1998 PDSL season

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Premier Development Soccer League
Season1998
Champions
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
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The 1998

Premier Development Soccer League
season was the 4th PDSL season. The season began in April 1998 and ended in August 1998.

San Gabriel Valley Highlanders won the championship, defeating the Jackson Chargers 3–2. Jackson won the regular season title, winning all 16 games and posting a whopping +84 goal difference. Four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League
joined as associate members this season, with two (Abbotsford and Seattle) going on to become full members in 1999.

Changes from the 1997 season

Name changes

New teams

13 teams were added for the season, 9 expansion teams and four associates from the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

Team Area Location Previous affiliation
Abbotsford Athletes In Action
 Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League
Bradenton Academics
 Southwest Florida area Bradenton, FL expansion
Central Florida Lionhearts
 Central Florida area Seminole, FL expansion
Colorado Comets
Denver area
 Commerce City, CO expansion
Wisconsin Fox River Rebels Fox Cities area Menasha, WI expansion
Indiana Indiana Invaders Michiana area South Bend, IN expansion
Missouri Kansas City Brass Kansas City area Liberty, MO expansion
Florida Miami Tango
Greater Miami area
Miami, FL
 expansion
Arizona Northern Arizona Prospectors Prescott-Chino Valley area Prescott Valley, AZ expansion
Okanagan Valley Challenge
 Okanagan Valley area
Kelowna, BC
 Pacific Coast Soccer League
Seattle Hibernian
Seattle area
Seattle, WA
 Pacific Coast Soccer League
California Silicon Valley Ambassadors
South San Francisco Bay area
 Santa Clara, CA expansion
British Columbia Victoria Umbro Select Vancouver Island area Victoria, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League

Teams leaving

The

Miami Breakers were promoted to the D3 Pro League
following the 1997 season.

7 teams folded after the 1997 season:

The Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year.

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

Central Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1
Colorado Comets
 16 13 0 1 2 40 16 +24 39
2 Des Moines Menace 16 9 2 1 4 51 27 +24 29[a]
3 Twin Cities Tornado 16 9 0 1 6 32 33 −1 27
4 Kansas City Brass 16 7 0 1 8 42 29 +13 21
5 Sioux City Breeze 16 5 2 1 8 28 31 −3 17[a]
6
Colorado Springs Stampede
 16 4 1 0 11 20 46 −26 13[b]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points.
  2. ^ Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point.

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Dynamite 16 12 2 0 2 45 24 +21 38[a]
2
Mid-Michigan Bucks
 16 11 0 1 4 38 19 +19 33
3 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 7 0 1 8 30 34 −4 21
4 Fox River Rebels 16 6 0 0 10 30 37 −7 18
5 Indiana Invaders 16 6 1 0 9 26 33 −7 19[b]
6 Lansing Locomotive 16 3 0 0 13 36 42 −6 6[c]
7 Grand Rapids Explosion 16 0 0 0 16 6 56 −50 0
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Detroit was penalized 2 points.
  2. ^ Indiana was penalized 1 point.
  3. ^ Lansing was penalized 3 points.

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spokane Shadow 16 13 0 0 3 62 15 +47 39
2 Yakima Reds 16 9 0 0 7 40 28 +12 27
3 Seattle BigFoot 16 8 3 0 5 28 32 −4 27[a]
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 2 2 5 28 28 0 23[b]
5
Seattle Hibernian[c]
 8 2 0 1 5 5 16 −11 6
6
Okanagan Valley Challenge[c]
 8 2 0 1 5 6 23 −17 6
7 Victoria Umbro Select[c] 8 1 0 2 5 11 19 −8 3
8
Abbotsford Athletes In Action[c]
 8 0 1 0 7 9 28 −19 1[d]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
  2. ^ Cascade was penalized 2 points.
  3. ^ a b c d Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule.
  4. ^ Abbotsford was penalized 1 point.

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jackson Chargers 16 16 0 0 0 104 17 +87 48
2 Cocoa Expos 16 9 0 0 7 41 36 +5 27
3
Bradenton Academics
 16 8 1 0 7 50 42 +8 25[a]
4 Alabama Saints 16 7 0 3 6 40 48 −8 21
5 Miami Tango 16 6 1 0 9 41 39 +2 19[b]
6
Central Florida Lionhearts
 16 5 1 0 10 40 55 −15 16[a]
7 South Florida Future 16 4 1 1 10 28 79 −51 13[a]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point.
  2. ^ Miami was penalized 1 point.

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 16 14 1 0 1 44 20 +24 43[a]
2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
 16 10 1 0 5 45 27 +18 31[a]
3 Southern California Chivas 16 7 0 1 8 30 26 +4 21
4 Central Coast Roadrunners 16 5 0 0 11 31 39 −8 15
5 Northern Arizona Prospectors 16 1 1 1 13 23 66 −43 4[a]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point.

Playoffs

Format

Kalamazoo hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.
The top four teams from the Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, and Southwest divisions, however, if Kalamazoo places in the top four in the Central Division, the fifth place team will take their spot. The top two teams in the Northwest Division will play the top two associate teams from the PCSL. The team with the most points to lose in the Divisional rounds will play in the Regional round as a wild card against the Divisional champion with the most points. The remaining four teams will play each other based on geography.

Divisional brackets

Southeast Semifinals Southeast Finals
      
SE1 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 7
SE4 Florida Miami Tango 0
SE1 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 8
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 2
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 4
SE3
Bradenton Academics
3
Southeast Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Bradenton Academics
  • Enders 7', 84'
  • Haig 42', 90' (pen.)
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Semifinals
Jackson Chargers7–0Miami Tango
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Southeast Division Final
Jackson Chargers8–2Cocoa Expos
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Southwest Semifinals Southwest Finals
      
SW1 California Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1
SW4
AET
) 		2
SW4 California Central Coast Roadrunners 2
SW2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
4
SW2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
2
SW3 California Southern California Chivas 0
Southwest Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Silicon Valley Ambassadors1–2 (OT) (a.e.t.)Central Coast Roadrunners
 Report 1 Report 2
Semifinals
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
2–0Southern California Chivas
Southwest Division Final
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
4–2Central Coast Roadrunners
 Report 1 Report 2
Northwest Semifinals Northwest Finals
      
NW1 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 1
NWA2
Okanagan Valley Challenge
2
NWA2
Okanagan Valley Challenge
1
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 4
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 1
NWA1 Washington (state) Seattle BigFoot 0
Northwest Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Okanagan Valley Challenge
Semifinals
Yakima Reds1–0Seattle BigFoot
Northwest Division Final
Okanagan Valley Challenge
Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
C1
Colorado Comets
0
C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 1
C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 2 (0)
C2
PSO
) 		2 (1)
C2
AET
) 		2
C3 Minnesota Twin Cities Tornado 1
Central Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Denver Comets0–1Kansas City Brass
Report
Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium
Des Moines, Iowa
Semifinals
Twin Cities Tornado
 Report
Central Division Final
Des Moines Menace3–2 (a.e.t.)Kansas City Brass
Great Lakes Semifinals Great Lakes Finals
      
GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 3
GL4 Wisconsin Fox River Rebels 2
GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 0
GL2
Mid-Michigan Bucks
2
GL2
Mid-Michigan Bucks
1
GL3 Indiana Indiana Invaders 0
Great Lakes Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Mid-Michigan Bucks
1–0Indiana Invaders
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Semifinals
Fox River Rebels
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Great Lakes Division Final
Mid-Michigan Bucks
2–0Detroit Dynamite
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan

Round of Six

Region A
   
GL2
Mid-Michigan Bucks
2
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 3
Region B
   
SW2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
4
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 2
Region C
   
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1
PDSL Regional Finals
Mid-Michigan Bucks
 Report
Des Moines Menace3–1Cocoa Expos
Report
Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium
Des Moines, Iowa
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
4–2Yakima Reds

PDSL finals bracket

PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 2
H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 0
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 2
SW2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
3
SW2
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
3
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 1 PDL Third Place
H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 1
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 4

[1]

PDL National Semifinals
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
3–1Des Moines Menace
 Report
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo Kingdom0–2Jackson Chargers
Report
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 3,217
Third Place Game
Kalamazoo Kingdom1–4Des Moines Menace
 Report
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
PDL Championship Game
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
 Report
  • 80'
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honors

References

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. ^ "Blast Named Organization of the Year". Indiana Blast. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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