2015 PDL season

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USL Premier Development League
Season2015
Champions
POR vs. KIT
(May 29)
Lowest attendance20 FLA vs. IMG
(June 14)
Average attendance458 (224 of 303 games reported) [1]
2014

The 2015

Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the New York Red Bulls U-23
4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.

Changes from 2014

New/Returning teams

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
North Carolina Charlotte Eagles Charlotte metropolitan area Charlotte, North Carolina
USL Pro[2]
Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley United Sonic Lehigh Valley Bethlehem, Pennsylvania NPSL[3]
FC Miami City Champions
Miami-Dade
Miami, Florida
Expansion Team [4]
Alberta Calgary Foothills FC
Calgary Region
Calgary, Alberta
Expansion Team [5]
California Burlingame Dragons FC
Bay Area
Burlingame, California Expansion Team [6]
Ohio Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton metropolitan area West Carrollton, Ohio
USL Pro[7]
New York (state) New York Red Bulls U-23 New York City
Hanover, New Jersey
NPSL[8]
Palm Beach Suns FC
Miami-Dade
Boca Raton, Florida Expansion Team [9]
Toronto FC Academy
Greater Toronto Area
Vaughan, Ontario
Expansion Team [10]

Name Changes

Folding/moving

Standings

2015 Premier Development League standings.[16]

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
Michigan Bucks
(C)
14 11 1 2 46 12 +34 35
2
K-W United FC
(T)
14 11 2 1 35 13 +22 34
3
Forest City London
(T)
14 9 4 1 31 18 +13 28
4
Toronto FC Academy
14 3 8 3 19 30 −11 12
5 Dayton Dutch Lions 14 3 9 2 12 30 −18 11
6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 14 3 9 2 10 31 −21 11
7 Derby City Rovers 14 2 9 3 18 35 −17 9
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Des Moines Menace (C) 14 11 2 1 38 7 +31 34
2 Thunder Bay Chill (T) 14 9 2 3 34 15 +19 30
3 Chicago Fire U-23 14 6 6 2 19 30 −11 20
4
Springfield Synergy
14 5 6 3 21 17 +4 18
5 St. Louis Lions 14 4 8 2 19 32 −13 11[a]
6
WSA Winnipeg
14 0 12 2 9 43 −34 2
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ St. Louis Lions deducted three points.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New York Red Bulls U-23 (C) 14 9 2 3 40 19 +21 30
2 Long Island Rough Riders (T) 14 9 4 1 33 20 +13 28
3 Jersey Express S.C. (T) 14 8 3 3 36 14 +22 27[a]
4 Reading United AC 14 8 3 3 36 14 +22 27[a]
5 D.C. United U-23 14 8 2 4 32 20 +12 25[b]
6 Ocean City Nor'easters 14 7 4 3 31 16 +15 24
7 Baltimore Bohemians 14 4 8 2 22 31 −9 14
8 F.A. Euro 14 3 9 2 17 32 −15 11
9 Westchester Flames 14 1 12 1 13 63 −50 4
10 Lehigh Valley United Sonic 14 1 12 1 15 48 −33 4
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Jersey Express qualified for playoffs per tie breaking rules as they beat Reading 1-0 in their only head-to-head match.
  2. ^ DC United U-23 deducted three points.

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 GPS Portland Phoenix (C) 14 8 1 5 19 9 +10 29
2 Seacoast United Phantoms (T) 14 9 3 2 32 16 +16 29
3
Real Boston Rams
14 7 4 3 34 17 +17 24
4 AC Connecticut 14 2 7 5 12 28 −16 11
5 Western Mass Pioneers 14 1 11 2 9 34 −25 5
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

South Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Charlotte Eagles (C) 14 10 0 4 31 8 +23 34
2 Cincinnati Dutch Lions (T) 14 8 5 1 30 25 +5 25
3 King's Warriors 14 5 5 4 21 14 +7 19
4
Carolina Dynamo
14 5 7 2 16 21 −5 17
5
West Virginia Chaos
14 4 7 3 17 23 −6 15
6 SC United Bantams 14 2 9 3 13 35 −22 9
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1
Mississippi Brilla
(C)
12 6 3 3 23 15 +8 21[a]
2
Midland/Odessa Sockers
(T)
14 6 5 3 24 14 +10 21[a]
3 Laredo Heat 14 5 7 2 17 28 −11 17
4
Houston Dutch Lions
12 4 7 1 19 28 −9 13
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mississippi is champion per head-to-head versus Midland/Odessa (2-1-1) as that is the first tiebreaker with goal differential next.

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocala Stampede (C) 14 8 3 3 28 16 +12 27
2
FC Miami City Champions
(T)
14 7 4 3 18 14 +4 24
3 SW Florida Adrenaline 14 6 4 4 26 12 +14 22
4 Floridians FC 14 5 7 2 18 21 −3 17
5 IMG Academy Bradenton 14 5 7 2 17 29 −12 17
6
Palm Beach Suns FC
14 5 8 1 18 27 −9 16
7 Orlando City U-23 14 3 6 5 14 20 −6 14
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Tucson (C) 14 8 2 4 28 15 +13 28
2 Albuquerque Sol FC (T) 14 8 3 3 19 12 +7 27
3 Las Vegas Mobsters 14 5 6 3 19 19 0 18
4 Real Colorado Foxes[a] 14 5 4 5 20 21 −1 17
5 BYU Cougars 14 1 8 5 17 28 −11 8
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Real Colorado Foxes deducted three points.

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas (C) 12 10 0 2 23 4 +19 32
2
Portland Timbers U23's
(T)
12 6 2 4 17 9 +8 22
3
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
(T)
12 7 4 1 21 10 +11 22
4 Calgary Foothills FC 12 3 2 7 15 16 −1 16
5 Lane United FC 12 3 7 2 16 23 −7 11
6
Washington Crossfire
12 1 8 3 13 28 −15 6
7 Puget Sound Gunners FC 12 0 7 5 11 26 −15 5
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Note: The Northwest Division will play a 12 game balanced schedule with each team facing all opponents in the division once at home and once away.

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Burlingame Dragons FC (C) 14 10 1 3 20 10 +10 33
2 Ventura County Fusion (T) 14 10 2 2 19 8 +11 32
3
Fresno Fuego
14 6 5 3 30 19 +11 21
4
Southern California Seahorses
14 3 8 3 18 24 −6 12
5
Golden State Misioneros
14 2 9 3 14 25 −11 9
6
Orange County Blues U23
14 2 11 1 11 32 −21 7
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Conference Championships

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. Games played prior to the conference semifinals are hosted by the team with the better record[17] with the conference championships (semifinals and final) played at a common location. Note that the Northwest division played 12 games rather than the 14 played by the other divisions; the teams agreed to the reduced schedule in order for the division to play a balanced schedule.[18]

Eastern Conference
The 1st and 2nd place teams from the Northeast and South Atlantic divisions play each other for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Mid Atlantic division 1st place teams goes straight to the conference semifinals with the 2nd and 3rd place teams playing each other for the final spot.
Southern Conference
The top two teams in each division qualify to play in the conference semifinals, with the 1st place team from the Mid-South division playing the 2nd place team of the Southeast division and vice versa.
Central Conference
The top two teams from Heartland division and the 1st place team from the Great Lakes division qualify for the semifinals with the final spot coming from a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Great Lakes division.
Western Conference
The Mountain and Southwest divisions have a play off between the 1st and 2nd place teams for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Northwest division's 1st place team and the winner of a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the conference semifinals.

Eastern Conference Championship

July 21, 2015 Mid Atlantic Division Qualifier Long Island Rough Riders New York (state) 1–3 New Jersey Jersey Express S.C. Cy Donnelly Stadium
South Huntington, New York
7:00 PM EDT Murphy Yellow card 35'
Kramer 48'
Whitcomb Yellow card 50'
Report[permanent dead link] Alvarenzo 52'
Robertinho 62'
Kherlopian 87'
Referee: Rosario Camdelia
July 21, 2015 Northeast Division Qualifier GPS Portland Phoenix Maine 2–1 (a.e.t.) New Hampshire Seacoast United Phantoms Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth, Maine
7:00 PM EDT Wheeler 25'
Appah Yellow card 45'
Greaves Yellow card 65'
Shangraw Yellow card 79'
Smith 103'
Report[permanent dead link] McCabe 60' Yellow card 70'
Goff Yellow card 95'
Attendance: 850
July 21, 2015 South Atlantic Division Qualifier Charlotte Eagles North Carolina 3–2 Ohio Cincinnati Dutch Lions Queens Sports Complex
Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT Regis 20', 38' Yellow card 77'
Abubakar 28'
Odenbeck Yellow card 43'
Botes Yellow card 67'
Report[permanent dead link] Dupont Yellow card 36'
Smythe 40'
Schluter Yellow card 67'
Merhaut 89'
Attendance: 550
Referee: David Erbacher
July 26, 2015 Final New Jersey Jersey Express S.C. 1–2 (a.e.t.) New York Red Bulls U-23 New Jersey Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT Otto Yellow card 43'
DaSilva 69' Yellow card 72'
Correa Yellow card 86' Red card 117'
Lopes Yellow card 106'
Report[permanent dead link] Thomson 61'
Farrell Yellow card 68' 115'
Knudson Yellow card 71'
Attendance: 342
Referee: Bartek Cheislak

Southern Conference Championship

July 24, 2015 Semifinal
Midland/Odessa Sockers
Clinton High School
Clinton, Mississippi
5:00 PM CDT Hilton 80' (pen.) Report Dennis Yellow card 84' Attendance: 127
Referee: Mark Herrington
July 24, 2015 Semifinal
FC Miami City Champions
Clinton High School
Clinton, Mississippi
7:30 PM CDT Cruz Yellow card 38'
Garces Yellow card 53'
Report[permanent dead link] Gonzalez Yellow card 30'
Lopez Yellow card 104'
Attendance: 1,020
Referee: Mark Dreifuss
Penalties
Cruz soccer ball with red X
Buffington soccer ball with check mark
Almeida soccer ball with check mark
Gonzalo soccer ball with red X
Tambini soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Nirennold
soccer ball with check mark Garcia
soccer ball with check mark Valdes
soccer ball with check mark Merzouk
July 25, 2015 Final
FC Miami City Champions
Clinton High School
Clinton, Mississippi
7:30 PM CDT Hilton 39' (pen.)
Diegues 48'
Parreiras Yellow card 52'
Garcia Yellow card 63'
Craig Yellow card 65'
Arico Yellow card 88'
Report[permanent dead link] Rodriguez Yellow card 37'
Mathieu Yellow card 39'
Parrado Yellow card 74'
Attendance: 159
Referee: Andrew Musashe

Central Conference Championship

July 21 Great Lakes Division Qualifier
Forest City London
University Stadium
Waterloo, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT Camargo Yellow card 39'
Polk 60', 83'
Perez Yellow card 65'
Report[permanent dead link] Pucci Yellow card 25'
Hemming Yellow card 39'
Attendance: 337
Referee: Scott Decker
July 24 Semifinal
Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
5:30 PM EDT
July 25 Final
Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Rezende Yellow card 43'
de Vries 77'
Postlewait Yellow card 81'
Report[permanent dead link] Krolicki 9'
Polakiewicz 14' Yellow card 36'
Cain 55'
Referee: Marc Lawrence

Western Conference Championship

FC Tucson Arizona v New Mexico Albuquerque Sol FC
July 18, 2015 Mountain Division Qualifier FC Tucson Arizona 2–1 New Mexico Albuquerque Sol FC Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
7:30PM MST Ramos Yellow card 45'
Martinez Yellow card 56'
Sandoval 61'
Reyna 86'
Espindola Yellow card 88'
Report
Report[permanent dead link]
Zacarias Yellow card 2' 28'
Rollie Yellow card 39'
Lawrence Yellow card 43'
Aguilar Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 907
Referee: Robert Hullner
July 19, 2015 Northwest Division Qualifier
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
Merlo Field
Portland, Oregon
3:00PM PDT Macchione 6'
Sperber Yellow card 30' Red card 82'
Kahsay Yellow card 54'
Report[permanent dead link] Delgado 10'
Lee Yellow card 29'
Olsen 64'
Campbell 73'
Johnson 90+'
Peterson Yellow card 90+'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Marihart
July 24, 2015 Semifinal Arizona FC Tucson 4–1 Kitsap Pumas Washington (state) Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM PDT Zambrano 31'
Espindola 35', 52', 59' Yellow card 86'
Rodiguez Yellow card 55'
Sinclair Yellow card 89'
Prost Yellow card 90+'
Report
Patino
Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Mathew Stewart
July 24, 2015 Semifinal
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
6:00 PM PDT Report[permanent dead link] Delgado 60'
Lee Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Ramy Touchan
July 25, 2015 Final
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT Reyna 36' Report[permanent dead link] Sukura 2'
Campbell 72'
Valot Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 1,681
Referee: Matthew Sternheim

Playoff Bracket

Divisional Qualification Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Semifinals Championship
               
MA1 New York Red Bulls U-23 4
NE2 GPS Portland Phoenix 0
NE1 Seacoast United Phantoms 1
NE2 GPS Portland Phoenix 2
MA1
AET
)
2
Eastern Conference
MA3 Jersey Express S.C. 1
MA2 Long Island Rough Riders 1
MA3 Jersey Express S.C. 3
MA3 Jersey Express S.C. (PEN) 1 (5)
SA1 Charlotte Eagles 1 (4)
SA1 Charlotte Eagles 3
SA2 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 2
MA1
AET
)
2
SE1 Ocala Stampede 1
SE1 Ocala Stampede 1
MS2
Midland/Odessa Sockers
0
SE1 Ocala Stampede 2
Southern Conference
SE2
FC Miami City Champions
0
MS1
Mississippi Brilla
0 (2)
SE2
FC Miami City Champions (PEN
)
0 (3)
MA1 New York Red Bulls U-23 3
GL2
K-W United FC
4
GL1
AET
)
3
HL2 Thunder Bay Chill 2
GL1
Michigan Bucks
1
Central Conference
GL2
K-W United FC
3
HL1 Des Moines Menace 2
GL2
K-W United FC
3
GL2
K-W United FC
2
GL3
Forest City London
0
GL2
K-W United FC
1
NW3
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
0
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
MT1 FC Tucson 4
MT1 FC Tucson 2
MT2 Albuquerque Sol FC 1
MT1 FC Tucson 1
Western Conference
NW3
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
2
NW2
Portland Timbers U23's
1
NW3
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
4
NW3
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
1
SW1 Burlingame Dragons FC 0
SW1 Burlingame Dragons FC 1
SW2 Ventura County Fusion 0

PDL Championship

[19]

Semi-finals

Championship

Championship MVP: Nathan Ingham (

KWU
)

Awards

[20]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

[21][22]

Eastern Conference

F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Nathan Regis (CHE) *, Khesanio Hall (OCN)
M:

)
D:
)
G:
)

Central Conference

F:

MIB
)
M:
WSA
)
D:
)
G:
SPS
)

Western Conference

F:

)
M:
FRE
)
D:
)
G:
Matt Grosey (KIT) *

Southern Conference

F:

)
M:
)
D:
)
G:
Michael Yantz (SWF)

* denotes All-League player

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