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1999 PDL season

Field	Value
competition	USL Premier Development League
season	1999
shieldtitle	Regular Season Champions
shield	Jackson Chargers (2nd Title)
winners	Chicago Sockers (1st Title)
best player	BRA Fabio Eidelwein Sioux City Breeze
league topscorer	BRA Fabio Eidelwein Sioux City Breeze (20 Goals)
best goalkeeper	USA Jeremy DoBay Jackson Chargers
prevseason	1998
nextseason	2000

The 1999 USL Premier Development League season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.

Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Spokane Shadow 3–1 in the PDL Championship game. Jackson Chargers had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.

Changes from 1998 season

Name changes

Abbotsford Athletes In Action changed their name to the Abbotsford 86ers Select.
Central Florida Lionhearts changed their name to the Central Florida Kraze.
Fox River Rebels changed their name to the Wisconsin Rebels.
Grand Rapids Explosion changed their name to West Michigan Explosion.
Seattle Hibernians changed their name to Seattle Sounders Select.

New teams

18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.

Team	Area	Location	Previous affiliation
New York Brooklyn Knights	Brooklyn (NYC) area	Brooklyn, NY	expansion
New York Capital District Shockers	New York Capital District area	Albany, NY	from D-3 Pro League
New Jersey Central Jersey Riptide	Central Jersey area	Trenton, NJ	from D-3 Pro League
Illinois Chicago Sockers	Chicago area	Chicago, IL	from D-3 Pro League
Tennessee Clarksville Gunners	Clarksville area	Clarksville, TN	expansion
Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Bandits	Lexington area	Lexington, KY	returned from hiatus
Florida Miami Breakers	Miami area	Miami, FL	from D-3 Pro League
Nevada Nevada Zephyrs	Las Vegas area	Las Vegas, NV	expansion
New York New York Freedom	New York City area	New York, NY	expansion
Florida Orlando Nighthawks	Central Florida area	Orlando, FL	from D-3 Pro League
Illinois Rockford Raptors	Rockford area	Rockford, IL	from D-3 Pro League
California San Fernando Valley Heroes	Los Angeles area	Los Angeles, CA	from D-3 Pro League
Missouri Team St. Louis	St. Louis area	St. Louis, MO	expansion
Arizona Tucson Amigos	Tucson area	Tucson, AZ	returned from hiatus
Vermont Vermont Voltage	Vermont area	St. Albans, VT	from D-3 Pro League
New York Westchester Flames	Suburban Mainland New York area	New Rochelle, NY	expansion
Kansas Wichita Blue	Wichita area	Wichita, KS	returned from hiatus
Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds	Portland area	Portland, OR	returned from hiatus

Teams leaving

5 teams folded after the 1998 Season:

Detroit Dynamite
Lansing Locomotive
Northern Arizona Prospectors
Seattle BigFoot
Southern California Chivas

Alabama Saints and South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.

Okanagan Valley Challenge and Victoria Umbro Select returned to the PCSL, ending their associate membership. Abbotsford Athletes In Action and Seattle Hibernian retained their membership.

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Spokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.

Paul Snape
Dominic Scicluna
Mike Dodd
Stephen Armstrong
Fabio Eidelwein
Hakeem Koroma Saginaw Township, Michigan
Hernan Campuzano
Matt Hamnett Saginaw Township, Michigan

Fabio Eidelwein
Hernan Campuzano
Matt Hamnett Saginaw Township, Michigan |RD1-seed1=SE1 |RD1-team1=Mississippi Jackson Chargers |RD1-score1=9 |RD1-seed2=NE2 |RD1-team2=New York Brooklyn Knights |RD1-score2=1 |RD1-seed3=NE1 |RD1-team3=New York New York Freedom |RD1-score3=3 |RD1-seed4=SE2 |RD1-team4=Florida Cocoa Expos |RD1-score4=1 |RD2-seed1=HL2 |RD2-team1=Mississippi Jackson Chargers |RD2-score1=0 |RD2-seed2=GL2 |RD2-team2=New York New York Freedom |RD2-score2=1
Paul Oyuga
Bonaventure Maruti
Jon Marcus Duncan
Jeremy Shortt
Ousmark Coulibaly
Alex Dixon Jackson, Mississippi
Steve Butcher
Mawssa Sy
Boubu Camara Jackson, Mississippi

Alex Vargas Jackson, Mississippi |RD1-seed1=NW1 |RD1-team1=Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds |RD1-score1=1 |RD1-seed2=SW2 |RD1-team2=California Central Coast Roadrunners |RD1-score2=0 |RD1-seed3=SW1 |RD1-team3=California San Fernando Valley Heroes |RD1-score3=1 |RD1-seed4=NW2 |RD1-team4=British Columbia Abbotsford 86ers Select |RD1-score4=2 |RD2-seed1=NW1 |RD2-team1=Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds |RD2-score1=5 |RD2-seed2=NW2 |RD2-team2=British Columbia Abbotsford 86ers Select |RD2-score2=1
Greg Howes Glendora, California
Robert Hall
David Morris Glendora, California

JP Capodanno
Bryan Ritchie
Greg Howes
Ken Strain Glendora, California

Harkness
Campuzano
Thomas Donahue
Brendan O'Boyle
Rodney Rambo Spokane, Washington
Craig Hampton
Stuart Saunders
Zane Higgins
Jeff Rose
Chad Brown
Greg Howes Spokane, Washington

Greg Howes
Joseph Navarino
Alexander Vargas
Leonard Doramodou Spokane, Washington
Jeff Rose
Chuck Codd
Mike Dunne
Andy McDermott Spokane, Washington

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)]

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