Season | 2005 |
---|---|
Champions | Des Moines Menace |
← 2004 2006 → |
The 2005 PDL season was the 11th USL Premier Development League season. The season began in April and ended in August.
Des Moines Menace finished the season as national champions, beating El Paso Patriots 6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0–0 draw in the PDL Championship game in El Paso, Texas on 13 August 2005.
Orange County Blue Star 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.
Cape Cod Crusaders striker Andy Metcalf and Cocoa Expos forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Richmond Kickers Future's Christian Neagu led the league with 12 assists, while Orange County Blue Star 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
[edit]Name changes
[edit]New franchises
[edit]- Seven new teams joined the league this year, including four brand new franchises:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Augusta area | Augusta, GA | expansion |
![]() |
Bakersfield area | Bakersfield, CA | expansion |
![]() |
Modesto area | Modesto, CA | previously in USL Pro Select |
![]() |
Ottawa area | Ottawa, ON | expansion |
![]() |
San Diego area | San Diego, CA | previously in USL Pro Select |
![]() |
Springfield area | Springfield, MO | expansion |
![]() |
northern suburban New York area | New Rochelle, NY | previously in USL Pro Select |
Folding
[edit]- Eight teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Chesapeake Dragons – Germantown, Maryland
- Columbus Shooting Stars – Columbus, Ohio
- Indiana Blast – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Jersey Falcons – Jersey City, New Jersey
- Lafayette Swamp Cats – Lafayette, Louisiana
- New Jersey Stallions – Wayne, New Jersey
- St. Louis Strikers – St. Louis, Missouri
- Wisconsin Rebels – Menasha, Wisconsin
Standings
[edit]Legend |
---|
Division champion |
Team qualified for playoff berth |
Central Conference
[edit]Great Lakes Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chicago Fire Premier | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 43 |
2 | Michigan Bucks | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 34 |
3 | Indiana Invaders | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 33 |
4 | Fort Wayne Fever | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 21 |
5 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 |
6 | West Michigan Edge | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 19 |
7 | Cleveland Internationals | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 18 |
8 | Toledo Slayers | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 8 |
Heartland Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 40 |
2 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 37 |
3 | Kansas City Brass | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 24 |
4 | Thunder Bay Chill | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 19 |
5 | Springfield Storm | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 16 |
6 | Colorado Springs Blizzard | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 |
7 | Sioux Falls Spitfire | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 10 |
Eastern Conference
[edit]Mid Atlantic Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 38 |
2 | Carolina Dynamo | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 28 |
3 | Raleigh CASL Elite * | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 27 |
4 | Augusta Fireball * | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 18 |
5 | West Virginia Chaos | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 16 |
6 | Williamsburg Legacy | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 15 |
Northeast Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 40 |
2 | Ocean City Barons | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 37 |
3 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 27 |
4 | Albany Admirals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 25 |
5 | Vermont Voltage | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 |
6 | Reading Rage | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 20 |
7 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 19 |
8 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 13[a] |
9 | Westchester Flames | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 9 |
Notes:
- ^ 1 point deducted
Southern Conference
[edit]Mid South Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | El Paso Patriots | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 35 |
2 | Laredo Heat | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 27 |
3 | Austin Lightning | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 |
4 | DFW Tornados | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 22 |
5 | Nashville Metros | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 21 |
6 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 19 |
7 | Memphis Express | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 16 |
Southeast Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 35 |
2 | Central Florida Kraze | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 |
3 | Bradenton Academics | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 24 |
4 | Ajax Orlando Prospects | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 12 |
5 | Palm Beach Pumas | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 12 |
Western Conference
[edit]Northwest Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 38 |
2 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 30 |
3 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 15 |
4 | Abbotsford Rangers | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 9 |
Southwest Division
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Orange County Blue Star | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 45 |
2 | Southern California Seahorses | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 34 |
3 | Fresno Fuego | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 31 |
4 | BYU Cougars | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 25 |
5 | Bakersfield Brigade | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 20 |
6 | Nevada Wonders | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 15 |
7 | California Gold | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 14 |
8 | San Diego Gauchos | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 2[a] |
Notes:
- ^ 3 points deducted
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | PDL Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MA2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MA2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
MA1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MA1 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
NE2 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
MA1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SE2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
HL2 | ![]() | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
GL1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
HL2 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
HL2 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
GL2 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
HL1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
GL2 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
HL2 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SW3 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
NW | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
NW | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
SW2 | ![]() | 1 |
Conference semifinals
[edit]Orange County Blue Star | 2–1 | Fresno Fuego |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Ocean City Barons | 4–5 | Richmond Kickers Future |
---|---|---|
|
Report |
Conference Finals
[edit]National Semifinals
[edit]Des Moines Menace | 2–1 | Orange County Blue Star |
---|---|---|
PDL Championship Game
[edit]El Paso Patriots | 0–0 | Des Moines Menace |
---|---|---|
Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5–6 |