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2014 PDL season

The 2014 USL Premier Development League season was the 20th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 3 and ended July 20. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Seven teams were added to the league, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2014. The Austin Aztex were the defending champions.

USL Premier Development League
Season2014
ChampionsMichigan Bucks
Matches played443
Goals scored1,381 (3.12 per match)
Biggest home winLIR 8, NJL 0
(July 12)
Biggest away winVIC 7, LAU 0
(June 22)
Highest scoringLIR 8, NJL 0
(July 12)
KWU 6, TOR 2
(July 16)
WMA 7, WES 1
(July 19)
Longest winning run10, Seacoast United
(June 8 - July 19)
Longest unbeaten run14, Ocala Stampede
(June 5 - July 27)
Longest winless run14, Vermont Voltage
(entire season)
Longest losing run11, NJ-LUSO Parma
(May 26 - July 20)
Highest attendance8,207 POR vs. PUG
(May 30)
Lowest attendance16 CHI vs. TOR
(June 1)
Average attendance590 (375 of 443 games reported) [1]
← 2013
2015 →

Changes from 2013 edit

New teams edit

Seven new clubs joined the PDL in 2014.

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Montreal Impact U23 Greater Montreal Montreal, Quebec CSL[2]
  Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 Pittsburgh metropolitan area Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expansion [3]
  Cincinnati Dutch Lions Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio expansion [4]
  Albuquerque Sol FC Albuquerque metropolitan area Albuquerque, New Mexico expansion [5]
  Las Vegas Mobsters Las Vegas–Paradise, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada expansion [6]
  Lane United FC Lane County, Oregon Eugene, Oregon expansion [7]
  San Jose Earthquakes U-23 Santa Clara County, California San Jose, California expansion [8][9]

Name Changes edit

Folding/moving edit

Divisions edit

The schedule and divisions were announced January 31 with each team to play a 14-game schedule. The Western Conference was split into three divisions (Northwest, Southwest and Mountain).[12]

Standings edit

2014 Premier Development League standings.[13]

Key to colours in group tables
Team in position to win Division Title
Team in position to qualify for playoff berth

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference edit

Great Lakes Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 14 9 2 3 38 8 +30 30
2 K-W United FC 14 8 3 3 26 20 +6 27
3 Chicago Fire Premier 14 7 5 2 21 20 +1 23
4 Forest City London 14 6 4 4 32 25 +7 22
5 Toronto Lynx 14 2 9 3 15 35 −20 9
6 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 14 2 11 1 13 37 −24 7
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Des Moines Menace 14 12 1 1 32 7 +25 37
2 St. Louis Lions 14 6 4 4 18 16 +2 22
3 Thunder Bay Chill 14 6 7 1 22 17 +5 19
4 Springfield Demize 13 4 5 4 8 11 −3 16
5 WSA Winnipeg 14 2 10 2 10 33 −23 8
6 Chicago Inferno[a] 5 0 3 2 1 7 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Chicago Inferno withdrew from the league on June 20.[14][15]

Eastern Conference edit

Mid Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Jersey Express 14 10 1 3 45 15 +30 33
2 Reading United AC 14 9 1 4 30 12 +18 31
3 Long Island Rough Riders 14 8 2 4 26 13 +13 28
4 Ocean City Nor'easters 14 7 5 2 24 24 0 23
5 Baltimore Bohemians 14 6 6 2 23 21 +2 20
6 Northern Virginia Royals 14 3 9 2 17 30 −13 11
7 F.A. Euro 14 3 10 1 16 36 −20 10
8 NJ-LUSO Parma 14 1 13 0 10 40 −30 3
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Seacoast United Phantoms 14 11 1 2 28 7 +21 35
2 Connecticut FC Azul 14 9 2 3 27 13 +14 30
3 Western Mass Pioneers 14 8 4 2 33 16 +17 26
4 Montreal Impact U23 14 7 5 2 26 17 +9 23
5 Real Boston Rams 14 6 6 2 21 26 −5 20
6 GPS Portland Phoenix 14 4 9 1 19 32 −13 13
7 Westchester Flames 14 2 10 2 11 36 −25 8
8 Vermont Voltage 14 0 10 4 9 27 −18 4
Source: [citation needed]

South Atlantic Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 West Virginia Chaos 14 7 3 4 24 17 +7 25
2 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 14 6 4 4 27 20 +7 22
3 King's Warriors 14 6 4 4 23 20 +3 22
4 Carolina Dynamo 14 6 6 2 21 26 −5 20
5 SC United Bantams 14 4 8 2 19 23 −4 14
6 River City Rovers 14 3 7 4 19 27 −8 13
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference edit

Mid South Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Austin Aztex 14 11 1 2 37 11 +26 35
2 Laredo Heat 14 7 4 3 23 16 +7 24
3 Midland/Odessa Sockers 14 7 4 3 26 19 +7 24
4 Mississippi Brilla 14 3 7 4 20 32 −12 13
5 Houston Dutch Lions 14 1 10 3 12 37 −25 6
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ocala Stampede 14 9 1 4 29 16 +13 31
2 SW Florida Adrenaline 14 7 2 5 27 14 +13 26
3 IMG Academy Bradenton 14 5 7 2 15 22 −7 17
4 Panama City Beach Pirates 14 4 6 4 23 27 −4 16
5 Orlando City U-23 14 2 7 5 16 23 −7 11
6 Floridians FC 14 2 7 5 14 23 −9 11
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference edit

Mountain Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Tucson 14 11 2 1 35 11 +24 34
2 BYU Cougars 14 7 4 3 23 25 −2 24
3 Albuquerque Sol FC 14 3 5 6 12 16 −4 15
4 Las Vegas Mobsters 14 4 9 1 17 31 −14 13
5 Real Colorado Foxes 14 2 8 4 12 18 −6 10
Source: [citation needed]

Northwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas 14 9 1 4 25 9 +16 31
2 Victoria Highlanders (J) 14 8 3 3 32 18 +14 27
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 14 8 3 3 34 19 +15 27
4 Portland Timbers U23's 14 5 4 5 20 20 0 20
5 Seattle Sounders FC U-23 14 5 7 2 18 20 −2 17
6 Washington Crossfire 14 3 6 5 18 22 −4 14
7 Puget Sound Gunners FC 14 3 9 2 9 31 −22 11
8 Lane United FC 14 2 10 2 10 27 −17 8
Source: [citation needed]
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Southwest Division edit

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ventura County Fusion 14 8 3 3 26 17 +9 27
2 Los Angeles Misioneros 14 7 2 5 28 17 +11 26
3 San Jose Earthquakes U-23 14 7 4 3 27 18 +9 24
4 Fresno Fuego 14 6 7 1 25 18 +7 19
5 OC Pateadores Blues 14 5 7 2 20 29 −9 17
6 Southern California Seahorses 14 1 12 1 14 41 −27 4
Source: [citation needed]

Conference Championships edit

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. In the two-division Central and Southern Conferences, the top two teams from each division meet in a conference final four.[16] In the Eastern and Western Conferences, both of which are broken into three divisions, additional quarterfinal matches were required. In the Western Conference, two teams from the Northwest Division advanced to the conference final four: the division champion and the winner of a match between the division's second- and third-place teams. The first-place teams from the Mountain and Southwest divisions met the second-place teams of the other division to determine the final two participants. In the Eastern Conference the winner of a match between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic divisions' second-place teams advanced to the final four along with the three division champions.[17]

Inter-Divisional Playoff
Eastern Conference
   
MA2 Reading United 0
NE2 Connecticut FC Azul 3
Northwest Division Playoff
Western Conference
   
NW2 Victoria Highlanders 2
NW3 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 7
Inter-Divisional Playoff
Western Conference
   
MT1 FC Tucson 2
SW2 Los Angeles Misioneros 1
Inter-Divisional Playoff
Western Conference
   
SW1 Ventura County Fusion 1
MT2 BYU Cougars 0

Eastern Conference Championship edit

July 22, 2014 1st Round   Reading United 0–3   Connecticut FC Azul John Gurski Stadium
West Lawn, Pennsylvania
7:30PM EDT Campbell   58' Report Perry   29'
Taveras   36'
Weir   66'
Narro   70'		 Attendance: 411
Referee: Jaroslaw Werel
July 26, 2014 Semifinal   Jersey Express 2–0   Connecticut FC Azul Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT Hines   10'   78'
Eze   57'
Viaggio   65'		 Report Kinne   90' Attendance: 175
Referee: Kris Larwa
July 26, 2014 Semifinal   Seacoast United Phantoms 0–2   West Virginia Chaos Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
7:30pm EDT Louchead   42' Report Smee   28'
Fabian   30'
Szabo   72'   82'		 Referee: Jaime Herrera
July 27, 2014 Final   Jersey Express 3–1   West Virginia Chaos Lubetkin Field
Newark, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT Viaggio   17'
Eze   30', 53'
Correa   52'   57' (pen.)		 Report Peters   45' (pen.)
McDonald   63'
Wilson   66'
Szabo   69'
Smee   89'		 Attendance: 107
Referee: Robert Sibiga

Central Conference Championship edit

July 25, 2014 Semifinal   Michigan Bucks 3–1 (a.e.t.)   St. Louis Lions Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
4:30pm CDT Catic   13', 107'
Ben   93'
Dereis   98'		 Report Cojocov   10'
Matthews   45'
Edemba   81'
Walsh   119'		 Referee: Trent Payne
July 25, 2014 Semifinal   Des Moines Menace 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		   K-W United FC Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
7:30pm CDT Fricke   7' Report Whiteman   26'
Robinson   69'
Keely   103'		 Attendance: 3,679
Referee: Jeremy Uecker
Penalties
Hellmann  
Bartlett  
Macadam  
Bales  
Fricke  		   Murrell
  Keely
  Robinson
  Camargo
  Perea
July 26, 2014 Final   Des Moines Menace 0–2   Michigan Bucks Valley Stadium
West Des Moines, Iowa
7:30pm CDT López   71'   90' Report Goldsmith   14', 23'
Kaba   30'
Beresford   56'
Tribbett   79'		 Referee: Brent Wilson

Southern Conference Championship edit

July 26, 2014 Semifinal   Ocala Stampede 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		   Laredo Heat House Park
Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT Hilton   87'
Knight   115'		 Report Luna   86'
Ferreira   99'		 Referee: Ismael Elfarth
Penalties
Walmsley  
Hilton  
Ilic  
Knight  
Clay  		   Fernández
  Moreno
  Ibarra
  Hernández
July 26, 2014 Semifinal   Austin Aztex 3–1   SW Florida Adrenaline House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Ambrose   15'
Jobe   57'
Cortes   87'		 Report Le Bras   37'
Wilks   89'		 Attendance: 4,754
Referee: Ledzek Stalmach
July 27, 2014 Final   Austin Aztex 0–2   Ocala Stampede House Park
Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT Seoane   48'
Perales   87'
Ambrose   89'		 Report Janneh   11'
Ilic   55'
Blandon   84'
Bailey   90+'		 Attendance: 2,228
Referee: William Tomlinson

Western Conference Championship edit

Quarterfinal   Kitsap Pumas v Bye
July 16, 2014 Quarterfinal   Victoria Highlanders 2–7   Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Royal Athletic Park
Victoria, British Columbia
7:00PM PDT Mitrou   17'
Basso   38'
Barrett   45+'
T. Hughes   45+'   70'
Sturrock   51'
J. Hughes   54'
Rowley   79+'		 Report
Report		 Cook   6', 18' (pen.)
Farahani   8'
Lakhan   23'
Levis   40'
Cousens   43', 72'
Froese   53', 85'		 Attendance: 1,531
Referee: Darnell Smit
July 19, 2014 Quarterfinal   Ventura County Fusion 1–0   BYU Cougars Peter Johann Memorial Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
8:55PM PDT Chongo   40'
Stanley   41'		 Report
Box score		 Referee: Charles Farr
July 19, 2014 Quarterfinal   FC Tucson 2–1   Los Angeles Misioneros Peter Johann Memorial Field
Las Vegas, Nevada
6:30PM PDT Kelly   28'
Volesky   29'
Phillips   51'
Velazco   53'
Ramos   72'		 Report
Report		 Christian   20'
Nwabueze   49'		 Referee: C. Scott
July 25, 2014 Semifinal   Kitsap Pumas 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		   Ventura County Fusion Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
6:00pm MST Keitz   19'
Gonzalez   41'
Catalano   45+'
Kelly   73'
Sanchez   83'
Chamberlain   86'
Danciu   98'		 Report Kiffe   10'   32'
Cazarez   15'
Keny-Guyer   41'
Argueta   82'   120+'
Alfaro   86'
Palacios   105+'		 Referee: Matt Sternheim
Penalties
Keitz  
Shelton  
Sanchez  
Danciu  		   Kiffe
  Alfaro
  Cazarez
  Colvey
July 25, 2014 Semifinal   FC Tucson 1–0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST Phillips   49'
De Rada   90+'		 Report Stewart   15'
Farahani   48'		 Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Charles Farr
July 26, 2014 Final   FC Tucson 0–3   Kitsap Pumas Kino Sports Complex
Tucson, Arizona
7:30pm MST Phillips   65'
Ramos   72'
Rookwood   90+'		 Report Keitz   7'   28'
DeZorzi   9'
Jensen   41'
Shelton   54'
Gonzalez   55'
Ortinau   66'   74'
Kelly   83'		 Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Charles Farr

Playoff Bracket edit

Conference Semifinals (July 25–26) Conference Finals (July 26–27) Semi-Finals (August 1) Championship (August 3)
            
NE1 Seacoast United Phantoms 0
SA1 West Virginia Chaos 2
SA1 West Virginia Chaos 1
Eastern Conference
MA1 Jersey Express 3
MA1 Jersey Express 2
NE2 Connecticut FC Azul 0
MA1 Jersey Express 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 2
HL1 Des Moines Menace (PEN) 0 (4)
GL2 K-W United FC 0 (3)
HL1 Des Moines Menace 0
Central Conference
GL1 Michigan Bucks 2
GL1 Michigan Bucks (AET) 3
HL2 St. Louis Lions 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 0
MS1 Austin Aztex 3
SE2 SW Florida Adrenaline 1
MS1 Austin Aztex 0
Southern Conference
SE1 Ocala Stampede 2
SE1 Ocala Stampede (PEN) 1 (5)
MS2 Laredo Heat 1 (4)
SE1 Ocala Stampede 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 2
MT1 FC Tucson 1
NW3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 0
MT1 FC Tucson 0
Western Conference
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 3
NW1 Kitsap Pumas (PEN) 3 (3)
SW1 Ventura County Fusion 3 (1)

PDL Championship edit

Semi-finals edit

August 1, 2014   Kitsap Pumas 2–1   Ocala Stampede Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
5:00pm EDT Rivas   42'
Jensen   63'
Catalano   72'
Sanchez   89'		 Report Hilton   45'
Janneh   82'		 Referee: Connor Williams
August 1, 2014   Michigan Bucks 2–1   Jersey Express Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
7:30pm EDT Tribbett   54'
Steinberger   78'		 Report Eze   38'
Correa   50'
Martínez   79'
Caso   79'		 Referee: Donovan Noocha

Championship edit

August 3, 2014   Michigan Bucks 1–0   Kitsap Pumas Ultimate Soccer Arenas
Pontiac, Michigan
1:00pm EDT Kolarac   35'
Owens   58'		 Report
Report		 Referee: Marc Lawrence

Championship MVP: Adam Grinwis, (MIB) [18]

Awards edit

[19]

All-League and All-Conference Teams edit

[20][21]

Eastern Conference edit

F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Jeff McClure (CIN), Alencar Junior (WMA)
M: Boluwatife Akinyode (NJL), Shaun Foster (LIR), Walter Hines (JER)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Jake Stovall (CIN), Tom Wharf (LIR), Travis Brent (WVA)
G: Alex Bono (REA)

Central Conference edit

F: Chris Hellmann (DMM) *, Moses Danto (WSA), Dzenan Catic (MIB) *
M: Zach Steinberger (MIB) *, Drew Conner (CHI), Ralph Lundy (DMM)
D: Nolan Intermoia (THU) *, Ken Tribbett (MIB), Blake Jones (STL), Dan Keller (CHI)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPR)

Western Conference edit

F: Javier Castro (LAM), Cody Cook (VAN), Kharlton Belmar (POR)
M: Ricardo Velazco (TUC) *, Jose Cuevas (FRE) *, Bryan de la Fuente (LAM)
D: Ramon Martin Del Campo (SJO) *, James Kiffe (VEN), Cory Keitz (KIT) *, Jordan Farahani (VAN)
G: Billy Thompson (TUC) *

Southern Conference edit

F: Jesus Cortes (AUS), Ilija Ilić (OCA), Adi Kavara (PAN)
M: Tony Rocha (AUS), Michael Lightbourne (PAN), Karamba Janneh (OCA)
D: Yair Hernandez (LAR) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Ben Knight (OCA), Kalen Ryden (AUS)
G: Devin Cook (AUS)

* denotes All-League player

References edit

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  2. ^ "Montreal Impact U23 Joins PDL". Goal.com. January 24, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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  13. ^ Official Standings Archived 2015-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
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  18. ^ "Grinwis Shines As Bucks Take Title". United Soccer Leagues (USL). August 3, 2014. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  19. ^ "PDL Award Winners Announced". United Soccer Leagues (USL). August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
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