2003 USL Pro Soccer League

Football league season
USL Pro Soccer League
Season2003
ChampionsWilmington Hammerheads
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Regular season

Atlantic Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Long Island Rough Riders 20 13 3 4 41 21 +20 42
New Jersey Stallions 20 9 2 9 36 32 +4 29
New York Freedom 20 8 6 6 30 28 +2 29[a]
Reading Rage 20 5 0 15 40 24 +16 15
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New York was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Northern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New Hampshire Phantoms 20 11 2 7 32 22 +10 35
Westchester Flames 20 11 0 9 36 40 −4 33
Western Mass Pioneers 20 8 1 11 43 35 +8 25
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Carolina Dynamo 20 14 4 2 45 16 +29 46
Wilmington Hammerheads 20 11 3 6 43 23 +20 36
Northern Virginia Royals 20 6 1 13 20 34 −14 18[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Northern Virginia was penalized 1 point for use of an ineligible player in a game.

Western Region

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Utah Blitzz 20 12 3 5 46 20 +26 39
California Gold 20 11 3 6 39 30 +9 36
San Diego Gauchos 20 3 1 16 19 49 −30 10
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Southern Region
  • Carolina 1 :: 1 Wilmington (a.e.t.)
  • Wilmington 2 :: 0 Carolina

(Wilmington wins series 3-1 on aggregate)

Western Region
  • California 0 :: 1 Utah
Atlantic Region
  • Long Island (4) 0 :: PK :: 0 (5) New Jersey
Northern Region
  • New Hampshire 0 :: 3 Westchester
  • Westchester 2 :: 3 New Hampshire

(Westchester wins series 5-3 on aggregate)

Northern Region Playoffs
First Leg
Westchester Flames3–0New Hampshire Phantoms
  • Camara 12' (pen.)
  • Decu 25'
  • Inneh Red card 80'
  • Thompson 88'
 Report
City Park Stadium, New Rochelle, New York
Referee: Ken Heller
Second Leg
New Hampshire Phantoms3–2Westchester Flames
  • D'Angelo 4'
  • Simpson 82'
  • Victal 90+1'
 Report
  • Camara 9', 90+'
Singer Family Park, Manchester, New Hampshire
Southern Region Playoffs
First Leg
Wilmington Hammerheads1–1Carolina Dynamo
  • Carmichael 90'
 Report
  • Adeyemi 15'
Second Leg
Carolina Dynamo0–2Wilmington Hammerheads
Report
  • Goulding 7'
  • Karalexis 90'
Macpherson Stadium, Browns Summit, North Carolina

Wilmington won 3–1 on Aggregate.

Western Region Playoff
Utah Blitzz1–0California Gold
  • Curran 71'
 Report
Atlantic Region Playoff
Long Island Rough Riders0–0 (a.e.t.)New Jersey Stallions
Report
Penalties
  • McLain soccer ball with red X
 4–5
  • Scerbo soccer ball with check mark

League Semifinals

  • New Jersey (0) 3 :: PK :: 3 (3) Westchester
  • Wilmington 2 :: 1 Utah
Westchester Flames3–3 (a.e.t.)New Jersey Stallions
 Report
  • Fracchia 15' (pen.), 32' (pen.)
  • Tapia 79'
Penalties
 3–0
  • Rigby soccer ball with red X
Utah Blitzz1–2Wilmington Hammerheads
  • Medina 90'
 Report
  • Nylen 10' Red card 88'
  • Keen 45'
  • Corrie Red card 80'

USL-PSL Championship

Wilmington Hammerheads2–1 (OT)Westchester Flames
  • Navarrete 76' (o.g.)
  • Johnson gold-colored soccer ball 106'
Report
  • Thompson 37'
Attendance: 3,982