Season | 1997 |
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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.
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.
6 teams were added for the season.
Team | Area | Location | Previous affiliation |
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![]() | Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | expansion |
![]() | Willamette Valley Area | Salem, OR | from USISL Pro League |
![]() | Greater Cincinnati area | Cincinnati, OH | expansion |
![]() | Greater Los Angeles area | Glendale, CA | expansion |
![]() | Southwest Florida area | Cape Coral, FL | expansion |
![]() | Yakima area | Yakima, WA | from USISL Pro League |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lincoln Brigade | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 32 [lower-alpha 1] | Division champion |
2 | Omaha Flames | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 21 | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Sioux City Breeze | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 24 | |
4 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 19 [lower-alpha 2] | |
5 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 18 | |
6 | Twin Cities Tornado | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 11 [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 36 | Division champion |
2 | Detroit Dynamite | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 28 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Grand Rapids Explosion | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 22 [lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Michigan Madness | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 66 | −55 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 30 [lower-alpha 1] | Division champion |
2 | Jackson Chargers | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 28 [lower-alpha 2] | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 26 [lower-alpha 3] | |
4 | Alabama Saints | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 15 | |
5 | Chattanooga Express | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 13 [lower-alpha 2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 34 [lower-alpha 1] | Division champion |
2 | South Florida Future | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 [lower-alpha 1] | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | West Florida Fury | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 26 [lower-alpha 2] | |
4 | Miami Breakers | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 24 | |
5 | Southwest Florida Manatees | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 74 | −65 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 42 | Division champion |
2 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | Qualified for playoff berth |
3 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 23 [lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Bellingham Orcas | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 18 | |
5 | Puget Sound BigFoot | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 13 [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 36 | Division champion |
2 | Central Coast Roadrunners | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 34 | Bye into semifinals as defending champion |
3 | Tucson Amigos | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 16 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] | Qualified for playoff berth |
4 | Southern California Chivas | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 10 [lower-alpha 1] |
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.
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Central Finals | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
NC4 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 0 (1) | ||||||||||||
North Central Division | ||||||||||||||
NC3 | ![]() | 0 (0) | ||||||||||||
NC2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NC3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
C4 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||
Central Division | ||||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
C2 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
C3 | ![]() | 3 |
Des Moines Menace | 4–0 | Lincoln Brigade |
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Grand Rapids Explosion | 3–4 | Mid-Michigan Bucks |
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Kalamazoo Kingdom | 1–0 (OT) | Detroit Dynamite |
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Omaha Flames | 5–3 | Sioux City Breeze |
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Report 1 Report 2 |
Omaha Flames | 0–6 | Des Moines Menace |
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Report |
Mid-Michigan Bucks | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Kalamazoo Kingdom |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Eastern Finals | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
SE4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
Southeast Division | ||||||||||||||
SE3 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SE2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SE3 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 7 | ||||||||||||
MS4 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
MS1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Mid-South Division | ||||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
MS2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
MS3 | ![]() | 0 |
South Florida Future | 0–4 | West Florida Fury |
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Jackson Chargers | 1–0 (OT) (a.e.t.) | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits |
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Cocoa Expos | 3–1 | West Florida Fury |
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Report |
Jackson Chargers | 3–0 | Cincinnati Riverhawks |
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Report |
Cocoa Expos | 2–1 | Jackson Chargers |
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Report |
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Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Western Finals | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 4 (1) | ||||||||||||
NW4 | ![]() | 4 (0) | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Northwest Division | ||||||||||||||
NW2 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NW2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
NW3 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
NW1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | bye | ||||||||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Southwest Division | ||||||||||||||
SW2 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
SW2 | ![]() | bye | ||||||||||||
Spokane Shadow | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Bellingham Orcas |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
1–0 |
Spokane Shadow | 2–0 | Yakima Reds |
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Report 1 Report 2 |
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders | 2–1 | Tucson Amigos |
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PDSL Semifinals | PDSL Finals | ||||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||
H | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
H | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 0 (0) | |||||||
SE1 | ![]() | 0 (1) | PDSL Third Place | ||||||
NC1 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||
SW1 | ![]() | 3 |
Mid-Michigan Bucks | 2–3 | San Gabriel Valley Highlanders |
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Report |
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Central Coast Roadrunners | 2–1 | Cocoa Expos |
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Report |
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