2004 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2004
ChampionsCentral Florida Kraze (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsChicago Fire Reserves (1st Title)
Matches456
Goals1,963 (4.3 per match)
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
← 2003
2005 →

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, Florida 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 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

Folding

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: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves (R) 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: [citation needed]
(R) Regular Season Champions

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: [citation needed]

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
Source: [citation needed]
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
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
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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]

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: [citation needed]

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: [citation needed]

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

Conference semifinals

New Jersey South Jersey Barons2–1 (OT)Virginia Williamsburg Legacy
 Report
Referee: Jeff Muschik
Michigan Michigan Bucks2–3Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Jarze
Texas El Paso Patriots4–5Florida Cocoa Expos
 Report
Attendance: 400
Referee: Merrit Guthrie
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
 Report
Attendance: 450
Referee: Shane Moody
Indiana Fort Wayne Fever1–3Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves
 Report
Attendance: 690
Referee: Tony Delois
California Fresno Fuego2–1Oregon Cascade Surge
 Report
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Miguel Chicas

Conference Finals

North Carolina Carolina Dynamo3–2New Jersey South Jersey Barons
 Report
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
Illinois Chicago Fire Reserves0–1 (OT)Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
 Report
Attendance: 160
Referee: Cien Asoera
California Fresno Fuego2–1California Orange County Blue Star
 Report
Attendance: 2,177
Referee: Cory Dean

National Semifinals

Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve3–0California Fresno Fuego
 Report
Pleasant View Field
Boulder, Colorado
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jose Carro

PDL Championship Game

Florida Central Florida Kraze1–0Colorado Boulder Rapids Reserve
UCF Soccer Complex
Orlando, Florida

Championship MVP: United States Justin Cook (CFK)

Awards

Year End Awards

Scoring Champion:Mexico Daniel Frías (El Paso Patriots) 56 Points (25 Goals, 6 Assists)
Golden Boot:Mexico Daniel Frías (El Paso Patriots) (25 Goals)
Assists Champion:United States Mark Rowland (DFW Tornados) (11 Assists)
GAA Champion:United States Brad Guzan (Chicago Fire Reserves) 0.39 Goals Against
MVP:United States Ruben Mingo (South Jersey Barons)
Rookie of the Year:United States Justin Moose (Carolina Dynamo)
U19 Player of the Year:United States Brett Hite (Spokane Shadow)
Defender of the Year:England John Thompson (South Jersey Barons)
Goalkeeper of the Year:United States Brad Guzan (Chicago Fire Reserves)
Coach of the Year:United States Dan Christian (South Jersey Barons)

Weekly awards

All-League and All- Conference Teams

Central Conference

F: England Dan Broxup (FWF), United States Hamid Mehreioskouei (CHI), United States Kenny Uzoigwe (TOL)
M: Bulgaria Lubo Bogdanov (SFS), Zimbabwe Mubarike Chisoni (IND)*, United States Jeff Rowland (IND), Canada Josh Simpson (BRR)
D: Zimbabwe Methembe Ndlovu (IND), United States Erik Nelson (MIC), United States Kevin Taylor (MIC)*
G: United States Brad Guzan (CHI)*

Eastern Conference

F: Brazil Zico Antunes (RIS), United States David Bulow (CCC)*, United States Ruben Mingo (SJB)*
M: United States Neil Holloway (SJB)*, United States Justin Moose (CAR), Costa Rica Jose Umana (WIL), United States Gregory Victor (ABH)
D: United States Tim Merritt (CAR), England John Thompson (SJB)*, United States Chris Williams (SJB),
G:United States Stash Graham (REA)

Southern Conference

F: Brazil Lourenço Andrade (DFW), Mexico Daniel Frías (ELP)*, Jamaica Orville Mullings (CFK)
M:England Ian Bishop (NO), Malaysia Robin Chan (COA), Brazil Diego Silvy (MEM), United States Eric Vasquez (CFK)*
D: United States Christian Cuevas (AOP), United States Greg Devito (COA), United States Robert Gibbons (CFK)
G: United States Ryan McIntosh (CFK)

Western Conference

F: Ukraine Andriy Budnyi (CAS), Mexico Edgardo Contreras (FRE), United States Brett Hite (SPK)
M:Brazil Fabricio Codeceira (FRE), United States John Palladino (SPK), United States Tom Poltl (OC)*, Canada Michael Riehl (ABB)
D: New Zealand Tony Lochhead (OC), United States Brad Peterson (BYU), United States Jeremy Tolleson (CAS)*
G: United States Eric Reid (SCS)

* denotes All-League selection

All-League Team

F: United States David Bulow (CCC), United States Ruben Mingo (SJB) (League MVP), Mexico Daniel Frías (ELP) (Scoring Champion and Golden Boot)
M:Zimbabwe Mubarike Chisoni (IND), United States Neil Holloway (SJB), United States Tom Poltl (OC), United States Eric Vasquez (CFK)
D: United States Kevin Taylor (MIC), England John Thompson (SJB) (Defender of the Year), United States Jeremy Tolleson (CAS)
G: United States Brad Guzan (CHI) (Goalkeeper of the Year and GAA Champion)

References

  1. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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