2000 USL D3 Pro League

July 2021 USL D3 Pro League 2000 Regular Season title New Jersey Stallions (1st Title) Charlotte Eagles (1st Title) 198 770 BRA Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions BRA Julio Cesar-Dos Santos New Jersey Stallions (20 Goals) USA Matt Nelson Cape Cod Crusaders 1999 2001 Statistics of USL D3 Pro League in season 2000. League standings GP W L D GF GA BP Pts Northern Division New Jersey Stallions 18 14 3 1 43 21 7 64 South Jersey Barons 18 12 6 0 46 33 9 57 New Hampshire Phantoms 18 10 6 2 30 20 5 47 Reading Rage 18 9 9 0 28 29 4 40 Western Mass Pioneers 18 8 8 2 30 28 4 38 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 7 6 5 29 23 4 37 Delaware Wizards 18 5 12 1 28 46 5 26 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 5 11 2 22 41 2 24 Southern Division Texas Rattlers 18 14 4 0 43 29 8 64 Wilmington Hammerheads 18 13 4 1 47 19 7 60 Charlotte Eagles 18 11 4 3 47 22 7 54 Carolina Dynamo 18 9 8 1 38 31 5 42 Houston Hurricanes 18 8 9 1 42 41 9 42 Roanoke Wrath 18 6 11 1 24 45 4 29 Northern Virginia Royals 18 6 12 0 30 53 4 28 Austin Lone Stars 18 2 15 1 18 45 2 11 Western Division Chico Rooks 18 12 6 0 39 28 8 56 Utah Blitzz 18 11 4 3 34 20 7 54 Tucson Fireballs 18 11 5 2 36 27 7 53 Stanislaus United Cruisers 18 7 10 1 35 32 5 34 Riverside County Elite 18 7 10 1 35 22 5 34 Arizona Sahuaros 18 5 12 1 46 53 7 28 Conference Quarterfinals: Western Massachusetts defeated South Jersey 3-2(OT) Reading defeated New Hampshire 3–2. Carolina defeated Texas 4–2. Charlotte defeated Wilmington 3–1. Chico defeated Stanislaus County 3–2. Utah defeated Tulsa 1–0. Conference Semifinals: Utah defeated Chico 1-0 (OT) Western Massachusetts defeated Reading 4–0. Charlotte defeated Carolina 4–1. Conference Finals: Charlotte defeated Utah 4–2. New Jersey defeated Western Massachusetts 1–0. CHAMPIONSHIP: Charlotte defeated New Jersey 5–0. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) Playoffs Conference semifinals Semifinals August 19, 2000 4:00 PM EDT Chico Rooks 3–2 (OT) https://web.archive.org/web/20010125024500/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000821d.dat.shtml Stanislaus United Cruisers Felipe Ternero 3 Jake Gwin 79 Joe Munoz 118 83 Fadi Afash 87 pen. Mike Descombaz Chico State University Stadium Chico, California August 19, 2000 5:00 PM EDT South Jersey Barons 2–3 (OT) Report 1Report 2 Western Mass Pioneers Kevin Kelly 54 69 Michael Knowles 0 69 9 31 Rob Jachym 104 Ricardo Monje Carey Stadium Ocean City, New Jersey 1,087 August 19, 2000 7:30 PM EDT New Hampshire Phantoms 2–3 https://web.archive.org/web/20010125024500/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000821d.dat.shtml Reading Rage Mike Keevan 44 Jamie Williams 59 10 Robert Henes 51 Neil Stoddart 52 Eric Puls Singer Family Park Manchester, New Hampshire August 19, 2000 8:30 PM EDT Texas Rattlers 2–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20010125024500/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000821d.dat.shtml Carolina Dynamo Boyce Morrow 0 40 Wilco Ravestijn 50 Dwayne Kilpatrick 55 75 76 Jose Espindola 82 Vince Bueno 90+ Jason Haupt Old Panther Field Duncanville, Texas August 19, 2000 10:00 PM EDT Utah Blitzz 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010125024500/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000821d.dat.shtml Tucson Fireballs B.J. McNicol 89 BYU Soccer Field Provo, Utah August 20, 2000 Semifinals 8:30 PM EDT Wilmington Hammerheads 1–3 Report 1 Report 2 Charlotte Eagles Chuck Panos 60 77 81 Jeff Johnson 86 Dustin Swinehart Legion Stadium Wilmington, North Carolina 1,841 Conference Finals August 25, 2000 Southern Conference Final 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte Eagles 4–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010129193900/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000828d.dat.shtml Carolina Dynamo Ryan Leib 1 Joey Johnson 49 Jeff Johnson 55 Nate Watkins 71 39 pen. Jose Espindola Richardson Stadium Davidson, North Carolina 1,117 August 26, 2000 Western Conference Final 4:00 PM EDT Chico Rooks 0–1 (OT) https://web.archive.org/web/20010129193900/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000828d.dat.shtml Utah Blitzz 94 Richard Breza Chico State University Stadium Chico, California 2,137 August 26, 2000 Northern Conference Final 7:30 PM EDT Western Mass Pioneers 4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010129193900/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000828d.dat.shtml Reading Rage Joshua Houle 13 78 Gary Clark 90+ Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 3,961 League Semi-Finals September 2, 2000 Semifinals 7:30 PM EDT Western Mass Pioneers 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20010129202300/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000903d.dat.shtml New Jersey Stallions 87 Rafeal Mea Vitale Lusitano Stadium Ludlow, Massachusetts 4,120 September 2, 2000 Semifinals 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte Eagles 4–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20010129202300/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000903d.dat.shtml Utah Blitzz Ryan Leib 20 Mark Pinch 32 Joey Johnson 39 Nate Watkins 70 28 30 BJ McNicol Providence High School Charlotte, North Carolina 2,499 D3 Pro League Championship Game September 9, 2000 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte Eagles 5–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20010125031800/http://www.unitedsoccerleagues.com/press/20000909d.dat.shtml New Jersey Stallions Jeff Johnson 53 90 Dustin Swinehart 60 77 84 Providence High School Charlotte, North Carolina 5,350 References defunct 2000 3