2001 PDL season

The 2001 USL Premier Development League season was the 7th PDL season. The season began in April 2001 and ended in August 2001.

USL Premier Development League
Season2001
ChampionsWestchester Flames
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Westchester Flames finished the season as national champions, beating Calgary Storm 3-1 in the PDL Championship game. Calgary Storm finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 18 out of their 20 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +38 goal difference.

Changes from the 2000 season

Name changes

New teams

11 teams were added for the season, including 8 expansion teams:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Alberta Calgary Storm Calgary area Calgary, AB expansion
Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders Cape Cod area Hyannis, MA from USISL D-3 Pro League
Maryland Chesapeake Dragons Baltimore-Washington area Germantown, MD expansion
Illinois Chicago Eagles Select Chicago area Chicago, IL expansion
Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves Chicago area Chicago, IL expansion
New Jersey Jersey Falcons North Jersey area Jersey City, NJ expansion
British Columbia Okanagan Predators Okanagan Valley area Kelowna, BC expansion
California Orange County Blue Star Orange County area Irvine, CA from A-League
California Southern California Seahorses Los Angeles Metro area La Mirada, CA expansion
Texas Texas Spurs Dallas-Fort Worth area Bedford, TX from USISL D-3 Pro League
Texas West Dallas Kings Dallas-Fort Worth area Dallas, TX expansion

Went on hiatus

Folded

11 teams folded before the season:

Standings
Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 20 15 4 1 49 18 +31 11 72
2 West Michigan Edge 20 13 7 0 50 42 +8 10 62
3 Mid-Michigan Bucks 20 10 9 1 43 46 −3 7 48
4 Indiana Invaders 19 9 9 1 37 41 −4 9 46[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kalamazoo Kingdom 20 9 10 1 43 39 +4 6 43
6 Dayton Gemini 19 5 14 0 24 48 −24 3 23[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Dayton and Indiana had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Sioux Falls Spitfire 20 17 2 1 54 19 +35 9 78
2 Des Moines Menace 20 11 7 2 38 23 +15 6 52
3 Chicago Eagles Select 20 8 10 2 33 33 0 4 38
4 Thunder Bay Chill 20 6 13 1 26 48 −22 3 28
5 Twin Cities Phoenix 20 3 17 0 34 61 −27 3 15
Source:

Mid-South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Texas Spurs 20 16 3 1 68 22 +46 12 77
2 Lafayette Lightning 20 13 5 2 50 49 +1 11 65
3 Louisiana Outlaws 20 7 12 1 40 56 −16 7 36
4 West Dallas Kings 20 6 14 0 33 49 −16 4 28
Source:

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Westchester Flames 20 13 4 3 48 25 +23 10 65
2 Brooklyn Knights 19 12 6 1 48 27 +21 8 57[lower-alpha 1]
3 Vermont Voltage 20 10 7 3 51 25 +26 8 51
4 New York Freedom 19 10 7 2 41 33 +8 8 50[lower-alpha 1]
5 North Jersey Imperials 20 10 7 3 42 40 +2 7 50
6 Cape Cod Crusaders 20 9 8 3 39 36 +3 5 44
7 Chesapeake Dragons 18 4 12 2 30 45 −15 4 22[lower-alpha 1]
8 Jersey Falcons 20 1 19 0 19 89 −70 2 6
Source:
Notes:
  1. Both Brooklyn and New York had games against Chesapeake postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Games in question were cancelled since they had no bearing on playoffs.

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Cocoa Expos 20 14 5 1 55 37 +18 9 66
2 Miami Strike Force 20 13 7 0 46 38 +8 8 60
3 Bradenton Academics 19 9 9 1 40 34 +6 6 43[lower-alpha 1]
4 Central Florida Kraze 20 8 11 1 37 36 +1 4 37
5 Tampa Bay Hawks 20 6 12 2 39 41 −2 6 32
6 Palm Beach Pumas 19 6 12 1 30 58 −28 4 29[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Bradenton and Palm Beach had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.

Rocky Mountain Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Denver Cougars 20 15 4 1 63 28 +35 11 72
2 Boulder Nova 19 11 8 0 46 35 +11 10 54[lower-alpha 1]
3 Wichita Jets 19 7 12 0 29 52 −23 5 33[lower-alpha 1]
4 Colorado Springs Ascent 19 4 14 1 32 63 −31 6 23[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kansas City Brass 17 2 15 0 27 53 −26 4 12[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
Notes:
  1. Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Wichita all had games with Kansas City postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Games in question were cancelled since they had no bearing on playoffs.

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Calgary Storm 20 18 2 0 47 9 +38 8 80
2 Seattle Sounders Select 19 14 5 0 42 23 +19 7 63[lower-alpha 1]
3 Spokane Shadow 20 12 8 0 42 31 +11 6 54
4 Cascade Surge 20 7 13 0 27 42 −15 3 31
5 Yakima Reds 19 5 13 1 20 44 −24 1 22[lower-alpha 1]
6 Okanagan Predators 20 2 17 1 18 47 −29 1 10
Source:
Notes:
  1. Seattle and Yakima had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Orange County Blue Star 20 14 6 0 51 34 +17 10 66
2 Southern California Seahorses 20 13 6 1 56 30 +26 9 62
3 Central Coast Roadrunners 20 12 8 0 53 35 +18 8 56
4 San Fernando Valley Heroes 20 7 11 2 38 43 −5 5 35
5 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 20 1 17 2 12 83 −71 1 7
Source:

Playoffs
Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
H Iowa Des Moines
bye
H Iowa Des Moines 1
NW Alberta Calgary 2
NW Alberta Calgary 2
SW California Orange County 1
NW Alberta Calgary 3
WC Washington (state) Seattle 0
RM Colorado Denver 1
WC Washington (state) Seattle 3
NW Alberta Calgary 1
NE1 New York (state) Westchester 3
HL South Dakota Sioux Falls 3
WC Louisiana Lafayette 1
HL South Dakota Sioux Falls 1
GL Illinois Chicago 0
MS Texas Texas 0
GL Illinois Chicago 1
HL South Dakota Sioux Falls 1
NE1 New York (state) Westchester 5
SE1 Florida Cocoa 3
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn 2
SE1 Florida Cocoa 1
NE1 New York (state) Westchester 3
NE1 New York (state) Westchester 2
SE2 Florida Miami 1

Third place game
Third Place Game
   
H Iowa Des Moines 0
HL South Dakota Sioux Falls 1

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Conference semifinals
Denver Cougars1–3Seattle Sounders Select
Attendance: 50
Orange County Blue Star1–2Calgary Storm
Report
  • Jesic 33'
  • McKenna 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 211
Westchester Flames2–1Miami Strike Force
  • Matteo
  • Bojovic 53'
 Report
  • Asorey 46'
Texas Spurs0–1 (OT)Chicago Fire Reserves
Report
  • Smith gold-colored soccer ball 119'
Cocoa Expos3–2Brooklyn Knights
 Report
Sioux Falls Spitfire3–1Lafayette Lightning
  • Eidelwein 27' (pen.)
  • Byers 57', 65'
 Report
Attendance: 2,248

Conference Finals
Calgary Storm3–0Seattle Sounders Select
  • McKenna 53'
  • Lemire 68'
  • Napuri 90'
 Report
Attendance: 45
Cocoa Expos1–3Westchester Flames
 Report
  • Navarrete 39'
  • Gomez 49'
Sioux Falls Spitfire1–0Chicago Fire Reserves
  • Eidelwein 18'
 Report
Attendance: 1,826

National Semifinals
Sioux Falls Spitfire1–5Westchester Flames
  • Medina-Filgueira 30'
Des Moines Menace1–2 (OT)Calgary Storm
 Report
  • Jesic 34' gold-colored soccer ball 96'
Attendance: 1,500

Third Place Match
Des Moines Menace0–1Sioux Falls Spitfire

PDL Championship Game
Calgary Storm1–3Westchester Flames
  • Navarette 11'
  • Thompson 58', 77'

References
  1. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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