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2006 PDL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | USL Premier Development League |
| season | 2006 |
| shieldtitle | Regular Season Champions |
| shield | Carolina Dynamo (1st Title) |
| winners | Michigan Bucks (1st Title) |
| matches | 472 |
| total goals | 1626 |
| best player | CAN Frederico Moojen Augusta Fireball |
| league topscorer | ENG John Cunliffe Boulder Rapids Reserve, |
| CAN Frederico Moojen Augusta Fireball (18 Goals Each) | |
| best goalkeeper | USA Eric Reed Southern California Seahorses |
| longest winless | California Gold Entire Season |
| longest losses | California Gold Entire Season |
| prevseason | 2005 |
| nextseason | 2007 |
CAN Frederico Moojen Augusta Fireball (18 Goals Each) The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.
Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.
Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.
Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.
Changes from 2005
New franchises
- Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | Atlanta area | Chamblee, Georgia | expansion |
| Delaware Delaware Dynasty | Wilmington area | New Castle, Delaware | expansion |
| California Los Angeles Storm | San Gabriel Valley area | Glendora, California | Previously Springfield Storm |
| Virginia Northern Virginia Royals | Northern Virginia area | Fairfax, Virginia | previously in USL-2 |
| Utah Ogden Outlaws | Ogden area | Ogden, Utah | expansion |
| California San Fernando Valley Quakes | San Fernando Valley area | Los Angeles, California | expansion |
| California San Francisco Seals | San Francisco area | San Francisco, California | expansion |
| Missouri St. Louis Lions | St. Louis area | Cottleville, Missouri | expansion |
| Washington Tacoma FC | Tacoma area | University Place, Washington | expansion |
| Virginia Virginia Beach Submariners | Virginia Beach area | Virginia Beach, Virginia | expansion |
Folding
- Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Memphis Express - Memphis, Tennessee
- Nevada Wonders - Carson City, Nevada
- Spokane Shadow - Spokane, Washington
- Toledo Slayers - Toledo, Ohio
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Division champion |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
New England Division
Northeast Division
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
South Atlantic Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs
Bracket
| RD1-group1=Eastern Conference | RD1-group2=Southern Conference | RD1-group3=Central Conference | RD1-group4=Western Conference | RD1-seed01=NWE | RD1-team01=Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders | RD1-score01=3 | RD1-seed02=WC | RD1-team02=Virginia Williamsburg Legacy | RD1-score02=0 | RD1-seed03=MA | RD1-team03=Virginia Virginia Beach Submariners | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04=NE | RD1-team04=New York Westchester Flames | RD1-score04=3 | RD1-seed05=SA | RD1-team05=North Carolina Carolina Dynamo | RD1-score05=0 | RD1-seed06=SE | RD1-team06=Florida Bradenton Academics (OT) | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07=MS | RD1-team07=Texas Laredo Heat | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08=WC | RD1-team08=Georgia (U.S. state) Augusta FireBall | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=HL1 | RD1-team09=Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10=GL2 | RD1-team10=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-seed11=GL1 | RD1-team11=Illinois Chicago Fire Premier (PSO) | RD1-score11=3 (5) | RD1-seed12=HL2 | RD1-team12=Iowa Des Moines Menace | RD1-score12=3 (3) | RD1-seed13=SW1 | RD1-team13=California Southern California Seahorses | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14=NW2 | RD1-team14=Utah BYU Cougars | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15=NW1 | RD1-team15=British Columbia Abbotsford Rangers | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16=SW2 | RD1-team16=California Orange County Blue Star | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-seed01=NWE | RD2-team01=Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02=NE | RD2-team02=New York Westchester Flames | RD2-score02=2 | RD2-seed03=SE | RD2-team03=Florida Bradenton Academics | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-seed04=MS | RD2-team04=Texas Laredo Heat | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-seed05=GL2 | RD2-team05=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06=GL1 | RD2-team06=Illinois Chicago Fire Premier | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07=NW2 | RD2-team07=Utah BYU Cougars | RD2-score07=2 (2) | RD2-seed08=SW2 | RD2-team08=California Orange County Blue Star (PSO) | RD2-score08=2 (4) | RD3-seed01=NE | RD3-team01=New York Westchester Flames | RD3-score01=2 | RD3-seed02=MS | RD3-team02=Texas Laredo Heat | RD3-score02=3 | RD3-seed03=GL2 | RD3-team03=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-seed04=SW2 | RD3-team04=California Orange County Blue Star | RD3-score04=0 | RD4-seed01=MS | RD4-team01=Texas Laredo Heat | RD4-score01=1 | RD4-seed02=GL2 | RD4-team02=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD4-score02=2
Conference semifinals
Bulow (PK) O'Reilly Virginia Beach, Virginia
Irizarry
Presas
Laredo, Texas
Jafta Traylor Holody Dube Seager Waukee, Iowa
Wilson Riehl Rivera Larrabee Lopez Provo, Utah
Davies Trott Templeman Haywood Virginia Beach, Virginia
(AET) Laredo, Texas
(AET)
Bush
Anderson
North
Ubiparipović
Oliveira
Hamburger
Moffat
Kother
Waukee, Iowa
DiRaimondo
Guzmán
Hlavaty
Anderson
Boltnar
Kariotis
Dombrowski }}
Jepson Young A. Van Wagenen Norton Cavanaugh H. Van Wagenen Provo, Utah
Conference finals
Davies Virginia Beach, Virginia
Bello
Almack
Sanchez
Galvan
Infante
Laredo, Texas
Jafta
Uzoigwe
Guzmán
DeGurian
Waukee, Iowa
9:30 PM ET
(AET)
Evans
Lopez
Shager
Kljestan
Norton
Provo, Utah
Larrabee
Higgins
Valdez
Trejo
Gilliam
Osborne }}
National semifinals
Valdez
Higgins
Holody
Laredo, Texas
Shapiro
Ibarra (PK)
Infante
Laredo, Texas
National final
Shipalane
Galvan
Sanchez
Laredo, Texas
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