2006 PDL season

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USL Premier Development League
Season2006
Champions
Michigan Bucks
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The 2006

USL Premier Development League
season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.

Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas
on 12 August 2006.

Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders
finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.

Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed
enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.

Changes from 2005

New franchises

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
Atlanta area
 Chamblee, Georgia expansion
Delaware Delaware Dynasty Wilmington area New Castle, Delaware expansion
Los Angeles Storm
 San Gabriel Valley area Glendora, California Previously Springfield Storm
Northern Virginia Royals
 Northern Virginia area Fairfax, Virginia previously in USL-2
Utah Ogden Outlaws Ogden area Ogden, Utah expansion
California San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley area
Los Angeles, California
 expansion
California San Francisco Seals
San Francisco area
San Francisco, California
 expansion
Missouri St. Louis Lions
St. Louis area
 Cottleville, Missouri expansion
Tacoma FC
 Tacoma area University Place, Washington expansion
Virginia Beach Submariners
 Virginia Beach area Virginia Beach, Virginia expansion

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Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Chicago Fire Premier
 16 14 2 0 41 15 +26 42
2
Michigan Bucks
 16 9 4 3 38 21 +17 30
3 Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 +5 28
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 −3 22
5 West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 −6 21
6 Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 −15 8
7 Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 −31 6
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Boulder Rapids Reserve
 16 14 2 0 42 14 +28 42
2 Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 +16 32
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 +7 27
5 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 −9 15
6 Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 −16 12
7 Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 −15 9
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Virginia Beach Submariners
 16 10 5 1 36 19 +17 31
2
Williamsburg Legacy
 16 8 4 4 31 20 +11 28
3
West Virginia Chaos
 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4
Northern Virginia Royals
 16 6 10 0 21 41 −20 18
5 Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 −8 15
Source: [citation needed]

New England Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 +29 44
2
Ottawa Fury
 16 7 6 3 25 24 +1 24
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 +4 20
4
Albany Admirals
 16 4 9 3 12 24 −12 15
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 −20 13
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 37 27 +10 31
2
Ocean City Barons
 16 6 4 6 31 20 +11 24
3
Reading Rage
 16 6 8 2 21 32 −11 20
4 Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 −10 17
5 Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 −8 14
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 +19 42
2 DFW Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 +4 25
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 +10 23
4
New Orleans Shell Shockers
 16 4 11 1 22 33 −11 13
5 Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 −26 11
Source: [citation needed]

South Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Carolina Dynamo
 16 14 0 2 41 12 +29 44
2
Augusta Fireball
 16 9 3 4 31 18 +13 31
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4
Raleigh Elite
 16 4 7 5 29 32 −3 17
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 −11 14
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Bradenton Academics
 16 11 4 1 44 28 +16 34
2
Central Florida Kraze
 16 7 7 2 24 28 −4 23
3 Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 −11 20
4 Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 +4 20
5 Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 −16 8
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Abbotsford Rangers
 16 9 4 3 31 17 +14 30
2
BYU Cougars
 16 9 6 1 22 15 +7 28
3 Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 +4 23
4 Ogden Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 −4 17
5
Tacoma FC
 16 4 8 4 21 26 −5 16
6 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 −30 11
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Southern California Seahorses
 16 13 3 0 34 9 +25 39
2 Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 +9 32
3 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 +7 31
4 San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 +10 25
5
Fresno Fuego
 16 7 7 2 46 31 +15 23
6 Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 +2 22
7
Los Angeles Storm
 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 22
8 San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 31 −6 19
9 California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 −58 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NWE Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 3
WC
Williamsburg Legacy
0
NWE Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 1
Eastern Conference
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 2
MA
Virginia Beach Submariners
1
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 3
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 2
MS Texas Laredo Heat 3
SA
Carolina Dynamo
0
SE
OT
) 		1
SE
Bradenton Academics
1
Southern Conference
MS Texas Laredo Heat 2
MS Texas Laredo Heat 3
WC Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta FireBall 2
MS Texas Laredo Heat 1
GL2
Michigan Bucks
 		2
HL1
Boulder Rapids Reserve
0
GL2
Michigan Bucks
 		4
GL2
Michigan Bucks
 		4
Central Conference
GL1
Chicago Fire Premier
1
GL1
PSO
) 		3 (5)
HL2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3 (3)
GL2
Michigan Bucks
 		2
SW2 California Orange County Blue Star 0
SW1
Southern California Seahorses
1
NW2
BYU Cougars
 		2
NW2
BYU Cougars
2 (2)
Western Conference
SW2
PSO
) 		2 (4)
NW1
Abbotsford Rangers
2
SW2 California Orange County Blue Star 3

Conference semifinals

Williamsburg Legacy
0 – 3Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Monroe Yellow card 33' (Report) Chavez Yellow card 48'
Bulow 70' 75' (PK)
O'Reilly 90'
Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat3 – 2Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta FireBall
Almack 38'
Presas 75' 87'		 (Report) Charowski 52'
Irizarry 90+'
Referee: (USA)
Boulder Rapids Reserve
Dube
71'		 (Report) Christensen Yellow card 23'
Seager Red card 63'
Referee: (USA)
Abbotsford Rangers
2 – 3California Orange County Blue Star
Peetoom 37'
Wilson 44'
Riehl Yellow card 46'		 (Report) Hamilton 53'
Rivera Yellow card 62'
Larrabee 70'
Lopez 84'
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Referee: (USA
)
Virginia Beach Submariners
1 – 3New York (state) Westchester Flames
Gilkerson Yellow card 45'
Templeman Yellow card 48'
Haywood 64'		 (Report)
Shapiro 15' 20'
Davies 32'
Trott
Yellow card 54'
Attendance: 550
Referee: James Conlee (USA)
Carolina Dynamo
Dallman 115' (Report)
Referee: (USA)
Chicago Fire Premier
Boltnar 62' 111'
Oliveira Red card 66'
Hamburger Yellow card 73'
Moffat Yellow card 97'
Kother 113'		 (Report) Guzmán Yellow card 29'
Bush Yellow card 60'
Anderson 73'
North 93' 108'
Ubiparipović Yellow card 101'
Penalties
soccer ball with red X Munns
soccer ball with check mark Boltnar
soccer ball with check mark Kariotis
soccer ball with check mark Dombrowski		 3 – 5 Ubiparipović soccer ball with check mark
DiRaimondo soccer ball with check mark
Guzmán soccer ball with check mark
Hlavaty soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
Southern California Seahorses
Clark 37'
A. Van Wagenen Yellow card 45'
Norton Yellow card 58'
Cavanaugh 61'
H. Van Wagenen Yellow card 64'		 (Report) Hansen Yellow card 14' 45' (PK)
Jepson Yellow card 40'
Young Yellow card 53'
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Attendance: 444
Referee: (USA
)

Conference finals

New York (state) Westchester Flames2 – 1Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Meyer 71'
Davies 86'		 (Report) Britcher 84'
Referee: (USA)
Bradenton Academics
Sanchez
41'
Galvan Yellow card 67'
Infante 89'		 (Report) Collings Yellow card 18'
Bello 39' Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
Chicago Fire Premier
Turpin Yellow card 20' 34'
Jafta 27' 62' 66'
Uzoigwe Yellow card 45'		 (Report) Bode 24'
Guzmán Yellow card 30'
DeGurian Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 72'
Attendance: 238
Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA)
AET)
California Orange County Blue Star
Marshall 86'
Norton 90'		 (Report) Marion 26' Yellow card 72'
Evans 41'
Lopez Yellow card 43'
Shager Yellow card 78'
Kljestan Red card 94'
Penalties
soccer ball with red X Winn
soccer ball with check mark Trejo
soccer ball with check mark Gilliam
soccer ball with red X Osborne		 2 – 4 Theslof soccer ball with check mark
Larrabee soccer ball with check mark
Higgins soccer ball with check mark
Valdez soccer ball with check mark
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Attendance: 555
Referee: (USA
)

National semifinals

Michigan Bucks
Saunders Yellow card 2'
Valdez Yellow card 29'
Higgins Yellow card 46'		 (Report) Uzoigwe 45' 48'
Holody Yellow card 62'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat3 – 2New York (state) Westchester Flames
Galvan 40'
Ibarra 42' (PK)
Infante 90' Yellow card 90'		 (Report)
Shapiro
34'
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final

Michigan Bucks
Sanchez
Yellow card 87'		 (Report)
Shipalane
8'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

See also

  • United Soccer Leagues 2006

External links

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