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2004 PDL season

Field	Value
competition	USL Premier Development League
season	2004
shieldtitle	Regular Season Champions
shield	Chicago Fire Reserves (1st Title)
winners	Central Florida Kraze (1st Title)
best player	USA Ruben Mingo South Jersey Barons
league topscorer	MEX Julio Frías El Paso Patriots (25 Goals)
best goalkeeper	USA Brad Guzan Chicago Fire Reserves
prevseason	2003
nextseason	2005

The 2004 USL Premier Development League season was the 10th PDL season. The season began in April 2004 and ended in August 2004.

Central Florida Kraze finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Chicago Fire Reserves finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +66 goal difference.

El Paso Patriots striker Julio Frias was the league's top scorer, with 25 goals, while DFW Tornados midfielder Mark Rowland led the league with 11 assists. Chicago Fire Reserves keeper Brad Guzan enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.39 per game in his 13 games.

Changes from 2003

Name changes

Louisiana Outlaws changed their name to Lafayette Swamp Cats.
Mid-Michigan Bucks changed their name to Michigan Bucks.
Texas Spurs changed their name to Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados.

New franchises

Ten teams joined the league this year, including four brand new franchises:

Team name	Metro area	Location	Previous affiliation
Florida Ajax Orlando Prospects	Orlando area	Orlando, FL	expansion
North Carolina Carolina Dynamo	Greensboro area	Greensboro, NC	previously in Pro Select
Ohio Cleveland Internationals	Cleveland area	Cleveland, OH	expansion
Colorado Colorado Springs Blizzard	Colorado Springs area	Colorado Springs, CO	expansion
Texas El Paso Patriots	El Paso area	El Paso, TX	previously in A-League
Indiana Indiana Blast	Indianapolis area	Indianapolis, IN	previously in A-League
Texas Laredo Heat	Laredo area	Laredo, TX	expansion
New Jersey New Jersey Stallions	northern New Jersey area	Wayne, NJ	previously in Pro Select
Pennsylvania Reading Rage	Greater Reading area	Reading, PA	previously in Pro Select
Michigan West Michigan Edge	Grand Rapids area	Kentwood, MI	returned from hiatus

Folding

Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Calgary Storm Prospects - Calgary, Alberta
- Greenville Lions - Greenville, South Carolina
- Houston Toros - Houston, Texas
- Jersey Shore Boca - Toms River, New Jersey
- Worcester Kings - Worcester, Massachusetts

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Conference semifinals

Ruben Mingo
Neil Holloway
Matt Maher
Patrick Scherder
Gonzalo Segares
Robbie Wright
Clayton Voss Browns Summit, North Carolina

Richard Strong
Mychal Turpin
Joseph Kabwe
John Pulido
Miguel Guante
Colin Clark
Brett Branan
Javier Vegas Fort Wayne, Indiana

Miguel Larrosa
Salvador Mercado
Esteban Palacios
Ricky Francis
Paul Cabrera
Frederico Moojen
Jordan Hughes
Derek Smith
David Atkinson
Robin Chan
Charles Hupp
Declain McGrory
James Phillips Winter Park, Florida

Marcus Storey
Michael Farrell
Jamal Shteiwi
Thucanil Ncube
Brendan Burke
Neil Jones
David Bulow
Kurt Morsink Browns Summit, North Carolina

Nick Theslof
Michael Enfield
Cameron Dunn
Daniel Kennedy
Kieran Barton
Garth Cummings
Evan Cummings
Troy Ready
Brett Hite

Orville Mullings
Sasha Barber
Sean Steed
Sherwin Sargeant
Daniel Robertson
Clifton Philip
James Koehler
Mark Rowland
Joard Odera
Robert Hammett Winter Park, Florida

Paul Dolinsky
Joshua Tudela
Salim Bullen
James Klatter
Nowaf Jaman
Daniel O'Rourke
Julian Nash Fort Wayne, Indiana

Jarrod Souza
Victor Lopez
Eddie Gutierrez
Gaston Cignetti
Raul Rivera
Orlando Ramirez
Nick Donaldson
Carlos Calderson
Adrian Balc
Dana McGregor
Andriy Budnyy

Conference Finals

Jamal Shteiwi
Michael Farrell
Marcus Storey
Ryan Caugherty
Ruben Mingo
Tony Donatelli
Leon Brown
David Daigle
Gene Braxton Browns Summit, North Carolina

Orville Mullings
William Judino
Justin Cook
Jonathan Hargis
Sasha Barber
Sherwin Sargeant
Clifton Philip
Andrew Sypura
James Phillips
Matthew Balkanloo
Derek Smith Winter Park, Florida

Drew Moor
Thabiso Khumalo
Daniel O'Rourke
Colin Clark
John Pulido
Brett Branan Fort Wayne, Indiana

Gaston Cignetti
Raul Rivera
Derek Lopez
Brad Evans
Rogelio Lopez
Thomas Poltl
Cameron Dunn

National Semifinals

Javier Vegas
Alejandro Salazar
Peter Lowry
Aaron Pitchkolan
Marco Lopez Boulder, Colorado

Eric Vasquez
Justin Cook
Sherwin Sargeant
Orville Mullings
Clifton Philip
Stephen Rhyne
James Riley
Ryan Caugherty
Sean Steed
Eric Vasquez
Sasha Barber
Xavier Delgado
Daniell Robertson
James Riley
Ryan Caugherty
Tim Merritt
Marcus Storey
Amir Lowery Orlando, Florida

PDL Championship Game

Justin Cook Orlando, Florida

References

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

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