2000 PDL season
Season | 2000 |
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Champions | Chicago Sockers |
← 1999 2001 → |
The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season. The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000.
Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Mid-Michigan Bucks 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering just three losses, and finishing with a +26 goal difference.
Changes from the 1999 season
Rules
This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings, whereas previous seasons employed a shootout.
Name changes
The following teams changed their name:
- The West Michigan Explosion became the West Michigan Edge.
New teams
10 New teams were added, including 8 expansion teams:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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![]() | Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | returned from hiatus |
![]() | Boulder area | Boulder, CO | expansion |
![]() | Broward County area | Fort Lauderdale, FL | expansion |
![]() | Dayton Area | Dayton, OH | expansion |
![]() | New Brunswick area | New Brunswick, NJ | expansion |
![]() | North Jersey area | Paramus, NJ | from D3 Pro League |
![]() | Palm Beach area | Palm Beach, FL | expansion |
![]() | Southwest Florida area | Sarasota, FL | returned from hiatus |
![]() | Tampa Bay Area | Palm Harbor, FL | expansion |
![]() | Thunder Bay Area | Thunder Bay, Ontario | expansion |
Folding
Eight teams folded before the season:
- Clarksville Gunners
- Jackson Chargers
- Miami Tango
- New York Capital District Shockers
- Orlando Nighthawks
- Silicon Valley Ambassadors
- Sioux City Breeze
- Tucson Amigos
Standings
Legend |
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Division champion |
Team qualified for playoff berth |
Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals. |
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 14 | 71 |
2 | Dayton Gems | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 7 | 44 |
3 | West Michigan Edge | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 7 | 43 |
4 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 43 |
5 | Indiana Invaders | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 5 | 37 |
6 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 5 | 25 |
Heartland Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Chicago Sockers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 10 | 62 |
2 | Rockford Raptors | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 8 | 46 |
3 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 5 | 45 |
4 | Wisconsin Rebels | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 6 | 43 |
5 | Twin Cities Tornado | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 2 | 32 |
6 | Thunder Bay Chill | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 2 | 19 |
Provisional Teams
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Louisiana Outlaws[a] | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
2 | Alabama Saints[a] | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Central Jersey Riptide[a] | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 1 | 5 |
Notes:
- ^ a b c Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Westchester Flames | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 10 | 70 |
2 | Vermont Voltage | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 8 | 53 |
3 | New York Freedom | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 8 | 49 |
4 | Brooklyn Knights | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 4 | 41 |
5 | North Jersey Imperials | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 6 | 34 |
6 | New Brunswick Brigade | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 1 | 10 |
Southeast Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Tampa Bay Hawks | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 9 | 58 |
2 | Bradenton Academics | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 8 | 53 |
3 | Cocoa Expos | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 6 | 51 |
4 | Central Florida Kraze | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 8 | 50 |
5 | Palm Beach Pumas | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 7 | 41 |
6 | South Florida Future | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 3 | 35 |
7 | Broward County Wolfpack | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 7 | 25 |
8 | Miami Breakers | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 5 | 18 |
Western Conference
Rocky Mountain Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Colorado Comets | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 7 | 56 |
2 | Wichita Jets | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 7 | 41 |
3 | Boulder Nova | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 7 | 40 |
4 | Kansas City Brass | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 6 | 28 |
5 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 3 | 25 |
Northwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | Yakima Reds | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 11 | 60 |
2 | Spokane Shadow | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 7 | 54 |
3 | Seattle Sounders Select | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 6 | 51 |
4 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 9 | 42 |
5 | Cascade Surge | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 6 | 28 |
6 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 4 | 16 |
Southwest Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
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1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 12 | 56 |
2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 9 | 53 |
3 | Nevada Zephyrs | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 4 | 32 |
4 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 4 | 20 |
Playoffs
Format
Mid-Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi-Finals. This moved Dayton up to the Great Lakes Division first place spot and allowed West Michigan into the playoffs, taking the second place spot for the division.
For the Central and Eastern divisions, the top seeds from each division face the second place team from the opposite division. For the Western Conference, the division champion with the most points will play the wild card, while the two remaining division champions play each other.
Conference playoffs
Central Semifinals | Central Finals | ||||||||
HL1 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||
GL2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
HL1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
GL1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
GL1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
HL2 | ![]() | 0 |
Rockford Raptors | 0–1 | Dayton Gems |
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Arlington Heights, Illinois
Chicago Sockers | 6–0 | West Michigan Edge |
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Arlington Heights, Illinois
Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Finals | ||||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
SE2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 2 (4) | |||||||
NE2 | ![]() | 2 (2) |
Tampa Bay Hawks | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Vermont Voltage |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Bradenton Academics | 0–1 | Westchester Flames |
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Westchester Flames | 1–0 | Tampa Bay Hawks |
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Western Semifinals | Western Finals | ||||||||
NW | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
WC | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
NW | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
RM | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
RM | ![]() | 4 | |||||||
SW | ![]() | 1 |
Colorado Comets | 4–1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes |
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Spokane Shadow | 0–2 | Yakima Reds |
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Yakima Reds | 1–0 | Colorado Comets |
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PDL championship
PDL Semifinals | PDL Finals | ||||||||
PDL | ![]() | 5 | |||||||
NW | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
PDL | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
HL1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
HL1 | ![]() | 5 | PDL Third Place | ||||||
NW | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 5 |
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Mid-Michigan Bucks | 5–2 | Yakima Reds |
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Report |
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Saginaw Township, Michigan
Westchester Flames | 0–5 | Chicago Sockers |
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Saginaw Township, Michigan
Westchester Flames | 5–2 | Yakima Reds |
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Saginaw Township, Michigan
Mid-Michigan Bucks | 0–1 | Chicago Sockers |
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Saginaw Township, Michigan
References
- ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)