2018 PDL season
| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Champion(s) | Calgary Foothills FC |
| Regular Season Title | Des Moines Menace |
| 2019 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifier | Reading United AC |
| 2019 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers | Black Rock FC Brazos Valley Cavalry Dayton Dutch Lions Des Moines Menace FC Golden State Force SIMA Águilas Red Bulls U-23 Reading United AC South Georgia Tormenta The Villages SC |
| Matches played | 518 |
| Goals scored | 1,797 (3.47 per match) |
| Biggest home win | BRV 8, CLB 1 (June 29) |
| Biggest away win | DCR 1, MIB 14 (July 10) |
| Highest scoring | MIB 14, DCR 1 (July 10) |
| Longest winning run | 10 games South Georgia Tormenta (May 19 - July 5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Des Moines Menace (entire season) Reading United AC (entire season) South Georgia Tormenta (entire season) |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Derby City Rovers (entire season) WSA Winnipeg (entire season) |
| Longest losing run | 14 games Derby City Rovers (entire season) WSA Winnipeg (entire season) |
← 2017 2019 → All statistics correct as of July 16, 2018. | |
The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.
Changes from 2017
[edit]New teams
[edit]A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.[1]
Name changes
[edit]- Palm Beach Suns FC became Next Academy Palm Beach
- Fresno Fuego became Fresno FC U-23
- South Florida Surf became North County United
Folded
[edit]- Burlingame Dragons FC
- BYU Cougars
- FC Boulder U23
- Jersey Express S.C.
- K-W United FC
- Nashville SC U23
- Saint Louis FC U23
- SoCal Surf
- Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23
- Wilmington Hammerheads
Standings
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]Mid Atlantic Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading United AC | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 38 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 31 | |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 28 | |
| 4 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 27 | |
| 5 | F.A. Euro | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 9 | |
| 6 | Evergreen FC | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 5 | |
| 7 | Lehigh Valley United | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 35 | −25 | 4 |
Northeast Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Rock FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 30 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 24 | |
| 3 | Western Mass Pioneers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 22 | |
| 4 | FC Boston | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 18 | |
| 5 | AC Connecticut | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 17 | |
| 6 | Westchester Flames | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 10 |
South Atlantic Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 28 | Advance to the Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | North Carolina FC U23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 23 | |
| 3 | Lionsbridge FC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Charlotte Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 13 | |
| 5 | Tobacco Road FC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 13 | |
| 6 | Carolina Dynamo | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 11 |
Western Conference
[edit]Northwest Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 35 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Lane United FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 20 | |
| 4 | TSS FC Rovers (J) | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 17 | |
| 5 | Victoria Highlanders | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 6 | Portland Timbers U23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 11 |
Mountain Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 28 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | FC Tucson | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Ogden City SC | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 12 |
Southwest Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Golden State Force | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 37 | Advance to the Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | Ventura County Fusion | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 22 | |
| 3 | Orange County SC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz Breakers FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Fresno FC U-23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 20 | |
| 6 | San Francisco City FC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |
| 7 | San Francisco Glens SC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | |
| 8 | San Diego Zest FC | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 14 | |
| 9 | Southern California Seahorses | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 13 |
Central Conference
[edit]Great Lakes Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 27 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Lansing United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 26 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 22 | |
| 4 | Michigan Bucks | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | +24 | 22 | |
| 5 | West Virginia Chaos | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Derby City Rovers | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 65 | −57 | 1 |
Heartland Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | +31 | 40 | Advance to the Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Chicago FC United | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 23 | |
| 3 | Kaw Valley FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 20 | |
| 4 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Thunder Bay Chill | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 19 | |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 0 |
Southern Conference
[edit]Deep South Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10 | +20 | 36 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | Mississippi Brilla | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 | |
| 3 | SC United Bantams | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Birmingham Hammers | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 19 | |
| 5 | Tri-Cities Otters | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Peachtree City MOBA | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 16 | |
| 7 | Memphis City FC | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 6 |
Mid South Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazos Valley Cavalry FC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 19 | +23 | 30 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | OKC Energy U23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 28 | |
| 3 | AHFC Royals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 21 | |
| 4 | Corpus Christi FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Texas United | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | FC Cleburne | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 13 | |
| 7 | Houston FC | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 10 |
Southeast Division
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIMA Águilas | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | +17 | 32 | Advance to the Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | The Villages SC | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 30 | |
| 3 | Lakeland Tropics | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 30 | |
| 4 | IMG Academy Bradenton | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 20 | |
| 5 | FC Miami City | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 16 | |
| 6 | Weston FC | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 13 | |
| 7 | Next Academy Palm Beach | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 12 | |
| 8 | North County United | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 8 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| DS | Tormenta FC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | The Villages SC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | The Villages SC | 2* | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| SE | SIMA Aguilas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE | SIMA Aguilas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | The Villages SC | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC | 1* | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| SA | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE | Black Rock FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Reading United AC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 4* | |||||||||||||||||
| SW | FC Golden State Force | 2(1) | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | FC Tucson | 2(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | FC Tucson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MT | Colorado Rapids U-23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW | Calgary Foothills FC | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Chicago FC United | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0(4) | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Lansing United | 0(3) | |||||||||||||||||
| HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Chicago FC United | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL1 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Chicago FC United | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Conference Championships
[edit]The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Statesboro, GA (Southern Conference, host South Georgia Tormenta FC). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.[2]
Eastern Conference
[edit]| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | Black Rock FC | 1–2 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Report |
| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | Reading United AC | 4–3 | Myrtle Beach Mutiny | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 PM EDT |
| Report |
| July 21, 2018 Conference Final | Reading United AC | 2–1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report |
Southern Conference
[edit]| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | SIMA Aguilas | 2–1 | Brazos Valley Cavalry F.C. | Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia |
| 5:00 PM EDT | Report |
| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 0–1 | The Villages SC | Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report |
|
| July 21, 2018 Conference Final | SIMA Aguilas | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | The Villages SC | Erk Russell Park Statesboro, Georgia |
| 8:00 PM EDT | Report |
Central Conference
[edit]| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | Dayton Dutch Lions | 3–5 | Chicago FC United | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 4:30 PM CDT | Report |
| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | Des Moines Menace | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Lansing United | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report |
| July 21, 2018 Conference Final | Des Moines Menace | 0–1 | Chicago FC United | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 7:30 PM CDT | Report |
Western Conference
[edit]| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | Calgary Foothills FC | 1–0 | Colorado Rapids U23 | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 4:00 PM PDT |
| Report |
| July 20, 2018 Conference Semifinal | FC Golden State Force | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | FC Tucson | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT |
| Report |
|
| July 21, 2018 Conference Final | Calgary Foothills FC | 2–0 | FC Tucson | Rio Hondo College Whittier, California |
| 7:00 PM PDT | Report |
PDL Championship
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]| July 28, 2018 National Semifinal | Reading United AC | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | The Villages SC | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report |
| July 28, 2018 National Semifinal | Calgary Foothills FC | 1–0 | Chicago FC United | Foothills Field Okotoks, Alberta |
| 7:00 PM MDT | Report | Attendance: 1,250[3] |
Final
[edit]| August 4, 2018 National Final | Reading United AC | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Calgary Foothills FC | Gurski Stadium West Lawn, Pennsylvania |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Report 1 Report 2 | Attendance: 2,278 |
Awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Ryosuke Kinoshita (DMM)
- Golden Boot: Marek Weber (SCU)
- Young (U21) Player of the Year: Luka Prpa (CHI)
- Coach of the Year: Alan McCann, (REA)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Marco Carducci (CGY)
- Defender of the Year: Jordan Skelton (MIS)
All-League and All-Conference Teams
[edit]Eastern Conference
[edit]F: Ifunanyachi Achara (BLR), Khori Bennett (REA), Charlie Ledula (LIR)
M: Jakov Basic (BOS), Ricardo Gomez (MYB), Aaron Molloy (REA) *, Brian Saramago (NYR)
D: Prosper Figbe (BLR), Kamal Miller (REA), Kevin O'Toole (NYR)
G: Bennet Strutz (REA)
Central Conference
[edit]F: Austin Ricci (MIB), Kinoshita Ryosuke (DMM) *, Tucker Stephenson (KAW)
M: Kyle Carr (LNU), Brad Dunwell (MIB), Luka Prpa (CHI) *, Tate Robertson (DAY) *
D: Ebenezer Ackon (LNU), Mark Lindstrom (CIN), Grant Stoneman (CHI)
G: Carlos Mercado (DMM)
Southern Conference
[edit]F: Brandon Guhl (BVC), Juan Tejada (LAK), Marek Weber (SCU) *
M: David Graydon (SIM), Marco Micaletto (SGT) *, Leonardo Paiva (VIL), Toni Soler (SGT)
D: Mathieu Laurent (BIR), Jordan Skelton (MIS) *, Gabriel Torres (VIL) *
G: Pablo Jara (SGT)
Western Conference
[edit]F: Moses Danto (CGY) *, Santiago Patino (SEA), Samuel Villava (GSF)
M: Elijah Adekugbe (CGY), Nico Pasquotti (CGY), Matteo Polisi (TSS), Willy Spurr (LAN)
D: Henry Lander (TUC), Callum Montgomery (VIC) *, Dominick Zator (CGY)
G: Marco Carducci (CGY) *
* denotes All-League player
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, USLPDL.com (February 1, 2018). "PDL Reveals 2018 Schedule, Conference Alignments". USL PDL. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ Colton Coreschi (July 10, 2018). "Hosts Unveiled for 2018 PDL Conference Playoffs". Premier Development League (PDL). Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ "PDL: Roberts and Musse lead Reading United and Calgary". Soccer America. July 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Colton Coreschi (August 2, 2018). "2018 PDL All-League Team and Awards". Premier Development League (PDL). Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Colton Coreschi (July 31, 2018). "2018 PDL All-Eastern Conference Team". Premier Development League (PDL). Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Colton Coreschi (July 31, 2018). "2018 PDL All-Central Conference Team". Premier Development League (PDL). Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "2018 PDL All-Southern Conference Team". Premier Development League (PDL). August 1, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Colton Coreschi (August 1, 2018). "2018 PDL All-Western Conference Team". Premier Development League (PDL). Retrieved May 7, 2020.