2004 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2004
ChampionsCentral Florida Kraze (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsChicago Fire Reserves (1st Title)
Best PlayerUnited States Ruben Mingo South Jersey Barons
Top goalscorerMexico Julio Frías El Paso Patriots (25 Goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Brad Guzan Chicago Fire Reserves
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The 2004 USL Premier Development League season was the 10th PDL season. The season began in April 2004 and ended in August 2004.

Central Florida Kraze finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Chicago Fire Reserves finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +66 goal difference.

El Paso Patriots striker Julio Frias was the league's top scorer, with 25 goals, while DFW Tornados midfielder Mark Rowland led the league with 11 assists. Chicago Fire Reserves keeper Brad Guzan enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.39 per game in his 13 games.

Changes from 2003

Name changes

New franchises

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including four brand new franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Florida Ajax Orlando Prospects Orlando area Orlando, FL expansion
North Carolina Carolina Dynamo Greensboro area Greensboro, NC previously in Pro Select
Ohio Cleveland Internationals Cleveland area Cleveland, OH expansion
Colorado Colorado Springs Blizzard Colorado Springs area Colorado Springs, CO expansion
Texas El Paso Patriots El Paso area El Paso, TX previously in A-League
Indiana Indiana Blast Indianapolis area Indianapolis, IN previously in A-League
Texas Laredo Heat Laredo area Laredo, TX expansion
New Jersey New Jersey Stallions northern New Jersey area Wayne, NJ previously in Pro Select
Pennsylvania Reading Rage Greater Reading area Reading, PA previously in Pro Select
Michigan West Michigan Edge Grand Rapids area Kentwood, MI returned from hiatus

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Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 11 3 2 47 16 +31 35
2 Fort Wayne Fever 16 11 4 1 47 32 +15 34
3 Indiana Invaders 16 11 5 0 51 34 +17 33
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 8 6 2 30 25 +5 26
5 Toledo Slayers 16 6 10 0 33 36 −3 18
6 West Michigan Edge* 15 4 11 0 26 50 −24 12
7 Cleveland Internationals* 16 2 13 1 19 53 −34 7
8 Columbus Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 18 17 0 1 73 7 +66 52
2 Boulder Rapids Reserve 18 13 4 1 51 28 +23 40
3 Des Moines Menace 18 12 6 0 51 29 +22 36
4 Thunder Bay Chill 18 11 7 0 28 28 0 33
5 St. Louis Strikers 18 7 11 0 34 63 −29 21
6 Kansas City Brass 18 6 11 1 36 60 −24 19
7 Colorado Springs Blizzard 18 5 11 2 36 48 −12 17
8 Sioux Falls Spitfire 18 5 12 1 45 57 −12 16
9 Indiana Blast 18 5 12 1 38 56 −18 16
10 Wisconsin Rebels 18 2 15 1 26 71 −45 7
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 18 11 6 1 58 37 +21 34
2 Williamsburg Legacy 18 11 7 0 35 27 +8 33
3 Richmond Kickers Future 18 9 5 4 48 31 +17 31
4 Raleigh CASL Elite 18 7 9 2 26 44 −18 23
5 Chesapeake Dragons 18 4 13 1 35 55 −20 13
6 West Virginia Chaos 18 4 13 1 25 46 −21 13
Source:

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 South Jersey Barons 18 14 0 4 50 15 +35 46
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 13 5 0 38 15 +23 39
3 Albany Blackwatch Highlanders 18 12 3 3 45 23 +22 39
4 Rhode Island Stingrays 18 10 8 0 55 34 +21 30
5 Reading Rage 18 8 8 2 32 25 +7 26
6 Brooklyn Knights 18 8 9 1 34 39 −5 25
7 New Jersey Stallions 18 4 13 1 19 43 −24 13
8 Vermont Voltage 18 2 15 1 11 58 −47 7
9 Jersey Falcons 18 2 16 0 18 68 −50 5[a]
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 El Paso Patriots 18 15 3 0 64 23 +41 45
2 DFW Tornados 18 14 4 0 52 19 +33 41[a]
3 Memphis Express 18 12 6 0 37 23 +14 36
4 Nashville Metros 18 7 9 2 31 32 −1 23
5 New Orleans Shell Shockers 18 5 12 1 26 54 −28 15[b]
6 Lafayette Swamp Cats 18 4 13 1 19 52 −33 13
7 Austin Lightning 18 2 13 3 21 46 −25 9
8 Laredo Heat * 8 2 5 1 12 15 −3 7
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point deducted
  2. ^ 1 point deducted

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Central Florida Kraze 18 14 3 1 46 19 +27 43
2 Cocoa Expos 18 11 5 2 39 26 +13 35
3 Ajax Orlando Prospects 18 11 6 1 47 26 +21 34
4 Bradenton Academics 18 8 10 0 35 34 +1 24
5 Palm Beach Pumas 18 2 16 0 18 67 −49 6
Source:

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cascade Surge 16 11 4 1 40 23 +17 34
2 Spokane Shadow 16 11 4 1 36 31 +5 34
3 Abbotsford Rangers 16 4 11 1 22 36 −14 13
4 Yakima Reds 16 3 11 2 27 37 −10 11
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Orange County Blue Star 18 12 3 3 39 21 +18 39
2 Fresno Fuego 18 11 5 2 46 27 +19 35
3 Southern California Seahorses 18 8 7 3 41 34 +7 27
4 BYU Cougars 18 8 9 1 36 35 +1 25
5 Nevada Wonders 18 6 11 1 29 44 −15 19
Source:

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NE1 New Jersey South Jersey Barons 2
MA2 Virginia Williamsburg Legacy 1
NE1 New Jersey South Jersey Barons 2
Eastern Conference
MA1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 3
MA1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 3
NE2 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 2
MA1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1 (1)
SE1 Florida Central Florida Kraze (PSO) 1 (2)
MS1 Texas El Paso Patriots 4
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 5
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1
Southern Conference
SE1 Florida Central Florida Kraze 3
SE1 Florida Central Florida Kraze 4
MS2 Texas DFW Tornados 2
SE1 Florida Central Florida Kraze 1
HL2 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve 0
HL1 Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves 3
GL2 Indiana Fort Wayne Fever 1
HL1 Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves 0
Central Conference
HL2 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve 1
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 2
HL2 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve 3
HL2 Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve 3
SW2 California Fresno Fuego 0
SW1 California Orange County Blue Star 3
NW2 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 2
SW1 California Orange County Blue Star 1
Western Conference
SW2 California Fresno Fuego 2
NW1 Oregon Cascade Surge 1
SW2 California Fresno Fuego 2

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Conference semifinals

New Jersey South Jersey Barons2–1 (OT)Virginia Williamsburg Legacy
  • Ruben Mingo 47'
  • Neil Holloway Yellow card 66'
  • Matt Maher gold-colored soccer ball 94'
 Report
  • Yellow card 9' 87' Patrick Scherder
  • Yellow card 60' Gonzalo Segares
  • Yellow card 63' Robbie Wright
  • Yellow card 76' Clayton Voss
Referee: Jeff Muschik
Michigan Michigan Bucks2–3Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Jarze
Texas El Paso Patriots4–5Florida Cocoa Expos
  • Miguel Larrosa 12', 32' (pen.) Yellow card 67'
  • Salvador Mercado 23'
  • Esteban Palacios Yellow card 34'
  • Ricky Francis 77'
  • Paul Cabrera Yellow card 87'
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Merrit Guthrie
North Carolina Carolina Dynamo3–2Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
 Report
Attendance: 874
California Orange County Blue Star3–2 (OT)Washington (state) Spokane Shadow
 Report
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Dinesh Singh
Florida Central Florida Kraze4–2Texas DFW Tornados
  • Orville Mullings 22', 74', 78'
  • Sasha Barber Yellow card 44'
  • Sean Steed Yellow card 55'
  • Sherwin Sargeant Yellow card 61'
  • Daniel Robertson Yellow card 82'
  • Clifton Philip 90'
 Report
  • 49' James Koehler
  • 58' Mark Rowland
  • Yellow card 74' Joard Odera
  • Yellow card 78' Robert Hammett
Attendance: 450
Referee: Shane Moody
Indiana Fort Wayne Fever1–3Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves
  • Paul Dolinsky Yellow card 38'
  • Joshua Tudela 44'
  • Salim Bullen Yellow card 79'
 Report
  • 19' James Klatter
  • 47' Nowaf Jaman
  • Yellow card 75' Daniel O'Rourke
  • 88' Julian Nash
Attendance: 690
Referee: Tony Delois
California Fresno Fuego2–1Oregon Cascade Surge
  • Jarrod Souza Yellow card 39'
  • Victor Lopez Yellow card 42'
  • Eddie Gutierrez 45'
  • Gaston Cignetti Yellow card 58'
  • Raul Rivera 70'
  • Orlando Ramirez Yellow card 87'
 Report
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Miguel Chicas

Conference Finals

North Carolina Carolina Dynamo3–2New Jersey South Jersey Barons
 Report
  • Yellow card 15' 38' Ruben Mingo
  • 44' (pen.) Tony Donatelli
  • Yellow card 45' Leon Brown
  • Yellow card 51' David Daigle
  • Yellow card 71' Yellow-red card 88' Gene Braxton
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Florida Central Florida Kraze3–1Florida Cocoa Expos
  • Orville Mullings 19'
  • William Judino Yellow card 40'
  • Justin Cook 44'
  • Jonathan Hargis Yellow card 58'
  • Sasha Barber Yellow card 62'
  • Sherwin Sargeant Yellow card 68'
  • Clifton Philip 90'
 Report 1 Report 2
  • Red card 42' Andrew Sypura
  • Yellow card 77' 89' James Phillips
  • Yellow card 90' Matthew Balkanloo
  • Yellow card 90' Derek Smith
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Chris Kenney
Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves0–1 (OT)Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
 Report
Attendance: 160
Referee: Cien Asoera
California Fresno Fuego2–1California Orange County Blue Star
  • Gaston Cignetti Yellow card 29' 47'
  • Raul Rivera 51' Yellow card 51'
  • Derek Lopez Yellow card 69'
 Report
Attendance: 2,177
Referee: Cory Dean

National Semifinals

Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve3–0California Fresno Fuego
 Report
  • Yellow card 85' Marco Lopez
Pleasant View Field
Boulder, Colorado
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jose Carro
Florida Central Florida Kraze1–1 (a.e.t.)North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
  • Eric Vasquez Yellow card 41'
  • Justin Cook 45'
  • Sherwin Sargeant Yellow card 46'
  • Orville Mullings Yellow card 90'
  • Clifton Philip Yellow card 90'
 Report
Penalties
  • Sean Steed soccer ball with red X
  • Eric Vasquez soccer ball with red X
  • Sasha Barber soccer ball with check mark
  • Xavier Delgado soccer ball with red X
  • Daniell Robertson soccer ball with check mark
 2–1
UCF Soccer Complex
Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 750
Referee: Sean Hurd

PDL Championship Game

Florida Central Florida Kraze1–0Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
  • Justin Cook 88'
UCF Soccer Complex
Orlando, Florida

References

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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