2006_PDL_Season
2006 PDL season
Football league season
The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Michigan Bucks |
← 2005 2007 → | |
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Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.
Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.
Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.
New franchises
- Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
More information Team name, Metro area ...
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's |
Atlanta area | Chamblee, Georgia | expansion |
 Delaware Dynasty |
Wilmington area | New Castle, Delaware | expansion |
 Los Angeles Storm |
San Gabriel Valley area | Glendora, California | Previously Springfield Storm |
 Northern Virginia Royals |
Northern Virginia area | Fairfax, Virginia | previously in USL-2 |
 Ogden Outlaws |
Ogden area | Ogden, Utah | expansion |
| San Fernando Valley Quakes |
San Fernando Valley area | Los Angeles, California | expansion |
| San Francisco Seals |
San Francisco area | San Francisco, California | expansion |
 St. Louis Lions |
St. Louis area | Cottleville, Missouri | expansion |
 Tacoma FC |
Tacoma area | University Place, Washington | expansion |
| Virginia Beach Submariners |
Virginia Beach area | Virginia Beach, Virginia | expansion |
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Folding
- Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Memphis Express - Memphis, Tennessee
- Nevada Wonders - Carson City, Nevada
- Spokane Shadow - Spokane, Washington
- Toledo Slayers - Toledo, Ohio
More information Legend ...
| Legend |
|---|
| Division champion |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
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Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire Premier | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 42 |
| 2 | Michigan Bucks | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 30 |
| 3 | Indiana Invaders | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 22 |
| 5 | West Michigan Edge | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 21 |
| 6 | Fort Wayne Fever | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 8 |
| 7 | Cleveland Internationals | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 6 |
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Heartland Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 42 |
| 2 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 32 |
| 3 | Kansas City Brass | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Louis Lions | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 27 |
| 5 | Sioux Falls Spitfire | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 15 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Blizzard | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 12 |
| 7 | Thunder Bay Chill | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 9 |
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Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach Submariners | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 31 |
| 2 | Williamsburg Legacy | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 28 |
| 3 | West Virginia Chaos | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 |
| 4 | Northern Virginia Royals | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 18 |
| 5 | Richmond Kickers Future | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 15 |
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New England Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 44 |
| 2 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 24 |
| 3 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 20 |
| 4 | Albany Admirals | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 15 |
| 5 | Vermont Voltage | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 13 |
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Northeast Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester Flames | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 31 |
| 2 | Ocean City Barons | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 24 |
| 3 | Reading Rage | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 20 |
| 4 | Delaware Dynasty | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 17 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 14 |
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Southern Conference
Mid South Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laredo Heat | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 42 |
| 2 | DFW Tornados | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 25 |
| 3 | El Paso Patriots | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 23 |
| 4 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 13 |
| 5 | Austin Lightning | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 11 |
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South Atlantic Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Dynamo | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 44 |
| 2 | Augusta Fireball | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 31 |
| 3 | Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 21 |
| 4 | Raleigh Elite | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 17 |
| 5 | Nashville Metros | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 14 |
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Southeast Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradenton Academics | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 34 |
| 2 | Central Florida Kraze | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 23 |
| 3 | Palm Beach Pumas | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 20 |
| 4 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 20 |
| 5 | Ajax Orlando Prospects | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 8 |
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Western Conference
Northwest Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbotsford Rangers | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 30 |
| 2 | BYU Cougars | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 28 |
| 3 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 23 |
| 4 | Ogden Outlaws | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 17 |
| 5 | Tacoma FC | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 16 |
| 6 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 11 |
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Southwest Division
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California Seahorses | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 9 | +25 | 39 |
| 2 | Orange County Blue Star | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 32 |
| 3 | San Fernando Valley Quakes | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 31 |
| 4 | San Francisco Seals | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 25 |
| 5 | Fresno Fuego | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 23 |
| 6 | Bakersfield Brigade | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 22 |
| 7 | Los Angeles Storm | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 |
| 8 | San Diego Gauchos | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 19 |
| 9 | California Gold | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 71 | −58 | 0 |
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Bracket
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | PDL Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
| NWE |  Cape Cod Crusaders
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | Williamsburg Legacy
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NWE | Cape Cod Crusaders
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| NE |  Westchester Flames
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Virginia Beach Submariners
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE | Westchester Flames
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE | Westchester Flames
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS |  Laredo Heat
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| SA |  Carolina Dynamo
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE |  Bradenton Academics (OT)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE | Bradenton Academics
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| MS | Laredo Heat
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS | Laredo Heat
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| WC | Augusta FireBall
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS | Laredo Heat
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 |  Michigan Bucks
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL1 |  Boulder Rapids Reserve
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Michigan Bucks
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Michigan Bucks
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| GL1 |  Chicago Fire Premier
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL1 | Chicago Fire Premier (PSO)
| 3 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 |  Des Moines Menace
| 3 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Michigan Bucks
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW2 | Orange County Blue Star
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW1 | Southern California Seahorses
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW2 | BYU Cougars
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW2 | BYU Cougars
| 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| SW2 | Orange County Blue Star (PSO)
| 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| NW1 |  Abbotsford Rangers
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW2 | Orange County Blue Star
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Conference semifinals
More information Williamsburg Legacy, 0 – 3 ...
| Williamsburg Legacy | 0 – 3 | Cape Cod Crusaders |
|---|---|---|
Monroe  33' |
(Report) | Chavez 48' Bulow  70' 75' (PK)O'Reilly 90' |
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Foster Field
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)
More information Laredo Heat, 3 – 2 ...
| Laredo Heat | 3 – 2 | Augusta FireBall |
|---|---|---|
| Almack 38' Presas 75' 87' |
(Report) | Charowski 52' Irizarry 90+' |
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Referee: (USA)
More information Michigan Bucks, 4 – 0 ...
| Michigan Bucks | 4 – 0 | Boulder Rapids Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| Uzoigwe 18' Jafta 32'Traylor 37'Holody 43'Dube 71' |
(Report) | Christensen 23' Seager  63' |
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Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa
Referee: (USA)
More information Abbotsford Rangers, 2 – 3 ...
| Abbotsford Rangers | 2 – 3 | Orange County Blue Star |
|---|---|---|
| Peetoom 37' Wilson 44'Riehl 46' |
(Report) | Hamilton 53' Rivera 62'Larrabee 70'Lopez 84' |
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Referee: (USA)
More information Virginia Beach Submariners, 1 – 3 ...
| Virginia Beach Submariners | 1 – 3 | Westchester Flames |
|---|---|---|
| Gilkerson 45' Templeman 48'Haywood 64' |
(Report) | Shapiro 15' 20' Davies 32'Trott 54' |
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More information Bradenton Academics, 1 – 0 (AET) ...
| Bradenton Academics | 1 – 0 (AET) | Carolina Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
| Dallman 115' |
(Report) |
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Referee: (USA)
More information Des Moines Menace, 3 – 3 (AET) ...
| Des Moines Menace | 3 – 3 (AET) | Chicago Fire Premier |
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| Boltnar 62' 111' Oliveira 66'Hamburger 73'Moffat 97'Kother 113' |
(Report) | Guzmán 29' Bush 60'Anderson 73'North 93' 108'Ubiparipović 101' |
| Penalties | ||
 Munns Boltnar Kariotis Dombrowski |
3 – 5 | Ubiparipović DiRaimondo Guzmán Hlavaty Anderson |
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More information BYU Cougars, 2 – 1 ...
| BYU Cougars | 2 – 1 | Southern California Seahorses |
|---|---|---|
| Clark 37' A. Van Wagenen 45'Norton 58'Cavanaugh 61'H. Van Wagenen 64' |
(Report) | Hansen 14' 45' (PK) Jepson 40'Young 53' |
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Conference finals
More information Westchester Flames, 2 – 1 ...
| Westchester Flames | 2 – 1 | Cape Cod Crusaders |
|---|---|---|
| Meyer 71' Davies 86' |
(Report) | Britcher 84' |
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Foster Field
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Referee: (USA)
More information Laredo Heat, 2 – 1 ...
| Laredo Heat | 2 – 1 | Bradenton Academics |
|---|---|---|
| Macias 29' Almack 31' Sanchez 41' Galvan 67' Infante 89' |
(Report) | Collings 18' Bello 39' 75' |
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More information Michigan Bucks, 4 – 1 ...
| Michigan Bucks | 4 – 1 | Chicago Fire Premier |
|---|---|---|
| Turpin 20' 34' Jafta 27' 62' 66' Uzoigwe 45' |
(Report) | Bode 24' Guzmán 30' DeGurian 59'  72' |
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More information BYU Cougars, 2 – 2 (AET) ...
| BYU Cougars | 2 – 2 (AET) | Orange County Blue Star |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall 86' Norton 90' |
(Report) | Marion 26' 72' Evans 41' Lopez 43' Shager 78' Kljestan 94' |
| Penalties | ||
| Winn Trejo Gilliam Osborne |
2 – 4 | Theslof Larrabee Higgins Valdez |
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National semifinals
More information Orange County Blue Star, 0 – 2 ...
| Orange County Blue Star | 0 – 2 | Michigan Bucks |
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| Saunders 2' Valdez 29' Higgins 46' |
(Report) | Uzoigwe 45' 48' Holody 62' |
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More information Laredo Heat, 3 – 2 ...
| Laredo Heat | 3 – 2 | Westchester Flames |
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| Galvan 40' Ibarra 42' (PK) Infante 90' 90' |
(Report) | Davies 15' (PK) Shapiro 34' |
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National final
More information Laredo Heat, 1 – 2 ...
| Laredo Heat | 1 – 2 | Michigan Bucks |
|---|---|---|
| Macias 17' 17' Galvan 78' Sanchez 87' |
(Report) | Uzoigwe 4' 56' Shipalane 8' |
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