USL Premier Development League
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Season2010
ChampionsPortland Timbers U23's
Matches played544
Goals scored1,791 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerBrandon Swartzendruber, Thunder Bay Chill, 15
Biggest home win9-0, Portland Timbers U23's over Spokane Spiders
Biggest away win7-1, Tacoma Tide over Yakima Reds
7-1, Reading United over New Jersey Rangers
Highest scoring9 goals, Orange County Blue Star 7-2 Fresno Fuego
9 goals, Spokane Spiders 2-7 Washington Crossfire
9 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 3-6 Hollywood United Hitmen
9 goals, Des Moines Menace 2-7 Thunder Bay Chill
9 goals, Spokane Spiders 0-9 Portland Timbers U23's
9 goals, Abbotsford Mariners 4-5 Spokane Spiders
9 goals, Central Florida Kraze 2-7 Mississippi Brilla
Highest attendance3,764, Des Moines Menace vs Rochester Thunder
Lowest attendance20, Chicago Fire Premier vs Forest City London
Average attendance550
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The 2010 USL Premier Development League season was the 16th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 24, 2010, and ended on July 26. The playoffs began on Friday, July 30 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 8. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States, with commentary by Kenn Tomasch and Jon Billings.

The Portland Timbers U23's ended the season as national champions, beating Thunder Bay Chill 4–1 in the 2010 PDL Championship game. The Timbers also had the best regular season record, winning all their 16 games, scoring 53 goals and conceding just six along the way. In doing so the Saplings became the first team to post a perfect PDL regular season record since the Jackson Chargers in 1998,[1] the first regular season champion to win the playoffs since the Central Coast Roadrunners in 1996, and the first team in PDL history to go through an entire PDL regular season and playoff campaign without posting a loss or a tie.

Portland Timbers U23's striker Brent Richards was named League MVP and Rookie of the Year for his stellar campaign with the national champions, while Timbers head coach Jim Rilatt was named Coach of the Year. Joe Tait of the Baton Rouge Capitals was named Defender of the Year after scoring six goals and an assist in 12 games, and helping his team to the national final four. Ryan Meara of Newark Ironbound Express was named Goalkeeper of the Year after recording an impressive eight shutout wins in only 12 games played, and ranking fourth in the league in goals-against average at 0.666.[2]

Players from Canadian side Thunder Bay Chill led the majority of the statistical categories, with striker Brandon Swartzendruber leading the league with 15 goals, while his teammate Gustavo Oliveira led the league with 13 assists. Portland Timbers U23's goalkeeper Jacob Gleeson enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, allowing just five goals in 15 games and earning a 0.360 GAA average.[3]

Changes from 2009

Name changes

New franchises

  • Eight franchises were announced as joining the league this year:[10]
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
New York (state) Albany BWP Highlanders Albany area Schenectady, NY expansion
Bermuda Bermuda Hogges Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda USL Second Division
New Jersey Central Jersey Spartans Central New Jersey area Lawrenceville, NJ expansion
Ohio Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton area Bellbrook, OH expansion
Florida Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy Fort Lauderdale area Lauderhill, FL expansion
Maine Portland Phoenix State of Maine Portland, ME expansion
Vermont Vermont Voltage State of Vermont St. Albans, VT returning from hiatus
Massachusetts Western Mass Pioneers Springfield (MA) area Ludlow, MA USL Second Division

Folding

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified 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

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 11 3 2 43 14 +29 35
2 Forest City London 16 10 1 5 42 14 +28 35
3 Dayton Dutch Lions 16 8 3 5 32 20 +12 29
4 Chicago Fire Premier 16 9 5 2 28 12 +16 29
5 Indiana Invaders 16 8 7 1 23 25 −2 25
6 Cincinnati Kings 16 6 6 4 31 28 +3 22
7 Toronto Lynx 16 4 11 1 15 37 −22 13
8 Kalamazoo Outrage 16 3 13 0 17 55 −38 9
9 Cleveland Internationals 16 2 12 2 15 41 −26 8
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 12 2 2 40 12 +28 38
2 Rochester Thunder 16 10 3 3 22 10 +12 33
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 7 3 6 26 18 +8 27
4 Des Moines Menace 16 6 3 7 30 23 +7 25
5 St. Louis Lions 16 5 7 4 23 21 +2 19
6 Springfield Demize 16 1 12 3 10 37 −27 6
7 Kansas City Brass 16 1 12 3 14 44 −30 6
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Reading United 16 10 2 4 40 14 +26 34
2 Newark Ironbound Express 16 10 3 3 29 12 +17 33
3 Central Jersey Spartans 16 8 5 3 31 23 +8 27
4 Carolina Dynamo 16 7 5 4 30 23 +7 25
5 Northern Virginia Royals 16 6 6 4 24 28 −4 22
6 Ocean City Nor'easters 16 5 6 5 23 25 −2 20
7 West Virginia Chaos 16 6 9 1 21 26 −5 19
8 Hampton Roads Piranhas 16 4 7 5 18 31 −13 17
9 New Jersey Rangers 16 5 11 0 18 37 −19 15
10 Bermuda Hogges 16 4 11 1 9 25 −16 13
Source:

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ottawa Fury 16 11 2 3 33 10 +23 36
2 Portland Phoenix 16 10 2 4 37 14 +23 34
3 Albany BWP Highlanders 16 10 4 2 32 21 +11 32
4 Long Island Rough Riders 16 8 4 4 25 20 +5 28
5 Vermont Voltage 16 5 7 4 22 31 −9 19
6 Western Mass Pioneers 16 4 6 6 17 20 −3 18
7 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 3 9 4 10 23 −13 13
8 Brooklyn Knights 16 3 12 1 24 42 −18 10
9 Westchester Flames 16 1 9 6 13 32 −19 9
Source:

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 9 5 2 36 19 +17 29
2 Houston Leones 16 7 5 4 24 20 +4 25
3 DFW Tornados 16 7 5 4 23 19 +4 25
4 West Texas United Sockers 16 6 7 3 20 24 −4 21
5 Chivas El Paso Patriots 16 6 6 4 18 21 −3 19[lower-alpha 1]
6 Rio Grande Valley Bravos 16 3 10 3 12 30 −18 9[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Chivas El Paso Patriots and Rio Grande Valley Bravos deducted three points for league rules infringement

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Mississippi Brilla 14 11 0 3 41 14 +27 36
2 Baton Rouge Capitals 14 9 2 3 30 15 +15 30
3 Atlanta Blackhawks 14 6 4 4 27 31 −4 22
4 Central Florida Kraze 14 6 5 3 22 17 +5 21
5 New Orleans Jesters 14 6 6 2 30 22 +8 20
6 Bradenton Academics 14 5 5 4 19 15 +4 19
7 Nashville Metros 14 1 10 3 8 34 −26 6
8 Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 14 0 12 2 5 34 −29 2
Source:

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers U23's 16 16 0 0 53 6 +47 48
2 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 2 2 38 14 +24 38
3 Tacoma Tide 16 9 4 3 33 20 +13 30
4 Victoria Highlanders 16 7 6 3 27 24 +3 24
5 Washington Crossfire 16 6 8 2 35 31 +4 20
6 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 4 9 3 27 37 −10 15
7 Abbotsford Mariners 16 4 11 1 25 44 −19 13
8 Yakima Reds 16 4 12 0 18 42 −24 12
9 Spokane Spiders 16 2 12 2 26 64 −38 8
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Ventura County Fusion 16 11 4 1 35 12 +23 34
2 Hollywood United Hitmen 16 10 3 3 41 20 +21 33
3 Orange County Blue Star 16 9 3 4 42 24 +18 31
4 Fresno Fuego 16 8 4 4 42 33 +9 28
5 Southern California Seahorses 16 6 7 3 25 28 −3 21
6 Los Angeles Azul Legends 16 5 8 3 27 33 −6 18
7 Lancaster Rattlers 16 3 8 5 27 51 −24 14
8 BYU Cougars 16 4 10 2 17 27 −10 14
9 Ogden Outlaws 16 2 11 3 22 50 −28 9
Source:

Playoffs

Format

The 2010 PDL playoffs will feature 16 teams, down from 24 the previous year. The format will have each division winner play against the second-place team in their counterpart division within their respective conference.

Bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals PDL Semifinals PDL Championship
            
NW1 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 2
SW2 California Hollywood United Hitmen 1
NW1 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 2
Western Conference
NW2 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas 1
SW1 California Ventura County Fusion 1 (3)
NW2 Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas (AET/PSO) 1 (5)
NW1 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 2
MA1 Pennsylvania Reading United 1
NE1 Ontario Ottawa Fury 2
MA2 New Jersey Newark Ironbound Express 0
NE1 Ontario Ottawa Fury 2
Eastern Conference
MA1 Pennsylvania Reading United 3
MA1 Pennsylvania Reading United 2
NE2 Maine Portland Phoenix 1
NW1 Oregon Portland Timbers U23's 4
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Ontario Forest City London 0
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill (AET) 2
Central Conference
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 1
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 2
HL2 Minnesota Rochester Thunder 0
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 2
SE2 Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals 1
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 1 (5) Third place
SE2 Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals (AET/PSO) 1 (6)
SE2 Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals 2 MA1 Pennsylvania Reading United 2 (2)
Southern Conference
MS2 Texas Houston Leones 1 SE2 Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals (PSO) 2 (4)
SE1 Mississippi Mississippi Brilla 2 (5)
MS2 Texas Houston Leones (AET/PSO) 2 (6)

Conference semifinals

Michigan Michigan Bucks2 – 0Minnesota Rochester Thunder
Uzoigwe 14'
Robles Yellow card 16'
St. Louis 54'		 (Report) Bonilla Yellow card 31'
Attendance: 515
Referee: David Barrie (USA)
Ontario Thunder Bay Chill1 – 0Ontario Forest City London
Swartzendruber 5'
Buthelezi Yellow card 45'
Heck Yellow card 65'
Colaizzi Yellow card 69'		 (Report) Morris Yellow card 17'
Haworth Yellow card 46'
Cekic Yellow card 68'
Bibby Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Gianni Facchini (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat1 – 1
(AET)		Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals
Garcia 17'
Gunderson Yellow card 21'
Bayona Yellow card 63'
Lewis Yellow card 73'
Mulamba Yellow card 80' Yellow-red card
Lara Yellow card 85'
Ibarra Yellow card 97'		 (Report) Williams Yellow card 7'
McCubbin Yellow card 17'
Chagnard 78'
Penalties
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soccer ball with red X Hernandez
soccer ball with check mark Bautista
soccer ball with check mark Garza
soccer ball with check mark Abalos
soccer ball with check mark Hergert
soccer ball with red X Lewis		 5 – 6 Callon soccer ball with check mark
Anderson soccer ball with check mark
Tait soccer ball with check mark
Hayers soccer ball with check mark
Williams soccer ball with red X
Chagnard soccer ball with check mark
Gordon soccer ball with check mark
Harper Davis Stadium
Jackson, MS
Attendance: 215
Referee: Arthur Odom (USA)
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla2 – 2
(AET)		Texas Houston Leones
Buffington 56' 104' (Report) Eastman Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 95'
Vallentine 69'
Simon 112'
Penalties
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Harper Davis Stadium
Jackson, MS
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Jared Peeler (USA)
Maine Portland Phoenix1 – 2Pennsylvania Reading United
Reilly Red card 6'
Weightman Yellow card 8'
Banks 55'		 (Report) Mulholland 73'
Frimpong 89'
Attendance: 126
Referee: Joe Audi (USA)
Oregon Portland Timbers U23's2 – 1California Hollywood United Hitmen
Braun Yellow card 34' 63'
Evans 66'
Dugoni Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 88'
Ogunyemi Yellow card 90'		 (Report) Whitfield 3' Yellow card 90'
Corona Yellow card 31'
Morales Yellow card 56'
Spitz Yellow card 90'
Bremerton Memorial Stadium
Bremerton, WA
Referee: Manuel Soleded (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury2 – 0New Jersey Newark Ironbound Express
Rigby Yellow card 17'
Theissen Yellow card 44'
Struthers 67' 72'		 (Report) Konopelsky Yellow card 21'
Grato Yellow card 63'
Niebles Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 528
Referee: Marvin Mohring (USA)
Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas1 – 1
(AET)		California Ventura County Fusion
Gordley 2'
Scott Yellow card 45'
Besagno Yellow card 77'		 (Report) Da. Berrera 30' Yellow card 42' Red card 112'
Guerrero Yellow card 54' Red card 120'
Penalties
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Hyde soccer ball with check mark
Cascio soccer ball with check mark
Gray soccer ball with check mark
Wallace soccer ball with check mark		 5 – 3 soccer ball with check mark Johnson
soccer ball with red X Nicholson
soccer ball with check mark Becerra
soccer ball with check mark Jagne
Bremerton Memorial Stadium
Bremerton, WA
Attendance: 1,194
Referee: Nestor Chavez (USA)

Conference finals

Ontario Thunder Bay Chill2 – 1
(AET)		Michigan Michigan Bucks
Robertson Yellow card 20'
Abegar Yellow card 37'
Intermoia Yellow card 76'
Swartzendruber 84' 118'		 (Report) Uzoigwe 79'
Fuzetti Yellow card 87'
C. Givens Yellow card 99'
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: David Barrie (USA)
Ontario Ottawa Fury2 – 3Pennsylvania Reading United
Theissen Yellow card 31'
Dasah 73' 90'		 (Report) Witmer 35' 49'
Hogan Yellow card 58' Yellow-red card 75'
Mulholland 76' Yellow card 76'
Attendance: 436
Referee: Mathew Arduini (USA)
Texas Houston Leones1 – 2Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals
Richards 39' Yellow card 60'
Zelko Yellow card 51'
Phillips Yellow card 82'		 (Report) Settle 76'
Anderson 88' Yellow card 89'
Harper Davis Stadium
Jackson, MS
Attendance: 156
Referee: Doug Ferguson (USA)
Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas1 – 2Oregon Portland Timbers U23's
Hyde Yellow card 40'
Lee 42'
Phillips Yellow card 58'
Fishbaugher Yellow card 88'		 (Report) Ramsey 24'
Farfan 81'
Bremerton Memorial Stadium
Bremerton, WA
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Armando Villareal (USA)

PDL Semifinals

Ontario Thunder Bay Chill2 – 1Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals
Abegar 78'
Intermoia 81'
Heck Yellow card 85'		 (Report) Williams 75'
Referee: Paul Northman (USA)
Oregon Portland Timbers U23's2 – 1Pennsylvania Reading United
Ogunyemi 48'
Braun 78'
Granger Yellow card 79'		 (Report) Houapeu 74'
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Artem Sher (USA)

Third-Place Game

Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals2 – 2Pennsylvania Reading United
Hedges 26' (o.g.)
McCubbin Yellow card 26'
Tait 45'
Magill Yellow card 89'		 (Report) Sapong 2'
Mulholland 28'
Penalties
Tait soccer ball with check mark
Settle soccer ball with check mark
Ju. Portillo soccer ball with check mark
Williams soccer ball with red X
Callon soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 2 soccer ball with red X Reid
soccer ball with check mark Houapeu
soccer ball with check mark Wenger
soccer ball with red X Mulholland
Referee: Desmond Miller (USA)

PDL Final

Oregon Portland Timbers U23's4 – 1Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Hasson 30'
Richards 51' 62'
Ogunyemi Yellow card 52'
Evans Yellow card 54'
Braun 76'		 (Report) Heck Red card 16'
Oliveira Yellow card 22' 45'
Colaizzi Yellow card 72'
Attendance: 3,729
Referee: Maurizio Laudani (USA)

Award winners and finalists

MVP: Brent Richards (POR) (winner), Moses Aduny (MIS), Andrew Rigby (OTT), Brandon Swartzendruber (TB)
Rookie of the Year: Brent Richards (POR) (winner), Fredrik Brustad (CF), Dominic Reinold (NJ)
Defender of the Year: Joe Tait (BR) (winner), Matt Hedges (REA), Mark Lee (KIT), Alexis Pradié (OTT),
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ryan Meara (NWK)
Coach of the Year: Jim Rilatt (POR) (winner), Brendan Burke (REA), Dave Dixon (MIS), Martin Painter (LON)

All-League and All-Conference teams

Eastern Conference

F: Will Beaugé (OTT), Dominic Reinold (NJ), C. J. Sapong (REA)
M: Frank Alesci* (NWK), Luke Mulholland (REA), Scott Rojo* (CAR)
D: Chris Christian (CJ), John Fletcher (OcC), Matt Hedges* (REA), Alexis Pradié* (OTT)
G: Ryan Meara* (NWK)

Central Conference

F: Gustavo Oliveira (TB), Brandon Swartzendruber (TB), Kenny Uzoigwe* (MIC)
M: Steven Beattie (CIN), Alan McGreal (LON), Jeremy Warman (KC)
D: C.J. Brown (KAL), Stewart Givens (MIC), Logan McDaniel (DM), Sebastian Stihler (LON)
G: Oscar Moens (DAY)

Southern Conference

F: Moses Aduny* (MIS), Ben Callon (BR), Ryan Maloney (ATL)
M: Jonathan Mendoza (CF), Lucas Paulini (MIS), Carl Reynolds (NO)
D: Willie Hunt (MIS), Ryan McDonald (NAS), Guilherme Reis (BRD), Joe Tait* (BR)
G: Leif Craddock (WTU)

Western Conference

F: Jaime Chavez (HU), Brent Richards* (POR), Amani Walker (OrC)
M: Freddie Braun* (POR), Cameron Hepple (KIT), Jordan Hughes (VIC)
D: Mo Aziz (ABB), Ryan Kawulok (POR), Mark Lee* (KIT), Daniel Scott (KIT)
G. Jake Gleeson (POR)

* denotes All-League player

See also

References

  1. ↑ Timbers Make History at Kitsap; Portland Becomes First Unblemished Team Since 1998 Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 2010 PDL Honors Announced Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Chill Dominate Season Honors Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Chivas de Guadalajara and El Paso Patriots Sign Agreement Archived 2011-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "index". Archived from the original on May 13, 2010. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  6. ↑ Ocean City FC announces "Name That Team" contest
  7. ↑ "Ocean City FC unveils new nickname: Nor'easters". Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  8. ↑ "New era for Reading PDL team". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Wolves link up with Crossfire". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  10. ↑ "2010 PDL Alignment Announced". Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
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