The 2005 PDL season was the 11th

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season. The season began in April and ended in August.

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finished the season as national champions, beating

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6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0–0 draw in the PDL Championship game in

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on 13 August 2005.

Orange County Blue Star Orange County Blue Star was an amateur American soccer team based in Irvine, California. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of th ...

finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +39 goal difference.

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striker Andy Metcalf and Cocoa Expos forward

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were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals.

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's Christian Neagu led the league with 12 assists, while

keeper Nate Pena enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.466 per game, and keeping 7 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2004

Name changes

* Albany Blackwatch Highlanders became Albany Admirals * South Jersey Barons became

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New franchises

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

Folding

*Eight teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: ** Chesapeake Dragons –

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–

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** Indiana Blast –

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, Indiana ** Jersey Falcons –

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** Lafayette Swamp Cats –

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** New Jersey Stallions –

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** St. Louis Strikers –

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, Missouri ** Wisconsin Rebels –

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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

Conference semifinals

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Conference Finals

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National Semifinals

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PDL Championship Game

External links

2005 Table of Standings
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