1997 PDSL season
Season | 1997 |
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← 1996 1998 → |
The 1997 Premier Development Soccer League season was its 3rd. The season began in April 1997 and ended in August 1997.
Central Coast Roadrunners successfully defended the championship, defeating the Cocoa Expos 3-2. Spokane Shadow won the regular season title, winning 14 games to 2 losses.
Changes from 1996 Season[]
Name changes[]
- Miami Tango changed their name to Miami Breakers.
- Puget Sound Hammerheads merged with the D-3 Pro's Everett BigFoot to become Puget Sound BigFoot.
- Southern California Gunners changed their name to .
New teams[]
6 teams were added for the season.
Team | Area | Location | Previous affiliation |
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Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | expansion |
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Willamette Valley Area | Salem, OR | from USISL Pro League |
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Greater Cincinnati area | Cincinnati, OH | expansion |
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Greater Los Angeles area | Glendale, CA | expansion |
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Southwest Florida area | Cape Coral, FL | expansion |
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Yakima area | Yakima, WA | from USISL Pro League |
Teams Leaving[]
The Nashville Metros were promoted to the A League. The Arizona Sahuaros (formerly the Arizona Phoenix), Austin Lone Stars, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (formerly Florida Strikers), and San Francisco Bay Seals were promoted to the D-3 Pro League.
6 teams folded after the 1996 season:
- Birmingham Grasshoppers
- Fontana Falcons
- Oklahoma City Heat
- Orlando Lions
- San Diego Top Guns
The Wichita Blue went on hiatus for this year, and the Willamette Valley Firebirds went on hiatus for the next two years.
Standings[]
Central Conference[]
Central Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 32[a] | Division champion | |
2 | Omaha Flames | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 21 | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Sioux City Breeze | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 24 | |
4 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 19[b] | |
5 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 18 | |
6 | Twin Cities Tornado | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 11[a] |
Notes:
North Central Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 36 | Division champion |
2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 28[a] | Qualified for playoff berth | |
3 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26[b] | |
4 | Grand Rapids Explosion | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 22[a] | |
5 | Michigan Madness | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 66 | −55 | 1[a] |
Notes:
Eastern Conference[]
Mid-South Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 30[a] | Division champion |
2 | Jackson Chargers | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 28[b] | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 26[c] | |
4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 15 | ||
5 | Chattanooga Express | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 13[b] |
Notes:
Southeast Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 34[a] | Division champion |
2 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31[a] | Qualified for playoff berth | |
3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26[b] | ||
4 | Miami Breakers | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 24 | |
5 | Southwest Florida Manatees | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 74 | −65 | 0 |
Notes:
Western Conference[]
Northwest Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 42 | Division champion |
2 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23[a] | |
4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 18 | ||
5 | Puget Sound BigFoot | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 13[a] |
Notes:
Southwest Division[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 36 | Division champion |
2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 34 | Bye into semifinals as defending champion |
3 | Tucson Amigos | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 16[a][b] | Qualified for playoff berth |
4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 10[a] |
Notes:
Playoffs[]
Format[]
Central Coast received a bye to the PDL Semifinals as the defending champion.
The top four teams from every division except the Southwest earn playoff spots. With Central Coast already receiving a bye, the top two teams from the Southwest Division will play each other, however if Central Coast is in the top two, then the third place team receives a playoff spot. The Division winners would then face each other in the Conference finals.
Divisional brackets[]
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Central Finals | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
NC4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
North Central Division | ||||||||||||||
NC3 | ![]() | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
NC2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NC3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
Central Division | ||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
C3 | ![]() | 3 |
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Eastern Finals | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
SE4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Southeast Division | ||||||||||||||
SE3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SE2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SE3 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||||||
MS4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Mid-South Division | ||||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
MS3 | ![]() | 0 |
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Western Finals | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 4 (1) | ||||||||||||
NW4 | ![]() | 4 (0) | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Northwest Division | ||||||||||||||
NW2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NW2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
NW3 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | bye | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Southwest Division | ||||||||||||||
SW2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SW2 | ![]() | bye | ||||||||||||
PDSL Finals Brackets[]
PDSL Semifinals | PDSL Finals | ||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
H | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
H | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 0 (0) | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 0 (1) | PDSL Third Place | ||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 3 |
References[]
- USL League Two seasons
- 1997 in American soccer leagues