spot clinched
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 20 9 7 4 31 23 +8 31
4 Charlotte Eagles 20 8 5 7 40 28 +12 31
5 Real Maryland Monarchs 20 8 10 2 22 31 −9 26
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 6 9 5 16 20 −4 23
7 Western Mass Pioneers 20 6 9 5 21 34 −13 23
8 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 20 6 10 4 18 27 −9 22
9 Bermuda Hogges 20 4 12 4 19 43 −24 16
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Bermuda Hogges – BMU • Charlotte Eagles – CHA • Crystal Palace Baltimore – CPB
Harrisburg City Islanders – HAR • Pittsburgh Riverhounds – PIT • Real Maryland Monarchs – RMM
Richmond Kickers – RIC • Western Mass Pioneers – WMA • Wilmington Hammerheads – WIL
Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Tie
Club Match
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Bermuda Hogges CPB RMM HAR RIC WIL WIL RMM WIL CHA PIT HAR CPB WMA PIT PIT RIC WMA WMA CHA RMM
2–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 6–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 7–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–3
Charlotte Eagles WIL CPB WIL RIC CPB HAR PIT BMU WMA RIC HAR WIL RIC WMA RMM RMM CPB BMU PIT WMA
2–2 0–2 3–6 1–1 1–2 3–0 5–1 6–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–3 3–0 5–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–0
Crystal Palace Baltimore PIT BMU CHA WIL RMM WMA CHA RIC WMA RMM WMA WIL BMU RMM HAR HAR RIC CHA HAR PIT
0–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0
Harrisburg City Islanders RIC WMA BMU PIT PIT CHA RMM RIC BMU RMM CHA WIL CPB CPB PIT WIL RIC RMM CPB WMA
2–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 5–0 3–0 4–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds CPB RIC RMM HAR HAR CHA WIL BMU RIC WMA RIC BMU BMU RMM HAR WMA WMA WIL CHA CPB
0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 5–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–0
Real Maryland Monarchs BMU PIT CPB WMA BMU CPB HAR WMA RIC HAR WIL CPB PIT WIL CHA CHA RIC HAR BMU WIL
3–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 4–3 2–0
Richmond Kickers HAR RIC WMA BMU CHA CPB WMA HAR RMM PIT CHA PIT CHA BMU CPB WIL HAR RMM WIL WIL
2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 7–2 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2
Western Mass Pioneers HAR RIC CPB RMM WIL CPB RIC CPB RMM CHA PIT BMU WIL CHA BMU BMU PIT PIT HAR CHA
3–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
Wilmington Hammerheads CHA CPB CHA BMU BMU WMA PIT BMU CPB RMM HAR CHA WMA RMM RIC HAR PIT RIC RMM RIC
2–2 3–0 3–6 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–3 3–2 2–3 4–0 3–1 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–2

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Wilmington Hammerheads 0
4 Charlotte Eagles 1
4 Charlotte Eagles 3
5 Real Maryland Monarchs 1
2 Richmond Kickers 3
4 Charlotte Eagles 1
2 Richmond Kickers (AET) 1
3 Harrisburg City Islanders 0

First round edit

Charlotte Eagles3–1Real Maryland Monarchs
Herrera   4' (pen.)
Swinehart   16'
Bentos   90'   90+'		 Report Brooks   83'   54'   90+'
Lewis   68'
King   89'
Funicello   90'
Attendance: 760
Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

Semifinals edit

Richmond Kickers1 – 0
(AET)		Harrisburg City Islanders
Worthen   33'
Hunter   117'
Delicâte   120'		 (Report) Baker   43'
Velten   63'
Attendance: 1,923
Referee: Mike Andrews (United States)
Wilmington Hammerheads0–1Charlotte Eagles
Watson   36' (Report) Williams   61'
Herrera   62'
Swinehart   80'
Bentos   85'
Attendance: 2,783
Referee: Dan Fitzgerald (United States)

Final edit

Richmond Kickers3–1Charlotte Eagles
Elcock   63'
DiRaimondo   83'
Bulow   86' (pen.)		 (Report) Martins   14'
Nunes   41'
Williams   46'
Ceus   85'
Attendance: 2,991
Referee: Tony Russo (United States)

Awards and All-League team edit

First Team
F: Matthew Delicâte (Richmond Kickers), Jamie Watson (WIL) (MVP)
M: Ty Shipalane (HAR), Kenny Bundy (WIL), Mike Burke (RIC), Jorge Herrera (CHA)
D: Dustin Bixler (HAR), John Borrajo (RMD), Shintaro Harada (CPB), Yomby William (RIC) (Defender of the Year)
G: Ronnie Pascale (RIC) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: David Irving (WIL)
Rookie of the Year: Ty Shipalane, HAR

Second Team
F: Almir Barbosa (WMA), Damico Coddington (BER), Chad Severs (HAR)
M: Justin Evans (PIT), Jamie Franks (WIL), Amaury Nunes (CHA), Val Teixeira (CPB)
D: Colin Falvey (WIL), Sascha Gorres (RIC), Andrew Marshall (CPB)
G: Chase Harrison (HAR)

Premier Development League edit

Further information: 2009 PDL Season

W-League edit

Further information: 2009 USL W-League season

References edit

  1. ^ "2009 USL-1 season details unveiled". www.uslsoccer.com. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  2. ^ "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  3. ^ Substitute Marco Reda was sent off from the bench.

External links edit

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