2002 PDL season

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USL Premier Development League
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Champions Cape Cod Crusaders
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The 2002 USL Premier Development League season was the 8th PDL season. The season began in April 2002 and ended in August 2002.

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Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 2–1 in the PDL Championship game. Des Moines Menace finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +49 goal difference.

Changes from 2001

Name changes

New franchises

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Alberta.svg Calgary Storm Select Calgary area Calgary, Alberta expansion
Flag of California.svg Chico Rooks northern Sacramento Valley area Chico, CA previously in D3 Pro
Flag of Texas.svg Houston Toros Houston area Houston, TX expansion
Flag of Tennessee.svg Memphis Express Memphis area Memphis, TN expansion
Flag of Tennessee.svg Nashville Metros Nashville area Nashville, TN previously in A-League
Flag of North Carolina.svg Raleigh CASL Elite Raleigh area Cary, NC expansion
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Stingrays Providence area East Providence, RI previously in D3 Pro
Flag of Virginia.svg Richmond Kickers Future Richmond area Richmond, VA expansion
Flag of California.svg Santa Barbara Sharks Santa Barbara area Santa Barbara, CA expansion
Flag of Virginia.svg Williamsburg Legacy Williamsburg area Williamsburg, VA expansion
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Rebels Fox River Valley area Menasha, WI returned from hiatus
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Worcester Kings Worcester area Worcester, MA expansion

Folding

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team folded during the season

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 1814314315+28764
2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 1811524836+12955
3 West Michigan Edge 1811614928+21853
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 189813732+5643
5 Indiana Invaders 188733225+7540
6 Dayton Gemini 1831232648−22318
Source: [ citation needed ]

Heartland Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Des Moines Menace 1815036819+491174
2 Boulder Rapids Reserve 1811344923+26654
3 Sioux Falls Spitfire 189633433+1645
4Chicago Eagles Select1861113738−1530
5 Kansas City Brass 1851213956−17627
6 Thunder Bay Chill 1851213558−23526
7 Denver Cougars 184952545−20324
8 Wisconsin Rebels 1811701176−6504
Source: [ citation needed ]

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Williamsburg Legacy 1814404426+18965
2 Raleigh CASL Elite 1811704235+7751
3 Richmond Kickers Future 189904037+3440
4 Chesapeake Dragons 1851302744−17424
5 Greenville Lions 1841402257−35420
Source: [ citation needed ]

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Vermont Voltage 1814224818+30866
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 1812423917+22858
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 1889138380740
4 Worcester Kings 1861202951−22428
5 Brooklyn Knights 1861202336−13327
6 Jersey Falcons 1851212542−17223
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Memphis Express 1812424519+261060
2 Texas Spurs 1812604830+18856
3 Austin Lightning 188823642−6640
4 Nashville Metros 187923734+3636
5 Louisiana Outlaws 1851213938+1728
6 Houston Toros 1841312760−33219
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Tampa Bay Hawks 1814405127+24864
2 Bradenton Academics 1810714331+12748
3 Central Florida Kraze 189813433+1643
4 Palm Beach Pumas 1871103242−10533
5 Cocoa Expos 1841313561−26724
Source: [ citation needed ]

Western Conference

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Spokane Shadow 1811613923+16853
2 Cascade Surge 189903132−1440
3 Calgary Storm Select 1851032144−23225
4 Yakima Reds 1851123033−3527
5 Seattle Sounders Select 149323322+11442 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Folded during the season

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDBPPts
1 Chico Rooks 1813414022+18861
2 Southern California Seahorses 1811704328+15650
3 Orange County Blue Star 187922926+3535
4 Los Angeles Heroes 1861022438−14430
5 Central Coast Roadrunners 1851301937−18323
6 Santa Barbara Sharks 1331002037−17315 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Folded during the season

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
MA1 Flag of Virginia.svg Williamsburg Legacy 0
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 2
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 1
Eastern Conference
MA2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Raleigh CASL Elite 0
NE1 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Voltage 0
MA2 Flag of North Carolina.svg Raleigh CASL Elite 1
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 3
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg Bradenton Academics 2
MS1 Flag of Tennessee.svg Memphis Express 0
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg Bradenton Academics 1
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg Bradenton Academics 3
Southern Conference
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hawks 2
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Bay Hawks 4
MS2 Flag of Texas.svg Texas Spurs 2
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 2
HL2 Flag of Colorado.svg Boulder Rapids Reserve 1
HL1 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 1
GL2 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 3
GL2 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 0 (6)
Central Conference
HL2 Flag of Colorado.svg Boulder Rapids Reserve 0 (7)
GL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire Reserves 1
HL2 Flag of Colorado.svg Boulder Rapids Reserve 3
HL2 Flag of Colorado.svg Boulder Rapids Reserve 2
SW2 Flag of California.svg Southern California Seahorses 1
SW1 Flag of California.svg Chico Rooks 0
NW2 Flag of Oregon.svg Cascade Surge 1
NW2 Flag of Oregon.svg Cascade Surge 2
Western Conference
SW2 Flag of California.svg Southern California Seahorses 3
NW1 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 0
SW2 Flag of California.svg Southern California Seahorses 2

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Conference semifinals

Chicago Fire Reserves 1–3 Boulder Rapids Reserve
  • Soccerball shade.svg5'
Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines Menace 1–3 Mid-Michigan Bucks
Report
Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium
Des Moines, Iowa
Attendance: 3,374
Williamsburg Legacy 0–2 Cape Cod Crusaders
Report
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Vermont Voltage 0–1 Raleigh CASL Elite
Report
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,674

Conference Finals

Cape Cod Crusaders 1–0 Raleigh CASL Elite
Report
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont

National Semifinals

Boulder Rapids Reserve 5–1 Southern California Seahorses
Pleasant View Soccer Field
Boulder, Colorado

PDL Championship Game

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