2003 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2003
ChampionsCape Cod Crusaders (2nd Title)
Regular Season ChampionsNew Orleans Shell Shockers (1st Title)
Best Player Tomas Baltner Des Moines Menace
Top goalscorer Joseph Ngwenya Cape Cod Crusaders,
Bo Vuckovic Vermont Voltage (17 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper John O'Hara Richmond Kickers Future
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The 2003 USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began in April 2003 and ended in August 2003.

Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions for the second time, beating Chicago Fire Reserves 2–0 in the PDL Championship game. New Orleans Shell Shockers finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 16 out of their 18 games, suffering just 2 losses, and finishing with a +35 goal difference.

Cape Cod Crusaders striker Joseph Ngwenya and Vermont Voltage forward Bo Vuckovic were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 17 goals. Des Moines Menace midfielders Tomas Boltnar and Joseph Kabwe and Nashville Metros Ben Buerger led the league with 10 assists each, while Indiana Invaders keeper Christopher Sawyer enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.287 per game, and Richmond Kickers Future keeper kept 7 clean sheets and had a GAA average of 0.568 in his 12 games.

Changes from 2002

New franchises

  • Thirteen teams joined the league this year, including twelve brand new franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Abbotsford Rangers Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC expansion
Albany Blackwatch Highlanders Albany area Schenectady, NY expansion
BYU Cougars Provo area Provo, UT expansion
Columbus Shooting Stars Columbus area Columbus, OH expansion
Fort Wayne Fever Fort Wayne area Fort Wayne, IN expansion
Fresno Fuego Fresno area Fresno, CA expansion
Jersey Shore Boca Jersey Shore area Toms River, NJ expansion
Nevada Wonders Carson City area Carson City, NV expansion
New Orleans Shell Shockers New Orleans area New Orleans, LA expansion
St. Louis Strikers St. Louis area St. Louis, MO expansion
South Jersey Barons Greater Trenton area Trenton, NJ previously in D3 Pro
Toledo Slayers Toledo area Maumee, OH expansion
West Virginia Chaos Charleston area Charleston, WV expansion

Folding

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 Mid-Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 40 16 +24 43
2 Indiana Invaders 18 11 5 2 31 19 +12 35
3 Fort Wayne Fever 18 9 7 2 32 30 +2 29
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 6 9 3 29 39 −10 21
5 Toledo Slayers 18 2 13 3 22 45 −23 9
6 Columbus Shooting Stars 18 2 14 2 28 43 −15 8
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 18 15 2 1 60 17 +43 46
2 Des Moines Menace 18 12 5 1 48 23 +25 37
3 Thunder Bay Chill 18 10 7 1 34 31 +3 31
4 Boulder Rapids Reserve 18 10 7 1 32 29 +3 31
5 Kansas City Brass 18 7 11 0 35 48 −13 21
6 St. Louis Strikers 18 7 11 0 39 53 −14 21
7 Sioux Falls Spitfire 18 6 12 0 42 48 −6 18
8 Wisconsin Rebels 18 0 17 1 11 71 −60 1
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Richmond Kickers Future 18 14 3 1 41 12 +29 43
2 Williamsburg Legacy 18 10 6 2 35 22 +13 32
3 Raleigh CASL Elite 18 8 8 2 22 23 −1 26
4 Chesapeake Dragons 18 7 10 1 19 32 −13 22
5 West Virginia Chaos 18 3 14 1 18 54 −36 10
6 Greenville Lions 18 3 13 2 23 41 −18 8[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Vermont Voltage 18 12 3 3 37 21 +16 39
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 12 4 2 64 30 +34 38
3 Brooklyn Knights 18 11 4 3 46 26 +20 36
4 South Jersey Barons 18 11 6 1 62 31 +31 34
5 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 4 4 45 28 +17 34
6 Albany Blackwatch Highlanders 18 6 11 1 36 43 −7 19
7 Jersey Shore Boca * 12 4 8 0 23 44 −21 12
8 Jersey Falcons 18 3 14 1 31 85 −54 10
9 Worcester Kings 18 1 17 0 21 62 −41 −3[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 6 points deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 New Orleans Shell Shockers 18 16 2 0 53 18 +35 48
2 Memphis Express 18 11 5 2 48 25 +23 35
3 Nashville Metros 18 11 7 0 41 21 +20 33
4 Texas Spurs 18 10 7 1 44 28 +16 31
5 Austin Lightning 18 9 8 1 31 42 −11 28
6 Houston Toros 18 3 13 2 21 60 −39 11
7 Louisiana Outlaws 18 3 14 1 23 46 −23 10
Source:

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cocoa Expos 14 8 3 3 36 27 +9 27
2 Central Florida Kraze 14 7 5 2 38 26 +12 23
3 Bradenton Academics 14 6 5 3 32 24 +8 21
4 Palm Beach Pumas 14 2 11 1 23 55 −32 6[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Spokane Shadow 18 14 2 2 38 14 +24 44
2 Cascade Surge 18 11 5 2 32 27 +5 35
3 Yakima Reds 18 9 8 1 30 26 +4 28
4 Abbotsford Rangers * 15 4 11 0 21 33 −12 12
5 Calgary Storm Prospects * 15 2 12 1 14 31 −17 7
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 18 14 4 0 50 23 +27 42
2 Orange County Blue Star 18 14 4 0 52 29 +23 42
3 Southern California Seahorses 18 10 6 2 34 29 +5 32
4 BYU Cougars 18 2 15 1 21 52 −31 7
5 Nevada Wonders 18 1 15 2 13 51 −38 5
Source:

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
MA1 Richmond Kickers Future 0
NE2 Cape Cod Crusaders 4
NE2 Cape Cod Crusaders 4
Eastern Conference
NE1 Vermont Voltage 2
NE1 Vermont Voltage 5
MA2 Williamsburg Legacy 2
NE2 Cape Cod Crusaders 4
MS2 Memphis Express 0
MS1 New Orleans Shell Shockers 4
SE2 Central Florida Kraze 1
MS1 New Orleans Shell Shockers 0
Southern Conference
MS2 Memphis Express 2
SE1 Cocoa Expos 2
MS2 Memphis Express 5
NE2 Cape Cod Crusaders 2
HL1 Chicago Fire Reserves 0
HL1 Chicago Fire Reserves 8
GL2 Indiana Invaders 0
HL1 Chicago Fire Reserves 2
Central Conference
GL1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
GL1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
HL2 Des Moines Menace 0
HL1 Chicago Fire Reserves 3
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 1
SW1 Fresno Fuego 1
NW1 Spokane Shadow 0
SW1 Fresno Fuego 0
Western Conference
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 2
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 2
NW2 Cascade Surge 1

[1]

Conference semifinals

Chicago Fire Reserves8–0 Indiana Invaders
  • Patrick Grange 3', 34'
  • Robert Mouw 6'
  • Jamal Drewry-Sutton 25', 40'
  • Kirk Harwat 60' (pen.), 76'
  • Tighe Dombrowski 83'
 Report 1 Report 2
Hurley Field
Berkley, Michigan
Richmond Kickers Future0–4 Cape Cod Crusaders
Report 1 Report 2
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Memphis Express5–2 Cocoa Expos
 Report
  • 13' Itayi Pondwa
  • 59' Matthew Gowan
Vermont Voltage5–2 Williamsburg Legacy
 Report 1
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,461
Mid-Michigan Bucks1–0 Des Moines Menace
  • Mychal Turpin 11'
 Report 1Report 2
Hurley Field
Berkley, Michigan
New Orleans Shell Shockers4–1 Central Florida Kraze
 Report
  • 23' Clifton Philip-Wales
Orange County Blue Star2–1 Cascade Surge
  • Jon Spencer 27'
  • Drew McCarthy 74'
 Report
  • 29' Taylor McCool
Spokane Shadow0–1 Fresno Fuego
Report
  • 38' Jose Espindola
Attendance: 982

Conference Finals

New Orleans Shell Shockers0–2 Memphis Express
Report
Mid-Michigan Bucks0–2 Chicago Fire Reserves
Report 1Report 2
  • 15' (pen.) Kevin Wickart
  • 74' Robert Mouw
Hurley Field
Berkley, Michigan
Vermont Voltage2–4 Cape Cod Crusaders
 Report 1 Report 2
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,673[2]
Orange County Blue Star2–0 Fresno Fuego

National Semifinals

Cape Cod Crusaders4–0 Memphis Express
  • David Bulow 1'
  • Ian Pilarski 14'
  • Damien Quinn 33'
  • Marty McNutt 50'
 Report
Dennis Yarmouth High School
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,238
Chicago Fire Reserves3–1 Orange County Blue Star
  • Jamal Drewry-Sutton 3', 63'
  • Christopher Rolfe 87'
 Report

PDL Championship Game

Chicago Fire Reserves0–2 Cape Cod Crusaders
Report 1 Report 2
Attendance: 2,700

References

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. ^ "Second Half Surge Thwarts Voltage". The Burlington Free Press. July 28, 2003. p. 1b – via Newspapers.com.
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