2017 PDL season

USL Premier Development League

Season	2017
Champion(s)	Charlotte Eagles
Regular Season Title	New York Red Bulls U-23
Matches played	521 (503 RS, 18 PO)
Goals scored	1,743 (3.35 per match) (1692 RS, 51 PO)
Biggest home win	WMP 7, WCF 0 (July 14) JER 7, FAE 0 (July 15)
Biggest away win	NYRB 10, EVR 1 (June 24)
Highest scoring	VIL 8, 3 (June 8) NYRB 10, EVR 1 (June 24) SCU 7, ACC 4 (July 16)
Longest winning run	9, OKC Energy U23 (May 13 - June 17)
Longest unbeaten run	12, Michigan Bucks (May 27 - end of season)
Longest winless run	12, WSA Winnipeg (May 20 - July 7)
Longest losing run	8, Evergreen FC (June 6 - July 15) GPS Portland Phoenix (June 19 - July 12) Weston FC (May 24 - June 19)
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of August 5, 2017.

The 2017 USL Premier Development League season is the 23rd season of the PDL. The Michigan Bucks entered the season as the defending champions, but their title defense campaign ended with a loss in the Central Conference semi-finals. On August 5, 2017, the Charlotte Eagles won their first PDL championship by defeating the Thunder Bay Chill 2-1.

Changes from 2016[]

New Teams[]

Team	Country	City/area	Stadium	Founded	Head coach	Notes
FC Cleburne	U.S.	Cleburne, Texas	The Depot at Cleburne Station	2017	Paul Davenport	Expansion[1]
FC Boulder U23	U.S.	Boulder, Colorado	Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex	2017	Luis Swisher	Expansion[2]
Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	U.S.	Bryan, Texas	Nutrabolt Stadium	2017	James Clarkson	Expansion[3]
Houston FC	U.S.	Houston, Texas	Rice Track/Soccer Stadium	2017	Bruce Talbot	Expansion[4]
Lakeland Tropics	U.S.	Lakeland, Florida	Bryant Stadium	2016	Eoghan Conlon	Expansion[5]
Myrtle Beach Mutiny	U.S.	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex	2011	Kyle Russell	NPSL
Nashville SC U23	U.S.	Nashville, Tennessee	Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex	2016	Kyle Roelke	Expansion[6]
SIMA Águilas	U.S.	Montverde, Florida	Montverde Academy Center	2017	Mike Potempa	Expansion[7]
SoCal Surf	U.S.	Carlsbad, California	Maffucci Field	2015	Cody Worden	NPSL[8]
Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23	U.S.	Tampa, Florida	Waters Soccer Complex	2017	Keith Fulk	Expansion[9]
Tobacco Road FC	U.S.	Durham, North Carolina	Durham County Stadium	2013	Cedric Burke	NPSL[10]
Weston FC	U.S.	Weston, Florida	Broward College Soccer Field	1998	Victor Pastora	NPSL
Wilmington Hammerheads FC	U.S.	Wilmington, North Carolina	Legion Stadium	1996	Kevin Johnson	USL[11]
TSS FC Rovers	Canada	Burnaby, British Columbia	Swangard Stadium	2017	Colin Elmes	Expansion

Name Changes[]

• FC Miami City Champions became FC Miami City
• FC Sonic Lehigh Valley became Lehigh Valley United

Folded/left[]

• Baltimore Bohemians – Folded
• Floridians FC – Folded
• Kitsap Pumas – renamed Kitsap SC and moved to the National Premier Soccer League
• Kokomo Mantis FC – Folded its PDL team
• LA Laguna FC – Folded
• Laredo Heat – Folded its PDL team
• Las Vegas Mobsters – moved to the United Premier Soccer League
• Midland/Odessa Sockers – renamed Midland-Odessa FC and moved to the National Premier Soccer League
• Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 – Folded
• SW Florida Adrenaline – Folded
• Southern West Virginia King's Warriors – Folded its PDL team

Standings[]

Tiebreakers[]

1. Head-to-head results
2. Goal differential
3. Goals scored

Central Conference[]

Great Lakes Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Michigan Bucks	14	10	1	3	31	9	+22	33	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	K-W United FC	14	9	4	1	31	13	+18	28
3	West Virginia Chaos	14	7	6	1	22	27	−5	22
4	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	14	5	6	3	17	16	+1	18
5	Dayton Dutch Lions	14	4	7	3	10	22	−12	15
6	Derby City Rovers	14	1	11	2	8	31	−23	5

Heartland Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thunder Bay Chill	14	9	3	2	26	8	+18	29	Advance to Central Conference Championship
2	Des Moines Menace	14	7	5	2	19	12	+7	23
3	Saint Louis FC U23	14	6	4	4	16	15	+1	22
4	St. Louis Lions	14	6	7	1	19	27	−8	19
5	Chicago FC United	14	4	5	5	20	18	+2	17
6	WSA Winnipeg	14	2	11	1	12	33	−21	7

Eastern Conference[]

Northeast Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	11	1	2	44	20	+24	35	Advance to Eastern Conference play-in round
2	Long Island Rough Riders	14	8	2	4	28	19	+9	28
3	Western Mass Pioneers	14	8	3	3	29	16	+13	27
4	FC Boston	14	6	5	3	24	27	−3	21
5	GPS Portland Phoenix	14	4	9	1	29	30	−1	13
6	AC Connecticut	14	2	10	2	19	35	−16	8
7	Westchester Flames	14	2	11	1	14	40	−26	7

Mid Atlantic Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Red Bulls U-23	14	12	1	1	51	14	+37	37	Advance to Eastern Conference play-in round
2	Reading United AC	14	12	2	0	36	10	+26	36
3	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	9	4	1	26	14	+12	28
4	Jersey Express S.C.	14	5	9	0	28	36	−8	15
5	F.A. Euro	14	3	10	1	11	39	−28	10
6	Lehigh Valley United	14	4	9	1	19	30	−11	9
7	Evergreen FC	14	1	11	2	14	42	−28	5

South Atlantic Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myrtle Beach Mutiny	14	10	1	3	38	19	+19	33	Advance to Eastern Conference Championship
2	Charlotte Eagles	14	9	3	2	30	14	+16	29
3	Nashville SC U23	14	8	2	4	34	18	+16	28
4	South Georgia Tormenta FC	14	7	3	4	34	17	+17	25
5	SC United Bantams	14	6	4	4	20	21	−1	22
6	Tobacco Road FC	14	6	5	3	34	31	+3	21
7	North Carolina FC U23	14	5	7	2	22	29	−7	17
8	Wilmington Hammerheads FC	14	3	8	3	28	43	−15	12
9	Tri-Cities Otters	14	3	9	2	10	26	−16	11
10	Carolina Dynamo	14	2	10	2	19	34	−15	8
11	Peachtree City MOBA	14	2	10	2	15	34	−19	8

Southern Conference[]

Mid South Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	OKC Energy U23	14	12	1	1	39	10	+29	37	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
2	Mississippi Brilla FC	14	9	2	3	24	10	+14	30
3	Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C.	14	7	6	1	30	28	+2	22
4	Texas United	14	5	8	1	27	28	−1	16
5		14	3	10	1	20	41	−21	10
6	Houston FC	14	2	10	2	14	35	−21	8

Southeast Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	SIMA Águilas	14	11	2	1	34	13	+21	34	Advance to Southern Conference Championship
2	FC Miami City	14	10	1	3	41	12	+29	33
3	Lakeland Tropics	14	9	3	2	27	20	+7	29
4	The Villages SC	14	8	4	2	46	21	+25	26
5	IMG Academy Bradenton	14	5	6	3	20	24	−4	18
6	Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23	14	3	8	3	25	36	−11	12
7	South Florida Surf	14	3	8	3	21	29	−8	12
8	Weston FC	14	3	10	1	11	38	−27	10
9	Palm Beach Suns FC	14	2	12	0	10	42	−32	1

Western Conference[]

Mountain Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Tucson	14	9	2	3	34	17	+17	30	Advance to Western Conference Championship
2		14	8	4	2	24	24	0	26
3	Colorado Rapids U-23	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	20
4	BYU Cougars	14	4	6	4	22	24	−2	12
5	Albuquerque Sol FC	14	2	10	2	17	32	−15	8

Northwest Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers U23s	14	8	2	4	29	12	+17	28	Advance to Western Conference play-in round
2	Calgary Foothills FC	14	8	2	4	20	15	+5	28
3	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	6	7	1	22	20	+2	19
4	Victoria Highlanders	14	5	8	1	17	28	−11	16
5	Lane United FC	14	3	6	5	21	24	−3	14
6	TSS FC Rovers	14	3	8	3	19	29	−10	9

Southwest Division[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Golden State Force	14	10	1	3	45	17	+28	33	Advance to Western Conference Championship
2	Fresno Fuego	14	10	2	2	45	19	+26	32
3	San Francisco City FC	14	8	5	1	25	24	+1	25
4	SoCal Surf	13	7	5	1	19	15	+4	22
5	Burlingame Dragons FC	14	5	5	4	21	22	−1	19
6	Southern California Seahorses	14	5	7	2	17	24	−7	17
7	San Diego Zest FC	14	3	9	2	13	29	−16	11
8	Ventura County Fusion	14	2	8	4	23	34	−11	10
9	Orange County SC U-23	13	1	11	1	9	36	−27	4

Playoffs[]

Divisional Qualification

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

National Championship

SW1

FC Golden State Force

3

NW1

Portland Timbers U23s

1

NW1

Portland Timbers U23s

3

NW2

Calgary Foothills FC

0

SW1

FC Golden State Force

2

Western Conference

SW2

Fresno Fuego

0

SW2

Fresno Fuego

1

MT1

FC Tucson

0

SW1

FC Golden State Force

0

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

GL1

Michigan Bucks

0

HL2

Des Moines Menace

2

HL2

Des Moines Menace

0

Central Conference

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

2

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

2

GL2

K-W United FC

0

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

SA2

Charlotte Eagles

2

SA1

Myrtle Beach Mutiny

0

NE2

Long Island Rough Riders

2

MA1

New York Red Bulls U-23

1

NE2

Long Island Rough Riders

4

NE2

Long Island Rough Riders

1(2)

Eastern Conference

SA2

Charlotte Eagles

1(4)

NE1

Seacoast United Phantoms

3

MA2

Reading United AC

1

NE1

Seacoast United Phantoms

1

SA2

Charlotte Eagles

4*

SA2

Charlotte Eagles

3

MS2

Mississippi Brilla FC

1

MS1

OKC Energy U23

0

SE2

FC Miami City

1

SE2

FC Miami City

0(1)

Southern Conference

MS2

Mississippi Brilla FC

0(3)

SE1

SIMA Águilas

3

MS2

Mississippi Brilla FC

4

• After extra time

Divisional Qualification[]

Matches in the Divisional Qualification round were held on July 18. Two Eastern Conference play-in matches were played at Amesbury, MA (Seacoast United Phantoms) and Whippany, NJ (New York Red Bulls U-23). One Western Conference play-in match was played at Salem, OR (Portland Timbers U23s).

Conference Championships[]

The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 21–23. Matches were played at: Tucson, AZ (Western Conference, host FC Tucson); Statesboro, GA (Eastern Conference, host South Georgia Tormenta FC); Pontiac, MI (Central Conference, host Michigan Bucks); and Clinton, MS (Southern Conference, host Mississippi Brilla FC). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.

PDL Championship[]

The PDL semifinals were held on July 29, with matches played at Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Eagles) and Thunder Bay, ON (Thunder Bay Chill). The PDL Championship Game was held on August 5 in Matthews, NC (Charlotte Eagles).

Awards[]

• Most Valuable Player: Brian White (NYR)
• Golden Boot: Brian White (NYR)
• Young (U21) Player of the Year: Aaron Molloy (REA)
• Coach of the Year: Robert Elliott, (NYR)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Ben Lundgaard (NYR)
• Defender of the Year: Mitchell Osmond (TBC)
• Creative Player of the Year: Harry Pearse (JER)

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All-League and All-Conference Teams[]

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Eastern Conference[]

F: Tobenna Uzo (MYB) *, Brian White (NYR) *, Joao Costa (CHE)
M: Ricardo Gomez (MYB) *, Aaron Molloy (REA) *, Martim Galvão (NAS)
D: Douglas Oliveira (CHE), Alex Nelson (MYB), Kevin Politz (NYR), Daniel Kozma (OCN)
G: Ben Lundgaard (NYR) *

Central Conference[]

F: Ryan Sierakowski (CHI), Samuel Gainford (STL), Francis Atuahene (MIB)
M: Abraham Villon (TBC), Amass Amankona (DDL), Chris Mueller (CHI)
D: Mitchell Osmond (TBC) *, Nick Walker (MIB) *, Lucas Stauffer (DMM), Brandon Fricke (DMM)
G: Michael Yantz (DDL)

Western Conference[]

F: Mark Verso (GSF) *, Ryosuke Kinoshita (), Jose Cuevas (FRE)
M: Moshe Perez (TUC) *, Christo Michaelson (POR), Jose Carrera-Garcia (GSF)
D: Sergi Nus (FRE) *, Scott DeVoss (COL) *, Sho Goto (VIC), Wouter Verstraaten (POR)
G: Jordan Farr (POR)

Southern Conference[]

F: Mohamed Kourouma (MIA), Ricardo Diegues (LAK), Julio Moncada (OKC)
M: Kevin Varela (TBR), Willian Hopfner (VIL), Angelo Kelly-Rosales (MIS)
D: Kevin Coiffic (MIA), Jonathan Parpeix (MIA), Gabriel Torres (VIL), Thomas Vancaeyezeele (MIS)
G: Eric Dick (OKC)

* denotes All-League player

References[]