The 2014

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 20th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 3 and ended July 20. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Seven teams were added to the league, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2014. The Austin Aztex were the defending champions.

Changes from 2013

New teams

Seven new clubs joined the PDL in 2014.

Name Changes

Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy The Floridians Football Club (Floridians FC or FFC) is an American soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The club currently competes in the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, a hierarchy football soccer structure ...

became

Floridians FC The Floridians Football Club (Floridians FC or FFC) is an American association football, soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. The club currently competes in the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, a hierarchy foo ...

. *

West Texas Sockers West Texas FC is an American soccer team based in Midland, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Lone Star Conference of the Sou ...

became Midland/Odessa Sockers. * NJ-LUSO Rangers FC became

NJ-LUSO Parma NJ-LUSO Parma is an American soccer team based in Denville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of t ...

. * North Sound SeaWolves became Puget Sound Gunners FC. * OC Blues Strikers FC became

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Folding/moving

* Central Jersey Spartans - Folded *

El Paso Patriots El Paso Patriots was an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southe ...

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Kansas City Brass Kansas City Brass was an American soccer team based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Division o ...

- Folded * Oklahoma City FC - Withdrew - joined NPSL, new team to play in the 2015 NASL * Ottawa Fury - Folded, new

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were d ...

team plays in the NASL *

VSI Tampa Bay FC VSI Tampa Bay FC was an American soccer team based in Plant City, Florida. They played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the 2013 season. VSI Tampa Bay FC were owned by VisionPro Sports Institute and were affiliated ...

- Folded * Virginia Beach Piranhas - Folded * Chicago Inferno - Folded mid-season

Divisions

The schedule and divisions were announced January 31 with each team to play a 14-game schedule. The Western Conference was split into three divisions (Northwest, Southwest and Mountain).

Standings

2014 Premier Development League standings. Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Mountain Division

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Conference Championships

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. In the two-division Central and Southern Conferences, the top two teams from each division meet in a conference final four. In the Eastern and Western Conferences, both of which are broken into three divisions, additional quarterfinal matches were required. In the Western Conference, two teams from the Northwest Division advanced to the conference final four: the division champion and the winner of a match between the division's second- and third-place teams. The first-place teams from the Mountain and Southwest divisions met the second-place teams of the other division to determine the final two participants. In the Eastern Conference the winner of a match between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic divisions' second-place teams advanced to the final four along with the three division champions.

Eastern Conference Championship

Central Conference Championship

Southern Conference Championship

Western Conference Championship

Playoff Bracket

PDL Championship

Semi-finals

Championship

Championship MVP: Adam Grinwis, ( MIB)

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Dzenan Catic, ( MIB) * Young (U21) Player of the Year:

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( TUC) * Coach of the Year: Michael Jeffries, ( DMM) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Billy Thompson, ( TUC)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Anthony Grant ( SUP) *, Jeff McClure ( CIN), Alencar Junior ( WMA)
M: Boluwatife Akinyode ( NJL), Shaun Foster ( LIR), Walter Hines ( JER)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan ( JER), Jake Stovall ( CIN), Tom Wharf ( LIR),

Travis Brent Travis Brent (born February 17, 1992) is an American soccer defender. Career Youth and college Brent played college soccer at Marshall University between 2010 and 2013. While at college, Brent appeared for USL PDL side Portland Timbers U23's i ...

( WVA)
G:

Alex Bono Alexander Nicholas Bono (born April 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club D.C. United. College career Born and raised in Baldwinsville, New York, Bono attended high scho ...

(

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)

Central Conference

F: Chris Hellmann ( DMM) *, Moses Danto (

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), Dzenan Catic ( MIB) *
M: Zach Steinberger ( MIB) *, Drew Conner (

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), Ralph Lundy ( DMM)
D: Nolan Intermoia ( THU) *, Ken Tribbett ( MIB), Blake Jones ( STL), Dan Keller (

)
G: Yuta Nomura ( SPR)

Western Conference

Javier Castro Javier Castro may refer to: * Javier Castro (footballer, born 1991), Mexican football forward for Moreno Valley * Javier Castro (footballer, born 2000) Javier Castro Urdín (born 13 September 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de ...

(

LAM Lam or LAM may refer to: Organizations * Laguna Art Museum, California, US * Lam Eng Rubber, a Malaysian manufacturer * Lam Research, American semiconductor equipment company * LAM Mozambique Airlines, flag carrier airline of Mozambique * Librar ...

), Cody Cook (

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Kharlton Belmar Kharlton Belmar (born December 1, 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Richmond Kickers in USL League One. Born in the United States, he represents the Grenada national team. Career College and amateur Belmar spent his ...

( POR)
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( TUC) *, Jose Cuevas (

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) *, Bryan de la Fuente (

)
D: Ramon Martin Del Campo ( SJO) *,

James Kiffe James Alexander Kiffe (born January 24, 1989) is an American soccer player. Early life and education Kiffe was born on January 24, 1989, in Santa Barbara, California. He played for local side Santa Barbara Soccer Club prior to playing high s ...

(

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), Cory Keitz (

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) *, Jordan Farahani (

)
G: Billy Thompson ( TUC) *

Southern Conference

F: Jesus Cortes ( AUS),

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( OCA), Adi Kavara ( PAN)
M:

Tony Rocha Antonio "Tony" Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he represents the Belize national football team. Career College Rocha played ...

( AUS), Michael Lightbourne ( PAN), Karamba Janneh ( OCA)
D: Yair Hernandez (

LAR Lar or LAR may refer to: Places ;India * Lar, Uttar Pradesh, a town in Deoria District * Lar (Jammu and Kashmir), a town * Lata (region), also known as Lar, former region of southern Gujarat ;Iran * Lar, Iran, a city in Fars Province * Lar, Ea ...

) *, Walker Hume (

MIO Mio or MIO may refer to: shortened form of Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog, Mioritic Shepherd dog or Mioritic sheepdog; a Romanian mountain dog. Places * Mio, Michigan, a town in the US Music * ''Mío'', 2011 album by David Bustamante * "Mío", 1 ...

), Ben Knight ( OCA), Kalen Ryden ( AUS)
G: Devin Cook ( AUS) ''* denotes All-League player''

References

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