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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

Name Changes

  • 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

  • Eleven franchises have been announced as joining the league this year:
Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Atlanta BlackhawksGreater Atlanta areaAlpharetta, GAexpansion
Forest City LondonLondon areaLondon, ONexpansion
Hollywood United HitmenWest Los Angeles areaPacific Palisades, CAexpansion
Kitsap PumasKitsap County areaBremerton, WAexpansion
Portland Timbers U23'sGreater Portland areaPortland, ORexpansion
Real Colorado FoxesDenver areaHighlands Ranch, COexpansion
Rio Grande Valley BravosRio Grande Valley areaPharr, TXexpansion
Rochester ThunderRochester areaRochester, MNexpansion
Seattle WolvesSeattle areaTukwila, WAPCSL
Victoria HighlandersVictoria areaVictoria, BCexpansion
West Texas United SockersMidland-Odessa areaMidland, TXexpansion

On hiatus

Folding

Standings

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

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Kalamazoo Outrage1611233217+1536
2Chicago Fire Premier1610153312+2135
3Forest City London168352716+1129
4Michigan Bucks168532622+427
5Indiana Invaders165742425−119
6Cleveland Internationals165922326−317
7Fort Wayne Fever165921526−1117
8Cincinnati Kings164931731−1415
9Toronto Lynx1621311840−227
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Des Moines Menace1611143513+2237
2Thunder Bay Chill168352716+1129
3Real Colorado Foxes168532819+927
4St. Louis Lions166462925+424
5Rochester Thunder1651012125−416
6Kansas City Brass164932837−915
7Springfield Demize1621311043−337
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Reading Rage1613125817+4141
2Carolina Dynamo1610423819+1932
3Cary Clarets169432816+1230
4Hampton Roads Piranhas168532321+227
5West Virginia Chaos165832337−1418
6Fredericksburg Gunners1631031435−2112
7Northern Virginia Royals1621041835−1710
8Virginia Legacy161961436−229
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Ottawa Fury161204488+4040
2Long Island Rough Riders1612223210+2238
3Ocean City Barons169433115+1630
4Brooklyn Knights167632520+524
5Newark Ironbound Express166823841−320
6Rhode Island Stingrays164932341−1815
7Westchester Flames163851636−2014
8New Hampshire Phantoms163942032−1213
9New Jersey Rangers1621221444−308
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Laredo Heat167182918+1129
2West Texas United Sockers168532519+627
3Austin Aztex U23167453227+526
4El Paso Patriots168622722+526
5Rio Grande Valley Bravos166553228+423
6DFW Tornados165742933−419
7Houston Leones1601331037−273
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

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Mississippi Brilla169163012+1833
2Bradenton Academics169253214+1832
3New Orleans Jesters1650112413+1126
4Panama City Pirates166552321+223
5Baton Rouge Capitals164842526−116
6Central Florida Kraze164931831−1315
7Nashville Metros162771636−2013
8Atlanta Blackhawks1631031631−1512
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Kitsap Pumas1612134013+2739
2Portland Timbers U23's1611324320+2335
3Seattle Wolves1610332918+1133
4Cascade Surge167632926+324
5Victoria Highlanders166643725+1222
6Vancouver Whitecaps Residency166732622+421
7Tacoma Tide165743440−619
8Abbotsford Mariners1641022836−814
9Yakima Reds1631122249−2711
10Spokane Spiders1631301251−399
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1Hollywood United Hitmen1610333817+2133
2Los Angeles Legends169343415+1931
3Ventura County Fusion167272621+528
4BYU Cougars167542122−125
5Fresno Fuego166643028+222
6Southern California Seahorses164482522+320
7Lancaster Rattlers165743338−519
8Orange County Blue Star165742025−519
9Ogden Outlaws1641112439−1513
10Bakersfield Brigade1621131438−249
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Format

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

Divisional First RoundDivisional FinalsConference FinalsPDL SemifinalsPDL Championship
               
GL1 Kalamazoo Outrage1
Great Lakes Division
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier2
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier1
GL3 Forest City London0
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier3
NE3 Ocean City Barons0
NE1 Ottawa Fury1
Northeast Division
NE3 Ocean City Barons (AET)2
NE2 Long Island Rough Riders0
NE3 Ocean City Barons2
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier (AET)2
MA3 Cary Clarets1
HL1 Des Moines Menace2
Heartland Division
HL3 Real Colorado Foxes1
HL2 Thunder Bay Chill0
HL3 Real Colorado Foxes1
HL1 Des Moines Menace0
MA3 Cary Clarets1
MA1 Reading Rage1
Mid-Atlantic Division
MA3 Cary Clarets2
MA2 Carolina Dynamo1
MA3 Cary Clarets3
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier1
SW3 Ventura County Fusion2
MS1 Laredo Heat (AET)1
Mid-South Division
MS2 West Texas United Sockers0
MS2 West Texas United Sockers2
MS3 Austin Aztex U231
MS1 Laredo Heat (AET)1
Southern Conference
SE2 Bradenton Academics3
SE1 Mississippi Brilla2
Southeast Division
SE2 Bradenton Academics (AET)3
SE2 Bradenton Academics1
SE3 New Orleans Jesters0
SE2 Bradenton Academics1
SW3 Ventura County Fusion6
NW1 Kitsap Pumas2
Northwest Division
NW3 Seattle Wolves0
NW2 Portland Timbers U23's2
NW3 Seattle Wolves3
NW1 Kitsap Pumas1
Western Conference
SW3 Ventura County Fusion2
SW1 Hollywood United Hitmen1
Southwest Division
SW3 Ventura County Fusion (AET)3
SW2 Los Angeles Legends1
SW3 Ventura County Fusion2

Divisional Semifinals

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'
M&F Bank Stadium
Ridgeland, Mississippi
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

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

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

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

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

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

U19 Player of the Year

Defender of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Central Conference

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

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

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

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

References

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