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2000 PDL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | USL Premier Development League |
| season | 2000 |
| winners | Chicago Sockers (2nd title) |
| best player | Fernando Salazar San Fernando Valley Heroes |
| league topscorer | Arshak Abyanli San Fernando Valley Heroes (15 goals) |
| best goalkeeper | Adam Throop Chicago Sockers |
| prevseason | 1999 |
| nextseason | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Alabama Saints | Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | returned from hiatus |
| Colorado Boulder Nova | Boulder area | Boulder, CO | expansion |
| Florida Broward County Wolfpack | Broward County area | Fort Lauderdale, FL | expansion |
| Ohio Dayton Gems | Dayton Area | Dayton, OH | expansion |
| New Jersey New Brunswick Brigade | New Brunswick area | New Brunswick, NJ | expansion |
| New Jersey North Jersey Imperials | North Jersey area | Paramus, NJ | from D3 Pro League |
| Florida Palm Beach Pumas | Palm Beach area | Palm Beach, FL | expansion |
| Florida South Florida Future | Southwest Florida area | Sarasota, FL | returned from hiatus |
| Florida Tampa Bay Hawks | Tampa Bay Area | Palm Harbor, FL | expansion |
| Ontario Thunder Bay Chill | 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 |
|---|
| Division champion |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
| Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals. |
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Provisional Teams
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Rocky Mountain Division
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
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
|RD1-seed1=HL1 |RD1-team1=Illinois Chicago Sockers |RD1-score1=6 |RD1-seed2=GL2 |RD1-team2=Michigan West Michigan Edge |RD1-score2=0 |RD1-seed3=GL1 |RD1-team3=Ohio Dayton Gems |RD1-score3=1 |RD1-seed4=HL2 |RD1-team4=Illinois Rockford Raptors |RD1-score4=0 |RD2-seed1=HL1 |RD2-team1=Illinois Chicago Sockers |RD2-score1=2 |RD2-seed2=GL1 |RD2-team2=Ohio Dayton Gems |RD2-score2=0
- Jack Cummings Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Rodrigo Costa
- Hernan Campuzano Arlington Heights, Illinois Arlington Heights, Illinois
|RD1-seed1=NE1 |RD1-team1=New York Westchester Flames |RD1-score1=1 |RD1-seed2=SE2 |RD1-team2=Florida Bradenton Academics |RD1-score2=0 |RD1-seed3=SE1 |RD1-team3=Florida Tampa Bay Hawks (AET/PSO) |RD1-score3=2 (4) |RD1-seed4=NE2 |RD1-team4=Vermont Vermont Voltage |RD1-score4=2 (2) |RD2-seed1=NE1 |RD2-team1=New York Westchester Flames |RD2-score1=1 |RD2-seed2=SE1 |RD2-team2=Florida Tampa Bay Hawks |RD2-score2=0
- Chris Baum Bradenton, Florida
- Ernest Inneh Bradenton, Florida
- Chris Wingert Bradenton, Florida |RD1-seed1=NW |RD1-team1=Washington Yakima Reds |RD1-score1=2 |RD1-seed2=WC |RD1-team2=Washington Spokane Shadow |RD1-score2=0 |RD1-seed3=RM |RD1-team3=Colorado Colorado Comets |RD1-score3=4 |RD1-seed4=SW |RD1-team4=California San Fernando Valley Heroes |RD1-score4=1 |RD2-seed1=NW |RD2-team1=Washington Yakima Reds |RD2-score1=1 |RD2-seed2=RM |RD2-team2=Colorado Colorado Comets |RD2-score2=0
- Ricardo Salazar Spokane, Washington
- Garth Cummings
- Joe Bensch
- Aaron Heinzen
- Grant Falco Spokane, Washington
- Mike Pardini Spokane, Washington
PDL championship
| RD1-seed1 = PDL | RD1-team1 = Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks | RD1-score1 = 5 | RD1-seed2 = NW | RD1-team2 = Washington Yakima Reds | RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3 = NE1 | RD1-team3 = New York Westchester Flames | RD1-score3 = 0 | RD1-seed4 = HL1 | RD1-team4 = Illinois Chicago Sockers | RD1-score4 = 5
| RD2-seed1 = PDL | RD2-team1 = Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks | RD2-score1 = 0 | RD2-seed2 = HL1 | RD2-team2 = Illinois Chicago Sockers | RD2-score2 = 1
| RD2-seed3 = NW | RD2-team3 = Washington Yakima Reds | RD2-score3 = 2 | RD2-seed4 = NE1 | RD2-team4 = New York Westchester Flames | RD2-score4 = 5
- Bonaventure Maruti
- Tino Scicluna
- Paul Snape
- Justin Detter
- Jason Timm
- John Schefter
- John Maloney
- Machado Saginaw Township, Michigan
-
Joseph Afful
-
Dusan Erceg
-
Lee Paul
-
Richard Bradley
-
Hamid Mehreioskouei Saginaw Township, Michigan
-
Ernest Inneh
-
Dusan Erceg
-
Nick Sellas
-
John Schefter
-
John Maloney
-
Nate Nelson
-
Luiz Marcelo Machado Saginaw Township, Michigan
-
Joe Malachino
-
Paul Snape
-
Tino Scicluna
-
Rodrigo Costa Saginaw Township, Michigan
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)]
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