2009 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
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Season 2009
Champions Ventura County Fusion
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Matches played 544
Goals scored 1,790 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Aaron Wheeler, Reading Rage, 17
Biggest home win 9-0, Ottawa Fury over Westchester Flames
Biggest away win 7-1, Ocean City Barons over Newark Ironbound Express
7-1 Los Angeles Legends over Fresno Fuego
Highest scoring 10 goals, Portland Timbers U23's 8-2 Yakima Reds
10 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 5-5 Fresno Fuego
10 goals, Hollywood United Hitmen 7-3 Ogden Outlaws
Average attendance 542
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The 2009 USL Premier Development League season was the 15th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 1, 2009, and ended on July 19, 2009. The PDL Championship Game was held on August 8, 2009, and was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States.[1]

Ventura County Fusion finished the season as national champions, beating Chicago Fire Premier 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Ventura, California on August 8, 2009.[2]

Reading Rage finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 13 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +41 goal difference.

Reading Rage striker Aaron Wheeler was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 17 goals, while his teammate Jon Ports led the league with 10 assists. Mississippi Brilla goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals against average of 0.615 on the season, including 8 shutouts.[3]

Changes From 2008

Name Changes

  • Cary Railhawks U23's changed their name to the Cary Clarets to reflect their new association with English Championship team Burnley.
  • New Orleans Shell Shockers rebranded themselves as the New Orleans Jesters, having terminated their sponsorship deal with the Shell Oil Company.

New Franchises

  • Eleven franchises have been announced as joining the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Blackhawks Greater Atlanta area Alpharetta, GA expansion
Ontario Forest City London London area London, ON expansion
California Hollywood United Hitmen West Los Angeles area Pacific Palisades, CA expansion
Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas Kitsap County area Bremerton, WA expansion
Oregon Portland Timbers U23's Greater Portland area Portland, OR expansion
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes Denver area Highlands Ranch, CO expansion
Texas Rio Grande Valley Bravos Rio Grande Valley area Pharr, TX expansion
Minnesota Rochester Thunder Rochester area Rochester, MN expansion
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves Seattle area Tukwila, WA PCSL
British Columbia Victoria Highlanders Victoria area Victoria, BC expansion
Texas West Texas United Sockers Midland-Odessa area Midland, TX expansion

On hiatus

Folding

Standings

In 2009, there was a more balanced 8 divisions (down from 10 in 2008). The top 3 from each division qualified for the play-offs, with the division champion receiving a bye through the first round.

Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Kalamazoo Outrage 16 11 2 3 32 17 +15 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 10 1 5 33 12 +21 35
3 Forest City London 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
4 Michigan Bucks 16 8 5 3 26 22 +4 27
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 7 4 24 25 -1 19
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 9 2 23 26 -3 17
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 5 9 2 15 26 -11 17
8 Cincinnati Kings 16 4 9 3 17 31 -14 15
9 Toronto Lynx 16 2 13 1 18 40 -22 7

Heartland Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Des Moines Menace 16 11 1 4 35 13 +22 37
2 Thunder Bay Chill 16 8 3 5 27 16 +11 29
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 8 5 3 28 19 +9 27
4 St. Louis Lions 16 6 4 6 29 25 +4 24
5 Rochester Thunder 16 5 10 1 21 25 -4 17
6 Kansas City Brass 16 4 9 3 28 37 -9 15
7 Springfield Demize 16 2 13 1 10 43 -33 7

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Reading Rage 16 13 1 2 58 17 +41 41
2 Carolina Dynamo 16 10 4 2 38 19 +19 32
3 Cary Clarets 16 9 4 3 28 16 +12 30
4 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 8 5 3 23 21 +2 27
5 West Virginia Chaos 16 5 8 3 23 37 -14 18
6 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 3 10 3 14 35 -21 12
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 2 10 4 18 35 -17 10
8 Virginia Legacy 16 1 9 6 14 36 -22 9

Northeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Ottawa Fury 16 12 0 4 48 8 +40 40
2 Long Island Rough Riders 16 12 2 2 32 10 +22 38
3 Ocean City Barons 16 9 4 3 31 15 +16 30
4 Brooklyn Knights 16 7 6 3 25 20 +5 24
5 Newark Ironbound Express 16 6 8 2 38 41 -3 20
6 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 9 3 23 41 -18 15
7 Westchester Flames 16 3 8 5 16 36 -20 14
8 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 3 10 3 20 32 -12 13
9 New Jersey Rangers 16 2 12 2 14 44 -30 8

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Laredo Heat 16 7 1 8 29 18 +11 29
2 West Texas United Sockers 16 8 5 3 25 19 +6 27
3 Austin Aztex U23 16 7 4 5 32 27 +5 26
4 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 27 22 +5 26
5 Rio Grande Valley Bravos 16 6 5 5 32 28 +4 23
6 DFW Tornados 16 5 7 4 29 33 -4 19
7 Houston Leones 16 0 13 3 10 37 -27 3

Note: Austin finish in third place as a result of winning the head-to-head season series 2-0-1 against El Paso.[4]

Southeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Mississippi Brilla 16 9 1 6 30 12 +18 33
2 Bradenton Academics 16 9 2 5 32 14 +18 32
3 New Orleans Jesters 16 5 0 11 24 13 +11 26
4 Panama City Pirates 16 6 5 5 23 21 +2 23
5 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 4 8 4 25 26 -1 16
6 Central Florida Kraze 16 4 9 3 18 31 -13 15
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 7 7 16 36 -20 13
8 Atlanta Blackhawks 16 3 10 3 16 31 -15 12

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 1 3 40 13 +27 39
2 Portland Timbers U23's 16 11 3 2 43 20 +23 35
3 Seattle Wolves 16 10 3 3 29 18 +11 33
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 6 3 29 26 +3 24
5 Victoria Highlanders 16 6 6 4 37 25 +12 22
6 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 6 7 3 26 22 +4 21
7 Tacoma Tide 16 5 7 4 34 40 -6 19
8 Abbotsford Mariners 16 4 10 2 28 36 -8 14
9 Yakima Reds 16 3 11 2 22 49 -27 11
10 Spokane Spiders 16 3 13 0 12 51 -39 9

Southwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Hollywood United Hitmen 16 10 3 3 38 17 +21 33
2 Los Angeles Legends 16 9 3 4 34 15 +19 31
3 Ventura County Fusion 16 7 2 7 26 21 +5 28
4 BYU Cougars 16 7 5 4 21 22 -1 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 6 6 4 30 28 +2 22
6 Southern California Seahorses 16 4 4 8 25 22 +3 20
7 Lancaster Rattlers 16 5 7 4 33 38 -5 19
8 Orange County Blue Star 16 5 7 4 20 25 -5 19
9 Ogden Outlaws 16 4 11 1 24 39 -15 13
10 Bakersfield Brigade 16 2 11 3 14 38 -24 9

Playoffs

Format

The top three teams from each division earn playoff bids. The division champion earns a bye to the Division Finals and the rights to host. The second place team will host the third place team in the Division Semifinals either at their home field or at the division champion's field. The two notable exceptions were the Chicago Fire Premier hosting Forest City London in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Ventura County Fusion hosting the Los Angeles Legends, despite Los Angeles having the higher seed.

Bracket

  Divisional First Round     Divisional Finals     Conference Finals     PDL Semifinals     PDL Championship
                                               
  Great Lakes Division     GL1 Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage 1  
  GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1     GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 2    
  GL3 Ontario Forest City London 0         GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 3  
      NE3 New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0    
  Northeast Division     NE1 Ontario Ottawa Fury 1    
  NE2 New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders 0     NE3 New Jersey Ocean City Barons (AET) 2  
  NE3 New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2       GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier (AET) 2  
    MA3 North Carolina Cary Clarets 1    
  Heartland Division     HL1 Iowa Des Moines Menace 2  
  HL2 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 0     HL3 Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1    
  HL3 Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1         HL1 Iowa Des Moines Menace 0  
      MA3 North Carolina Cary Clarets 1  
  Mid-Atlantic Division     MA1 Pennsylvania Reading Rage 1    
  MA2 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1     MA3 North Carolina Cary Clarets 2  
  MA3 North Carolina Cary Clarets 3       GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1
    SW3 California Ventura County Fusion 2
  Mid-South Division     MS1 Texas Laredo Heat (AET) 1  
  MS2 Texas West Texas United Sockers 2     MS2 Texas West Texas United Sockers 0    
  MS3 Texas Austin Aztex U23 1         MS1 Texas Laredo Heat (AET) 1  
Southern Conference     SE2 Florida Bradenton Academics 3    
  Southeast Division     SE1 Mississippi Mississippi Brilla 2    
  SE2 Florida Bradenton Academics 1     SE2 Florida Bradenton Academics (AET) 3  
  SE3 Louisiana New Orleans Jesters 0       SE2 Florida Bradenton Academics 1  
    SW3 California Ventura County Fusion 6  
  Northwest Division     NW1 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas 2  
  NW2 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 2     NW3 Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 0    
  NW3 Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 3         NW1 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas 1  
Western Conference     SW3 California Ventura County Fusion 2  
  Southwest Division     SW1 California Hollywood United Hitmen 1    
  SW2 California Los Angeles Legends 1     SW3 California Ventura County Fusion (AET) 3  
  SW3 California Ventura County Fusion 2  

Divisional Semifinals

North Carolina Cary Clarets 3 - 1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Ibeagha Yellow card 34'
Schilawski  59' 72'
Grossman Yellow card 65'
O'Brien Yellow card 68'
Petrasso  90'		 (Report) Rojo Yellow card 32'
Shriver  66'
Roberts Yellow card 70'
Referee: (USA)
New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2 - 0 New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders
Neptune Yellow card 34'
Carmichael  23'
Noone  73'		 (Report)
Attendance: 436
Referee: Bill Renderos (USA)
Texas Austin Aztex U23 1 - 2 Texas West Texas United Sockers
McFayden  17' Yellow card 42'
Helton Yellow card 32'
Mirsky Yellow card 71'		 (Report) Rios Yellow card 23'
Becerra Yellow card 24'
Everson  46'
Furness  51' Yellow card 59'
Franco Yellow card 69'
James Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Jonathan Johnson (USA)
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 3 - 2 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's
Chursky  30'  81'  90'
Zimmerman Yellow card 52'		 (Report) Brown  6'
Youngblood  33'
Farfan Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 235
Referee: David Grbavac (USA)
Ontario Forest City London 0 - 1 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Di Biase Yellow card 70' (Report) Akpan  67'
Sinovic Yellow card 69'
Referee: David Jarzc (USA)
California Los Angeles Legends 1 - 2 California Ventura County Fusion
Js. Barton Yellow card 4'
Randolph Yellow card 57'
Whitfield  77'		 (Report) Motagalvan  7'
Hamilton  18'
Byrne Yellow card 34'
Barrera Yellow card 68'
Hill Yellow card 80'
Attendance: 560
Referee: Federico Figari (USA)
Louisiana New Orleans Jesters 0 - 1 Florida Bradenton Academics
Young Yellow card 27'
Callon Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 59', 90'
Duncan Yellow card 88'
Gledhill Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Morris  34'
Hepple Red card 88'
Kendall Yellow card 90'
M&F Bank Stadium
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Attendance: 234
Referee: Justin Brown (USA)
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1 - 0 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Donaldson Yellow card 26'
Cephers  49'
Jennings Yellow card 51'
Stisser Yellow card 87'		 (Report) Neto Yellow card 16'
Bukoski Yellow card 51'
Putrus Yellow card 77'
Abolaji Yellow card 77'
Attendance: 161
Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA)

Divisional Finals

California Ventura County Fusion 3 - 1
(AET)		 California Hollywood United Hitmen
Byrne  35'
Barrera Yellow card 96'
Myerson  105'  117'
Becerra Yellow card 111'		 (Report) Hazdovac  26'
Attendance: 358
Referee: Steve Elliott (USA)
North Carolina Cary Clarets 2 - 1 Pennsylvania Reading Rage
Minogue Yellow card 19'
Ibeagha Yellow card 21'
Petrasso Yellow card 35'
Drake  60'
Brown Yellow card 64'
Lassiter Red card 69'
 90' (OG)		 (Report) Mulholland Yellow card 15'
Bienenfeld Yellow card 45'
Hogan Yellow card 54'
Wheeler  57'
Burke Red card 86'
Attendance: 518
Referee: Tim Snyder (USA)
New Jersey Ocean City Barons 2 - 1
(AET)		 Ontario Ottawa Fury
Richter Yellow card 35'
Melchionni Yellow card 45'
Noone Yellow card 45'  60'
Bellamy  98'		 (Report) Maloney  7'
Pradié Yellow card 63'
Schippers Yellow card 104'
Attendance: 780
Referee: Senussi Ali (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 2 - 1 Michigan Kalamazoo Outrage
Cutshaw  67' (PK)
Edgar  77'		 (Report) Oatley  58'
Lima Yellow card 83'
Attendance: 530
Referee: Jason White (USA)
Florida Bradenton Academics 3 - 2
(AET)		 Mississippi Mississippi Brilla
Lopes  22'
Boggs Yellow card 45'  85'
Williams Yellow card 53'
Reis Yellow card 77'
Durkin Red card 90+'
Ingvarsson Yellow card 91'
Morris  99'
McFarland Yellow card 120'		 (Report) Hunt  33'
Lawrence Yellow card 41'
Paulini Yellow card 75'
Lilly  90+'
Lemma Red card 90+'
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Thai Huynh (USA)
Colorado Real Colorado Foxes 1 - 2 Iowa Des Moines Menace
Donaldson  4' (PK) Yellow card 11'
Werth Yellow card 88'
Salvaggione Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Jordan  27' (PK)
Salem  38'
Schmoker Yellow card 41'
Pearson Yellow card 62'
Jordan Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
Texas West Texas United Sockers 0 - 1
(AET)		 Texas Laredo Heat
Collazo Yellow card 5'
Furness Yellow card 36'
Everson Yellow card 45'
Steven Yellow card 115'		 (Report) Ordaz Yellow card 50'
Mulamba Yellow card 74'
Ramos  119'
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Courtney Jackson (USA)
Washington (state) Seattle Wolves 0 - 2 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
Bates Yellow card 41'
Morris Yellow card 51'
Scott Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Phillips  15'  71'
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Jeremy Hanson (USA)

Conference Finals

New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0 - 3 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Carmichael Yellow card 38'
Banks Yellow card 73'
K. Miller Yellow card 79'
Chapman Red card 88'		 (Report) Blades  18' Yellow card 75'
Braun  66'
Akpan Yellow card 75'
Cutshaw  76'
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: Doug Wolff (USA)
California Ventura County Fusion 2 - 1 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
Hamilton  26'
Aghasyan Yellow card 83'
López  92+' Yellow card 92+'		 (Report) Lipset  45'
Mohn Yellow card 51'
Attendance: 55
Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez (USA)
North Carolina Cary Clarets 1 - 0 Iowa Des Moines Menace
Fitzgerald Yellow card 28'
Brown Yellow card 48'
Grossman  70'
Drake Yellow card 79'
Ibeagha Red card 90'		 (Report) Schmoker Yellow card 48'
Salem Yellow card 74'
Mujdzic Yellow card 28'
Attendance: 3,633
Referee: George Major (USA)
Florida Bradenton Academics 3 - 1
(AET)		 Texas Laredo Heat
McFarland Yellow card 19'
Hepple  20'
Reis Yellow card 63'
Voutier Yellow card 87'
Morris  116'
Lopes  120'		 (Report) Mulamba Yellow card 19'
Quinones  57' Yellow card 120'
Bautista Yellow card 68'
Infante Yellow card 97'
Perez Red card 113'
Attendance: 1,498
Referee: John Lohr (USA)

PDL Semifinals

North Carolina Cary Clarets 1 - 2
(AET)		 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Drake  63' (PK)
Grossman Yellow card 65'
O'Brien Yellow card 99'
Petrasso Yellow card 105'
Bouemboue Red card 110'
Willis Red card 120'
Gutierrez (coach) Red card 120'		 (Report) Braun  38'
Rice Yellow card 63'
Rodriguez (coach) Red card 67'
Akpan  95'
Attendance: 206
Referee: Landis Wiley (USA)
California Ventura County Fusion 6 - 1 Florida Bradenton Academics
Guzman Yellow card 27'
López  38'
Becerra 40'
Hamilton  45'  54'
Barrera  53'
Guerrero Yellow card 62'
Aghasyan  90'		 (Report) Lopes  35'
Reis Yellow card 45'
Attendance: 101
Referee: Andrew Gage (USA)

PDL Championship

Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 1 - 2 California Ventura County Fusion
Blades Yellow card 47'
Akpan  74'
Sunderland (coach) Red card 90'		 (Report) Becerra  8'
Guzman Red card 33'
Smarte Yellow card 35'
Mikkelsen (coach) Red card 60'
Motagalvan Yellow card 70'  92+'
Smith (coach) Red card 92+'
Attendance: 3,512
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA)

Award Winners and Finalists

The awards finalists, Goalkeeper of the Year, and All-League teams were announced on August 4, 2009, with the winners announced on August 6.[5]

Most Valuable Player

U19 Player of the Year

Defender of the Year

Goalkeeper of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Central Conference

F: Andre Akpan, CHI; Teal Bunbury, ROC; Tom Oatley*, KAL
M: Dave Hertel*, MIC; Nolan Intermoia, TB; Brad Stisser, COL
D: Anthony Di Biase, LON; Bonivenger Misiko*, FW; Wilson Neto, TB; Brian Wurst, KC
G: Jimmy Maurer*, CHI
Honorable Mention: Justin Ferguson, D, SPR; Saidi Isaac, F, IND; David Mueller, D, SL; Armin Mujdzic, F, DM; Yoram Mwila, M, CLE; Kyle Segebart, D, CIN; Jordan Webb, M, TOR

Eastern Conference

F: Cody Arnoux, CAR; Adam Arthur, WV; Aaron Wheeler*, REA
M: Will Beague*, OTT; Adam Gazda, REA; Zach Loyd, CAR
D: Brien Chamney, OTT; Christian Ibeagha*, CRY; Rich Martinez, LI; Sheanon Williams, CAR
G: Tunde Ogunbiyi, OCC
Honorable Mention: Frank Alesci, M, BRK; Zachary Carr, G, NJ; Kevon Harris, M, HR; Sean Kelley, G, NV; Michael Konicoff, M, WCH; Jerrod Laventure, F, NWK; Ken Manaham, G, FRB; Matthew Marcin, M, RI; Timothy Murray, G, NH; Ian Stowe, M, VIR

Southern Conference

F: Zak Boggs, BRD; Salvador Luna, RGV; Debola Ogunseye*, MIS
M: Danny Galvan, LAR;Greg Mulamba, LAR; Gary Stopforth, NO
D: Jamie Cunningham, AUS; Dwyane Demmin, MIS; Thomas Wharf, PAN; Chris Williams*, NO
G: Ryan Cooper, LAR
Honorable Mention: Jay Ambrosy, M, HOU; Lief Craddock, G, WTU; Janrai Gravely, G, DFW; Tommy Krizanovic, F, CF; Wilfrid Loizeau, M, ATL; Felipe Lowall, M, BR; Ryan McDonald, D, NAS; Jorge Muniz, G, EP

Western Conference

F: Rory Agu, TAC; Brent Whitfield, LA; Ryan Youngblood, POR
M: Ely Allen, SEA; Tomislav Colic, SC; Michael Farfan, LA; Armando Ochoa*, HU
D: Nick Cardenas, OGD; Mark Lee, KIT; Dan Scott*, SEA
G: Dustyn Brim, KIT
Honorable Mention: Richie Bindrup, M, BYU; Zach Brunner, G, LAN; Jason Devinish, M, VIC; Gagandeep Dosanjh, M, VAN; Eddie Gutierrez, M, FRE; Anthony Hamilton, F, VEN; Jacob Hustedt, M, BAK; Kristjan Johannson, G, ABB; Kristopher Minton, G, ORC; Vinicius Oliveira, F, YAK; John Prugh, F, SPO; Steve Reese, G, CSC

* denotes All-League selection

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PDL 2009 season details announced". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Fusion overcome Fire for PDL title". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "PDL Statistical Honors Announced". Archived from the original on August 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  4. ↑ "2009 PDL Tiebreaker rules". Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
  5. ↑ "PDL All-League Teams announced". Archived from the original on August 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
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