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]
^. The Vancouver Sun Newspaper. April 20, 2007. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^. USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
^. USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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The 2007 Season is the 21st edition of the United Soccer Leagues season 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 Bayamon to take on the Puerto Rico Islanders Contents 1 General 2 Honors 3 Standings 3 1 First Division 3 1 1 Playoffs 3 1 2 Quarterfinals 3 1 3 Semifinals 3 1 4 Final 3 1 5 Awards and All League Teams 3 2 Second Division 3 2 1 Playoffs 3 2 2 Semifinals 3 2 3 Final 3 3 Premier Development League 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeneral editTwo 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 editCompetition 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 aStandings editFirst Division edit 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 Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Seattle Sounders C X 28 16 6 6 37 23 14 54 Quarterfinal round of playoffs 2 Portland Timbers 28 14 5 9 32 18 14 51 3 Montreal Impact 28 14 6 8 32 21 11 50 Quarterfinal round of playoffs and CONCACAF Champions League a 4 Atlanta Silverbacks 28 12 9 7 40 30 10 43 Quarterfinal round of playoffs 5 Rochester Raging Rhinos 28 12 10 6 39 36 3 42 6 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 10 8 10 35 34 1 40 7 Vancouver Whitecaps 28 9 7 12 27 24 3 39 8 Carolina RailHawks 28 8 12 8 24 34 10 32 9 Miami FC 28 9 15 4 31 41 10 31 10 Charleston Battery 28 8 14 6 32 39 7 30 11 Minnesota Thunder 28 5 12 11 32 35 3 26 12 California Victory 28 4 17 7 17 43 26 19Source 2 C Champion X Commissioner s CupNotes As 2008 Canadian Championship winner Playoffs edit Quarterfinals September 14 16Semifinals September 21 23Final September 29 1Seattle Sounders2138Carolina RailHawks0001Seattle Sounders p 213 4 6Puerto Rico Islanders123 2 3Montreal Impact3036Puerto Rico Islanders2351Seattle Sounders44Atlanta Silverbacks04Atlanta Silverbacks2135Rochester Raging Rhinos1124Atlanta Silverbacks p 101 3 2Portland Timbers101 1 2Portland Timbers0337Vancouver Whitecaps101 Quarterfinals edit September 14 20077 30 PM EDTFirst LegMontreal Impact3 2Puerto Rico IslandersBrown nbsp 8 Vincello nbsp 26 36 nbsp 56 Report Villegas nbsp 16 nbsp 32 Lyssand nbsp 50 Claude Robillard Sports ComplexMontreal QuebecAttendance 10 217Referee Silvio Petrescu September 16 20076 00 PM EDTSecond LegPuerto Rico Islanders3 0Montreal ImpactAtieno nbsp 22 nbsp 29 Noel nbsp 56 Herrera nbsp 81 Sims nbsp 90 Report Brown nbsp 45 Arango nbsp 63 Gervais nbsp 84 Juan Ramon Loubriel StadiumBayamon Puerto RicoAttendance 6 112Referee Reggie Rutty Puerto Rico Islanders won 5 3 on Aggregate September 14 20077 30 PM EDTFirst LegCarolina Railhawks0 2Seattle SoundersNorkus nbsp 40 Maher nbsp 70 Report Scott nbsp 48 Sakuda nbsp 72 Schmid nbsp 82 SAS StadiumCary North CarolinaAttendance 923Referee NA September 16 20079 00 PM EDTSecond LegSeattle Sounders1 0Carolina RailhawksGardner nbsp 17 O Brien nbsp 27 nbsp 90 pen Treschuk nbsp 52 Alcaraz Cuellar nbsp 77 Report Worthen nbsp 45 nbsp 90 Steele nbsp 85 Stokes nbsp 85 Qwest FieldSeattle WashingtonAttendance 3 640Referee Hidejet Tica Seattle Sounders won 3 0 on Aggregate September 14 20078 00 PM EDTFirst LegAtlanta Silverbacks2 1Rochester Raging RhinosUkah nbsp 8 Rios nbsp 52 Wolfe nbsp 87 Report Ambersley nbsp 17 nbsp 52 Palguta nbsp 57 Menyongar nbsp 66 Aloisi nbsp 83 RE MAX Greater Atlanta StadiumAtlanta GeorgiaAttendance 1 482Referee Roni Canales September 16 20076 00 PM EDTSecond LegRochester Raging Rhinos1 1Atlanta SilverbacksPerry nbsp 24 Delicate nbsp 79 Report Liendo nbsp 12 Millwood nbsp 40 Ukah nbsp 72 Wolfe nbsp 90 PAETEC ParkRochester New YorkAttendance 4 294Referee Richard Sanchez Atlanta Silverbacks won 3 2 on Aggregate September 14 200710 00 PM EDTFirst LegVancouver Whitecaps1 0Portland TimbersClarke nbsp 58 Jordan nbsp 76 Valente nbsp 77 Report Jordan nbsp 22 Gregor nbsp 37 Swangard StadiumBurnaby British ColumbiaAttendance 4 761Referee Dave Gantar September 16 20078 00 PM EDTSecond LegPortland Timbers3 0Vancouver WhitecapsThompson nbsp 27 Gregor nbsp 70 Higgins nbsp 72 Ambriz nbsp 82 Report Jordan nbsp 90 PGE ParkPortland OregonAttendance 8 522Referee Jair Marrufo Portland Timbers won 3 1 on Aggregate Semifinals edit September 21 20078 00 PM EDTFirst LegPuerto Rico Islanders1 2Seattle SoundersGonzalez nbsp 29 nbsp 77 Villegas nbsp 39 Krause nbsp 39 Noel nbsp Report Alcaraz Cuellar nbsp 24 Gardner nbsp 39 Jackson nbsp 56 Treschuk nbsp 69 Juan Ramon Loubriel StadiumBayamon Puerto RicoAttendance 12 098Referee Joe Carroccio September 23 20078 00 PM EDTSecond LegSeattle Sounders1 2 a e t Puerto Rico IslandersHowes nbsp 101 Report Sims nbsp 9 Atieno nbsp 9 Delgado nbsp 80 Delgado nbsp 81 Herrera nbsp 117 PenaltiesHowes nbsp O Brien nbsp Alcaraz Cuellar nbsp Schmid nbsp 4 2 Atieno nbsp Simmonds nbsp Herrera nbsp Lyssand nbsp Starfire Sports ComplexTukwila WashingtonAttendance 3 107Referee Richard Sanchez Seattle Sounders won 4 2 on penalties after tying 3 3 on Aggregate September 21 20078 00 PM EDTFirst LegAtlanta Silverbacks1 1Portland TimbersPoltl nbsp 16 Ukah nbsp 43 Lancaster nbsp 90 Report Jordan nbsp 49 Gregor nbsp 90 RE MAX Greater Atlanta StadiumAtlanta GeorgiaAttendance 2 792 September 23 20078 00 PM EDTSecond LegPortland Timbers0 0 a e t Atlanta SilverbacksReport Kandji nbsp 30 Antoniuk nbsp 38 Wolfe nbsp 87 PenaltiesGregor nbsp Griffin nbsp Kreamalmeyer nbsp Olum nbsp 1 3 nbsp Rios nbsp Rivillo nbsp Kandji nbsp UkahPGE ParkPortland OregonAttendance 11 789Referee Terry Vaughn Atlanta Silverbacks won 3 1 on penalties after tying 1 1 on Aggregate Final edit September 29 200710 00 PM EDTSeattle Sounders4 0Atlanta SilverbacksHowes nbsp 45 82 Alcaraz Cuellar nbsp 61 nbsp 69 Le Toux nbsp 87 Tomlinson nbsp 90 2 nbsp 90 2 Report Liendo nbsp 63 Starfire Sports ComplexTukwila WashingtonAttendance 4 893Referee Mike Geiger Awards and All League Teams edit First Team F Dan Antoniuk Atlanta Silverbacks Hamed Diallo Rochester Raging Rhinos Sebastien Le Toux Seattle Sounders MVP amp 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 edit Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Richmond Kickers 20 12 3 5 37 15 22 41 Regular season champion 2 Cleveland City Stars 20 10 1 9 31 14 17 39 Playoff berth clinched 3 Harrisburg City Islanders C 20 11 4 5 26 15 11 38 4 Charlotte Eagles 20 11 7 2 40 29 11 35 5 Crystal Palace Baltimore 20 9 6 5 27 20 7 32 6 Western Mass Pioneers 20 7 7 6 25 26 1 27 7 Wilmington Hammerheads 20 4 9 7 22 30 8 19 8 Cincinnati Kings 20 4 11 5 29 41 12 17 9 New Hampshire Phantoms 20 3 12 5 16 34 18 13 a 10 Bermuda Hogges 20 3 14 3 16 45 29 12Source 3 C ChampionsNotes New Hampshire was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL Playoffs edit Semifinals August 18 7 00 EDTFinal August 25 8 00 EDT 1Richmond Kickers a e t 24Charlotte Eagles11Richmond Kickers1 7 3Harrisburg City Islanders p 1 8 2Cleveland City Stars03Harrisburg City Islanders a e t 1 Semifinals edit August 18 20077 00 PM EDTCleveland City Stars0 1 a e t Harrisburg City IslandersLeibbrandt nbsp 18 DeVae nbsp 36 Moffat nbsp 55 Cummings nbsp 106 Report Devlin nbsp 44 Pierce nbsp 93 Fisher nbsp 106 Krenzler FieldCleveland OhioAttendance 1 478Referee Rizal Milliken August 18 20077 00 PM EDTRichmond Kickers2 1 a e t Charlotte EaglesWatson nbsp 14 Alexander nbsp 54 Jaman nbsp 110 Report Spencer nbsp 42 Swinehart nbsp 84 nbsp 87 University of Richmond StadiumRichmond VirginiaAttendance 3 015Referee Daniel Stead Final edit August 25 20078 00 PM EDTRichmond Kickers1 1 a e t Harrisburg City IslandersBulow nbsp 67 nbsp 113 Schramm nbsp 75 Gorres nbsp 103 Report Morman nbsp 31 Ombiji nbsp 45 Schofield nbsp 58 Bixler nbsp 100 PenaltiesBulow nbsp Gorres nbsp Dotsenko nbsp Schramm nbsp Howe nbsp Pace nbsp Wolfe nbsp Pascale nbsp Harding nbsp 7 8 Baker nbsp Lookingland nbsp Velton nbsp Calvano nbsp Bixler nbsp Johnston nbsp Clay nbsp Schofield nbsp Pierce nbsp University of Richmond StadiumRichmond VirginiaAttendance 3 488Referee Mark Kadlecik Premier Development League edit See 2007 PDL SeasonSee also editUnited Soccer LeaguesReferences edit Playoff format overhauled The Vancouver Sun Newspaper April 20 2007 Archived from the original on May 30 2014 Retrieved March 14 2014 USL First Division 2007 USLsoccer com United Soccer Leagues Archived from the original on December 18 2007 Retrieved April 8 2020 USL Second Division 2007 USLsoccer com United Soccer Leagues Archived from the original on December 18 2007 Retrieved April 8 2020 External links editOfficial USL Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 United Soccer Leagues amp oldid 1221667093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
