The 2015
USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The
Michigan Bucks were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by
K-W United FC in the Central Conference finals. K-W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the
Seattle Sounders FC U-23
Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
History
2006–2009: Playoffs
The Tacoma team was introduced int ...
1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the
New York Red Bulls U-23 4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.
Changes from 2014
New/Returning teams
Name Changes
*
Connecticut FC Azul
AC Connecticut is an American amateur soccer team based in Newtown, Connecticut, playing in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team colors are blue, black and white.
History
CFC Azul was founded as a USL PDL team ...
became
AC Connecticut
AC Connecticut is an American amateur soccer team based in Newtown, Connecticut, playing in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team colors are blue, black and white.
History
CFC Azul was founded as a USL PDL t ...
.
*
River City Rovers became
Derby City Rovers.
*
Los Angeles Misioneros became
Golden State Misioneros.
*
Springfield Demize
Saint Louis FC U23 were an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartla ...
became
Springfield Synergy FC
Saint Louis FC U23 were an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartl ...
.
*
Northern Virginia Royals became
D.C. United U-23
D.C. United U-23 were an American association football, soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The team last played in the fourth-division Premier Development League and represented the most senior age group within parent club D.C. United's D.C. ...
.
Folding/moving
*
Austin Aztex
The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...
- Moved to Division III
USL.
*
Chicago Inferno - Folded in the middle of the
2014 season on June 20, 2014 and forfeited their last 9 games.
*
Montreal Impact U23 - Folded
*
NJ-LUSO Parma - Folded
*
Panama City Beach Pirates - Folded
*
San Jose Earthquakes U23
The San Jose Earthquakes U23, were an American soccer team based in Turlock, California. They were the development team for the MLS San Jose Earthquakes. The team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Americ ...
- replaced by
Burlingame Dragons FC
Burlingame Dragons FC was an American soccer club based in Burlingame, California. Founded in 2014, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL). The team was owned by Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and a minority investor in ...
(see above) as the Earthquakes PDL team.
*
Toronto Lynx - Folded its PDL team. Still active in USL
Super-20 League
The Super Y League is a youth soccer league with teams from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1999, the Super Y League is dedicated to the progression of future professional players and has steered the course for development of elite cl ...
and
Super Y-League
The Super Y League is a youth soccer league with teams from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1999, the Super Y League is dedicated to the progression of future professional players and has steered the course for development of elite cl ...
.
*
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 - Folded
*
Vermont Voltage - Folded its PDL team.
*
Victoria Highlanders - Moved to the
Pacific Coast Soccer League
Standings
2015 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. Games played prior to the conference semifinals are hosted by the team with the better record with the conference championships (semifinals and final) played at a common location. Note that the Northwest division played 12 games rather than the 14 played by the other divisions; the teams agreed to the reduced schedule in order for the division to play a balanced schedule.
;Eastern Conference: The 1st and 2nd place teams from the Northeast and South Atlantic divisions play each other for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Mid Atlantic division 1st place teams goes straight to the conference semifinals with the 2nd and 3rd place teams playing each other for the final spot.
;Southern Conference: The top two teams in each division qualify to play in the conference semifinals, with the 1st place team from the Mid-South division playing the 2nd place team of the Southeast division and vice versa.
;Central Conference: The top two teams from Heartland division and the 1st place team from the Great Lakes division qualify for the semifinals with the final spot coming from a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Great Lakes division.
;Western Conference: The Mountain and Southwest divisions have a play off between the 1st and 2nd place teams for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Northwest division's 1st place team and the winner of a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the conference semifinals.
Eastern Conference Championship
Southern Conference Championship
Central Conference Championship
Western Conference Championship
Playoff Bracket
PDL Championship
Semi-finals
Championship
Championship MVP: Nathan Ingham ( KWU)
Awards
* Most Valuable Player: Anthony Grant ( SUP)
* Young (U21) Player of the Year: Timothy Mueller ( LNU)
* Coach of the Year: David Dixon, ( CHE)
* Defender of the Year: Dennis Castillo ( POR)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Grosey (KIT
Kit may refer to:
Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animals:
...
)
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference
F: Anthony Grant ( SUP) *, Nathan Regis ( CHE) *, Khesanio Hall ( OCN)
M: Carlos Silva ( JER) *, Joe Holland ( LIR), Sam Blackman ( SWV)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan ( JER), Tim Schmoll ( NYR), Jordan Becker
Jordan Becker (born September 25, 1992) is an American soccer player.
Career
College and amateur
Becker played fours years of college soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County between 2011 and 2014.
Becker also played with Premier ...
( BAL), Lalas Abubakar ( CHE)
G: Matt Williams (GPS
The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a Radionavigation-satellite service, satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of t ...
)
Central Conference
F: James Pucci (LON Lon or LON may refer to:
People
* Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York"
* Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname
Fictional characters
* Lon Cohen, a character in the Ne ...
), Ben Polk ( KWU), David Goldsmith (MIB
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit ...
)
M: Calvin Rezende (MIB
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit ...
), Sergio Camargo ( KWU), Jacob Cawsey (STL STL may refer to:
Communications
* Standard telegraph level
*Studio/transmitter link
International law
*Special Tribunal for Lebanon
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), also referred to as the Lebanon Tribunal or the Hariri Tribunal, is a ...
), Moses Danto (WSA WSA may refer to:
* van der Waals surface area
* War Shipping Administration, part of the US government responsible for building cargo ships in World War II
* Weapon storage area, a maximum security part of an ammunition depot where nuclear weapon ...
)
D: Oyvind Alseth ( KWU), Zach Carroll
Zach Carroll (born March 16, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship.
Career
Early career
Carroll attended Grand Blanc High School where he was a member of the varsity soccer te ...
(MIB
The byte is a unit of digital information that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, the byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the smallest addressable unit ...
), Andrew Herr (PIT
Pit or PIT may refer to:
Structure
* Ball pit, a recreation structure
* Casino pit, the part of a casino which holds gaming tables
* Trapping pit, pits used for hunting
* Pit (motor racing), an area of a racetrack where pit stops are conducted
* ...
)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPS
SPS may refer to:
Law and government
* Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the WTO
* NATO Science for Peace and Security
* Single Payment Scheme, an EU agricultural subsidy
* The Standard Procurement System, fo ...
)
Western Conference
F: Timothy Mueller ( LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado ( SEA), Pedro Espindola ( TUC)
M: Todd Wharton
Todd Wharton (born February 8, 1994) is an American former soccer player.
Career Youth and College
Wharton played four years of college soccer at the University of Virginia between 2012 and 2015. During his stay at Virginia, Wharton was part of ...
( POR) *, Nick Hamer
Nicholas Hamer (born August 30, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Kitsap Pumas in the Premier Development League.
Career College and amateur
Hamer spent his entire college career at Gonzaga University. He made a total o ...
(KIT
Kit may refer to:
Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animals:
...
), Renato Bustamante (FRE FRE or Fre may refer to:
* Pedro Fré (1924–2014), Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop
* Fré Cohen (1903–1943), Dutch artist
* Federal Rules of Evidence in the United States
* Fleet Ready Escort, a Royal Navy deployment
* Formula Regional Europea ...
)
D: Dennis Castillo ( POR) *, Jonathan Campbell ( SEA) *, Cory Keitz (KIT
Kit may refer to:
Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animals:
...
), Kalem Scott ( TUC)
G: Matt Grosey (KIT
Kit may refer to:
Places
*Kitt, Indiana, US, formerly Kit
* Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province
* Kit Hill, Cornwall, England
People
* Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kit (surname)
Animals
* Young animals:
...
) *
Southern Conference
F: George Kelley (HOU
Hou or HOU may refer to:
* -hou, a place-name element
* Hou (surname)
* Hou (currency) (Chinese: ), a unit of currency in Greater China
* Hou (Odder Municipality), a town in Denmark
* Hou (title) (Chinese: ), a title in ancient China
* Denglong (m ...
), Jason Collister ( IMG), Paulo Vaz ( FLA)
M: Sergio Royo ( MIS) *, Billal Qsiyer (SWF
SWF ( ) is an Adobe Flash file format used for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript.[Open Screen Pr ...](_blank)
), Lewis Hilton (OCA
OCA or Oca may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* The ancient town and bishopric Oca in Asia Minor (present Asia Turkey), now a Latin Catholic titular see
* The former Spanish Oca, modern Villafranca Montes de Oca, also see of a medieval bis ...
)
D: Hugo Leroux ( MIA) *, Walker Hume (MIO
Mio or MIO may refer to: shortened form of 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", 1992 song by Paulina Rubio
Bra ...
), Isaac Sanchez (MIO
Mio or MIO may refer to: shortened form of 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", 1992 song by Paulina Rubio
Bra ...
) *, Paco Craig (OCA
OCA or Oca may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* The ancient town and bishopric Oca in Asia Minor (present Asia Turkey), now a Latin Catholic titular see
* The former Spanish Oca, modern Villafranca Montes de Oca, also see of a medieval bis ...
)
G: Michael Yantz (SWF
SWF ( ) is an Adobe Flash file format used for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript.[Open Screen Pr ...](_blank)
)
''* denotes All-League player''
References
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