A-League/D3 Pro League Qualifying
16 teams qualify
(D3 Pro League guaranteed a minnimum of 5 spots)
Home and Away group play - Group winners qualify plus 6 wild card teams
Because of teams folding between the time the groups were drawn up and the
start of the 2001 season, Groups 1 & 2, and Groups 8 & 10 played crossover matches.
Point System - 4pts for a regulation or extra time win,
1 bonus point for scoring 3 or more goals in regulation or extra time
| Group 1 |
P |
W |
T |
L |
BP |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| Connecticut Wolves (A) |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
| Boston Bulldogs (D) |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
| Rhode Island Stingrays (D) |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
-13 |
| 4/21/01 |
Boston |
1 |
|
1 |
Connecticut |
| 4/28/01 |
Western Mass |
3 |
|
1 |
Rhode Island |
| 5/4/01 |
Boston |
2 |
|
1 |
Rhode Island |
| 5/5/01 |
Rochester |
1 |
|
1 |
Connecticut |
| 5/12/01 |
Connecticut |
5 |
|
0 |
Rhode Island |
| 5/18/01 |
Boston |
0 |
|
1 |
Western Mass |
| 5/19/01 |
Connecticut |
2 |
|
1 |
Boston |
| 5/23/01 |
Rhode Island |
0 |
|
2 |
Connecticut |
| 5/26/01 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
|
1 |
Boston |
| 6/1/01 |
Rhode Island |
0 |
|
4 |
Boston |
| 6/6/01 |
Connecticut |
0 |
|
1 |
Rochester |
| 6/9/01 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
|
3 |
New Hampshire |
| Group 2 |
P |
W |
T |
L |
BP |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| Rochester Raging Rhinos (A) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
13 |
3 |
10 |
| Western Mass Pioneers (D) |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
| New Hampshire Phantoms (D) |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
-8 |
| 4/28/01 |
Western Mass |
3 |
|
1 |
Rhode Island |
| 5/4/01 |
Western Mass |
1 |
|
0 |
New Hampshire |
| 5/5/01 |
Rochester |
1 |
|
1 |
Connecticut |
| 5/11/01 |
Western Mass |
1 |
|
2 |
Rochester |
| 5/12/01 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
|
2 |
Rochester |
| 5/18/01 |
Boston |
0 |
|
1 |
Western Mass |
| 5/19/01 |
Rochester |
4 |
|
0 |
New Hampshire |
| 5/26/01 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
|
1 |
Boston |
| 5/26/01 |
Rochester |
3 |
|
0 |
Western Mass |
| 6/2/01 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
|
2 |
Western Mass |
| 6/6/01 |
Connecticut |
0 |
|
1 |
Rochester |
| 6/9/01 |
Rhode Island |
4 |
|
3 |
New Hampshire |
| Group 3 |
P |
W |
T |
L |
BP |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| Richmond Kickers (A) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
| Long Island Rough Riders (A) |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
| South Jersey Barons (D) |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
12 |
-2 |
| New Jersey Stallions (D) |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
-12 |
New Jersey qualified as defending D3 Pro League champions
| 4/21/01 |
Long Island |
3 |
|
2 |
New Jersey |
| 4/28/01 |
South Jersey |
0 |
|
1 |
Richmond |
| 4/29/01 |
New Jersey |
0 |
|
3 |
Richmond |
| 5/5/01 |
South Jersey |
1 |
|
3 |
Long Island |
| 5/12/01 |
Long Island |
3 |
|
4 |
South Jersey |
| 5/13/01 |
Richmond |
5 |
|
0 |
New Jersey |
| 5/18/01 |
South Jersey |
3 |
|
1 |
New Jersey |
| 5/19/01 |
Richmond |
0 |
|
0 |
Long Island |
| 5/19/01 |
New Jersey |
1 |
|
1 |
South Jersey |
| 5/27/01 |
New Jersey |
1 |
|
2 |
Long Island |
| 6/2/01 |
Richmond |
3 |
|
1 |
South Jersey |
| 6/10/01 |
Long Island |
1 |
|
2 |
Richmond |
| Group 4 |
P |
W |
T |
L |
BP |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
