USL Premier Development League
Season1999
ChampionsChicago Sockers
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The 1999 USL Premier Development League season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.

Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Spokane Shadow 3–1 in the PDL Championship game. Jackson Chargers had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.

Changes from 1998 season

Name changes

New teams

18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.

Team Area Location Previous affiliation
New York (state) Brooklyn Knights Brooklyn (NYC) area Brooklyn, NY expansion
New York (state) Capital District Shockers New York Capital District area Albany, NY from D-3 Pro League
New Jersey Central Jersey Riptide Central Jersey area Trenton, NJ from D-3 Pro League
Illinois Chicago Sockers Chicago area Chicago, IL from D-3 Pro League
Tennessee Clarksville Gunners Clarksville area Clarksville, TN expansion
Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Bandits Lexington area Lexington, KY returned from hiatus
Florida Miami Breakers Miami area Miami, FL from D-3 Pro League
Nevada Nevada Zephyrs Las Vegas area Las Vegas, NV expansion
New York (state) New York Freedom New York City area New York, NY expansion
Florida Orlando Nighthawks Central Florida area Orlando, FL from D-3 Pro League
Illinois Rockford Raptors Rockford area Rockford, IL from D-3 Pro League
California San Fernando Valley Heroes Los Angeles area Los Angeles, CA from D-3 Pro League
Missouri Team St. Louis St. Louis area St. Louis, MO expansion
Arizona Tucson Amigos Tucson area Tucson, AZ returned from hiatus
Vermont Vermont Voltage Vermont area St. Albans, VT from D-3 Pro League
New York (state) Westchester Flames Suburban Mainland New York area New Rochelle, NY expansion
Kansas Wichita Blue Wichita area Wichita, KS returned from hiatus
Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds Portland area Portland, OR returned from hiatus

Teams leaving

5 teams folded after the 1998 Season:

Alabama Saints and South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.

Okanagan Valley Challenge and Victoria Umbro Select returned to the PCSL, ending their associate membership. Abbotsford Athletes In Action and Seattle Hibernian retained their membership.

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Mid-Michigan Bucks 16 13 1 0 2 62 14 +48 11 65
2 Chicago Sockers 16 11 1 1 3 41 14 +27 7 54
3 Wisconsin Rebels 16 10 1 0 5 45 37 +8 9 51
4 Indiana Invaders 16 7 0 0 9 34 44 −10 7 35
5 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 5 1 1 9 28 45 −17 5 28
6 Rockford Raptors 16 2 0 2 12 23 61 −38 3 13
7 West Michigan Explosion 16 2 0 0 14 17 49 −32 2 10[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ RSSSF recorded 5 total points.

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Twin Cities Tornado 16 14 0 0 2 55 18 +37 9 65
2 Sioux City Breeze 16 13 0 0 3 52 25 +27 9 61
3 Colorado Comets 15 8 0 1 6 48 33 +15 9 42
4 Des Moines Menace 16 7 0 1 8 33 36 −3 5 34
5 Kansas City Brass 16 4 2 0 10 23 38 −15 4 24
6 Team St. Louis 6 5 0 0 1 28 8 +20 4 24[a]
7 Wichita Blue 11 3 0 2 6 13 43 −30 2 16[b]
8 Colorado Springs Stampede 15 1 2 0 12 21 52 −31 2 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Provisional team: does not play a full schedule.
  2. ^ Wichita Blue folded during the season.

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 New York Freedom 16 10 1 1 4 40 27 +13 8 51[a]
2 Central Jersey Riptide 16 8 0 1 7 40 28 +12 9 42[b]
3 Brooklyn Knights 16 5 2 0 9 29 42 −13 5 29
4 Westchester Flames 16 6 1 0 9 19 32 −13 3 29
5 Vermont Voltage 16 4 0 1 11 26 42 −16 4 21
6 Capital District Shockers 16 2 0 0 14 18 65 −47 1 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ RSSSF recorded 52 total points.
  2. ^ RSSSF recorded 36 total points.

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Jackson Chargers 16 14 0 0 2 67 12 +55 11 67
2 Cocoa Expos 16 10 2 0 4 58 24 +34 10 54
3 Central Florida Kraze 16 10 0 1 5 47 23 +24 8 49
4 Miami Breakers 16 8 1 0 7 29 32 −3 6 40
5 Bradenton Academics 16 8 0 1 7 28 32 −4 5 38
6 Clarksville Gunners 16 5 1 1 9 28 37 −9 3 26
7 Miami Tango 16 4 1 0 11 25 61 −36 5 23
8 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 6 3 0 0 3 17 14 +3 4 16
9 Orlando Nighthawks 16 1 0 1 14 13 63 −50 0 5
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 Willamette Valley Firebirds 16 14 0 0 2 54 20 +34 10 66
2 Spokane Shadow 16 10 0 0 6 36 21 +15 8 48
3 Abbotsford 86ers Select 16 8 0 1 7 36 32 +4 7 40
4 Seattle Sounders Select 16 6 2 0 8 19 32 −13 1 29
5 Yakima Reds 16 5 1 1 9 31 43 −12 6 29
6 Cascade Surge 16 2 0 1 13 19 47 −28 3 12
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD BP Pts
1 San Fernando Valley Heroes 16 9 4 0 3 53 21 +32 8 52
2 Central Coast Roadrunners 16 7 1 1 7 32 24 +8 7 38
3 Nevada Zephyrs 16 7 0 0 9 26 31 −5 4 32
4 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 16 6 0 0 10 33 51 −18 6 30[a]
5 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 16 5 0 2 9 23 44 −21 2 24
6 Tucson Amigos 16 3 0 2 11 23 41 −18 1 15
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ RSSSF recorded 27 total points.

Playoffs

Spokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.

Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
GL1 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
HL2 Iowa Sioux City Breeze 2
HL2 Iowa Sioux City Breeze 1
GL2 Illinois Chicago Sockers 3
HL1 Minnesota Twin Cities Tornado 0
GL2 Illinois Chicago Sockers 2
Central Conference Playoffs
Semifinals
Mid-Michigan Bucks1–2Sioux City Breeze
  • Snape Red card 59'
  • Scicluna Yellow card 65'
  • Dodd Yellow card 69'
  • Armstrong 80'
 Report
  • Eidelwein 44', 60' (pen.)
  • Koroma Yellow card 57'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 752
Referee: Shaun Soraghan
Semifinals
Twin Cities Tornado0–2Chicago Sockers
Report
  • Campuzano 10'
  • Hamnett 70'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Conference Final
Sioux City Breeze1–3Chicago Sockers
  • Eidelwein 19'
 Report
  • Campuzano 33'
  • Hamnett 39', 90'
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Attendance: 112
Eastern Semifinals Eastern Finals
      
SE1 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 9
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1
HL2 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 0
GL2 New York (state) New York Freedom 1
NE1 New York (state) New York Freedom 3
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1
Eastern Conference Playoffs
Semifinals
Jackson Chargers9–1Brooklyn Knights
  • Oyuga 10'
  • Maruti 12', 20', 39', 52'
  • Duncan
  • Shortt
  • Coulibaly
Report
  • Dixon 62'

Jackson, Mississippi
Semifinals
Cocoa Expos1–3New York Freedom
  • Butcher 18'
 Report
  • Sy
  • Camara

Jackson, Mississippi
Conference Final
Jackson Chargers0–1New York Freedom
Report
  • Vargas 73'

Jackson, Mississippi
Western Semifinals Western Finals
      
NW1 Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds 1
SW2 California Central Coast Roadrunners 0
NW1 Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds 5
NW2 British Columbia Abbotsford 86ers Select 1
SW1 California San Fernando Valley Heroes 1
NW2 British Columbia Abbotsford 86ers Select 2
Western Conference Playoffs
Semifinals
Central Coast Roadrunners0–1Willamette Valley Firebirds
Report
Citrus College
Glendora, California
Semifinals
San Fernando Valley Heroes1–2Abbotsford 86ers Select
Report
Citrus College
Glendora, California
Conference Final
Willamette Valley Firebirds5–1Abbotsford 86ers Select
  • Capodanno 34', 88'
  • Ritchie 39'
  • Howes 48', 80'
 Report
Citrus College
Glendora, California
PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
NW1 Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds 1
H Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 2
H Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 1
GL2 Illinois Chicago Sockers 3
NE1 New York (state) New York Freedom 0
GL2 Illinois Chicago Sockers 1 PDL Third Place
NW1 Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds 2
NE1 New York (state) New York Freedom 5

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PDL National Semifinals
Semifinals
Chicago Sockers1–0New York Freedom
  • Harkness 25'
  • Campuzano Yellow card 71'
 Report
  • Donahue Yellow card 35'
  • O'Boyle Yellow card 58'
  • Rambo Yellow card 90'
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 3,829
Semifinals
Spokane Shadow2–1Willamette Valley Firebirds
  • Hampton Yellow card 20'
  • Saunders Yellow card 35'
  • Higgins 65'
  • Rose 68'
  • Brown Yellow card 84'
 Report
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 3,829
Third Place Game
Final
Willamette Valley Firebirds2–5New York Freedom
 Report
  • Navarino 4', 40', 65'
  • Vargas 38'
  • Doramodou 83'
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
PDL Championship Game
Spokane Shadow1–3Chicago Sockers
  • Rose 88'
 Report
Joe Albi Stadium
Spokane, Washington
Attendance: 3,843

References

  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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