2003 PDL season

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USL Premier Development League
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Champions Cape Cod Crusaders
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The 2003 USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began in April 2003 and ended in August 2003.

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Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions for the second time, beating Chicago Fire Reserves 2-0 in the PDL Championship game. New Orleans Shell Shockers finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 16 out of their 18 games, suffering just 2 losses, and finishing with a +35 goal difference.

Cape Cod Crusaders striker Joseph Ngwenya and Vermont Voltage forward Bo Vuckovic were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 17 goals. Des Moines Menace midfielders Tomas Boltnar and Joseph Kabwe and Nashville Metros Ben Buerger led the league with 10 assists each, while Indiana Invaders keeper Christopher Sawyer enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.287 per game, and Richmond Kickers Future keeper kept 7 clean sheets and had a GAA average of 0.568 in his 12 games.

Changes from 2002

New franchises

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of British Columbia.svg Abbotsford Rangers Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC expansion
Flag of New York.svg Albany Blackwatch Highlanders Albany area Schenectady, NY expansion
Flag of Utah.svg BYU Cougars Provo area Provo, UT expansion
Flag of Ohio.svg Columbus Shooting Stars Columbus area Columbus, OH expansion
Flag of Indiana.svg Fort Wayne Fever Fort Wayne area Fort Wayne, IN expansion
Flag of California.svg Fresno Fuego Fresno area Fresno, CA expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg Jersey Shore Boca Jersey Shore area Toms River, NJ expansion
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Wonders Carson City area Carson City, NV expansion
Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg New Orleans Shell Shockers New Orleans area New Orleans, LA expansion
Flag of Missouri.svg St. Louis Strikers St. Louis area St. Louis, MO expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg South Jersey Barons Greater Trenton area Trenton, NJ previously in D3 Pro
Flag of Ohio.svg Toledo Slayers Toledo area Maumee, OH expansion
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Chaos Charleston area Charleston, WV expansion

Folding

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 1814314016+2443
2 Indiana Invaders 1811523119+1235
3 Fort Wayne Fever 189723230+229
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 186932939−1021
5Toledo Slayers1821332245−239
6 Columbus Shooting Stars 1821422843−158
Source: [ citation needed ]

Heartland Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 1815216017+4346
2 Des Moines Menace 1812514823+2537
3 Thunder Bay Chill 1810713431+331
4 Boulder Rapids Reserve 1810713229+331
5 Kansas City Brass 1871103548−1321
6 St. Louis Strikers 1871103953−1421
7 Sioux Falls Spitfire 1861204248−618
8 Wisconsin Rebels 1801711171−601
Source: [ citation needed ]

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Richmond Kickers Future 1814314112+2943
2 Williamsburg Legacy 1810623522+1332
3 Raleigh CASL Elite 188822223−126
4 Chesapeake Dragons 1871011932−1322
5 West Virginia Chaos 1831411854−3610
6 Greenville Lions 1831322341−188 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 3 points deducted

Northeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Vermont Voltage 1812333721+1639
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 1812426430+3438
3 Brooklyn Knights 1811434626+2036
4 South Jersey Barons 1811616231+3134
5 Rhode Island Stingrays 1810444528+1734
6 Albany Blackwatch Highlanders 1861113643−719
7 Jersey Shore Boca *124802344−2112
8 Jersey Falcons 1831413185−5410
9 Worcester Kings 1811702162−41−3 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 6 points deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 New Orleans Shell Shockers 1816205318+3548
2 Memphis Express 1811524825+2335
3 Nashville Metros 1811704121+2033
4 Texas Spurs 1810714428+1631
5 Austin Lightning 189813142−1128
6 Houston Toros 1831322160−3911
7 Louisiana Outlaws 1831412346−2310
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southeast Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Cocoa Expos 148333627+927
2 Central Florida Kraze 147523826+1223
3 Bradenton Academics 146533224+821
4 Palm Beach Pumas 1421112355−326 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1 point deducted

Western Conference

Northwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Spokane Shadow 1814223814+2444
2 Cascade Surge 1811523227+535
3 Yakima Reds 189813026+428
4 Abbotsford Rangers *1541102133−1212
5 Calgary Storm Prospects *1521211431−177
Source: [ citation needed ]

Southwest Division

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPts
1 Fresno Fuego 1814405023+2742
2 Orange County Blue Star 1814405229+2342
3 Southern California Seahorses 1810623429+532
4 BYU Cougars 1821512152−317
5 Nevada Wonders 1811521351−385
Source: [ citation needed ]

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
MA1 Flag of Virginia.svg Richmond Kickers Future 0
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 4
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 4
Eastern Conference
NE1 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Voltage 2
NE1 Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Voltage 5
MA2 Flag of Virginia.svg Williamsburg Legacy 2
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 4
MS2 Flag of Tennessee.svg Memphis Express 0
MS1 Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg New Orleans Shell Shockers 4
SE2 Flag of Florida.svg Central Florida Kraze 1
MS1 Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg New Orleans Shell Shockers 0
Southern Conference
MS2 Flag of Tennessee.svg Memphis Express 2
SE1 Flag of Florida.svg Cocoa Expos 2
MS2 Flag of Tennessee.svg Memphis Express 5
NE2 Flag of Massachusetts.svg Cape Cod Crusaders 2
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire Reserves 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire Reserves 8
GL2 Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Invaders 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire Reserves 2
Central Conference
GL1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
GL1 Flag of Michigan.svg Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
HL2 Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines Menace 0
HL1 Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago Fire Reserves 3
SW2 Flag of California.svg Orange County Blue Star 1
SW1 Flag of California.svg Fresno Fuego 1
NW1 Flag of Washington.svg Spokane Shadow 0
SW1 Flag of California.svg Fresno Fuego 0
Western Conference
SW2 Flag of California.svg Orange County Blue Star 2
SW2 Flag of California.svg Orange County Blue Star 2
NW2 Flag of Oregon.svg Cascade Surge 1

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Conference semifinals

Chicago Fire Reserves 8–0 Indiana Invaders
Report 1 Report 2
Hurley Field
Berkley, Michigan
Richmond Kickers Future 0–4 Cape Cod Crusaders
Report 1 Report 2
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Vermont Voltage 5–2 Williamsburg Legacy
Report 1
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,461

Conference Finals

Vermont Voltage 2–4 Cape Cod Crusaders
Report 1 Report 2
Collins-Perley Sports Complex
St. Albans, Vermont
Attendance: 1,673 [2]

National Semifinals

Cape Cod Crusaders 4–0 Memphis Express
Report
Dennis Yarmouth High School
South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,238

PDL Championship Game

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References

  1. ↑ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. ↑ "Second Half Surge Thwarts Voltage". The Burlington Free Press. July 28, 2003. p. 1b – via Newspapers.com.
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