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2015 PDL season
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The 2015 USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams across 10 divisions. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The Michigan Bucks were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by K-W United FC in the Central Conference finals. K-W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the 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.
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Changes from 2014
New/Returning teams
Name Changes
Folding/moving
- Austin Aztex - Moved to Division III USL.[14]
- Chicago Inferno - Folded in the middle of the 2014 season on June 20, 2014 and forfeited their last 9 games.
- Montreal Impact U23 - Folded
- NJ-LUSO Parma - Folded
- Panama City Beach Pirates - Folded
- San Jose Earthquakes U23 - replaced by Burlingame Dragons FC (see above) as the Earthquakes PDL team.[15]
- Toronto Lynx - Folded its PDL team. Still active in USL Super-20 League and Super Y-League.
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 - Folded
- Vermont Voltage - Folded its PDL team.
- Victoria Highlanders - Moved to the Pacific Coast Soccer League
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Standings
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2015 Premier Development League standings.[16]
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
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Heartland Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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Northeast Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
South Atlantic Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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Southeast Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Western Conference
Mountain Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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Northwest Division
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(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
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
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Conference Championships
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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 ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Cy Donnelly Stadium South Huntington, New York |
7:00 PM EDT | Murphy ![]() Kramer ![]() Whitcomb ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Alvarenzo ![]() Robertinho ![]() Kherlopian ![]() |
Referee: Rosario Camdelia |
July 21, 2015 Northeast Division Qualifier | GPS Portland Phoenix ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Yarmouth High School Yarmouth, Maine |
7:00 PM EDT | Wheeler ![]() Appah ![]() Greaves ![]() Shangraw ![]() Smith ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | McCabe ![]() ![]() Goff ![]() |
Attendance: 850 |
July 21, 2015 South Atlantic Division Qualifier | Charlotte Eagles ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Queens Sports Complex Charlotte, North Carolina |
7:00 PM EDT | Regis ![]() ![]() Abubakar ![]() Odenbeck ![]() Botes ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Dupont ![]() Smythe ![]() Schluter ![]() Merhaut ![]() |
Attendance: 550 Referee: David Erbacher |
July 25, 2015 Semifinal | New York Red Bulls U-23 ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey |
7:30 PM EDT | Lema ![]() ![]() Swenson ![]() Knudson ![]() Farrell ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Braem ![]() Campbell ![]() Melville ![]() |
Referee: Rosario Candela |
July 25, 2015 Semifinal | ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Charlotte Eagles ![]() | Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey |
5:00 PM EDT | Karcz ![]() DaSilva ![]() Ferreira ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Culbertson ![]() Regis ![]() McCarter ![]() Kremers ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Dave Breckner |
Penalties | ||||
Correa![]() DaSilva ![]() Argolo ![]() Torres ![]() Silva ![]() |
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July 26, 2015 Final | ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | New York Red Bulls U-23 ![]() | Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey |
5:00 PM EDT | Otto ![]() DaSilva ![]() ![]() Correa ![]() ![]() Lopes ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Thomson ![]() Farrell ![]() ![]() Knudson ![]() |
Attendance: 342 Referee: Bartek Cheislak |
Southern Conference Championship
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | Ocala Stampede ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi |
5:00 PM CDT | Hilton ![]() |
Report | Dennis ![]() |
Attendance: 127 Referee: Mark Herrington |
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | Mississippi Brilla ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | ![]() | Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi |
7:30 PM CDT | Cruz ![]() Garces ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Gonzalez ![]() Lopez ![]() |
Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Mark Dreifuss |
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Cruz ![]() Buffington ![]() Almeida ![]() Gonzalo ![]() Tambini ![]() |
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July 25, 2015 Final | Ocala Stampede ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi |
7:30 PM CDT | Hilton ![]() Diegues ![]() Parreiras ![]() Garcia ![]() Craig ![]() Arico ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Rodriguez ![]() Mathieu ![]() Parrado ![]() |
Attendance: 159 Referee: Andrew Musashe |
Central Conference Championship
July 21, 2015 Great Lakes Division Qualifier | K-W United FC ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | University Stadium Waterloo, Ontario |
7:30 PM EDT | Camargo ![]() Polk ![]() Perez ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Pucci ![]() Hemming ![]() |
Attendance: 337 Referee: Scott Decker |
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | Des Moines Menace ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan |
5:30 PM EDT |
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | Michigan Bucks ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan |
7:30 PM EDT | Wysong ![]() Rezende ![]() Postelwait ![]() Devries ![]() Owens ![]() Adelabu ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Silva ![]() Swartzendruber ![]() Roberts ![]() Andrade ![]() Campano ![]() |
Attendance: 912 Referee: Donovan Noocha |
July 25, 2015 Final | Michigan Bucks ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan |
7:30 PM EDT | Rezende ![]() de Vries ![]() Postlewait ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Krolicki ![]() Polakiewicz ![]() ![]() Cain ![]() |
Referee: Marc Lawrence |
Western Conference Championship
July 18, 2015 Mountain Division Qualifier | FC Tucson ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona |
7:30PM MST | Ramos ![]() Martinez ![]() Sandoval ![]() Reyna ![]() Espindola ![]() |
Report Report[permanent dead link] |
Zacarias ![]() ![]() Rollie ![]() Lawrence ![]() Aguilar ![]() |
Attendance: 907 Referee: Robert Hullner |
July 18, 2015 Southwest Division Qualifier | Burlingame Dragons FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Burlingame High School Burlingame, California |
2:00PM PDT | Cadigan ![]() Razo ![]() ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Mercado ![]() Arramdani ![]() Okunorobo ![]() |
July 19, 2015 Northwest Division Qualifier | Portland Timbers U23's ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Merlo Field Portland, Oregon |
3:00PM PDT | Macchione ![]() Sperber ![]() ![]() Kahsay ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Delgado ![]() Lee ![]() Olsen ![]() Campbell ![]() Johnson ![]() Peterson ![]() |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Marihart |
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | ![]() | 4–1 | Kitsap Pumas ![]() | Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona |
8:00 PM PDT | Zambrano ![]() Espindola ![]() ![]() Rodiguez ![]() Sinclair ![]() Prost ![]() |
Report | Jenson ![]() ![]() Masiman ![]() Keitz ![]() Jammett ![]() Patino ![]() |
Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Mathew Stewart |
July 24, 2015 Semifinal | Burlingame Dragons FC ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona |
6:00 PM PDT | Report[permanent dead link] | Delgado ![]() Lee ![]() |
Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
July 25, 2015 Final | FC Tucson ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona |
7:30 PM PDT | Reyna ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Sukura ![]() Campbell ![]() Valot ![]() |
Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Matthew Sternheim |
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Playoff Bracket
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PDL Championship
Semi-finals
July 31, 2015 | New York Red Bulls U-23 ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington |
6:00 PM PDT | Innocenzi ![]() Echevarria ![]() Farrell ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Parreiras ![]() Janneh ![]() Raymundo ![]() Arico ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Charles Spaniola |
July 31, 2015 | ![]() | 0–1 | K-W United FC ![]() | Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington |
8:00 PM PDT | Jones ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] | Büscher ![]() |
Referee: Manuel Soledad |
Championship
August 2, 2015 | K-W United FC ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington |
2:00 PM PDT | Polk ![]() Perez ![]() Whiteman-Asiamah ![]() Pasanen ![]() Rutz ![]() Krolicki ![]() |
Report[permanent dead link] Report[permanent dead link] |
Knudson ![]() ![]() Thomsen ![]() Williams ![]() White ![]() Echevarria ![]() |
Referee: Kelsey Harms |
Championship MVP: Nathan Ingham (KWU)
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Anthony Grant (SUP)
- Young (U21) Player of the Year: Timothy Mueller (LNU)
- Coach of the Year: David Dixon, (CHE)
- Defender of the Year: Dennis Castillo (POR)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Grosey (KIT)
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference
F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Nathan Regis (CHE) *, Khesanio Hall (OCN)
M: Carlos Silva (JER) *, Joe Holland (LIR), Sam Blackman (SWV)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Tim Schmoll (NYR), Jordan Becker (BAL), Lalas Abubakar (CHE)
G: Matt Williams (GPS)
Central Conference
F: James Pucci (LON), Ben Polk (KWU), David Goldsmith (MIB)
M: Calvin Rezende (MIB), Sergio Camargo (KWU), Jacob Cawsey (STL), Moses Danto (WSA)
D: Oyvind Alseth (KWU), Zach Carroll (MIB), Andrew Herr (PIT)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPS)
Western Conference
F: Timothy Mueller (LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado (SEA), Pedro Espindola (TUC)
M: Todd Wharton (POR) *, Nick Hamer (KIT), Renato Bustamante (FRE)
D: Dennis Castillo (POR) *, Jonathan Campbell (SEA) *, Cory Keitz (KIT), Kalem Scott (TUC)
G: Matt Grosey (KIT) *
Southern Conference
F: George Kelley (HOU), Jason Collister (IMG), Paulo Vaz (FLA)
M: Sergio Royo (MIS) *, Billal Qsiyer (SWF), Lewis Hilton (OCA)
D: Hugo Leroux (MIA) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Isaac Sanchez (MIO) *, Paco Craig (OCA)
G: Michael Yantz (SWF)
* denotes All-League player
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References
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