2011_PDL_Season

USL Premier Development League
	Official 2011 PDL Championship logo
Season	2011
Champions	Kitsap Pumas
Matches played	512
Goals scored	1,643 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jake Keegan, Westchester Flames, 16
Biggest home win	7–1, Real Colorado Foxes over Springfield Demize
Biggest away win	11–1 Jersey Express S.C. over Brooklyn Knights
Highest scoring	12 goals, Jersey Express S.C. 11–1 Brooklyn Knights
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2011 PDL season

Football league season

The 2011 USL Premier Development League season was the 17th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when the Los Angeles Blues 23 played Fresno Fuego, and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

The Kitsap Pumas ended the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 1–0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas in Bremerton, Washington.

Fresno Fuego had the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13–0–3 record. Fresno midfielder Milton Blanco was named League MVP, after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. Two Michigan Bucks players - Stewart Givens and Mitch Hildebrandt - were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach Gary Parsons was named Coach of the Year. Jake Keegan of the Westchester Flames was named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester's goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.^[1]

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Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Akron Summit Assault^[5]	Akron area	Akron, OH	expansion
Fredericksburg Hotspur^[6]	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Hamilton Rage^[7]	Hamilton area	Hamilton, ON	expansion
FC Jax Destroyers	Jacksonville area	Jacksonville, FL	expansion
Los Angeles Blues 23^[8]	West Los Angeles area	Pacific Palisades, CA	expansion
North Sound SeaWolves^[9]	Snohomish County area	Everett, WA	expansion
Real Maryland Monarchs^[10]	Montgomery County area	Rockville, MD	from USL Second Division
Rio Grande Valley Grandes^[11]	Rio Grande Valley area	Edinburg, TX	expansion
River City Rovers^[12]	Louisville area	Louisville, KY	expansion
WSA Winnipeg^[13]	Winnipeg area	Winnipeg, MB	expansion

Mississippi Brilla	2–2 (AET)	Laredo Heat
Buffington 31' Palmer 90+' Luak 97'	Report 1 Report 2	Garcia 11' 36' Mulamba 37' Ordaz 45' Ibarra 76' Collozo 76' Frias 78' Estrada 81' Fuentes 102' Begines 116'
Penalties
	6–7

2011_PDL_Season

2011 PDL season

Changes from 2010

Name changes

New franchise

Folding/moving

Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

League post-season tournament

Division matches for qualification

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

PDL Semifinals

PDL Final

Award Winners and Finalists

All-League and All-Conference teams

Eastern Conference

Central Conference

Southern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Michigan Bucks	16	12	2	2	38	9	+29	38
2	Chicago Fire Premier	16	11	3	2	28	10	+18	35
3	Forest City London	16	9	5	2	32	23	+9	29
4	Indiana Invaders	16	6	7	3	25	26	−1	21
5	Akron Summit Assault	16	5	8	3	23	28	−5	18
6	Hamilton Rage	16	5	8	3	20	27	−7	18
7	Toronto Lynx	16	5	9	2	15	25	−10	17
8	Cincinnati Kings	16	2	7	7	23	33	−10	13
9	River City Rovers	16	2	8	6	16	37	−21	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thunder Bay Chill	16	12	2	2	31	9	+22	38
2	Des Moines Menace	16	12	4	0	41	20	+21	36
3	Real Colorado Foxes	16	11	2	3	49	23	+26	36
4	Kansas City Brass	16	4	8	4	28	36	−8	16
5	St. Louis Lions	16	4	7	5	25	24	+1	13^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	WSA Winnipeg	16	3	12	1	15	44	−29	10
7	Springfield Demize	16	1	12	3	12	45	−33	6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Long Island Rough Riders	16	12	1	3	42	13	+29	39
2	Reading United	16	12	2	2	41	14	+27	38
3	Jersey Express	16	11	2	3	45	12	+33	36
4	Westchester Flames	16	6	6	4	25	33	−8	22
5	Central Jersey Spartans	16	4	8	4	24	31	−7	16
6	Bermuda Hogges	16	4	9	3	17	31	−14	15
7	Ocean City Nor'easters	16	2	6	8	20	25	−5	14
8	New Jersey Rangers	16	5	10	1	15	32	−17	12^{[lower-alpha 1]}
9	Brooklyn Knights	16	1	13	2	15	53	−38	5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	MPS Portland Phoenix	16	8	3	5	24	11	+13	29
2	New Hampshire Phantoms	16	7	6	3	25	20	+5	24
3	Western Mass Pioneers	16	6	5	5	18	20	−2	23
4	Ottawa Fury	16	4	7	5	22	31	−9	17
5	Vermont Voltage	16	3	7	6	12	21	−9	15

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carolina Dynamo	16	11	4	1	37	14	+23	34
2	Northern Virginia Royals	16	10	5	1	20	13	+7	31
3	Real Maryland Monarchs	16	8	6	2	29	20	+9	26
4	West Virginia Chaos	16	7	5	4	32	23	+9	25
5	Virginia Beach Piranhas	16	3	10	3	13	32	−19	12
6	Fredericksburg Hotspur	16	2	11	3	10	39	−29	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Laredo Heat	16	11	3	2	35	13	+22	35
2	Chivas El Paso Patriots	16	10	3	3	24	22	+2	33
3	Baton Rouge Capitals	16	8	7	1	26	20	+6	25
4	New Orleans Jesters	16	7	7	2	23	27	−4	23
5	West Texas United Sockers	16	5	11	0	20	35	−15	15
6	Rio Grande Valley Grandes	16	3	11	2	19	29	−10	11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mississippi Brilla	16	12	2	2	39	14	+25	38
2	Central Florida Kraze	16	11	3	2	34	23	+11	35
3	Bradenton Academics	16	8	6	2	34	27	+7	26
4	Jax Destroyers	16	3	9	4	22	37	−15	13
5	Nashville Metros	16	3	10	3	15	31	−16	12
6	Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy	16	2	11	3	17	30	−13	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kitsap Pumas	16	12	1	3	42	9	+33	35^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Victoria Highlanders	16	9	4	3	29	16	+13	30
3	Vancouver Whitecaps Residency	16	8	5	3	24	21	+3	27
4	Portland Timbers U23's	16	6	6	4	34	21	+13	22
5	Abbotsford Mariners	16	6	7	3	22	25	−3	21
6	North Sound SeaWolves	16	4	8	4	20	34	−14	16
7	Washington Crossfire	16	3	8	5	22	39	−17	14
8	Tacoma Tide	16	1	10	5	21	49	−28	8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fresno Fuego	16	13	0	3	43	15	+28	42
2	Ventura County Fusion	16	10	0	6	38	10	+28	36
3	Orange County Blue Star	16	9	5	2	45	31	+14	29
4	Southern California Seahorses	16	8	5	3	22	24	−2	27
5	BYU Cougars	16	4	8	4	15	21	−6	16
6	Los Angeles Blues 23	16	4	10	2	17	37	−20	14
7	Ogden Outlaws	16	2	10	4	18	36	−18	10
8	Los Angeles Misioneros	16	1	13	2	16	40	−24	5

Key to colours in group tables
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified for playoff berth