1997 PDSL season

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The 1997 Premier Development Soccer League season was its 3rd. The season began in April 1997 and ended in August 1997.

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Central Coast Roadrunners successfully defended the championship, defeating the Cocoa Expos 3-2. Spokane Shadow won the regular season title, winning 14 games to 2 losses.

Changes from 1996 season

Name changes

New teams

6 teams were added for the season.

TeamAreaLocationPrevious affiliation
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Saints Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion
Flag of Oregon.svg Cascade Surge Willamette Valley Area Salem, OR from USISL Pro League
Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Riverhawks Greater Cincinnati area Cincinnati, OH expansion
Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders Greater Los Angeles area Glendale, CA expansion
Flag of Florida.svg Southwest Florida Manatees Southwest Florida area Cape Coral, FL expansion
Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds Yakima area Yakima, WA from USISL Pro League

Teams Leaving

The Nashville Metros were promoted to the A League. The Arizona Sahuaros (formerly the Arizona Phoenix), Austin Lone Stars, Fort Lauderdale Strikers (formerly Florida Strikers), and San Francisco Bay Seals were promoted to the D-3 Pro League.

6 teams folded after the 1996 season:

The Wichita Blue went on hiatus for this year, and the Willamette Valley Firebirds went on hiatus for the next two years.

Standings

Central Conference

Central Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lincoln Brigade 16102043423+1132 [a] Division champion
2 Omaha Flames 1670184229+1321Qualified for playoff berth
3 Sioux City Breeze 1680082638−1224
4 Des Moines Menace 1661092927+219 [b]
5 Colorado Springs Stampede 1660192333−1018
6 Twin Cities Tornado 16321102939−1011 [a]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Lincoln and Twin Cities were both penalized 6 points.
  2. ↑ Des Moines was penalized 3 points.

North Central Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 16120134124+1736Division champion
2 Detroit Dynamite 1691244120+2128 [a] Qualified for playoff berth
3 Kalamazoo Kingdom 1682153225+726 [b]
4 Grand Rapids Explosion 1671173527+822 [a]
5 Michigan Madness 16010151166−551 [a]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Michigan were all penalized 3 points.
  2. ↑ Kalamazoo was penalized 6 points.

Eastern Conference

Mid-South Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cincinnati Riverhawks 15100054828+2030 [a] Division champion
2 Jackson Chargers 1691065025+2528 [b] Qualified for playoff berth
3 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 1682334522+2326 [c]
4 Alabama Saints 16501103134−315
5 Chattanooga Express 16410111854−3613 [b]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ↑ Game between Cincinnati and Tucson was unable to be rescheduled before season's end, games was cancelled because it had no impact on playoffs.
  2. 1 2 Chattanooga and Jackson were both penalized 3 points.
  3. ↑ Lexington was penalized 6 points.

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cocoa Expos 16111224623+2334 [a] Division champion
2 South Florida Future 16101054222+2031 [a] Qualified for playoff berth
3 West Florida Fury 1682153223+926 [b]
4 Miami Breakers 1680174124+1724
5 Southwest Florida Manatees 1600016974−650
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Cocoa and South Florida were both penalized 3 points.
  2. ↑ West Florida was penalized 6 points.

Western Conference

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Spokane Shadow 16140023716+2142Division champion
2 Yakima Reds 1670183131021Qualified for playoff berth
3 Cascade Surge 1662172823+523 [a]
4 Bellingham Orcas 1660192640−1418
5 Puget Sound BigFoot 16410112739−1213 [a]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Cascade and Puget Sound were both penalized 3 points.

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWPKWPKLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 16120044320+2336Division champion
2 Central Coast Roadrunners 16101233417+1734Bye into semifinals as defending champion
3 Tucson Amigos 1551091841−2316 [a] [b] Qualified for playoff berth
4 Southern California Chivas 16310121632−1610 [a]
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Southern California and Tucson were both penalized 3 points
  2. ↑ Game between Cincinnati and Tucson was unable to be rescheduled before season's end, games was cancelled because it had no impact on playoffs.

Playoffs

Format

Central Coast received a bye to the PDL Semifinals as the defending champion.
The top four teams from every division except the Southwest earn playoff spots. With Central Coast already receiving a bye, the top two teams from the Southwest Division will play each other, however if Central Coast is in the top two, then the third place team receives a playoff spot. The Division winners would then face each other in the Conference finals.

Divisional brackets

Division Semifinals Division Finals Central Finals
         
NC1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 4
NC4 Flag of Michigan.svg Grand Rapids Explosion 3
NC1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) 0 (1)
North Central Division
NC3 Flag of Michigan.svg Kalamazoo Kingdom 0 (0)
NC2 Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit Dynamite 0
NC3 Flag of Michigan.svg Kalamazoo Kingdom (AET) 1
NC1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 3
C4 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 0
C1 Flag of Nebraska.svg Lincoln Brigade 0
C4 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 4
C4 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 6
Central Division
C2 Flag of Nebraska.svg Omaha Flames 0
C2 Flag of Nebraska.svg Omaha Flames 5
C3 Flag of Iowa.svg Sioux City Breeze 3
Central Conference Division Semifinals
Semifinals
Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 4–0 Flag of Nebraska.svg Lincoln Brigade
Report
Phelps Field
Omaha, Nebraska
Semifinals
Flag of Michigan.svg Kalamazoo Kingdom 1–0 (OT) Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit Dynamite
Report
Ed Annen Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 1,205
Semifinals
Flag of Nebraska.svg Omaha Flames 5–3 Flag of Iowa.svg Sioux City Breeze
Report 1 Report 2
Phelps Field
Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 983
Central Division Finals
Central Division Final
Flag of Nebraska.svg Omaha Flames 0–6 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace
Report
Phelps Field
Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 845
Central Conference Final
Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 3–0 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 730
Division Semifinals Division Finals Eastern Finals
         
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 5
SE4 Flag of Florida.svg Miami Breakers 2
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 3
Southeast Division
SE3 Flag of Florida.svg West Florida Fury 1
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg South Florida Future 0
SE3 Flag of Florida.svg West Florida Fury 4
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 2
MS2 Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers 1
MS1 Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Riverhawks 7
MS4 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Saints 4
MS1 Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Riverhawks 0
Mid-South Division
MS2 Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers 3
MS2 Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers (AET) 1
MS3 Flag of Kentucky.svg Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 0
Eastern Conference Division Semifinals
Semifinals
Flag of Florida.svg South Florida Future0–4 Flag of Florida.svg West Florida Fury
Cocoa Expo Sports Center
Cocoa, Florida
Semifinals
Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Riverhawks 7–4 Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Saints
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Semifinals
Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers 1–0 (OT) (a.e.t.) Flag of Kentucky.svg Lexington Bluegrass Bandits
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Eastern Conference Division Finals
Southeast Division Final
Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 3–1 Flag of Florida.svg West Florida Fury
Report
Cocoa Expo Sports Center
Cocoa, Florida
Attendance: 750
Mid-South Division Final
Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers 3–0 Flag of Ohio.svg Cincinnati Riverhawks
Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Attendance: 1,200
Eastern Conference Final
Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 2–1 Flag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Jackson Chargers
Report
Cocoa Expo Sports Center
Cocoa, Florida
Attendance: 1,500
Division Semifinals Division Finals Western Finals
         
NW1 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow (AET/PSO) 4 (1)
NW4 Flag of Washington.svg Bellingham Orcas 4 (0)
NW1 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 2
Northwest Division
NW2 Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 0
NW2 Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 1
NW3 Flag of Oregon.svg Cascade Surge 0
NW1 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 0
SW1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 1
SW1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders bye
 
SW1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2
Southwest Division
SW2 Flag of Arizona.svg Tucson Amigos 1
SW2 Flag of Arizona.svg Tucson Amigos bye
 
Western Conference Division Semifinals
Semifinals
Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 4–4 (a.e.t.) Flag of Washington.svg Bellingham Orcas
Report
Penalties
2–1
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 1,708
Western Conference Division Finals
Northwest Division Final
Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 2–0 Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds
Report 1 Report 2
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 1,258
Southwest Division Final
Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2–1 Flag of Arizona.svg Tucson Amigos
Citrus College
Glendora, California
Western Conference Final
Western Conference Final
Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 0–1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
Report
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 1,875

PDSL Finals Brackets

PDSL Semifinals PDSL Finals
      
NC1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
H Flag of California.svg Central Coast Roadrunners 2
H Flag of California.svg Central Coast Roadrunners 2
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 1
SW1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 0 (0)
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos (AET/PSO) 0 (1)PDSL Third Place
NC1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
SW1 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3

[1]

PDSL National Semifinals
Semifinals
Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 0–0 Flag of California.svg San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
Penalties
3–1
Mustang Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California
PDSL National Championship Game
Flag of California.svg Central Coast Roadrunners 2–1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos
Report
Mustang Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California
Attendance: 1,600

Honors

References

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