2008 PDL season

The 2008 USL Premier Development League season was the 14th season of the PDL. The regular season started on April 26, 2008, and ended on July 20, 2008. The playoffs began on July 22, 2008, and ended with the PDL Championship Game on August 9, 2008.

Thunder Bay Chill finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 9 August 2008.

Michigan Bucks finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 13 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +27 goal difference.

Yakima Reds striker Junior Garcia was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 15 goals. Fresno Fuego's Fabricio Codeceira led the league with 13 assists, while Austin Aztex U23 keeper Miguel Gallardo enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.615 per game, and keeping 9 clean sheets in his 13 games.

Changes From 2007

Name Changes

New Franchises

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Texas Austin Aztex U23 Greater Austin area Round Rock, TX expansion
Ohio Cincinnati Kings Greater Cincinnati area Wilder, KY relegated from USL-2
Texas Houston Leones Greater Houston area Richmond, TX expansion
Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage Kalamazoo area Kalamazoo, MI expansion
New Hampshire New Hampshire Phantoms Hillsborough County area Manchester, NH relegated from USL-2
New Jersey New Jersey Rangers Northern New Jersey area Denville, NJ expansion
New Jersey Newark Ironbound Express Newark area Newark, NJ expansion
Florida Panama City Pirates Panama City area Panama City Beach, FL expansion
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Metro Vancouver area Burnaby, BC transferred from PCSL

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Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Michigan Bucks 16 13 1 2 40 13 +27 41
2 Cleveland Internationals 16 10 3 3 41 19 +22 33
3 Toronto Lynx 16 8 6 2 28 21 +7 26
4 Cincinnati Kings 16 3 10 3 14 32 -18 12
5 West Virginia Chaos 16 1 8 7 17 32 -15 10

Midwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Chicago Fire Premier 16 8 2 6 26 12 +14 30
2 Kalamazoo Outrage 16 8 6 2 27 24 +3 26
3 Indiana Invaders 16 6 6 4 20 21 -1 22
4 Fort Wayne Fever 16 2 9 5 16 33 -17 11
5 West Michigan Edge 16 2 10 4 18 40 -22 10

Heartland Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 13 2 1 42 17 +25 40
2 Colorado Rapids U23's 16 8 5 3 34 25 +9 27
3 Des Moines Menace 16 7 4 5 29 18 +11 26
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 5 4 29 27 +2 25
5 Kansas City Brass 16 6 9 1 23 30 -7 19
6 Springfield Demize 16 0 16 0 8 48 -40 0

The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The Conference champion receives a bye into the Conference Semifinals, with the third place team from that division receiving a playoff berth.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Reading Rage 16 11 3 2 32 12 +20 35
2 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 8 8 0 27 23 +4 24
3 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 6 7 3 22 23 -1 21
4 Virginia Legacy 16 4 8 4 16 31 -15 16
5 Northern Virginia Royals 16 3 8 5 20 34 -14 14
6 Richmond Kickers Future 16 2 8 6 17 27 -10 12
New England Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 9 3 4 33 16 +17 31
2 Ottawa Fury 16 9 4 3 38 22 +16 30
3 Vermont Voltage 16 8 7 1 28 30 -2 25
4 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 3 9 4 14 28 -14 13
5 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 2 9 5 21 38 -17 11
Northeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Brooklyn Knights 16 10 2 4 33 17 +16 34
2 Newark Ironbound Express 16 8 2 6 33 17 +16 30
3 Long Island Rough Riders 16 8 4 4 36 26 +10 28
4 Westchester Flames 16 7 7 2 30 30 0 23
5 Ocean City Barons 16 6 5 5 29 25 +4 23
6 New Jersey Rangers 16 2 12 2 12 42 -30 8

The Division Champions and the Second Place team with the most amount of points qualify for the playoffs.

Southern Conference

Mid South Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Austin Aztex U23 16 10 5 1 25 11 +14 31
2 Laredo Heat 16 8 4 4 33 15 +18 28
3 El Paso Patriots 16 8 5 3 22 20 +2 27
4 Mississippi Brilla 16 7 6 3 26 23 +3 24
5 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 7 8 1 20 23 -3 22
6 DFW Tornados 16 6 7 3 17 20 -3 21
7 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 5 8 3 18 28 -10 18
8 Houston Leones 16 3 11 2 17 38 -21 11
Southeast Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 3 2 38 18 +20 35
2 Bradenton Academics 16 10 2 4 37 13 +24 34
3 Cary RailHawks U23's 16 9 5 2 40 29 +11 29
4 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 9 6 1 38 29 +9 28
5 Panama City Pirates 16 7 6 3 35 20 +15 24
6 Carolina Dynamo 16 7 7 2 35 31 +4 23
7 Nashville Metros 16 3 13 0 12 42 -30 9
8 Palm Beach Pumas 16 1 15 0 9 62 -53 -1*

The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.
* Palm Beach deducted 4 points for failing to fulfil three fixtures.

Western Conference

Northwest Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Tacoma Tide 16 11 4 1 46 23 +23 34
2 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 11 4 1 34 14 +20 34
3 Yakima Reds 16 9 6 1 31 25 +6 28
4 BYU Cougars 16 7 6 3 21 20 +1 24
5 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 8 2 18 21 -3 20
6 Abbotsford Mariners 16 5 8 3 26 32 -6 18
7 Cascade Surge 16 3 8 5 17 35 -18 14
8 Spokane Spiders 16 3 11 2 20 43 -23 11
Southwest Division
Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 8 2 6 32 25 +7 30
2 Fresno Fuego 16 9 5 2 38 27 +11 29
3 Ventura County Fusion 16 8 5 3 24 14 +10 27
4 San Francisco Seals 16 8 5 3 21 17 +4 27
5 San Jose Frogs 16 7 6 3 26 20 +6 24
6 Los Angeles Legends 16 6 6 4 32 25 +7 22
7 Bakersfield Brigade 16 4 5 7 16 21 -5 19
8 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 8 3 24 31 -7 18
9 Southern California Seahorses 16 3 8 5 15 27 -12 14
10 Lancaster Rattlers 16 2 10 4 18 39 -21 10

The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.

Playoffs

The Divisional Round for the Central Conference took place July 22–23, 2008, with the Conference Championships taking place between July 25–27. The PDL Semifinals took place on August 2, and the final was played on August 9.

Playoff Bracket

  Divisional Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
                                               
    C1  Michigan Michigan Bucks 1  
    MW2  Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage (AET) 3  
MW1  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 0  
MW2  Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 2  
  MW2  Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 0  
Central Conference
  HL1  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 4  
HL1  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 3  
HL2  Colorado Colorado Rapids U23's 1  
  HL1  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 2  
  GL1  Ohio Cleveland Internationals 0  
GL1  Ohio Cleveland Internationals 2
GL2  Ontario Toronto Lynx 1  
  HL1  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 2  
  NW2  British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 1  
    NW1  Washington (state) Tacoma Tide 3  
    SW2  California Fresno Fuego 0  
    NW1  Washington (state) Tacoma Tide 1  
Western Conference
  NW2  British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 4  
    SW1  California San Fernando Valley Quakes 1
    NW2  British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (AET) 3  
  HL1  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill (AET/PSO) 1 (4)
  MS2  Texas Laredo Heat 1 (1)
    MA  Pennsylvania Reading Rage (AET) 4  
    WC  New Jersey Newark Ironbound Express 2  
  MA  Pennsylvania Reading Rage 1  
Eastern Conference
  NE  New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 0  
    NE  New York (state) Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO) 0 (5)
    NWE  Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 0 (3)  
  MA  Pennsylvania Reading Rage 0
  MS2  Texas Laredo Heat 2  
    MS1  Texas Austin Aztex U23 2
    SE2  Florida Bradenton Academics 1  
      MS1  Texas Austin Aztex U23 1
Southern Conference
MS2  Texas Laredo Heat 3  
    SE1  Florida Central Florida Kraze 1
    MS2  Texas Laredo Heat 2  

Divisional Round

July 22, 2008
5:00 ET
Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 2 – 0 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Warmer  19'
 42' (OG)
Alvino  62'
Muckey  63'		 (Report) Cutshaw  52'
Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois
Attendance: 75
Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA)

July 22, 2008
7:30 ET
Colorado Colorado Rapids U23's 1 – 3 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Warner Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 7', 78'
Schmoker  28'
Charles  49'  84'
Howlan  76'
Hemmi Red card 90'		 (Report) Oliveira  9'  56'
Coronado  33'
Gold  60'
Swartzendruber  74'
Paterson  86'
Putrus  90'
Zendejas Red card 90'
Chapples Park Stadium
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Mike Delecruz (CAN)

July 23, 2008
7:00 ET
Ontario Toronto Lynx 1 – 2 Ohio Cleveland Internationals
DeAbreu  42'
Scott  44'  54'
Binstock  82'		 (Report) Williams  20'
Nanchoff  26'
Nagbe  54'
Zemanski  83'
Coughlin Field
Lakewood, Ohio
Attendance: 45
Referee: Chris Ponso (USA)

Conference Semifinals

July 25, 2008
5:00 ET
Florida Bradenton Academics 1 – 2 Texas Austin Aztex U23
Ingvarsson  17'
Gavin  25'
Bello  74'
Maxwell  83'		 (Report) Papandrea Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 39', 66'
Godbolt  56'  59'
Bernard  64'
Vincens  65'
Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robert Mauws (USA)

July 25, 2008
5:30 ET
Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 0 – 0
(AET) 		New York (state) Brooklyn Knights
Maloney  33'
Munro  73'		 (Report) Damiani  27'
Gonzales  82'
Ortega  93'
Dos Santos  108'
  Penalties  
Munro
Maloney
Lynn
Vercollone 		3 – 5 Matteo
Damiani
Guerra
Dos Santos
Kulkov
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 280
Referee: Tim Snyder (USA)

July 25, 2008
7:30 ET
Texas Laredo Heat 2 – 1 Florida Central Florida Kraze
Cruz  21'
Garcia  52'  90+'
Mulamba  53'  63'
Infante  87'		 (Report) Araujo  45'
Wolfe  54'
Mattson Red card 90'
Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Agostino Minasola (USA)

July 25, 2008
8:00 ET
New Jersey Newark Ironbound Express 2 – 4
(AET) 		Pennsylvania Reading Rage
Kotynski  4'
Robinson  29'
Karcz  30'  62'
Grato Red card 82'
Bilbao  83'
Chencinski  100'
Stamatis  100'
Ruesgen  102'		 (Report) Ports  22'
O'Connor  66'
Burgess  67'  109' (PK)
Taranto  74'
Benson  92'
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 657
Referee: Bo Maroo (USA)

July 26, 2008
5:30 ET
Ohio Cleveland Internationals 0 – 2 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
(Report) Putrus  17'
Coronado  21' Red card 45'
Alvarado Red card 27'
Swartzendruber  66'
Intermoia  82'

July 26, 2008
7:30 ET
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 3 – 1
(AET) 		California San Fernando Valley Quakes
Leslie  65'
Davies  69'
Dosanjh  86'
Edwini-Bonsu  90+6'  110'
Russell  114'  116'
Sandhu  118'		 (Report) Borak  72'
Agwu  82' Red card 84'
Tracy  104'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert (USA)

July 26, 2008
7:30 ET
Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 3 – 1
(AET) 		Michigan Michigan Bucks
Alvino  34'
Oatley  86'  111'  120'
Muckey  98'		 (Report) DeMartin  31'
Morisset  39'
Clark Red card 120'

July 26, 2008
10:30 ET
California Fresno Fuego 0 – 3 Washington (state) Tacoma Tide
Alvarado  32'
Calvo  89'
Nunes  89'		 (Report) Scott  18'
Mueller  30'
Schomaker  76'
Tangney  90'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Maurizio Laudini (USA)

Conference Finals

July 26, 2008
7:00 ET
Texas Laredo Heat 3 – 1 Texas Austin Aztex U23
Galvan  4'
Mulamba  12'  68'
Quinones  17'
Cruz  26'
Garcia  47'  51'
Morales  80'		 (Report) Alvarez  4'
Vega Red card 5'
Watson  26' (PK)  64'
Godbolt Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 36', 41'
Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
Attendance: 100
Referee: Martin Bell (USA)

July 27, 2008
4:30 ET
New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 0 – 1 Pennsylvania Reading Rage
Matteo  40'
Smith  43'
Gonzalez  53'
Damiani  61'
Carrizo  77'
Alvarado Red card 90'		 (Report) Burgess  40'  45'
Rowling  69'
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 510
Referee: Ian Bongaardt (USA)

July 27, 2008
7:00 ET
Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 0 – 4 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Howard  10' Milroth  11'
Intermoia  20'
Oliveira  45' (PK)
Swartzendruber  59'
C. Gold  75'  81'

July 27, 2008
10:00 ET
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 4 – 1 Washington (state) Tacoma Tide
Edwini-Bonsu  41'  64'
Semenets  66'
Russell  86'
Johnstone  87'		 (Report) Mueller  46'
Knapp  54'
Agu  82'
Schomaker  90'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
Attendance: 510
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)

PDL Semifinals

August 2, 2008
7:00 ET
British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 1 – 2 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Leslie  41'
Dosanjh  56'
Davies  81'
Edwini-Bonsu  89'  90+4' Red card 90+4'		 Alvarado  52'
Milroth  61'  79'
Zendejas  90+4'
Chapples Park Stadium
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Frank Carpino (CAN)

August 2, 2008
9:15 ET
Pennsylvania Reading Rage 0 – 2 Texas Laredo Heat
O'Connor  50'
Sanders  84'		 Quinones  29'
Ramos  41'
Garcia  78'
Humphrey  87'

PDL Final

August 9, 2008
8:45 ET
Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1 – 1
(AET) 		Texas Laredo Heat
Putrus  34'
Da Silva  44'
Milroth Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 56', 76'
Oliveira  63'  76'
J. Gold  64'		 (Report) Blackwell  33'
Ibarra  46'
Infante  83'
Galvan  90'
  Penalties  
Oliveira
Swartzendruber
C. Gold
Intermoia 		4 – 1 Galvan
Ordaz
Su

Awards and All-League team

F: Carlos Araujo (Central Florida Kraze); Felix Garcia (Laredo Heat) (U19 Player of the Year); Junior Garcia (Yakima Reds) (league MVP)
M: Will Beaugé (Ottawa Fury); Fabricio Codeceira (Fresno Fuego); Adam Gazda (Reading Rage); Nate Jafta (Michigan Bucks)
D: Darrius Barnes (Cary RailHawks U23's); Mike Holody (Michigan Bucks); Norberto Papandrea (Austin Aztex U23) (Defender of the Year)
G: Miguel Gallardo (Austin Aztex U23) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Wolfgang Suhnholz (Austin Aztex U23)

See also

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