2011 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
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Season2011
ChampionsKitsap Pumas
Matches played512
Goals scored1,643 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerJake Keegan, Westchester Flames, 16
Biggest home win7–1, Real Colorado Foxes over Springfield Demize
Biggest away win11–1 Jersey Express S.C. over Brooklyn Knights
Highest scoring12 goals, Jersey Express S.C. 11–1 Brooklyn Knights
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The 2011 USL Premier Development League season was the 17th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when the Los Angeles Blues 23 played Fresno Fuego, and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik.

The Kitsap Pumas ended the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 1–0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas in Bremerton, Washington.

Fresno Fuego had the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13–0–3 record. Fresno midfielder Milton Blanco was named League MVP, after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. Two Michigan Bucks players - Stewart Givens and Mitch Hildebrandt - were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach Gary Parsons was named Coach of the Year. Jake Keegan of the Westchester Flames was named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester's goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.[1]

Changes from 2010

Name changes

New franchise

  • Ten franchises were announced as joining the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Ohio Akron Summit Assault[5] Akron area Akron, OH expansion
Virginia Fredericksburg Hotspur[6] Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
Ontario Hamilton Rage[7] Hamilton area Hamilton, ON expansion
Florida FC Jax Destroyers Jacksonville area Jacksonville, FL expansion
California Los Angeles Blues 23[8] West Los Angeles area Pacific Palisades, CA expansion
Washington (state) North Sound SeaWolves[9] Snohomish County area Everett, WA expansion
Maryland Real Maryland Monarchs[10] Montgomery County area Rockville, MD from USL Second Division
Texas Rio Grande Valley Grandes[11] Rio Grande Valley area Edinburg, TX expansion
Kentucky River City Rovers[12] Louisville area Louisville, KY expansion
Manitoba WSA Winnipeg[13] Winnipeg area Winnipeg, MB expansion

Folding/moving

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified 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 16 12 2 2 38 9 +29 38
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 11 3 2 28 10 +18 35
3 Forest City London 16 9 5 2 32 23 +9 29
4 Indiana Invaders 16 6 7 3 25 26 −1 21
5 Akron Summit Assault 16 5 8 3 23 28 −5 18
6 Hamilton Rage 16 5 8 3 20 27 −7 18
7 Toronto Lynx 16 5 9 2 15 25 −10 17
8 Cincinnati Kings 16 2 7 7 23 33 −10 13
9 River City Rovers 16 2 8 6 16 37 −21 12
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 12 2 2 31 9 +22 38
2 Des Moines Menace 16 12 4 0 41 20 +21 36
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 11 2 3 49 23 +26 36
4 Kansas City Brass 16 4 8 4 28 36 −8 16
5 St. Louis Lions 16 4 7 5 25 24 +1 13[a]
6 WSA Winnipeg 16 3 12 1 15 44 −29 10
7 Springfield Demize 16 1 12 3 12 45 −33 6
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ St. Louis Lions deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Long Island Rough Riders 16 12 1 3 42 13 +29 39
2 Reading United 16 12 2 2 41 14 +27 38
3 Jersey Express 16 11 2 3 45 12 +33 36
4 Westchester Flames 16 6 6 4 25 33 −8 22
5 Central Jersey Spartans 16 4 8 4 24 31 −7 16
6 Bermuda Hogges 16 4 9 3 17 31 −14 15
7 Ocean City Nor'easters 16 2 6 8 20 25 −5 14
8 New Jersey Rangers 16 5 10 1 15 32 −17 12[a]
9 Brooklyn Knights 16 1 13 2 15 53 −38 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New Jersey Rangers deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 MPS Portland Phoenix 16 8 3 5 24 11 +13 29
2 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 7 6 3 25 20 +5 24
3 Western Mass Pioneers 16 6 5 5 18 20 −2 23
4 Ottawa Fury 16 4 7 5 22 31 −9 17
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 7 6 12 21 −9 15
Source: [citation needed]

South Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 4 1 37 14 +23 34
2 Northern Virginia Royals 16 10 5 1 20 13 +7 31
3 Real Maryland Monarchs 16 8 6 2 29 20 +9 26
4 West Virginia Chaos 16 7 5 4 32 23 +9 25
5 Virginia Beach Piranhas 16 3 10 3 13 32 −19 12
6 Fredericksburg Hotspur 16 2 11 3 10 39 −29 9
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 11 3 2 35 13 +22 35
2 Chivas El Paso Patriots 16 10 3 3 24 22 +2 33
3 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 8 7 1 26 20 +6 25
4 New Orleans Jesters 16 7 7 2 23 27 −4 23
5 West Texas United Sockers 16 5 11 0 20 35 −15 15
6 Rio Grande Valley Grandes 16 3 11 2 19 29 −10 11
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Mississippi Brilla 16 12 2 2 39 14 +25 38
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 3 2 34 23 +11 35
3 Bradenton Academics 16 8 6 2 34 27 +7 26
4 Jax Destroyers 16 3 9 4 22 37 −15 13
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 10 3 15 31 −16 12
6 Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 16 2 11 3 17 30 −13 9
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 1 3 42 9 +33 35[a]
2 Victoria Highlanders 16 9 4 3 29 16 +13 30
3 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 8 5 3 24 21 +3 27
4 Portland Timbers U23's 16 6 6 4 34 21 +13 22
5 Abbotsford Mariners 16 6 7 3 22 25 −3 21
6 North Sound SeaWolves 16 4 8 4 20 34 −14 16
7 Washington Crossfire 16 3 8 5 22 39 −17 14
8 Tacoma Tide 16 1 10 5 21 49 −28 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Kitsap Pumas deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 16 13 0 3 43 15 +28 42
2 Ventura County Fusion 16 10 0 6 38 10 +28 36
3 Orange County Blue Star 16 9 5 2 45 31 +14 29
4 Southern California Seahorses 16 8 5 3 22 24 −2 27
5 BYU Cougars 16 4 8 4 15 21 −6 16
6 Los Angeles Blues 23 16 4 10 2 17 37 −20 14
7 Ogden Outlaws 16 2 10 4 18 36 −18 10
8 Los Angeles Misioneros 16 1 13 2 16 40 −24 5
Source: [citation needed]

League post-season tournament

Division matches for qualification

Northeast Division
Eastern Conference
   
NE1 MPS Portland Phoenix 0
NE2 New Hampshire Phantoms 1
Mid Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
MA2 Reading United 0
MA3 Jersey Express 1
South Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
   
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
SA2 Northern Virginia Royals 0
Great Lakes Division
Central Conference
   
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier 3
GL3 Forest City London 0

Bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Semi-Finals Finals
            
SE1 Mississippi Brilla 3
MS2 Chivas El Paso Patriots 0
SE1 Mississippi Brilla 2 (6)
Southern Conference
MS1 Laredo Heat 2 (7)
MS1 Laredo Heat 1
SE2 Central Florida Kraze 0
MS1 Laredo Heat 4
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 1
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 3
NE2 New Hampshire Phantoms 1
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 3
Eastern Conference
MA3 Jersey Express 2
MA3 Jersey Express 2
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
MS1 Laredo Heat 0
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
SW1 Fresno Fuego 3
NW2 Victoria Highlanders 1
SW1 Fresno Fuego 0
Western Conference
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
SW2 Ventura County Fusion 0
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 3
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 3
HL2 Des Moines Menace 2
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
Central Conference
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 2
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier 0

Conference Quarterfinals

Illinois Chicago Fire Premier3–0Ontario Forest City London
Vaz 37' 68'
Mallace 51'		 Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 50
Referee: Miguel Panduro Jr. (USA)
North Carolina Carolina Dynamo1–0Virginia Northern Virginia Royals
 Report
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Danny Thornberry (USA)
Pennsylvania Reading United0–1New Jersey Jersey Express
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: John Douglas (USA)
Maine MPS Portland Phoenix0–1New Hampshire New Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Guido Gonzalez (USA)

Conference semifinals

North Carolina Carolina Dynamo1–2New Jersey Jersey Express
Tweed-Kent 38'
Delbono Yellow card 78'
Robinson Red card 90'		 Report Niouky 27' Yellow card 33'
Coulibaly 33'
Konopelsky Yellow card 52'
Rodrigues Red card 90'
Attendance: 145
Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov (USA)
Illinois Chicago Fire Premier0–1Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
 Report
Referee: Giuseppi Agusta (USA)
Florida Central Florida Kraze0–1Texas Laredo Heat
 Report
Referee: Thaj Huynh (USA)
New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders3–1New Hampshire New Hampshire Phantoms
Sarle 18' 27' 53' Report
Attendance: 387
Referee: Hernan Aguilar (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks3–2
(AET)		Iowa Des Moines Menace
Catalano 90'
Alashe 105'
Caldwell 111'		 Report 1
Report 2[permanent dead link‍]		 Sosa 45' 103'
Attendance: 944
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla3–0Texas Chivas El Paso Patriots
Aduny 11'
Reis Yellow card 21'
Luak 30'
Azira Yellow card 57'
Palmer 74'		 Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Jack Damrill (USA)
California Ventura County Fusion0–1Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
 Report 1
Report 2
Referee: Ezequiel Molina (USA)
California Fresno Fuego3–1British Columbia Victoria Highlanders
Reinhart 10' 83' 90' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Chris Hutchison (USA)

Conference finals

New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders3–2New Jersey Jersey Express
Detelj 7'
Sarle 33'
Mulligan Yellow card 52'
Arikian Yellow card 66'
Barea Yellow card 69' 84'		 Report
Attendance: 826
Referee: Ayodeji Obisesan (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks1–2Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
 Report Oliveira 8'
Pereira Yellow card 49'
Robertson Yellow card 82'
Neto 86' Yellow card 86'
Vilalva Yellow card 90+'
Attendance: 796
Referee: Artem Sher (USA)
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla2–2
(AET)		Texas Laredo Heat
Buffington Yellow card 31'
Palmer 90+'
Luak 97'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Garcia 11' Yellow card 36'
Mulamba Red card 37'
Ordaz Yellow card 45'
Ibarra Yellow card 76'
Collozo Red card 76'
Frias Yellow card 78'
Estrada Yellow card 81'
Fuentes Yellow card 102'
Begines 116'
Penalties
6–7
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Jared Peeler (USA)
California Fresno Fuego0–1Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas
 Report 1
Report 2[permanent dead link‍]
Report 3
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Said Ravenfar (USA)

PDL Semifinals

Texas Laredo Heat4–1New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders
Bayona 38'
Ibarra 64'
Lopez 85'
Escovar 90'		 Report 1
Report 2
Gabriele 69'
Lopez Yellow card 69'
Sarle Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 77'
Hole Yellow card 82'
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Ezequiel Molina (USA)
Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas3–1Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Burke 60'
Friesen 72' 90'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Robertson Yellow card 8'
Oliveira 34'
Petrus Yellow card 47'
Referee: (USA)

PDL Final

Washington (state) Kitsap Pumas1–0Texas Laredo Heat
Christner 11' Report
Attendance: 1,257[19]
Referee: (USA)

Award Winners and Finalists

MVP: Milton Blanco (FRE) (winner), Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC), Chandler Hoffman (OCB)
Rookie of the Year: Albert Edward (RCR), Brian Holt (REA), Jake Keegan (WES) (winner)
Defender of the Year: Dillon Barna (VCF), Stewart Givens (MIC) (winner), Wilson Neto (TBC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)
Coach of the Year: Tony Colistro (TBC), Pete Fewing (KIT), Gary Parsons (MIC) (winner)[20]

All-League and All-Conference teams

Eastern Conference

F: Hakan Ilhan (CAR), Jake Keegan (WES)*, Dominick Sarle (LIR)
M: Keishen Bean (BER), Jason Massie (POR), Stephen Okai (REA)
D: Matthew Baker (REA), Brian Fekete (POR), Shaun Foster (JER), Kyle Manscuk (OTT)
G: Brian Holt (REA)

Central Conference

F: Adam Mena (IND), Branden Stelmak (CIN), Brandon Swartzendruber (TBC)
M: Tom Catalano (MIC), Albert Edward (RCR), John Sosa (DMM)*
D: Kevin Cope (CHI), Stewart Givens (MIC)*, Jonathan Raj (CHI), Wilson Neto (TBC)*
G: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)*

Southern Conference

F: Moses Aduny (MIS), Esteban Bayona (LAR), Achille Campion (BRC)
M: Michael Azira (MIS), Enrique Cervantes (EPP), Jonathan Mendoza (CFK)*
D: Carlos Ordaz (LAR), Guilherme Reis (BRD), Daniel Sackman (CFK), Hugo Samano Contreras (EPP)
G: Keneil Baker (CFK)

Western Conference

F: Milton Blanco (FRE)*, Chandler Hoffman (OCB)*, Brent Richards (POR)
M: Danny Barrera (VCF)*, Nikolas Besagno (KIT), Jose Cuevas (FRE)
D: Dillon Barna (VCF)*, Fernando De Alba (LAB), Ryan Kawulok (POR), Daniel Scott (KIT)*
G. Bryan Meredith (KIT)

* denotes All-League player

See also

References

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