2007 PDL season

Changes from 2006

Name changes

• The Williamsburg Legacy changed their name to the Virginia Legacy and unveiled a new logo on January 31, 2007.
• The Raleigh Elite changed their name to the Cary RailHawks U23's after forming a partnership with their USL First Division parent club Carolina RailHawks FC and unveiled a new logo on March 6, 2007.
• Tacoma FC changed their name to Tacoma Tide on March 8, 2007.
• The Virginia Beach Submariners were acquired by and renamed as the Hampton Roads Piranhas on April 6, 2007, after their parent club, the Virginia Beach Mariners, was terminated on March 30.
• The Boulder Rapids Reserve changed their name to the Colorado Rapids U23's on April 12, 2007, as well as their logo and colors, to reflect the changes undertaken by their parent club, the Colorado Rapids.

New franchises

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

Folding

• Six teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Ajax Orlando Prospects - Orlando, Florida
  • Augusta Fireball - Augusta, Georgia
  • California Gold - Modesto, California
  • Colorado Springs Blizzard - Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Kalamazoo Kingdom - Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • San Diego Gauchos - San Diego, California

Playoff format

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.

Current standings

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

Playoff bracket

| RD1-group1=Eastern Conference | RD1-group2=Southern Conference | RD1-group3=Central Conference | RD1-group4=Western Conference | RD1-seed01=MA1 | RD1-team01=Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas | RD1-score01=1 (5) | RD1-seed02=NE2 | RD1-team02=New York Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO) | RD1-score02=1 (6) | RD1-seed03=NE1 | RD1-team03=Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders | RD1-score03=5 | RD1-seed04=MA2 | RD1-team04=New Jersey Ocean City Barons | RD1-score04=0 | RD1-seed05=GL1 | RD1-team05=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD1-score05=4 | RD1-seed06=HL2 | RD1-team06=Missouri St. Louis Lions | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07=HL1 | RD1-team07=Ontario Thunder Bay Chill | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-seed08=GL2 | RD1-team08=Illinois Chicago Fire Premier | RD1-score08=3 | RD1-seed09=MS1 | RD1-team09=Texas Laredo Heat | RD1-score09=4 | RD1-seed10=SE2 | RD1-team10=Florida Central Florida Kraze | RD1-score10=0 | RD1-seed11=SE1 | RD1-team11=North Carolina Carolina Dynamo | RD1-score11=1 | RD1-seed12=MS2 | RD1-team12=Texas El Paso Patriots | RD1-score12=0 | RD1-seed13=NW1 | RD1-team13=Utah BYU Cougars | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14=SW2 | RD1-team14=California San Fernando Valley Quakes | RD1-score14=0 | RD1-seed15=SW1 | RD1-team15=California Fresno Fuego (AET) | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16=NW2 | RD1-team16=Washington Tacoma Tide | RD1-score16=1 | RD2-seed01=NE2 | RD2-team01=New York Brooklyn Knights | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02=NE1 | RD2-team02=Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders | RD2-score02=0 | RD2-seed03=GL1 | RD2-team03=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=GL2 | RD2-team04=Illinois Chicago Fire Premier | RD2-score04=0 | RD2-seed05=MS1 | RD2-team05=Texas Laredo Heat | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-seed06=SE1 | RD2-team06=North Carolina Carolina Dynamo | RD2-score06=1 | RD2-seed07=NW1 | RD2-team07=Utah BYU Cougars | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=SW1 | RD2-team08=California Fresno Fuego | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-seed01=NE2 | RD3-team01=New York Brooklyn Knights | RD3-score01=1 (4) | RD3-seed02=GL1 | RD3-team02=Michigan Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) | RD3-score02=1 (5) | RD3-seed03=MS1 | RD3-team03=Texas Laredo Heat | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04=SW1 | RD3-team04=California Fresno Fuego | RD3-score04=0 | RD4-seed01=GL1 | RD4-team01=Michigan Michigan Bucks | RD4-score01=0 (3) | RD4-seed02=MS1 | RD4-team02=Texas Laredo Heat | RD4-score02=0 (4)

Conference semifinals

(AET) Niebles
Matos
Matteo
Damiani Joseph
Wheeler Ocean City, New Jersey Charles Dragoi Berenzen Damiani Belke Cioffi Mottinger Lima Kinney Thomas Newton Joseph }}

Fleak
Putrus
Swartzendruber
Moldenhaur
Alvarado Orion Township, Michigan

Morin Jata Laredo, Texas

Holloway
Evans Short
Wright
Massie
Nyazamba Ocean City, New Jersey

Leslie
Borak
Paladini Fresno, CA

Angus
Jafta
Holody
Djokic
Uzoigwe Orion Township, Michigan

Galvan
Ibarra
Mulamba
Macias Laredo, Texas

(AET) David
Schomaker Rivera
Blanco
Cabello
Cignetti
Machado
Campos Fresno, CA

Conference finals

Niebles
Cioffi Short
Stratford
Nyazamba Ocean City, New Jersey

Fallon
Ratner Shipalane
Daniel
Uzoigwe Orion Township, Michigan

Ibarra (PK)
Infante
Morales
Garcia
Blackwell Lahoud
Lewis Laredo, Texas

Campos
Vogt De Francis Fresno, CA

National Semifinals

(AET) Matos
Velasquez Dube Orion Township, Michigan Dragoi Niebles Charles Belke Djokic Brunner Shipalane Holody }}

Cabello
Blanco
Nunes Infante
Garcia
Su Laredo, Texas

National final

(AET) Djokic
Holody Laredo, Texas Balc Brunner Fuzetti Holody Daniel Ordaz Morales Blackwell Ibarra Garcia }}

References

References

1. (August 14, 2007). "Close But No Repeat: U-M Quintet, Bucks Drop PDL Final". [[Michigan Wolverines]].