The 1999

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.

Chicago Sockers The Chicago Sockers were an American soccer team that were founded in 1995 as the Chicago Stingers. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and played at the professional level in the USISL Pro League, USISL Select League and ...

finished the season as national champions, beating

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3-1 in the PDL Championship game.

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had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.

Changes from 1998 season

Name changes

* Abbotsford Athletes In Action changed their name to the Abbotsford 86ers Select. * Central Florida Lionhearts changed their name to the

Central Florida Kraze Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the S ...

. * Fox River Rebels changed their name to the

Wisconsin Rebels Wisconsin Rebels were an American soccer team, founded in 1998, originally as the Fox River Rebels. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, ...

. * Grand Rapids Explosion changed their name to West Michigan Explosion. * Seattle Hibernians changed their name to Seattle Sounders Select.

New teams

18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.

Teams leaving

5 teams folded after the 1998 Season: *

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Lansing Locomotive Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, maki ...

Northern Arizona Prospectors The Northern Arizona Prospectors were an American soccer team, founded in 1998. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-pr ...

Seattle BigFoot The Seattle BigFoot were an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. They were founded in 1995 as the Everett BigFoot and played in the USISL Pro League with home matches at Everett Memorial Stadium. They merged with the Puget Sound Hamm ...

* Southern California Chivas

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and South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.

Okanagan Valley Challenge Okanagan Challenge is a Canadian soccer team based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1995, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid T ...

and

Victoria Umbro Select Victoria Umbro Select was a Canadian soccer team who played in the Premier Development Soccer League as an associate member in the 1998 season. History Victoria Umbro Select had been a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League. In 1998, they j ...

returned to the PCSL, ending their associate membership. Abbotsford Athletes In Action and

Seattle Hibernian Hibernian Saints was an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1993, the team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features tea ...

retained their membership.

Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

''Spokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.'' United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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References

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