2006 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2006
ChampionsMichigan Bucks (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsCarolina Dynamo (1st Title)
Matches played472
Goals scored1,626 (3.44 per match)
Best Player Frederico Moojen Augusta Fireball
Top goalscorer John Cunliffe Boulder Rapids Reserve,
Frederico Moojen Augusta Fireball (18 Goals Each)
Best goalkeeper Eric Reed Southern California Seahorses
Longest winless runCalifornia Gold Entire Season
Longest losing runCalifornia Gold Entire Season
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The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.

Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.

Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.

Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.

Changes from 2005

New franchises

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
Atlanta Silverbacks U23's Atlanta area Chamblee, Georgia expansion
Delaware Dynasty Wilmington area New Castle, Delaware expansion
Los Angeles Storm San Gabriel Valley area Glendora, California Previously Springfield Storm
Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia area Fairfax, Virginia previously in USL-2
Ogden Outlaws Ogden area Ogden, Utah expansion
San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley area Los Angeles, California expansion
San Francisco Seals San Francisco area San Francisco, California expansion
St. Louis Lions St. Louis area Cottleville, Missouri expansion
Tacoma FC Tacoma area University Place, Washington expansion
Virginia Beach Submariners Virginia Beach area Virginia Beach, Virginia expansion

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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 Chicago Fire Premier 16 14 2 0 41 15 +26 42
2 Michigan Bucks 16 9 4 3 38 21 +17 30
3 Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 +5 28
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 −3 22
5 West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 −6 21
6 Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 −15 8
7 Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 −31 6
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 14 2 0 42 14 +28 42
2 Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 +16 32
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 +7 27
5 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 −9 15
6 Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 −16 12
7 Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 −15 9
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Virginia Beach Submariners 16 10 5 1 36 19 +17 31
2 Williamsburg Legacy 16 8 4 4 31 20 +11 28
3 West Virginia Chaos 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Northern Virginia Royals 16 6 10 0 21 41 −20 18
5 Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 −8 15
Source:

New England Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 +29 44
2 Ottawa Fury 16 7 6 3 25 24 +1 24
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 +4 20
4 Albany Admirals 16 4 9 3 12 24 −12 15
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 −20 13
Source:

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 37 27 +10 31
2 Ocean City Barons 16 6 4 6 31 20 +11 24
3 Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 21 32 −11 20
4 Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 −10 17
5 Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 −8 14
Source:

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 +19 42
2 DFW Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 +4 25
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 +10 23
4 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 4 11 1 22 33 −11 13
5 Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 −26 11
Source:

South Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 14 0 2 41 12 +29 44
2 Augusta Fireball 16 9 3 4 31 18 +13 31
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Raleigh Elite 16 4 7 5 29 32 −3 17
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 −11 14
Source:

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradenton Academics 16 11 4 1 44 28 +16 34
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 7 7 2 24 28 −4 23
3 Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 −11 20
4 Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 +4 20
5 Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 −16 8
Source:

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Abbotsford Rangers 16 9 4 3 31 17 +14 30
2 BYU Cougars 16 9 6 1 22 15 +7 28
3 Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 +4 23
4 Ogden Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 −4 17
5 Tacoma FC 16 4 8 4 21 26 −5 16
6 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 −30 11
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Southern California Seahorses 16 13 3 0 34 9 +25 39
2 Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 +9 32
3 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 +7 31
4 San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 +10 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 7 7 2 46 31 +15 23
6 Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 +2 22
7 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 22
8 San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 31 −6 19
9 California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 −58 0
Source:

Playoffs

Bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NWE Cape Cod Crusaders 3
WC Williamsburg Legacy 0
NWE Cape Cod Crusaders 1
Eastern Conference
NE Westchester Flames 2
MA Virginia Beach Submariners 1
NE Westchester Flames 3
NE Westchester Flames 2
MS Laredo Heat 3
SA Carolina Dynamo 0
SE Bradenton Academics (OT) 1
SE Bradenton Academics 1
Southern Conference
MS Laredo Heat 2
MS Laredo Heat 3
WC Augusta FireBall 2
MS Laredo Heat 1
GL2 Michigan Bucks 2
HL1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 0
GL2 Michigan Bucks 4
GL2 Michigan Bucks 4
Central Conference
GL1 Chicago Fire Premier 1
GL1 Chicago Fire Premier (PSO) 3 (5)
HL2 Des Moines Menace 3 (3)
GL2 Michigan Bucks 2
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 0
SW1 Southern California Seahorses 1
NW2 BYU Cougars 2
NW2 BYU Cougars 2 (2)
Western Conference
SW2 Orange County Blue Star (PSO) 2 (4)
NW1 Abbotsford Rangers 2
SW2 Orange County Blue Star 3

Conference semifinals

Cape Cod Crusaders3 – 0 Williamsburg Legacy
Chavez  48'
Bulow 70' 75' (PK)
O'Reilly 90'		 (Report) Monroe  33'
Referee: Chuck Watts (USA)
Laredo Heat3 – 2 Augusta FireBall
Almack 38'
Presas 75' 87'		 (Report) Charowski 52'
Irizarry 90+'
Referee: (USA)
Boulder Rapids Reserve0 – 4 Michigan Bucks
Christensen  23'
Seager  63'		 (Report) Uzoigwe 18'
Jafta 32'
Traylor  37'
Holody 43'
Dube 71'
Referee: (USA)
Orange County Blue Star3 – 2 Abbotsford Rangers
Hamilton 53'
Rivera  62'
Larrabee 70'
Lopez 84'		 (Report) Peetoom 37'
Wilson 44'
Riehl  46'
Referee: (USA)
Virginia Beach Submariners1 – 3 Westchester Flames
Gilkerson  45'
Templeman  48'
Haywood 64'		 (Report) Shapiro 15' 20'
Davies 32'
Trott  54'
Attendance: 550
Referee: James Conlee (USA)
Carolina Dynamo0 – 1
(AET)		 Bradenton Academics
(Report) Dallman 115'
Referee: (USA)
Des Moines Menace3 – 3
(AET)		 Chicago Fire Premier
Boltnar 62' 111'
Oliveira  66'
Hamburger  73'
Moffat  97'
Kother 113'		 (Report) Guzmán  29'
Bush  60'
Anderson 73'
North 93' 108'
Ubiparipović  101'
Penalties
Munns
Boltnar
Kariotis
Dombrowski		 3 – 5 Ubiparipović
DiRaimondo
Guzmán
Hlavaty
Anderson
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)
BYU Cougars2 – 1 Southern California Seahorses
Clark 37'
A. Van Wagenen  45'
Norton  58'
Cavanaugh 61'
H. Van Wagenen  64'		 (Report) Hansen  14' 45' (PK)
Jepson  40'
Young  53'
Attendance: 444
Referee: (USA)

Conference finals

Cape Cod Crusaders1 – 2 Westchester Flames
Britcher 84' (Report) Meyer 71'
Davies 86'
Referee: (USA)
Laredo Heat2 – 1 Bradenton Academics
Macias  29'
Almack  31'
Sanchez 41'
Galvan  67'
Infante 89'		 (Report) Collings  18'
Bello 39'  75'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)
Chicago Fire Premier1 – 4 Michigan Bucks
Bode 24'
Guzmán  30'
DeGurian  59'  72'		 (Report) Turpin  20' 34'
Jafta 27' 62' 66'
Uzoigwe  45'
Attendance: 238
Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA)
BYU Cougars2 – 2
(AET)		 Orange County Blue Star
Marshall 86'
Norton 90'		 (Report) Marion 26'  72'
Evans 41'
Lopez  43'
Shager  78'
Kljestan  94'
Penalties
Winn
Trejo
Gilliam
Osborne 		2 – 4 Theslof
Larrabee
Higgins
Valdez
Attendance: 555
Referee: (USA)

National semifinals

Michigan Bucks2 – 0 Orange County Blue Star
Uzoigwe 45' 48'
Holody  62'		 (Report) Saunders  2'
Valdez  29'
Higgins  46'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
Laredo Heat3 – 2 Westchester Flames
Galvan 40'
Ibarra 42' (PK)
Infante 90'  90'		 (Report) Davies 15' (PK)
Shapiro 34'
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final

Laredo Heat1 – 2 Michigan Bucks
Macias 17'  17'
Galvan  78'
Sanchez  87'		 (Report) Uzoigwe 4'  56'
Shipalane 8'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

See also

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