2000 PDL season
Football league season
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The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season. The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000.
Season2000
ChampionsChicago Sockers (2nd title)
Regular Season ChampionsMid-Michigan Bucks (1st title)
Matches384
| Season | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chicago Sockers (2nd title) |
| Regular Season Champions | Mid-Michigan Bucks (1st title) |
| Matches | 384 |
| Goals | 1,652 (4.3 per match) |
| Best player |  Fernando Salazar San Fernando Valley Heroes |
| Top goalscorer |  Bonaventure Maruti Mid-Michigan Bucks (22 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper |  Adam Throop Chicago Sockers |
← 1999 2001 → | |
Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Mid-Michigan Bucks 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering just three losses, and finishing with a +26 goal difference.
Changes from the 1999 season
Rules
This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings, whereas previous seasons employed a shootout.
Name changes
The following teams changed their name:
- The West Michigan Explosion became the West Michigan Edge.
New teams
10 New teams were added, including 8 expansion teams:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alabama Saints |
Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | returned from hiatus |
 Boulder Nova |
Boulder area | Boulder, CO | expansion |
 Broward County Wolfpack |
Broward County area | Fort Lauderdale, FL | expansion |
 Dayton Gems |
Dayton Area | Dayton, OH | expansion |
 New Brunswick Brigade |
New Brunswick area | New Brunswick, NJ | expansion |
| North Jersey Imperials |
North Jersey area | Paramus, NJ | from D3 Pro League |
| Palm Beach Pumas |
Palm Beach area | Palm Beach, FL | expansion |
| South Florida Future |
Southwest Florida area | Sarasota, FL | returned from hiatus |
| Tampa Bay Hawks |
Tampa Bay Area | Palm Harbor, FL | expansion |
 Thunder Bay Chill |
Thunder Bay Area | Thunder Bay, Ontario | expansion |
Folding
Eight teams folded before the season:
- Clarksville Gunners
- Jackson Chargers
- Miami Tango
- New York Capital District Shockers
- Orlando Nighthawks
- Silicon Valley Ambassadors
- Sioux City Breeze
- Tucson Amigos
Standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Division champion |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
| Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals. |
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks (R) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 14 | 71 |
| 2 | Dayton Gems | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 7 | 44 |
| 3 | West Michigan Edge | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Indiana Invaders | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 5 | 25 |
Heartland Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Sockers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 10 | 62 |
| 2 | Rockford Raptors | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 8 | 46 |
| 3 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 5 | 45 |
| 4 | Wisconsin Rebels | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 6 | 43 |
| 5 | Twin Cities Tornado | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Thunder Bay Chill | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 2 | 19 |
Provisional Teams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Outlaws[a] | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 2 | Alabama Saints[a] | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Central Jersey Riptide[a] | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 1 | 5 |
- Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westchester Flames | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 10 | 70 |
| 2 | Vermont Voltage | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 8 | 53 |
| 3 | New York Freedom | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 24 | +21 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Knights | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 4 | 41 |
| 5 | North Jersey Imperials | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | New Brunswick Brigade | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 56 | −34 | 1 | 10 |
Southeast Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Hawks | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 9 | 58 |
| 2 | Bradenton Academics | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 8 | 53 |
| 3 | Cocoa Expos | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Central Florida Kraze | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 8 | 50 |
| 5 | Palm Beach Pumas | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | South Florida Future | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Broward County Wolfpack | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Miami Breakers | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 5 | 18 |
Western Conference
Rocky Mountain Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Comets | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 7 | 56 |
| 2 | Wichita Jets | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 7 | 41 |
| 3 | Boulder Nova | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Kansas City Brass | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 3 | 25 |
Northwest Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakima Reds | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 11 | 60 |
| 2 | Spokane Shadow | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 7 | 54 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders Select | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 9 | 42 |
| 5 | Cascade Surge | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 4 | 16 |
Southwest Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 48 | +9 | 12 | 56 |
| 2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 9 | 53 |
| 3 | Nevada Zephyrs | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 4 | 20 |
Playoffs
Format
Mid-Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi-Finals. This moved Dayton up to the Great Lakes Division first place spot and allowed West Michigan into the playoffs, taking the second place spot for the division.
For the Central and Eastern divisions, the top seeds from each division face the second place team from the opposite division. For the Western Conference, the division champion with the most points will play the wild card, while the two remaining division champions play each other.
Conference playoffs
| Central Semifinals | Central Finals | ||||||||
| HL1 |  Chicago Sockers
| 6 | |||||||
| GL2 |  West Michigan Edge
| 0 | |||||||
| HL1 | Chicago Sockers
| 2 | |||||||
| GL1 | Dayton Gems
| 0 | |||||||
| GL1 | Dayton Gems
| 1 | |||||||
| HL2 | Rockford Raptors
| 0 | |||||||
Central Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
| Rockford Raptors | 0–1 | Dayton Gems |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Conference Semifinal
| Chicago Sockers | 6–0 | West Michigan Edge |
|---|---|---|
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Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Central Conference Final
Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Arlington Heights, Illinois
| Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Finals | ||||||||
| NE1 |  Westchester Flames
| 1 | |||||||
| SE2 | Bradenton Academics
| 0 | |||||||
| NE1 | Westchester Flames
| 1 | |||||||
| SE1 | Tampa Bay Hawks
| 0 | |||||||
| SE1 | Tampa Bay Hawks (AET/PSO)
| 2 (4) | |||||||
| NE2 |  Vermont Voltage
| 2 (2) | |||||||
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
| Tampa Bay Hawks | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Vermont Voltage |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Conference Semifinal
Eastern Conference Final
| Western Semifinals | Western Finals | ||||||||
| NW |  Yakima Reds
| 2 | |||||||
| WC | Spokane Shadow
| 0 | |||||||
| NW | Yakima Reds
| 1 | |||||||
| RM | Colorado Comets
| 0 | |||||||
| RM | Colorado Comets
| 4 | |||||||
| SW |  San Fernando Valley Heroes
| 1 | |||||||
Western Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
| Colorado Comets | 4–1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Conference Semifinal
| Spokane Shadow | 0–2 | Yakima Reds |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Attendance: 1,005
Western Conference Final
| Yakima Reds | 1–0 | Colorado Comets |
|---|---|---|
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PDL championship
| PDL Semifinals | PDL Finals | ||||||||
| PDL | Mid-Michigan Bucks
| 5 | |||||||
| NW | Yakima Reds
| 2 | |||||||
| PDL | Mid-Michigan Bucks
| 0 | |||||||
| HL1 | Chicago Sockers
| 1 | |||||||
| NE1 | Westchester Flames
| 0 | |||||||
| HL1 | Chicago Sockers
| 5 | PDL Third Place | ||||||
| NW | Yakima Reds
| 2 | |||||||
| NE1 | Westchester Flames
| 5 | |||||||
PDL National Semifinals
| Mid-Michigan Bucks | 5–2 | Yakima Reds |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 526
| Westchester Flames | 0–5 | Chicago Sockers |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Third Place Game
| Westchester Flames | 5–2 | Yakima Reds |
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Report |
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White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Saginaw Township, Michigan
PDL Championship Game
| Mid-Michigan Bucks | 0–1 | Chicago Sockers |
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Report |
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White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 1,220
Awards
Year End Awards
Scoring Champion:
Arshak Abyanli (San Fernando Valley Heroes) 51 Points (18 Goals, 15 Assists)[3]
Golden Boot: Bonaventure Maruti (Mid-Michigan Bucks)
(22 Goals)[3]
Assists Champion: Arshak Abyanli (San Fernando Valley Heroes) (15 Assists)[3]
MVP: Fernando Salazar (San Fernando Valley Heroes)[3]
Rookie of the Year: Ryan Trout (Kalamazoo Kingdom)[3]
Defender of the Year: Nate Nelson (Yakima Reds)[3]
Goalkeeper of the Year: Adam Throop (Chicago Sockers)[3]
Coach of the Year: Joe Malachino (Mid-Michigan Bucks)[3]
Weekly awards
| Player of the Week | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Position | Reason | Ref. |
| 1 | Kris Stumpf |
Colorado Comets | Forward | 2 goals in 45 minutes of action in 6–2 rout vs Kansas City Brass | [4] |
| 2 | Brian Biffle |
Boulder Nova | Forward | Scored two goals off bench, including game-winner vs Colorado Spring Ascent | [5] |
| 3 | Garth Cummings |
Spokane Shadow | Forward | scoring three goals in a win and a tie during the team’s opening weekend vs Cascade Surge and Seattle Sounders Select | [6] |
| 4 | Bonaventure Maruti |
Mid-Michigan Bucks | Forward | scoring three goals in a win and a tie during the team’s opening weekend vs Cascade Surge and Seattle Sounders Select | [7] |
| 5 | Ian Chursky |
Seattle Sounders Select | Forward | 4 goals in pair of wins at over Yakima Reds and Willamette Valley Firebirds | [8] |
| 6 | Jared Raftery |
Dayton Gems | Forward | Hat-tricks in 2 games, 2 as second half sub | [9] |
| 7 |  Aboubacar Camara |
New York Freedoms | Forward | hat trick vs Central Jersey Riptide | [10] |
| 8 | Bonaventure Maruti |
Mid-Michigan Bucks | Forward | Two-goal games in all three wins vs Kalamazoo Kingdom, Lexington Bluegrass Bandits, and Jerry D's | [11] |
| 9 | Geoff Peattie |
Tampa Bay Hawks | Forward | 4 goals in win over Central Florida Kraze | [12] |
| 10 |  Marcone DeOliveira |
Palm Beach Pumas | Forward | Two goals, winner short three men, in 2-1 win vs Miami Breakers | [13] |
| 11 | Maher Kayali |
Colorado Comets | Midfielder | Four-goal game, two game-winners in two wins vs Wichita Jets and Boulder Nova | [14] |
| 12 | Danny Risch |
Central Coast Roadrunners | Forward | hat trick over D3 Stanislaus United Cruisers | [15] |
| 13 | Kenny Krestian |
Spokane Shadow | Defender | Goal, 2 assists in 5-2 win over Abbotsford 86ers Select | [16] |
| 14 | Arshak Abyanli |
San Fernando Valley Heroes | Forward | 4 goals, hat-trick, 2 assists in two wins against the Nevada Zephyrs | [17] |
| 15 | Sam Skeels |
West Michigan Edge | Midfielder | Hat-trick in 3-0 win over Indiana Invaders for playoff berth | [18] |
| Team of the Week | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Ref. | ||
| 1 | Drew (BOU) |
Gorosito (MIA) Edwinson (COL) Buchmueller (KCB) |
Osborne (BOU) Yalet (MIA) Mersereau (COS) Iesberts (SGV) |
Brodsky (COL) Stumpf (COL) Barton (COS) |
[19] | ||
| 2 | Drew (BOU) |
Hansen (COL) Reed (CFK) McLaughlin (BOU) |
Salazar (SFV) Cubillas (SFF) Cushing (WIC) |
Biffle (BOU) Akopian (SFV) Abyanli (SFV) Cummings (KCB) |
[20] | ||
| 3 | DoBay (WIS) |
Huet (SPO) Machado (YAK) Chirinos (MIA) |
Resende (YAK) Kayali (COL) McIntosh (CFK) Modersohn (DMM) |
Rodriguez (IND) Cummings (SPO) Josepg (SFF) |
[21] | ||
| 5 | Mellis (BRO) |
Hall (MMB) Barone (KAL) Edwinson (COL) |
McIntosh (CFK) Rausenberger (BRD) Delgado (CCR) Scigliano (ABB) |
Chursky (SSS) Carver (CHI) Navarette (WES) |
[22] | ||
| 6 | Pogue (MMB) |
Henning (WIS) Prego (NJI) DaSilva (CFK) |
Stumpf (COL) Kingsley (YAK) Robey (DAY) Chan (SFF) |
Raftery (DAY) Vučković (VER) Bleyenburg (KCB) |
[23] | ||
| 7 |  Tanzer (SSS) |
Borman (BRD) Hall (MMB) Feller (KAL) |
 Chan (COA) Trout (KAL) Moore (BRD) Somoza (SSS) |
Camara (NYF) Foisie (YAK) Roff (IND) |
[24] | ||
| 8 | Tate (IND) |
Husenovich (BRO) Hall (MMB) Sorenson (TCT) |
Vučković (VER) Kayali (COL) Kingsley (YAK) Case (CFK) |
Maruti (MMB) Abyanli (SFV) Bojovic (WES) |
[25] | ||
| 9 | Perkins (TBH) |
Zwaschka (DMM) Branan (TCT) Gonzalez (WIC) |
Leonard (KAL) Kusca (CHI) Simpson (WIS) Schomaker (MMB) |
 Eidelwein (DMM) Norkus (BOU) Salazar (SFV) |
[26] | ||
| 10 | Hurley (PBP) |
Wooten (WVF) Aelenei (SFV) Jackson (MMB) |
 Espinosa (WES) Higgins (SPO) Cushing (WIC) |
DeOliveira (PBP) Paul (CHI) Peattie (TBH) Rodriguez (MIA) |
[27] | ||
| 11 |  Peura (TBC) |
Reger (PBP) Houck (SPO) Cannon (CFK) |
Salazar (SFV) Inneh (WES) Kayali (FWF) Kingsley (YAK) |
Mack (MMD) Quinn (BRD) Eidelwein (DMM) |
[28] | ||
| 12 | Cameron (BRA) |
Plunkett (COA) Ray (BOU) Vélez (BRA) |
Adjanohouh (LOU) Kingsley (YAK) Tenoff (DAY) Higgins (SPO) |
Namoff (ROC) Nix (WIC) Risch (CCR) |
[29] | ||
| 13 | Bratt (ROC) |
Krestian (SPO) McElderry (NYF) Coppage (KCB) |
Dorrington (SPO) Harkness (CHI) Gutierrez (YAK) Chavarin (NEV) |
Tabor (COL) Vučković (VER) Cerminato (CFK) |
[30] | ||
| 14 | Sinelnikov (IND) |
 Hickey (NJI) Houck (SPO) Roper (SFF) |
Scigliano (ABB) Altincatal (NJI) Reti (WIS) Dalgleish (CCR) |
Abyanli (SFV) Maruti (MMB) Filing (KCB) |
[31] | ||
| 15 | Cosgriff (VER) |
Houck (SPO) Zwaschka (DMM) Dias (VER) |
Mekelburg (TBH) Mariscalco (DAY) Skeels (WME) Reti (WIS) |
Foisie (YAK) Katz (CCR) Cummins (KCB) |
[32] | ||
All-League Team
[3]
F: Jose Marcone DeOliveira (ELP); Arshak Abyanli (SFV) (Scoring Champion and Assist Champion); Bonaventure Maruti (MMB) (Golden Boot)
M: Fernando Salazar (SFV) (League MVP); Godfrey Tenoff (DAY); Caleb Stoddart (COS);
D: Nate Nelson (YAK) (Defender of the Year); David Hall (MMB); Steve Herdsman (WME); Jeremy Oetman (CCR)
G: Adam Throop (CHI) (Goalkeeper of the Year)
All-Tournament Team
F: Paul Snape (MMB); Ernest Inneh (WES); Lee Paul (CHI)
M: 
Ousmane Coulibaly (MMB); Chad Schomaker (MMB); John Schefter (YAK);
D: Alvin Hudson (CHI); 
Hector Navarette (WES); David Lara (CHI); Adam Heineman (MMB)
G: Adam Throop (CHI) (Championship Game MVP And Tournament MVP)[33]