# 2015 PDL season

The 2015 USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams across 10 divisions. 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 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

| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
| Charlotte Eagles | Charlotte metropolitan area | Charlotte, North Carolina | USL Pro |
| Lehigh Valley United Sonic | Lehigh Valley | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | NPSL |
| FC Miami City Champions | Miami-Dade | Miami, Florida | Expansion Team |
| Calgary Foothills FC | Calgary Region | Calgary, Alberta | Expansion Team |
| Burlingame Dragons FC | Bay Area | Burlingame, California | Expansion Team |
| Dayton Dutch Lions | Dayton metropolitan area | West Carrollton, Ohio | USL Pro |
| New York Red Bulls U-23 | New York City | Hanover, New Jersey | NPSL |
| Palm Beach Suns FC | Miami-Dade | Boca Raton, Florida | Expansion Team |
| Toronto FC Academy | Greater Toronto Area | Vaughan, Ontario | Expansion Team |

### Name Changes

* Connecticut FC Azul became AC Connecticut.
* River City Rovers became Derby City Rovers.
* Los Angeles Misioneros became Golden State Misioneros.
* Springfield Demize became Springfield Synergy FC.
* Northern Virginia Royals became D.C. United U-23.

### Folding/moving

* Austin Aztex - 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 - replaced by Burlingame Dragons FC (see above) as the Earthquakes PDL team.
* Toronto Lynx - Folded its PDL team. Still active in USL Super-20 League and Super Y-League.
* 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.
* Key to colours in group tables
* Team in position to win Division Title
* Team in position to qualify for playoff berth
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Michigan Bucks (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 35 |
| 2 | K-W United FC (T) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 34 |
| 3 | Forest City London (T) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 28 |
| 4 | Toronto FC Academy | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 12 |
| 5 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 11 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 11 |
| 7 | Derby City Rovers | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 9 |

#### Heartland Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Des Moines Menace (C) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 34 |
| 2 | Thunder Bay Chill (T) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 30 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire U-23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 20 |
| 4 | Springfield Synergy | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 18 |
| 5 | St. Louis Lions | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 11 |
| 6 | WSA Winnipeg | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 43 | −34 | 2 |
* ↑ St. Louis Lions deducted three points.

### Eastern Conference
#### Mid Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 (C) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 30 |
| 2 | Long Island Rough Riders (T) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 28 |
| 3 | Jersey Express S.C. (T) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 27 |
| 4 | Reading United AC | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 14 | +22 | 27 |
| 5 | D.C. United U-23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 25 |
| 6 | Ocean City Nor'easters | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 24 |
| 7 | Baltimore Bohemians | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 14 |
| 8 | F.A. Euro | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 11 |
| 9 | Westchester Flames | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 63 | −50 | 4 |
| 10 | Lehigh Valley United Sonic | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 4 |
* 1 2 Jersey Express qualified for playoffs per tie breaking rules as they beat Reading 1-0 in their only head-to-head match.
* ↑ DC United U-23 deducted three points.

#### Northeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | GPS Portland Phoenix (C) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 29 |
| 2 | Seacoast United Phantoms (T) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 29 |
| 3 | Real Boston Rams | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 24 |
| 4 | AC Connecticut | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 11 |
| 5 | Western Mass Pioneers | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 5 |

#### South Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Charlotte Eagles (C) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 34 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions (T) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 25 |
| 3 | King's Warriors | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Carolina Dynamo | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 17 |
| 5 | West Virginia Chaos | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 |
| 6 | SC United Bantams | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 9 |

### Southern Conference
#### Mid South Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Mississippi Brilla (C) | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 21 |
| 2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers (T) | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Laredo Heat | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 17 |
| 4 | Houston Dutch Lions | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 13 |
* 1 2 Mississippi is champion per head-to-head versus Midland/Odessa (2-1-1) as that is the first tiebreaker with goal differential next.

#### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ocala Stampede (C) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 27 |
| 2 | FC Miami City Champions (T) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 24 |
| 3 | SW Florida Adrenaline | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 22 |
| 4 | Floridians FC | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 |
| 5 | IMG Academy Bradenton | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 17 |
| 6 | Palm Beach Suns FC | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 |
| 7 | Orlando City U-23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 14 |

### Western Conference
#### Mountain Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Tucson (C) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | Albuquerque Sol FC (T) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 27 |
| 3 | Las Vegas Mobsters | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Real Colorado Foxes | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 17 |
| 5 | BYU Cougars | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 8 |
* ↑ Real Colorado Foxes deducted three points.

#### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kitsap Pumas (C) | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 32 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers U23's (T) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 22 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 (T) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 22 |
| 4 | Calgary Foothills FC | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 16 |
| 5 | Lane United FC | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 11 |
| 6 | Washington Crossfire | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 6 |
| 7 | Puget Sound Gunners FC | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 5 |
Note: The Northwest Division will play a 12 game balanced schedule with each team facing all opponents in the division once at home and once away.

#### Southwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Burlingame Dragons FC (C) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 33 |
| 2 | Ventura County Fusion (T) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 32 |
| 3 | Fresno Fuego | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 21 |
| 4 | Southern California Seahorses | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 12 |
| 5 | Golden State Misioneros | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 9 |
| 6 | Orange County Blues U23 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 7 |

## 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.

### Western Conference Championship
## Playoff Bracket

| Divisional Qualification | Divisional Qualification | Divisional Qualification | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | | | MA1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | NE2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE1 | Seacoast United Phantoms | 1 | | | NE2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE2 | GPS Portland Phoenix | 2 | | | | | | MA1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 (AET) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 (AET) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | MA3 | Jersey Express S.C. | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MA2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1 | | | | | | | | | MA3 | Jersey Express S.C. | 1 | | | | |
| MA3 | Jersey Express S.C. | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA3 | Jersey Express S.C. | 3 | | | MA3 | Jersey Express S.C. (PEN) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SA1 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA1 | Charlotte Eagles | 3 | | | SA1 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA2 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SA2 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 2 | | | | | | | | | | MA1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 (AET) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | SE1 | Ocala Stampede | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | SE1 | Ocala Stampede | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MS2 | Midland/Odessa Sockers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | SE1 | Ocala Stampede | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | SE1 | Ocala Stampede | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | Southern Conference | SE2 | FC Miami City Champions | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MS1 | Mississippi Brilla | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SE2 | FC Miami City Champions (PEN) | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MA1 | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GL2 | K-W United FC | 4 |
| | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks (AET) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HL2 | Thunder Bay Chill | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | GL1 | Michigan Bucks | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | Central Conference | GL2 | K-W United FC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HL1 | Des Moines Menace | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | GL2 | K-W United FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL2 | K-W United FC | 2 | | | GL2 | K-W United FC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL3 | Forest City London | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GL3 | Forest City London | 0 | | | | | | | | | | GL2 | K-W United FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | NW1 | Kitsap Pumas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MT1 | FC Tucson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MT1 | FC Tucson | 2 | | | MT1 | FC Tucson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MT2 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MT2 | Albuquerque Sol FC | 1 | | | | | | MT1 | FC Tucson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | MT1 | FC Tucson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| NW2 | Portland Timbers U23's | 1 | | | | | | | | | NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 2 | | | | |
| NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 4 | | | NW3 | Seattle Sounders FC U-23 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | SW1 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW1 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 1 | | | SW1 | Burlingame Dragons FC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW2 | Ventura County Fusion | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## PDL Championship
### 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)

## 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 (BAL), Lalas Abubakar (CHE) G: Matt Williams (GPS)

### Central Conference

F: James Pucci (LON), Ben Polk (KWU), David Goldsmith (MIB) M: Calvin Rezende (MIB), Sergio Camargo (KWU), Jacob Cawsey (STL), Moses Danto (WSA) D: Oyvind Alseth (KWU), Zach Carroll (MIB), Andrew Herr (PIT) G: Yuta Nomura (SPS)

### Western Conference

F: Timothy Mueller (LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado (SEA), Pedro Espindola (TUC) M: Todd Wharton (POR) *, Nick Hamer (KIT), Renato Bustamante (FRE) D: Dennis Castillo (POR) *, Jonathan Campbell (SEA) *, Cory Keitz (KIT), Kalem Scott (TUC) G: Matt Grosey (KIT) *

### Southern Conference

F: George Kelley (HOU), Jason Collister (IMG), Paulo Vaz (FLA) M: Sergio Royo (MIS) *, Billal Qsiyer (SWF), Lewis Hilton (OCA) D: Hugo Leroux (MIA) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Isaac Sanchez (MIO) *, Paco Craig (OCA) G: Michael Yantz (SWF)
* denotes All-League player