The 2003 USL A-League was an American Division II league run by the United Soccer League during the summer of 2003.
League standings
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Central Division
Pacific Division
Playoffs
Bracket
Division finals
Northeast Division
The Rochester Rhinos advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.
Southeast Division
The Charleston Battery advance 4 – 2 on aggregate.
Central Division
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 1 on aggregate.
Pacific Division
The Seattle Sounders advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.
Conference finals
Eastern Conference final
The Charleston Battery advance 1 – 0 on aggregate.
Western Conference final
The Minnesota Thunder advance 2 – 0 on aggregate.
Final
Points leaders RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints1 Thiago Martins Pittsburgh Riverhounds25227512 Doug Miller Rochester Rhinos28174383 Dante Washington Virginia Beach Mariners26181374 Greg Howes Milwaukee Wave United281112345 Todd Dusosky Milwaukee Wave United2611729 Roland Vargas-Aguilera Virginia Beach Mariners 2610929 Kevin Jeffrey Richmond Kickers 27109298 Josh Henderson Charleston Battery2010525 Byron AlvarezPortland Timbers2112125 McKinley TennysonPortland Timbers271132511 Lourenço AndradeEl Paso Patriots209422 Dino DelevskiMilwaukee Wave United238622
Awards and All A-League Teams All A-League First Team2003 A-League Awards F: Thiago Martins (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) (MVP & Leading Goalscorer); Doug Miller (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Dante Washington (Virginia Beach Mariners) M: Roland Aguilera (Virginia Beach Mariners); Marco Ferruzzi (Minnesota Thunder); Andrew Gregor (Seattle Sounders); Ricardo Villar (Pittsburgh Riverhounds) D: Gabriel Gervais (Montreal Impact) (Defender of the Year); Danny Jackson (Seattle Sounders); John Wilson (Charleston Battery) G: Greg Sutton (Montreal Impact) (Goalkeeper of the Year) Coach: Bob Lilley, Montreal Impact) (Coach of the Year)
All A-League Second Team F: Byron Alvarez (Portland Timbers); Greg Howes (Milwaukee Wave United); Kevin Jeffrey (Richmond Kickers) M: Ted Chronopoulos (Charleston Battery); Ollie Heald (Vancouver Whitecaps); Zé Roberto (Montreal Impact); David Testo (Richmond Kickers) D: Scott Schweitzer (Rochester Raging Rhinos); Steve Shak (Minnesota Thunder); Alan Woods (Atlanta Silverbacks) G: Rich Cullen (Seattle Sounders)
References
External links United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) 2003 A-League The Year in American Soccer - 2003