2005 PDL season

The 2005 PDL season was the 11th USL Premier Development League season. The season began in April and ended in August.

USL Premier Development League

Season	2005
Champions	Des Moines Menace (1st Title)
Regular Season Champions	Orange County Blue Star (1st Title)
Best Player	Daniel Frías El Paso Patriots
Top goalscorer	Andy Metcalf Cape Cod Crusaders, Frederico Moojen Cocoa Expos (18 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper	Nathan Pena Orange County Blue Star
← 2004 2006 →

Des Moines Menace finished the season as national champions, beating El Paso Patriots 6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0–0 draw in the PDL Championship game in El Paso, Texas on 13 August 2005.

Orange County Blue Star finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +39 goal difference.

Cape Cod Crusaders striker Andy Metcalf and Cocoa Expos forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Richmond Kickers Future's Christian Neagu led the league with 12 assists, while Orange County Blue Star keeper Nate Pena enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.466 per game, and keeping 7 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2004

Name changes

• Albany Blackwatch Highlanders became Albany Admirals
• South Jersey Barons became Ocean City Barons

New franchises

• Seven new teams joined the league this year, including four brand new franchises:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Augusta FireBall	Augusta area	Augusta, GA	expansion
Bakersfield Brigade	Bakersfield area	Bakersfield, CA	expansion
California Gold	Modesto area	Modesto, CA	previously in USL Pro Select
Ottawa Fury	Ottawa area	Ottawa, ON	expansion
San Diego Gauchos	San Diego area	San Diego, CA	previously in USL Pro Select
Springfield Storm	Springfield area	Springfield, MO	expansion
Westchester Flames	northern suburban New York area	New Rochelle, NY	previously in USL Pro Select

Folding

• Eight teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Chesapeake Dragons – Germantown, Maryland
  • Columbus Shooting Stars – Columbus, Ohio
  • Indiana Blast – Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Jersey Falcons – Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Lafayette Swamp Cats – Lafayette, Louisiana
  • New Jersey Stallions – Wayne, New Jersey
  • St. Louis Strikers – St. Louis, Missouri
  • Wisconsin Rebels – Menasha, Wisconsin

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	1	1	47	11	+36	43
2	Michigan Bucks	16	11	4	1	44	17	+27	34
3	Indiana Invaders	16	11	5	0	34	21	+13	33
4	Fort Wayne Fever	16	7	9	0	32	46	−14	21
5	Kalamazoo Kingdom	16	6	8	2	23	28	−5	20
6	West Michigan Edge	16	6	9	1	30	35	−5	19
7	Cleveland Internationals	16	5	8	3	28	31	−3	18
8	Toledo Slayers	16	2	12	2	15	53	−38	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boulder Rapids Reserve	16	13	2	1	53	18	+35	40
2	Des Moines Menace	16	12	3	1	45	16	+29	37
3	Kansas City Brass	16	8	8	0	43	38	+5	24
4	Thunder Bay Chill	16	6	9	1	29	37	−8	19
5	Springfield Storm	16	5	10	1	24	40	−16	16
6	Colorado Springs Blizzard	16	4	11	1	20	46	−26	13
7	Sioux Falls Spitfire	16	3	12	1	25	46	−21	10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Richmond Kickers Future	16	12	2	2	43	23	+20	38
2	Carolina Dynamo	16	9	6	1	41	27	+14	28
3	Raleigh CASL Elite *	15	8	4	3	40	29	+11	27
4	Augusta Fireball *	13	6	7	0	24	25	−1	18
5	West Virginia Chaos	16	5	10	1	22	45	−23	16
6	Williamsburg Legacy	16	4	9	3	23	32	−9	15

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cape Cod Crusaders	16	13	2	1	50	22	+28	40
2	Ocean City Barons	16	12	3	1	47	21	+26	37
3	Ottawa Fury	16	9	7	0	42	29	+13	27
4	Albany Admirals	16	8	7	1	31	29	+2	25
5	Vermont Voltage	16	7	9	0	28	38	−10	21
6	Reading Rage	16	6	8	2	27	24	+3	20
7	Rhode Island Stingrays	16	6	9	1	35	44	−9	19
8	Brooklyn Knights	16	4	10	2	25	54	−29	13[a]
9	Westchester Flames	16	3	13	0	23	47	−24	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. 1 point deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	El Paso Patriots	16	11	3	2	54	23	+31	35
2	Laredo Heat	16	9	7	0	32	26	+6	27
3	Austin Lightning	16	7	7	2	33	36	−3	23
4	DFW Tornados	16	7	8	1	27	31	−4	22
5	Nashville Metros	16	7	9	0	32	43	−11	21
6	New Orleans Shell Shockers	16	6	9	1	21	31	−10	19
7	Memphis Express	16	5	10	1	27	41	−14	16

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cocoa Expos	16	11	3	2	40	26	+14	35
2	Central Florida Kraze	16	8	6	2	27	19	+8	26
3	Bradenton Academics	16	8	8	0	38	25	+13	24
4	Ajax Orlando Prospects	16	4	12	0	23	44	−21	12
5	Palm Beach Pumas	16	4	12	0	25	52	−27	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cascade Surge	16	12	2	2	47	23	+24	38
2	Spokane Shadow	16	10	6	0	38	33	+5	30
3	Yakima Reds	16	4	9	3	19	25	−6	15
4	Abbotsford Rangers	16	3	13	0	21	44	−23	9

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Orange County Blue Star	16	15	1	0	46	8	+38	45
2	Southern California Seahorses	16	11	4	1	30	19	+11	34
3	Fresno Fuego	16	10	5	1	36	27	+9	31
4	BYU Cougars	16	8	7	1	32	27	+5	25
5	Bakersfield Brigade	16	6	8	2	26	28	−2	20
6	Nevada Wonders	16	5	11	0	19	37	−18	15
7	California Gold	16	4	10	2	20	39	−19	14
8	San Diego Gauchos	16	1	13	2	17	41	−24	2[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. 3 points deducted

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

PDL Championship Game

NE1

Cape Cod Crusaders

1

MA2

Raleigh CASL Elite

2

MA2

Raleigh CASL Elite

1

Eastern Conference

MA1

Richmond Kickers Future

2

MA1

Richmond Kickers Future

5

NE2

Ocean City Barons

4

MA1

Richmond Kickers Future

3

MS1

El Paso Patriots

4

MS1

El Paso Patriots

2

SE2

Central Florida Kraze

1

MS1

El Paso Patriots

2

Southern Conference

MS2

Laredo Heat

0

SE1

Cocoa Expos

1

MS2

Laredo Heat

2

MS1

El Paso Patriots

0 (5)

HL2

Des Moines Menace (PSO)

0 (6)

GL1

Chicago Fire Premier

0

HL2

Des Moines Menace

3

HL2

Des Moines Menace

4

Central Conference

GL2

Michigan Bucks

1

HL1

Boulder Rapids Reserve

1

GL2

Michigan Bucks

4

HL2

Des Moines Menace

2

SW1

Orange County Blue Star

1

SW1

Orange County Blue Star

2

SW3

Fresno Fuego

1

SW1

Orange County Blue Star

3

Western Conference

NW

Cascade Surge

0

NW

Cascade Surge

2

SW2

Southern California Seahorses

1

Conference semifinals

Boulder Rapids Reserve	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Michigan Bucks
Findley 51'	Report	Turpin 82' Djokic 94' Nelson 97' Kabwe 103'

July 29, 2005

5:30 PM

Waukee Stadium
Waukee, Iowa

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Cocoa Expos	1–2	Laredo Heat
Marino 28'	Report	Infante 2' Su 48'

July 29, 2005

6:00 PM

Patriot Stadium
El Paso, Texas

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Des Moines Menace	3–0	Chicago Fire Premier
Baker 7' Boltnar 45' (pen.) Kother 54'	Report	Pogue  45'

July 29, 2005

8:00 PM

Waukee Stadium
Waukee, Iowa

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El Paso Patriots	2–1	Central Florida Kraze
Frías 31' Andrade 56'	Report	Robertson 90' (pen.)

July 29, 2005

8:30 PM

Patriot Stadium
El Paso, Texas

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Orange County Blue Star	2–1	Fresno Fuego
25' 85'	Report	Codeceira 10'

July 30, 2005

12:00 PM

La Mirada High School
La Mirada, California

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Cape Cod Crusaders	1–2	Raleigh CASL Elite
		Camp pen.' Mobley

July 30, 2005

3:00 PM

Carey Stadium
Ocean City, New Jersey

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Ocean City Barons	4–5	Richmond Kickers Future
Williamson 27' Carmichael 29' Mingo 64'	Report	Oduro 25', 90+' Boateng Neagu 85'

July 30, 2005

5:30 PM EDT

Carey Stadium
Ocean City, New Jersey

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Southern California Seahorses	1–2	Cascade Surge
Lawson	Report	Ready 80' McGregor 81'

July 30, 2005

5:00 PM PDT

La Mirada High School
La Mirada, California

Conference Finals

Des Moines Menace	4–1	Michigan Bucks
Boltnar 37' Baker 39' Mujdzic 62' 74' (o.g.)	Report	Dube 30'

July 30, 2005

6:30 PM

Waukee Stadium
Waukee, Iowa

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El Paso Patriots	2–0	Laredo Heat
Frías 20', 23'	Report

July 30, 2005

8:30 PM

Patriot Stadium
El Paso, Texas

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Orange County Blue Star	3–0	Cascade Surge
Theslof 25' Kljestan 64', 89'	Report

July 31, 2005

12:00 PM

La Mirada High School
La Mirada, California

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Richmond Kickers Future	2–1	Raleigh CASL Elite

July 31, 2005

5:30 PM

Carey Stadium
Ocean City, New Jersey

National Semifinals

Des Moines Menace	2–1	Orange County Blue Star
Kother 45' Farabi 63'		Evans 43' Harvey  89'

August 6, 2005

7:30 PM

Waukee Stadium
Waukee, Iowa

Attendance: 1,232

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El Paso Patriots	4–3	Richmond Kickers Future
Larrosa 15' Frías 70', 82' (pen.) Andrade 79'	Report	Neagu 31' (pen.), 86' McIntosh 62'

August 6, 2005

8:00 PM

Patriot Stadium
El Paso, Texas

PDL Championship Game

El Paso Patriots	0–0	Des Moines Menace
	Report
Penalties
Larrosa Morin Frías Samano Mora Cabrera Casteneda	5–6	Boltnar Mujdzic Baker Wieland Kother Farabi Frieberg

August 13, 2005

9:30 PM

SISD Student Activities Complex
El Paso, Texas

Attendance: 6,792

See also

• United Soccer Leagues 2005

External links

• 2005 Table of Standings