1995 A-League

August 2023 March 2026 A-League 1995 Seattle Sounders (1st Title) Montreal Impact (1st Title) 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup Seattle Sounders 72 USA Peter Hattrup, Seattle Sounders USA Peter Hattrup, Seattle Sounders (11 goals) USA Marcus Hahnemann, Seattle Sounders 215 1994 1996 The 1995 A-League season was the sixth A-League season and first after being renamed from the American Professional Soccer League. The A-League was the de facto highest level of U.S. soccer (officially sanctioned U.S. second division) until Major League Soccer commenced the following year.http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/86556.html USL restructures Pro Divisions 2011-08-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081954/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/86556.html 2012-10-13 dead Overview The league had ended its 1994 season with seven teams and intended to expand to ten for the 1995 season with new franchises in Detroit and Atlanta.Dauber Bill July 24, 1994 Salsa to kick off home schedule C18 Orange County Register These plans were stymied when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Los Angeles Salsa and Toronto Rockets all folded. This left the league with only four teams. The addition of the New York Centaurs and Atlanta Ruckus gave the league six teams and allowed it to compete for another season.https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950116/2099698/ardenvoir-driver-wins-southwest-tour-event For The Record – Soccer The Seattle Times January 16, 1995 October 28, 2014 Training camps opened in March and the season began on May 5, 1995, when the Vancouver 86ers defeated the Atlanta Ruckus. By the time the regular season ended on September 10, 1995, the Montreal Impact had topped the chart. However, they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Ruckus. Seattle defeated Vancouver in the first round, then defeated Atlanta in the final to take their first championship. The league introduced a new scoring system for the regular season. As with previous years, no games ended in a tie. If the score was tied at the end of regulation, a penalty shootout would determine a winner. A win was worth three points, a shootout win two points, a shootout loss one point and a loss zero points. Regular season main WL PK SW Shootout win SL Shootout loss Q MTL Montreal Impact SEA Seattle Sounders VAN Vancouver 86ers ATL Atlanta Ruckus COL Colorado Foxes NYC New York Centaurs 16 1 1 6 47 27 13 5 2 4 40 24 10 0 3 11 43 43 5 8 1 10 29 41 7 1 6 10 35 41 5 1 3 15 21 39 green2 Q Q Q Q complete http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/96/96fixtures.html 1996 Sounders Schedule and Results seattlepitch.tripod.com Ron Stickney May 17, 2014 3 points for win, 2 points for shootout win, 1 point for shootout loss, 0 points for normal time loss Playoffs Bracket SemifinalsBest-of-3 1995 A-League FinalsBest-of-3 25 1 Montreal Impact 1(1) 3 0(1) 4 Atlanta Ruckus 1(2) 0 0(3) 2 Seattle Sounders 1 0(3) - 3 Vancouver 86ers 0 0(2) - 4 Atlanta Ruckus 1(3) 0 1(1) 2 Seattle Sounders 1(1) 3 1(2) Semifinals 1 September 14, 19957:30 PM EST Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Tom Wurdack 0 43Lenin Steenkamp 71 70 Lloyd Barker 1–1 Report 1Report 2 Montreal Impact (QC) Adams Stadium, Atlanta 2,114 ? ? Mo Suri Michael Araujo ? 2–1 ? ? ? Lloyd Barker Tom Kouzmanis September 17, 19951:30 PM EST Montreal Impact (QC) Paulinho 31Lloyd Barker 44Lyndon Hooper 78 3–0 Report 1Report 2 Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada 2,648 September 20, 19957:30 PM EST Montreal Impact (QC) 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/424690315/?terms=Ruckus%2BImpact Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, Canada Nick De Santis Patrick Diotte Tom Kouzmanis Lloyd Barker 1–3 Staale Soebye Cato Solberg Brian Moore Mo Suri John Doyle The Atlanta Ruckus advance to the finals. Semifinals 2 September 15, 19957:30 PM PST Vancouver 86ers (BC) Nico Berg 62 80 Gary Heale 0–1 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/95/playoff1.html Seattle Sounders (WA) Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia 4,036 September 17, 19954:05 PM PST Seattle Sounders (WA) Dominic Kinnear 39Neil Megson 53 32 Geoff Aunger 0–0 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/95/playoff2.html Vancouver 86ers (BC) Memorial Stadium, Seattle 4,339 Peter Hattrup Neil Megson Shawn Medved Marco Rizi Gary Heale David Hoggan Jason Dunn Billy Crook 3–2 Geoff Aunger Sipho Sibiya Carl Valentine Steve MacDonald Paul Dailly Martin Nash Doug McKinty Nico Berg The Seattle Sounders advance to the finals. Final October 1, 19954:00 PM EST Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Greg Sheen 34Lenin Steenkamp 58Bruce Murray 69Michael Araujo 73 77 Jason Dunn 1–1 Report 1Report 2 Seattle Sounders (WA) Adams Stadium, Atlanta 4,312 Zimmerman Boulos Staale Soebye Michael Araujo John Doyle 3–1 Neil Megson Peter Hattrup Shawn Medved Jason Farrell October 8, 19957:05 PM PST Seattle Sounders (WA) Chance Fry 24:35 85Jason Dunn 86:55 0 41 Michael Araujo 3–0 Report 1Report 2 Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Memorial Stadium, Seattle 4,626 Esse Baharmast October 12, 19957:05 PM PST Seattle Sounders (WA) Jason Farrell 81 3 Staale Soebye 1–1 http://seattlepitch.tripod.com/matches/95/final3.html Atlanta Ruckus (GA) Memorial Stadium, Seattle 5,115 David Hoggan Peter Hattrup Neil Megson Dominic Kinnear 2–1 Staale Soebye Brian Moore Mo Suri John Doyle Lenin Steenkamp The Seattle Sounders win the A-League title. Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 USA Peter Hattrup Seattle Sounders118302 ENG Paul Dougherty Montreal Impact108283 JAM Lloyd Barker Montreal Impact106264 USA Chance Fry Seattle Sounders94225 SCO Paul Dailly Vancouver 86ers77216 CAN Giuliano Oliviero Vancouver 86ers 91197 CAN Geoff Aunger Vancouver 86ers 66188 NOR Staale Soebye Atlanta Ruckus73179 CAN Martin NashVancouver 86ers5616 RSA Lenin SteenkampAtlanta Ruckus8016 USA Jason DunnSeattle Sounders561612 CAN Grant NeedhamMontreal Impact5515 BRA PaulinhoMontreal Impact631514 USA Jeff HookerColorado Foxes701415 USA Shawn MedvedSeattle Sounders6113 Honors MVP: USA Peter Hattrup Leading goal scorer: USA Peter Hattrup Leading goalkeeper: USA Marcus Hahnemann Rookie of the Year: CAN Giuliano Oliviero Coach of the Year: GER Lothar Osiander Defender of the Year: USA John Doyle Official of the Year: IRN Esfandiar Baharmast First Team All League Goalkeeper: USA Marcus Hahnemann Defenders: USA Robin Fraser, USA John Doyle, USA Steve Trittschuh Midfielders: USA Dan Calichman, ENG Paul Dougherty, CAN Geoff Aunger, USA Peter Hattrup, CAN Giuliano Oliviero Forwards: JAM Lloyd Barker, NOR Staale Soebye References External links The Year in American Soccer – 1995 USA – A-League (American Professional Soccer League) (RSSSF) Category:1995 in American soccer leagues Category:1995 in Canadian soccer 1995