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2007 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2007
ChampionsLaredo Heat
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The 2007 USL Premier Development League season was the 13th season of the PDL. The season started on April 28, 2007. The regular season ended on July 25, 2007.

Laredo Heat finished the season as national champions, beating the Michigan Bucks on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on August 11, 2007.

Hampton Roads Piranhas finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +36 goal difference.

Fresno Fuego striker Pablo Campos was the league's top scorer, knocking in 18 goals. Thunder Bay Chill's Gustavo Oliveira led the league with 15 assists, while Hampton Roads Piranhas keeper Evan Newton enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.222 per game, and keeping 8 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2006

Name changes

New franchises

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including seven brand new franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals Baton Rouge area Baker, LA expansion
Virginia Fredericksburg Gunners Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders Long Island area New Hyde Park, NY previously in USL-2
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla Jackson area Clinton, MS expansion
California Lancaster Rattlers Antelope Valley area Palmdale, CA expansion
California San Jose Frogs Silicon Valley area San Jose, CA previously in NPSL
Washington (state) Spokane Spiders Spokane Valley area Spokane, WA expansion
Missouri Springfield Demize Springfield area Springfield, MO expansion
Ontario Toronto Lynx Toronto area Toronto previously in USL-1
California Ventura County Fusion Ventura County area Ventura, CA expansion

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Playoff format

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.

Current standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 11 2 3 48 15 +33 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
3 West Michigan Edge 16 6 5 5 21 24 −3 23
4 Toronto Lynx 16 6 6 4 25 21 +4 22
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 9 2 19 31 −12 17
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 10 1 22 35 −13 16
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 4 11 1 21 38 −17 13
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 10 3 3 35 17 +18 33
2 St. Louis Lions 16 10 6 0 39 24 +15 30
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 3 5 26 28 −2 29
4 Des Moines Menace 16 8 7 1 41 24 +17 25
5 Colorado Rapids U23's 16 7 5 4 37 22 +15 25
6 Springfield Demize 16 4 11 1 16 44 −28 13
7 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 3 11 2 15 41 −26 11
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 14 0 2 42 6 +36 44
2 Ocean City Barons 16 9 3 4 33 20 +13 31
3 Virginia Legacy 16 9 5 2 27 19 +8 29
4 Reading Rage 16 7 5 4 30 29 +1 25
5 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 7 7 2 31 22 +9 23
6 Richmond Kickers Future 16 5 7 4 23 25 −2 19
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 3 11 2 15 48 −33 11
8 Delaware Dynasty 16 3 11 2 20 35 −15 11
9 West Virginia Chaos 16 3 11 2 20 37 −17 10[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ West Virginia was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 9 1 6 35 15 +20 33
2 Brooklyn Knights 16 9 4 3 31 24 +7 30
3 Westchester Flames 16 7 4 5 34 17 +17 26
4 Long Island Rough Riders 16 7 6 3 26 22 +4 24
5 Albany Admirals 16 7 7 2 20 27 −7 23
6 Vermont Voltage 16 4 9 3 20 43 −23 15
7 Ottawa Fury 16 3 8 5 17 21 −4 14
8 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 11 1 19 33 −14 13
Source:

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 10 2 4 29 12 +17 34
2 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 19 17 +2 26
3 DFW Tornados 16 7 6 3 22 24 −2 24
4 Mississippi Brilla 16 6 5 5 30 21 +9 23
5 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 5 6 5 28 22 +6 20
6 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 5 7 4 20 32 −12 19
7 Austin Lightning 16 3 12 1 13 31 −18 10
Source:

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 3 2 41 14 +27 35
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 4 1 47 21 +26 34
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 10 2 4 32 14 +18 34
4 Bradenton Academics 16 8 4 4 39 19 +20 28
5 Cary RailHawks U23's 16 7 6 3 22 17 +5 24
6 Palm Beach Pumas 15 4 10 1 20 36 −16 11[a]
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 11 3 12 32 −20 9
8 Cocoa Expos 15 0 13 2 1 63 −62 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ Palm Beach was penalized 2 points for circumstances not released by the USL.

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 BYU Cougars 16 13 1 2 37 14 +23 41
2 Tacoma Tide 16 10 4 2 36 23 +13 32
3 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 7 3 23 22 +1 21
4 Abbotsford Rangers 16 5 6 5 38 24 +14 20
5 Spokane Spiders 16 6 10 0 25 49 −24 18
6 Yakima Reds 16 3 9 4 22 35 −13 13
7 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 17 38 −21 11
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 16 10 4 2 41 28 +13 32
2 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 9 2 5 33 16 +17 32
3 San Jose Frogs 16 10 5 1 24 16 +8 31
4 Ventura County Fusion 16 9 4 3 27 19 +8 30
5 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 5 5 23 25 −2 23
6 San Francisco Seals 16 6 8 2 18 23 −5 20
7 Southern California Seahorses 16 5 6 5 26 24 +2 20
8 Bakersfield Brigade 16 6 10 0 22 29 −7 18
9 Orange County Blue Star 16 3 9 4 18 27 −9 13
10 Lancaster Rattlers 16 2 13 1 23 48 −25 7
Source:

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
MA1 Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas 1 (5)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO) 1 (6)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 0
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 5
MA2 New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1 (4)
Eastern Conference
Central Conference
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) 1 (5)
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 4
HL2 Missouri St. Louis Lions 1
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 3
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 0
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 3
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 0 (3)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 0 (4)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 4
SE2 Florida Central Florida Kraze 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 2
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
MS2 Texas El Paso Patriots 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 1
Southern Conference
Western Conference
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 2
SW2 California San Fernando Valley Quakes 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 0
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 3
SW1 California Fresno Fuego (AET) 4
NW2 Washington (state) Tacoma Tide 1

Conference semifinals

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 1
(AET)		Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas
Cambridge Yellow card 22'
Niebles Goal 44'
Matos Yellow card 87'
Matteo Yellow card 89'
Damiani Yellow card 111'		 Haywood Yellow card 53'
Joseph Goal 89'
Wheeler Yellow card 89'
Penalties
Matteo Penalty scored
Charles Penalty scored
Dragoi Penalty scored
Berenzen Penalty missed
Damiani Penalty scored
Belke Penalty scored
Cioffi Penalty scored		 6 – 5 Penalty scored Wheeler
Penalty scored Mottinger
Penalty scored Lima
Penalty scored Kinney
Penalty missed Thomas
Penalty scored Newton
Penalty missed Joseph
Referee: Daun White (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier3 – 1Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Hlavaty Goal 53' (PK) Yellow card 62'
Fleak Goal 76' Goal 77'		 Gold Yellow card 3'
Putrus Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90'
Swartzendruber Goal 57'
Moldenhaur Yellow card 62'
Alvarado Yellow card 85'
Referee: (USA)
Texas El Paso Patriots0 – 1North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Cervantes Yellow card 10'
Morin Yellow card 70'		 Franks Yellow card 12'
Jata Goal 81'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Rudy Nino (USA)
New Jersey Ocean City Barons0 – 5Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Carmichael Red card 22'
Holloway Yellow card 24' Red card 24'
Evans Yellow card 30'		 Chery Goal 36' Goal 49'
Short Yellow card 44'
Wright Goal 52'
Massie Goal 57' Yellow card 57'
Nyazamba Goal 72'
Attendance: 878
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
California San Fernando Valley Quakes0 – 2Utah BYU Cougars
Shaw Yellow card 18'
Leslie Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 72'
Borak Yellow card 63'
Paladini Yellow card 68'		 Fellows Goal 64' Goal 76'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
Missouri St. Louis Lions1 – 4Michigan Michigan Bucks
Clayes Yellow card 29'
Angus Goal 45' Yellow card 70'		 Dube Goal 26'
Jafta Yellow card 45'
Holody Goal 79'
Djokic Goal 86'
Uzoigwe Goal 90'
Referee: (USA)
Florida Central Florida Kraze0 – 4Texas Laredo Heat
Herbet Yellow card 24' Morales Goal 4' Yellow card 4' Goal 26'
Galvan Goal 7'
Ibarra Goal 60'
Mulamba Yellow card 64'
Macias Yellow card 89'
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Jeff Katawar (USA)
Washington (state) Tacoma Tide1 – 4
(AET)		California Fresno Fuego
O'Brien Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 74'
David Goal 63'
Schomaker Red card 102'		 Nunes Goal 22' Yellow card 38'
Rivera Yellow card 43'
Blanco Yellow card 74' Goal 102'
Cabello Yellow card 75'
Cignetti Yellow card 90'
Machado Yellow card 95' Goal 108'
Campos Goal 100'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert (USA)

Conference finals

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 0Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Dragoi Yellow card 34' Goal 38' (PK)
Niebles Yellow card 40'
Cioffi Yellow card 49'		 Barnett Yellow card 53'
Short Yellow card 54'
Stratford Yellow card 88'
Nyazamba Red card 88'
Attendance: 231
Referee: William Guarini (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier0 – 3Michigan Michigan Bucks
Katic Yellow card 42'
Fallon Yellow card 85'
Ratner Yellow card 88'		 Dube Goal 57'
Shipalane Goal 74'
Daniel Yellow card 79'
Uzoigwe Goal 89'
Attendance: 653
Referee: (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat2 – 1North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Galvan Yellow card 32'
Ibarra Goal 48' (PK) Yellow card 48'
Infante Yellow card 71'
Morales Goal 74'
Garcia Yellow card 76'
Blackwell Yellow card 90'		 Loyd Yellow card 30'
Lahoud Goal 54'
Lewis Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)
California Fresno Fuego3 – 0Utah BYU Cougars
Nunes Goal 5' (PK)
Campos Goal 51' Yellow card 55' Goal 90'
Vogt Yellow card 74'		 Van Wagenen Yellow card 80'
De Francis Yellow card 90'
Chukchansi Park
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

National Semifinals

New York (state) Brooklyn Knights1 – 1
(AET)		Michigan Michigan Bucks
Smith Goal 15'
Matos Yellow card 60'
Velasquez Yellow card 108'		 Clark Yellow card 17'
Dube Goal 33'
Penalties
Matteo Penalty scored
Dragoi Penalty missed
Niebles Penalty scored
Charles Penalty scored
Belke Penalty scored		 4 – 5 Penalty scored Uzoigwe
Penalty scored Djokic
Penalty scored Brunner
Penalty scored Shipalane
Penalty scored Holody
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Chad Ulinger (USA)
California Fresno Fuego0 – 1Texas Laredo Heat
Codeceira Yellow card 31'
Cabello Yellow card 64'
Blanco Yellow card 88'
Nunes Yellow card 90'		 Quinones Yellow card 34'
Infante Yellow card 48'
Garcia Goal 83'
Su Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

National final

Michigan Michigan Bucks0 – 0
(AET)		Texas Laredo Heat
Nowak Yellow card 80'
Djokic Yellow card 86'
Holody Yellow card 109'		 Infante Yellow card 109'
Penalties
Djokic Penalty scored
Balc Penalty missed
Brunner Penalty scored
Fuzetti Penalty scored
Holody Penalty missed
Daniel Penalty missed		 3 – 4 Penalty scored Galvan
Penalty scored Ordaz
Penalty missed Morales
Penalty scored Blackwell
Penalty missed Ibarra
Penalty scored Garcia
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (USA)

See also

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