# 2016 PDL season

The 2016 USL Premier Development League season was the 22nd season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 17, consisting of 67 teams playing across 10 divisions. The Michigan Bucks were the playoff champions.

## Conferences

| Western Conference | Southern Conference | Central Conference | Eastern Conference |
| Northwest Division Alberta British Columbia Oregon Washington Central Pacific Division California Nevada Utah Southwest Division California Arizona | Midsouth Division Missouri Mississippi New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Southeast Division Florida | Great Lakes Division Kentucky Michigan Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Heartland Division Illinois Indiana Iowa Manitoba Missouri Ontario | South Atlantic Division Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee West Virginia Mid Atlantic Division Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Northeast Division Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New York |

## Changes From 2015
### New/Returning teams

| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| Kokomo Mantis FC | Kokomo Metro Area | Kokomo, Indiana | Expansion Team |
| Oklahoma City Energy U23 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Expansion Team |
| Tormenta FC | Bulloch County, Georgia | Statesboro, Georgia | Expansion Team |
| San Francisco City FC | San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco, California | US Club Soccer |
| Peachtree City MOBA | Metro Atlanta | Peachtree City, Georgia | Expansion Team |
| San Diego Zest FC | San Diego–Tijuana | San Diego, California | Expansion Team |
| The Villages SC | Sumter County, Florida | The Villages, Florida | Expansion Team |
| FC Golden State Force | Los Angeles County | Pasadena, California | Expansion Team |
| South Florida Surf | Treasure Coast | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Expansion Team |
| Tri-Cities Otters | Tri-Cities, Tennessee | Johnson City, Tennessee | Expansion Team |
| FC Boston | | Boston, Massachusetts | Expansion Team |
| Evergreen FC | Washington DC | Leesburg, Virginia | Expansion Team |
| Victoria Highlanders | Greater Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia | PDL (2009–14); Returns from Pacific Coast Soccer League |

### Name Changes

* Golden State Misioneros became LA Laguna FC.
* Springfield Synergy became Saint Louis FC U23.

### Folding/Moving

* Forest City London – moved to League1 Ontario
* Houston Dutch Lions – moved to National Premier Soccer League
* Puget Sound Gunners FC – Folded
* Boston Rams – Folded
* Real Colorado Foxes – Folded
* D.C. United U-23 – Folded its PDL team
* Orlando City U-23 – Folded its PDL team
* Ocala Stampede – Folded

### On Hiatus

* Laredo Heat

## Standings
### Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-head results 2. Goal differential 3. Goals scored

### Eastern Conference
#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 29 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 2 | Western Mass Pioneers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 25 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | Long Island Rough Riders | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | FC Boston | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 20 | |
| 5 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 19 | |
| 6 | AC Connecticut | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 18 | |
| 7 | Westchester Flames | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | F.A. Euro | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 10 | |

#### Mid Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Reading United AC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 31 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | Baltimore Bohemians | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Jersey Express S.C. | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Lehigh Valley United Sonic | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 10 | |
| 7 | Evergreen FC | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 10 | |

#### South Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | +26 | 34 | Advance to Eastern Conference Championship |
| 2 | Carolina Dynamo | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 31 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | SC United Bantams | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 24 | Advance to Eastern Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 4 | King's Warriors | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 23 | |
| 5 | South Georgia Tormenta FC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 21 | |
| 6 | Peachtree City MOBA | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 11 | |
| 7 | West Virginia Chaos | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 11 | |
| 8 | Tri-Cities Otters | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 6 | |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Michigan Bucks | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 7 | +38 | 36 | Advance to Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | K-W United FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 34 | Advance to Central Conference Championship |
| 3 | Derby City Rovers | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 23 | |
| 4 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 17 | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 10 | |
| 6 | TFC Academy | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 10 | |
| 7 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 6 | |

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Des Moines Menace | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 32 | Advance to Central Conference Championship |
| 2 | Thunder Bay Chill | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 26 | Advance to Central Conference Championship |
| 3 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 26 | |
| 4 | Kokomo Mantis FC | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 16 | |
| 5 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 10 | |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 51 | −44 | 5 | |

### Southern Conference
#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | The Villages SC | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 29 | Advance to Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | South Florida Surf | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 28 | Advance to Southern Conference Championship |
| 3 | FC Miami City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 22 | |
| 4 | Floridians FC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | SW Florida Adrenaline | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 16 | |
| 6 | IMG Academy Bradenton | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 13 | |
| 7 | Palm Beach Suns FC | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 9 | |

#### Mid South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | OKC Energy FC U23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 31 | Advance to Southern Conference Championship |
| 2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 27 | Advance to Southern Conference Championship |
| 3 | Mississippi Brilla | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 16 | |
| 4 | Saint Louis FC U23 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 12 | |
| 5 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 11 | |

### Western Conference
#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 24 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | Washington Crossfire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 20 | |
| 4 | Kitsap Pumas | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Victoria Highlanders | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lane United FC | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 15 | |
| 7 | Portland Timbers U23s | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 11 | |
* ↑ Kitsap Pumas had three points deducted for using an illegal player against Victoria Highlanders.

#### Central Pacific Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Fresno Fuego | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 30 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 2 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 23 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | San Francisco City FC | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 20 | |
| 4 | BYU Cougars | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 16 | |
| 5 | Las Vegas Mobsters | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | −13 | 12 | |
* ↑ Fresno Fuego deducted one point for illegal substitution against San Francisco City FC.

#### Southwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Tucson | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 35 | Advance to Western Conference Championship |
| 2 | San Diego Zest FC | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 29 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 3 | FC Golden State Force | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 26 | Advance to Western Conference Divisional Qualifiers |
| 4 | Ventura County Fusion | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | |
| 5 | Southern California Seahorses | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Orange County Blues U-23 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 38 | −25 | 8 | |
| 7 | LA Laguna FC | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 4 | |
* ↑ LA Laguna FC had three points deducted for not having a proper venue.

## Playoffs

| Divisional Qualification | Divisional Qualification | Divisional Qualification | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | SA1 | Charlotte Eagles | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 1 | | | MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 3 | | | | | | MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA1 | Reading United AC | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MA1 | Reading United AC | 3 | | | | | | | | | MA1 | Reading United AC | 1 | | | | |
| NE2 | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE2 | Western Mass Pioneers | 1 | | | MA1 | Reading United AC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SA2 | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA2 | Carolina Dynamo | 4 | | | SA2 | Carolina Dynamo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA3 | SC United Bantams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA3 | SC United Bantams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | MA2 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | SW1 | FC Tucson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CP2 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CP1 | Fresno Fuego | 2 | | | CP2 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| CP2 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 3* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CP2 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 3* | | | | | | SW1 | FC Tucson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | SW1 | FC Tucson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | | | | | | | |
| NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 3* | | | | | | | | | NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 | | | | |
| NW2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NW2 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 1 | | | NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SW3 | FC Golden State Force | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW2 | San Diego Zest FC | 2 | | | SW3 | FC Golden State Force | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW3 | FC Golden State Force | 3* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW3 | FC Golden State Force | 3* | | | | | | | | | | | | | NW1 | Calgary Foothills FC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 |
| | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HL2 | Thunder Bay Chill | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | GL2 | K-W United FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | MS2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | MS1 | Oklahoma City Energy U23 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SE2 | South Florida Surf | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | MS1 | Oklahoma City Energy U23 | 0 (1) | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | MS1 | Oklahoma City Energy U23 | 0 (1) | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | MS2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 0 (2)* | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SE1 | The Villages SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MS2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
* After extra time

### Conference Championships

The PDL Conference Championships were held on the weekend of July 22–24, with the four conference champions advancing to the PDL Semifinals.

### PDL Championship

The PDL Championship semi-finals are to be held on the week of July 24–31. The 2016 PDL Championship Game will be held on the weekend of August 5–7.

### Championship Game
## Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Chevaughn Walsh (OCN)
* Young (U21) Player of the Year: Sven König (KWU)
* Coach of the Year: Demir Muftari, (MIB)
* Defender of the Year: Alhassan Abubakar (MIB)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Ryan Cretens (CAR)
* Creative Player of the Year: Adam Najem (MIB)

## All-League and All-Conference Teams
### Eastern Conference

F: Nathan Regis (OCN), Santi Moar (CHE), Chevaughn Walsh (OCN) * M: Arun Basuljevic (NYR) *, Marco Micaletto (CHE), Paul Marie (REA) D: Cameron Botes (CHE), Juan Sanchez (CHE), Marquez Fernandez (BAL) *, Peyton Ericson (TRM) G: Ryan Cretens (CAR) *

### Central Conference

F: Sven König (KWU), Sullivan Silva (TBC), Russell Cicerone (MIB) M: Aleksi Pahkasalo (DRC), Anthony Putrus (TBC), Sergio Camargo (KWU) D: Alhassan Abubakar (MIB) *, Tom Owens (MIB) *, Austin Ledbetter (DMM), Moustapha Fofana (DRC) G: Nico Campbell (DMM)

### Western Conference

F: Mark Verso (GSF), Christian Chaney (FRE) *, Dominic Russo (CGY) * M: Michael Turner (TUC), Erik Holt (SDZ), Jose Hernandez (GSF) D: Josh Smith (BUR), Niko de Vera (POR), Gordon Hall (TUC), Nathan Aune (WAS) G: Augustin Rey (FRE)

### Southern Conference

F: Carlos Araujo (VIL), Bruno Henrique (MIO), Mohamed Kourouma (MIA) M: Tosan Popo (SWF), Lucas Coutinho (SFS) *, Noah Keats (OKC) * D: Kimathi Kaumbutho (SWF), Fernando Machado (MIO), Sebastian Pineda (OKC), Josh Taylor (OKC) * G: Paulo Pita (VIL)
* denotes All-League player

## Attendance

Teams with an average home attendance of at least 1,000:
| Team | Home average |
| Fresno Fuego | 3,441 |
| Des Moines Menace | 2,856 |
| Burlingame Dragons | 2,357 |
| FC Tucson | 1,379 |
| Albuquerque Sol | 1,121 |