2007 PDL season


The 2007 USL Premier Development League season was the 13th season of the PDL. The season started on April 28, 2007. The regular season ended on July 25, 2007.
Laredo Heat finished the season as national champions, beating the Michigan Bucks on penalty kicks after a 0-0 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on August 11, 2007.
Hampton Roads Piranhas finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +36 goal difference.
Fresno Fuego striker Pablo Campos was the league's top scorer, knocking in 18 goals. Thunder Bay Chill's Gustavo Oliveira led the league with 15 assists, while Hampton Roads Piranhas keeper Evan Newton enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.222 per game, and keeping 8 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2006

Name changes

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Baton Rouge CapitalsBaton Rouge areaBaker, LAexpansion
Fredericksburg GunnersFredericksburg areaFredericksburg, VAexpansion
Long Island Rough RidersLong Island areaNew Hyde Park, NYpreviously in USL-2
Mississippi BrillaJackson areaClinton, MSexpansion
Lancaster RattlersAntelope Valley areaPalmdale, CAexpansion
San Jose FrogsSilicon Valley areaSan Jose, CApreviously in NPSL
Spokane SpidersSpokane Valley areaSpokane, WAexpansion
Springfield DemizeSpringfield areaSpringfield, MOexpansion
Toronto LynxToronto areaTorontopreviously in USL-1
Ventura County FusionVentura County areaVentura, CAexpansion

Folding

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.

Current standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference semifinals

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Conference finals

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National Semifinals

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National final