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2013 PDL season

The 2013 USL Premier Development League season was the 19th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 4 with 3 matches and ended on July 21 with 9 matches.[1] The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Four teams were added to the league and 13 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2013.[1]

USL Premier Development League
Season2013
ChampionsAustin Aztex
Matches played424
Goals scored1,365 (3.22 per match)
Biggest home winREA 8, WES 0
(May 11)
VSI 8, FTL 0
(May 25)
TUC 9, OCB 1
(June 6)
BAL 8, WES 0
(June 12)
AUS 8, ELP 0
(June 15)
WTS 8, ELP 0
(June 22)
Biggest away winMIS 6, FTL 0
(May 23)
OTT 6, VMT 0
(June 29)
AUS 6, WTX 0
(July 18)
Highest attendance4,617
BYU @ FRE
(May 9)
Lowest attendance20
INF @ PRE
(July 21)
Average attendance588 (338 of 424 games reporting)
← 2012
2014 →

Changes from 2012 edit

Name changes edit

New teams edit

Four new clubs joined the PDL this coming season.[1]

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Real Boston Rams Greater Boston Weymouth, Massachusetts expansion [2]
  SW Florida Adrenaline Naples-Marco Island area Naples, Florida expansion [3]
  F.A. Euro New York metropolitan area Brooklyn, New York expansion [1]
  Oklahoma City FC Oklahoma City Metroplex Oklahoma City, Oklahoma expansion [1]

Folding/moving edit

Standings edit

2013 Premier Development League standings.[4]

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.

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Forest City London 14 10 2 2 32 15 +17 32
2 Michigan Bucks 14 8 3 3 36 17 +19 27
3 Chicago Fire Premier 14 6 8 0 23 28 −5 18
4 K-W United FC 14 5 6 3 23 21 +2 18
5 Toronto Lynx 14 5 7 2 13 24 −11 17
6 Chicago Inferno 14 4 7 3 16 27 −11 15
7 River City Rovers 14 4 9 1 19 30 −11 13
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 14 12 1 1 35 10 +25 37
2 Real Colorado Foxes 14 9 3 2 28 14 +14 29
3 Des Moines Menace 14 6 6 2 19 16 +3 20
4 Kansas City Brass 14 5 8 1 20 35 −15 16
5 St. Louis Lions 14 4 7 3 20 28 −8 15
6 Springfield Demize 14 3 6 5 14 20 −6 14
7 WSA Winnipeg 14 3 9 2 19 28 −9 11
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference edit

Mid Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocean City Nor'easters 14 11 2 1 40 15 +25 34
2 Baltimore Bohemians 14 8 1 5 42 15 +27 29
3 Reading United 14 8 1 5 39 12 +27 29
4 Jersey Express 14 8 1 5 38 15 +23 29
5 Long Island Rough Riders[a] 14 7 5 2 28 22 +6 20
6 F.A. Euro 14 4 8 2 18 33 −15 14
7 NJ-LUSO Rangers FC 14 4 9 1 13 36 −23 13
8 Central Jersey Spartans 14 2 12 0 13 35 −22 6
9 Westchester Flames 14 0 13 1 9 57 −48 1
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Long Island Rough Riders deducted three points.

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury 14 11 1 2 40 7 +33 35
2 GPS Portland Phoenix 14 7 3 4 20 17 +3 25
3 Vermont Voltage 14 6 5 3 28 28 0 21
4 Western Mass Pioneers 14 5 3 6 23 15 +8 21
5 Real Boston Rams 14 4 8 2 18 28 −10 14
6 Connecticut FC Azul 14 2 6 6 13 19 −6 12
7 Seacoast United Phantoms 14 0 9 5 2 30 −28 5
Source: [citation needed]

South Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 14 9 2 3 29 9 +20 30
2 Virginia Beach Piranhas 14 7 4 3 24 20 +4 24
3 Northern Virginia Royals 14 5 4 5 21 16 +5 20
4 West Virginia Chaos 14 5 7 2 20 25 −5 17
5 SC United Bantams 14 5 8 1 20 26 −6 16
6 King's Warriors 14 4 10 0 20 38 −18 12
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference edit

Mid South Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Austin Aztex 14 11 1 2 38 8 +30 35
2 Laredo Heat 14 8 2 4 30 13 +17 28
3 Oklahoma City FC 14 8 4 2 33 21 +12 26
4 West Texas Sockers 14 3 8 3 27 41 −14 12
5 Houston Dutch Lions 14 3 9 2 18 34 −16 11
6 El Paso Patriots 14 1 10 3 13 42 −29 6
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocala Stampede 14 11 3 0 40 16 +24 33
2 Panama City Beach Pirates 14 10 3 1 20 11 +9 31
3 Orlando City U-23 14 8 4 2 27 14 +13 26
4 VSI Tampa Bay FC 14 6 3 5 25 13 +12 23
5 Mississippi Brilla 14 6 7 1 28 24 +4 19
6 IMG Academy Bradenton 14 4 5 5 16 17 −1 17
7 SW Florida Adrenaline 14 2 8 4 24 36 −12 10
8 Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 14 0 14 0 9 58 −49 0
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Northwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Victoria Highlanders 14 8 2 4 31 18 +13 28
2 Portland Timbers U23's 14 7 3 4 18 12 +6 25
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (J) 14 7 4 3 30 22 +8 24
4 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 4 5 5 18 23 −5 17
5 Kitsap Pumas 14 3 4 7 22 24 −2 16
6 Washington Crossfire 14 4 7 3 15 18 −3 15
7 North Sound SeaWolves 14 2 10 2 15 32 −17 8
Source: [citation needed]
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Southwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 14 11 1 2 32 8 +24 35
2 Ventura County Fusion 14 7 3 4 18 16 +2 25
3 Los Angeles Misioneros 14 7 4 3 16 14 +2 24
4 BYU Cougars 14 6 6 2 18 19 −1 20
5 FC Tucson 14 5 5 4 31 17 +14 19
6 OC Blues Strikers FC 14 1 10 3 15 48 −33 6
7 Southern California Seahorses 14 1 11 2 17 29 −12 5
Source: [citation needed]

Conference Championships edit

Divisional Playoffs edit

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. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Great Lakes Division
Central Conference
   
GL2 Michigan Bucks 4
GL3 Chicago Fire Premier 0

In the Northwest Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Northwest Division
Western Conference
   
NW2 Portland Timbers U23's (PEN) 1 (5)
NW3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 1 (4)

In the Eastern Conference, the 1st place team in the Mid-Atlantic Division automatically qualifies for the conference final four. The 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Mid-Atlantic Division and the 1st and 2nd place teams in the Northeast Division and the South Atlantic Divisions play each other to qualify for the conference final four.

Northeast Division
Eastern Conference
   
NE1 Ottawa Fury 6
NE2 GPS Portland Phoenix 0
Mid Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
MA2 Baltimore Bohemians 1
MA3 Reading United (AET) 3
South Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 2
SA2 Virginia Beach Piranhas 1
July 23, 2013   Michigan Bucks 4–0   Chicago Fire Premier Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
8:00PM EDT Catalano   60'
Peters   64'
Walker   75'
Steinberger   86'
Uzoigwe   86'		 Report Selvaggi   64' Attendance: 681
Referee: Marc Lawrence
July 23, 2013   Ottawa Fury 6–0   GPS Portland Phoenix Algonquin College Soccer Complex
Ottawa, Ontario
7:00PM EDT Haworth   11', 50' (pen.), 55'
Basso   81', 90+'
Jones   89'		 Report Wadham   90' Attendance: 316
Referee: Pierre Acouri
July 23, 2013   Baltimore Bohemians 1–3 (a.e.t.)   Reading United Paul Angelo Russo Stadium
Towson, Maryland
6:00PM EDT Caltabiano   29'   38'
Fernandez   71'
Tana   90+3'
Shinsky   96'
Arjona   111'
Kansaye   117'		 Report Neto   2'   82'
Rosenberry   41'   49'
Alashe   96'
Marini   102'		 Attendance: 357
Referee: Michael Donovan
July 23, 2013   Carolina Dynamo 2–1   Virginia Beach Piranhas Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, North Carolina
7:00PM EDT Nyepon   35'
Ibeagha   90'
Dunker   00'		 Report Cyrus   75' (pen.)
Shihata   00'
Villegas   00'		 Referee: Chris Spivey
July 23, 2013   Portland Timbers U23s 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		   Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Doc Harris Stadium
Camas, Washington
7:00PM PDT Barnes   44'
Phillips   68'
Greer   110'		 Report Adekugbe   62'
Plavsic   79'
Lakhan   79'
Jhutty   83'
Cousens   117'		 Attendance: 497
Referee: Timon Berry
Penalties
Barnes  
McKenna  
Miller  
Ribas  
Meves  		 Jhutty  
Plavisc  
Visintin  
Cousens  
Adekugbe  

Eastern Conference Championship edit

July 27, 2013   Ottawa Fury 3–2   Reading United Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex
Ocean City, New Jersey
3:00pm EDT Jones   27'
Rajkovic   33'
Barron   50'
Foster   60'
Haworth   75', 86' (pen.)		 Report Dacres   16'
Lowe   48'
Madison   60'
Pinto   71'		 Attendance: 130
July 27, 2013   Ocean City Nor'easters 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		   Carolina Dynamo Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex
Ocean City, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT O'Neil   6'
Dennis   43'
Israel   69'		 Report
Report		 Campbell   29'
Martinez   72'
Durand   111'
Smith   114'		 Attendance: 456
Referee: Kris Larwa
Penalties
Reid  
Curran  
Tribbett  
Dennis  
Kollie  		 Mahdi  
Ilhan  
Fender  
Smith  
July 28, 2013   Ocean City Nor'easters 3–1   Ottawa Fury Carey Stadium
Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00pm EDT Reid   14'
Tweneboa   30'
Tassano   42'		 Report Haworth   45+' Attendance: 752

Central Conference Championship edit

[5]

July 27, 2013   Thunder Bay Chill 1–0   Michigan Bucks Chapples Park Stadium
Thunder Bay, Ontario
3:00pm EDT Omoregie   38'
Villon   67'
Campano-Franco   90'		 Report Attendance: 1,522
Referee: Justin Tasev
July 27, 2013   Forest City London 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		   Real Colorado Foxes Chapples Park Stadium
Thunder Bay, Ontario
6:00pm EDT Johnson   82'
Beresford   90+'		 Report Referee: Michael Stenbring
Penalties
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
July 28, 2013   Thunder Bay Chill 3–0   Forest City London Chapples Park Stadium
Thunder Bay, Ontario
6:00pm EDT Campano   35'   69'
Dillon   41'
Omoregie   84'		 Report Boyd   90' Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Justin Taser

Southern Conference Championship edit

[6]

July 26, 2013   Ocala Stampede 0–2   Laredo Heat House Park
Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT Hogg   50'
Gourlay   89'		 Report Hernandez   40'
Ibarra   72' (pen.)
Monteiro   90+1'
July 26, 2013   Austin Aztex 4–0   Panama City Beach Pirates House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane   9'
Shelton   37'
Cuero   51'
Cruz   88'		 Report D. Russell   28'
Saye   55'		 Attendance: 2,481
Referee: Hayden Edwards
July 27, 2013   Austin Aztex 2–0   Laredo Heat House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane   25'   52'
Shelton   86'		 Report Hernandez   52'
Souza   53'		 Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Leszek Stalmach

Western Conference Championship edit

July 27, 2013   Ventura County Fusion 2–3 (a.e.t.)   Victoria Highlanders Ventura College
Ventura, California
5:00pm PDT Chongo   8'
Mirković   58'
Lopez   44'
Schmetz   85'
Kiffe   118'		 Report O'Neill   22' (pen.)   58'
Bhandal   55'
Levis   66', 96'
Ravenhill   76'
Mitrou   88'		 Attendance: 782
Referee: Manuel Torres
July 27, 2013   Fresno Fuego 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		   Portland Timbers U23s Ventura College
Ventura, California
7:30pm PDT Hewett   79' Report
Box score		 Reinhart   77'
Penalties
 
 
 
 
 		  
 
 
 
 
July 28, 2013   Victoria Highlanders 1–0   Portland Timbers U23s Ventura College
Ventura, California
5:00pm PDT Levis   16'
Sturrock   90'		 Report
Report		 Attendance: 50
Referee: Robert Sarfaraz

Playoff Bracket edit

Conference Semifinals (July 26–27) Conference Finals (July 27–28) Semi-Finals (August 2) Championship (August 4)
            
MS1 Austin Aztex 4
SE2 Panama City Beach Pirates 0
MS1 Austin Aztex 2
Southern Conference
MS2 Laredo Heat 0
SE1 Ocala Stampede 0
MS2 Laredo Heat 2
MS1 Austin Aztex 1
MA1 Ocean City Nor'easters 0
NE1 Ottawa Fury 3
MA3 Reading United 2
NE1 Ottawa Fury 1
Eastern Conference
MA1 Ocean City Nor'easters 3
MA1 Ocean City Nor'easters (PEN) 0 (5)
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 0 (3)
MS1 Austin Aztex 3
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
NW1 Victoria Highlanders (AET) 3
SW2 Ventura County Fusion 2
NW1 Victoria Highlanders 1
Western Conference
NW2 Portland Timbers U23s 0
SW1 Fresno Fuego 1 (3)
NW2 Portland Timbers U23s (PEN) 1 (4)
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 2
NW1 Victoria Highlanders 0
GL1 Forest City London (PEN) 0 (4)
HL2 Real Colorado Foxes 0 (3)
GL1 Forest City London 0
Central Conference
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 3
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Michigan Bucks 0

PDL Championship edit

Semi-finals edit

August 2, 2013   Thunder Bay Chill 2–0   Victoria Highlanders House Park
Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT Campano-Franco   55'
Silva   90+'		 Report
Report		 Referee: Jason Anno
August 2, 2013   Austin Aztex 1–0   Ocean City Nor'easters House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane   52'   69'
Rocha   76'		 Report
Report		 Curran   33'
Umar   44'		 Attendance: 3,062
Referee: Christopher Mercado

Championship edit

August 4, 2013   Austin Aztex 3–1   Thunder Bay Chill House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane   7' (pen.)   22'
Pope   11'
Shelton   45+'
Cortes   89'		 Report
Report		 Adan   2'
Paterson   7'
Intermoia   51'
Villon   82'		 Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Hayden Edwards

Awards edit

[7]

All-League and All-Conference Teams edit

[8][9]

Eastern Conference edit

F: Pete Caringi (BAL) *, Carl Haworth (OTT) *, Dwayne Reid (OCN)
M: Brandt Bronico (CAR), Brayan Martinez (JER), Jason Plumhoff (REA) *
D: Shaun Foster (OTT), Damion Lowe (REA) *, Gilbert Manier (GPP), Hugh Roberts (BAL)
G: Chad Bush (OTT) *

Central Conference edit

F: Moses Danto (WSA), Oliver Gore (RCO), Zach Steinberger (MIB)
M: Bryan Ciesiulka (CHI), Jordan Green (KCB), Matt Walker (MIB)
D: Brandon Fricke (DSM) *, Tyler Hemming (LON), Nolan Intermoia (THU), Axel Sjöberg (THU) *
G: Tyson Farago (WSA)

Western Conference edit

F: Niall Cousens (VAN), Brett Levis (VIC), Tyler Reinhart (FRE)
M: Zach Barnes (POR), Paul Islas (FRE) *, Bobby Jhutty (VAN) *
D: Derrick Bassi (VAN), Chris Brundage (SEA), Tyler Hughes (VIC), Trevor Spurgeon (FRE)
G: David Meves (POR)

Southern Conference edit

F: Adam Black (OKC), Tyler Blackwood (ORL), Kris Tyrpak (AUS) *
M: Itode Fubara (ORL), Jack McVey (TAM), Tony Rocha (AUS)
D: Taian de Souza (PAN) *, Max Gunderson (AUS), Walter Kromholz (HOU), Felipe Souza (LAR)
G: Devin Cook (AUS)

* denotes All-League player

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "PDL Regular Schedule Released". Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Real Boston Rams Join PDL". uslsoccer.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  3. ^ "SW Florida Soccer Club Joins PDL". uslsoccer.com. August 21, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  4. ^ Official Standings Archived 2014-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Bucks To Host Divisional Playoff". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Aztex To Host Southern Championships". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "PDL Award Winners Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). August 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "PDL All-Conference Teams Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "Reading, Fury Lead All-League Selections". United Soccer Leagues (USL). July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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