2006 PDL season

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USL Premier Development League
Season2006
ChampionsMichigan Bucks
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The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.

Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.

Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.

Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.

Changes from 2005[]

New franchises[]

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks U23's Atlanta area Chamblee, Georgia expansion
Delaware Delaware Dynasty Wilmington area New Castle, Delaware expansion
California Los Angeles Storm San Gabriel Valley area Glendora, California Previously Springfield Storm
Virginia Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia area Fairfax, Virginia previously in USL-2
Utah Ogden Outlaws Ogden area Ogden, Utah expansion
California San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley area Los Angeles, California expansion
California San Francisco Seals San Francisco area San Francisco, California expansion
Missouri St. Louis Lions St. Louis area Cottleville, Missouri expansion
Washington (state) Tacoma FC Tacoma area University Place, Washington expansion
Virginia Virginia Beach Submariners Virginia Beach area Virginia Beach, Virginia expansion

Folding[]

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 2 0 41 15 +26 42
2 Michigan Bucks 16 9 4 3 38 21 +17 30
3 Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 +5 28
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 −3 22
5 West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 −6 21
6 Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 −15 8
7 Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 −31 6
Source:[citation needed]

Heartland Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 14 2 0 42 14 +28 42
2 Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 +16 32
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 +7 27
5 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 −9 15
6 Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 −16 12
7 Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 −15 9
Source:[citation needed]

Eastern Conference[]

Mid Atlantic Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Virginia Beach Submariners 16 10 5 1 36 19 +17 31
2 Williamsburg Legacy 16 8 4 4 31 20 +11 28
3 West Virginia Chaos 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Northern Virginia Royals 16 6 10 0 21 41 −20 18
5 Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 −8 15
Source:[citation needed]

New England Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 +29 44
2 Ottawa Fury 16 7 6 3 25 24 +1 24
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 +4 20
4 Albany Admirals 16 4 9 3 12 24 −12 15
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 −20 13
Source:[citation needed]

Northeast Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 37 27 +10 31
2 Ocean City Barons 16 6 4 6 31 20 +11 24
3 Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 21 32 −11 20
4 Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 −10 17
5 Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 −8 14
Source:[citation needed]

Southern Conference[]

Mid South Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 +19 42
2 DFW Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 +4 25
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 +10 23
4 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 4 11 1 22 33 −11 13
5 Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 −26 11
Source:[citation needed]

South Atlantic Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 14 0 2 41 12 +29 44
2 Augusta Fireball 16 9 3 4 31 18 +13 31
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Raleigh Elite 16 4 7 5 29 32 −3 17
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 −11 14
Source:[citation needed]

Southeast Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradenton Academics 16 11 4 1 44 28 +16 34
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 7 7 2 24 28 −4 23
3 Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 −11 20
4 Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 +4 20
5 Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 −16 8
Source:[citation needed]

Western Conference[]

Northwest Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Abbotsford Rangers 16 9 4 3 31 17 +14 30
2 BYU Cougars 16 9 6 1 22 15 +7 28
3 Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 +4 23
4 Ogden Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 −4 17
5 Tacoma FC 16 4 8 4 21 26 −5 16
6 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 −30 11
Source:[citation needed]

Southwest Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Southern California Seahorses 16 13 3 0 34 9 +25 39
2 Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 +9 32
3 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 +7 31
4 San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 +10 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 7 7 2 46 31 +15 23
6 Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 +2 22
7 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 22
8 San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 31 −6 19
9 California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 −58 0
Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs[]

Bracket[]

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NWE Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 3
WC Virginia Williamsburg Legacy 0
NWE Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 1
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 2
MA Virginia Virginia Beach Submariners 1
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 3
NE New York (state) Westchester Flames 2
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
MS Texas Laredo Heat 3
SA North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 0
SE Florida Bradenton Academics (OT) 1
SE Florida Bradenton Academics 1
MS Texas Laredo Heat 2
MS Texas Laredo Heat 3
WC Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta FireBall 2
MS Texas Laredo Heat 1
GL2 Michigan Michigan Bucks 2
HL1 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve 0
GL2 Michigan Michigan Bucks 4
GL2 Michigan Michigan Bucks 4
GL1 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1
GL1 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier (PSO) 3 (5)
HL2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3 (3)
GL2 Michigan Michigan Bucks 2
Central Conference
Western Conference
SW2 California Orange County Blue Star 0
SW1 California Southern California Seahorses 1
NW2 Utah BYU Cougars 2
NW2 Utah BYU Cougars 2 (2)
SW2 California Orange County Blue Star (PSO) 2 (4)
NW1 British Columbia Abbotsford Rangers 2
SW2 California Orange County Blue Star 3

Conference semifinals[]

Virginia Williamsburg Legacy3 – 0Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Yellow card 33' (Report) Yellow card 48'
Bulow Goal 70' Goal 75' (PK)
Goal 90'
Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)
Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta FireBall2 – 3Texas Laredo Heat
Goal 52'
Goal 90+'		 (Report) Goal 38'
Goal 75' Goal 87'
Referee: (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks4 – 0Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
Goal 18'
Jafta Goal 32'
Yellow card 37'
Holody Goal 43'
Dube Goal 71'		 (Report) Yellow card 23'
Red card 63'
Referee: (USA)
British Columbia Abbotsford Rangers2 – 3California Orange County Blue Star
Goal 37'
Goal 44'
Yellow card 46'		 (Report) Hamilton Goal 53'
Rivera Yellow card 62'
Goal 70'
Goal 84'
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Referee: (USA)
Virginia Virginia Beach Submariners1 – 3New York (state) Westchester Flames
Gilkerson Yellow card 45'
Yellow card 48'
Goal 64'		 (Report) Shapiro Goal 15' Goal 20'
Davies Goal 32'
Yellow card 54'
Attendance: 550
Referee: James Conlee (USA)
Florida Bradenton Academics1 – 0
(AET)		North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Dallman Goal 115' (Report)
Referee: (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier3 – 3
(AET)		Iowa Des Moines Menace
Guzmán Yellow card 29'
Bush Yellow card 60'
Goal 73'
Goal 93' Goal 108'
Ubiparipović Yellow card 101'		 (Report) Goal 62' Goal 111'
Red card 66'
Yellow card 73'
Yellow card 97'
Goal 113'
Penalties
Ubiparipović Penalty scored
DiRaimondo Penalty scored
Guzmán Penalty scored
Hlavaty Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 5 – 3 Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Dombrowski
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
California Southern California Seahorses1 – 2Utah BYU Cougars
Hansen Yellow card 14' Goal 45' (PK)
Yellow card 40'
Young Yellow card 53'		 (Report) Goal 37'
Yellow card 45'
Yellow card 58'
Goal 61'
Yellow card 64'
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Attendance: 444
Referee: (USA)

Conference finals[]

New York (state) Westchester Flames2 – 1Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Goal 71'
Davies Goal 86'		 (Report) Goal 84'
Referee: (USA)
Florida Bradenton Academics1 – 2Texas Laredo Heat
Yellow card 18'
Bello Goal 39' Yellow card 75'		 (Report) Yellow card 29'
Yellow card 31'
Sanchez Goal 41'
Galvan Yellow card 67'
Infante Goal 89'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks4 – 1Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Yellow card 20' Goal 34'
Jafta Goal 27' Goal 62' Goal 66'
Yellow card 45'		 (Report) Goal 24'
Guzmán Yellow card 30'
Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 72'
Attendance: 238
Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA)
California Orange County Blue Star2 – 2
(AET)		Utah BYU Cougars
Goal 26' Yellow card 72'
Evans Goal 41'
Yellow card 43'
Yellow card 78'
Kljestan Red card 94'		 (Report) Goal 86'
Goal 90'
Penalties
Theslof Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Higgins Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 4 – 2 Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
South Stadium
Provo, Utah
Attendance: 555
Referee: (USA)

National semifinals[]

California Orange County Blue Star0 – 2Michigan Michigan Bucks
Yellow card 2'
Yellow card 29'
Higgins Yellow card 46'		 (Report) Goal 45' Goal 48'
Holody Yellow card 62'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
New York (state) Westchester Flames2 – 3Texas Laredo Heat
Davies Goal 15' (PK)
Shapiro Goal 34'		 (Report) Galvan Goal 40'
Goal 42' (PK)
Infante Goal 90' Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final[]

Michigan Michigan Bucks2 – 1Texas Laredo Heat
Goal 4' Yellow card 56'
Shipalane Goal 8'		 (Report) Goal 17' Yellow card 17'
Galvan Yellow card 78'
Sanchez Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

See also[]

  • United Soccer Leagues 2006

External links[]

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