Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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The A-League serves as a type of minor league system for Major League Soccer. The division II outdoor league is part of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues (USISL) and is recognized by U.S. Soccer. MLS and the USISL have an agreement where MLS teams can assign players to the A-League and call-up A-League players when desired. Also, the U.S. Pro-40 Select team is made-up of players from the MLS's Project 40 program. Project 40 is a joint venture between MLS and U.S. Soccer aimed at developing young American players, giving them the chance to train with MLS clubs and play games at various professional levels. The U.S. Pro-40 team played all their games on the road.

Eastern Conference

	Northeast Division	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
*	Rochester Raging Rhinos	22	6	92	47	20
†	Staten Island Vipers	19	9	82	52	31
†	Long Island Rough Riders	18	10	74	57	44
†	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	16	12	72	63	43
†	Lehigh Valley Steam	15	13	63	42	44
	Boston Bulldogs	12	16	61	49	36
	Toronto Lynx	12	16	51	31	37
	Connecticut Wolves	7	21	34	32	68

	Atlantic Division	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
*	Hershey Wildcats	17	11	75	54	33
†	Richmond Kickers	17	11	69	51	44
†	Charleston Battery	15	13	68	50	34
	Atlanta Silverbacks	15	13	62	43	39
	Jacksonville Cyclones	16	15	59	51	61
	Hampton Roads Mariners	15	13	57	45	41
	Raleigh Capital Express	11	17	47	32	50
	Maryland Mania	3	25	13	16	85

Western Conference

	Central Division	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
*	Minnesota Thunder	22	6	88	57	17
†	U.S. Pro-40	17	11	66	44	46
†	New Orleans Storm	14	14	66	56	61
	Indiana Blast	13	15	55	43	51
	Milwaukee Rampage	13	15	54	44	49
	Tennessee Rhythm	11	17	49	44	52
	Cincinnati Riverhawks	7	21	34	45	71

	Pacific Division	W	L	Pts	GF	GA
*	San Diego Flash	20	8	90	65	30
†	Vancouver 86ers	19	9	84	77	31
†	Seattle Sounders	19	9	81	56	36
†	Orange County Zodiac	17	11	73	59	49
†	El Paso Patriots	12	16	55	49	59
	San Francisco Bay Seals	9	19	40	37	54
	Sacramento Geckos	0	28	1	16	91

Note: Three points are awarded for a victory in regulation or overtime. One point is awarded for a shootout win. Shootouts occur if a game is tied after a 15-minute sudden-death overtime.

Playoffs

Round of 16 (Single elimination)

Sept. 10	Rochester 2, Lehigh Valley 1	at Rochester
Sept. 10	San Diego 3, El Paso 1	at San Diego
Sept. 10	U.S. Pro-40 3, Vancouver 1	at Vancouver
Sept. 11	Staten Island 3, Richmond 2 OT	at Staten Island
Sept. 11	Hershey 3, Charleston 2	at Hershey
Sept. 11	Pittsburgh 4, Long Island 3	at Long Island
Sept. 11	Minnesota 4, New Orleans 0	at Minnesota
Sept. 11	Seattle 6, Orange County 3	at Seattle

Quarterfinals (Best of 3)

Eastern Conference

Hershey vs. Staten Island

Sept. 16	Hershey 2, Staten Island 0	at Hershey
Sept. 18	Hershey 2, Staten Island 0	at Staten Island
Hershey wins series, 2-0

Rochester vs. Pittsburgh

Sept. 18	Rochester 6, Pittsburgh 2	at Rochester
Sept. 25	Pittsburgh 1, Rochester 0	at Pittsburgh
Sept. 28	Rochester 2, Pittsburgh 0	at Rochester
Rochester wins series, 3-1