1998 PDSL season

The 1998 Premier Development Soccer League season was the 4th PDSL season. The season began in April 1998 and ended in August 1998.

Premier Development Soccer League
Season1998
ChampionsSan Gabriel Valley Highlanders
← 1997
1999 →

San Gabriel Valley Highlanders won the championship, defeating the Jackson Chargers 3-2. Jackson won the regular season title, winning all 16 games and posting a whopping +84 goal difference. Four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League joined as associate members this season, with two (Abbotsford and Seattle) going on to become full members in 1999.

Changes from the 1997 season

Name changes

New teams

13 teams were added for the season, 9 expansion teams and four associates from the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

Team Area Location Previous affiliation
Abbotsford Athletes In Action Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League
Bradenton Academics Southwest Florida area Bradenton, FL expansion
Central Florida Lionhearts Central Florida area Seminole, FL expansion
Colorado Comets Denver area Commerce City, CO expansion
Fox River Rebels Fox Cities area Menasha, WI expansion
Indiana Invaders Michiana area South Bend, IN expansion
Kansas City Brass Kansas City area Liberty, MO expansion
Miami Tango Greater Miami area Miami, FL expansion
Northern Arizona Prospectors Prescott-Chino Valley area Prescott Valley, AZ expansion
Okanagan Valley Challenge Okanagan Valley area Kelowna, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League
Seattle Hibernian Seattle area Seattle, WA Pacific Coast Soccer League
Silicon Valley Ambassadors South San Francisco Bay area Santa Clara, CA expansion
Victoria Umbro Select Vancouver Island area Victoria, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League

Teams leaving

The Cincinnati Riverhawks were promoted to the A-League and the Miami Breakers were promoted to the D3 Pro League following the 1997 season.

7 teams folded after the 1997 season:

The Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year.

Standings
Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

Central Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Colorado Comets 16 13 0 1 2 40 16 +24 39
2 Des Moines Menace 16 9 2 1 4 51 27 +24 29[lower-alpha 1]
3 Twin Cities Tornado 16 9 0 1 6 32 33 −1 27
4 Kansas City Brass 16 7 0 1 8 42 29 +13 21
5 Sioux City Breeze 16 5 2 1 8 28 31 −3 17[lower-alpha 1]
6 Colorado Springs Stampede 16 4 1 0 11 20 46 −26 13[lower-alpha 2]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points.
  2. Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point.

Great Lakes Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Dynamite 16 12 2 0 2 45 24 +21 38[lower-alpha 1]
2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 16 11 0 1 4 38 19 +19 33
3 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 7 0 1 8 30 34 −4 21
4 Fox River Rebels 16 6 0 0 10 30 37 −7 18
5 Indiana Invaders 16 6 1 0 9 26 33 −7 19[lower-alpha 2]
6 Lansing Locomotive 16 3 0 0 13 36 42 −6 6[lower-alpha 3]
7 Grand Rapids Explosion 16 0 0 0 16 6 56 −50 0
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Detroit was penalized 2 points.
  2. Indiana was penalized 1 point.
  3. Lansing was penalized 3 points.

Northwest Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spokane Shadow 16 13 0 0 3 62 15 +47 39
2 Yakima Reds 16 9 0 0 7 40 28 +12 27
3 Seattle BigFoot 16 8 3 0 5 28 32 −4 27[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 2 2 5 28 28 0 23[lower-alpha 2]
5 Seattle Hibernian[lower-alpha 3] 8 2 0 1 5 5 16 −11 6
6 Okanagan Valley Challenge[lower-alpha 3] 8 2 0 1 5 6 23 −17 6
7 Victoria Umbro Select[lower-alpha 3] 8 1 0 2 5 11 19 −8 3
8 Abbotsford Athletes In Action[lower-alpha 3] 8 0 1 0 7 9 28 −19 1[lower-alpha 4]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
  2. Cascade was penalized 2 points.
  3. Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule.
  4. Abbotsford was penalized 1 point.

Southeast Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jackson Chargers 16 16 0 0 0 104 17 +87 48
2 Cocoa Expos 16 9 0 0 7 41 36 +5 27
3 Bradenton Academics 16 8 1 0 7 50 42 +8 25[lower-alpha 1]
4 Alabama Saints 16 7 0 3 6 40 48 −8 21
5 Miami Tango 16 6 1 0 9 41 39 +2 19[lower-alpha 2]
6 Central Florida Lionhearts 16 5 1 0 10 40 55 −15 16[lower-alpha 1]
7 South Florida Future 16 4 1 1 10 28 79 −51 13[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point.
  2. Miami was penalized 1 point.

Southwest Division
Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 16 14 1 0 1 44 20 +24 43[lower-alpha 1]
2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 16 10 1 0 5 45 27 +18 31[lower-alpha 1]
3 Southern California Chivas 16 7 0 1 8 30 26 +4 21
4 Central Coast Roadrunners 16 5 0 0 11 31 39 −8 15
5 Northern Arizona Prospectors 16 1 1 1 13 23 66 −43 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point.

Playoffs

Format

Kalamazoo hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.
The top four teams from the Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, and Southwest divisions, however, if Kalamazoo places in the top four in the Central Division, the fifth place team will take their spot. The top two teams in the Northwest Division will play the top two associate teams from the PCSL. The team with the most points to lose in the Divisional rounds will play in the Regional round as a wild card against the Divisional champion with the most points. The remaining four teams will play each other based on geography.

Divisional brackets
Southeast Semifinals Southeast Finals
      
SE1 Jackson Chargers 1
SE4 Miami Tango 0
SE1 Jackson Chargers 0
SE2 Cocoa Expos 1
SE2 Cocoa Expos 4
SE3 Bradenton Academics 3
Southwest Semifinals Southwest Finals
      
SW1 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1
SW4 Central Coast Roadrunners (AET) 2
SW4 Central Coast Roadrunners 2
SW2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
SW2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2
SW3 Southern California Chivas 0
Northwest Semifinals Northwest Finals
      
NW1 Spokane Shadow 1
NWA2 Okanagan Valley Challenge 2
NWA2 Okanagan Valley Challenge 1
NW2 Yakima Reds 4
NW2 Yakima Reds 1
NWA1 Seattle Hibernian 0
Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
C1 Colorado Comets 0
C4 Kansas City Brass 1
C4 Kansas City Brass 2 (0)
C2 Des Moines Menace (AET/PSO) 2 (1)
C2 Des Moines Menace (AET) 2
C3 Twin Cities Tornado 1
Great Lakes Semifinals Great Lakes Finals
      
GL1 Detroit Dynamite 3
GL4 Fox River Rebels 2
GL1 Detroit Dynamite 0
GL2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
GL2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
GL3 Indiana Invaders 0

Regional finals
Region A
   
GL2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
WC Jackson Chargers 3
Region B
   
SW2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
NW2 Yakima Reds 2
Region C
   
C2 Des Moines Menace 3
SE2 Cocoa Expos 1

PDSL finals bracket
  PDL Semifinals            
  WC Jackson Chargers 2  
  H Kalamazoo Kingdom 0   PDL Finals
      WC Jackson Chargers 2
  PDL Semifinals   SW2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
  SW2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
  C2 Des Moines Menace 1   PDL Third Place
    H Kalamazoo Kingdom 1
    C2 Des Moines Menace 4

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References
  1. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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