2008 United Soccer Leagues

The 2008 season was the 22nd edition of the United Soccer Leagues.

The season kicked off on Friday, April 12 with two First Division games, as the Charleston Battery visited Miami FC and the Montreal Impact visited the Vancouver Whitecaps.

## General

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* Changes in the First Division: the California Victory take the 2008 season off, leaving 11 teams playing a 30-game schedule.
* Changes in the Second Division: the Pittsburgh Riverhounds return from hiatus, and Real Maryland FC join as an expansion team. However, the Cincinnati Kings and New Hampshire Phantoms drop to the PDL. 10 teams play a 20-game schedule this season.
* In the PDL, 5 teams withdrew for the 2008 season, while 7 expansion teams and the two voluntary relegations increase the league to 67 teams in 10 divisions across 4 conferences. Teams play a 16-game league schedule.

## Honors

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Competition  | Champion  | Runner-Up  | Regular Season Champion/Best USL team

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USL First Division | Vancouver Whitecaps | Puerto Rico Islanders | Puerto Rico Islanders
USL Second Division | Cleveland City Stars | Charlotte Eagles | Charlotte Eagles
USL PDL | Thunder Bay Chill | Laredo Heat | Michigan Bucks
U.S. Open Cup | D.C. United (MLS)  | Charleston Battery (USL-1)  | Charleston Battery
Canadian Championship | Montreal Impact | Toronto FC (MLS)  | n/a

## Standings

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### First Division

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Football league season

USL First DivisionSeason| 2008

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Champions| Vancouver Whitecaps (2nd Title)
Regular Season title| Puerto Rico Islanders (1st Title)
Matches played| 165
Goals scored| 381 (2.31 per match)
Best Player|  Jonathan Steele, Puerto Rico Islanders
Top goalscorer|  Alex Afonso, Miami FC (15 goals)
Best goalkeeper|  Bill Gaudette, Puerto Rico Islanders

← 2007

2009 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Puerto Rico Islanders | 30  | 15  | 6  | 9  | 43  | 23  | +20  | 54  | Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2  | Vancouver Whitecaps (C) | 30  | 15  | 7  | 8  | 34  | 28  | +6  | 53  | First round of playoffs
3  | Montreal Impact | 30  | 12  | 12  | 6  | 33  | 28  | +5  | 42
4  | Rochester Rhinos | 30  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 35  | 32  | +3  | 41[a]
5  | Charleston Battery | 30  | 11  | 12  | 7  | 34  | 36  | −2  | 40[b]
6  | Seattle Sounders | 30  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 37  | 36  | +1  | 40[b]
7  | Minnesota Thunder | 30  | 10  | 11  | 9  | 40  | 38  | +2  | 39
8  | Carolina RailHawks | 30  | 9  | 11  | 10  | 34  | 43  | −9  | 37  |
9  | Miami FC | 30  | 8  | 12  | 10  | 28  | 34  | −6  | 34[c]
10  | Atlanta Silverbacks | 30  | 8  | 12  | 10  | 37  | 50  | −13  | 34[c]
11  | Portland Timbers | 30  | 7  | 13  | 10  | 26  | 33  | −7  | 31

Source: [2]
Rules for classification: Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
(C) Playoff Champion
Notes:

1. ^ Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008[1]
2. ^ a b CHA: 4 pts; SEA: 4 pts
3. ^ a b MIA: 7 pts; ATL: 1 pt

#### Playoffs

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Teams were re-seeded for semifinal matchups
Vancouver was selected by the league to host the final despite being the lower seeded team

| First round
September 26/28 | | | Semi-finals
October 3/5 | | | Final
October 12 |

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| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | | |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | 3 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| | | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 4 | 4 |

| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
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| 5 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | |

| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| | | 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders (a.e.t) | 0 | 3 | 3 |

#### First Round

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September 26, 2008

7:35 PM EDT

First Leg

Rochester Rhinos| 2–0| Charleston Battery

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* Ball 49'
* Guppy 86'
* Delicate 90'
* Bertz 90'

| Report |

PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York

Attendance: 6,923

Referee: Chris Penso

September 28, 2008

7:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Charleston Battery| 1–0| Rochester Rhinos

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* Alonso 12'
* Fuller 42'

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* Palguta 41'
* Smith 53'
* Gregor 61'

Blackbaud Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina

Attendance: 2,131

Referee: Doug Wolff

Rochester Rhinos won 2–1 on Aggregate.

* * *

September 26, 2008

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Seattle Sounders| 2–1| Montreal Impact

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* Alcaraz-Cuellar 15' 75'
* O'Brien 42' (pen.)
* Besagno 51'
* Gardner 61'
* Sakuda 78'

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* Pesoli 21' 71' 83'
* Braz 86'
* Brown 90'

Starfire Sports Complex
Tukwila, Washington

Attendance: 2,865

Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

September 28, 2008

5:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Montreal Impact| 3–1| Seattle Sounders

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* Lorenzo 31'
* Testo 45' 56'
* Braz 68'
* Placentino 75'
* Ribeiro 90'

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* Levesque 59' 74'
* Alcaraz-Cuellar 62'
* Jackson 90'
* O'Brien 90'

Saputo Stadium
Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 11,134

Referee: Mauricio Navarro

Montreal Impact won 4–3 on Aggregate.

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September 26, 2008

10:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Vancouver Whitecaps| 2–0| Minnesota Thunder

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* Greenfield 27' (o.g.)
* Sebrango 58'
* Hirano 73'
* Moose 89'

| Report |

* Schulte 31'
* Cvilikas 76'

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 4,943

Referee: Carol Anne Chenard

September 28, 2008

6:05 PM EDT

Second Leg

Minnesota Thunder| 4–3| Vancouver Whitecaps

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* Gonzalez 23'
* Tarley 64' 73'
* Sánchez 77'
* deRoux 78'
* Moojen 90' (pen.)
* Schulte 90'

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* Valente 3'
* Nash 44'
* Sebrango 55'

National Sports Center
Blaine, Minnesota

Attendance: 3,811

Referee: NA

Vancouver Whitecaps won 5–4 on Aggregate.

#### Semifinals

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October 3, 2008

7:35 PM EDT

First Leg

Rochester Rhinos| 2–0| Puerto Rico Islanders

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* Smith 18'
* Gregor 63'
* Menyongar 78'
* Fitzpatrick 90'

| Report |

* Krause 33'
* Miranda 36'
* Jones 36' 90'

PAETEC Park
Rochester, New York

Attendance: 7,001

Referee: Niko Bratsis

October 5, 2008

6:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Puerto Rico Islanders| 3–0 (a.e.t.)| Rochester Rhinos

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* Noel 10'
* Atieno 33'
* Steele 40'
* Telesford 70'
* Arrieta 119'

| Report |

* Earls 32'

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Attendance: 9,112

Referee: Tony Russo

Puerto Rico Islanders won 3–2 on Aggregate in Extra Time.

* * *

October 3, 2008

8:00 PM EDT

First Leg

Montreal Impact| 1–0| Vancouver Whitecaps

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* Ribeiro 52' 61'
* Aguilera 88'

| Report |

* Charles 29'
* Nolly 52'

Saputo Stadium
Montreal, Quebec

Attendance: 12,002

Referee: Steve DePiero

October 5, 2008

6:30 PM EDT

Second Leg

Vancouver Whitecaps| 2–0| Montreal Impact

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* Moose 10'
* Clarke 37'
* Sebrango 41'
* Charles 56'
* Addlery 81'

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* Testo 40'
* Pizzolitto 48'
* Gatti 64'
* Braz 80'

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 4,992

Referee: Dave Gantar

Vancouver Whitecaps won 2–1 on Aggregate.

#### Final

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October 12, 2008

7:00 PM EDT

Second Leg

Vancouver Whitecaps| 2–1| Puerto Rico Islanders

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* Gbeke 55', 74'
* Kindel 71'

| Report |

* Gbandi 68'

Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia

Attendance: 5,822

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

USL First Division
2008 Champions

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Second title

#### Awards and All-League Teams

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First Team
F: Alex Afonso (Miami FC) (Leading Goalscorer); Macoumba Kandji (Atlanta Silverbacks)
M: Osvaldo Alonso (Charleston Battery); Stephen deRoux (Minnesota Thunder); Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Jonathan Steele (Puerto Rico Islanders) (MVP)
D: Cristian Arrieta (Puerto Rico Islanders) (Defender of the Year); Taylor Graham (Seattle Sounders); David Hayes (Atlanta Silverbacks); Nevio Pizzolitto (Montreal Impact)
G: Bill Gaudette (Puerto Rico Islanders) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Colin Clarke (Puerto Rico Islanders) (Coach of the Year)

Second Team
F: Sebastien Le Toux (Seattle Sounders); Eduardo Sebrango (Vancouver Whitecaps)
M: Leonardo Di Lorenzo (Montreal Impact); Johnny Menyongar (Rochester Rhinos); Ricardo Sanchez (Minnesota Thunder); Matt Watson (Carolina RailHawks)
D: Wesley Charles and Takashi Hirano (Vancouver Whitecaps); Cameron Knowles (Portland Timbers); Scott Palguta (Rochester Rhinos)
G: Matt Jordan (Montreal Impact)

### Second Division

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Football league season

USL Second DivisionSeason| 2008

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Champions| Cleveland City Stars (1st Title)
Regular Season title| Charlotte Eagles (1st Title)
Matches played| 100
Goals scored| 301 (3.01 per match)
Best Player|  Dustin Swinehart, Charlotte Eagles
Top goalscorer|  Dustin Swinehart, Charlotte Eagles (16 goals)
Best goalkeeper|  Terry Boss, Charlotte Eagles

← 2007

2009 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Charlotte Eagles | 20  | 13  | 2  | 5  | 45  | 15  | +30  | 44  | Regular season champion
2  | Richmond Kickers | 20  | 14  | 4  | 2  | 48  | 20  | +28  | 44  | Qualified for playoffs
3  | Cleveland City Stars (C) | 20  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 33  | 16  | +17  | 37
4  | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 20  | 11  | 8  | 1  | 30  | 30  | 0  | 34
5  | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 33  | 20  | +13  | 31
6  | Western Mass Pioneers | 20  | 5  | 9  | 6  | 19  | 29  | −10  | 20[a]
7  | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20  | 4  | 9  | 7  | 32  | 33  | −1  | 19  |
8  | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20  | 4  | 10  | 6  | 25  | 37  | −12  | 18
9  | Bermuda Hogges | 20  | 5  | 13  | 2  | 21  | 50  | −29  | 17
10  | Real Maryland Monarchs | 20  | 3  | 15  | 2  | 15  | 51  | −36  | 10[a]

Source: [3]
(C) Playoff Champion
Notes:

1. ^ a b Western Mass and Real Maryland deducted 1 point

#### Playoffs

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| First Round
August 13 | | | Semifinals
August 16 | | | Final
August 23 |

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| | | | 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | |
| 4 | Crystal Palace Baltimore (AET/PK) | 2 (7) | | | 4 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 |
| 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (6) | | | | | | 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Cleveland City Stars | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Cleveland City Stars | 4 | | | 3 | Cleveland City Stars(AET) | 1 |
| 6 | Western Mass Pioneers | 2 | |

#### First round

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August 13, 2008

7:00 PM EDT

Cleveland City Stars| 4–2| Western Mass Pioneers

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* Schulte 14'
* Bundu 23', 89'
* Hlavaty 32'
* Otieno 69'
* Sarkodie 81'
* Ruud 88'

| Report |

* Augustine 13'
* Deren 16'
* Molinari 34' 68'
* Krause 43' 64'
* Wrona 44'
* Klinger 66'

Krenzler Field
Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 1,683

Referee: Chris Penso (United States)

* * *

August 13, 2008

7:30 PM EDT

Crystal Palace Baltimore| 2–2 (a.e.t.)| Harrisburg City Islanders

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* Brooks 10'
* Healey 30'
* Teixeira 59'

| Report |

* Heins 14'
* Oduor 75'
* Schofield 119'

Penalties

* Harada
* Harkin
* Teixeira
* Healey
* Lookingland
* Brooks
* Marshall
* Flores

| 7–6 |

* Heins
* Pelletier
* Marples
* Schofield
* Bixler
* Fisher
* Bloes
* Calvano

UMBC Stadium
Catonsville, Maryland

Attendance: 1,352

Referee: Bryan Roslund (United States)

#### Semifinals

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August 16, 2008

7:00 PM EDT

Charlotte Eagles| 2–1| Crystal Palace Baltimore

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* Herrera 48' (pen.)
* Swinehart 51'
* Woods 65'
* Long 70'
* Boss 90'

| Report |

* Harada 5'
* Teixeira 54'
* Brooks 59'

Restart Field
Charlotte, North Carolina

Attendance: 1,188

Referee: Jeff Muschik

* * *

August 16, 2008

7:00 PM EDT

Richmond Kickers| 0–1 (a.e.t.)| Cleveland City Stars

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* Nyzamba 30'
* Bulow 67'
* Gorres 77'
* Jones 101'

| Report |

* Ruud 99'
* Sella 108'

University of Richmond Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 2,693

Referee: Daniel Stead

#### Final

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August 23, 2008

8:00 PM EDT

Cleveland City Stars| 2–1| Charlotte Eagles

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* Otieno 15'
* Bundu 39'
* Schulte 66'
* Leibbrandt 89'

| Report |

* Long 17'
* Swinehart 52'
* Shak 65'
* Kabwe 87'
* Smith 90'

Krenzler Field
Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 2,016

Referee: Jason Krnac

#### Awards and All-League team

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First Team
F: Jorge Herrera (Charlotte Eagles); Boyzzz Khumalo (Pittsburgh Riverhounds); Dustin Swinehart (Charlotte Eagles) (league MVP)
M: Mike Burke (Richmond Kickers); Floyd Franks (Cleveland City Stars); Shintaro Harada (Crystal Palace Baltimore)
D: Brady Bryant and Steve Shak (Charlotte Eagles); Sascha Gorres (Richmond Kickers); Mark Schulte (Cleveland City Stars) (Defender of the Year)
G: Terry Boss (Charlotte Eagles)
Coach: Mark Steffens (Charlotte Eagles) (Coach of the Year)
Rookie of the Year: Stanley Nyazamba (Richmond Kickers)

Second Team
F: Gary Brooks (Crystal Palace Baltimore); Sallieu Bundu (Cleveland City Stars); Jeff Deren (Western Mass Pioneers)
M: Trey Alexander (Wilmington Hammerheads); Justin Evans (Pittsburgh Riverhounds); Matthew Mbuta (Crystal Palace Baltimore)
D: Dustin Bixler (Harrisburg City Islanders); Trevor McEachron (Richmond Kickers); Federico Molinari (Western Mass Pioneers); Dame Walters (Wilmington Hammerheads)
G: Ronnie Pascale (Richmond Kickers)

### Premier Development League

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* See 2008 PDL Season

## References

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1. ^ "Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
2. ^ "USL First Division 2008". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
3. ^ "USL Second Division 2008". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2020.

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