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1 Changes from the 1999 season  



1.1  Rules  





1.2  Name changes  





1.3  New teams  





1.4  Folding  







2 Standings  



2.1  Central Conference  



2.1.1  Great Lakes Division  





2.1.2  Heartland Division  





2.1.3  Provisional Teams  







2.2  Eastern Conference  



2.2.1  Northeast Division  





2.2.2  Southeast Division  







2.3  Western Conference  



2.3.1  Rocky Mountain Division  





2.3.2  Northwest Division  





2.3.3  Southwest Division  









3 Playoffs  



3.1  Format  





3.2  Conference playoffs  





3.3  PDL championship  







4 References  














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USL Premier Development League
Season2000
ChampionsChicago Sockers

1999

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[edit]

Rules[edit]

This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings, whereas previous seasons employed a shootout.

Name changes[edit]

The following teams changed their name:

New teams[edit]

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[edit]

Eight teams folded before the season:

Standings[edit]

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals.

Central Conference[edit]

Great Lakes Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 18 14 3 1 64 21 +43 14 71
2 Dayton Gems 18 9 8 1 37 35 +2 7 44
3 West Michigan Edge 18 9 9 0 32 38 −6 7 43
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 18 9 9 0 37 37 0 7 43
5 Indiana Invaders 18 8 10 0 35 43 −8 5 37
6 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 18 5 13 0 26 47 −21 5 25
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Chicago Sockers 18 13 5 0 45 17 +28 10 62
2 Rockford Raptors 18 9 7 2 38 35 +3 8 46
3 Des Moines Menace 18 10 8 0 63 28 +35 5 45
4 Wisconsin Rebels 18 9 8 1 34 25 +9 6 43
5 Twin Cities Tornado 18 7 9 2 26 33 −7 2 32
6 Thunder Bay Chill 18 4 13 1 20 49 −29 2 19
Source: [citation needed]

Provisional Teams[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Louisiana Outlaws[a] 12 5 5 2 25 25 0 5 27
2 Alabama Saints[a] 7 1 4 2 6 14 −8 1 7
3 Central Jersey Riptide[a] 10 1 9 0 10 31 −21 1 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs

Eastern Conference[edit]

Northeast Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Westchester Flames 18 15 3 0 47 21 +26 10 70
2 Vermont Voltage 18 11 6 1 37 22 +15 8 53
3 New York Freedom 18 10 7 1 45 24 +21 8 49
4 Brooklyn Knights 18 9 8 1 30 32 −2 4 41
5 North Jersey Imperials 18 7 11 0 38 49 −11 6 34
6 New Brunswick Brigade 18 2 15 1 22 56 −34 1 10
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Tampa Bay Hawks 18 12 5 1 52 35 +17 9 58
2 Bradenton Academics 18 11 6 1 43 27 +16 8 53
3 Cocoa Expos 18 11 6 1 38 27 +11 6 51
4 Central Florida Kraze 18 10 6 2 46 34 +12 8 50
5 Palm Beach Pumas 18 8 8 2 39 43 −4 7 41
6 South Florida Future 18 8 10 0 30 43 −13 3 35
7 Broward County Wolfpack 18 4 12 2 36 56 −20 7 25
8 Miami Breakers 18 3 14 1 27 46 −19 5 18
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference[edit]

Rocky Mountain Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Colorado Comets 18 12 5 1 51 29 +22 7 56
2 Wichita Jets 18 8 8 2 46 60 −14 7 41
3 Boulder Nova 18 8 9 1 38 32 +6 7 40
4 Kansas City Brass 18 5 11 2 41 56 −15 6 28
5 Colorado Springs Stampede 18 5 11 2 27 46 −19 3 25
Source: [citation needed]

Northwest Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Yakima Reds 18 12 5 1 59 29 +30 11 60
2 Spokane Shadow 18 11 4 3 43 36 +7 7 54
3 Seattle Sounders Select 18 11 6 1 33 28 +5 6 51
4 Abbotsford 86ers Select 18 8 9 1 49 44 +5 9 42
5 Cascade Surge 18 5 11 2 34 28 +6 6 28
6 Willamette Valley Firebirds 18 3 15 0 28 71 −43 4 16
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 San Fernando Valley Heroes 18 11 7 0 57 48 +9 12 56
2 Central Coast Roadrunners 18 11 7 0 51 39 +12 9 53
3 Nevada Zephyrs 18 7 11 0 32 43 −11 4 32
4 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 18 4 14 0 35 66 −31 4 20
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs[edit]

Format[edit]

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[edit]

Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
HL1 Illinois Chicago Sockers 6
GL2 Michigan West Michigan Edge 0
HL1 Illinois Chicago Sockers 2
GL1 Ohio Dayton Gems 0
GL1 Ohio Dayton Gems 1
HL2 Illinois Rockford Raptors 0
Central Conference Playoffs
6:30 PM
Conference Semifinal
Rockford Raptors0–1Dayton Gems
Report
  • Cummings 55'
Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
8:30 PM
Conference Semifinal
Chicago Sockers6–0West Michigan Edge
  • Campuzano
  • Forest View Park
    Arlington Heights, Illinois
    9:00 PM
    Central Conference Final
    Chicago Sockers2–0Dayton Gems
    Forest View Park
    Arlington Heights, Illinois
    Eastern Semifinals Eastern Finals
          
    NE1 New York (state) Westchester Flames 1
    SE2 Florida Bradenton Academics 0
    NE1 New York (state) Westchester Flames 1
    SE1 Florida Tampa Bay Hawks 0
    SE1 Florida Tampa Bay Hawks (AET/PSO) 2 (4)
    NE2 Vermont Vermont Voltage 2 (2)
    Eastern Conference Playoffs
    3:00 PM
    Conference Semifinal
    Tampa Bay Hawks2–2 (a.e.t.)Vermont Voltage
    Penalties
    4–2
    5:00 PM
    Conference Semifinal
    Bradenton Academics0–1Westchester Flames
    5:00 PM
    Eastern Conference Final
    Westchester Flames1–0Tampa Bay Hawks
    Western Semifinals Western Finals
          
    NWWashington (state) Yakima Reds 2
    WCWashington (state) Spokane Shadow 0
    NWWashington (state) Yakima Reds 1
    RMColorado Colorado Comets 0
    RMColorado Colorado Comets 4
    SWCalifornia San Fernando Valley Heroes 1
    Western Conference Playoffs
    9:00 PM
    Conference Semifinal
    Colorado Comets4–1San Fernando Valley Heroes
    Report
    11:00 PM
    Conference Semifinal
    Spokane Shadow0–2Yakima Reds
    Report
  • Heinzen 77'
  • Falco 87'
  • Attendance: 1,005

    9:00 PM
    Western Conference Final
    Yakima Reds1–0Colorado Comets

    PDL championship[edit]

    PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
          
    PDL Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 5
    NWWashington (state) Yakima Reds 2
    PDL Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
    HL1 Illinois Chicago Sockers 1
    NE1 New York (state) Westchester Flames 0
    HL1 Illinois Chicago Sockers 5 PDL Third Place
    NWWashington (state) Yakima Reds 2
    NE1 New York (state) Westchester Flames 5

    [1]

    PDL National Semifinals
    7:00 PM EDT
    Mid-Michigan Bucks5–2Yakima Reds
  • Scicluna Yellow card 27'
  • Snape 34', 52', 58'
  • Detter 88'
  • Report
  • Schefter 53'
  • Maloney Yellow card 58'
  • Machado 90'
  • White Pine Stadium
    Saginaw Township, Michigan

    Attendance: 526


    9:00 PM EDT
    Westchester Flames0–5Chicago Sockers
  • Erceg Yellow card 72'
  • Report
  • Bradley 35' (o.g.)
  • Mehreioskouei 53', 58'
  • White Pine Stadium
    Saginaw Township, Michigan


    Third Place Game
    6:00 PM EDT
    Westchester Flames5–2Yakima Reds
    • Inneh 19', 72', 76', 88'
  • Erceg Yellow card 50'
  • Sellas 89'
  • Report
  • Maloney Yellow card 33'
  • Nelson Yellow card 54'
  • Machado 83'
  • White Pine Stadium
    Saginaw Township, Michigan


    PDL Championship Game
    8:00 PM EDT
    Mid-Michigan Bucks0–1Chicago Sockers
  • Snape Yellow card 26'
  • Scicluna Yellow card 60'
  • Report
    White Pine Stadium
    Saginaw Township, Michigan

    Attendance: 1,220

    References[edit]


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