2004 PDL Season

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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.

Contents

[edit] Changes from 2003

[edit] Name changes

[edit] Team transactions

[edit] Expansion

  • Four brand new franchises joined the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location
Ajax Orlando Prospects Orlando area Orlando, FL
Cleveland Internationals Cleveland area Cleveland, OH
Colorado Springs Blizzard Colorado Springs area Colorado Springs, CO
Laredo Heat Laredo area Laredo, TX

[edit] Folding

[edit] Standings

[edit] Central Conference

[edit] Great Lakes Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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* 15 2 13 1 19 53 -34 7
8 Columbus Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

[edit] Heartland Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 18 17 1 0 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 = 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 Indiana Blast 18 5 11 2 38 56 -22 17
9 Wisconsin Rebels 18 2 15 1 26 71 -45 7

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] Mid Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

[edit] Northeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 South Jersey Barons 18 14 0 4 50 15 +35 46
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 13 5 0 38 15 +25 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 +8 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 (-1) 18 2 16 0 18 68 -50 5

[edit] Southern Conference

[edit] Mid South Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 El Paso Patriots 18 15 3 0 64 23 +41 45
2 DFW Tornados (-1) 18 14 4 0 52 19 +33 41
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 (-1) 18 5 12 1 26 54 -28 15
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

[edit] Southeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] Northwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

[edit] Southwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

[edit] Playoffs

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

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