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2000 PDL season

January 01, 1970

The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season. The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000.

USL Premier Development League
Season2000
ChampionsChicago Sockers
← 1999
2001 →

Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Mid-Michigan Bucks 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering just three losses, and finishing with a +26 goal difference.

Changes from the 1999 season edit

Rules edit

This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings, whereas previous seasons employed a shootout.

Name changes edit

The following teams changed their name:

New teams edit

10 New teams were added, including 8 expansion teams:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Alabama Saints Birmingham area Birmingham, AL returned from hiatus
  Boulder Nova Boulder area Boulder, CO expansion
  Broward County Wolfpack Broward County area Fort Lauderdale, FL expansion
  Dayton Gems Dayton Area Dayton, OH expansion
  New Brunswick Brigade New Brunswick area New Brunswick, NJ expansion
  North Jersey Imperials North Jersey area Paramus, NJ from D3 Pro League
  Palm Beach Pumas Palm Beach area Palm Beach, FL expansion
  South Florida Future Southwest Florida area Sarasota, FL returned from hiatus
  Tampa Bay Hawks Tampa Bay Area Palm Harbor, FL expansion
  Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Area Thunder Bay, Ontario expansion

Folding edit

Eight teams folded before the season:

Standings edit

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals.

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 64 21 +43 14 71
2 Dayton Gems 18 9 8 1 37 35 +2 7 44
3 West Michigan Edge 18 9 9 0 32 38 −6 7 43
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 9 9 0 37 37 0 7 43
5 Indiana Invaders 18 8 10 0 35 43 −8 5 37
6 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 18 5 13 0 26 47 −21 5 25
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Chicago Sockers 18 13 5 0 45 17 +28 10 62
2 Rockford Raptors 18 9 7 2 38 35 +3 8 46
3 Des Moines Menace 18 10 8 0 63 28 +35 5 45
4 Wisconsin Rebels 18 9 8 1 34 25 +9 6 43
5 Twin Cities Tornado 18 7 9 2 26 33 −7 2 32
6 Thunder Bay Chill 18 4 13 1 20 49 −29 2 19
Source: [citation needed]

Provisional Teams edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Louisiana Outlaws[a] 12 5 5 2 25 25 0 5 27
2 Alabama Saints[a] 7 1 4 2 6 14 −8 1 7
3 Central Jersey Riptide[a] 10 1 9 0 10 31 −21 1 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs

Eastern Conference edit

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Westchester Flames 18 15 3 0 47 21 +26 10 70
2 Vermont Voltage 18 11 6 1 37 22 +15 8 53
3 New York Freedom 18 10 7 1 45 24 +21 8 49
4 Brooklyn Knights 18 9 8 1 30 32 −2 4 41
5 North Jersey Imperials 18 7 11 0 38 49 −11 6 34
6 New Brunswick Brigade 18 2 15 1 22 56 −34 1 10
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Tampa Bay Hawks 18 12 5 1 52 35 +17 9 58
2 Bradenton Academics 18 11 6 1 43 27 +16 8 53
3 Cocoa Expos 18 11 6 1 38 27 +11 6 51
4 Central Florida Kraze 18 10 6 2 46 34 +12 8 50
5 Palm Beach Pumas 18 8 8 2 39 43 −4 7 41
6 South Florida Future 18 8 10 0 30 43 −13 3 35
7 Broward County Wolfpack 18 4 12 2 36 56 −20 7 25
8 Miami Breakers 18 3 14 1 27 46 −19 5 18
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Rocky Mountain Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Colorado Comets 18 12 5 1 51 29 +22 7 56
2 Wichita Jets 18 8 8 2 46 60 −14 7 41
3 Boulder Nova 18 8 9 1 38 32 +6 7 40
4 Kansas City Brass 18 5 11 2 41 56 −15 6 28
5 Colorado Springs Stampede 18 5 11 2 27 46 −19 3 25
Source: [citation needed]

Northwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Yakima Reds 18 12 5 1 59 29 +30 11 60
2 Spokane Shadow 18 11 4 3 43 36 +7 7 54
3 Seattle Sounders Select 18 11 6 1 33 28 +5 6 51
4 Abbotsford 86ers Select 18 8 9 1 49 44 +5 9 42
5 Cascade Surge 18 5 11 2 34 28 +6 6 28
6 Willamette Valley Firebirds 18 3 15 0 28 71 −43 4 16
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 San Fernando Valley Heroes 18 11 7 0 57 48 +9 12 56
2 Central Coast Roadrunners 18 11 7 0 51 39 +12 9 53
3 Nevada Zephyrs 18 7 11 0 32 43 −11 4 32
4 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 18 4 14 0 35 66 −31 4 20
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs edit

Format edit

Mid-Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi-Finals. This moved Dayton up to the Great Lakes Division first place spot and allowed West Michigan into the playoffs, taking the second place spot for the division.

For the Central and Eastern divisions, the top seeds from each division face the second place team from the opposite division. For the Western Conference, the division champion with the most points will play the wild card, while the two remaining division champions play each other.

Conference playoffs edit

Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
HL1   Chicago Sockers 6
GL2   West Michigan Edge 0
HL1   Chicago Sockers 2
GL1   Dayton Gems 0
GL1   Dayton Gems 1
HL2   Rockford Raptors 0
Central Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Rockford Raptors0–1Dayton Gems
  • Cummings   55'
Conference Semifinal
Chicago Sockers6–0West Michigan Edge
Central Conference Final
Eastern Semifinals Eastern Finals
      
NE1   Westchester Flames 1
SE2   Bradenton Academics 0
NE1   Westchester Flames 1
SE1   Tampa Bay Hawks 0
SE1   Tampa Bay Hawks (AET/PSO) 2 (4)
NE2   Vermont Voltage 2 (2)
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Conference Semifinal
Eastern Conference Final
Western Semifinals Western Finals
      
NW   Yakima Reds 2
WC   Spokane Shadow 0
NW   Yakima Reds 1
RM   Colorado Comets 0
RM   Colorado Comets 4
SW   San Fernando Valley Heroes 1
Western Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Colorado Comets4–1San Fernando Valley Heroes
Report
  • Salazar   75'
Conference Semifinal
Spokane Shadow0–2Yakima Reds
  • Cummings   45'  
 Report
  • Bensch   70'
  • Heinzen   77'
  • Falco   87'
Attendance: 1,005
Western Conference Final
Yakima Reds1–0Colorado Comets
  • Pardini   36'

PDL championship edit

PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
PDL   Mid-Michigan Bucks 5
NW   Yakima Reds 2
PDL   Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
HL1   Chicago Sockers 1
NE1   Westchester Flames 0
HL1   Chicago Sockers 5 PDL Third Place
NW   Yakima Reds 2
NE1   Westchester Flames 5

[1]

PDL National Semifinals
Mid-Michigan Bucks5–2Yakima Reds
  • Timm   44'
  • Schefter   53'
  • Maloney   58'
  • Machado   90'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 526
Westchester Flames0–5Chicago Sockers
  • Afful   42'
  • Erceg   72'
  • Paul   23', 52'
  • Bradley   35' (o.g.)
  • Mehreioskouei   53', 58'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan


Third Place Game
Westchester Flames5–2Yakima Reds
  • Inneh   19', 72', 76', 88'
  • Erceg   50'
  • Sellas   89'
  • Schefter   8'
  • Maloney   33'
  • Nelson   54'
  • Machado   83'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan


PDL Championship Game
Mid-Michigan Bucks0–1Chicago Sockers
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 1,220

References edit

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)

January 01, 1970
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The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000 USL Premier Development LeagueSeason2000ChampionsChicago Sockers 19992001 Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions beating Mid Michigan Bucks 1 0 in the PDL Championship game Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league winning 15 out of their 18 games suffering just three losses and finishing with a 26 goal difference Contents 1 Changes from the 1999 season 1 1 Rules 1 2 Name changes 1 3 New teams 1 4 Folding 2 Standings 2 1 Central Conference 2 1 1 Great Lakes Division 2 1 2 Heartland Division 2 1 3 Provisional Teams 2 2 Eastern Conference 2 2 1 Northeast Division 2 2 2 Southeast Division 2 3 Western Conference 2 3 1 Rocky Mountain Division 2 3 2 Northwest Division 2 3 3 Southwest Division 3 Playoffs 3 1 Format 3 2 Conference playoffs 3 3 PDL championship 4 ReferencesChanges from the 1999 season editRules edit This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings whereas previous seasons employed a shootout Name changes edit The following teams changed their name The West Michigan Explosion became the West Michigan Edge New teams edit 10 New teams were added including 8 expansion teams Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation nbsp Alabama Saints Birmingham area Birmingham AL returned from hiatus nbsp Boulder Nova Boulder area Boulder CO expansion nbsp Broward County Wolfpack Broward County area Fort Lauderdale FL expansion nbsp Dayton Gems Dayton Area Dayton OH expansion nbsp New Brunswick Brigade New Brunswick area New Brunswick NJ expansion nbsp North Jersey Imperials North Jersey area Paramus NJ from D3 Pro League nbsp Palm Beach Pumas Palm Beach area Palm Beach FL expansion nbsp South Florida Future Southwest Florida area Sarasota FL returned from hiatus nbsp Tampa Bay Hawks Tampa Bay Area Palm Harbor FL expansion nbsp Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Area Thunder Bay Ontario expansion Folding edit Eight teams folded before the season Clarksville Gunners Jackson Chargers Miami Tango New York Capital District Shockers Orlando Nighthawks Silicon Valley Ambassadors Sioux City Breeze Tucson AmigosStandings editLegend Division champion Team qualified for playoff berth Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals Central Conference edit Great Lakes Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Mid Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 64 21 43 14 71 2 Dayton Gems 18 9 8 1 37 35 2 7 44 3 West Michigan Edge 18 9 9 0 32 38 6 7 43 4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 9 9 0 37 37 0 7 43 5 Indiana Invaders 18 8 10 0 35 43 8 5 37 6 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 18 5 13 0 26 47 21 5 25Source citation needed Heartland Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Chicago Sockers 18 13 5 0 45 17 28 10 62 2 Rockford Raptors 18 9 7 2 38 35 3 8 46 3 Des Moines Menace 18 10 8 0 63 28 35 5 45 4 Wisconsin Rebels 18 9 8 1 34 25 9 6 43 5 Twin Cities Tornado 18 7 9 2 26 33 7 2 32 6 Thunder Bay Chill 18 4 13 1 20 49 29 2 19Source citation needed Provisional Teams edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Louisiana Outlaws a 12 5 5 2 25 25 0 5 27 2 Alabama Saints a 7 1 4 2 6 14 8 1 7 3 Central Jersey Riptide a 10 1 9 0 10 31 21 1 5Source citation needed Notes a b c Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs Eastern Conference edit Northeast Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Westchester Flames 18 15 3 0 47 21 26 10 70 2 Vermont Voltage 18 11 6 1 37 22 15 8 53 3 New York Freedom 18 10 7 1 45 24 21 8 49 4 Brooklyn Knights 18 9 8 1 30 32 2 4 41 5 North Jersey Imperials 18 7 11 0 38 49 11 6 34 6 New Brunswick Brigade 18 2 15 1 22 56 34 1 10Source citation needed Southeast Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Tampa Bay Hawks 18 12 5 1 52 35 17 9 58 2 Bradenton Academics 18 11 6 1 43 27 16 8 53 3 Cocoa Expos 18 11 6 1 38 27 11 6 51 4 Central Florida Kraze 18 10 6 2 46 34 12 8 50 5 Palm Beach Pumas 18 8 8 2 39 43 4 7 41 6 South Florida Future 18 8 10 0 30 43 13 3 35 7 Broward County Wolfpack 18 4 12 2 36 56 20 7 25 8 Miami Breakers 18 3 14 1 27 46 19 5 18Source citation needed Western Conference edit Rocky Mountain Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Colorado Comets 18 12 5 1 51 29 22 7 56 2 Wichita Jets 18 8 8 2 46 60 14 7 41 3 Boulder Nova 18 8 9 1 38 32 6 7 40 4 Kansas City Brass 18 5 11 2 41 56 15 6 28 5 Colorado Springs Stampede 18 5 11 2 27 46 19 3 25Source citation needed Northwest Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 Yakima Reds 18 12 5 1 59 29 30 11 60 2 Spokane Shadow 18 11 4 3 43 36 7 7 54 3 Seattle Sounders Select 18 11 6 1 33 28 5 6 51 4 Abbotsford 86ers Select 18 8 9 1 49 44 5 9 42 5 Cascade Surge 18 5 11 2 34 28 6 6 28 6 Willamette Valley Firebirds 18 3 15 0 28 71 43 4 16Source citation needed Southwest Division edit Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts 1 San Fernando Valley Heroes 18 11 7 0 57 48 9 12 56 2 Central Coast Roadrunners 18 11 7 0 51 39 12 9 53 3 Nevada Zephyrs 18 7 11 0 32 43 11 4 32 4 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 18 4 14 0 35 66 31 4 20Source citation needed Playoffs editFormat edit Mid Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi Finals This moved Dayton up to the Great Lakes Division first place spot and allowed West Michigan into the playoffs taking the second place spot for the division For the Central and Eastern divisions the top seeds from each division face the second place team from the opposite division For the Western Conference the division champion with the most points will play the wild card while the two remaining division champions play each other Conference playoffs edit Central SemifinalsCentral Finals HL1 nbsp Chicago Sockers6GL2 nbsp West Michigan Edge0HL1 nbsp Chicago Sockers2GL1 nbsp Dayton Gems0GL1 nbsp Dayton Gems1HL2 nbsp Rockford Raptors0 Central Conference PlayoffsAugust 4 20006 30 PMConference SemifinalRockford Raptors0 1Dayton GemsReport Cummings nbsp 55 Forest View Park Arlington Heights Illinois August 4 20008 30 PMConference SemifinalChicago Sockers6 0West Michigan EdgeCosta nbsp nbsp Campuzano nbsp Forest View Park Arlington Heights Illinois August 5 20009 00 PMCentral Conference FinalChicago Sockers2 0Dayton GemsForest View Park Arlington Heights Illinois Eastern SemifinalsEastern Finals NE1 nbsp Westchester Flames1SE2 nbsp Bradenton Academics0NE1 nbsp Westchester Flames1SE1 nbsp Tampa Bay Hawks0SE1 nbsp Tampa Bay Hawks AET PSO 2 4 NE2 nbsp Vermont Voltage2 2 Eastern Conference PlayoffsAugust 5 20003 00 PMConference SemifinalTampa Bay Hawks2 2 a e t Vermont VoltageBaum nbsp nbsp Penalties4 2IMG AcademyBradenton Florida August 5 20005 00 PMConference SemifinalBradenton Academics0 1Westchester FlamesInneh nbsp 55 IMG AcademyBradenton Florida August 6 20005 00 PMEastern Conference FinalWestchester Flames1 0Tampa Bay HawksWingert nbsp 65 IMG AcademyBradenton Florida Western SemifinalsWestern Finals NW nbsp Yakima Reds2WC nbsp Spokane Shadow0NW nbsp Yakima Reds1RM nbsp Colorado Comets0RM nbsp Colorado Comets4SW nbsp San Fernando Valley Heroes1 Western Conference PlayoffsAugust 5 20009 00 PMConference SemifinalColorado Comets4 1San Fernando Valley HeroesReport Salazar nbsp 75 Joe Albi StadiumSpokane Washington August 5 200011 00 PMConference SemifinalSpokane Shadow0 2Yakima RedsCummings nbsp 45 nbsp Report Bensch nbsp 70 Heinzen nbsp 77 Falco nbsp 87 Joe Albi StadiumSpokane WashingtonAttendance 1 005 August 6 20009 00 PMWestern Conference FinalYakima Reds1 0Colorado CometsPardini nbsp 36 Joe Albi StadiumSpokane Washington PDL championship edit PDL SemifinalsPDL Finals PDL nbsp Mid Michigan Bucks5NW nbsp Yakima Reds2PDL nbsp Mid Michigan Bucks0HL1 nbsp Chicago Sockers1NE1 nbsp Westchester Flames0HL1 nbsp Chicago Sockers5PDL Third PlaceNW nbsp Yakima Reds2NE1 nbsp Westchester Flames5 1 PDL National SemifinalsAugust 11 20007 00 PM EDTMid Michigan Bucks5 2Yakima RedsMaruti nbsp 3 Scicluna nbsp 27 Snape nbsp 34 52 58 Detter nbsp 88 Report Timm nbsp 44 Schefter nbsp 53 Maloney nbsp 58 Machado nbsp 90 White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township MichiganAttendance 526 August 11 20009 00 PM EDTWestchester Flames0 5Chicago SockersAfful nbsp 42 Erceg nbsp 72 Report Paul nbsp 23 52 Bradley nbsp 35 o g Mehreioskouei nbsp 53 58 White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township Michigan Third Place GameAugust 12 20006 00 PM EDTWestchester Flames5 2Yakima RedsInneh nbsp 19 72 76 88 Erceg nbsp 50 Sellas nbsp 89 Report Schefter nbsp 8 Maloney nbsp 33 Nelson nbsp 54 Machado nbsp 83 White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township Michigan PDL Championship GameAugust 12 20008 00 PM EDTMid Michigan Bucks0 1Chicago SockersMalachino nbsp 9 Snape nbsp 26 Scicluna nbsp 60 Report Costa nbsp 61 White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township MichiganAttendance 1 220References edit United Soccer Leagues RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 PDL season amp oldid 1185963561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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