1994 American Professional Soccer League
Introduction The '''1994 season''' of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was the fifth in the history of the league, which was the top level of club soccer in the United States from 1990 to 1995.It was planned to be contested by eight teams in the U.S. and Canada and took place between July 1 and October 15, partially overlapping with the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Tampa Bay Rowdies folded and the Toronto Blizzard were replaced by the Toronto Rockets, who were formed from the North York Rockets of the Canadian Soccer League. Two expansion teams, the Houston Force and Seattle Sounders, were also added.The Force postponed their first two matches and played against the Los Angeles Salsa before the APSL revoked their franchise on July 22, 1994.The league cited financial issues that the ownership group were unwilling to address. The season continued with 20 regular season matches for each team, including new fixtures to replace Houston's schedule, and a two-round playoffs for the top four teams. The playoffs semifinals were played in a best-of-three format, with a 30-minute third match following the second leg and a penalty shootout if necessary. The third match was held on the same day as the second leg due to budget constraints.
Regular season PlaceTeamGPWLWNWEWSLNLELSGFGAGDPoints 1 Seattle Sounders  20 14 6 14 0 0 4 1 1 38 16 +22 '''121''' 2 Los Angeles Salsa 20 12 8 10 1 1 5 1 2 36 2 +14 '''106''' 3 Montreal Impact '''(C)''' 20 12 8 10 0 2 7 0 1 27 18 +9 '''93'''4 Colorado Foxes 201289128002626 +0'''92'''5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers  208125129032333 -10'''72'''6 Vancouver 86ers 2071360111112541 -16'''65'''7 Toronto Rockets 2051550015001433 -19'''44'''
Playoffs ===Bracket======Semifinal 1===----===Semifinal 2===----===Final==='''MVP:''' Rudy Doliscat
Points leaders RankScorerClubGoalsAssistsPoints1 Paul Wright  Los Angeles Salsa12327 Paulinho Los Angeles Salsa115273 Chance Fry Seattle Sounders114264 Jason Dunn Seattle Sounders103235 Jean Harbor Montreal Impact84206 Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers 59197 Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 73178 Ted Eck Colorado Foxes64169 Lloyd BarkerMontreal Impact6113 Jason FarrellSeattle Sounders3713 Shawn MedvedSeattle Sounders11113 David HogganSeattle Sounders531313 Chad AshtonColorado Foxes3410
Honors * '''MVP:''' Paulinho* '''Leading goal scorer:''' Paul Wright* '''Leading goalkeeper:''' Marcus Hahnemann* '''Rookie of the Year:''' Jason Dunn* '''Coach of the Year:''' Alan Hinton* '''First Team All League'''** '''Goalkeeper:''' Marcus Hahnemann** '''Defenders:''' Robin Fraser, Danny Pena, Neil Megson, Steve Trittschuh** '''Midfielders:''' Paulinho, Dale Mitchell, Shawn Medved, Ted Eck** '''Forwards:''' Chance Fry, Paul Wright* '''Second Team All League'''** '''Goalkeeper:''' Pat Harrington** '''Defenders:''' Jeff Agoos, Billy Crook, James Dunn, Robert Lipp** '''Midfielders:''' Nick Dasovic, Jason Farrell, David Hoggan, Dominic Kinnear** '''Forwards:''' Jean Harbor, Jason Dunn
References
External links *  The Year in American Soccer - 1994* USA - A-League (American Professional Soccer League) (RSSSF)