# 1999 PDL season

The 1999 USL Premier Development League season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.
Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Spokane Shadow 3–1 in the PDL Championship game. Jackson Chargers had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.

## Changes from 1998 season
### Name changes

* Abbotsford Athletes In Action changed their name to the Abbotsford 86ers Select.
* Central Florida Lionhearts changed their name to the Central Florida Kraze.
* Fox River Rebels changed their name to the Wisconsin Rebels.
* Grand Rapids Explosion changed their name to West Michigan Explosion.
* Seattle Hibernians changed their name to Seattle Sounders Select.

### New teams

18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.
| Team | Area | Location | Previous affiliation |
| Brooklyn Knights | Brooklyn (NYC) area | Brooklyn, NY | expansion |
| Capital District Shockers | New York Capital District area | Albany, NY | from D-3 Pro League |
| Central Jersey Riptide | Central Jersey area | Trenton, NJ | from D-3 Pro League |
| Chicago Sockers | Chicago area | Chicago, IL | from D-3 Pro League |
| Clarksville Gunners | Clarksville area | Clarksville, TN | expansion |
| Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | Lexington area | Lexington, KY | returned from hiatus |
| Miami Breakers | Miami area | Miami, FL | from D-3 Pro League |
| Nevada Zephyrs | Las Vegas area | Las Vegas, NV | expansion |
| New York Freedom | New York City area | New York, NY | expansion |
| Orlando Nighthawks | Central Florida area | Orlando, FL | from D-3 Pro League |
| Rockford Raptors | Rockford area | Rockford, IL | from D-3 Pro League |
| San Fernando Valley Heroes | Los Angeles area | Los Angeles, CA | from D-3 Pro League |
| Team St. Louis | St. Louis area | St. Louis, MO | expansion |
| Tucson Amigos | Tucson area | Tucson, AZ | returned from hiatus |
| Vermont Voltage | Vermont area | St. Albans, VT | from D-3 Pro League |
| Westchester Flames | Suburban Mainland New York area | New Rochelle, NY | expansion |
| Wichita Blue | Wichita area | Wichita, KS | returned from hiatus |
| Willamette Valley Firebirds | Portland area | Portland, OR | returned from hiatus |

### Teams leaving

5 teams folded after the 1998 Season:
* Detroit Dynamite
* Lansing Locomotive
* Northern Arizona Prospectors
* Seattle BigFoot
* Southern California Chivas
Alabama Saints and South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.
Okanagan Valley Challenge and Victoria Umbro Select returned to the PCSL, ending their associate membership. Abbotsford Athletes In Action and Seattle Hibernian retained their membership.

## Standings

* Legend
* Division champion
* Team qualified for playoff berth
* Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

### Central Conference
#### Great Lakes Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 14 | +48 | 11 | 65 |
| 2 | Chicago Sockers | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 7 | 54 |
| 3 | Wisconsin Rebels | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Indiana Invaders | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Rockford Raptors | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 61 | −38 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | West Michigan Explosion | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 49 | −32 | 2 | 10 |
* ↑ RSSSF recorded 5 total points.

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Twin Cities Tornado | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 18 | +37 | 9 | 65 |
| 2 | Sioux City Breeze | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 9 | 61 |
| 3 | Colorado Comets | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 5 | 34 |
| 5 | Kansas City Brass | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Team St. Louis | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Wichita Blue | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 43 | −30 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 2 | 10 |
* ↑ Provisional team: does not play a full schedule.
* ↑ Wichita Blue folded during the season.

### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | New York Freedom | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 8 | 51 |
| 2 | Central Jersey Riptide | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 5 | 29 |
| 4 | Westchester Flames | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Vermont Voltage | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | Capital District Shockers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 65 | −47 | 1 | 9 |
* ↑ RSSSF recorded 52 total points.
* ↑ RSSSF recorded 36 total points.

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Jackson Chargers | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 11 | 67 |
| 2 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 10 | 54 |
| 3 | Central Florida Kraze | 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Miami Breakers | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Bradenton Academics | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 5 | 38 |
| 6 | Clarksville Gunners | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Miami Tango | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 61 | −36 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | Orlando Nighthawks | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 0 | 5 |

### Western Conference
#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 10 | 66 |
| 2 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 8 | 48 |
| 3 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders Select | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 3 | 12 |

#### Southwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 8 | 52 |
| 2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 7 | 38 |
| 3 | Nevada Zephyrs | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Silicon Valley Ambassadors | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Tucson Amigos | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 1 | 15 |
* ↑ RSSSF recorded 27 total points.

## Playoffs

Spokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.
| Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Finals | Central Finals | Central Finals |
| GL1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | |
| HL2 | Sioux City Breeze | 2 | | | |
| HL2 | Sioux City Breeze | 2 | HL2 | Sioux City Breeze | 1 |
| | | | GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 3 |
| HL1 | Twin Cities Tornado | 0 | GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 3 |
| GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Finals | Eastern Finals | Eastern Finals |
| SE1 | Jackson Chargers | 9 | | | |
| NE2 | Brooklyn Knights | 1 | | | |
| NE2 | Brooklyn Knights | 1 | HL2 | Jackson Chargers | 0 |
| | | | GL2 | New York Freedom | 1 |
| NE1 | New York Freedom | 3 | GL2 | New York Freedom | 1 |
| SE2 | Cocoa Expos | 1 | | | |
| Western Semifinals | Western Semifinals | Western Semifinals | Western Finals | Western Finals | Western Finals |
| NW1 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 1 | | | |
| SW2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 0 | | | |
| SW2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 0 | NW1 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 5 |
| | | | NW2 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 1 |
| SW1 | San Fernando Valley Heroes | 1 | NW2 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 1 |
| NW2 | Abbotsford 86ers Select | 2 | | | |
| PDL Semifinals | PDL Semifinals | PDL Semifinals | PDL Finals | PDL Finals | PDL Finals |
| NW1 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 1 | | | |
| H | Spokane Shadow | 2 | | | |
| H | Spokane Shadow | 2 | H | Spokane Shadow | 1 |
| | | | GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 3 |
| NE1 | New York Freedom | 0 | GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 3 |
| GL2 | Chicago Sockers | 1 | PDL Third Place | PDL Third Place | PDL Third Place |
| | | | NW1 | Willamette Valley Firebirds | 2 |
| | | | NE1 | New York Freedom | 5 |