2008 PDL Season

The 2008 USL Premier Development League season was the 14th season of the PDL. The regular season started on April 26, 2008, and ended on July 20, 2008. The playoffs began on July 22, 2008, and ended with the PDL Championship Game on August 9, 2008.

Thunder Bay Chill finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 9 August 2008.

Michigan Bucks finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 13 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +27 goal difference.

Yakima Reds striker Junior Garcia was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 15 goals. Fresno Fuego's Fabricio Codeceira led the league with 13 assists, while Austin Aztex U23 keeper Miguel Gallardo enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.615 per game, and keeping 9 clean sheets in his 13 games.

Changes From 2007

Name Changes

*Abbotsford Rangers changed their name to the Abbotsford Mariners to reflect the name of their parent organization.
*Los Angeles Storm changed their name to the Los Angeles Legends to reflect the name of their parent organization.
*The expansion Austin Stampede were renamed the Aztex U23 after the Austin Aztex USL-1 franchise was announced for 2009 and acquired controlling interest in the PDL team.

New Franchises

*Nine franchises joined the league this year, including six brand new teams:

Heartland Division

Northeast Division

"The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs."
"* Palm Beach deducted 4 points for failing to fulfil three fixtures."

Western Conference

Northwest Division

outhwest Division

"The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs."

Playoffs

The Divisional Round for the Central Conference took place July 22-23, 2008, with the Conference Championships taking place between July 25-27. The PDL Semifinals took place on August 2, and the final was played on August 9.

Playoff Bracket

19TeamBracket-PDL2008 | RD1=Divisional Round
RD2=Conference Semifinals
RD3=Conference Finals
RD4=National Semifinals
RD5=PDL Championship Game
group1=Central Conference
group2=Western Conference
group3=Eastern Conference
group4=Southern Conference
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Divisional Round

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5:00 ET
team1 =
score = 2 – 0
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/matchreports/264707.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Warmer yel|19
goal|42 (OG)
Alvino yel|62
Muckey goal|63
goals2 = Cutshaw yel|52
stadium = Toyota Park
Bridgeview, Illinois
attendance = 75
referee = Pawel Wydra (USA)----footballbox|date = July 22, 2008
7:30 ET
team1 =
score = 1 – 3
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/matchreports/264709.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Warner sent off|2|7|78
Schmoker yel|28
Charles yel|49 goal|84
Howlan yel|76
Hemmi sent off|0|90
goals2 = Oliveira goal|9 goal|56
Coronado yel|33
Gold yel|60
Swartzendruber goal|74
Paterson yel|86
Putrus yel|90
Zendejas sent off|0|90
stadium = Chapples Park
Thunder Bay, Ontario
attendance = 1,005
referee = Mike Delecruz (CAN)----footballbox|date = July 23, 2008
7:00 ET
team1 =
score = 1 – 2
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/matchreports/264769.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = DeAbreu yel|42
Scott goal|44 yel|54
Binstock yel|82
goals2 = Williams yel|20
Nanchoff yel|26
Nagbe goal|54
Zemanski goal|83
stadium = Coughlin Field
Lakewood, Ohio
attendance = 45
referee = Chris Ponso (USA)

Conference Semifinals

footballbox|date = July 25, 2008
5:00 ET
team1 =
score = 1 – 2
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/265242.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Ingvarsson yel|17
Gavin yel|25
Bello goal|74
Maxwell yel|83
goals2 = Papandrea sent off|2|39|66
Godbolt goal|56 yel|59
Bernard yel|64
Vincens goal|65
stadium = Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
attendance = 1,500
referee = Robert Mauws (USA)----footballbox|date = July 25, 2008
5:30 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 0
(AET)
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/265300.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Maloney yel|33
Munro yel|73
goals2 = Damiani yel|27
Gonzales yel|82
Ortega yel|93
Dos Santos yel|108
stadium = Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
attendance = 280
referee = Tim Snyder (USA)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Munro pengoal
Maloney penmiss|save
Lynn pengoal
Vercollone pengoal
penaltyscore = 3 – 5
penalties2 = pengoal Matteo
pengoal Damiani
pengoal Guerra
pengoal Dos Santos
pengoal Kulkov ----footballbox|date = July 25, 2008
7:30 ET
team1 =
score = 2 – 1
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/265299.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Cruz yel|21
Garcia goal|52 yel|90+
Mulamba yel|53 goal|63
Infante yel|87
goals2 = Araujo yel|45
Wolfe goal|54
Mattson sent off|0|90
stadium = Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
attendance = 1,500
referee = Agostino Minasola (USA)----footballbox|date = July 25, 2008
8:00 ET
team1 =
score = 2 – 4
(AET)
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/265300.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Kotynski yel|4
Robinson yel|29
Karcz goal|30 goal|62
Grato sent off|0|82
Bilbao yel|83
Chencinski yel|100
Stamatis yel|100
Ruesgen yel|102
goals2 = Ports goal|22
O'Connor yel|66
Burgess yel|67 goal|109 (PK)
Taranto goal|74
Benson goal|92
stadium = Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
attendance = 657
referee = Bo Maroo (USA)----footballbox|date = July 26, 2008
5:30 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 2
report= [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/839717.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 =
goals2 = Putrus yel|17
Coronado yel|21| sent off|0|45
Alvarado sent off|0|27
Swartzendruber goal|66
Intermoia goal|82
stadium = Ultimate Soccer Arena
Pontiac, Michigan
attendance =
referee = Clifton Ellis (USA)----footballbox|date = July 26, 2008
7:30 ET
team1 =
score = 3 – 1
(AET)
report= [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/schedule/match07250801.aspx (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Leslie yel|65
Davies yel|69
Dosanjh yel|86
Edwini-Bonsu goal|90+6 goal|110
Russell yel|114 goal|116
Sandhu yel|118
goals2 = Borak yel|72
Agwu goal|82 sent off|0|84
Tracy yel|104
stadium = Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
attendance = 1,291
referee = Mike Kampmeinert (USA)----footballbox|date = July 26, 2008
7:30 ET
team1 =
score = 3 – 1
(AET)
report= [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/839716.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Alvino yel|34
Oatley goal|86 yel|111 goal|120
Muckey goal|98
goals2 = DeMartin goal|31
Morisset yel|39
Clark sent off|0|120
stadium = Ultimate Soccer Arena
Pontiac, Michigan
attendance =
referee = Marc Lawrence (USA)----footballbox|date = July 26, 2008
10:30 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 3
report= [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/839724.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Alvarado yel|32
Calvo yel|89
Nunes yel|89
goals2 = Scott goal|18
Mueller yel|30
Schomaker goal|76
Tangney goal|90
stadium = Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
attendance = 3,214
referee = Maurizio Laudini (USA)

Conference Finals

footballbox|date = July 26, 2008
7:00 ET
team1 =
score = 3 – 1
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/265378.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Galvan yel|4
Mulamba yel|12 goal|68
Quinones yel|17
Cruz yel|26
Garcia goal|47 goal|51
Morales yel|80
goals2 = Alvarez yel|4
Vega sent off|0|5
Watson goal|26 (PK) yel|64
Godbolt sent off|2|36|41
stadium = Seminole Soccer Complex
Sanford, Florida
attendance = 100
referee = Martin Bell (USA)----footballbox|date = July 27, 2008
4:30 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 1
report= [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/839730.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Matteo yel|40
Smith yel|43
Gonzalez yel|53
Damiani yel|61
Carrizo yel|77
Alvarado sent off|0|90
goals2 = Burgess goal|40 yel|45
Rowling yel|69
stadium = Don Thomas Stadium
Reading, Pennsylvania
attendance = 510
referee = Ian Bongaardt (USA)----footballbox|date = July 27, 2008
7:00 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 4
report=
team2 =
goals1 = Howard yel|10
goals2 = Milroth goal|11
Intermoia yel|20
Oliveira goal|45 (PK)
Swartzendruber goal|59
C. Gold yel|75 goal|81
stadium = Ultimate Soccer Arena
Pontiac, Michigan
attendance =
referee = Jason White (USA)----footballbox|date = July 27, 2008
10:00 ET
team1 =
score = 4 – 1
report= [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/839720.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Edwini-Bonsu goal|41 goal|64
Semenets goal|66
Russell goal|86
Johnstone yel|87
goals2 = Mueller yel|46
Knapp yel|54
Agu yel|82
Schomaker goal|90
stadium = Chukchansi Park
Fresno, California
attendance = 510
referee = Colin Arblaster (USA)

PDL Semifinals

footballbox|date = August 2, 2008
7:00 ET
team1 =
score = 1 – 2
report=
team2 =
goals1 = Leslie yel|41
Dosanjh yel|56
Davies yel|81
Edwini-Bonsu goal|89 yel|90+4 sent off|0|90+4
goals2 = Alvarado yel|52
Milroth goal|61 yel|79
Zendejas goal|90+4
stadium = Chapples Park
Thunder Bay, Ontario
attendance = 1,546
referee = Frank Carpino (CAN)----footballbox|date = August 2, 2008
9:15 ET
team1 =
score = 0 – 2
report=
team2 =
goals1 = O'Connor yel|50
Sanders yel|84
goals2 = Quinones yel|29
Ramos goal|41
Garcia goal|78
Humphrey yel|87
stadium = Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Laredo, Texas
attendance = 1,693
referee = Carlos Salas (USA)

PDL Final

footballbox|date = August 9, 2008
8:45 ET
team1 =
score = 1 – 1
(AET)
report= [http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/home/268642.html (Report)]
team2 =
goals1 = Putrus yel|34
Da Silva yel|44
Milroth sent off|2|56|76
Oliveira goal|63 yel|76
J. Gold yel|64
goals2 = Blackwell yel|33
Ibarra goal|46
Infante yel|83
Galvan yel|90
stadium = Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex
Laredo, Texas
attendance = 3,451
referee = Jasen Anno (USA)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Oliveira pengoal
Swartzendruber pengoal
C. Gold pengoal
Intermoia pengoal
penaltyscore = 4 – 1
penalties2 = pengoal Galvan
penmiss|save Ordaz
penmiss|save Su

Awards and All-League team

F: Carlos Araujo, Central Florida Kraze; Felix Garcia, Laredo Heat (U19 Player of the Year); Junior Garcia, Yakima Reds (league MVP)
M: Will Beaugé, Ottawa Fury; Fabricio Codeceira, Fresno Fuego; Adam Gazda, Reading Rage; Nate Jafta, Michigan Bucks
D: Darrius Barnes, Cary RailHawks U23's; Mike Holody, Michigan Bucks; Norberto Papandrea, Austin Aztex U23 (Defender of the Year)
G: Miguel Gallardo, Austin Aztex U23 (Goalkeeper of the Year)
Coach: Wolfgang Suhnholz, Austin Aztex U23