2007 United Soccer Leagues
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The season kicked off on Friday, April 13 when the 2006 league runners-up Rochester Raging Rhinos traveled to the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón to take on the Puerto Rico Islanders.
General
- Two new teams join the First Division: the California Victory (San Francisco, CA), and the Carolina RailHawks (Cary, NC).
- The Virginia Beach Mariners franchise was terminated by the league.
- The Toronto Lynx depart the First Division for the Premier Development League (PDL).
- Three new teams join the Second Division: the Bermuda Hogges (Hamilton, Bermuda), the Cleveland City Stars, and Crystal Palace Baltimore.
- The Long Island Rough Riders depart the Second Division for the PDL.
- The Pittsburgh Riverhounds will be on hiatus during 2007 to reorganize.
- Many new teams join the PDL, for a complete list see here.
Honors
| Competition | Champion | Runner-Up | Regular Season Champion/Best USL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| USL First Division | Seattle Sounders | Atlanta Silverbacks | Seattle Sounders |
| USL Second Division | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers |
| USL PDL | Laredo Heat | Michigan Bucks | Hampton Roads Piranhas |
| U.S. Open Cup | New England Revolution (MLS) | FC Dallas (MLS) | Carolina Railhawks/Seattle Sounders |
| Voyageurs Cup | Montreal Impact | Vancouver Whitecaps | n/a |
Standings
First Division
The schedule was not a balanced home and away affair; to make up the four extra games to total 28, each team played their four geographically closest competitors. The playoff format was changed to qualify eight instead of six teams; therefore the first and second league champions obtained seeding to determine home field advantage instead of a first round bye as in previous seasons. The previous bidding to host between the two playoff finalists for the one game cup final was discontinued for this season.[1] Script error: No such module "sports table".
Playoffs
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Final
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Awards and All-League Teams
First Team
F: Dan Antoniuk (Atlanta Silverbacks); Hamed Diallo (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Sebastien Le Toux (Seattle Sounders) (MVP & Co-Leading Goalscorer)
M: Stephen Armstrong (Charleston Battery); Andrew Gregor (Portland Timbers); Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Zinho (Miami FC)
D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact); David Hayes (Atlanta Silverbacks) (Defender of the Year); Cameron Knowles (Portland Timbers)
G: Josh Wicks (Portland Timbers) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Gavin Wilkinson (Portland Timbers) (Coach of the Year)
Second Team
F: Charles Gbeke (Montreal Impact) (Co-Leading Goalscorer); Roger Levesque (Seattle Sounders)
M: Leonardo Di Lorenzo (Montreal Impact); Brian Farber (Minnesota Thunder); Kupono Low (Carolina RailHawks); Johnny Menyongar (Rochester Raging Rhinos)
D: Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders); Steve Klein (Vancouver Whitecaps); Scot Thompson (Portland Timbers); Marco Velez (Puerto Rico Islanders)
G: Matt Jordan (Montreal Impact)
Second Division
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Playoffs
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Semifinals
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Final
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Premier Development League
- See 2007 PDL Season
See also
References
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External links
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