Season | 2003 |
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Champions | Cape Cod Crusaders (2nd Title) |
Regular Season Champions | New Orleans Shell Shockers (1st Title) |
Best Player | ![]() |
Top goalscorer | ![]() ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
← 2002 2004 → |
The 2003 USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began in April 2003 and ended in August 2003.
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.
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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![]() | Abbotsford area | Abbotsford, BC | expansion |
![]() | Albany area | Schenectady, NY | expansion |
![]() | Provo area | Provo, UT | expansion |
![]() | Columbus area | Columbus, OH | expansion |
![]() | Fort Wayne area | Fort Wayne, IN | expansion |
![]() | Fresno area | Fresno, CA | expansion |
![]() | Jersey Shore area | Toms River, NJ | expansion |
![]() | Carson City area | Carson City, NV | expansion |
![]() | New Orleans area | New Orleans, LA | expansion |
![]() | St. Louis area | St. Louis, MO | expansion |
![]() | Greater Trenton area | Trenton, NJ | previously in D3 Pro |
![]() | Toledo area | Maumee, OH | expansion |
![]() | Charleston area | Charleston, WV | expansion |
Legend |
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Division champion |
Team qualified for playoff berth |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Mid-Michigan Bucks | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 43 |
2 | Indiana Invaders | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 |
3 | Fort Wayne Fever | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 29 |
4 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 21 |
5 | Toledo Slayers | 18 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 9 |
6 | Columbus Shooting Stars | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Chicago Fire Reserves | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 46 |
2 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 37 |
3 | Thunder Bay Chill | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 31 |
4 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 31 |
5 | Kansas City Brass | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 21 |
6 | St. Louis Strikers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 21 |
7 | Sioux Falls Spitfire | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 18 |
8 | Wisconsin Rebels | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 71 | −60 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 43 |
2 | Williamsburg Legacy | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 32 |
3 | Raleigh CASL Elite | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 26 |
4 | Chesapeake Dragons | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 22 |
5 | West Virginia Chaos | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 10 |
6 | Greenville Lions | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 8 [a] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Vermont Voltage | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 39 |
2 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 38 |
3 | Brooklyn Knights | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 36 |
4 | South Jersey Barons | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 34 |
5 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 34 |
6 | Albany Blackwatch Highlanders | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 19 |
7 | Jersey Shore Boca * | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 12 |
8 | Jersey Falcons | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 85 | −54 | 10 |
9 | Worcester Kings | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 62 | −41 | −3 [a] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 48 |
2 | Memphis Express | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 35 |
3 | Nashville Metros | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 33 |
4 | Texas Spurs | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 31 |
5 | Austin Lightning | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 |
6 | Houston Toros | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 60 | −39 | 11 |
7 | Louisiana Outlaws | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 10 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Cocoa Expos | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 |
2 | Central Florida Kraze | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 23 |
3 | Bradenton Academics | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 21 |
4 | Palm Beach Pumas | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 6 [a] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Spokane Shadow | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 44 |
2 | Cascade Surge | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 35 |
3 | Yakima Reds | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 |
4 | Abbotsford Rangers * | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 12 |
5 | Calgary Storm Prospects * | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Fresno Fuego | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 42 |
2 | Orange County Blue Star | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 42 |
3 | Southern California Seahorses | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 32 |
4 | BYU Cougars | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 7 |
5 | Nevada Wonders | 18 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 5 |
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | PDL Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
MA1 | ![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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NW2 | ![]() | 1 |
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