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USL Premier Development League
Official 2011 PDL Championship logo
Season2011
ChampionsKitsap Pumas
Matches played512
Goals scored1,643 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorerJake Keegan,Westchester Flames,16
Biggest home win7–1,Real Colorado FoxesoverSpringfield Demize
Biggest away win11–1Jersey Express S.C.overBrooklyn Knights
Highest scoring12 goals,Jersey Express S.C.11–1Brooklyn Knights
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The2011USL Premier Development Leagueseasonwas the 17th season of thePDL.The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when theLos Angeles Blues 23playedFresno Fuego,and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live onFox Soccer Channelin the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik.

TheKitsap Pumasended the season as national champions, beatingLaredo Heat1–0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas inBremerton, Washington.

Fresno Fuegohad the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13–0–3 record. Fresno midfielderMilton Blancowas named LeagueMVP,after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. TwoMichigan Bucksplayers -Stewart GivensandMitch Hildebrandt- were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach Gary Parsons was named Coach of the Year.Jake Keeganof theWestchester Flameswas named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester's goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.[1]

Changes from 2010

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Name changes

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New franchise

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  • Ten franchises were announced as joining the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
OhioAkron Summit Assault[5] Akron area Akron, OH expansion
VirginiaFredericksburg Hotspur[6] Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
OntarioHamilton Rage[7] Hamilton area Hamilton, ON expansion
FloridaFC Jax Destroyers Jacksonville area Jacksonville, FL expansion
CaliforniaLos Angeles Blues 23[8] West Los Angeles area Pacific Palisades, CA expansion
Washington (state)North Sound SeaWolves[9] Snohomish County area Everett, WA expansion
MarylandReal Maryland Monarchs[10] Montgomery County area Rockville, MD fromUSL Second Division
TexasRio Grande Valley Grandes[11] Rio Grande Valley area Edinburg, TX expansion
KentuckyRiver City Rovers[12] Louisville area Louisville, KY expansion
ManitobaWSA Winnipeg[13] Winnipeg area Winnipeg, MB expansion

Folding/moving

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Standings

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Key to colours in group tables
Team won the Division Title
Team qualified for playoff berth

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference

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Great Lakes Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 12 2 2 38 9 +29 38
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 11 3 2 28 10 +18 35
3 Forest City London 16 9 5 2 32 23 +9 29
4 Indiana Invaders 16 6 7 3 25 26 −1 21
5 Akron Summit Assault 16 5 8 3 23 28 −5 18
6 Hamilton Rage 16 5 8 3 20 27 −7 18
7 Toronto Lynx 16 5 9 2 15 25 −10 17
8 Cincinnati Kings 16 2 7 7 23 33 −10 13
9 River City Rovers 16 2 8 6 16 37 −21 12
Source:[citation needed]

Heartland Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 12 2 2 31 9 +22 38
2 Des Moines Menace 16 12 4 0 41 20 +21 36
3 Real Colorado Foxes 16 11 2 3 49 23 +26 36
4 Kansas City Brass 16 4 8 4 28 36 −8 16
5 St. Louis Lions 16 4 7 5 25 24 +1 13[a]
6 WSA Winnipeg 16 3 12 1 15 44 −29 10
7 Springfield Demize 16 1 12 3 12 45 −33 6
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^St. Louis Lions deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Eastern Conference

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Mid Atlantic Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Long Island Rough Riders 16 12 1 3 42 13 +29 39
2 Reading United 16 12 2 2 41 14 +27 38
3 Jersey Express 16 11 2 3 45 12 +33 36
4 Westchester Flames 16 6 6 4 25 33 −8 22
5 Central Jersey Spartans 16 4 8 4 24 31 −7 16
6 Bermuda Hogges 16 4 9 3 17 31 −14 15
7 Ocean City Nor'easters 16 2 6 8 20 25 −5 14
8 New Jersey Rangers 16 5 10 1 15 32 −17 12[a]
9 Brooklyn Knights 16 1 13 2 15 53 −38 5
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^New Jersey Rangers deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Northeast Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 MPS Portland Phoenix 16 8 3 5 24 11 +13 29
2 New Hampshire Phantoms 16 7 6 3 25 20 +5 24
3 Western Mass Pioneers 16 6 5 5 18 20 −2 23
4 Ottawa Fury 16 4 7 5 22 31 −9 17
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 7 6 12 21 −9 15
Source:[citation needed]

South Atlantic Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 4 1 37 14 +23 34
2 Northern Virginia Royals 16 10 5 1 20 13 +7 31
3 Real Maryland Monarchs 16 8 6 2 29 20 +9 26
4 West Virginia Chaos 16 7 5 4 32 23 +9 25
5 Virginia Beach Piranhas 16 3 10 3 13 32 −19 12
6 Fredericksburg Hotspur 16 2 11 3 10 39 −29 9
Source:[citation needed]

Southern Conference

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Mid South Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 11 3 2 35 13 +22 35
2 Chivas El Paso Patriots 16 10 3 3 24 22 +2 33
3 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 8 7 1 26 20 +6 25
4 New Orleans Jesters 16 7 7 2 23 27 −4 23
5 West Texas United Sockers 16 5 11 0 20 35 −15 15
6 Rio Grande Valley Grandes 16 3 11 2 19 29 −10 11
Source:[citation needed]

Southeast Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Mississippi Brilla 16 12 2 2 39 14 +25 38
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 3 2 34 23 +11 35
3 Bradenton Academics 16 8 6 2 34 27 +7 26
4 Jax Destroyers 16 3 9 4 22 37 −15 13
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 10 3 15 31 −16 12
6 Fort Lauderdale Schulz Academy 16 2 11 3 17 30 −13 9
Source:[citation needed]

Western Conference

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Northwest Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Kitsap Pumas 16 12 1 3 42 9 +33 35[a]
2 Victoria Highlanders 16 9 4 3 29 16 +13 30
3 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency 16 8 5 3 24 21 +3 27
4 Portland Timbers U23's 16 6 6 4 34 21 +13 22
5 Abbotsford Mariners 16 6 7 3 22 25 −3 21
6 North Sound SeaWolves 16 4 8 4 20 34 −14 16
7 Washington Crossfire 16 3 8 5 22 39 −17 14
8 Tacoma Tide 16 1 10 5 21 49 −28 8
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^Kitsap Pumas deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Southwest Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 16 13 0 3 43 15 +28 42
2 Ventura County Fusion 16 10 0 6 38 10 +28 36
3 Orange County Blue Star 16 9 5 2 45 31 +14 29
4 Southern California Seahorses 16 8 5 3 22 24 −2 27
5 BYU Cougars 16 4 8 4 15 21 −6 16
6 Los Angeles Blues 23 16 4 10 2 17 37 −20 14
7 Ogden Outlaws 16 2 10 4 18 36 −18 10
8 Los Angeles Misioneros 16 1 13 2 16 40 −24 5
Source:[citation needed]

League post-season tournament

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Division matches for qualification

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Northeast Division
Eastern Conference
NE1 MPS Portland Phoenix 0
NE2 New Hampshire Phantoms 1
Mid Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
MA2 Reading United 0
MA3 Jersey Express 1
South Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
SA2 Northern Virginia Royals 0
Great Lakes Division
Central Conference
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier 3
GL3 Forest City London 0

Bracket

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Conference Semifinals Conference Finals Semi-Finals Finals
SE1 Mississippi Brilla 3
MS2 Chivas El Paso Patriots 0
SE1 Mississippi Brilla 2 (6)
Southern Conference
MS1 Laredo Heat 2 (7)
MS1 Laredo Heat 1
SE2 Central Florida Kraze 0
MS1 Laredo Heat 4
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 1
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 3
NE2 New Hampshire Phantoms 1
MA1 Long Island Rough Riders 3
Eastern Conference
MA3 Jersey Express 2
MA3 Jersey Express 2
SA1 Carolina Dynamo 1
MS1 Laredo Heat 0
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
SW1 Fresno Fuego 3
NW2 Victoria Highlanders 1
SW1 Fresno Fuego 0
Western Conference
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 1
SW2 Ventura County Fusion 0
NW1 Kitsap Pumas 3
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL1 Michigan Bucks 3
HL2 Des Moines Menace 2
GL1 Michigan Bucks 1
Central Conference
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 2
HL1 Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Chicago Fire Premier 0

Conference Quarterfinals

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IllinoisChicago Fire Premier3–0OntarioForest City London
Vaz37'68'
Mallace51'		 Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 50
Referee: Miguel Panduro Jr. (USA)
North CarolinaCarolina Dynamo1–0VirginiaNorthern Virginia Royals
 Report
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Danny Thornberry (USA)
PennsylvaniaReading United0–1New JerseyJersey Express
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: John Douglas (USA)
MaineMPS Portland Phoenix0–1New HampshireNew Hampshire Phantoms
 Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Guido Gonzalez (USA)

Conference semifinals

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North CarolinaCarolina Dynamo1–2New JerseyJersey Express
Tweed-Kent38'
DelbonoYellow card78'
RobinsonRed card90'		 Report Niouky27'Yellow card33'
Coulibaly33'
KonopelskyYellow card52'
RodriguesRed card90'
Attendance: 145
Referee: Yevgeniy Mednikov (USA)
IllinoisChicago Fire Premier0–1OntarioThunder Bay Chill
 Report
Referee: Giuseppi Agusta (USA)
FloridaCentral Florida Kraze0–1TexasLaredo Heat
 Report
Referee: Thaj Huynh (USA)
New York (state)Long Island Rough Riders3–1New HampshireNew Hampshire Phantoms
Sarle18'27'53' Report
Attendance: 387
Referee: Hernan Aguilar (USA)
MichiganMichigan Bucks3–2
(AET)		IowaDes Moines Menace
Catalano90'
Alashe105'
Caldwell111'		 Report 1
Report 2[permanent dead link]		 Sosa45'103'
Attendance: 944
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)
MississippiMississippi Brilla3–0TexasChivas El Paso Patriots
Aduny11'
ReisYellow card21'
Luak30'
AziraYellow card57'
Palmer74'		 Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Jack Damrill (USA)
CaliforniaVentura County Fusion0–1Washington (state)Kitsap Pumas
 Report 1
Report 2
Referee: Ezequiel Molina (USA)
CaliforniaFresno Fuego3–1British ColumbiaVictoria Highlanders
Reinhart10'83'90' Report 1
Report 2
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Chris Hutchison (USA)

Conference finals

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New York (state)Long Island Rough Riders3–2New JerseyJersey Express
Detelj7'
Sarle33'
MulliganYellow card52'
ArikianYellow card66'
BareaYellow card69'84'		 Report
Attendance: 826
Referee: Ayodeji Obisesan (USA)
MichiganMichigan Bucks1–2OntarioThunder Bay Chill
 Report Oliveira8'
PereiraYellow card49'
RobertsonYellow card82'
Neto86'Yellow card86'
VilalvaYellow card90+'
Attendance: 796
Referee: Artem Sher (USA)
MississippiMississippi Brilla2–2
(AET)		TexasLaredo Heat
BuffingtonYellow card31'
Palmer90+'
Luak97'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Garcia11'Yellow card36'
MulambaRed card37'
OrdazYellow card45'
IbarraYellow card76'
CollozoRed card76'
FriasYellow card78'
EstradaYellow card81'
FuentesYellow card102'
Begines116'
Penalties
6–7
Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Jared Peeler (USA)
CaliforniaFresno Fuego0–1Washington (state)Kitsap Pumas
 Report 1
Report 2[permanent dead link]
Report 3
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Said Ravenfar (USA)

PDL Semifinals

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TexasLaredo Heat4–1New York (state)Long Island Rough Riders
Bayona38'
Ibarra64'
Lopez85'
Escovar90'		 Report 1
Report 2
Gabriele69'
LopezYellow card69'
SarleYellow card70'Yellow-red card77'
HoleYellow card82'
Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Ezequiel Molina (USA)
Washington (state)Kitsap Pumas3–1OntarioThunder Bay Chill
Burke60'
Friesen72'90'		 Report 1
Report 2		 RobertsonYellow card8'
Oliveira34'
PetrusYellow card47'
Referee: (USA)

PDL Final

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Washington (state)Kitsap Pumas1–0TexasLaredo Heat
Christner11' Report
Attendance: 1,257[19]
Referee: (USA)

Award Winners and Finalists

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MVP:Milton Blanco(FRE) (winner),Mitch Hildebrandt(MIC),Chandler Hoffman(OCB)
Rookie of the Year:Albert Edward (RCR),Brian Holt(REA),Jake Keegan(WES) (winner)
Defender of the Year:Dillon Barna(VCF),Stewart Givens(MIC) (winner),Wilson Neto(TBC)
Goalkeeper of the Year:Mitch Hildebrandt(MIC)
Coach of the Year:Tony Colistro(TBC),Pete Fewing(KIT),Gary Parsons(MIC) (winner)[20]

All-League and All-Conference teams

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Eastern Conference

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F:Hakan Ilhan(CAR),Jake Keegan(WES)*,Dominick Sarle(LIR)
M:Keishen Bean(BER),Jason Massie(POR),Stephen Okai(REA)
D:Matthew Baker(REA),Brian Fekete(POR),Shaun Foster(JER),Kyle Manscuk(OTT)
G:Brian Holt(REA)

Central Conference

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F:Adam Mena(IND),Branden Stelmak(CIN),Brandon Swartzendruber(TBC)
M:Tom Catalano(MIC), Albert Edward (RCR),John Sosa(DMM)*
D:Kevin Cope(CHI),Stewart Givens(MIC)*,Jonathan Raj(CHI),Wilson Neto(TBC)*
G:Mitch Hildebrandt(MIC)*

Southern Conference

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F:Moses Aduny(MIS),Esteban Bayona(LAR),Achille Campion(BRC)
M:Michael Azira(MIS),Enrique Cervantes(EPP),Jonathan Mendoza(CFK)*
D:Carlos Ordaz(LAR),Guilherme Reis(BRD),Daniel Sackman(CFK),Hugo Samano Contreras(EPP)
G:Keneil Baker(CFK)

Western Conference

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F:Milton Blanco(FRE)*,Chandler Hoffman(OCB)*,Brent Richards(POR)
M:Danny Barrera(VCF)*,Nikolas Besagno(KIT),Jose Cuevas(FRE)
D:Dillon Barna(VCF)*,Fernando De Alba(LAB),Ryan Kawulok(POR),Daniel Scott(KIT)*
G.Bryan Meredith(KIT)

* denotes All-League player

See also

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References

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  1. ^Bucks Highlight PDL Award WinnersArchivedAugust 18, 2012, at theWayback Machine
  2. ^"Piranhas announce name change".Archived fromthe originalon July 17, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 23,2011.
  3. ^Breakdown for 2011 USL PDL US Open Cup Qualifying: Western Conference(22 April 2011). Published byTheCup.us.Last accessed 5 May 2011.
  4. ^Jersey Express Unveils New NameArchived2014-10-18 at theWayback Machine
  5. ^AMFC Summit Assault Joins PDLArchived2011-04-08 at theWayback Machine
  6. ^"Hotspur, Impact Unveiled".Archived fromthe originalon October 9, 2012.RetrievedOctober 25,2010.
  7. ^"Hamilton FC Rage Joins PDL".Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 10,2018.
  8. ^"LA Blues 23 Join USL PDL".Archived fromthe originalon July 26, 2012.RetrievedApril 7,2011.
  9. ^North Sound SeaWolves Join PDLArchivedDecember 25, 2014, at theWayback Machine
  10. ^"Real Maryland FC Monarchs join USL Premier Development League".Archived fromthe originalon November 19, 2010.RetrievedNovember 16,2010.
  11. ^PDL returns to the Valley
  12. ^River City Rovers Join USL PDLArchived2012-03-13 at theWayback Machine
  13. ^WSA Winnipeg Joins PDLArchivedDecember 16, 2010, at theWayback Machine
  14. ^"Dutch Lions Join USL PRO".Archived fromthe originalon February 5, 2013.RetrievedNovember 12,2018.
  15. ^"Kalamazoo Outrage: United Soccer League".Archived fromthe originalon February 8, 2011.RetrievedOctober 26,2010.
  16. ^Rattlers move on to the National Premier Soccer League
  17. ^RGV Bravos FC now the RGV Ocelots FC, with new colors
  18. ^"Rochester Thunder Fold PDL Team after Two Short But Good Years".Archived fromthe originalon November 24, 2010.RetrievedNovember 19,2010.
  19. ^"Pumas beat Heat to claim PDL Championship".Kitsap Sun.Archived fromthe originalon March 23, 2012.RetrievedJune 2,2023.
  20. ^"PDL Award Finalists Announced".Archived fromthe originalon October 1, 2011.RetrievedAugust 3,2011.
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