2013 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2013
Champions	Austin Aztex
Matches played	424
Goals scored	1,365 (3.22 per match)
Biggest home win	REA 8, WES 0; (May 11); VSI 8, FTL 0; (May 25); TUC 9, OCB 1; (June 6); BAL 8, WES 0; (June 12); AUS 8, ELP 0; (June 15); WTS 8, ELP 0; (June 22)
Biggest away win	MIS 6, FTL 0; (May 23); OTT 6, VMT 0; (June 29); AUS 6, WTX 0; (July 18)
Highest attendance	4,617; BYU @ FRE; (May 9)
Lowest attendance	20; INF @ PRE; (July 21)
Average attendance	588 (338 of 424 games reporting)
	← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 USL Premier Development League season was the 19th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 4 with 3 matches and ended on July 21 with 9 matches.^[1] The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Four teams were added to the league and 13 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2013.^[1]

Changes from 2012[edit]

Name changes[edit]

Hamilton FC Rage rebranded as K-W United FC
Bradenton Academics rebranded as IMG Academy Bradenton^[1]
New Jersey Rangers rebranded as NJ-LUSO Rangers FC
Palmetto FC Bantams rebranded as SC United Bantams
VSI Tampa Flames rebranded as VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL)
Pali Blues rebranded as OC Blues Strikers FC
Texas Dutch Lions rebranded as Houston Dutch Lions

New teams[edit]

Four new clubs joined the PDL this coming season.^[1]

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Real Boston Rams	Greater Boston	Weymouth, Massachusetts	expansion ^[2]
SW Florida Adrenaline	Naples-Marco Island area	Naples, Florida	expansion ^[3]
F.A. Euro	New York metropolitan area	Brooklyn, New York	expansion ^[1]
Oklahoma City FC	Oklahoma City Metroplex	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	expansion ^[1]

Folding/moving[edit]

Thirteen teams were announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season:^[1]
- Boston Victory S.C. – Quincy, Massachusetts
- Bermuda Hogges – Pembroke, Bermuda
- Brooklyn Knights – Maspeth, New York
- Cincinnati Kings – Cincinnati, Ohio
- FC Jax Destroyers – Jacksonville, Florida
- Fraser Valley Mariners – Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Fredericksburg Hotspur – Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Nashville Metros – Nashville, Tennessee
- New Orleans Jesters - New Orleans, Louisiana - left to join National Premier Soccer League
- Ogden Outlaws – Ogden, Utah
- Orange County Blue Star – Irvine, California
- Real Maryland F.C. – Rockville, Maryland
- Worcester Hydra – Worcester, Massachusetts

Standings[edit]

2013 Premier Development League standings.^[4]

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	Forest City London	14	10	2	2	32	15	+17	32
2	Michigan Bucks	14	8	3	3	36	17	+19	27
3	Chicago Fire Premier	14	6	8	0	23	28	−5	18
4	K-W United FC	14	5	6	3	23	21	+2	18
5	Toronto Lynx	14	5	7	2	13	24	−11	17
6	Chicago Inferno	14	4	7	3	16	27	−11	15
7	River City Rovers	14	4	9	1	19	30	−11	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thunder Bay Chill	14	12	1	1	35	10	+25	37
2	Real Colorado Foxes	14	9	3	2	28	14	+14	29
3	Des Moines Menace	14	6	6	2	19	16	+3	20
4	Kansas City Brass	14	5	8	1	20	35	−15	16
5	St. Louis Lions	14	4	7	3	20	28	−8	15
6	Springfield Demize	14	3	6	5	14	20	−6	14
7	WSA Winnipeg	14	3	9	2	19	28	−9	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference[edit]

Mid Atlantic Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ocean City Nor'easters	14	11	2	1	40	15	+25	34
2	Baltimore Bohemians	14	8	1	5	42	15	+27	29
3	Reading United	14	8	1	5	39	12	+27	29
4	Jersey Express	14	8	1	5	38	15	+23	29
5	Long Island Rough Riders^[a]	14	7	5	2	28	22	+6	20
6	F.A. Euro	14	4	8	2	18	33	−15	14
7	NJ-LUSO Rangers FC	14	4	9	1	13	36	−23	13
8	Central Jersey Spartans	14	2	12	0	13	35	−22	6
9	Westchester Flames	14	0	13	1	9	57	−48	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Long Island Rough Riders deducted three points.

Northeast Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ottawa Fury	14	11	1	2	40	7	+33	35
2	GPS Portland Phoenix	14	7	3	4	20	17	+3	25
3	Vermont Voltage	14	6	5	3	28	28	0	21
4	Western Mass Pioneers	14	5	3	6	23	15	+8	21
5	Real Boston Rams	14	4	8	2	18	28	−10	14
6	Connecticut FC Azul	14	2	6	6	13	19	−6	12
7	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	0	9	5	2	30	−28	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Atlantic Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carolina Dynamo	14	9	2	3	29	9	+20	30
2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	14	7	4	3	24	20	+4	24
3	Northern Virginia Royals	14	5	4	5	21	16	+5	20
4	West Virginia Chaos	14	5	7	2	20	25	−5	17
5	SC United Bantams	14	5	8	1	20	26	−6	16
6	King's Warriors	14	4	10	0	20	38	−18	12

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	38	8	+30	35
2	Laredo Heat	14	8	2	4	30	13	+17	28
3	Oklahoma City FC	14	8	4	2	33	21	+12	26
4	West Texas Sockers	14	3	8	3	27	41	−14	12
5	Houston Dutch Lions	14	3	9	2	18	34	−16	11
6	El Paso Patriots	14	1	10	3	13	42	−29	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southeast Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ocala Stampede	14	11	3	0	40	16	+24	33
2	Panama City Beach Pirates	14	10	3	1	20	11	+9	31
3	Orlando City U-23	14	8	4	2	27	14	+13	26
4	VSI Tampa Bay FC	14	6	3	5	25	13	+12	23
5	Mississippi Brilla	14	6	7	1	28	24	+4	19
6	IMG Academy Bradenton	14	4	5	5	16	17	−1	17
7	SW Florida Adrenaline	14	2	8	4	24	36	−12	10
8	Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy	14	0	14	0	9	58	−49	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference[edit]

Northwest Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Victoria Highlanders	14	8	2	4	31	18	+13	28
2	Portland Timbers U23's	14	7	3	4	18	12	+6	25
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 (J)	14	7	4	3	30	22	+8	24
4	Seattle Sounders FC U-23	14	4	5	5	18	23	−5	17
5	Kitsap Pumas	14	3	4	7	22	24	−2	16
6	Washington Crossfire	14	4	7	3	15	18	−3	15
7	North Sound SeaWolves	14	2	10	2	15	32	−17	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(J) Juan de Fuca Plate

Southwest Division[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Fresno Fuego	14	11	1	2	32	8	+24	35
2	Ventura County Fusion	14	7	3	4	18	16	+2	25
3	Los Angeles Misioneros	14	7	4	3	16	14	+2	24
4	BYU Cougars	14	6	6	2	18	19	−1	20
5	FC Tucson	14	5	5	4	31	17	+14	19
6	OC Blues Strikers FC	14	1	10	3	15	48	−33	6
7	Southern California Seahorses	14	1	11	2	17	29	−12	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Conference Championships[edit]

Divisional Playoffs[edit]

Five of the divisions have additional matches in order for teams to qualify for the conference championship.

In the Great Lakes Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Great Lakes Division Central Conference

GL2	Michigan Bucks	4

GL3	Chicago Fire Premier	0

In the Northwest Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four.

Northwest Division Western Conference

NW2	Portland Timbers U23's (PEN)	1 (5)

NW3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	1 (4)

In the Eastern Conference, the 1st place team in the Mid-Atlantic Division automatically qualifies for the conference final four. The 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Mid-Atlantic Division and the 1st and 2nd place teams in the Northeast Division and the South Atlantic Divisions play each other to qualify for the conference final four.

Northeast Division Eastern Conference

NE1	Ottawa Fury	6

NE2	GPS Portland Phoenix	0

Mid Atlantic Division Eastern Conference

MA2	Baltimore Bohemians	1

MA3	Reading United (AET)	3

South Atlantic Division Eastern Conference

SA1	Carolina Dynamo	2

SA2	Virginia Beach Piranhas	1

July 23, 2013	Michigan Bucks	4–0	Chicago Fire Premier	Ultimate Soccer Arenas Pontiac, Michigan
8:00PM EDT	Catalano 60' Peters 64' Walker 75' Steinberger 86' Uzoigwe 86'	Report	Selvaggi 64'	Attendance: 681 Referee: Marc Lawrence

July 23, 2013	Ottawa Fury	6–0	GPS Portland Phoenix	Algonquin College Soccer Complex Ottawa, Ontario
7:00PM EDT	Haworth 11', 50' (pen.), 55' Basso 81', 90+' Jones 89'	Report	Wadham 90'	Attendance: 316 Referee: Pierre Acouri

July 23, 2013	Baltimore Bohemians	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Reading United	Paul Angelo Russo Stadium Towson, Maryland
6:00PM EDT	Caltabiano 29' 38' Fernandez 71' Tana 90+3' Shinsky 96' Arjona 111' Kansaye 117'	Report	Neto 2' 82' Rosenberry 41' 49' Alashe 96' Marini 102'	Attendance: 357 Referee: Michael Donovan

July 23, 2013	Carolina Dynamo	2–1	Virginia Beach Piranhas	Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina
7:00PM EDT	Nyepon 35' Ibeagha 90' Dunker 00'	Report	Cyrus 75' (pen.) Shihata 00' Villegas 00'	Referee: Chris Spivey

July 23, 2013	Portland Timbers U23s	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23	Doc Harris Stadium Camas, Washington
7:00PM PDT	Barnes 44' Phillips 68' Greer 110'	Report	Adekugbe 62' Plavsic 79' Lakhan 79' Jhutty 83' Cousens 117'	Attendance: 497 Referee: Timon Berry
	Penalties
	Barnes McKenna Miller Ribas Meves		Jhutty Plavisc Visintin Cousens Adekugbe

Eastern Conference Championship[edit]

July 27, 2013	Ottawa Fury	3–2	Reading United	Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex Ocean City, New Jersey
3:00pm EDT	Jones 27' Rajkovic 33' Barron 50' Foster 60' Haworth 75', 86' (pen.)	Report	Dacres 16' Lowe 48' Madison 60' Pinto 71'	Attendance: 130

July 27, 2013	Ocean City Nor'easters	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Carolina Dynamo	Tennessee Avenue Soccer Complex Ocean City, New Jersey
5:00pm EDT	O'Neil 6' Dennis 43' Israel 69'	Report Report	Campbell 29' Martinez 72' Durand 111' Smith 114'	Attendance: 456 Referee: Kris Larwa
	Penalties
	Reid Curran Tribbett Dennis Kollie		Mahdi Ilhan Fender Smith

July 28, 2013	Ocean City Nor'easters	3–1	Ottawa Fury	Carey Stadium Ocean City, New Jersey
7:00pm EDT	Reid 14' Tweneboa 30' Tassano 42'	Report	Haworth 45+'	Attendance: 752

Central Conference Championship[edit]

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July 27, 2013	Thunder Bay Chill	1–0	Michigan Bucks	Chapples Park Stadium Thunder Bay, Ontario
3:00pm EDT	Omoregie 38' Villon 67' Campano-Franco 90'	Report		Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Justin Tasev

July 27, 2013	Forest City London	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Real Colorado Foxes	Chapples Park Stadium Thunder Bay, Ontario
6:00pm EDT	Johnson 82' Beresford 90+'	Report		Referee: Michael Stenbring
	Penalties

July 28, 2013	Thunder Bay Chill	3–0	Forest City London	Chapples Park Stadium Thunder Bay, Ontario
6:00pm EDT	Campano 35' 69' Dillon 41' Omoregie 84'	Report	Boyd 90'	Attendance: 2,048 Referee: Justin Taser

Southern Conference Championship[edit]

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July 26, 2013	Ocala Stampede	0–2	Laredo Heat	House Park Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT	Hogg 50' Gourlay 89'	Report	Hernandez 40' Ibarra 72' (pen.) Monteiro 90+1'

July 26, 2013	Austin Aztex	4–0	Panama City Beach Pirates	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 9' Shelton 37' Cuero 51' Cruz 88'	Report	D. Russell 28' Saye 55'	Attendance: 2,481 Referee: Hayden Edwards

July 27, 2013	Austin Aztex	2–0	Laredo Heat	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 25' 52' Shelton 86'	Report	Hernandez 52' Souza 53'	Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Leszek Stalmach

Western Conference Championship[edit]

July 27, 2013	Ventura County Fusion	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Victoria Highlanders	Ventura College Ventura, California
5:00pm PDT	Chongo 8' Mirković 58' Lopez 44' Schmetz 85' Kiffe 118'	Report	O'Neill 22' (pen.) 58' Bhandal 55' Levis 66', 96' Ravenhill 76' Mitrou 88'	Attendance: 782 Referee: Manuel Torres

July 27, 2013	Fresno Fuego	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Portland Timbers U23s	Ventura College Ventura, California
7:30pm PDT	Hewett 79'	Report Box score	Reinhart 77'
	Penalties

July 28, 2013	Victoria Highlanders	1–0	Portland Timbers U23s	Ventura College Ventura, California
5:00pm PDT	Levis 16' Sturrock 90'	Report Report		Attendance: 50 Referee: Robert Sarfaraz

Playoff Bracket[edit]

Conference Semifinals (July 26–27)

Conference Finals (July 27–28)

Semi-Finals (August 2)

Championship (August 4)

MS1

Austin Aztex

4

SE2

Panama City Beach Pirates

0

MS1

Austin Aztex

2

Southern Conference

MS2

Laredo Heat

0

SE1

Ocala Stampede

0

MS2

Laredo Heat

2

MS1

Austin Aztex

1

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters

0

NE1

Ottawa Fury

3

MA3

Reading United

2

NE1

Ottawa Fury

1

Eastern Conference

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters

3

MA1

Ocean City Nor'easters (PEN)

0 (5)

SA1

Carolina Dynamo

0 (3)

MS1

Austin Aztex

3

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

NW1

Victoria Highlanders (AET)

3

SW2

Ventura County Fusion

2

NW1

Victoria Highlanders

1

Western Conference

NW2

Portland Timbers U23s

0

SW1

Fresno Fuego

1 (3)

NW2

Portland Timbers U23s (PEN)

1 (4)

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

2

NW1

Victoria Highlanders

0

GL1

Forest City London (PEN)

0 (4)

HL2

Real Colorado Foxes

0 (3)

GL1

Forest City London

0

Central Conference

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

3

HL1

Thunder Bay Chill

1

GL2

Michigan Bucks

0

PDL Championship[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

August 2, 2013	Thunder Bay Chill	2–0	Victoria Highlanders	House Park Austin, Texas
5:00pm CDT	Campano-Franco 55' Silva 90+'	Report Report		Referee: Jason Anno

August 2, 2013	Austin Aztex	1–0	Ocean City Nor'easters	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 52' 69' Rocha 76'	Report Report	Curran 33' Umar 44'	Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Christopher Mercado

Championship[edit]

August 4, 2013	Austin Aztex	3–1	Thunder Bay Chill	House Park Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Seoane 7' (pen.) 22' Pope 11' Shelton 45+' Cortes 89'	Report Report	Adan 2' Paterson 7' Intermoia 51' Villon 82'	Attendance: 4,253 Referee: Hayden Edwards

Awards[edit]

Most Valuable Player: Kris Tyrpak, (AUS)
Young (U21) Player of the Year: Pete Caringi (BAL)
Coach of the Year: Paul Dalglish, (AUS)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Chad Bush, (OTT)

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All-League and All-Conference Teams[edit]

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