2007 PDL season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USL Premier Development League
Season2007
ChampionsLaredo Heat
← 2006
2008 →

The 2007 USL Premier Development League season was the 13th season of the PDL. The season started on April 28, 2007. The regular season ended on July 25, 2007.

Laredo Heat finished the season as national champions, beating the Michigan Bucks on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on August 11, 2007.

Hampton Roads Piranhas finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +36 goal difference.

Fresno Fuego striker Pablo Campos was the league's top scorer, knocking in 18 goals. Thunder Bay Chill's led the league with 15 assists, while Hampton Roads Piranhas keeper Evan Newton enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.222 per game, and keeping 8 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2006[]

Name changes[]

  • The Williamsburg Legacy changed their name to the Virginia Legacy and unveiled a new logo on January 31, 2007.
  • The Raleigh Elite changed their name to the Cary RailHawks U23's after forming a partnership with their USL First Division parent club Carolina RailHawks FC and unveiled a new logo on March 6, 2007.
  • Tacoma FC changed their name to Tacoma Tide on March 8, 2007.
  • The Virginia Beach Submariners were acquired by and renamed as the Hampton Roads Piranhas on April 6, 2007, after their parent club, the Virginia Beach Mariners, was terminated on March 30.
  • The Boulder Rapids Reserve changed their name to the Colorado Rapids U23's on April 12, 2007, as well as their logo and colors, to reflect the changes undertaken by their parent club, the Colorado Rapids.

New franchises[]

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including seven brand new franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals Baton Rouge area Baker, LA expansion
Virginia Fredericksburg Gunners Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders Long Island area New Hyde Park, NY previously in USL-2
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla Jackson area Clinton, MS expansion
California Lancaster Rattlers Antelope Valley area Palmdale, CA expansion
California San Jose Frogs Silicon Valley area San Jose, CA previously in NPSL
Washington (state) Spokane Spiders Spokane Valley area Spokane, WA expansion
Missouri Springfield Demize Springfield area Springfield, MO expansion
Ontario Toronto Lynx Toronto area Toronto previously in USL-1
California Ventura County Fusion Ventura County area Ventura, CA expansion

Folding[]

Playoff format[]

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.

Current 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 Michigan Bucks 16 11 2 3 48 15 +33 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
3 West Michigan Edge 16 6 5 5 21 24 −3 23
4 Toronto Lynx 16 6 6 4 25 21 +4 22
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 9 2 19 31 −12 17
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 10 1 22 35 −13 16
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 4 11 1 21 38 −17 13
Source:[citation needed]

Heartland Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 10 3 3 35 17 +18 33
2 St. Louis Lions 16 10 6 0 39 24 +15 30
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 3 5 26 28 −2 29
4 Des Moines Menace 16 8 7 1 41 24 +17 25
5 Colorado Rapids U23's 16 7 5 4 37 22 +15 25
6 Springfield Demize 16 4 11 1 16 44 −28 13
7 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 3 11 2 15 41 −26 11
Source:[citation needed]

Eastern Conference[]

Mid Atlantic Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 14 0 2 42 6 +36 44
2 Ocean City Barons 16 9 3 4 33 20 +13 31
3 Virginia Legacy 16 9 5 2 27 19 +8 29
4 Reading Rage 16 7 5 4 30 29 +1 25
5 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 7 7 2 31 22 +9 23
6 Richmond Kickers Future 16 5 7 4 23 25 −2 19
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 3 11 2 15 48 −33 11
8 Delaware Dynasty 16 3 11 2 20 35 −15 11
9 West Virginia Chaos 16 3 11 2 20 37 −17 10[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ West Virginia was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Northeast Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 9 1 6 35 15 +20 33
2 Brooklyn Knights 16 9 4 3 31 24 +7 30
3 Westchester Flames 16 7 4 5 34 17 +17 26
4 Long Island Rough Riders 16 7 6 3 26 22 +4 24
5 Albany Admirals 16 7 7 2 20 27 −7 23
6 Vermont Voltage 16 4 9 3 20 43 −23 15
7 Ottawa Fury 16 3 8 5 17 21 −4 14
8 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 11 1 19 33 −14 13
Source:[citation needed]

Southern Conference[]

Mid South Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 10 2 4 29 12 +17 34
2 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 19 17 +2 26
3 DFW Tornados 16 7 6 3 22 24 −2 24
4 Mississippi Brilla 16 6 5 5 30 21 +9 23
5 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 5 6 5 28 22 +6 20
6 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 5 7 4 20 32 −12 19
7 Austin Lightning 16 3 12 1 13 31 −18 10
Source:[citation needed]

Southeast Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 3 2 41 14 +27 35
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 4 1 47 21 +26 34
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 10 2 4 32 14 +18 34
4 Bradenton Academics 16 8 4 4 39 19 +20 28
5 Cary RailHawks U23's 16 7 6 3 22 17 +5 24
6 Palm Beach Pumas 15 4 10 1 20 36 −16 11[a]
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 11 3 12 32 −20 9
8 Cocoa Expos 15 0 13 2 1 63 −62 2
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Palm Beach was penalized 2 points for circumstances not released by the USL.

Western Conference[]

Northwest Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 BYU Cougars 16 13 1 2 37 14 +23 41
2 Tacoma Tide 16 10 4 2 36 23 +13 32
3 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 7 3 23 22 +1 21
4 Abbotsford Rangers 16 5 6 5 38 24 +14 20
5 Spokane Spiders 16 6 10 0 25 49 −24 18
6 Yakima Reds 16 3 9 4 22 35 −13 13
7 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 17 38 −21 11
Source:[citation needed]

Southwest Division[]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 16 10 4 2 41 28 +13 32
2 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 9 2 5 33 16 +17 32
3 San Jose Frogs 16 10 5 1 24 16 +8 31
4 Ventura County Fusion 16 9 4 3 27 19 +8 30
5 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 5 5 23 25 −2 23
6 San Francisco Seals 16 6 8 2 18 23 −5 20
7 Southern California Seahorses 16 5 6 5 26 24 +2 20
8 Bakersfield Brigade 16 6 10 0 22 29 −7 18
9 Orange County Blue Star 16 3 9 4 18 27 −9 13
10 Lancaster Rattlers 16 2 13 1 23 48 −25 7
Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs[]

Playoff bracket[]

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
MA1 Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas 1 (5)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO) 1 (6)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 0
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 5
MA2 New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1 (4)
Eastern Conference
Central Conference
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) 1 (5)
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 4
HL2 Missouri St. Louis Lions 1
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 3
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 0
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 3
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 0 (3)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 0 (4)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 4
SE2 Florida Central Florida Kraze 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 2
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
MS2 Texas El Paso Patriots 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 1
Southern Conference
Western Conference
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 2
SW2 California San Fernando Valley Quakes 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 0
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 3
SW1 California Fresno Fuego (AET) 4
NW2 Washington (state) Tacoma Tide 1

Conference semifinals[]

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 1
(AET)		Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas
Yellow card 22'
Goal 44'
Yellow card 87'
Yellow card 89'
Yellow card 111'		 Yellow card 53'
Joseph Goal 89'
Yellow card 89'
Penalties
Penalty scored
Charles Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 6 – 5 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored Newton
Penalty missed Joseph
Referee: Daun White (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier3 – 1Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Hlavaty Goal 53' (PK) Yellow card 62'
Goal 76' Goal 77'		 Yellow card 3'
Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90'
Swartzendruber Goal 57'
Yellow card 62'
Yellow card 85'
Referee: (USA)
Texas El Paso Patriots0 – 1North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Yellow card 10'
Yellow card 70'		 Franks Yellow card 12'
Jata Goal 81'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Rudy Nino (USA)
New Jersey Ocean City Barons0 – 5Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Red card 22'
Yellow card 24' Red card 24'
Evans Yellow card 30'		 Chery Goal 36' Goal 49'
Short Yellow card 44'
Wright Goal 52'
Massie Goal 57' Yellow card 57'
Nyazamba Goal 72'
Attendance: 878
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
California San Fernando Valley Quakes0 – 2Utah BYU Cougars
Yellow card 18'
Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 72'
Borak Yellow card 63'
Paladini Yellow card 68'		 Goal 64' Goal 76'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
Missouri St. Louis Lions1 – 4Michigan Michigan Bucks
Yellow card 29'
Angus Goal 45' Yellow card 70'		 Dube Goal 26'
Jafta Yellow card 45'
Holody Goal 79'
Goal 86'
Goal 90'
Referee: (USA)
Florida Central Florida Kraze0 – 4Texas Laredo Heat
Yellow card 24' Morales Goal 4' Yellow card 4' Goal 26'
Galvan Goal 7'
Goal 60'
Yellow card 64'
Yellow card 89'
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Jeff Katawar (USA)
Washington (state) Tacoma Tide1 – 4
(AET)		California Fresno Fuego
O'Brien Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 74'
Goal 63'
Red card 102'		 Nunes Goal 22' Yellow card 38'
Yellow card 43'
Blanco Yellow card 74' Goal 102'
Yellow card 75'
Yellow card 90'
Yellow card 95' Goal 108'
Campos Goal 100'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert (USA)

Conference finals[]

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 0Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Yellow card 34' Goal 38' (PK)
Yellow card 40'
Yellow card 49'		 Barnett Yellow card 53'
Short Yellow card 54'
Stratford Yellow card 88'
Nyazamba Red card 88'
Attendance: 231
Referee: William Guarini (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier0 – 3Michigan Michigan Bucks
Katic Yellow card 42'
Yellow card 85'
Yellow card 88'		 Dube Goal 57'
Shipalane Goal 74'
Yellow card 79'
Goal 89'
Attendance: 653
Referee: (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat2 – 1North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Galvan Yellow card 32'
Goal 48' (PK) Yellow card 48'
Infante Yellow card 71'
Morales Goal 74'
Garcia Yellow card 76'
Yellow card 90'		 Loyd Yellow card 30'
Lahoud Goal 54'
Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)
California Fresno Fuego3 – 0Utah BYU Cougars
Nunes Goal 5' (PK)
Campos Goal 51' Yellow card 55' Goal 90'
Yellow card 74'		 Yellow card 80'
Yellow card 90'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

National Semifinals[]

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 1
(AET)		Michigan Michigan Bucks
Goal 15'
Yellow card 60'
Yellow card 108'		 Clark Yellow card 17'
Dube Goal 33'
Penalties
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Charles Penalty scored
Penalty scored		 4 – 5 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored Brunner
Penalty scored Shipalane
Penalty scored Holody
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Chad Ulinger (USA)
California Fresno Fuego0 – 1Texas Laredo Heat
Yellow card 31'
Yellow card 64'
Blanco Yellow card 88'
Nunes Yellow card 90'		 Yellow card 34'
Infante Yellow card 48'
Garcia Goal 83'
Su Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

National final[]

Michigan Michigan Bucks0 – 0
(AET)		Texas Laredo Heat
Yellow card 80'
Yellow card 86'
Holody Yellow card 109'		 Infante Yellow card 109'
Penalties
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Brunner Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Holody Penalty missed
Penalty missed		 3 – 4 Penalty scored Galvan
Penalty scored
Penalty missed Morales
Penalty scored
Penalty missed Ibarra
Penalty scored Garcia
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (USA)

See also[]

  • United Soccer Leagues 2007
Retrieved from ""