2000 PDL season

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Champions Chicago Sockers
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The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season. The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000.

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Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Mid-Michigan Bucks 1-0 in the PDL Championship game. Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering just three losses, and finishing with a +26 goal difference.

Changes from the 1999 season

Rules

This is the first year that the PDL used ties in the standings, whereas previous seasons employed a shootout.

Name changes

The following teams changed their name:

New teams

10 New teams were added, including 8 expansion teams:

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Saints Birmingham area Birmingham, AL returned from hiatus
Flag of Colorado.svg Boulder Nova Boulder area Boulder, CO expansion
Flag of Florida.svg Broward County Wolfpack Broward County area Fort Lauderdale, FL expansion
Flag of Ohio.svg Dayton Gems Dayton Area Dayton, OH expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Brunswick Brigade New Brunswick area New Brunswick, NJ expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg North Jersey Imperials North Jersey area Paramus, NJ from D3 Pro League
Flag of Florida.svg Palm Beach Pumas Palm Beach area Palm Beach, FL expansion
Flag of Florida.svg South Florida Future Southwest Florida area Sarasota, FL returned from hiatus
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hawks Tampa Bay Area Palm Harbor, FL expansion
Flag of Ontario.svg Thunder Bay Chill Thunder Bay Area Thunder Bay, Ontario expansion

Folding

Eight teams folded before the season:

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Regular season champion and bye into PDL Semifinals.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 1814316421+431471
2 Dayton Gems 189813735+2744
3 West Michigan Edge 189903238−6743
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 1899037370743
5 Indiana Invaders 1881003543−8537
6 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 1851302647−21525
Source: [ citation needed ]

Heartland Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Chicago Sockers 1813504517+281062
2 Rockford Raptors 189723835+3846
3 Des Moines Menace 1810806328+35545
4 Wisconsin Rebels 189813425+9643
5 Twin Cities Tornado 187922633−7232
6 Thunder Bay Chill 1841312049−29219
Source: [ citation needed ]

Provisional Teams

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Louisiana Outlaws [lower-alpha 1] 1255225250527
2 Alabama Saints [lower-alpha 1] 7142614−817
3 Central Jersey Riptide [lower-alpha 1] 101901031−2115
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Provisional teams are not eligible for playoffs

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Westchester Flames 1815304721+261070
2 Vermont Voltage 1811613722+15853
3 New York Freedom 1810714524+21849
4 Brooklyn Knights 189813032−2441
5 North Jersey Imperials 1871103849−11634
6 New Brunswick Brigade 1821512256−34110
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Tampa Bay Hawks 1812515235+17958
2 Bradenton Academics 1811614327+16853
3 Cocoa Expos 1811613827+11651
4 Central Florida Kraze 1810624634+12850
5 Palm Beach Pumas 188823943−4741
6 South Florida Future 1881003043−13335
7 Broward County Wolfpack 1841223656−20725
8 Miami Breakers 1831412746−19518
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

Rocky Mountain Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Colorado Comets 1812515129+22756
2 Wichita Jets 188824660−14741
3 Boulder Nova 188913832+6740
4 Kansas City Brass 1851124156−15628
5 Colorado Springs Stampede 1851122746−19325
Source: [ citation needed ]

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Yakima Reds 1812515929+301160
2 Spokane Shadow 1811434336+7754
3 Seattle Sounders Select 1811613328+5651
4 Abbotsford 86ers Select 188914944+5942
5 Cascade Surge 1851123428+6628
6 Willamette Valley Firebirds 1831502871−43416
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 San Fernando Valley Heroes 1811705748+91256
2 Central Coast Roadrunners 1811705139+12953
3 Nevada Zephyrs 1871103243−11432
4 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 1841403566−31420
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

Format

Mid-Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi-Finals. This moved Dayton up to the Great Lakes Division first place spot and allowed West Michigan into the playoffs, taking the second place spot for the division.

For the Central and Eastern divisions, the top seeds from each division face the second place team from the opposite division. For the Western Conference, the division champion with the most points will play the wild card, while the two remaining division champions play each other.

Conference playoffs

Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Sockers 6
GL2 Flag of Michigan.svg West Michigan Edge 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Sockers 2
GL1 Flag of Ohio.svg Dayton Gems 0
GL1 Flag of Ohio.svg Dayton Gems 1
HL2 Flag of Illinois.svg Rockford Raptors 0
Central Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Rockford Raptors 0–1 Dayton Gems
Report
  • Cummings Soccerball shade.svg55'
Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Conference Semifinal
Chicago Sockers 6–0 West Michigan Edge
Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Central Conference Final
Chicago Sockers 2–0 Dayton Gems
Forest View Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Eastern Semifinals Eastern Finals
      
NE1 Flag of New York.svg Westchester Flames 1
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg Bradenton Academics 0
NE1 Flag of New York.svg Westchester Flames 1
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hawks 0
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hawks (AET/PSO) 2 (4)
NE2 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Voltage 2 (2)
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Tampa Bay Hawks 2–2 (a.e.t.) Vermont Voltage
Penalties
4–2
IMG Academy
Bradenton, Florida
Conference Semifinal
Bradenton Academics 0–1 Westchester Flames
IMG Academy
Bradenton, Florida
Eastern Conference Final
Westchester Flames 1–0 Tampa Bay Hawks
IMG Academy
Bradenton, Florida
Western Semifinals Western Finals
      
NW Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 2
WC Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 0
NW Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 1
RM Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Comets 0
RM Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Comets 4
SW Flag of California.svg San Fernando Valley Heroes 1
Western Conference Playoffs
Conference Semifinal
Colorado Comets 4–1 San Fernando Valley Heroes
Report
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Conference Semifinal
Spokane Shadow 0–2 Yakima Reds
Report
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 1,005
Western Conference Final
Yakima Reds 1–0 Colorado Comets
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington

PDL championship

PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
PDL Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 5
NW Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 2
PDL Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Sockers 1
NE1 Flag of New York.svg Westchester Flames 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Sockers 5PDL Third Place
NW Flag of Washington.svg Yakima Reds 2
NE1 Flag of New York.svg Westchester Flames 5

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PDL National Semifinals
Mid-Michigan Bucks 5–2 Yakima Reds
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 526
Westchester Flames 0–5 Chicago Sockers
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan


Third Place Game
Westchester Flames 5–2 Yakima Reds
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan


PDL Championship Game
Mid-Michigan Bucks 0–1 Chicago Sockers
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 1,220

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