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2008 PDL season

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The 2008 USL Premier Development League season was the 14th season of the PDL. The regular season started on April 26, 2008, and ended on July 20, 2008. The playoffs began on July 22, 2008, and ended with the PDL Championship Game on August 9, 2008.

USL Premier Development League
Season2008
ChampionsThunder Bay Chill
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Thunder Bay Chill finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat on penalty kicks after a 1–1 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 9 August 2008.

Michigan Bucks 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 +27 goal difference.

Yakima Reds striker Junior Garcia was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 15 goals. Fresno Fuego's Fabricio Codeceira led the league with 13 assists, while Austin Aztex U23 keeper Miguel Gallardo enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.615 per game, and keeping 9 clean sheets in his 13 games.

Changes from 2007

Name changes

  • Abbotsford Rangers changed their name to the Abbotsford Mariners to reflect the name of their parent organization.
  • Los Angeles Storm changed their name to the Los Angeles Legends to reflect the name of their parent organization.
  • The expansion Austin Stampede were renamed the Aztex U23 after the Austin Aztex USL-1 franchise was announced for 2009 and acquired controlling interest in the PDL team.

New franchises

  • Nine franchises joined the league this year, including six brand new teams:
Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Austin Aztex U23Greater Austin areaRound Rock, TXexpansion
Cincinnati KingsGreater Cincinnati areaWilder, KYrelegated from USL-2
Houston LeonesGreater Houston areaRichmond, TXexpansion
Kalamazoo OutrageKalamazoo areaKalamazoo, MIexpansion
New Hampshire PhantomsHillsborough County areaManchester, NHrelegated from USL-2
New Jersey RangersNorthern New Jersey areaDenville, NJexpansion
Newark Ironbound ExpressNewark areaNewark, NJexpansion
Panama City PiratesPanama City areaPanama City Beach, FLexpansion
Vancouver Whitecaps ResidencyMetro Vancouver areaBurnaby, BCtransferred from PCSL

Folding

Final standings

Legend
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Michigan Bucks1613124013+2741
2Cleveland Internationals1610334119+2233
3Toronto Lynx168622821+726
4Cincinnati Kings1631031432−1812
5West Virginia Chaos161871732−1510
Source: [citation needed]

Midwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Chicago Fire Premier168262612+1430
2Kalamazoo Outrage168622724+326
3Indiana Invaders166642021−122
4Fort Wayne Fever162951633−1711
5West Michigan Edge1621041840−2210
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Thunder Bay Chill1613214217+2540
2Colorado Rapids U23's168533425+927
3Des Moines Menace167452918+1126
4St. Louis Lions167542927+225
5Kansas City Brass166912330−719
6Springfield Demize160160848−400
Source: [citation needed]

The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The Conference champion receives a bye into the Conference Semifinals, with the third place team from that division receiving a playoff berth.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Reading Rage1611323212+2035
2Fredericksburg Gunners168802723+424
3Hampton Roads Piranhas166732223−121
4Virginia Legacy164841631−1516
5Northern Virginia Royals163852034−1414
6Richmond Kickers Future162861727−1012
Source: [citation needed]

New England Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Cape Cod Crusaders169343316+1731
2Ottawa Fury169433822+1630
3Vermont Voltage168712830−225
4New Hampshire Phantoms163941428−1413
5Rhode Island Stingrays162952138−1711
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Brooklyn Knights1610243317+1634
2Newark Ironbound Express168263317+1630
3Long Island Rough Riders168443626+1028
4Westchester Flames167723030023
5Ocean City Barons166552925+423
6New Jersey Rangers1621221242−308
Source: [citation needed]

The Division Champions and the Second Place team with the most points qualify for the playoffs.

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Austin Aztex U231610512511+1431
2Laredo Heat168443315+1828
3El Paso Patriots168532220+227
4Mississippi Brilla167632623+324
5Baton Rouge Capitals167812023−322
6DFW Tornados166731720−321
7New Orleans Shell Shockers165831828−1018
8Houston Leones1631121738−2111
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Central Florida Kraze1611323818+2035
2Bradenton Academics1610243713+2434
3Cary RailHawks U23's169524029+1129
4Atlanta Silverbacks U23's169613829+928
5Panama City Pirates167633520+1524
6Carolina Dynamo167723531+423
7Nashville Metros1631301242−309
8Palm Beach Pumas161150962−53−1[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Western Conference

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Tacoma Tide1611414623+2334
2Vancouver Whitecaps Residency1611413414+2034
3Yakima Reds169613125+628
4BYU Cougars167632120+124
5Ogden Outlaws166821821−320
6Abbotsford Mariners165832632−618
7Cascade Surge163851735−1814
8Spokane Spiders1631122043−2311
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1San Fernando Valley Quakes168263225+730
2Fresno Fuego169523827+1129
3Ventura County Fusion168532414+1027
4San Francisco Seals168532117+427
5San Jose Frogs167632620+624
6Los Angeles Legends166643225+722
7Bakersfield Brigade164571621−519
8Orange County Blue Star165832431−718
9Southern California Seahorses163851527−1214
10Lancaster Rattlers1621041839−2110
Source: [citation needed]

The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.

Playoffs

The Divisional Round for the Central Conference took place July 22–23, 2008, with the Conference Championships taking place between July 25–27. The PDL Semifinals took place on August 2, and the final was played on August 9.

Playoff bracket

Divisional RoundConference SemifinalsConference FinalsNational SemifinalsPDL Championship Game
               
C1 Michigan Bucks1
MW2 Kalamazoo Outrage (AET)3
MW1 Chicago Fire Premier0
MW2 Kalamazoo Outrage2
MW2 Kalamazoo Outrage0
Central Conference
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill4
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill3
HL2 Colorado Rapids U23's1
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill2
GL1 Cleveland Internationals0
GL1 Cleveland Internationals2
GL2 Toronto Lynx1
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill2
NW2 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency1
NW1 Tacoma Tide3
SW2 Fresno Fuego0
NW1 Tacoma Tide1
Western Conference
NW2 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency4
SW1 San Fernando Valley Quakes1
NW2 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (AET)3
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill (AET/PSO)1 (4)
MS2 Laredo Heat1 (1)
MA Reading Rage (AET)4
WC Newark Ironbound Express2
MA Reading Rage1
Eastern Conference
NE Brooklyn Knights0
NE Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO)0 (5)
NWE Cape Cod Crusaders0 (3)
MA Reading Rage0
MS2 Laredo Heat2
MS1 Austin Aztex U232
SE2 Bradenton Academics1
MS1 Austin Aztex U231
Southern Conference
MS2 Laredo Heat3
SE1 Central Florida Kraze1
MS2 Laredo Heat2

Divisional round

Chicago Fire Premier0 – 2 Kalamazoo Outrage
Cutshaw  52'(Report)Warmer  19'
42' (OG)
Alvino  62'
Muckey 63'
Attendance: 75
Referee: Pawel Wydra (USA)
Thunder Bay Chill3 – 1 Colorado Rapids U23's
Oliveira 9' 56'
Coronado  33'
Gold  60'
Swartzendruber 74'
Paterson  86'
Putrus  90'
Zendejas  90'		(Report)Warner  7'   78'
Schmoker  28'
Charles  49' 84'
Howlan  76'
Hemmi  90'
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Mike Delecruz (CAN)
Cleveland Internationals2 – 1 Toronto Lynx
Williams  20'
Nanchoff  26'
Nagbe 54'
Zemanski 83'		(Report)DeAbreu  42'
Scott 44'  54'
Binstock  82'
Coughlin Field
Lakewood, Ohio
Attendance: 45
Referee: Chris Ponso (USA)

Conference semifinals

Bradenton Academics1 – 2 Austin Aztex U23
Ingvarsson  17'
Gavin  25'
Bello 74'
Maxwell  83'		(Report)Papandrea  39'   66'
Godbolt 56'  59'
Bernard  64'
Vincens 65'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Robert Mauws (USA)
Cape Cod Crusaders0 – 0
(AET)		 Brooklyn Knights
Maloney  33'
Munro  73'		(Report)Damiani  27'
Gonzales  82'
Ortega  93'
Dos Santos  108'
Penalties
Munro
Maloney
Lynn
Vercollone 		3 – 5 Matteo
Damiani
Guerra
Dos Santos
Kulkov
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 280
Referee: Tim Snyder (USA)
Central Florida Kraze1 – 2 Laredo Heat
Araujo  45'
Wolfe 54'
Mattson  90'		(Report)Cruz  21'
Garcia 52'  90+'
Mulamba  53' 63'
Infante  87'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Agostino Minasola (USA)
Reading Rage4 – 2
(AET)		 Newark Ironbound Express
Ports 22'
O'Connor  66'
Burgess  67' 109' (PK)
Taranto 74'
Benson 92'		(Report)Kotynski  4'
Robinson  29'
Karcz 30' 62'
Grato  82'
Bilbao  83'
Chencinski  100'
Stamatis  100'
Ruesgen  102'
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 657
Referee: Bo Maroo (USA)
Cleveland Internationals0 – 2 Thunder Bay Chill
(Report)Putrus  17'
Coronado  21'  45'
Alvarado  27'
Swartzendruber 66'
Intermoia 82'
Referee: Clifton Ellis (USA)
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency3 – 1
(AET)		 San Fernando Valley Quakes
Leslie  65'
Davies  69'
Dosanjh  86'
Edwini-Bonsu 90+6' 110'
Russell  114' 116'
Sandhu  118'		(Report)Borak  72'
Agwu 82'  84'
Tracy  104'
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert (USA)
Michigan Bucks1 – 3
(AET)		 Kalamazoo Outrage
DeMartin 31'
Morisset  39'
Clark  120'		(Report)Alvino  34'
Oatley 86'  111' 120'
Muckey 98'
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
Fresno Fuego0 – 3 Tacoma Tide
Alvarado  32'
Calvo  89'
Nunes  89'		(Report)Scott 18'
Mueller  30'
Schomaker 76'
Tangney 90'
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Maurizio Laudini (USA)

Conference finals

Laredo Heat3 – 1 Austin Aztex U23
Galvan  4'
Mulamba  12' 68'
Quinones  17'
Cruz  26'
Garcia 47' 51'
Morales  80'		(Report)Alvarez  4'
Vega  5'
Watson 26' (PK)  64'
Godbolt  36'   41'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Martin Bell (USA)
Reading Rage1 – 0 Brooklyn Knights
Burgess 40'  45'
Rowling  69'		(Report)Matteo  40'
Smith  43'
Gonzalez  53'
Damiani  61'
Carrizo  77'
Alvarado  90'
Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 510
Referee: Ian Bongaardt (USA)
Kalamazoo Outrage0 – 4 Thunder Bay Chill
Howard  10'Milroth 11'
Intermoia  20'
Oliveira 45' (PK)
Swartzendruber 59'
C. Gold  75' 81'
Referee: Jason White (USA)
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency4 – 1 Tacoma Tide
Edwini-Bonsu 41' 64'
Semenets 66'
Russell 86'
Johnstone  87'		(Report)Mueller  46'
Knapp  54'
Agu  82'
Schomaker 90'
Attendance: 510
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)

PDL semifinals

Thunder Bay Chill2 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
Alvarado  52'
Milroth 61'  79'
Zendejas 90+4'		Leslie  41'
Dosanjh  56'
Davies  81'
Edwini-Bonsu 89'  90+4'  90+4'
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Frank Carpino (CAN)
Laredo Heat2 – 0 Reading Rage
Quinones  29'
Ramos 41'
Garcia 78'
Humphrey  87'		O'Connor  50'
Sanders  84'
Attendance: 1,693
Referee: Carlos Salas (USA)

PDL final

Laredo Heat1 – 1
(AET)		 Thunder Bay Chill
Blackwell  33'
Ibarra 46'
Infante  83'
Galvan  90'		(Report)Putrus  34'
Da Silva  44'
Milroth  56'   76'
Oliveira 63'  76'
J. Gold  64'
Penalties
Galvan
Ordaz
Su		1 – 4Oliveira
Swartzendruber
C. Gold
Intermoia
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: Jasen Anno (USA)

Awards and All-League team

F: Carlos Araujo (Central Florida Kraze); Felix Garcia (Laredo Heat) (U19 Player of the Year); Junior Garcia (Yakima Reds) (league MVP)
M: Will Beaugé (Ottawa Fury); Fabricio Codeceira (Fresno Fuego); Adam Gazda (Reading Rage); Nate Jafta (Michigan Bucks)
D: Darrius Barnes (Cary RailHawks U23's); Mike Holody (Michigan Bucks); Norberto Papandrea (Austin Aztex U23) (Defender of the Year)
G: Miguel Gallardo (Austin Aztex U23) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Wolfgang Suhnholz (Austin Aztex U23)

See also

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