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2009 PDL season

The 2009 USL Premier Development League season was the 15th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 1, 2009, and ended on July 19, 2009. The PDL Championship Game was held on August 8, 2009, and was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States.[1]

USL Premier Development League
Official 2009 PDL Championship logo
Season2009
ChampionsVentura County Fusion
Matches played544
Goals scored1,790 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerAaron Wheeler, Reading Rage, 17
Biggest home win9–0, Ottawa Fury over Westchester Flames
Biggest away win7–1, Ocean City Barons over Newark Ironbound Express
7–1 Los Angeles Legends over Fresno Fuego
Highest scoring10 goals, Portland Timbers U23's 8–2 Yakima Reds
10 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 5–5 Fresno Fuego
10 goals, Hollywood United Hitmen 7–3 Ogden Outlaws
Average attendance542
← 2008
2010 →

Ventura County Fusion finished the season as national champions, beating Chicago Fire Premier 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Ventura, California on August 8, 2009.[2]

Reading Rage finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 13 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +41 goal difference.

Reading Rage striker Aaron Wheeler was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 17 goals, while his teammate Jon Ports led the league with 10 assists. Mississippi Brilla goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals against average of 0.615 on the season, including 8 shutouts.[3]

Changes From 2008 edit

Name Changes edit

  • Cary Railhawks U23's changed their name to the Cary Clarets to reflect their new association with English Championship team Burnley.
  • New Orleans Shell Shockers rebranded themselves as the New Orleans Jesters, having terminated their sponsorship deal with the Shell Oil Company.

New Franchises edit

  • Eleven franchises have been announced as joining the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Atlanta Blackhawks Greater Atlanta area Alpharetta, GA expansion
  Forest City London London area London, ON expansion
  Hollywood United Hitmen West Los Angeles area Pacific Palisades, CA expansion
  Kitsap Pumas Kitsap County area Bremerton, WA expansion
  Portland Timbers U23's Greater Portland area Portland, OR expansion
  Real Colorado Foxes Denver area Highlands Ranch, CO expansion
  Rio Grande Valley Bravos Rio Grande Valley area Pharr, TX expansion
  Rochester Thunder Rochester area Rochester, MN expansion
  Seattle Wolves Seattle area Tukwila, WA PCSL
  Victoria Highlanders Victoria area Victoria, BC expansion
  West Texas United Sockers Midland-Odessa area Midland, TX expansion

On hiatus edit

Folding edit

Standings edit

In 2009, there was a more balanced 8 divisions (down from 10 in 2008). The top 3 from each division qualified for the play-offs, with the division champion receiving a bye through the first round.

Legend
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kalamazoo Outrage 16 11 2 3 32 17 +15 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 10 1 5 33 12 +21 35
3 Forest City London 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
4 Michigan Bucks 16 8 5 3 26 22 +4 27
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 7 4 24 25 −1 19
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 9 2 23 26 −3 17
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 5 9 2 15 26 −11 17
8 Cincinnati Kings 16 4 9 3 17 31 −14 15
9 Toronto Lynx 16 2 13 1 18 40 −22 7
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Des Moines Menace 16 11 1 4 35 13 +22 37
2 Thunder Bay Chill 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 8 5 3 28 19 +9 27
4 St. Louis Lions 16 6 4 6 29 25 +4 24
5 Rochester Thunder 16 5 10 1 21 25 −4 16
6 Kansas City Brass 16 4 9 3 28 37 −9 15
7 Springfield Demize 16 2 13 1 10 43 −33 7
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference edit

Mid Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Reading Rage 16 13 1 2 58 17 +41 41
2 Carolina Dynamo 16 10 4 2 38 19 +19 32
3 Cary Clarets 16 9 4 3 28 16 +12 30
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 8 5 3 23 21 +2 27
5 West Virginia Chaos 16 5 8 3 23 37 −14 18
6 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 3 10 3 14 35 −21 12
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 2 10 4 18 35 −17 10
8 Virginia Legacy 16 1 9 6 14 36 −22 9
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury 16 12 0 4 48 8 +40 40
2 Long Island Rough Riders 16 12 2 2 32 10 +22 38
3 Ocean City Barons 16 9 4 3 31 15 +16 30
4 Brooklyn Knights 16 7 6 3 25 20 +5 24
5 Newark Ironbound Express 16 6 8 2 38 41 −3 20
6 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 9 3 23 41 −18 15
7 Westchester Flames 16 3 8 5 16 36 −20 14
8 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 3 9 4 20 32 −12 13
9 New Jersey Rangers 16 2 12 2 14 44 −30 8
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference edit

Mid South Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 7 1 8 29 18 +11 29
2 West Texas United Sockers 16 8 5 3 25 19 +6 27
3 Austin Aztex U23 16 7 4 5 32 27 +5 26
4 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 27 22 +5 26
5 Rio Grande Valley Bravos 16 6 5 5 32 28 +4 23
6 DFW Tornados 16 5 7 4 29 33 −4 19
7 Houston Leones 16 0 13 3 10 37 −27 3
Source: [citation needed]

Note: Austin finish in third place as a result of winning the head-to-head season series 2–0–1 against El Paso.[4]

Southeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Mississippi Brilla 16 9 1 6 30 12 +18 33
2 Bradenton Academics 16 9 2 5 32 14 +18 32
3 New Orleans Jesters 16 5 0 11 24 13 +11 26
4 Panama City Pirates 16 6 5 5 23 21 +2 23
5 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 4 8 4 25 26 −1 16
6 Central Florida Kraze 16 4 9 3 18 31 −13 15
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 7 7 16 36 −20 13
8 Atlanta Blackhawks 16 3 10 3 16 31 −15 12
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Northwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 1 3 40 13 +27 39
2 Portland Timbers U23's 16 11 3 2 43 20 +23 35
3 Seattle Wolves 16 10 3 3 29 18 +11 33
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 6 3 29 26 +3 24
5 Victoria Highlanders 16 6 6 4 37 25 +12 22
6 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 6 7 3 26 22 +4 21
7 Tacoma Tide 16 5 7 4 34 40 −6 19
8 Abbotsford Mariners 16 4 10 2 28 36 −8 14
9 Yakima Reds 16 3 11 2 22 49 −27 11
10 Spokane Spiders 16 3 13 0 12 51 −39 9
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Hollywood United Hitmen 16 10 3 3 38 17 +21 33
2 Los Angeles Legends 16 9 3 4 34 15 +19 31
3 Ventura County Fusion 16 7 2 7 26 21 +5 28
4 BYU Cougars 16 7 5 4 21 22 −1 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 6 6 4 30 28 +2 22
6 Southern California Seahorses 16 4 4 8 25 22 +3 20
7 Lancaster Rattlers 16 5 7 4 33 38 −5 19
8 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 7 4 20 25 −5 19
9 Ogden Outlaws 16 4 11 1 24 39 −15 13
10 Bakersfield Brigade 16 2 11 3 14 38 −24 9
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs edit

Format edit

The top three teams from each division earn playoff bids. The division champion earns a bye to the Division Finals and the rights to host. The second place team will host the third place team in the Division Semifinals either at their home field or at the division champion's field. The two notable exceptions were the Chicago Fire Premier hosting Forest City London in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Ventura County Fusion hosting the Los Angeles Legends, despite Los Angeles having the higher seed.

Bracket edit

Divisional First Round Divisional Finals Conference Finals PDL Semifinals PDL Championship
               
GL1   Kalamazoo Outrage 1
Great Lakes Division
GL2   Chicago Fire Premier 2
GL2   Chicago Fire Premier 1
GL3   Forest City London 0
GL2   Chicago Fire Premier 3
NE3   Ocean City Barons 0
NE1   Ottawa Fury 1
Northeast Division
NE3   Ocean City Barons (AET) 2
NE2   Long Island Rough Riders 0
NE3   Ocean City Barons 2
GL2   Chicago Fire Premier (AET) 2
MA3   Cary Clarets 1
HL1   Des Moines Menace 2
Heartland Division
HL3   Real Colorado Foxes 1
HL2   Thunder Bay Chill 0
HL3   Real Colorado Foxes 1
HL1   Des Moines Menace 0
MA3   Cary Clarets 1
MA1   Reading Rage 1
Mid-Atlantic Division
MA3   Cary Clarets 2
MA2   Carolina Dynamo 1
MA3   Cary Clarets 3
GL2   Chicago Fire Premier 1
SW3   Ventura County Fusion 2
MS1   Laredo Heat (AET) 1
Mid-South Division
MS2   West Texas United Sockers 0
MS2   West Texas United Sockers 2
MS3   Austin Aztex U23 1
MS1   Laredo Heat (AET) 1
Southern Conference
SE2   Bradenton Academics 3
SE1   Mississippi Brilla 2
Southeast Division
SE2   Bradenton Academics (AET) 3
SE2   Bradenton Academics 1
SE3   New Orleans Jesters 0
SE2   Bradenton Academics 1
SW3   Ventura County Fusion 6
NW1   Kitsap Pumas 2
Northwest Division
NW3   Seattle Wolves 0
NW2   Portland Timbers U23's 2
NW3   Seattle Wolves 3
NW1   Kitsap Pumas 1
Western Conference
SW3   Ventura County Fusion 2
SW1   Hollywood United Hitmen 1
Southwest Division
SW3   Ventura County Fusion (AET) 3
SW2   Los Angeles Legends 1
SW3   Ventura County Fusion 2

Divisional Semifinals edit

  Carolina Dynamo1–3  Cary Clarets
Rojo   32'
Shriver   66'
Roberts   70'		 (Report) Ibeagha   34'
Schilawski   59'  72'
Grossman   65'
O'Brien   68'
Petrasso   90'
Referee: (USA)
  Long Island Rough Riders0–2  Ocean City Barons
(Report) Neptune   34'
Carmichael   23'
Noone   73'
Attendance: 436
Referee: Bill Renderos (USA)
  West Texas United Sockers2–1  Austin Aztex U23
Rios   23'
Becerra   24'
Everson   46'
Furness   51'   59'
Franco   69'
James   90'		 (Report) McFayden   17'   42'
Helton   32'
Mirsky   71'
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Jonathan Johnson (USA)
  Portland Timbers U23's2–3  Seattle Wolves
Brown   6'
Youngblood   33'
Farfan   90'		 (Report) Chursky   30'   81'   90'
Zimmerman   52'
Attendance: 235
Referee: David Grbavac (USA)
  Chicago Fire Premier1–0  Forest City London
Akpan   67'
Sinovic   69'		 (Report) Di Biase   70'
Referee: David Jarzc (USA)
  Ventura County Fusion2–1  Los Angeles Legends
Motagalvan   7'
Hamilton   18'
Byrne   34'
Barrera   68'
Hill   80'		 (Report) Js. Barton   4'
Randolph   57'
Whitfield   77'
Attendance: 560
Referee: Federico Figari (USA)
  New Orleans Jesters0–1  Bradenton Academics
Young   27'
Callon   59'   90'
Duncan   88'
Gledhill   90'		 (Report) Morris   34'
Hepple   88'
Kendall   90'
Attendance: 234
Referee: Justin Brown (USA)
  Real Colorado Foxes1–0  Thunder Bay Chill
Donaldson   26'
Cephers   49'
Jennings   51'
Stisser   87'		 (Report) Neto   16'
Bukoski   51'
Putrus   77'
Abolaji   77'
Attendance: 161
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)

Divisional Finals edit

  Hollywood United Hitmen1–3
(AET)		  Ventura County Fusion
Hazdovac   26' (Report) Byrne   35'
Barrera   96'
Myerson   105'   117'
Becerra   111'
Attendance: 358
Referee: Steve Elliott (USA)
  Reading Rage1–2  Cary Clarets
Mulholland   15'
Bienenfeld   45'
Hogan   54'
Wheeler   57'
Burke   86'		 (Report) Minogue   19'
Ibeagha   21'
Petrasso   35'
Drake   60'
Brown   64'
Lassiter   69'
  90' (OG)
Attendance: 518
Referee: Tim Snyder (USA)
  Ottawa Fury1–2
(AET)		  Ocean City Barons
Maloney   7'
Pradié   63'
Schippers   104'		 (Report) Richter   35'
Melchionni   45'
Noone   45'   60'
Bellamy   98'
Attendance: 780
Referee: Senussi Ali (USA)
  Kalamazoo Outrage1–2  Chicago Fire Premier
Oatley   58'
Lima   83'		 (Report) Cutshaw   67' (PK)
Edgar   77'
Attendance: 530
Referee: Jason White (USA)
  Mississippi Brilla2–3
(AET)		  Bradenton Academics
Hunt   33'
Lawrence   41'
Paulini   75'
Lilly   90+'
Lemma   90+'		 (Report) Lopes   22'
Boggs   45'   85'
Williams   53'
Reis   77'
Ingvarsson   91'
Morris   99'
McFarland   120'
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Thai Huynh (USA)
  Des Moines Menace2–1  Real Colorado Foxes
Jordan   27' (PK)
Salem   38'
Schmoker   41'
Pearson   62'
Jordan   78'		 (Report) Donaldson   4' (PK)   11'
Werth   88'
Salvaggione   90'
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
  Laredo Heat1–0
(AET)		  West Texas United Sockers
Ordaz   50'
Mulamba   74'
Ramos   119'		 (Report) Collazo   5'
Furness   36'
Everson   45'
Steven   115'
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Courtney Jackson (USA)
  Kitsap Pumas2–0  Seattle Wolves
Phillips   15'   71' (Report) Bates   41'
Morris   51'
Scott   90'
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Jeremy Hanson (USA)

Conference Finals edit

  Ocean City Barons0–3  Chicago Fire Premier
Carmichael   38'
Banks   73'
K. Miller   79'
Chapman   88'		 (Report) Blades   18'   75'
Braun   66'
Akpan   75'
Cutshaw   76'
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Doug Wolff (USA)
  Ventura County Fusion2–1  Kitsap Pumas
Hamilton   26'
Aghasyan   83'
López   92+'   92+'		 (Report) Lipset   45'
Mohn   51'
Attendance: 55
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez (USA)
  Des Moines Menace0–1  Cary Clarets
Schmoker   48'
Salem   74'
Mujdzic   28'		 (Report) Fitzgerald   28'
Brown   48'
Grossman   70'
Drake   79'
Ibeagha   90'
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: George Major (USA)
  Laredo Heat1–3
(AET)		  Bradenton Academics
Mulamba   19'
Quinones   57'   120'
Bautista   68'
Infante   97'
Perez   113'		 (Report) McFarland   19'
Hepple   20'
Reis   63'
Voutier   87'
Morris   116'
Lopes   120'
Attendance: 1,498
Referee: John Lohr (USA)

PDL Semifinals edit

  Cary Clarets1–2
(AET)		  Chicago Fire Premier
Drake   63' (PK)
Grossman   65'
O'Brien   99'
Petrasso   105'
Bouemboue   110'
Willis   120'
Gutierrez (coach)   120'		 (Report) Braun   38'
Rice   63'
Rodriguez (coach)   67'
Akpan   95'
Attendance: 206
Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)
  Ventura County Fusion6–1  Bradenton Academics
Guzman   27'
López   38'
Becerra  40'
Hamilton   45'   54'
Barrera   53'
Guerrero   62'
Aghasyan   90'		 (Report) Lopes   35'
Reis   45'
Attendance: 101
Referee: Andrew Gage (USA)

PDL Championship edit

  Ventura County Fusion2–1  Chicago Fire Premier
Becerra   8'
Guzman   33'
Smarte   35'
Mikkelsen (coach)   60'
Motagalvan   70'   92+'
Smith (coach)   92+'		 (Report) Blades   47'
Akpan   74'
Sunderland (coach)   90'
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)

Award Winners and Finalists edit

The awards finalists, Goalkeeper of the Year, and All-League teams were announced on August 4, 2009, with the winners announced on August 6.[5]

Most Valuable Player edit

U19 Player of the Year edit

Defender of the Year edit

Goalkeeper of the Year edit

Coach of the Year edit

All-League and All-Conference Teams edit

Central Conference edit

F: Andre Akpan, CHI; Teal Bunbury, ROC; Tom Oatley*, KAL
M: Dave Hertel*, MIC; Nolan Intermoia, TB; Brad Stisser, COL
D: Anthony Di Biase, LON; Bonivenger Misiko*, FW; Wilson Neto, TB; Brian Wurst, KC
G: Jimmy Maurer*, CHI
Honorable Mention: Justin Ferguson, D, SPR; Saidi Isaac, F, IND; David Mueller, D, SL; Armin Mujdzic, F, DM; Yoram Mwila, M, CLE; Kyle Segebart, D, CIN; Jordan Webb, M, TOR

Eastern Conference edit

F: Cody Arnoux, CAR; Adam Arthur, WV; Aaron Wheeler*, REA
M: Will Beague*, OTT; Adam Gazda, REA; Zach Loyd, CAR
D: Brien Chamney, OTT; Christian Ibeagha*, CRY; Rich Martinez, LI; Sheanon Williams, CAR
G: Tunde Ogunbiyi, OCC
Honorable Mention: Frank Alesci, M, BRK; Zachary Carr, G, NJ; Kevon Harris, M, HR; Sean Kelley, G, NV; Michael Konicoff, M, WCH; Jerrod Laventure, F, NWK; Ken Manaham, G, FRB; Matthew Marcin, M, RI; Timothy Murray, G, NH; Ian Stowe, M, VIR

Southern Conference edit

F: Zak Boggs, BRD; Salvador Luna, RGV; Debola Ogunseye*, MIS
M: Danny Galvan, LAR;Greg Mulamba, LAR; Gary Stopforth, NO
D: Jamie Cunningham, AUS; Dwyane Demmin, MIS; Thomas Wharf, PAN; Chris Williams*, NO
G: Ryan Cooper, LAR
Honorable Mention: Jay Ambrosy, M, HOU; Lief Craddock, G, WTU; Janrai Gravely, G, DFW; Tommy Krizanovic, F, CF; Wilfrid Loizeau, M, ATL; Felipe Lowall, M, BR; Ryan McDonald, D, NAS; Jorge Muniz, G, EP

Western Conference edit

F: Rory Agu, TAC; Brent Whitfield, LA; Ryan Youngblood, POR
M: Ely Allen, SEA; Tomislav Colic, SC; Michael Farfan, LA; Armando Ochoa*, HU
D: Nick Cardenas, OGD; Mark Lee, KIT; Dan Scott*, SEA
G: Dustyn Brim, KIT
Honorable Mention: Richie Bindrup, M, BYU; Zach Brunner, G, LAN; Jason Devinish, M, VIC; Gagandeep Dosanjh, M, VAN; Eddie Gutierrez, M, FRE; Anthony Hamilton, F, VEN; Jacob Hustedt, M, BAK; Kristjan Johannson, G, ABB; Kristopher Minton, G, ORC; Vinicius Oliveira, F, YAK; John Prugh, F, SPO; Steve Reese, G, CSC

* denotes All-League selection

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "PDL 2009 season details announced". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  2. ^ "Fusion overcome Fire for PDL title". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "PDL Statistical Honors Announced". Archived from the original on November 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. ^ "2009 PDL Tiebreaker rules". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "PDL All-League Teams announced". Archived from the original on August 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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