2006 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2006
Champions	Michigan Bucks
	← 2005 2007 →

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

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 edit

New franchises edit

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 edit

Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Memphis Express - Memphis, Tennessee
- Nevada Wonders - Carson City, Nevada
- Spokane Shadow - Spokane, Washington
- Toledo Slayers - Toledo, Ohio

Standings edit

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference edit

Mid Atlantic Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

New England Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Northeast Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Southern Conference edit

Mid South Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

South Atlantic Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Southeast Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference edit

Northwest Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Southwest Division edit

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: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

PDL Championship Game

NWE

Cape Cod Crusaders

3

WC

Williamsburg Legacy

0

NWE

Cape Cod Crusaders

1

Eastern Conference

NE

Westchester Flames

2

MA

Virginia Beach Submariners

1

NE

Westchester Flames

3

NE

Westchester Flames

2

MS

Laredo Heat

3

SA

Carolina Dynamo

0

SE

Bradenton Academics (OT)

1

SE

Bradenton Academics

1

Southern Conference

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

Central Conference

GL1

Chicago Fire Premier

1

GL1

Chicago Fire Premier (PSO)

3 (5)

HL2

Des Moines Menace

3 (3)

GL2

Michigan Bucks

2

SW2

Orange County Blue Star

0

SW1

Southern California Seahorses

1

NW2

BYU Cougars

2

NW2

BYU Cougars

2 (2)

Western Conference

SW2

Orange County Blue Star (PSO)

2 (4)

NW1

Abbotsford Rangers

2

SW2

Orange County Blue Star

3

Conference semifinals edit

July 28, 2006

5:30 PM ET

Williamsburg Legacy	0 – 3	Cape Cod Crusaders
Monroe 33'	(Report)	Chavez 48' Bulow 70' 75' (PK) O'Reilly 90'

Foster Field
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)

July 28, 2006

5:30 PM ET

Laredo Heat	3 – 2	Augusta FireBall
Almack 38' Presas 75' 87'	(Report)	Charowski 52' Irizarry 90+'

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Referee: (USA)

July 28, 2006

7:00 PM ET

Michigan Bucks	4 – 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)

July 28, 2006

7:30 PM ET

Abbotsford Rangers	2 – 3	Orange County Blue Star
Peetoom 37' Wilson 44' Riehl 46'	(Report)	Hamilton 53' Rivera 62' Larrabee 70' Lopez 84'

South Stadium
Provo, Utah

Referee: (USA)

July 28, 2006

8:00 PM ET

Virginia Beach Submariners	1 – 3	Westchester Flames
Gilkerson 45' Templeman 48' Haywood 64'	(Report)	Shapiro 15' 20' Davies 32' Trott 54'

Foster Field
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Attendance: 550

Referee: James Conlee (USA)

July 28, 2006

8:00 PM ET

Bradenton Academics	1 – 0 (AET)	Carolina Dynamo
Dallman 115'	(Report)

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Referee: (USA)

July 28, 2006

9:30 PM ET

Des Moines Menace	3 – 3 (AET)	Chicago Fire Premier
Boltnar 62' 111' Oliveira 66' Hamburger 73' Moffat 97' Kother 113'	(Report)	Guzmán 29' Bush 60' Anderson 73' North 93' 108' Ubiparipović 101'
Penalties
Munns Boltnar Kariotis Dombrowski	3 – 5	Ubiparipović DiRaimondo Guzmán Hlavaty Anderson

Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa

Attendance: 1,453

Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)

July 28, 2006

10:00 PM ET

BYU Cougars	2 – 1	Southern California Seahorses
Clark 37' A. Van Wagenen 45' Norton 58' Cavanaugh 61' H. Van Wagenen 64'	(Report)	Hansen 14' 45' (PK) Jepson 40' Young 53'

South Stadium
Provo, Utah

Attendance: 444

Referee: (USA)

Conference finals edit

July 29, 2006

5:00 PM ET

Westchester Flames	2 – 1	Cape Cod Crusaders
Meyer 71' Davies 86'	(Report)	Britcher 84'

Foster Field
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Referee: (USA)

July 29, 2006

7:30 PM ET

Laredo Heat	2 – 1	Bradenton Academics
Macias 29' Almack 31' Sanchez 41' Galvan 67' Infante 89'	(Report)	Collings 18' Bello 39' 75'

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Attendance: 120

Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)

July 29, 2006

8:30 PM ET

Michigan Bucks	4 – 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)

July 29, 2006
9:30 PM ET

BYU Cougars	2 – 2 (AET)	Orange County Blue Star
Marshall 86' Norton 90'	(Report)	Marion 26' 72' Evans 41' Lopez 43' Shager 78' Kljestan 94'
Penalties
Winn Trejo Gilliam Osborne	2 – 4	Theslof Larrabee Higgins Valdez

South Stadium
Provo, Utah

Attendance: 555

Referee: (USA)

National semifinals edit

August 5, 2006

7:30 PM ET

Orange County Blue Star	0 – 2	Michigan Bucks
Saunders 2' Valdez 29' Higgins 46'	(Report)	Uzoigwe 45' 48' Holody 62'

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Attendance: 826

Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)

August 5, 2006

9:05 PM ET

Laredo Heat	3 – 2	Westchester Flames
Galvan 40' Ibarra 42' (PK) Infante 90' 90'	(Report)	Davies 15' (PK) Shapiro 34'

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Attendance: 2,417

Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final edit

August 12, 2006

9:35 PM ET

Laredo Heat	1 – 2	Michigan Bucks
Macias 17' 17' Galvan 78' Sanchez 87'	(Report)	Uzoigwe 4' 56' Shipalane 8'

UISD Student Activity Center
Laredo, Texas

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

External links edit

2006 Table of Standings

2006 PDL season

Contents

Changes from 2005 edit

New franchises edit

Folding edit

Standings edit

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

Heartland Division edit

Eastern Conference edit

Mid Atlantic Division edit

New England Division edit

Northeast Division edit

Southern Conference edit

Mid South Division edit

South Atlantic Division edit

Southeast Division edit

Western Conference edit

Northwest Division edit

Southwest Division edit

Playoffs edit

Bracket edit

Conference semifinals edit

Conference finals edit

National semifinals edit

National final edit

See also edit

External links edit