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USL First Division

USL First Division
Football League
NameUSL First Division
CountriesUnited States
Canada
Puerto Rico
ConfederationCONCACAF
Founded2005
Folded2010
Conferences1
Number of teams3
Levels2
Promotion toNone
Relegation toNone
Domestic cupLamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Canadian Championship
International cupCFU Club Championship
Current championsPuerto Rico Islanders (final champions)
Most championshipsSeattle Sounders
Vancouver Whitecaps
(2 titles each)
TV partnersFox Soccer Channel

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The United Soccer Leagues First Division (usually referred to as simply USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Along with the North American Soccer League, it was one of the two leagues that formed the second tier of soccer in the United States and Canada league pyramid behind Major League Soccer. It was operated by the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and was the successor of the old A-League, which existed from 1997 until 2004, and was itself succeeded in 2011 by the USL Professional League.

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC's reign as USL First Division champions came to a disappointing end on Saturday afternoon, as they suffered a 3-1 second-leg defeat at Canadian rivals Montreal Impact to lose the 2009 USL-1 Championship Series 6-3 on aggregate.
4.92 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Patrick Robertson - 2010 Appeared in nine games for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the DirecTV SuperCopa tournament...Scored one goal...2009 Played for Bayamón FC of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, scoring four goals...Won PRSL title with Bayamón...2008 Ended the season playing on the reserve team of Juan Aurich de Chiclayo, a team playing in the Peruvian First Division...Played on the Harrisburg City Islanders of USL Pro
0.73 min. | 0 user rating		 Atlanta Silverbacks forward Fabian Dawkins receives a long ball, nods it past the keeper, and slots it in for the Atlanta goal. Video courtesy of USL Soccer - www.uslsoccer.com USL Goal of the Week - Week 16, 2005
0.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Close Shot from Portland Timbers vs. Montreal Impact match from PGE Park on Sunday June 28, 2009. The Timbers won 4 to nil.
0.17 min. | 0 user rating		 Ian Leibbrant gets the game-winning goal in CCS' 2008 home opener against Pittsburgh
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After a free kick, a few players tangle up during the Portland Timbers - Rochester Rhinos match on Thursday, September 3rd at PGE Park. The Rhinos snapped the Timbers' 24 game unbeaten streak by getting a 2 to 1 decision
0.67 min. | 0 user rating		 George Josten and David Hayes work to create a shot attempt and subsequent corner kick, during the Portland Timbers - Charleston Battery match. The Timbers won the match 3 to 1 on August 8, 2009.
0.23 min. | 0 user rating		 Randi Patterson of the Charleston Battery
0.93 min. | 0 user rating		 Another close free kick from the Portland Timbers - Montreal Impact match from PGE Park on Sunday, June 28, 2009. The Timbers won 4 to nil.
0.57 min. | 0 user rating		 Another close shot from the Portland Timbers - Montreal Impact at PGE Park in Portland, OR on June 28, 2009. The Timbers won 4 to nil.
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Playoff format :
Season Winner Score Runner-up Top Goalscorer(s) Team Goals
2009 USL D-1 Montreal Impact 6-3 Vancouver Whitecaps Charles Gbeke Vancouver Whitecaps 12
2008 USL D-1 Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Puerto Rico Islanders Alex Afonso Miami FC 15
2007 USL D-1 Seattle Sounders 4-0 Atlanta Silverbacks Sébastien Le Toux and Charles Gbeke Seattle Sounders and Montreal Impact 10
2006 USL D-1 Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 Rochester Raging Rhinos Romário and Cam Weaver Miami FC and Seattle Sounders 18
2005 USL D-1 Seattle Sounders 1-1 (PK) Richmond Kickers Jason Jordan Vancouver Whitecaps 17

Regular season champions (Commissioner’s Cup Winners) :
Season Winner Record (W-L-T) Points Playoff Results (W-L-T) Runners-Up Record (W-L-T) Points
2009 USL D-1 Portland Timbers 16-4-10 58 Lost in semifinal series 0-1-1 Carolina RailHawks FC 16-7-7 55
2008 USL D-1 Puerto Rico Islanders 15-6-9 54 Lost in final 1-2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps 15-7-8 53
2007 USL D-1 Seattle Sounders 16-6-6 54 Won Championship 4-1-0 Portland Timbers 14-5-9 51
2006 USL D-1 Montreal Impact 14-5-9 51 Lost in semifinal series 0-1-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 13-4-11 50
2005 USL D-1 Montreal Impact 18-3-7 61 Lost in semifinal series 0-1-1 Rochester Raging Rhinos 15-7-6 51

Regular season champions (Commissioner’s Cup Winners) :
Club Championships Runners-up Regular Season Championships
Seattle Sounders 2 0 1
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 0
Montreal Impact 1 0 2
Puerto Rico Islanders 0 1 1
Portland Timbers 0 0 1
Atlanta Silverbacks 0 1 0
Richmond Kickers 0 1 0
Rochester Rhinos 0 1 0

Regular season champions (Commissioner’s Cup Winners) :
Year Regular season Playoffs
2009 4,720 7,065
2008 5,164 7,786
2007 4,420 7,741
2006 4,667 5,998
2005 4,527 12,498

All-Time Goal Leaders
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All-Time Goal Leaders
Regular season champions (Commissioner’s Cup Winners) :
Rank Player Goals
1 US Mark Baena 86
2 US Paul Conway 79
3 US Doug Miller 77
4 CA Mauro Biello 76
5 CA Jason Jordan 70
6 Cuba Eduardo Sebrango 70
7 US Chance Fry 68
8 CA Domenic Mobilio‎ 65
9 US Jamel Mitchell 64
10 TT Kevin Jeffrey 61

All-time appearances in the USL
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All-time appearances in the USL
Regular season champions (Commissioner’s Cup Winners) :
Rank Player Appearances
1 CA Mauro Biello 320
2 CA Nick DeSantis 245
3 JM Lloyd Barker 242
4 CA Nevio Pizzolito 228
5 US Scott Jenkins 220
6 US Lenin Steenkamp 219
7 US Bill Sedgewick 218
8 CA David Diplacido‎ 217
9 US Steve Klein 211

United Soccer Leagues First Division

Austin Aztex, Portland Timbers, Puerto Rico Islanders

United Soccer Leagues seasons

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Soccer in the United States

OverviewUnited States Soccer Federation, League system, History, Hall of Fame, Clubs, Champions, Venues (Stadia by capacity, SSS)
National teamsMen's team, Men's U-23 team, Men's U-20 team, Men's U-17 team, MNT Stats
LeaguesMLS, D2 Pro League, USL First Division, NASL, USL Second Division, PDL, USL Super-20, USASA, MISL, PASL-Pro, PASL-Premier, NPSL, PCSL
Cup CompetitionsOpen Cup, MLS Cup, Southwest Cup, George F. Donnelly Cup
College soccerNCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Championship
Women's national teamsWomen's team, Women's U-23 team, Women's U-20 team, Women's U-17 team
Women's leaguesWPS, W-League, WPSL

Soccer in Canada

OverviewCanada Soccer Association, League system, History, Hall of Fame, Clubs, Coaches, Venues (SSS), All competitions
National teamsMen, Women, Men's U-20, Men's youth teams
LeaguesMajor League Soccer, USSF Division 2, NASL, USL First Division, Canadian Soccer League, PDL, Super-20, PCSL, CMISL, W-League, Y-League
CISAtlantic University Sport, Quebec Student Sports Federation, Ontario University Athletics, Canada West Universities Athletic Association
CCAAAtlantic Colleges Athletic Association, Quebec Student Sports Federation, Ontario Colleges Athletic Association, Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference, British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association
Cup CompetitionsOpen Cup, Challenge Cup, C-NA ST, Canadian Championship, Rogers Cup, Victoria Challenge Cup, CIS Men's Soccer Championship, CCAA Championship, Canada Games

Football in Puerto Rico

OverviewPuerto Rican Football Federation, Clubs, Venues
CompetitionsPuerto Rico Soccer League, USSF D2 Pro League, USL First Division, WPSL, Cup of Puerto Rico, Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico
InternationalNational team, Under-20 men

Current stadiums in the USL First Division

House Park * James M. Shuart Stadium * Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium * PGE Parkend



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