2006 PDL season

The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.

USL Premier Development League
Season2006
ChampionsMichigan Bucks
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Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.

Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.

Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.

Changes from 2005

New franchises
  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's Atlanta area Chamblee, Georgia expansion
Delaware Dynasty Wilmington area New Castle, Delaware expansion
Los Angeles Storm San Gabriel Valley area Glendora, California Previously Springfield Storm
Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia area Fairfax, Virginia previously in USL-2
Ogden Outlaws Ogden area Ogden, Utah expansion
San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley area Los Angeles, California expansion
San Francisco Seals San Francisco area San Francisco, California expansion
St. Louis Lions St. Louis area Cottleville, Missouri expansion
Tacoma FC Tacoma area University Place, Washington expansion
Virginia Beach Submariners Virginia Beach area Virginia Beach, Virginia expansion

Folding

Standings
Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Great Lakes Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Fire Premier 16 14 2 0 41 15 +26 42
2 Michigan Bucks 16 9 4 3 38 21 +17 30
3 Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 +5 28
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 −3 22
5 West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 −6 21
6 Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 −15 8
7 Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 −31 6
Source:

Heartland Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 14 2 0 42 14 +28 42
2 Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 +16 32
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 +7 27
5 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 −9 15
6 Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 −16 12
7 Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 −15 9
Source:

Mid Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Virginia Beach Submariners 16 10 5 1 36 19 +17 31
2 Williamsburg Legacy 16 8 4 4 31 20 +11 28
3 West Virginia Chaos 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Northern Virginia Royals 16 6 10 0 21 41 −20 18
5 Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 −8 15
Source:

New England Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 +29 44
2 Ottawa Fury 16 7 6 3 25 24 +1 24
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 +4 20
4 Albany Admirals 16 4 9 3 12 24 −12 15
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 −20 13
Source:

Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 37 27 +10 31
2 Ocean City Barons 16 6 4 6 31 20 +11 24
3 Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 21 32 −11 20
4 Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 −10 17
5 Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 −8 14
Source:

Mid South Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 +19 42
2 DFW Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 +4 25
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 +10 23
4 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 4 11 1 22 33 −11 13
5 Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 −26 11
Source:

South Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 14 0 2 41 12 +29 44
2 Augusta Fireball 16 9 3 4 31 18 +13 31
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Raleigh Elite 16 4 7 5 29 32 −3 17
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 −11 14
Source:

Southeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradenton Academics 16 11 4 1 44 28 +16 34
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 7 7 2 24 28 −4 23
3 Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 −11 20
4 Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 +4 20
5 Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 −16 8
Source:

Northwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Abbotsford Rangers 16 9 4 3 31 17 +14 30
2 BYU Cougars 16 9 6 1 22 15 +7 28
3 Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 +4 23
4 Ogden Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 −4 17
5 Tacoma FC 16 4 8 4 21 26 −5 16
6 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 −30 11
Source:

Southwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Southern California Seahorses 16 13 3 0 34 9 +25 39
2 Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 +9 32
3 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 +7 31
4 San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 +10 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 7 7 2 46 31 +15 23
6 Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 +2 22
7 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 22
8 San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 31 −6 19
9 California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 −58 0
Source:

Playoffs

Bracket
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NWE Cape Cod Crusaders 3
WC Williamsburg Legacy 0
NWE Cape Cod Crusaders 1
NE Westchester Flames 2
MA Virginia Beach Submariners 1
NE Westchester Flames 3
NE Westchester Flames 2
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
MS Laredo Heat 3
SA Carolina Dynamo 0
SE Bradenton Academics (OT) 1
SE Bradenton Academics 1
MS Laredo Heat 2
MS Laredo Heat 3
WC Augusta FireBall 2
MS Laredo Heat 1
GL2 Michigan Bucks 2
HL1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 0
GL2 Michigan Bucks 4
GL2 Michigan Bucks 4
GL1 Chicago Fire Premier 1
GL1 Chicago Fire Premier (PSO) 3 (5)
HL2 Des Moines Menace 3 (3)
GL2 Michigan Bucks 2
Central Conference
Western Conference
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 0
SW1 Southern California Seahorses 1
NW2 BYU Cougars 2
NW2 BYU Cougars 2 (2)
SW2 Orange County Blue Star (PSO) 2 (4)
NW1 Abbotsford Rangers 2
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 3

Conference semifinals
Williamsburg Legacy3 – 0 Cape Cod Crusaders
Monroe  33' (Report) Chavez  48'
Bulow  70'  75' (PK)
O'Reilly  90'
Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)
Augusta FireBall2 – 3 Laredo Heat
Charowski  52'
Irizarry  90+'		 (Report) Almack  38'
Presas  75'  87'
Referee: (USA)
Michigan Bucks4 – 0 Boulder Rapids Reserve
Uzoigwe  18'
Jafta  32'
Traylor  37'
Holody  43'
Dube  71'		 (Report) Christensen  23'
Seager  63'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Referee: (USA)
Abbotsford Rangers2 – 3 Orange County Blue Star
Peetoom  37'
Wilson  44'
Riehl  46'		 (Report) Hamilton  53'
Rivera  62'
Larrabee  70'
Lopez  84'
Referee: (USA)
Virginia Beach Submariners1 – 3 Westchester Flames
Gilkerson  45'
Templeman  48'
Haywood  64'		 (Report) Shapiro  15'  20'
Davies  32'
Trott  54'
Attendance: 550
Referee: James Conlee (USA)
Bradenton Academics1 – 0
(AET)		 Carolina Dynamo
Dallman  115' (Report)
Referee: (USA)
Chicago Fire Premier3 – 3
(AET)		 Des Moines Menace
Guzmán  29'
Bush  60'
Anderson  73'
North  93'  108'
Ubiparipović  101'		 (Report) Boltnar  62'  111'
Oliveira  66'
Hamburger  73'
Moffat  97'
Kother  113'
Penalties
Ubiparipović
DiRaimondo
Guzmán
Hlavaty
Anderson 		5 – 3 Munns
Boltnar
Kariotis
Dombrowski
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
Southern California Seahorses1 – 2 BYU Cougars
Hansen  14'  45' (PK)
Jepson  40'
Young  53'		 (Report) Clark  37'
A. Van Wagenen  45'
Norton  58'
Cavanaugh  61'
H. Van Wagenen  64'
Attendance: 444
Referee: (USA)

Conference finals
Westchester Flames2 – 1 Cape Cod Crusaders
Meyer  71'
Davies  86'		 (Report) Britcher  84'
Referee: (USA)
Bradenton Academics1 – 2 Laredo Heat
Collings  18'
Bello  39'  75'		 (Report) Macias  29'
Almack  31'
Sanchez  41'
Galvan  67'
Infante  89'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
Michigan Bucks4 – 1 Chicago Fire Premier
Turpin  20'  34'
Jafta  27'  62'  66'
Uzoigwe  45'		 (Report) Bode  24'
Guzmán  30'
DeGurian  59'  72'
Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 238
Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA)
Orange County Blue Star2 – 2
(AET)		 BYU Cougars
Marion  26'  72'
Evans  41'
Lopez  43'
Shager  78'
Kljestan  94'		 (Report) Marshall  86'
Norton  90'
Penalties
Theslof
Larrabee
Higgins
Valdez 		4 – 2 Winn
Trejo
Gilliam
Osborne
Attendance: 555
Referee: (USA)

National semifinals
Orange County Blue Star0 – 2 Michigan Bucks
Saunders  2'
Valdez  29'
Higgins  46'		 (Report) Uzoigwe  45'  48'
Holody  62'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
Westchester Flames2 – 3 Laredo Heat
Davies  15' (PK)
Shapiro  34'		 (Report) Galvan  40'
Ibarra  42' (PK)
Infante  90'  90'
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final
Michigan Bucks2 – 1 Laredo Heat
Uzoigwe  4'  56'
Shipalane  8'		 (Report) Macias  17'  17'
Galvan  78'
Sanchez  87'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

See also
  • United Soccer Leagues 2006
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