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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

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Name Changes

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  • 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

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

On hiatus

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Folding

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Standings

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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

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Great Lakes Division

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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

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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

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Mid Atlantic Division

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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

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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

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Mid South Division

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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

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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

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Northwest Division

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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

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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

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Format

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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

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

Divisional Semifinals

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

Divisional Finals

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

Conference Finals

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

PDL Semifinals

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

PDL Championship

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

Award Winners and Finalists

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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

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U19 Player of the Year

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Defender of the Year

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Goalkeeper of the Year

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Coach of the Year

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All-League and All-Conference Teams

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Central Conference

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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