2013 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2013
Champions	PRE; (July 21)
Average attendance	588 (338 of 424 games reporting)
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The 2013

USL Premier Development League season was the 19th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 4 with 3 matches and ended on July 21 with 9 matches.^[1] The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Four teams were added to the league and 13 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2013.^[1]

Changes from 2012

Name changes

Hamilton FC Rage rebranded as

K-W United FC

Bradenton Academics rebranded as IMG Academy Bradenton^[1]
New Jersey Rangers rebranded as
NJ-LUSO Rangers FC
Palmetto FC Bantams rebranded as SC United Bantams
VSI Tampa Flames rebranded as VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL)
Pali Blues rebranded as
OC Blues Strikers FC
Texas Dutch Lions rebranded as
Houston Dutch Lions

New teams

Four new clubs joined the PDL this coming season.^[1]

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Real Boston Rams	Greater Boston	Weymouth, Massachusetts	expansion ^[2]
SW Florida Adrenaline	Naples-Marco Island area	Naples, Florida	expansion ^[3]
F.A. Euro	New York metropolitan area	Brooklyn, New York	expansion ^[1]
Oklahoma City FC	Oklahoma City Metroplex	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	expansion ^[1]

Folding/moving

Thirteen teams were announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season:^[1]
- Boston Victory S.C. – Quincy, Massachusetts
- FC Jax Destroyers – Jacksonville, Florida
- Fraser Valley Mariners – Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Fredericksburg Hotspur – Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Nashville Metros – Nashville, Tennessee
- New Orleans, Louisiana - left to join National Premier Soccer League
- Ogden Outlaws – Ogden, Utah
- Orange County Blue Star – Irvine, California
- Real Maryland F.C. – Rockville, Maryland
- Worcester Hydra – Worcester, Massachusetts

Standings

2013 Premier Development League standings.^[4]

Key to colours in group tables
Team in position to win Division Title
Team in position to qualify for playoff berth

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Forest City London	14	10	2	2	32	15	+17	32
2	Michigan Bucks	14	8	3	3	36	17	+19	27
3	Chicago Fire Premier	14	6	8	0	23	28	−5	18
4	K-W United FC	14	5	6	3	23	21	+2	18
5	Toronto Lynx	14	5	7	2	13	24	−11	17
6	Chicago Inferno	14	4	7	3	16	27	−11	15
7	River City Rovers	14	4	9	1	19	30	−11	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thunder Bay Chill	14	12	1	1	35	10	+25	37
2	Real Colorado Foxes	14	9	3	2	28	14	+14	29
3	Des Moines Menace	14	6	6	2	19	16	+3	20
4	Kansas City Brass	14	5	8	1	20	35	−15	16
5	St. Louis Lions	14	4	7	3	20	28	−8	15
6	Springfield Demize	14	3	6	5	14	20	−6	14
7	WSA Winnipeg	14	3	9	2	19	28	−9	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	11	2	1	40	15	+25	34
2	Baltimore Bohemians	14	8	1	5	42	15	+27	29
3	Reading United	14	8	1	5	39	12	+27	29
4	Jersey Express	14	8	1	5	38	15	+23	29
5	Long Island Rough Riders^[a]	14	7	5	2	28	22	+6	20
6	F.A. Euro	14	4	8	2	18	33	−15	14
7	NJ-LUSO Rangers FC	14	4	9	1	13	36	−23	13
8	Central Jersey Spartans	14	2	12	0	13	35	−22	6
9	Westchester Flames	14	0	13	1	9	57	−48	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Long Island Rough Riders deducted three points.

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury	14	11	1	2	40	7	+33	35
2	GPS Portland Phoenix	14	7	3	4	20	17	+3	25
3	Vermont Voltage	14	6	5	3	28	28	0	21
4	Western Mass Pioneers	14	5	3	6	23	15	+8	21
5	Real Boston Rams	14	4	8	2	18	28	−10	14
6	Connecticut FC Azul	14	2	6	6	13	19	−6	12
7	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	0	9	5	2	30	−28	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carolina Dynamo	14	9	2	3	29	9	+20	30
2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	14	7	4	3	24	20	+4	24
3	Northern Virginia Royals	14	5	4	5	21	16	+5	20
4	West Virginia Chaos	14	5	7	2	20	25	−5	17
5	SC United Bantams	14	5	8	1	20	26	−6	16
6	King's Warriors	14	4	10	0	20	38	−18	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Austin Aztex	14	11	1	2	38	8	+30	35
2	Laredo Heat	14	8	2	4	30	13	+17	28
3	Oklahoma City FC	14	8	4	2	33	21	+12	26
4	West Texas Sockers	14	3	8	3	27	41	−14	12
5	Houston Dutch Lions	14	3	9	2	18	34	−16	11
6	El Paso Patriots	14	1	10	3	13	42	−29	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ocala Stampede	14	11	3	0	40	16	+24	33
2	Panama City Beach Pirates	14	10	3	1	20	11	+9	31
3	Orlando City U-23	14	8	4	2	27	14	+13	26
4	VSI Tampa Bay FC	14	6	3	5	25	13	+12	23
5	Mississippi Brilla	14	6	7	1	28	24	+4	19
6	IMG Academy Bradenton	14	4	5	5	16	17	−1	17
7	SW Florida Adrenaline	14	2	8	4	24	36	−12	10
8	Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy	14	0	14	0	9	58	−49	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Victoria Highlanders	14	8	2	4	31	18	+13	28
2	Portland Timbers U23's	14	7	3	4	18	12	+6	25
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (J)	14	7	4	3	30	22	+8	24
4	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	4	5	5	18	23	−5	17
5	Kitsap Pumas	14	3	4	7	22	24	−2	16
6	Washington Crossfire	14	4	7	3	15	18	−3	15
7	North Sound SeaWolves	14	2	10	2	15	32	−17	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fresno Fuego	14	11	1	2	32	8	+24	35
2	Ventura County Fusion	14	7	3	4	18	16	+2	25
3	Los Angeles Misioneros	14	7	4	3	16	14	+2	24
4	BYU Cougars	14	6	6	2	18	19	−1	20
5	FC Tucson	14	5	5	4	31	17	+14	19
6	OC Blues Strikers FC	14	1	10	3	15	48	−33	6
7	Southern California Seahorses	14	1	11	2	17	29	−12	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Conference Championships

Divisional Playoffs

Five of the divisions have additional matches in order for teams to qualify for the conference championship.

In the Great Lakes Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Great Lakes Division Central Conference

GL2	Michigan Bucks	4

GL3	Chicago Fire Premier	0

In the Northwest Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Northwest Division Western Conference

NW2	Portland Timbers U23's (PEN )	1 (5)

NW3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	1 (4)

In the Eastern Conference, the 1st place team in the Mid-Atlantic Division automatically qualifies for the conference final four. The 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Mid-Atlantic Division and the 1st and 2nd place teams in the Northeast Division and the South Atlantic Divisions play each other to qualify for the conference final four.

Northeast Division Eastern Conference

NE1	Ottawa Fury	6

NE2	GPS Portland Phoenix	0

Mid Atlantic Division Eastern Conference

MA2	Baltimore Bohemians	1

MA3	AET )	3

South Atlantic Division Eastern Conference

SA1	Carolina Dynamo	2

SA2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	1

Carolina Dynamo v

Virginia Beach Piranhas

July 23, 2013	Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina
7:00PM EDT	Nyepon 35' Ibeagha 90' Dunker 00'	Report	Cyrus 75' (pen.) Shihata 00' Villegas 00'	Referee: Chris Spivey

July 26, 2013	Ocala Stampede	0–2	Laredo Heat	House Park Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT	Hogg 50' Gourlay 89'	Report	Hernandez 40' Ibarra 72' (pen.) Monteiro 90+1'

July 26, 2013	Austin Aztex	4–0	Panama City Beach Pirates	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 9' Shelton 37' Cuero 51' Cruz 88'	Report	D. Russell 28' Saye 55'	Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Hayden Edwards

July 27, 2013	Austin Aztex	2–0	Laredo Heat	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 25' 52' Shelton 86'	Report	Hernandez 52' Souza 53'	Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Leszek Stalmach

Western Conference Championship

Playoff Bracket

Conference Semifinals (July 26–27)

Conference Finals (July 27–28)

Semi-Finals (August 2)

Championship (August 4)

MS1

Austin Aztex

4

SE2

Panama City Beach Pirates

0

MS1

Austin Aztex

2

Southern Conference

MS2

Laredo Heat

0

SE1

Ocala Stampede

0

MS2

Laredo Heat

2

MS1

Austin Aztex

1

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters

0

NE1

Ottawa Fury

3

MA3

Reading United

2

NE1

Ottawa Fury

1

Eastern Conference

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters

3

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters (PEN)

0 (5)

SA1

Carolina Dynamo

0 (3)

MS1

Austin Aztex

3

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

NW1

AET
)

3

SW2

Ventura County Fusion

2

NW1

Victoria Highlanders

1

Western Conference

NW2

Portland Timbers U23s

0

SW1

Fresno Fuego

1 (3)

NW2

Portland Timbers U23s (PEN
)

1 (4)

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

2

NW1

Victoria Highlanders

0

GL1

Forest City London (PEN
)

0 (4)

HL2

Real Colorado Foxes

0 (3)

GL1

Forest City London

0

Central Conference

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

3

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

GL2

Michigan Bucks

0

PDL Championship

Semi-finals

August 2, 2013	Austin Aztex	1–0	Ocean City Nor'easters	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 52' 69' Rocha 76'	Report Report	Curran 33' Umar 44'	Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Christopher Mercado

Championship

August 4, 2013	Austin Aztex	3–1	Thunder Bay Chill	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Pope 11' Shelton 45+' Cortes 89'	Report Report	Adan 2' Paterson 7' Intermoia 51' Villon 82'	Attendance: 4,253 Referee: Hayden Edwards

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Kris Tyrpak, (AUS)
Young (U21) Player of the Year: Pete Caringi (BAL)
Coach of the Year: Paul Dalglish, (AUS)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Chad Bush, (
OTT
)

^[7]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

^[8]^[9]

Eastern Conference

F:

OTT) *, Dwayne Reid (OCN

)
M:

REA

) *
D: Shaun Foster (

REA) *, Gilbert Manier (GPP), Hugh Roberts (BAL

)
G: Chad Bush (

OTT

) *