2015 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2015
Champions	K-W United FC
Matches played	432
Goals scored	1,373 (3.18 per match)
Biggest home win	DMM 10, CHI 0; (July 17); DCU 10, WES 0; (July 18)
Biggest away win	JER 8, WES 1; (June 10)
Highest scoring	DMM 10, CHI 0; (July 17); DCU 10, WES 0; (July 18)
Longest winning run	6, Charlotte Eagles; (May 16 - June 13)
Longest unbeaten run	14, Charlotte Eagles; (entire season)
Longest winless run	14, WSA Winnipeg; (entire season)
Longest losing run	6, Westchester Flames; (May 9 - June 13)
Highest attendance	8,151 POR vs. KIT; (May 29)
Lowest attendance	20 FLA vs. IMG; (June 14)
Average attendance	458 (224 of 303 games reported)
	← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The Michigan Bucks were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by K-W United FC in the Central Conference finals. K-W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the New York Red Bulls U-23 4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.

Changes from 2014

New/Returning teams

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Charlotte Eagles	Charlotte metropolitan area	Charlotte, North Carolina	USL Pro
Lehigh Valley United Sonic	Lehigh Valley	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	NPSL
FC Miami City Champions	Miami-Dade	Miami, Florida	Expansion Team
Calgary Foothills FC	Calgary Region	Calgary, Alberta	Expansion Team
Burlingame Dragons FC	Bay Area	Burlingame, California	Expansion Team
Dayton Dutch Lions	Dayton metropolitan area	West Carrollton, Ohio	USL Pro
New York Red Bulls U-23	New York City	Hanover, New Jersey	NPSL
Palm Beach Suns FC	Miami-Dade	Boca Raton, Florida	Expansion Team
Toronto FC Academy	Greater Toronto Area	Vaughan, Ontario	Expansion Team

Name Changes

Connecticut FC Azul became AC Connecticut.
River City Rovers became Derby City Rovers.
Los Angeles Misioneros became Golden State Misioneros.
Springfield Demize became Springfield Synergy FC.
Northern Virginia Royals became D.C. United U-23.

Folding/moving

Austin Aztex - Moved to Division III USL.
Chicago Inferno - Folded in the middle of the 2014 season on June 20, 2014 and forfeited their last 9 games.
Montreal Impact U23 - Folded
NJ-LUSO Parma - Folded
Panama City Beach Pirates - Folded
San Jose Earthquakes U23 - replaced by Burlingame Dragons FC (see above) as the Earthquakes PDL team.
Toronto Lynx - Folded its PDL team. Still active in USL Super-20 League and Super Y-League.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 - Folded
Vermont Voltage - Folded its PDL team.
Victoria Highlanders - Moved to the Pacific Coast Soccer League

Standings

2015 Premier Development League standings.

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

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Michigan Bucks (C)	14	11	1	2	46	12	+34	35
2	K-W United FC (T)	14	11	2	1	35	13	+22	34
3	Forest City London (T)	14	9	4	1	31	18	+13	28
4	Toronto FC Academy	14	3	8	3	19	30	−11	12
5	Dayton Dutch Lions	14	3	9	2	12	30	−18	11
6	Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23	14	3	9	2	10	31	−21	11
7	Derby City Rovers	14	2	9	3	18	35	−17	9

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Des Moines Menace (C)	14	11	2	1	38	7	+31	34
2	Thunder Bay Chill (T)	14	9	2	3	34	15	+19	30
3	Chicago Fire U-23	14	6	6	2	19	30	−11	20
4	Springfield Synergy	14	5	6	3	21	17	+4	18
5	St. Louis Lions	14	4	8	2	19	32	−13	11
6	WSA Winnipeg	14	0	12	2	9	43	−34	2

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

St. Louis Lions deducted three points.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Red Bulls U-23 (C)	14	9	2	3	40	19	+21	30
2	Long Island Rough Riders (T)	14	9	4	1	33	20	+13	28
3	Jersey Express S.C. (T)	14	8	3	3	36	14	+22	27
4	Reading United AC	14	8	3	3	36	14	+22	27
5	D.C. United U-23	14	8	2	4	32	20	+12	25
6	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	7	4	3	31	16	+15	24
7	Baltimore Bohemians	14	4	8	2	22	31	−9	14
8	F.A. Euro	14	3	9	2	17	32	−15	11
9	Westchester Flames	14	1	12	1	13	63	−50	4
10	Lehigh Valley United Sonic	14	1	12	1	15	48	−33	4

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

Jersey Express qualified for playoffs per tie breaking rules as they beat Reading 1-0 in their only head-to-head match.
DC United U-23 deducted three points.

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	GPS Portland Phoenix (C)	14	8	1	5	19	9	+10	29
2	Seacoast United Phantoms (T)	14	9	3	2	32	16	+16	29
3	Real Boston Rams	14	7	4	3	34	17	+17	24
4	AC Connecticut	14	2	7	5	12	28	−16	11
5	Western Mass Pioneers	14	1	11	2	9	34	−25	5

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

South Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Charlotte Eagles (C)	14	10	0	4	31	8	+23	34
2	Cincinnati Dutch Lions (T)	14	8	5	1	30	25	+5	25
3	King's Warriors	14	5	5	4	21	14	+7	19
4	Carolina Dynamo	14	5	7	2	16	21	−5	17
5	West Virginia Chaos	14	4	7	3	17	23	−6	15
6	SC United Bantams	14	2	9	3	13	35	−22	9

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mississippi Brilla (C)	12	6	3	3	23	15	+8	21
2	Midland/Odessa Sockers (T)	14	6	5	3	24	14	+10	21
3	Laredo Heat	14	5	7	2	17	28	−11	17
4	Houston Dutch Lions	12	4	7	1	19	28	−9	13

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

Mississippi is champion per head-to-head versus Midland/Odessa (2-1-1) as that is the first tiebreaker with goal differential next.

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ocala Stampede (C)	14	8	3	3	28	16	+12	27
2	FC Miami City Champions (T)	14	7	4	3	18	14	+4	24
3	SW Florida Adrenaline	14	6	4	4	26	12	+14	22
4	Floridians FC	14	5	7	2	18	21	−3	17
5	IMG Academy Bradenton	14	5	7	2	17	29	−12	17
6	Palm Beach Suns FC	14	5	8	1	18	27	−9	16
7	Orlando City U-23	14	3	6	5	14	20	−6	14

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Tucson (C)	14	8	2	4	28	15	+13	28
2	Albuquerque Sol FC (T)	14	8	3	3	19	12	+7	27
3	Las Vegas Mobsters	14	5	6	3	19	19	0	18
4	Real Colorado Foxes	14	5	4	5	20	21	−1	17
5	BYU Cougars	14	1	8	5	17	28	−11	8

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Notes:

Real Colorado Foxes deducted three points.

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Kitsap Pumas (C)	12	10	0	2	23	4	+19	32
2	Portland Timbers U23's (T)	12	6	2	4	17	9	+8	22
3	Seattle Sounders FC U-23 (T)	12	7	4	1	21	10	+11	22
4	Calgary Foothills FC	12	3	2	7	15	16	−1	16
5	Lane United FC	12	3	7	2	16	23	−7	11
6	Washington Crossfire	12	1	8	3	13	28	−15	6
7	Puget Sound Gunners FC	12	0	7	5	11	26	−15	5

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Note: The Northwest Division will play a 12 game balanced schedule with each team facing all opponents in the division once at home and once away.

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Burlingame Dragons FC (C)	14	10	1	3	20	10	+10	33
2	Ventura County Fusion (T)	14	10	2	2	19	8	+11	32
3	Fresno Fuego	14	6	5	3	30	19	+11	21
4	Southern California Seahorses	14	3	8	3	18	24	−6	12
5	Golden State Misioneros	14	2	9	3	14	25	−11	9
6	Orange County Blues U23	14	2	11	1	11	32	−21	7

Source:
(C) Champions; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated

Conference Championships

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. Games played prior to the conference semifinals are hosted by the team with the better record with the conference championships (semifinals and final) played at a common location. Note that the Northwest division played 12 games rather than the 14 played by the other divisions; the teams agreed to the reduced schedule in order for the division to play a balanced schedule.

Eastern Conference: The 1st and 2nd place teams from the Northeast and South Atlantic divisions play each other for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Mid Atlantic division 1st place teams goes straight to the conference semifinals with the 2nd and 3rd place teams playing each other for the final spot.
Southern Conference: The top two teams in each division qualify to play in the conference semifinals, with the 1st place team from the Mid-South division playing the 2nd place team of the Southeast division and vice versa.
Central Conference: The top two teams from Heartland division and the 1st place team from the Great Lakes division qualify for the semifinals with the final spot coming from a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Great Lakes division.
Western Conference: The Mountain and Southwest divisions have a play off between the 1st and 2nd place teams for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Northwest division's 1st place team and the winner of a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the conference semifinals.

Eastern Conference Championship

July 21, 2015 Mid Atlantic Division Qualifier	Long Island Rough Riders	1–3	Jersey Express S.C.	Cy Donnelly Stadium South Huntington, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Murphy 35' Kramer 48' Whitcomb 50'	Report	Alvarenzo 52' Robertinho 62' Kherlopian 87'	Referee: Rosario Camdelia

July 21, 2015 Northeast Division Qualifier	GPS Portland Phoenix	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Seacoast United Phantoms	Yarmouth High School Yarmouth, Maine
7:00 PM EDT	Wheeler 25' Appah 45' Greaves 65' Shangraw 79' Smith 103'	Report	McCabe 60' 70' Goff 95'	Attendance: 850

July 21, 2015 South Atlantic Division Qualifier	Charlotte Eagles	3–2	Cincinnati Dutch Lions	Queens Sports Complex Charlotte, North Carolina
7:00 PM EDT	Regis 20', 38' 77' Abubakar 28' Odenbeck 43' Botes 67'	Report	Dupont 36' Smythe 40' Schluter 67' Merhaut 89'	Attendance: 550 Referee: David Erbacher

July 25, 2015 Semifinal	New York Red Bulls U-23	4–0	GPS Portland Phoenix	Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Lema 34' 63' Swenson 45' Knudson 52' Farrell 66'	Report	Braem 33' Campbell 76' Melville 88'	Referee: Rosario Candela

July 25, 2015 Semifinal	Jersey Express S.C.	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Charlotte Eagles	Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT	Karcz 84' DaSilva 88' Ferreira 117'	Report	Culbertson 65' Regis 78' McCarter 85' Kremers 90' 116'	Referee: Dave Breckner
	Penalties
	Correa DaSilva Argolo Torres Silva		Amankona Kremers Odenbeck Culbertson Regis

July 26, 2015 Final	Jersey Express S.C.	1–2 (a.e.t.)	New York Red Bulls U-23	Lubetkin Field Newark, New Jersey
5:00 PM EDT	Otto 43' DaSilva 69' 72' Correa 86' 117' Lopes 106'	Report	Thomson 61' Farrell 68' 115' Knudson 71'	Attendance: 342 Referee: Bartek Cheislak

Southern Conference Championship

July 24, 2015 Semifinal	Ocala Stampede	1–0	Midland/Odessa Sockers	Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi
5:00 PM CDT	Hilton 80' (pen.)	Report	Dennis 84'	Attendance: 127 Referee: Mark Herrington

July 24, 2015 Semifinal	Mississippi Brilla	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	FC Miami City Champions	Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi
7:30 PM CDT	Cruz 38' Garces 53'	Report	Gonzalez 30' Lopez 104'	Attendance: 1,020 Referee: Mark Dreifuss
	Penalties
	Cruz Buffington Almeida Gonzalo Tambini		Nirennold Garcia Valdes Merzouk

July 25, 2015 Final	Ocala Stampede	2–0	FC Miami City Champions	Clinton High School Clinton, Mississippi
7:30 PM CDT	Hilton 39' (pen.) Diegues 48' Parreiras 52' Garcia 63' Craig 65' Arico 88'	Report	Rodriguez 37' Mathieu 39' Parrado 74'	Attendance: 159 Referee: Andrew Musashe

Central Conference Championship

July 21 Great Lakes Division Qualifier	K-W United FC	2–0	Forest City London	University Stadium Waterloo, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Camargo 39' Polk 60', 83' Perez 65'	Report	Pucci 25' Hemming 39'	Attendance: 337 Referee: Scott Decker

July 24 Semifinal	Michigan Bucks	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Thunder Bay Chill	Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Wysong 35' Rezende 50' Postelwait 75' Devries 79' Owens 85' Adelabu 115'	Report	Silva 27' Swartzendruber 43' Roberts 54' Andrade 73' Campano 105'	Attendance: 912 Referee: Donovan Noocha

July 24 Semifinal	Des Moines Menace	2–3	K-W United FC	Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan
5:30 PM EDT

July 25 Final	Michigan Bucks	1–3	K-W United FC	Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT	Rezende 43' de Vries 77' Postlewait 81'	Report	Krolicki 9' Polakiewicz 14' 36' Cain 55'	Referee: Marc Lawrence

Western Conference Championship

July 18, 2015 Mountain Division Qualifier	FC Tucson	2–1	Albuquerque Sol FC	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
7:30PM MST	Ramos 45' Martinez 56' Sandoval 61' Reyna 86' Espindola 88'	Report Report	Zacarias 2' 28' Rollie 39' Lawrence 43' Aguilar 87'	Attendance: 907 Referee: Robert Hullner

July 18, 2015 Southwest Division Qualifier	Burlingame Dragons FC	1–0	Ventura County Fusion	Burlingame High School Burlingame, California
2:00PM PDT	Cadigan 66' Razo 90' 90'	Report	Mercado 66' Arramdani 85' Okunorobo 87'

July 19, 2015 Northwest Division Qualifier	Portland Timbers U23's	1–4	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Merlo Field Portland, Oregon
3:00PM PDT	Macchione 6' Sperber 30' 82' Kahsay 54'	Report	Delgado 10' Lee 29' Olsen 64' Campbell 73' Johnson 90+' Peterson 90+'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Marihart

July 24, 2015 Semifinal	FC Tucson	4–1	Kitsap Pumas	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
8:00 PM PDT	Zambrano 31' Espindola 35', 52', 59' 86' Rodiguez 55' Sinclair 89' Prost 90+'	Report	Jenson 22' 64' Masiman 65' Keitz 72' Jammett 78' Patino 87'	Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Mathew Stewart

July 24, 2015 Semifinal	Burlingame Dragons FC	0–1	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
6:00 PM PDT		Report	Delgado 60' Lee 75'	Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 25, 2015 Final	FC Tucson	1–2	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	Kino Sports Complex Tucson, Arizona
7:30 PM PDT	Reyna 36'	Report	Sukura 2' Campbell 72' Valot 78'	Attendance: 1,681 Referee: Matthew Sternheim

Playoff Bracket

Divisional Qualification

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

Semifinals

Championship

MA1

New York Red Bulls U-23

4

NE2

GPS Portland Phoenix

0

NE1

Seacoast United Phantoms

1

NE2

GPS Portland Phoenix

2

MA1

New York Red Bulls U-23 (AET)

2

Eastern Conference

MA3

Jersey Express S.C.

1

MA2

Long Island Rough Riders

1

MA3

Jersey Express S.C.

3

MA3

Jersey Express S.C. (PEN)

1 (5)

SA1

Charlotte Eagles

1 (4)

SA1

Charlotte Eagles

3

SA2

Cincinnati Dutch Lions

2

MA1

New York Red Bulls U-23 (AET)

2

SE1

Ocala Stampede

1

SE1

Ocala Stampede

1

MS2

Midland/Odessa Sockers

0

SE1

Ocala Stampede

2

Southern Conference

SE2

FC Miami City Champions

0

MS1

Mississippi Brilla

0 (2)

SE2

FC Miami City Champions (PEN)

0 (3)

MA1

New York Red Bulls U-23

3

GL2

K-W United FC

4

GL1

Michigan Bucks (AET)

3

HL2

Thunder Bay Chill

2

GL1

Michigan Bucks

1

Central Conference

GL2

K-W United FC

3

HL1

Des Moines Menace

2

GL2

K-W United FC

3

GL2

K-W United FC

2

GL3

Forest City London

0

GL2

K-W United FC

1

NW3

Seattle Sounders FC U-23

0

NW1

Kitsap Pumas

1

MT1

FC Tucson

4

MT1

FC Tucson

2

MT2

Albuquerque Sol FC

1

MT1

FC Tucson

1

Western Conference

NW3

Seattle Sounders FC U-23

2

NW2

Portland Timbers U23's

1

NW3

Seattle Sounders FC U-23

4

NW3

Seattle Sounders FC U-23

1

SW1

Burlingame Dragons FC

0

SW1

Burlingame Dragons FC

1

SW2

Ventura County Fusion

0

PDL Championship

Semi-finals

July 31, 2015	New York Red Bulls U-23	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Ocala Stampede	Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington
6:00 PM PDT	Innocenzi 7' Echevarria 97' Farrell 114'	Report	Parreiras 26' Janneh 38' Raymundo 45' Arico 110' 112'	Referee: Charles Spaniola

July 31, 2015	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	0–1	K-W United FC	Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington
8:00 PM PDT	Jones 90+'	Report	Büscher 90+'	Referee: Manuel Soledad

Championship

August 2, 2015	K-W United FC	4–3	New York Red Bulls U-23	Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington
2:00 PM PDT	Polk 6' Perez 33' Whiteman-Asiamah 45+' Pasanen 62' Rutz 71' Krolicki 79'	Report Report	Knudson 29' 90+' Thomsen 52' Williams 68' White 82' Echevarria 90+'	Referee: Kelsey Harms

Championship MVP: Nathan Ingham (KWU)

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Anthony Grant (SUP)
Young (U21) Player of the Year: Timothy Mueller (LNU)
Coach of the Year: David Dixon, (CHE)
Defender of the Year: Dennis Castillo (POR)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Grosey (KIT)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Nathan Regis (CHE) *, Khesanio Hall (OCN)
M: Carlos Silva (JER) *, Joe Holland (LIR), Sam Blackman (SWV)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Tim Schmoll (NYR), Jordan Becker (BAL), Lalas Abubakar (CHE)
G: Matt Williams (GPS)

Central Conference

F: James Pucci (LON), Ben Polk (KWU), David Goldsmith (MIB)
M: Calvin Rezende (MIB), Sergio Camargo (KWU), Jacob Cawsey (STL), Moses Danto (WSA)
D: Oyvind Alseth (KWU), Zach Carroll (MIB), Andrew Herr (PIT)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPS)

Western Conference

F: Timothy Mueller (LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado (SEA), Pedro Espindola (TUC)
M: Todd Wharton (POR) *, Nick Hamer (KIT), Renato Bustamante (FRE)
D: Dennis Castillo (POR) *, Jonathan Campbell (SEA) *, Cory Keitz (KIT), Kalem Scott (TUC)
G: Matt Grosey (KIT) *

Southern Conference

F: George Kelley (HOU), Jason Collister (IMG), Paulo Vaz (FLA)
M: Sergio Royo (MIS) *, Billal Qsiyer (SWF), Lewis Hilton (OCA)
D: Hugo Leroux (MIA) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Isaac Sanchez (MIO) *, Paco Craig (OCA)
G: Michael Yantz (SWF)

* denotes All-League player

[table_hth_SLL0.98418136452519-17] St. Louis Lions deducted three points.

[table_hth_JEX0.82313869373088-18] Jersey Express qualified for playoffs per tie breaking rules as they beat Reading 1-0 in their only head-to-head match.

[table_hth_DCU0.82313869373088-19] DC United U-23 deducted three points.

[table_hth_MBR0.59634680747816-20] Mississippi is champion per head-to-head versus Midland/Odessa (2-1-1) as that is the first tiebreaker with goal differential next.

[table_note_RCF0.14931551606828-21] Real Colorado Foxes deducted three points.