2003 PDL season
Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Cape Cod Crusaders |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began in April 2003 and ended in August 2003.
New Orleans Shell Shockers
finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 16 out of their 18 games, suffering just 2 losses, and finishing with a +35 goal difference.
Bo Vuckovic were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 17 goals. Des Moines Menace midfielders Tomas Boltnar and Joseph Kabwe and Nashville Metros Ben Buerger led the league with 10 assists each, while Indiana Invaders keeper Christopher Sawyer enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.287 per game, and Richmond Kickers Future
keeper kept 7 clean sheets and had a GAA average of 0.568 in his 12 games.
Changes from 2002
New franchises
- Thirteen teams joined the league this year, including twelve brand new franchises:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
Abbotsford Rangers
|
Abbotsford area
|
Abbotsford, BC
|
expansion |
Albany Blackwatch Highlanders
|
Albany area
|
Schenectady, NY
|
expansion |
BYU Cougars
|
Provo area
|
Provo, UT
|
expansion |
Columbus Shooting Stars | Columbus area
|
Columbus, OH
|
expansion |
Fort Wayne Fever | Fort Wayne area
|
Fort Wayne, IN
|
expansion |
Fresno Fuego
|
Fresno area
|
Fresno, CA
|
expansion |
Jersey Shore Boca | Jersey Shore area | Toms River, NJ
|
expansion |
Nevada Wonders | Carson City area
|
Carson City, NV
|
expansion |
New Orleans Shell Shockers
|
New Orleans area
|
New Orleans, LA
|
expansion |
St. Louis Strikers | St. Louis area
|
St. Louis, MO
|
expansion |
South Jersey Barons
|
Greater Trenton area | Trenton, NJ | previously in D3 Pro |
Toledo Slayers | Toledo area
|
Maumee, OH
|
expansion |
West Virginia Chaos
|
Charleston area
|
Charleston, WV
|
expansion |
Folding
- Ten teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Central Coast Roadrunners - San Luis Obispo, California
- Chicago Eagles Select - Chicago, Illinois
- Chico Rooks - Chico, California (left to join the newly formed National Premier Soccer League)
- Dayton Gemini - Dayton, Ohio
- Denver Cougars - Commerce City, Colorado
- Los Angeles, California
- 2002season)
- 2002season)
- Tampa Bay Hawks - Tampa, Florida
- West Michigan Edge - Grand Rapids, Michigan (spending season on hiatus)
Standings
Legend |
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Division champion |
Team qualified for playoff berth |
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks
|
18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 43 |
2 | Indiana Invaders | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 |
3 | Fort Wayne Fever | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 |
4 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 21 |
5 | Toledo Slayers | 18 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 9 |
6 | Columbus Shooting Stars | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Heartland Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicago Fire Reserves
|
18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 46 |
2 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 37 |
3 | Thunder Bay Chill | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 31 |
4 | Boulder Rapids Reserve
|
18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 |
5 | Kansas City Brass | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 21 |
6 | St. Louis Strikers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 21 |
7 | Sioux Falls Spitfire | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 18 |
8 | Wisconsin Rebels | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 71 | −60 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 43 |
2 | Williamsburg Legacy
|
18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 32 |
3 | Raleigh CASL Elite
|
18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 26 |
4 | Chesapeake Dragons | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 22 |
5 | West Virginia Chaos
|
18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 10 |
6 | Greenville Lions | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 8[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 3 points deducted
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vermont Voltage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 39 |
2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 38 |
3 | Brooklyn Knights | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 36 |
4 | South Jersey Barons
|
18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 34 |
5 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 34 |
6 | Albany Blackwatch Highlanders
|
18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 19 |
7 | Jersey Shore Boca * | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 12 |
8 | Jersey Falcons | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 10 |
9 | Worcester Kings | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 62 | −41 | −3[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 6 points deducted
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New Orleans Shell Shockers
|
18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 48 |
2 | Memphis Express | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 35 |
3 | Nashville Metros | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 33 |
4 | Texas Spurs
|
18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 31 |
5 | Austin Lightning | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 |
6 | Houston Toros | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 11 |
7 | Louisiana Outlaws
|
18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Southeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cocoa Expos | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 |
2 | Central Florida Kraze
|
14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 23 |
3 | Bradenton Academics
|
14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 21 |
4 | Palm Beach Pumas | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 6[a] |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ 1 point deducted
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spokane Shadow | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 44 |
2 | Cascade Surge | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 35 |
3 | Yakima Reds | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 |
4 | Abbotsford Rangers *
|
15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 12 |
5 | Calgary Storm Prospects * | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 |
Source: [citation needed]
Southwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fresno Fuego
|
18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 42 |
2 | Orange County Blue Star | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 42 |
3 | Southern California Seahorses
|
18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 |
4 | BYU Cougars
|
18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 7 |
5 | Nevada Wonders | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Playoffs
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | PDL Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
MA1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Vermont Voltage | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Vermont Voltage | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
MA2 | Williamsburg Legacy
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
MS2 | Memphis Express | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | New Orleans Shell Shockers
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
SE2 | Central Florida Kraze
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | New Orleans Shell Shockers
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
MS2 | Memphis Express | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SE1 | Cocoa Expos | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MS2 | Memphis Express | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
HL1 | Chicago Fire Reserves
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
HL1 | Chicago Fire Reserves
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
GL2 | Indiana Invaders | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
HL1 | Chicago Fire Reserves
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
GL1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
GL1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
HL2 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
HL1 | Chicago Fire Reserves
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Orange County Blue Star | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Fresno Fuego
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
NW1 | Spokane Shadow | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Fresno Fuego
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Orange County Blue Star | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Orange County Blue Star | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
NW2 | Cascade Surge | 1 |
Conference semifinals
Chicago Fire Reserves | 8–0 | Indiana Invaders |
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|
Report 1 Report 2 |
Richmond Kickers Future | 0–4 | Cape Cod Crusaders |
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Report 1 Report 2 |
|
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans, Vermont
Memphis Express | 5–2 | Cocoa Expos |
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|
Report |
New Orleans, Louisiana
Williamsburg Legacy | ||
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Report 1 |
|
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,461
Mid-Michigan Bucks | 1–0 | Des Moines Menace |
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|
Report 1Report 2 |
Central Florida Kraze | ||
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Report |
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
Conference Finals
New Orleans Shell Shockers | 0–2 | Memphis Express |
---|---|---|
Report |
New Orleans, Louisiana
Vermont Voltage | 2–4 | Cape Cod Crusaders |
---|---|---|
|
Report 1 Report 2 |
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,673[2]
Fresno Fuego | ||
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National Semifinals
Cape Cod Crusaders | 4–0 | Memphis Express |
---|---|---|
Report |
Dennis Yarmouth High School
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,238
Chicago Fire Reserves | 3–1 | Orange County Blue Star |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
PDL Championship Game
Chicago Fire Reserves | 0–2 | Cape Cod Crusaders |
---|---|---|
Report 1 Report 2 |
Attendance: 2,700
References
- ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
- Newspapers.com.