2009 PDL season

USL Premier Development League

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Season 2009
Champions Ventura County Fusion
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Matches played 544
Goals scored 1790 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Aaron Wheeler, Reading Rage, 17
Biggest home win 9-0, Ottawa Fury over Westchester Flames
Biggest away win 7-1, Ocean City Barons over Newark Ironbound Express
7-1 Los Angeles Legends over Fresno Fuego
Highest scoring 10 goals, Portland Timbers U23's 8-2 Yakima Reds
10 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 5-5 Fresno Fuego
10 goals, Hollywood United Hitmen 7-3 Ogden Outlaws
Average attendance 542
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The 2009 USL Premier Development League season was the 15th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 1, 2009, and ended on July 19, 2009. The PDL Championship Game was held on August 8, 2009, and was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States.[1]

Ventura County Fusion finished the season as national champions, beating Chicago Fire Premier 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Ventura, California on August 8, 2009.[2]

Reading Rage 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 +41 goal difference.

Reading Rage striker Aaron Wheeler was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 17 goals, while his teammate Jon Ports led the league with 10 assists. Mississippi Brilla goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals against average of 0.615 on the season, including 8 shutouts.[3]

Changes From 2008

Name Changes

New Franchises

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Blackhawks Greater Atlanta area Alpharetta, GA expansion
Ontario Forest City London London area London, ON expansion
California Hollywood United Hitmen West Los Angeles area Pacific Palisades, CA expansion
Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas Kitsap County area Bremerton, WA expansion
Oregon Portland Timbers U23's Greater Portland area Portland, OR expansion
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes Denver area Highlands Ranch, CO expansion
Texas Rio Grande Valley Bravos Rio Grande Valley area Pharr, TX expansion
Minnesota Rochester Thunder Rochester area Rochester, MN expansion
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves Seattle area Tukwila, WA PCSL
British Columbia Victoria Highlanders Victoria area Victoria, BC expansion
Texas West Texas United Sockers Midland-Odessa area Midland, TX expansion

On hiatus

Folding

Standings

In 2009, there was a more balanced 8 divisions (down from 10 in 2008). The top 3 from each division qualified for the play-offs, with the division champion receiving a bye through the first round.

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 Kalamazoo Outrage 16 11 2 3 32 17 +15 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 10 1 5 33 12 +21 35
3 Forest City London 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
4 Michigan Bucks 16 8 5 3 26 22 +4 27
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 7 4 24 25 -1 19
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 9 2 23 26 -3 17
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 5 9 2 15 26 -11 17
8 Cincinnati Kings 16 4 9 3 17 31 -14 15
9 Toronto Lynx 16 2 13 1 18 40 -22 7

Heartland Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Des Moines Menace 16 11 1 4 35 13 +22 37
2 Thunder Bay Chill 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 8 5 3 28 19 +9 27
4 St. Louis Lions 16 6 4 6 29 25 +4 24
5 Rochester Thunder 16 5 10 1 21 25 -4 17
6 Kansas City Brass 16 4 9 3 28 37 -9 15
7 Springfield Demize 16 2 13 1 10 43 -33 7

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Reading Rage 16 13 1 2 58 17 +41 41
2 Carolina Dynamo 16 10 4 2 38 19 +19 32
3 Cary Clarets 16 9 4 3 28 16 +12 30
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 8 5 3 23 21 +2 27
5 West Virginia Chaos 16 5 8 3 23 37 -14 18
6 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 3 10 3 14 35 -21 12
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 2 10 4 18 35 -17 10
8 Virginia Legacy 16 1 9 6 14 36 -22 9

Northeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Ottawa Fury 16 12 0 4 48 8 +40 40
2 Long Island Rough Riders 16 12 2 2 32 10 +22 38
3 Ocean City Barons 16 9 4 3 31 15 +16 30
4 Brooklyn Knights 16 7 6 3 25 20 +5 24
5 Newark Ironbound Express 16 6 8 2 38 41 -3 20
6 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 9 3 23 41 -18 15
7 Westchester Flames 16 3 8 5 16 36 -20 14
8 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 3 10 3 20 32 -12 13
9 New Jersey Rangers 16 2 12 2 14 44 -30 8

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Laredo Heat 16 7 1 8 29 18 +11 29
2 West Texas United Sockers 16 8 5 3 25 19 +6 27
3 Austin Aztex U23 16 7 4 5 32 27 +5 26
4 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 27 22 +5 26
5 Rio Grande Valley Bravos 16 6 5 5 32 28 +4 23
6 DFW Tornados 16 5 7 4 29 33 -4 19
7 Houston Leones 16 0 13 3 10 37 -27 3

Note: Austin finish in third place as a result of winning the head-to-head season series 2-0-1 against El Paso.[4]

Southeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Mississippi Brilla 16 9 1 6 30 12 +18 33
2 Bradenton Academics 16 9 2 5 32 14 +18 32
3 New Orleans Jesters 16 5 0 11 24 13 +11 26
4 Panama City Pirates 16 6 5 5 23 21 +2 23
5 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 4 8 4 25 26 -1 16
6 Central Florida Kraze 16 4 9 3 18 31 -13 15
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 7 7 16 36 -20 13
8 Atlanta Blackhawks 16 3 10 3 16 31 -15 12

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 1 3 40 13 +27 39
2 Portland Timbers U23's 16 11 3 2 43 20 +23 35
3 Seattle Wolves 16 10 3 3 29 18 +11 33
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 6 3 29 26 +3 24
5 Victoria Highlanders 16 6 6 4 37 25 +12 22
6 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 6 7 3 26 22 +4 21
7 Tacoma Tide 16 5 7 4 34 40 -6 19
8 Abbotsford Mariners 16 4 10 2 28 36 -8 14
9 Yakima Reds 16 3 11 2 22 49 -27 11
10 Spokane Spiders 16 3 13 0 12 51 -39 9

Southwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Hollywood United Hitmen 16 10 3 3 38 17 +21 33
2 Los Angeles Legends 16 9 3 4 34 15 +19 31
3 Ventura County Fusion 16 7 2 7 26 21 +5 28
4 BYU Cougars 16 7 5 4 21 22 -1 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 6 6 4 30 28 +2 22
6 Southern California Seahorses 16 4 4 8 25 22 +3 20
7 Lancaster Rattlers 16 5 7 4 33 38 -5 19
8 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 7 4 20 25 -5 19
9 Ogden Outlaws 16 4 11 1 24 39 -15 13
10 Bakersfield Brigade 16 2 11 3 14 38 -24 9

Playoffs

Format

The top three teams from each division earn playoff bids. The division champion earns a bye to the Division Finals and the rights to host. The second place team will host the third place team in the Division Semifinals either at their home field or at the division champion's field. The two notable exceptions were the Chicago Fire Premier hosting Forest City London in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Ventura County Fusion hosting the Los Angeles Legends, despite Los Angeles having the higher seed.

Bracket

  Divisional First Round     Divisional Finals     Conference Finals     PDL Semifinals     PDL Championship
                                               
  Great Lakes Division     GL1  Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 1  
  GL2  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1     GL2  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 2    
  GL3  Ontario Forest City London 0         GL2  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 3  
      NE3  New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0    
  Northeast Division     NE1  Ontario Ottawa Fury 1    
  NE2  New York Long Island Rough Riders 0     NE3  New Jersey Ocean City Barons (AET) 2  
  NE3  New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2       GL2  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier (AET) 2  
    MA3  North Carolina Cary Clarets 1    
  Heartland Division     HL1  Iowa Des Moines Menace 2  
  HL2  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 0     HL3  Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1    
  HL3  Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1         HL1  Iowa Des Moines Menace 0  
      MA3  North Carolina Cary Clarets 1  
  Mid-Atlantic Division     MA1  Pennsylvania Reading Rage 1    
  MA2  North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1     MA3  North Carolina Cary Clarets 2  
  MA3  North Carolina Cary Clarets 3       GL2  Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1
    SW3  California Ventura County Fusion 2
  Mid-South Division     MS1  Texas Laredo Heat (AET) 1  
  MS2  Texas West Texas United Sockers 2     MS2  Texas West Texas United Sockers 0    
  MS3  Texas Austin Aztex U23 1         MS1  Texas Laredo Heat (AET) 1  
Southern Conference     SE2  Florida Bradenton Academics 3    
  Southeast Division     SE1  Mississippi Mississippi Brilla 2    
  SE2  Florida Bradenton Academics 1     SE2  Florida Bradenton Academics (AET) 3  
  SE3  Louisiana New Orleans Jesters 0       SE2  Florida Bradenton Academics 1  
    SW3  California Ventura County Fusion 6  
  Northwest Division     NW1  Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas 2  
  NW2  Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 2     NW3  Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 0    
  NW3  Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 3         NW1  Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas 1  
Western Conference     SW3  California Ventura County Fusion 2  
  Southwest Division     SW1  California Hollywood United Hitmen 1    
  SW2  California Los Angeles Legends 1     SW3  California Ventura County Fusion (AET) 3  
  SW3  California Ventura County Fusion 2  

Divisional Semifinals

July 22, 2009
8:00 PM EDT
New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2 - 0 New York Long Island Rough Riders
Neptune  34'
Carmichael  23'
Noone  73' 		(Report)
Cy Donnelly Stadium
South Huntington, New York
Attendance: 436
Referee: Bill Renderos (USA)

July 22, 2009
8:30 PM CDT
Texas Austin Aztex U23 1 - 2 Texas West Texas United Sockers
McFayden  17'  42'
Helton  32'
Mirsky  71' 		(Report) Rios  23'
Becerra  24'
Everson  46'
Furness  51'  59'
Franco  69'
James  90'
Grande Communications Stadium
Midland, Texas
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Jonathan Johnson (USA)

July 23, 2009
2:00 PM PDT
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 3 - 2 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's
Chursky  30'  81'  90'
Zimmerman  52' 		(Report) Brown  6'
Youngblood  33'
Farfan  90'
PGE Park
Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 235
Referee: David Grbavac (USA)

July 23, 2009
7:00 PM PDT
California Los Angeles Legends 1 - 2 California Ventura County Fusion
Js. Barton  4'
Randolph  57'
Whitfield  77' 		(Report) Motagalvan  7'
Hamilton  18'
Byrne  34'
Barrera  68'
Hill  80'
Bulldog Stadium
Ventura, California
Attendance: 560
Referee: Federico Figari (USA)

July 24, 2009
7:00 PM CDT
Louisiana New Orleans Jesters 0 - 1 Florida Bradenton Academics
Young  27'
Callon Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 59', 90'
Duncan  88'
Gledhill  90' 		(Report) Morris  34'
Hepple Red card 88'
Kendall  90'
M&F Bank Stadium
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Attendance: 234
Referee: Justin Brown (USA)

July 24, 2009
7:30 PM CDT
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1 - 0 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Donaldson  26'
Cephers  49'
Jennings  51'
Stisser  87' 		(Report) Neto  16'
Bukoski  51'
Putrus  77'
Abolaji  77'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 161
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)

Divisional Finals

July 25, 2009
3:00 PM PDT
California Ventura County Fusion 3 - 1
(AET) 		California Hollywood United Hitmen
Byrne  35'
Barrera  96'
Myerson  105'  117'
Becerra  111' 		(Report) Hazdovac  26'
Stadium by the Sea
Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 358
Referee: Steve Elliott (USA)

July 25, 2009
7:00 PM EDT
North Carolina Cary Clarets 2 - 1 Pennsylvania Reading Rage
Minogue  19'
Ibeagha  21'
Petrasso  35'
Drake  60'
Brown  64'
Lassiter Red card 69'
 90' (OG) 		(Report) Mulholland  15'
Bienenfeld  45'
Hogan  54'
Wheeler  57'
Burke Red card 86'
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 518
Referee: Tim Snyder (USA)

July 25, 2009
7:00 PM EDT
New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2 - 1
(AET) 		Ontario Ottawa Fury
Richter  35'
Melchionni  45'
Noone  45'  60'
Bellamy  98' 		(Report) Maloney  7'
Pradié  63'
Schippers  104'
Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 780
Referee: Senussi Ali (USA)

July 25, 2009
7:30 PM EDT
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 2 - 1 Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage
Cutshaw  67' (PK)
Edgar  77' 		(Report) Oatley  58'
Lima  83'
Loy Norrix High School
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 530
Referee: Jason White (USA)

July 25, 2009
7:00 PM CDT
Florida Bradenton Academics 3 - 2
(AET) 		Mississippi Mississippi Brilla
Lopes  22'
Boggs  45'  85'
Williams  53'
Reis  77'
Durkin Red card 90+'
Ingvarsson  91'
Morris  99'
McFarland  120' 		(Report) Hunt  33'
Lawrence  41'
Paulini  75'
Lilly  90+'
Lemma Red card 90+'

July 25, 2009
7:30 PM CDT
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1 - 2 Iowa Des Moines Menace
Donaldson  4' (PK)  11'
Werth  88'
Salvaggione  90' 		(Report) Jordan  27' (PK)
Salem  38'
Schmoker  41'
Pearson  62'
Jordan  78'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)

July 25, 2009
8:15 CDT
Texas West Texas United Sockers 0 - 1
(AET) 		Texas Laredo Heat
Collazo  5'
Furness  36'
Everson  45'
Steven  115' 		(Report) Ordaz  50'
Mulamba  74'
Ramos  119'
Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Laredo, Texas
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Courtney Jackson (USA)

July 25, 2009
7:30 PM PDT
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 0 - 2 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
Bates  41'
Morris  51'
Scott  90' 		(Report) Phillips  15'  71'
Bremerton Memorial Stadium
Bremerton, Washington
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Jeremy Hanson (USA)

Conference Finals

July 31, 2009
5:00 PM CDT
New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0 - 3 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Carmichael  38'
Banks  73'
K. Miller  79'
Chapman Red card 88' 		(Report) Blades  18'  75'
Braun  66'
Akpan  75'
Cutshaw  76'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Doug Wolff (USA)

July 31, 2009
5:30 PM CDT
California Ventura County Fusion 2 - 1 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
Hamilton  26'
Aghasyan  83'
López  92+'  92+' 		(Report) Lipset  45'
Mohn  51'
Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Laredo, Texas
Attendance: 55
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez (USA)

July 31, 2009
7:30 PM CDT
North Carolina Cary Clarets 1 - 0 Iowa Des Moines Menace
Fitzgerald  28'
Brown  48'
Grossman  70'
Drake  79'
Ibeagha Red card 90' 		(Report) Schmoker  48'
Salem  74'
Mujdzic  28'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: George Major (USA)

July 31, 2009
8:30 PM CDT
Florida Bradenton Academics 3 - 1
(AET) 		Texas Laredo Heat
McFarland  19'
Hepple  20'
Reis  63'
Voutier  87'
Morris  116'
Lopes  120' 		(Report) Mulamba  19'
Quinones  57'  120'
Bautista  68'
Infante  97'
Perez Red card 113'

PDL Semifinals

August 1, 2009
7:30 PM CDT
North Carolina Cary Clarets 1 - 2
(AET) 		Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Drake  63' (PK)
Grossman  65'
O'Brien  99'
Petrasso  105'
Bouemboue Red card 110'
Willis Red card 120'
Gutierrez (coach) Red card 120' 		(Report) Braun  38'
Rice  63'
Rodriguez (coach) Red card 67'
Akpan  95'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 206
Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)

August 1, 2009
8:15 PM CDT
California Ventura County Fusion 6 - 1 Florida Bradenton Academics
Guzman  27'
López  38'
Becerra 40'
Hamilton  45'  54'
Barrera  53'
Guerrero  62'
Aghasyan  90' 		(Report) Lopes  35'
Reis  45'

PDL Championship

August 8, 2009
7:00 PM PDT
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1 - 2 California Ventura County Fusion
Blades  47'
Akpan  74'
Sunderland (coach) Red card 90' 		(Report) Becerra  8'
Guzman Red card 33'
Smarte  35'
Mikkelsen (coach) Red card 60'
Motagalvan  70'  92+'
Smith (coach) Red card 92+'
Bulldog Stadium
Ventura, California
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)

Award Winners and Finalists

The awards finalists, Goalkeeper of the Year, and All-League teams were announced on August 4, 2009, with the winners announced on August 6.[5]

Most Valuable Player

U19 Player of the Year

Defender of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Central Conference

F: Andre Akpan, CHI; Teal Bunbury, ROC; Tom Oatley*, KAL
M: Dave Hertel*, MIC; Nolan Intermoia, TB; Brad Stisser, COL
D: Anthony Di Biase, LON; Bonivenger Misiko*, FW; Wilson Neto, TB; Brian Wurst, KC
G: Jimmy Maurer*, CHI
Honorable Mention: Justin Ferguson, D, SPR; Saidi Isaac, F, IND; David Mueller, D, SL; Armin Mujdzic, F, DM; Yoram Mwila, M, CLE; Kyle Segebart, D, CIN; Jordan Webb, M, TOR

Eastern Conference

F: Cody Arnoux, CAR; Adam Arthur, WV; Aaron Wheeler*, REA
M: Will Beague*, OTT; Adam Gazda, REA; Zach Loyd, CAR
D: Brien Chamney, OTT; Christian Ibeagha*, CRY; Rich Martinez, LI; Sheanon Williams, CAR
G: Tunde Ogunbiyi, OCC
Honorable Mention: Frank Alesci, M, BRK; Zachary Carr, G, NJ; Kevon Harris, M, HR; Sean Kelley, G, NV; Michael Konicoff, M, WCH; Jerrod Laventure, F, NWK; Ken Manaham, G, FRB; Matthew Marcin, M, RI; Timothy Murray, G, NH; Ian Stowe, M, VIR

Southern Conference

F: Zak Boggs, BRD; Salvador Luna, RGV; Debola Ogunseye*, MIS
M: Danny Galvan, LAR;Greg Mulamba, LAR; Gary Stopforth, NO
D: Jamie Cunningham, AUS; Dwyane Demmin, MIS; Thomas Wharf, PAN; Chris Williams*, NO
G: Ryan Cooper, LAR
Honorable Mention: Jay Ambrosy, M, HOU; Lief Craddock, G, WTU; Janrai Gravely, G, DFW; Tommy Krizanovic, F, CF; Wilfrid Loizeau, M, ATL; Felipe Lowall, M, BR; Ryan McDonald, D, NAS; Jorge Muniz, G, EP

Western Conference

F: Rory Agu, TAC; Brent Whitfield, LA; Ryan Youngblood, POR
M: Ely Allen, SEA; Tomislav Colic, SC; Michael Farfan, LA; Armando Ochoa*, HU
D: Nick Cardenas, OGD; Mark Lee, KIT; Dan Scott*, SEA
G: Dustyn Brim, KIT
Honorable Mention: Richie Bindrup, M, BYU; Zach Brunner, G, LAN; Jason Devinish, M, VIC; Gagandeep Dosanjh, M, VAN; Eddie Gutierrez, M, FRE; Anthony Hamilton, F, VEN; Jacob Hustedt, M, BAK; Kristjan Johannson, G, ABB; Kristopher Minton, G, ORC; Vinicius Oliveira, F, YAK; John Prugh, F, SPO; Steve Reese, G, CSC

* denotes All-League selection

See also

References

  1. ↑ PDL 2009 season details announced
  2. ↑ Fusion overcome Fire for PDL title
  3. ↑ "PDL Statistical Honors Announced". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. ↑ 2009 PDL Tiebreaker rules
  5. ↑ "PDL All-League Teams announced.". Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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