2012 PDL season

The 2012 USL Premier Development League season was the 18th season of the PDL. The regular season began on 22 April with a match between the Los Angeles Misioneros and Fresno Fuego, and ended with 14 matches on 15 July 2012.[3] The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners which determined the league's champion, Forest City London. Thirteen teams were added to the league and 4 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 73 for 2012.[3]

USL Premier Development League
Season2012
ChampionsForest City London
Matches played584
Goals scored1,702 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorer13 goals: 2 tied: Deshorn Brown of Reading United AC
Sullivan Silva of Thunder Bay Chill
Biggest home win2 tied: Austin Aztex 7–0 Texas Dutch Lions 24 May 2012
Austin Aztex 7–0 West Texas Sockers 6 July 2012
Biggest away winVentura County Fusion 6–0 Fresno Fuego 31 May 2012
Highest scoringWSA Winnipeg 6–3 Springfield Demize 14 July 2012
Longest winning run11 wins: Thunder Bay Chill
Longest unbeaten run13 matches: 3 tied: Carolina Dynamo, Michigan Bucks, Ventura County Fusion
Longest winless run16 matches: Fraser Valley Mariners
Longest losing run13 losses: Fraser Valley Mariners
Highest attendance8,174 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 at Portland Timbers U23 1 June 2012
Lowest attendance0 Michigan Bucks at Chicago Fire Premier July 1, 2012 [1]
Average attendance487[2]
← 2011
2013 →

Changes from 2011

Name changes

New teams

Thirteen new clubs joined the PDL this coming season.[3]

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Austin Aztex Greater Austin Austin, Texas expansion[6]
Baltimore Bohemians Baltimore area Bel Air, Maryland expansion[7]
Boston Victory Metropolitan Boston Quincy, Massachusetts expansion[8]
Chicago Inferno Chicago area Chicago, Illinois expansion[6]
Connecticut FC Azul Connecticut Hamden, Connecticut USASA[9]
Ocala Stampede Ocala, Florida Ocala, Florida expansion[10]
Palmetto FC Bantams Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood, South Carolina expansion[11]
Panama City Beach Pirates Panama City Panama City Beach, Florida expansion[12]
Southern West Virginia King's Warriors Raleigh County Beckley, West Virginia expansion[13]
Texas Dutch Lions Greater Houston Holland, Texas expansion[14]
FC Tucson Pima County Tucson, Arizona USASA[15]
VSI Tampa Flames Tampa Bay Area Tampa, Florida expansion[16]
Worcester Hydra Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts expansion[17]

Realignment

The Nashville Metros were moved from the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference to the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.[5]

Folding/moving

Standings

2012 Premier Development League standings.[18][19]

Key to colours in group tables
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified for playoff berth

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Great Lakes Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 13 1 2 46 10 +36 41
2 Forest City London 16 7 5 4 28 21 +7 25
3 River City Rovers 16 7 7 2 24 32 −8 23[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cincinnati Kings 16 6 7 3 28 33 −5 21
5 Chicago Fire Premier 16 6 7 3 22 26 −4 21
6 Toronto Lynx 16 6 8 2 22 25 −3 20
7 Hamilton Rage 16 4 9 3 23 35 −12 15
8 Chicago Inferno 16 4 9 3 21 32 −11 15
Source:
Notes:
  1. Although River City Rovers qualified for post season play, they ceded the match that was to be played 7/17 to Forest City London.

Heartland Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 13 2 1 41 10 +31 40
2 Real Colorado Foxes 16 8 4 4 19 19 0 28
3 Des Moines Menace 16 8 5 3 30 22 +8 27
4 Springfield Demize 16 5 7 4 23 29 −6 19
5 Kansas City Brass 16 6 9 1 30 31 −1 19
6 WSA Winnipeg 16 3 8 5 15 28 −13 14
7 St. Louis Lions 16 3 11 2 16 35 −19 11
Source:

Mid Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocean City Nor'easters 16 13 3 0 36 13 +23 39
2 Reading United 16 11 2 3 33 11 +22 36
3 Jersey Express 16 10 3 3 33 16 +17 33
4 New Jersey Rangers 16 8 5 3 28 25 +3 27
5 Long Island Rough Riders 16 6 7 3 26 22 +4 21
6 Baltimore Bohemians 16 5 7 4 20 24 −4 19
7 Brooklyn Knights 16 5 9 2 31 37 −6 17
8 Central Jersey Spartans 16 4 10 2 13 31 −18 14
9 Bermuda Hogges 16 4 10 2 17 38 −21 14
10 Westchester Flames 16 2 12 2 20 40 −20 8
Source:

Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury 16 10 3 3 30 14 +16 33
2 GPS Portland Phoenix 16 10 4 2 29 17 +12 32
3 Western Mass Pioneers 16 6 4 6 18 11 +7 24
4 Worcester Hydra 16 6 5 5 23 19 +4 23
5 Connecticut FC Azul 16 6 5 5 24 14 +10 23
6 Seacoast United Phantoms 16 5 6 5 14 20 −6 20
7 Vermont Voltage 16 3 11 2 21 34 −13 11
8 Boston Victory 16 3 11 2 6 36 −30 11
Source:

South Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 1 4 37 10 +27 37
2 Real Maryland Monarchs 16 8 4 4 33 22 +11 28
3 West Virginia Chaos 16 8 5 3 22 22 0 27
4 Nashville Metros 16 7 6 3 24 15 +9 24
5 Fredericksburg Hotspur 16 6 8 2 23 34 −11 20
6 Palmetto FC Bantams 16 4 5 7 16 18 −2 19
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 5 7 4 14 23 −9 19
8 King's Warriors 16 4 10 2 17 24 −7 14
9 Virginia Beach Piranhas 16 3 10 3 16 34 −18 12
Source:

Mid South Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 10 3 3 31 15 +16 33
2 Austin Aztex 16 9 5 2 40 13 +27 29
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 26 24 +2 23
4 Texas Dutch Lions 16 5 9 2 22 47 −25 17
5 New Orleans Jesters 16 3 6 7 26 34 −8 16
6 West Texas Sockers 16 3 7 6 18 30 −12 15
Source:

Southeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocala Stampede 16 11 3 2 35 20 +15 35
2 Orlando City U-23 16 8 3 5 31 17 +14 29
3 Bradenton Academics 16 8 6 2 23 14 +9 26
4 Mississippi Brilla 16 8 7 1 32 25 +7 25
5 VSI Tampa Flames 16 7 5 4 23 20 +3 25
6 Panama City Beach Pirates 16 6 7 3 19 19 0 21
7 Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 16 3 10 3 10 39 −29 12
8 FC JAX Destroyers 16 1 11 4 17 36 −19 7
Source:

Northwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 16 11 2 3 33 17 +16 36
2 Portland Timbers U23's 16 10 4 2 35 16 +19 32
3 Kitsap Pumas 16 10 4 2 29 18 +11 32
4 Washington Crossfire 16 8 7 1 17 21 −4 25
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 16 7 6 3 35 20 +15 24
6 Victoria Highlanders 16 6 6 4 21 18 +3 22
7 North Sound SeaWolves 16 4 12 0 16 40 −24 12
8 Fraser Valley Mariners 16 0 15 1 4 40 −36 1
Source:

Southwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ventura County Fusion 16 12 2 2 42 13 +29 38
2 FC Tucson 16 9 3 4 21 16 +5 31
3 Fresno Fuego 16 8 5 3 28 24 +4 27
4 Los Angeles Misioneros 16 5 4 7 29 23 +6 22
5 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 7 3 21 27 −6 21
6 BYU Cougars 16 6 8 2 27 25 +2 20
7 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 6 5 30 26 +4 20
8 Southern California Seahorses 16 3 10 3 21 36 −15 12
9 Pali Blues 16 2 11 3 16 45 −29 9
Source:

Conference Championships

As in prior years, each of the four conferences will hold a conference championship. In 2012, the location for each conference championship will be held the weekend of July 20–22 with the host team decided by a bidding process with preference given to the teams with the best records. The winner of the four conference championships will then compete in the PDL Championship held July 27–29 and August 4.[20]

Divisional Playoffs

Five of the divisions have additional matches in order for teams to qualify for the conference championship.

In the Great Lakes Division the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play in match; however, the 3rd place River City Rovers ceded the match to Forest City London who qualified for the Central Conference Championship.

In the Northwest Division, the top 4 teams qualify for a play-in match with the #4 seed playing at the home pitch of the top seed; and the #3 seed playing at the #2 seed. The winners of these matches then qualify for the Western Conference Championships. These matches were played on 7/14 and 7/15 with Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers U-23 teams winning.

Northwest Division
Western Conference
   
NW1 Seattle Sounders FC U‑23 3
NW4 Washington Crossfire 1
Northwest Division
Western Conference
   
NW2 Portland Timbers U23's 2
NW3 Kitsap Pumas 1

In the Eastern Conference, there are three divisions. The team with the best overall record in the conference qualifies for the Conference Championships directly, and, from that team's division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams compete in a play-in match. In 2012, Ocean City from the Mid Atlantic Division had the best overall all record. Therefore, 3rd place Jersey Expressed traveled to 2nd place Reading United on July 17 to determine the 2nd team from the Mid Atlantic that would qualify for the Conference Championships. Reading United won the match 3–1 with an extra time goal scored in the 119th minute and a penalty goal in stoppage time.

The top two teams from the other two divisions will also compete in a play-in match. In the Northeast Division, the Ottawa Fury hosted the GPS Portland Phoenix on July 17 with Ottawa claiming victory after extra time 3–2. The Carolina Dynamo hosted the Real Maryland Monarchs in the South Atlantic play-in match, with Carolina easily cruising to a 5–0 victory. The Eastern Conference Championships which will be hosted by Carolina Dynamo.[21]

Northeast Division
Eastern Conference
   
NE1 Ottawa Fury 3
NE2 GPS Portland Phoenix 2
Mid Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
MA2 Reading United 3
MA3 Jersey Express 1
South Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 5
SA2 Real Maryland FC 0
July 14, 2012 Seattle Sounders FC U‑23 3–1 Washington Crossfire Franklin Pierce High School
Tacoma, WA
7:00PM PDT DeLeon  10', 36'
Sanchez  79'  79'		 Report Fisk  25'
Sanchez  39'
Besagno  47'
Own Goal  54'		 Attendance: 213
July 15, 2012 Portland Timbers U23's 2–1 Kitsap Pumas Gladstone High School
Gladstone, OR
7:00PM EDT Sherrod  2'
Ribeiro  62'
Farfan  69'		 Report Sampson  7'  70'
Johnson  56'
Medina  58'		 Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Farhad Dadko
July 17, 2012 Ottawa Fury 3–2 (a.e.t.) GPS Portland Phoenix Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, ON
7:00PM EDT Basso  33'
Campbell  66'
Beauge  105' (pen.)
Rodriguez  106'		 Report Woodruff  30'  120+'
Anderson  87'
Dietriech  113'
Massie  113'		 Attendance: 265
Referee: Marvin Mohring
July 17, 2012 Reading United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Jersey Express Shirk Stadium
Reading, PA
7:00PM EDT Christianson  39'
Raj  102'  110'
Marini  119'
Okai  120' (pen.)
Wyatt  120'		 Report Niouky  27'  119'
N'Guessan  57'
Keegan  75'
Hines  80'
Foster  104'
Watson  107'		 Attendance: 316
Referee: Ryan Dos Reis
July 17, 2012 Carolina Dynamo 5–0 Real Maryland FC Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
7:00PM EDT Ilhan  15'
Malcolm  26'
McCready  31'
Smith  69', 77'
S. Ibeagha  84'		 Report Andrews  65'
Forbess  78'		 Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Eastern Conference Championship
July 21, 2012 Ocean City Nor'easters 0–1 Ottawa Fury Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
4:00PM EDT Tweneboa  33'
Davis  34'		 Report Campbell  6'
Curran  57'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Brandon Marion
July 21, 2012 Carolina Dynamo 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		 Reading United Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
7:00PM EDT Simonin  22'
Ilhan  32'
Smith  54'		 Report Wyatt  11'
Rodriguez  88'
Christianson  81'		 Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Jordan Smith
Penalties
McCready
Sloan
Nyepon
Reittinger
Gomez
Reifschneider
S. Ibeagha
Root
Dunker
Ford 		Peckham
Neumann
Cardona
Farfan
Cochrane
Wyatt
Baker
McCarthy
Rodriguez
Martin
July 22, 2012 Ottawa Fury 0–1 Carolina Dynamo Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
6:00PM EDT Beattie  51'
Castro  56'
Crick  65'		 Report Smith  46'
Reifscheiner  76'
S. Ibeagha  88'  90'
Dunker  88'		 Referee: Matt Jocaitis

Central Conference Championship
July 21, 2012 Michigan Bucks 1–0 Real Colorado Foxes Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, MI
6:00PM EDT Crnkić  31' Report Donaldson  62'
Schaffe  70'
Tapphorn  89'		 Attendance: 814
Referee: Artm Sher
July 21, 2012 Thunder Bay Chill 0–1 Forest City London Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, MI
8:00PM EDT Neto  74'  76' Report Ayris  62'
Lange  85'		 Attendance: 814
Referee: Margaret Domka
July 22, 2012 Michigan Bucks 1–2 Forest City London Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, MI
6:00PM EDT St. Louis  17'
Boyden  64'
Catalano  73'
Grant  79'		 Report Ayris  21'
Lange  67'
Da Cruz  88'		 Attendance: 781
Referee: Connor Williams

Southern Conference Championship
July 20, 2012 Laredo Heat 1–2 Orlando City U-23 Trinity Catholic High School
Ocala, FL
5:30PM EDT Frias  30'
Moreno  30'
Ibarra  40'
Vallejo  53' (pen.)		 Report Russo  29'
Helm  32'  49'
Reynolds  44'
Toby  55'
Aduny  72'		 Attendance: 905
Referee: Josh Thompson
July 20, 2012 Ocala Stampede 2–3 Austin Aztex Trinity Catholic High School
Ocala, FL
8:00PM EDT Diaz  37'
dos Santos  45'
De Oliveira  54'		 Report Shelton  14'  38'
Manneh  36', 70'
Cook  45'		 Attendance: 905
Referee: Agostino Minsola
July 22, 2012 Orlando City U-23 4–2 Austin Aztex Trinity Catholic High School
Ocala, FL
5:00PM EDT Helm  13'
MacDonald  23'
Toby  35'
Reynolds  45+1'
Fairhurst  80'
Aduny  90+5'		 Report Manneh  11' (pen.)
Pope  26'
Shelton  90+2'		 Attendance: 155
Referee: Rob Mauws

Western Conference Championship
July 21, 2012 Ventura County Fusion 1–0 (a.e.t.) Portland Timbers U23's Ventura College
Ventura, CA
5:00PM PDT Muñoz  93' Report Granger  41' Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Reed Christy
July 21, 2012 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2–1 FC Tucson Ventura College
Ventura, CA
7:30PM PDT Monge  24'
Jones  55'
Morris  64'
Quinn  65'		 Report Toia  47'
McQuown  88'		 Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Robert Sarfaraz
July 22, 2012 Ventura County Fusion 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Ventura College
Ventura, CA
5:00PM PDT Daly  7'
Pontius  7'
McGlynn  90'		 Report Jones  58'
Cox  81'  83'		 Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Magic Berenji

Bracket
Conference Semifinals (July 20–21) Conference Finals (July 22) Semi-Finals (July 28) Championship (August 4)
            
SE1 Ocala Stampede 2
MS2 Austin Aztex 3
MS2 Austin Aztex 2
Southern Conference
SE2 Orlando City U-23 4
MS1 Laredo Heat 1
SE2 Orlando City U-23 2
SE2 Orlando City U-23 1
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 2
MA1 Ocean City Nor'easters 0
NE1 Ottawa Fury 1
NE1 Ottawa Fury 0
Eastern Conference
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
SA1 Carolina Dynamo (AET) 2
MA2 Reading United 1
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
GL2 Forest City London 2
SW1 Ventura County Fusion (AET) 1
NW2 Portland Timbers U23's 0
SW1 Ventura County Fusion 0
Western Conference
NW1 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2
NW1 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2
SW2 FC Tucson 1
NW1 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 2
GL2 Forest City London 3
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
HL2 Real Colorado Foxes 0
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
Central Conference
GL2 Forest City London 2
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 0
GL2 Forest City London 1

PDL Championship

The 2012 PDL Championship will consist of 4 teams, the winner of each Conference Championship, with the semi-finals being held on Saturday, July 28 and the finals being played Saturday, August 4. The host sites were determined following the completion of the Conference Championships.

Semi-Finals
July 28, 2012 Carolina Dynamo 2–1 Orlando City U-23 Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
7:00PM EDT Smith  34'
Sloan  43'		 Report Russo  24'
Fairhurst  39'
Graydon  90'		 Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Kai Goodrinch
July 28, 2012 Forest City London 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 German Club
London, ON
7:30PM EDT Spearman  45'
Haworth  46'
DaCruz  51'
Ayris  76'
Lewis  83'		 Report Morris  21'  44'
Sanchez  34'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Arthur Korbiel

Championship
August 4, 2012 Carolina Dynamo 1–2 Forest City London Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, NC
7:00PM EDT Smith  26'
Okwuonu  75'
Nyepon  90'		 Report
Report
Report
Report		 Haworth  31'
Ayris  57'  76'		 Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Mark Goralz

Awards

[22]

  • Most Valuable Player: Sullivan Silva, (THU)
  • Rookie of the Year: Adam Grinwis, (MIB)
  • Defender of the Year: Kevin Cope, (MIB)
  • Coach of the Year: Gary Parsons, (MIB)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Adam Grinwis, (MIB)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

[23][24]

Eastern Conference

F: Deshorn Brown (REA) *, Alencar Junior (WOR), David Neuberth (RMD)
M: Christian Barreiro (BAL), Jason Massie (GPS), Stephen Okai (REA)
D: Patrick Boucher (CON), Marcello Castro (OTT), Greg Cochrane (REA), Sebastien Ibeagha (CAR) *
G: John McCarthy (OCN)

Central Conference

F: Jordan Ayris (LON), Sullivan Silva (THU) *, Branden Stelmak (CIN)
M: Tom Catalano (MIB) *, Bryan Ciesiulka (CHI), Jordan Green (KCB) *
D: Sicelo Buthelezi (THU), Kevin Cope (MIB) *, Lorne Donaldson (RCO), Peter Nechvatal (KCB)
G: Adam Grinwis (MIB) *

Western Conference

F: Jaime Chavez (LAM), Mark Sherrod (POR) *, Gyasi Zardes (VCF)
M: Ben Fisk (VAN), Matt Friesen (KIT) *, Frankie López (VCF)
D: James Farenhorst (VAN), Stephen Mohn (KIT), Conor Spence (TUC), DeAndre Yedlin (SEA) *
G: Elliott Mitrou (VIC)

Southern Conference

F: Karamba Janneh (OCA), Chrispin Ochieng (MIS), Kris Tyrpak (AUS)
M: Juan de Dios Ibarra-Trevino (AUS), Douglas dos Santos (OCA), Kekuta Manneh (AUS)
D: Taian de Souza (PAN), Oumar Diakhite (ORL), Max Gunderson (LAR) *, Zack Pope (AUS)
G: Alonso Jiménez (WTX)

* denotes All-League player

References
  1. "Official Match Report". Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. Note that of 584 matches, 74(13%) did not report attendance
  3. PDL Schedule, Alignment Released
  4. "Blues' PDL Announces Name Change". Pali Blues News Release. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  5. Premier Development League 2012 Archived 7 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Standings.
  6. Drake, Sarah (26 September 2011). "Aztex soccer team returns to Austin". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  7. "Baltimore Bohemians Join USL PDL". Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  8. "Boston Victory SC Joins USL PDL". United Soccer Leagues. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. "Connecticut FC Azul Joins USL PDL". United Soccer Leagues. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  10. "Ocala Stampede Joins USL PDL". United Soccer Leagues. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
  11. "Palmetto FC Bantams Join PDL". Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  12. Panama City Beach Pirates Joins USL PDL
  13. "Southern West Virginia Added to PDL". United Soccer Leagues. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  14. Exclusive: Mike Mossel interview
  15. "FC Tucson Joins USL PDL". United Soccer Leagues. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  16. "VisionPro Academy Headed To Tampa". United Soccer Leagues. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  17. "Worcester Hydra FC Joins USL PDL". USL News Release. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  18. Official Standings Archived 7 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Elimination information available from this table
  20. "PDL Announces Playoff Schedule". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  21. Carolina To Host Eastern Championships (18 July 2012). PDL.USLSoccer.com.
  22. United Soccer Leagues (USL)
  23. PDL All-Conference Teams Announced Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine (30 July 2012). PDL.USLSoccer.com.
  24. PDL All-League Team Announced (31 July 2012). PDL.USLSoccer.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.