2009 United Soccer Leagues

The 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues. Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division, as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League.

The First Division season kicked off on April 11 with the US Open Cup finalist Charleston Battery and host defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC playing to a scoreless tie, while the Carolina RailHawks defeated the visiting Minnesota Thunder 2-1. The season ended on September 20 with the Charleston Battery defeating hosts Minnesota Thunder 3-2. As a change for this season, the Finals will follow the rest of the playoffs in being two legs.^[1] The playoffs started on September 24, and ended on October 17 with the Montreal Impact defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a 6-3 aggregate score.

The Second Division season started on April 17 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and host Crystal Palace Baltimore playing to a scoreless tie. The regular season ended on August 15 with three games. The Richmond Kickers captured the title in the playoffs with a 3-1 win over the Charlotte Eagles on August 29.

Portland

Vancouver

Montreal

Rochester

Austin

Carolina

Charleston

Miami

Cleveland

Minnesota

Harrisburg

Wilmington

Baltimore

Maryland

Richmond

Pittsburgh

Charlotte

Western Mass.

2009 USL-1 (red) and USL-2 (green) franchises. Not shown: Puerto Rico Islanders, Bermuda Hogges.

General

• Changes in the First Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted from Second Division and the Austin Aztex were added as an expansion team. The Atlanta Silverbacks went on hiatus for the season, and the Seattle Sounders were replaced by an expansion MLS team.
• Changes in the Second Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted to the First Division.
• In the PDL, 9 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 10 expansion teams increase the league to 68 teams in 8 divisions across 4 conferences. Teams play a 16-game league schedule.
• In the W-League, 6 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 2 expansion teams were added, leaving the league at 37 members. Sky Blue and Washington Freedom were given WPS teams, with Washington playing their reserves in the W-League and Sky Blue selling their W-League team.

Honors

Competition	Champion	Runner-Up	Regular Season Champion/Best USL team
USL First Division	Montreal Impact	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Portland Timbers
USL Second Division	Richmond Kickers	Charlotte Eagles	Wilmington Hammerheads
USL PDL	Ventura County Fusion	Chicago Fire Premier	Reading Rage
U.S. Open Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	D.C. United	Rochester Rhinos
USL W-League	Pali Blues	Washington Freedom Reserves	Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues

First Division

USL First Division

Season	2009
Goals scored	388
Average goals/game	2.35
Biggest home win	9 – 0 (Carolina vs Miami)
Biggest away win	4 – 1 (Portland @ Rochester) 3 – 0 (Portland @ Miami, Carolina @ Cleveland, Rochester @ Cleveland)
Highest scoring	9 – 0 (Carolina vs Miami)
Longest winning run	5 (Portland, Puerto Rico)
Longest unbeaten run	24 (Portland)
Longest losing run	6 (Miami)
Highest attendance	14,103 (Portland)
Lowest attendance	67 (Miami)
Average attendance	4,702
← 2008 2010 →

Regular season

Standings

      Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
      Quarterfinal round of playoffs

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	H2H Pts
1	Portland Timbers	58	30	16	4	10	45	19	+26
2	Carolina RailHawks	55	30	16	7	7	43	19	+24
3	Puerto Rico Islanders	53	30	15	7	8	44	31	+13	PUE: 6 pts CHA: 3 pts
4	Charleston Battery	53	30	14	6	10	33	21	+12
5	Montreal Impact	44	30	12	10	8	32	31	+1
6	Rochester Rhinos	43	30	11	9	10	34	32	+2
7	Vancouver Whitecaps	42	30	11	10	9	42	36	+6
8	Minnesota Thunder	31	30	7	13	10	39	44	−5
9	Miami FC	29	30	8	17	5	26	52	−26
10	Austin Aztex	21^†	30	5	17	8	28	51	−23
11	Cleveland City Stars	19	30	4	19	7	22	52	−30

^† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009^[2]

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key: Austin Aztex - AUS • Carolina RailHawks - CAR • Charleston Battery - CHA • Cleveland City Stars - CLE • Miami FC - MIA • Minnesota Thunder - MIN • Montreal Impact - MTL • Portland Timbers - POR • Puerto Rico Islanders - PUE • Rochester Rhinos - ROC • Vancouver Whitecaps FC - VAN Win  • Loss  • Tie  • Home
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Austin Aztex	MIN	VAN	CLE	PUE	MTL	CAR	PUE	CHA	CHA	PUE	MIA	CAR	ROC	CLE	CLE	ROC	POR	MIN	MTL	CHA	CAR	ROC	MIN	MTL	MIA	VAN	MIA	POR	POR	VAN
	1-1	1-1	3-0	1-1	4-0	0-1	3-1	0-2	1-1	1-4	0-2	1-1	0-2	2-2	0-1	4-1	1-2	1-0	2-2	1-0	0-3	1-0	2-2	2-0	1-0	3-2	3-1	0-1	1-2	2-1
Carolina RailHawks	MIN	ROC	MIN	POR	POR	CHA	MIA	CLE	AUS	CLE	POR	MIN	AUS	PUE	CHA	VAN	CHA	MIA	AUS	ROC	CLE	VAN	VAN	ROC	MIA	MTL	MTL	PUE	PUE	MTL
	2-1	1-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	1-2	0-2	0-3	0-1	1-0	0-0	2-0	1-1	1-2	0-1	2-1	2-1	4-0	3-0	0-1	2-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	9-0	1-1	1-0	2-0	2-1	2-0
Charleston Battery	VAN	MTL	MIN	MIA	CAR	MTL	MIA	ROC	CLE	AUS	AUS	POR	PUE	PUE	PUE	MTL	CAR	CLE	ROC	CAR	AUS	VAN	POR	CLE	VAN	POR	MIN	MIA	ROC	MIN
	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-1	1-2	0-0	1-0	2-0	2-0	0-2	1-1	1-1	1-0	1-0	1-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-2	3-1	4-1	1-1	0-0	1-3	2-1	0-0	2-3
Cleveland City Stars	MIA	AUS	ROC	POR	MIN	CAR	CAR	CHA	PUE	PUE	ROC	MIA	MIA	VAN	AUS	AUS	PUE	CHA	MTL	ROC	VAN	CAR	CHA	MTL	MIN	MIN	MTL	POR	POR	VAN
	3-1	3-0	0-3	0-0	0-1	0-3	1-0	2-0	2-1	2-2	3-0	1-2	0-1	2-2	2-2	0-1	0-0	0-0	4-1	4-1	0-0	2-0	4-1	1-2	1-0	3-0	1-2	0-1	2-1	2-1
Miami FC	CLE	MTL	ROC	CHA	CAR	CHA	MIN	VAN	AUS	CLE	CLE	MTL	PUE	VAN	POR	POR	MIN	CAR	MTL	PUE	MIN	POR	VAN	CAR	AUS	AUS	ROC	CHA	ROC	PUE
	3-1	2-1	1-2	0-1	0-2	1-0	0-0	3-2	2-0	1-2	0-1	1-0	0-0	2-1	1-1	0-3	1-2	4-0	1-1	4-0	0-1	3-1	0-2	9-0	1-0	3-1	1-2	2-1	0-0	3-1
Minnesota Thunder	CAR	AUS	CHA	CAR	VAN	CLE	MIA	PUE	ROC	CAR	POR	ROC	POR	VAN	MTL	AUS	MIA	POR	MTL	MIA	AUS	ROC	CLE	CLE	PUE	VAN	CHA	PUE	MTL	CHA
	2-1	1-1	1-1	1-0	3-2	1-0	0-0	1-0	0-0	2-0	5-1	1-2	1-1	4-0	3-0	1-0	1-2	1-1	1-0	0-1	2-2	3-3	1-0	3-0	3-1	1-1	1-3	5-2	1-1	2-3
Montreal Impact	CHA	MIA	PUE	ROC	CHA	AUS	ROC	POR	VAN	VAN	MIA	POR	CHA	MIN	ROC	PUE	CLE	AUS	MIA	MIN	POR	PUE	CLE	AUS	CAR	CAR	CLE	VAN	MIN	CAR
	0-0	2-1	3-2	1-2	0-0	4-0	0-1	1-0	1-2	2-1	1-0	4-0	0-1	2-0	0-0	0-1	4-1	2-2	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-0	1-2	2-0	1-1	1-0	1-2	1-0	1-1	2-0
Portland Timbers	VAN	CAR	CAR	CLE	ROC	PUE	PUE	VAN	MTL	CAR	CHA	MIN	MTL	MIN	AUS	MIA	MIA	PUE	MIN	VAN	CHA	MTL	ROC	MIA	CHA	ROC	AUS	AUS	CLE	CLE
	1-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	2-1	1-1	1-2	2-0	1-0	0-0	1-1	5-1	4-0	1-1	1-2	1-1	0-3	0-0	1-1	1-0	3-1	0-1	1-4	3-1	0-0	1-2	0-1	1-2	0-1	2-1
Puerto Rico Islanders	VAN	ROC	MTL	AUS	VAN	POR	POR	AUS	MIN	CLE	CLE	AUS	CHA	CHA	CHA	CAR	MIA	ROC	CLE	MTL	POR	VAN	MIA	MTL	MIN	ROC	CAR	MIN	CAR	MIA
	2-1	0-0	3-2	1-1	1-0	1-1	1-2	3-1	1-2	2-1	2-2	4-1	1-0	1-0	1-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	4-2	4-0	1-0	3-1	2-0	2-0	5-2	2-1	3-1
Rochester Rhinos	CAR	PUE	MIA	CLE	MTL	POR	VAN	CHA	MTL	MIN	CLE	AUS	MIN	AUS	PUE	MTL	CHA	CLE	VAN	CAR	AUS	POR	MIN	CAR	VAN	POR	PUE	MIA	MIA	CHA
	1-0	0-0	1-2	0-3	1-2	2-1	1-2	2-0	0-1	0-0	3-0	0-2	1-2	4-1	0-0	0-0	1-1	4-1	1-3	0-1	1-0	1-4	3-3	0-0	1-1	1-2	2-0	1-2	0-0	0-0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	CHA	PUE	AUS	POR	MIN	PUE	ROC	POR	MTL	MIA	MTL	CLE	MIN	MIA	CAR	PUE	ROC	CLE	POR	CHA	CAR	CAR	CHA	MIA	ROC	AUS	MIN	MTL	AUS	CLE
	0-0	2-1	1-1	1-0	2-3	1-0	1-2	2-0	1-2	3-2	2-1	2-2	4-0	2-1	2-1	4-2	1-3	0-0	1-0	1-2	0-0	1-1	1-1	2-0	1-1	3-2	1-1	1-0	2-1	2-1

Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Carolina RailHawks FC	0	0	0
	7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1	0	1
								1	Portland Timbers	1	3	4
								7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	3	5
															5	Montreal Impact	3	3	6
	3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	4	5										7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	3
	6	Rochester Rhinos	2	1	3
								3	Puerto Rico Islanders	1	1	2
								5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4
	4	Charleston Battery	0	1	1
	5	Montreal Impact	2	2	4

Quarterfinals

Puerto Rico Islanders v Rochester Rhinos

September 24, 2009 7:05 PM EDT

Puerto Rico Islanders	1 – 2	Rochester Rhinos
Arrieta  7' Hansen  68' Addlery  72'	(Report)	Bertz  64' Ball  71' Short  74'

Marina Auto Stadium Rochester, New York Referee: Chris Penso (United States)

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Charleston Battery v Montreal Impact

September 24, 2009 7:45 PM EDT

Charleston Battery	0 – 2	Montreal Impact
Bobo  10', 45'	(Report)	Testo  10' Di Lorenzo  12' Placentino  88'  88'

Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 11,282 Referee: Dave Gantar (Canada)

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Carolina RailHawks FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

September 24, 2009 7:30 PM PDT

Carolina RailHawks FC	0 – 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Low  78' Paladini  80'	(Report)	Versailles  64' Edwini-Bonsu  77'

Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Fabrizio Romano (Canada)

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Carolina RailHawks FC

September 27, 2009 5:00 PM EDT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0 – 0	Carolina RailHawks FC
Bellisomo  43' Nash  59' Martin  75'	(Report)	Rusin  52' Plotkin  76'

WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina Attendance: 2,471 Referee: Niko Bratsis (United States)

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Rochester Rhinos v Puerto Rico Islanders

September 27, 2009 7:00 PM ADT

Rochester Rhinos	1 – 4	Puerto Rico Islanders
Sancho  24', 29' Nunes  82'	(Report)	Noël  12', 80' Addlery  40', 90'  84'

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Jose Rivero (United States)

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Montreal Impact v Charleston Battery

September 27, 2009 7:00 PM EDT

Montreal Impact	2 – 1	Charleston Battery
deRoux  16' Pizzolitto  23' Donatelli  74'  82'	(Report)	Fuller  16'  72' Wilson  76'

Blackbaud Stadium Charleston, South Carolina Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

Semifinals

Puerto Rico Islanders v Montreal Impact

October 1, 2009 7:30 PM EDT

Puerto Rico Islanders	1 – 2	Montreal Impact
Jones  6' Steele  31'	(Report)	Donatelli  8' Brown  20' Pizzolitto  58'

Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 9,835 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

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Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

October 1, 2009 7:30 PM PDT

Portland Timbers	1 – 2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pore  44'	(Report)	Gbeke  25' Reda  45' Haber  49' James  66' Versailles  76'

Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Attendance: 4,516 Referee: Geoff Gamble (CAN)

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Montreal Impact v Puerto Rico Islanders

October 4, 2009 7:00 PM ADT

Montreal Impact	2 – 1	Puerto Rico Islanders
Byers  2' deRoux  16' Pizzolitto  24' Joqueviel  81' Sebrango  90'	(Report)	Vélez  44' Hansen  86' (pen.) Nuñez  90'

Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Bayamón, Puerto Rico Attendance: 5,101 Referee: Oscar Ortiz (USA)

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

October 4, 2009 4:00 PM PDT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3 – 3	Portland Timbers
Haber  4'  62' Nash  60' James  71'	(Report)	Farber  10', 43' McManus  26' Pore  66' Nimo  83' López  90'

PGE Park Portland, Oregon Attendance: 14,283 Referee: Gilario Grajeda (USA)

Finals

Montreal Impact v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

October 10, 2009 6:30 PM PDT

Montreal Impact	3 – 2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Pejic  45' (Own goal) Byers  63' Sebrango  89'	(Report)	Nash 51' Haber  56' James  65' 66'

Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia Attendance: 5,886 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard (CAN)

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact

October 17, 2009 2:30 PM EDT

Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1 – 3	Montreal Impact
Bellsomo  21' Pejic  29' Moose  56' Toure  44'	(Report)	Donatelli  30' (pen.) Gjertsen  40' Brown  42'

Saputo Stadium Montreal, Quebec Attendance: 13,034 Referee: Dave Gantar

Awards and All-League team

F: Charles Gbeke (VAN), Keita Mandjou (POR), Johnny Menyongar (ROC)
M: Daniel Paladini (CAR), Ryan Pore (POR), Ricardo Sánchez (MIN)
D: Nelson Akwari (CHA), Cristian Arrieta, (PR), Matt Bobo (CHA), David Hayes, (POR)
G: Steve Cronin (POR) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach:

Second Division

USL Second Division

Season	2009
Champions	Wilmington Hammerheads (Regular Season); Richmond Kickers (playoffs)
Goals scored	252
Average goals/game	2.80
Biggest home win	6–0 (Charlotte vs. Bermuda)
Biggest away win	6–3 (Wilmington @ Charlotte) 3–0 (Charlotte @ Real Maryland)
Highest scoring	7–2 (Richmond vs Bermuda) 6–3 (Wilmington @ Charlotte)
Longest winning run	5 (Wilmington)
Longest unbeaten run	6 (Richmond)
Longest losing run	5 (Bermuda)
Highest attendance	4,010 (Richmond)
Lowest attendance	200 (Bermuda)
Average attendance	1,686
← 2008 2010 →

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wilmington Hammerheads	20	12	3	5	42	24	+18	41
2	Richmond Kickers	20	11	3	6	39	18	+21	39
3	Harrisburg City Islanders	20	9	7	4	31	23	+8	31
4	Charlotte Eagles	20	8	5	7	40	28	+12	31
5	Real Maryland Monarchs	20	8	10	2	22	31	−9	26
6	Crystal Palace Baltimore	20	6	9	5	16	20	−4	23
7	Western Mass Pioneers	20	6	9	5	21	34	−13	23
8	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	20	6	10	4	18	27	−9	22
9	Bermuda Hogges	20	4	12	4	19	43	−24	16

Purple indicates league title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key: Bermuda Hogges - BMU • Charlotte Eagles - CHA • Crystal Palace Baltimore - CPB Harrisburg City Islanders - HAR • Pittsburgh Riverhounds - PIT • Real Maryland Monarchs - RMM Richmond Kickers - RIC • Western Mass Pioneers - WMA • Wilmington Hammerheads - WIL Win  • Loss  • Tie  • Home
Club	Match
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Bermuda Hogges	CPB	RMM	HAR	RIC	WIL	WIL	RMY	WIL	CHA	PIT	HAR	CPB	WMA	PIT	PIT	RIC	WMA	WMA	CHA	RMY
	2-0	3-2	2-1	1-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-0	6-0	1-0	3-0	1-2	2-2	1-2	1-0	7-2	5-0	2-2	1-1	4-3
Charlotte Eagles	WIL	CPB	WIL	RIC	CPB	HAR	PIT	BMU	WMA	RIC	HAR	WIL	RIC	WMA	RMM	RMM	CPB	BMU	PIT	WMA
	2-2	0-2	3-6	1-1	1-2	3-0	5-1	6-0	2-0	2-2	0-0	2-3	3-0	5-0	1-1	0-3	0-0	1-1	1-3	3-0
Crystal Palace Baltimore	PIT	BMU	CHA	WIL	RMM	WMA	CHA	RIC	WMA	RMM	WMA	WIL	BMU	RMM	HAR	HAR	RIC	CHA	HAR	PIT
	0-0	2-0	0-2	3-0	2-0	1-0	1-2	1-1	0-0	0-1	2-1	2-1	1-2	0-1	3-1	2-0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1-0
Harrisburg City Islanders	RIC	WMA	BMU	PIT	PIT	CHA	RMM	RIC	BMU	RMM	CHA	WIL	CPB	CPB	PIT	WIL	RIC	RMM	CPB	WMA
	2-2	3-1	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-0	2-3	5-0	3-0	4-0	0-0	3-2	3-1	2-0	1-0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-1
Pittsburgh Riverhounds	CPB	RIC	RMM	HAR	HAR	CHA	WIL	BMU	RIC	WMA	RIC	BMU	BMU	RMM	HAR	WMA	WMA	WIL	CHA	CPB
	0-0	1-1	2-1	3-0	0-1	5-1	1-3	1-0	0-2	0-0	1-2	1-2	1-0	2-1	1-0	1-1	3-0	0-2	1-3	1-0
Real Maryland Monarchs	BMU	PIT	CPB	WMA	BMU	CPB	HAR	WMA	RIC	HAR	WIL	CPB	PIT	WIL	CHA	CHA	RIC	HAR	BMU	WIL
	3-2	2-1	2-0	3-0	1-0	0-1	2-3	2-0	1-0	4-0	3-0	0-1	2-1	3-1	1-1	0-3	1-0	0-0	4-3	2-0
Richmond Kickers	HAR	RIC	WMA	BMU	CHA	CPB	WMA	HAR	RMM	PIT	CHA	PIT	CHA	BMU	CPB	WIL	HAR	RMM	WIL	WIL
	2-2	1-1	0-2	1-0	1-1	1-1	2-0	5-0	1-0	0-2	2-2	1-2	3-0	7-2	1-2	3-2	0-1	1-0	0-1	2-2
Western Mass Pioneers	HAR	RIC	CPB	RMM	WIL	CPB	RIC	CPB	RMM	CHA	PIT	BMU	WIL	CHA	BMU	BMU	PIT	PIT	HAR	CHA
	3-1	0-2	1-0	3-0	2-1	0-0	2-0	2-1	2-0	2-0	0-0	2-2	4-0	5-0	5-0	2-2	1-1	3-0	2-1	3-0
Wilmington Hammerheads	CHA	CPB	CHA	BMU	BMU	WMA	PIT	BMU	CPB	RMM	HAR	CHA	WMA	RMM	RIC	HAR	PIT	RIC	RMM	RIC
	2-2	3-0	3-6	0-0	0-1	2-1	1-3	1-0	2-1	0-3	3-2	2-3	4-0	3-1	3-2	1-2	0-2	0-1	2-0	2-2

Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						1	Wilmington Hammerheads	0
	4	Charlotte Eagles	3			4	Charlotte Eagles	1
	5	Real Maryland Monarchs	1								2	Richmond Kickers	3
											4	Charlotte Eagles	1
						2	Richmond Kickers (AET)	1
						3	Harrisburg City Islanders	0

First Round

Real Maryland Monarchs v Charlotte Eagles

August 19, 2009

Real Maryland Monarchs	1 – 3	Charlotte Eagles
Brooks  83'  54', 90+' Lewis  68' King  89' Funicello  90'	Report	Herrera  4' (pen.) Swinehart  16' Bentos  90'  90+'

Restart Field Charlotte, North Carolina Attendance: 760 Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

Semifinals

Harrisburg City Islanders v Richmond Kickers

August 22, 2009 7:00 PM EDT

Harrisburg City Islanders	0 – 1 (AET)	Richmond Kickers
Baker  43' Velten  63'	(Report)	Worthen  33' Hunter  117' Delicâte  120'

University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 1,923 Referee: Mike Andrews (United States)

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Charlotte Eagles v Wilmington Hammerheads

August 22, 2009 7:00 PM EDT

Charlotte Eagles	1 – 0	Wilmington Hammerheads
Williams  61' Herrera  62' Swinehart  80' Bentos  85'	(Report)	Watson  36'

Legion Stadium, Wilmington, North Carolina Attendance: 2,783 Referee: Dan Fitzgerald (United States)

Final

Charlotte Eagles v Richmond Kickers

August 29, 2009 8:00 PM EDT

Charlotte Eagles	1 – 3	Richmond Kickers
Martins  14' Nunes  41' Williams  46' Ceus  85'	(Report)	Elcock  63' DiRaimondo  83' Bulow  86' (pen.)

University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 2,991 Referee: Tony Russo (United States)

Awards and All-League team

First Team
F: Matthew Delicâte (Richmond Kickers), Jamie Watson (WIL) (MVP)
M: Ty Shipalane (HAR), Kenny Bundy (WIL), Mike Burke (RIC), Jorge Herrera (CHA)
D: Dustin Bixler (HAR), John Borrajo (RMD), Shintaro Harada (CPB), Yomby William (RIC) (Defender of the Year)
G: Ronnie Pascale (RIC) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: David Irving (WIL)
Rookie of the Year: Ty Shipalane, HAR

Second Team
F: Almir Barbosa (WMA), Damico Coddington (BER), Chad Severs (HAR)
M: Justin Evans (PIT), Jamie Franks (WIL), Amaury Nunes (CHA), Val Teixeira (CPB)
D: Colin Falvey (WIL), Sascha Gorres (RIC), Andrew Marshall (CPB)
G: Chase Harrison (HAR)

Premier Development League

W-League

References

1. "2009 USL-1 season details unveiled". www.uslsoccer.com. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
2. "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

External links

• Official USL Site