USL First Division · United States · level 2

2008

Honors
champion Vancouver Whitecaps
mvp Jonathan Steele
golden boot Alex Afonso

11 games 2.31 goals / game 6,430 avg. attendance

Standings

team GP W T L pts gf ga ppg gf/ga
Puerto Rico Islanders 30 15 9 6 54 43 23 1.80 1.87
Vancouver Whitecaps 30 15 8 7 53 34 28 1.77 1.21
Montreal Impact 30 12 6 12 42 33 28 1.40 1.18
Rochester Rhinos 30 11 9 10 41 35 32 1.37 1.09
Charleston Battery 30 11 7 12 40 34 36 1.33 0.94
Seattle Sounders 30 10 10 10 40 37 36 1.33 1.03
Minnesota Thunder 30 10 9 11 39 40 38 1.30 1.05
Carolina RailHawks 30 9 10 11 37 34 43 1.23 0.79
Atlanta Silverbacks 30 8 10 12 34 37 50 1.13 0.74
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 8 10 12 34 28 34 1.13 0.82
Portland Timbers 30 7 10 13 31 26 33 1.03 0.79

Season leaders

complete stats

Goals

  1. Alex Afonso 15
  2. Sébastien Le Toux 14
  3. Eduardo Sebrango-Rodriguez 12
  4. Mac Kandji 11
  5. Melvin Tarley 10
  6. Ricardo Sánchez 10
  7. Chris Brown 8
  8. Randi Patterson 8
  9. Cristian Arrieta 7
  10. Hamed Diallo 7

Assists

  1. Jonathan Steele 11
  2. Luke Kreamalmeyer 9
  3. Joey Gjertsen 5
  4. Johnny Menyongar 5
  5. Kupono Low 5
  6. Luis González 5
  7. Lyle Martin 5
  8. Mac Kandji 5
  9. Noah Delgado 5
  10. Alex Afonso 4

Appearances

  1. Chris Williams 51
  2. Chris McClellan 30
  3. Dan Antoniuk 30
  4. Jason McLaughlin 30
  5. Johnny Menyongar 30
  6. Luke Kreamalmeyer 30
  7. Martin Nash 30
  8. Nicolas Platter 30
  9. Sébastien Le Toux 30
  10. Steve Curfman 30

Most recent games

all games

date season team score team venue referee attendance sources
Oct. 12, 2008 2008 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Swangard Stadium Mark Kadlecik 5822 1
Oct. 5, 2008 2008 Puerto Rico Islanders 3 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Estadio Juan Ramon Loubriel Tony Russo 9112 1
Oct. 5, 2008 2008 Montreal Impact 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Swangard Stadium Dave Gantar 4992 1
Oct. 3, 2008 2008 Puerto Rico Islanders 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Sahlen's Stadium Niko Bratsis 7001 1
Oct. 3, 2008 2008 Montreal Impact 1 - 0 Vancouver Whitecaps Saputo Stadium Steven DePiero 12002 1
Sept. 28, 2008 2008 Charleston Battery 1 - 0 Rochester Rhinos Blackbaud Stadium Doug Wolff 2132 1
Sept. 28, 2008 2008 Montreal Impact 3 - 1 Seattle Sounders Saputo Stadium Mauricio Navarro 11134 1
Sept. 28, 2008 2008 Minnesota Thunder 4 - 3 Vancouver Whitecaps National Sports Center Stadium 3811 1
Sept. 26, 2008 2008 Charleston Battery 0 - 2 Rochester Rhinos Sahlen's Stadium Chris Penso 6923 1
Sept. 26, 2008 2008 Minnesota Thunder 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps Swangard Stadium Carol-Ann Chénard 4943 1
Sept. 26, 2008 2008 Montreal Impact 1 - 2 Seattle Sounders Starfire Sports Complex Edvin Jurisevic 2865 1

Awards

award winner
All-League Sascha Görres
All-League Brady Bryant
All-League Thabiso Khumalo
All-League Terry Boss
All-League Dustin Swineheart
All-League Floyd Franks
All-League Steve Shak
All-League Jorge Herrera
All-League Mark Schulte
All-League Mike Burke
All-League Shintaro Harada
Champion Vancouver Whitecaps
Coach of the Year Colin Clarke
Defender of the Year Cristian Arrieta
Goalkeeper of the Year Bill Gaudette
MVP Jonathan Steele
Rookie of the Year Osvaldo Alonso

Where the minutes came from

United States: 62,704 minutes, 19.3%United States: 62,704 minutes, 19.3%United States: 62,704 minutes, 19.3%Canada: 20,080 minutes, 6.2%Liberia: 6,724 minutes, 2.1%Uruguay: 2,285 minutes, 0.7%Scotland: 24 minutes, 0.0%Northern Ireland: 2,271 minutes, 0.7%England: 5,631 minutes, 1.7%Uganda: 684 minutes, 0.2%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,997 minutes, 0.9%Trinidad and Tobago: 2,997 minutes, 0.9%South Africa: 2,888 minutes, 0.9%South Africa: 2,888 minutes, 0.9%Poland: 570 minutes, 0.2%Panama: 964 minutes, 0.3%Mexico: 4,265 minutes, 1.3%Kuwait: 1,902 minutes, 0.6%Kenya: 1,402 minutes, 0.4%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Japan: 1,760 minutes, 0.5%Jamaica: 5,847 minutes, 1.8%Italy: 2,013 minutes, 0.6%Italy: 2,013 minutes, 0.6%Italy: 2,013 minutes, 0.6%Italy: 2,013 minutes, 0.6%Honduras: 2,460 minutes, 0.8%Guatemala: 215 minutes, 0.1%Ghana: 36 minutes, 0.0%Gambia: 63 minutes, 0.0%France: 4,288 minutes, 1.3%France: 4,288 minutes, 1.3%El Salvador: 2,250 minutes, 0.7%Cuba: 4,374 minutes, 1.3%Colombia: 968 minutes, 0.3%Chile: 1,533 minutes, 0.5%Chile: 1,533 minutes, 0.5%Chile: 1,533 minutes, 0.5%Brazil: 5,342 minutes, 1.6%Bolivia: 1,087 minutes, 0.3%Argentina: 3,493 minutes, 1.1%Antigua and Barbuda: 480 minutes, 0.1%Antigua and Barbuda: 480 minutes, 0.1%Angola: 873 minutes, 0.3%
  • 25% and over
  • 10-25%
  • 5-10%
  • 2-5%
  • under 2%
Minutes by country of birth. Each country is shaded by its share of the minutes; the bands are fixed, so one season can be compared with another. Hover or focus a country for its figures, and read the table below for all of them. A country too small to draw at this crop is marked with a dot.
minutes by country of birth
countryminutesshare
not recorded 173,029 53.2%
United States 62,704 19.3%
Canada 20,080 6.2%
Liberia 6,724 2.1%
Jamaica 5,847 1.8%
England 5,631 1.7%
Brazil 5,342 1.6%
Cuba 4,374 1.3%
France 4,288 1.3%
Mexico 4,265 1.3%
Argentina 3,493 1.1%
Trinidad and Tobago 2,997 0.9%
South Africa 2,888 0.9%
Honduras 2,460 0.8%
Uruguay 2,285 0.7%
Northern Ireland 2,271 0.7%
El Salvador 2,250 0.7%
Italy 2,013 0.6%
Kuwait 1,902 0.6%
Japan 1,760 0.5%
Chile 1,533 0.5%
Kenya 1,402 0.4%
Bolivia 1,087 0.3%
Colombia 968 0.3%
Panama 964 0.3%
Angola 873 0.3%
Uganda 684 0.2%
Poland 570 0.2%
Antigua and Barbuda 480 0.1%
Guatemala 215 0.1%
Gambia 63 0.0%
Ghana 36 0.0%
Scotland 24 0.0%