2014 PDL season

The 2014 USL Premier Development League season was the 20th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 3 and ended July 20. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Seven teams were added to the league, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2014. The Austin Aztex were the defending champions.

USL Premier Development League
Season2014
ChampionsMichigan Bucks
Matches played443
Goals scored1,381 (3.12 per match)
Biggest home winLIR 8, NJL 0
(July 12)
Biggest away winVIC 7, LAU 0
(June 22)
Highest scoringLIR 8, NJL 0
(July 12)
KWU 6, TOR 2
(July 16)
WMA 7, WES 1
(July 19)
Longest winning run10, Seacoast United
(June 8 - July 19)
Longest unbeaten run14, Ocala Stampede
(June 5 - July 27)
Longest winless run14, Vermont Voltage
(entire season)
Longest losing run11, NJ-LUSO Parma
(May 26 - July 20)
Highest attendance8,207 POR vs. PUG
(May 30)
Lowest attendance16 CHI vs. TOR
(June 1)
Average attendance590 (375 of 443 games reported) [1]
← 2013
2015 →

Changes from 2013

New teams

Seven new clubs joined the PDL in 2014.

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Montreal Impact U23 Greater Montreal Montreal, Quebec CSL [2]
Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expansion [3]
Cincinnati Dutch Lions Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio expansion [4]
Albuquerque Sol FC Albuquerque metropolitan area Albuquerque, New Mexico expansion [5]
Las Vegas Mobsters Las Vegas–Paradise, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada expansion [6]
Lane United FC Lane County, Oregon Eugene, Oregon expansion [7]
San Jose Earthquakes U-23 Santa Clara County, California San Jose, California expansion [8][9]

Name Changes

Folding/moving

Divisions

The schedule and divisions were announced January 31 with each team to play a 14-game schedule. The Western Conference was split into three divisions (Northwest, Southwest and Mountain).[12]

Standings

2014 Premier Development League standings.[13]

Key to colours in group tables
Team in position to win Division Title
Team in position to qualify 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 14 9 2 3 38 8 +30 30
2 K-W United FC 14 8 3 3 26 20 +6 27
3 Chicago Fire Premier 14 7 5 2 21 20 +1 23
4 Forest City London 14 6 4 4 32 25 +7 22
5 Toronto Lynx 14 2 9 3 15 35 −20 9
6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 14 2 11 1 13 37 −24 7
Source:

Heartland Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Des Moines Menace 14 12 1 1 32 7 +25 37
2 St. Louis Lions 14 6 4 4 18 16 +2 22
3 Thunder Bay Chill 14 6 7 1 22 17 +5 19
4 Springfield Demize 13 4 5 4 8 11 −3 16
5 WSA Winnipeg 14 2 10 2 10 33 −23 8
6 Chicago Inferno[lower-alpha 1] 5 0 3 2 1 7 −6 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. Chicago Inferno withdrew from the league on June 20.[14][15]

Mid Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Jersey Express 14 10 1 3 45 15 +30 33
2 Reading United AC 14 9 1 4 30 12 +18 31
3 Long Island Rough Riders 14 8 2 4 26 13 +13 28
4 Ocean City Nor'easters 14 7 5 2 24 24 0 23
5 Baltimore Bohemians 14 6 6 2 23 21 +2 20
6 Northern Virginia Royals 14 3 9 2 17 30 −13 11
7 F.A. Euro 14 3 10 1 16 36 −20 10
8 NJ-LUSO Parma 14 1 13 0 10 40 −30 3
Source:

Northeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Seacoast United Phantoms 14 11 1 2 28 7 +21 35
2 Connecticut FC Azul 14 9 2 3 27 13 +14 30
3 Western Mass Pioneers 14 8 4 2 33 16 +17 26
4 Montreal Impact U23 14 7 5 2 26 17 +9 23
5 Real Boston Rams 14 6 6 2 21 26 −5 20
6 GPS Portland Phoenix 14 4 9 1 19 32 −13 13
7 Westchester Flames 14 2 10 2 11 36 −25 8
8 Vermont Voltage 14 0 10 4 9 27 −18 4
Source:

South Atlantic Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 West Virginia Chaos 14 7 3 4 24 17 +7 25
2 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 14 6 4 4 27 20 +7 22
3 King's Warriors 14 6 4 4 23 20 +3 22
4 Carolina Dynamo 14 6 6 2 21 26 −5 20
5 SC United Bantams 14 4 8 2 19 23 −4 14
6 River City Rovers 14 3 7 4 19 27 −8 13
Source:

Mid South Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Austin Aztex 14 11 1 2 37 11 +26 35
2 Laredo Heat 14 7 4 3 23 16 +7 24
3 Midland/Odessa Sockers 14 7 4 3 26 19 +7 24
4 Mississippi Brilla 14 3 7 4 20 32 −12 13
5 Houston Dutch Lions 14 1 10 3 12 37 −25 6
Source:

Southeast Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocala Stampede 14 9 1 4 29 16 +13 31
2 SW Florida Adrenaline 14 7 2 5 27 14 +13 26
3 IMG Academy Bradenton 14 5 7 2 15 22 −7 17
4 Panama City Beach Pirates 14 4 6 4 23 27 −4 16
5 Orlando City U-23 14 2 7 5 16 23 −7 11
6 Floridians FC 14 2 7 5 14 23 −9 11
Source:

Mountain Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Tucson 14 11 2 1 35 11 +24 34
2 BYU Cougars 14 7 4 3 23 25 −2 24
3 Albuquerque Sol FC 14 3 5 6 12 16 −4 15
4 Las Vegas Mobsters 14 4 9 1 17 31 −14 13
5 Real Colorado Foxes 14 2 8 4 12 18 −6 10
Source:

Northwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas 14 9 1 4 25 9 +16 31
2 Victoria Highlanders 14 8 3 3 32 18 +14 27
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 14 8 3 3 34 19 +15 27
4 Portland Timbers U23's 14 5 4 5 20 20 0 20
5 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 5 7 2 18 20 −2 17
6 Washington Crossfire 14 3 6 5 18 22 −4 14
7 Puget Sound Gunners FC 14 3 9 2 9 31 −22 11
8 Lane United FC 14 2 10 2 10 27 −17 8
Source:

Southwest Division
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ventura County Fusion 14 8 3 3 26 17 +9 27
2 Los Angeles Misioneros 14 7 2 5 28 17 +11 26
3 San Jose Earthquakes U-23 14 7 4 3 27 18 +9 24
4 Fresno Fuego 14 6 7 1 25 18 +7 19
5 OC Pateadores Blues 14 5 7 2 20 29 −9 17
6 Southern California Seahorses 14 1 12 1 14 41 −27 4
Source:

Conference Championships

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. In the two-division Central and Southern Conferences, the top two teams from each division meet in a conference final four.[16] In the Eastern and Western Conferences, both of which are broken into three divisions, additional quarterfinal matches were required. In the Western Conference, two teams from the Northwest Division advanced to the conference final four: the division champion and the winner of a match between the division's second- and third-place teams. The first-place teams from the Mountain and Southwest divisions met the second-place teams of the other division to determine the final two participants. In the Eastern Conference the winner of a match between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic divisions' second-place teams advanced to the final four along with the three division champions.[17]

Inter-Divisional Playoff
Eastern Conference
   
MA2 Reading United 0
NE2 Connecticut FC Azul 3
Northwest Division Playoff
Western Conference
   
NW2 Victoria Highlanders 2
NW3 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 7
Inter-Divisional Playoff
Western Conference
   
MT1 FC Tucson 2
SW2 Los Angeles Misioneros 1
Inter-Divisional Playoff
Western Conference
   
SW1 Ventura County Fusion 1
MT2 BYU Cougars 0

Eastern Conference Championship
July 22, 2014 1st Round Reading United 0–3 Connecticut FC Azul John Gurski Stadium
West Lawn, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EDT Campbell  58' Report Perry  29'
Taveras  36'
Weir  66'
Narro  70'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
July 26, 2014 Semifinal Jersey Express 2–0 Connecticut FC Azul Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT Hines  10'  78'
Eze  57'
Viaggio  65'		 Report Kinne  90' Attendance: 175
Referee: Kris Larwa
July 26, 2014 Semifinal Seacoast United Phantoms 0–2 West Virginia Chaos Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
7:30pm EDT Louchead  42' Report Smee  28'
Fabian  30'
Szabo  72'  82'		 Referee: Jaime Herrera
July 27, 2014 Final Jersey Express 3–1 West Virginia Chaos Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT Viaggio  17'
Eze  30', 53'
Correa  52'  57' (pen.)		 Report Peters  45' (pen.)
McDonald  63'
Wilson  66'
Szabo  69'
Smee  89'		 Attendance: 107
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Central Conference Championship
July 25, 2014 Semifinal Michigan Bucks 3–1 (a.e.t.) St. Louis Lions Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
4:30pm CDT Catic  13', 107'
Ben  93'
Dereis  98'		 Report Cojocov  10'
Matthews  45'
Edemba  81'
Walsh  119'		 Referee: Trent Payne
July 25, 2014 Semifinal Des Moines Menace 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 K-W United FC Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
7:30pm CDT Fricke  7' Report Whiteman  26'
Robinson  69'
Keely  103'		 Attendance: 3,679
Referee: Jeremy Uecker
Penalties
Hellmann
Bartlett
Macadam
Bales
Fricke 		Murrell
Keely
Robinson
Camargo
Perea
July 26, 2014 Final Des Moines Menace 0–2 Michigan Bucks Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
7:30pm CDT López  71'  90' Report Goldsmith  14', 23'
Kaba  30'
Beresford  56'
Tribbett  79'		 Referee: Brent Wilson

Southern Conference Championship
July 26, 2014 Semifinal Ocala Stampede 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Laredo Heat House Park
Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT Hilton  87'
Knight  115'		 Report Luna  86'
Ferreira  99'		 Referee: Ismael Elfarth
Penalties
Walmsley
Hilton
Ilic
Knight
Clay 		Fernández
Moreno
Ibarra
Hernández
July 26, 2014 Semifinal Austin Aztex 3–1 SW Florida Adrenaline House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Ambrose  15'
Jobe  57'
Cortes  87'		 Report Le Bras  37'
Wilks  89'		 Attendance: 4,754
Referee: Ledzek Stalmach
July 27, 2014 Final Austin Aztex 0–2 Ocala Stampede House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane  48'
Perales  87'
Ambrose  89'		 Report Janneh  11'
Ilic  55'
Blandon  84'
Bailey  90+'		 Attendance: 2,228
Referee: William Tomlinson

Western Conference Championship
Quarterfinal Kitsap Pumas v Bye
July 16, 2014 Quarterfinal Victoria Highlanders 2–7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Royal Athletic Park
Victoria, British Columbia
7:00PM PDT Mitrou  17'
Basso  38'
Barrett  45+'
T. Hughes  45+'  70'
Sturrock  51'
J. Hughes  54'
Rowley  79+'		 Report
Report		 Cook  6', 18' (pen.)
Farahani  8'
Lakhan  23'
Levis  40'
Cousens  43', 72'
Froese  53', 85'		 Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Darnell Smit
July 19, 2014 Quarterfinal Ventura County Fusion 1–0 BYU Cougars Peter Johann Memorial Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
8:55PM PDT Chongo  40'
Stanley  41'		 Report
Report		 Referee: Charles Farr
July 19, 2014 Quarterfinal FC Tucson 2–1 Los Angeles Misioneros Peter Johann Memorial Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
6:30PM PDT Kelly  28'
Volesky  29'
Phillips  51'
Velazco  53'
Ramos  72'		 Report
Report		 Christian  20'
Nwabueze  49'		 Referee: C. Scott
July 25, 2014 Semifinal Kitsap Pumas 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Ventura County Fusion Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
6:00pm MST Keitz  19'
Gonzalez  41'
Catalano  45+'
Kelly  73'
Sanchez  83'
Chamberlain  86'
Danciu  98'		 Report Kiffe  10'  32'
Cazarez  15'
Keny-Guyer  41'
Argueta  82'  120+'
Alfaro  86'
Palacios  105+'		 Referee: Matt Sternheim
Penalties
Keitz
Shelton
Sanchez
Danciu 		Kiffe
Alfaro
Cazarez
Colvey
July 25, 2014 Semifinal FC Tucson 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST Phillips  49'
De Rada  90+'		 Report Stewart  15'
Farahani  48'		 Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Charles Farr
July 26, 2014 Final FC Tucson 0–3 Kitsap Pumas Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm MST Phillips  65'
Ramos  72'
Rookwood  90+'		 Report Keitz  7'  28'
DeZorzi  9'
Jensen  41'
Shelton  54'
Gonzalez  55'
Ortinau  66'  74'
Kelly  83'		 Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Charles Farr

Playoff Bracket
Conference Semifinals (July 25–26) Conference Finals (July 26–27) Semi-Finals (August 1) Championship (August 3)
            
NE1 Seacoast United Phantoms 0
SA1 West Virginia Chaos 2
SA1 West Virginia Chaos 1
Eastern Conference
MA1 Jersey Express 3
MA1 Jersey Express 2
NE2 Connecticut FC Azul 0
MA1 Jersey Express 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 2
HL1 Des Moines Menace (PEN) 0 (4)
GL2 K-W United FC 0 (3)
HL1 Des Moines Menace 0
Central Conference
GL1 Michigan Bucks 2
GL1 Michigan Bucks (AET) 3
HL2 St. Louis Lions 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 0
MS1 Austin Aztex 3
SE2 SW Florida Adrenaline 1
MS1 Austin Aztex 0
Southern Conference
SE1 Ocala Stampede 2
SE1 Ocala Stampede (PEN) 1 (5)
MS2 Laredo Heat 1 (4)
SE1 Ocala Stampede 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 2
MT1 FC Tucson 1
NW3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 0
MT1 FC Tucson 0
Western Conference
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 3
NW1 Kitsap Pumas (PEN) 3 (3)
SW1 Ventura County Fusion 3 (1)

PDL Championship

Semi-Finals
August 1, 2014 Kitsap Pumas 2–1 Ocala Stampede Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
5:00pm EDT Rivas  42'
Jensen  63'
Catalano  72'
Sanchez  89'		 Report Hilton  45'
Janneh  82'		 Referee: Connor Williams
August 1, 2014 Michigan Bucks 2–1 Jersey Express Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
7:30pm EDT Tribbett  54'
Steinberger  78'		 Report Eze  38'
Correa  50'
Martínez  79'
Caso  79'		 Referee: Donovan Noocha

Championship
August 3, 2014 Michigan Bucks 1–0 Kitsap Pumas Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
1:00pm EDT Kolarac  35'
Owens  58'		 Report
Report		 Referee: Marc Lawrence

Championship MVP: Adam Grinwis, (MIB) [18]

Awards

[19]

All-League and All-Conference Teams

[20][21]

Eastern Conference

F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Jeff McClure (CIN), Alencar Junior (WMA)
M: Boluwatife Akinyode (NJL), Shaun Foster (LIR), Walter Hines (JER)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Jake Stovall (CIN), Tom Wharf (LIR), Travis Brent (WVA)
G: Alex Bono (REA)

Central Conference

F: Chris Hellmann (DMM) *, Moses Danto (WSA), Dzenan Catic (MIB) *
M: Zach Steinberger (MIB) *, Drew Conner (CHI), Ralph Lundy (DMM)
D: Nolan Intermoia (THU) *, Ken Tribbett (MIB), Blake Jones (STL), Dan Keller (CHI)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPR)

Western Conference

F: Javier Castro (LAM), Cody Cook (VAN), Kharlton Belmar (POR)
M: Ricardo Velazco (TUC) *, Jose Cuevas (FRE) *, Bryan de la Fuente (LAM)
D: Ramon Martin Del Campo (SJO) *, James Kiffe (VEN), Cory Keitz (KIT) *, Jordan Farahani (VAN)
G: Billy Thompson (TUC) *

Southern Conference

F: Jesus Cortes (AUS), Ilija Ilić (OCA), Adi Kavara (PAN)
M: Tony Rocha (AUS), Michael Lightbourne (PAN), Karamba Janneh (OCA)
D: Yair Hernandez (LAR) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Ben Knight (OCA), Kalen Ryden (AUS)
G: Devin Cook (AUS)

* denotes All-League player

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