Die Saison 2007 war die 21. Saison der United Soccer Leagues Saison. Die Saison begann am Freitag, 13. April mit dem Spiel der Puerto Rico Islanders gegen den Vorjahreszweiten Rochester Raging Rhinos.
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- Zwei neue Teams spielten in der First Division mit: California Victory aus San Francisco, Kalifornien und die Carolina RailHawks aus Cary, North Carolina.
- Virginia Beach Mariners wurde aufgelöst.
- Toronto Lynx wechseln in die Premier Development League (PDL).
- Drei neue Vereine nehmen an der Second Division teil: Bermuda Hogges aus Hamilton, Bermuda, Cleveland City Stars und Crystal Palace Baltimore.
- Long Island Rough Riders wechseln in die PDL.
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds nehmen eine Auszeit.
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| Liga | Meister | Zweiter | Regular Season Meister |
|---|---|---|---|
| USL First Division | Seattle Sounders FC | Atlanta Silverbacks | Seattle Sounders |
| USL Second Division | Harrisburg City Islanders | Richmond Kickers | Richmond Kickers |
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| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seattle Sounders FC | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 37:23 | +14 | 54 |
| 2. | Portland Timbers | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 32:18 | +14 | 51 |
| 3. | Montreal Impact | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32:21 | +11 | 50 |
| 4. | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40:30 | +10 | 43 |
| 5. | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 39:36 | +3 | 42 |
| 6. | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 35:34 | +1 | 40 |
| 7. | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 27:24 | +3 | 39 |
| 8. | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24:34 | −10 | 32 |
| 9. | Miami FC | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 31:41 | −10 | 31 |
| 10. | Charleston Battery | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 32:39 | −7 | 30 |
| 11. | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 32:35 | −3 | 26 |
| 12. | California Victory | 28 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17:3 | +14 | 19 |
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| Viertelfinale 14./16. September | Halbfinale 21./23. September | Finale 29. September | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 0 2 (4 i.) | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 1 2 (2 E.) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 0 1 (3 i.) | |||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 1 0 1 (1 E.) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Pl. | Verein | Sp. | S | U | N | Tore | Diff. | Punkte |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37:15 | +22 | 41 |
| 2. | Cleveland City Stars | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 31:14 | +17 | 38 |
| 3. | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 26:15 | +11 | 38 |
| 4. | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 40:29 | +11 | 35 |
| 5. | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27:20 | +7 | 32 |
| 6. | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25:26 | −1 | 27 |
| 7. | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22:30 | −8 | 19 |
| 8. | Cincinnati Kings | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 29:41 | −12 | 17 |
| 9. | New Hampshire Phantoms1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16:34 | −18 | 13 |
| 10. | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16:45 | −29 | 12 |
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New Hampshire wurde 1 Punkt abgezogen. Die Gründe wurden nicht bekanntgegeben.
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| Halbfinale 18. August, 7:00 EDT | Finale 25. August, 8:00 EDT | ||
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 2 n. | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 V. | |
| 1 | Richmond Kickers | 1 (7 i.) | |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 (8 E.) | |
| 2 | Cleveland City Stars | 0 n. | |
| 3 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 1 V. |