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

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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

  • 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.

    • First Division

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

    Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
    † Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008

    Playoffs

    Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups

    Awards and All-League team

    First Team
    F: Alex Afonso (Miami FC); Macoumba Kandji (Atlanta Silverbacks)
    M: Osvaldo Alonso (Charleston Battery); Stephen deRoux (Minnesota Thunder); Martin Nash (Vancouver Whitecaps); Jonathan Steele (Puerto Rico Islanders) (league 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

    † Western Mass and Real Maryland deducted 1 point

    Awards and All-League team

    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

  • See 2008 PDL Season

    • References

    2008 United Soccer Leagues Wikipedia
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