2004 PDL season

The 2004 USL Premier Development League season was the 10th PDL season. The season began in April 2004 and ended in August 2004.

USL Premier Development League

Season	2004
Champions	Central Florida Kraze
← 2003 2005 →

Central Florida Kraze finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Chicago Fire Reserves finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +66 goal difference.

El Paso Patriots striker Julio Frias was the league's top scorer, with 25 goals, while DFW Tornados midfielder Mark Rowland led the league with 11 assists. Chicago Fire Reserves keeper Brad Guzan enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.39 per game in his 13 games.

Changes from 2003

Name changes

• Louisiana Outlaws changed their name to Lafayette Swamp Cats.
• Mid-Michigan Bucks changed their name to Michigan Bucks.
• Texas Spurs changed their name to Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados.

New franchises

• Ten teams joined the league this year, including four brand new franchises:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Ajax Orlando Prospects	Orlando area	Orlando, FL	expansion
Carolina Dynamo	Greensboro area	Greensboro, NC	previously in Pro Select
Cleveland Internationals	Cleveland area	Cleveland, OH	expansion
Colorado Springs Blizzard	Colorado Springs area	Colorado Springs, CO	expansion
El Paso Patriots	El Paso area	El Paso, TX	previously in A-League
Indiana Blast	Indianapolis area	Indianapolis, IN	previously in A-League
Laredo Heat	Laredo area	Laredo, TX	expansion
New Jersey Stallions	northern New Jersey area	Wayne, NJ	previously in Pro Select
Reading Rage	Greater Reading area	Reading, PA	previously in Pro Select
West Michigan Edge	Grand Rapids area	Kentwood, MI	returned from hiatus

Folding

• Five teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Calgary Storm Prospects - Calgary, Alberta
  • Greenville Lions - Greenville, South Carolina
  • Houston Toros - Houston, Texas
  • Jersey Shore Boca - Toms River, New Jersey
  • Worcester Kings - Worcester, Massachusetts

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Michigan Bucks	16	11	3	2	47	16	+31	35
2	Fort Wayne Fever	16	11	4	1	47	32	+15	34
3	Indiana Invaders	16	11	5	0	51	34	+17	33
4	Kalamazoo Kingdom	16	8	6	2	30	25	+5	26
5	Toledo Slayers	16	6	10	0	33	36	−3	18
6	West Michigan Edge*	15	4	11	0	26	50	−24	12
7	Cleveland Internationals*	16	2	13	1	19	53	−34	7
8	Columbus Shooting Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Fire Reserves	18	17	0	1	73	7	+66	52
2	Boulder Rapids Reserve	18	13	4	1	51	28	+23	40
3	Des Moines Menace	18	12	6	0	51	29	+22	36
4	Thunder Bay Chill	18	11	7	0	28	28	0	33
5	St. Louis Strikers	18	7	11	0	34	63	−29	21
6	Kansas City Brass	18	6	11	1	36	60	−24	19
7	Colorado Springs Blizzard	18	5	11	2	36	48	−12	17
8	Sioux Falls Spitfire	18	5	12	1	45	57	−12	16
9	Indiana Blast	18	5	12	1	38	56	−18	16
10	Wisconsin Rebels	18	2	15	1	26	71	−45	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carolina Dynamo	18	11	6	1	58	37	+21	34
2	Williamsburg Legacy	18	11	7	0	35	27	+8	33
3	Richmond Kickers Future	18	9	5	4	48	31	+17	31
4	Raleigh CASL Elite	18	7	9	2	26	44	−18	23
5	Chesapeake Dragons	18	4	13	1	35	55	−20	13
6	West Virginia Chaos	18	4	13	1	25	46	−21	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Jersey Barons	18	14	0	4	50	15	+35	46
2	Cape Cod Crusaders	18	13	5	0	38	15	+23	39
3	Albany Blackwatch Highlanders	18	12	3	3	45	23	+22	39
4	Rhode Island Stingrays	18	10	8	0	55	34	+21	30
5	Reading Rage	18	8	8	2	32	25	+7	26
6	Brooklyn Knights	18	8	9	1	34	39	−5	25
7	New Jersey Stallions	18	4	13	1	19	43	−24	13
8	Vermont Voltage	18	2	15	1	11	58	−47	7
9	Jersey Falcons	18	2	16	0	18	68	−50	5[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. 1 point deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	El Paso Patriots	18	15	3	0	64	23	+41	45
2	DFW Tornados	18	14	4	0	52	19	+33	41[a]
3	Memphis Express	18	12	6	0	37	23	+14	36
4	Nashville Metros	18	7	9	2	31	32	−1	23
5	New Orleans Shell Shockers	18	5	12	1	26	54	−28	15[b]
6	Lafayette Swamp Cats	18	4	13	1	19	52	−33	13
7	Austin Lightning	18	2	13	3	21	46	−25	9
8	Laredo Heat *	8	2	5	1	12	15	−3	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. 1 point deducted
2. 1 point deducted

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Central Florida Kraze	18	14	3	1	46	19	+27	43
2	Cocoa Expos	18	11	5	2	39	26	+13	35
3	Ajax Orlando Prospects	18	11	6	1	47	26	+21	34
4	Bradenton Academics	18	8	10	0	35	34	+1	24
5	Palm Beach Pumas	18	2	16	0	18	67	−49	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cascade Surge	16	11	4	1	40	23	+17	34
2	Spokane Shadow	16	11	4	1	36	31	+5	34
3	Abbotsford Rangers	16	4	11	1	22	36	−14	13
4	Yakima Reds	16	3	11	2	27	37	−10	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Orange County Blue Star	18	12	3	3	39	21	+18	39
2	Fresno Fuego	18	11	5	2	46	27	+19	35
3	Southern California Seahorses	18	8	7	3	41	34	+7	27
4	BYU Cougars	18	8	9	1	36	35	+1	25
5	Nevada Wonders	18	6	11	1	29	44	−15	19

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

PDL Championship Game

NE1

South Jersey Barons

2

MA2

Williamsburg Legacy

1

NE1

South Jersey Barons

2

Eastern Conference

MA1

Carolina Dynamo

3

MA1

Carolina Dynamo

3

NE2

Cape Cod Crusaders

2

MA1

Carolina Dynamo

1 (1)

SE1

Central Florida Kraze (PSO)

1 (2)

MS1

El Paso Patriots

4

SE2

Cocoa Expos

5

SE2

Cocoa Expos

1

Southern Conference

SE1

Central Florida Kraze

3

SE1

Central Florida Kraze

4

MS2

DFW Tornados

2

SE1

Central Florida Kraze

1

HL2

Boulder Rapids Reserve

0

HL1

Chicago Fire Reserves

3

GL2

Fort Wayne Fever

1

HL1

Chicago Fire Reserves

0

Central Conference

HL2

Boulder Rapids Reserve

1

GL1

Michigan Bucks

2

HL2

Boulder Rapids Reserve

3

HL2

Boulder Rapids Reserve

3

SW2

Fresno Fuego

0

SW1

Orange County Blue Star

3

NW2

Spokane Shadow

2

SW1

Orange County Blue Star

1

Western Conference

SW2

Fresno Fuego

2

NW1

Cascade Surge

1

SW2

Fresno Fuego

2

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Conference semifinals

South Jersey Barons	2–1 (OT)	Williamsburg Legacy
Mingo 47' Holloway  66' Maher 94'	Report	Scherder  9' 87' Segares  60' Wright  63' Voss  76'

July 23, 2004

5:30 PM EDT

Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, North Carolina

Referee: Jeff Muschik

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Michigan Bucks	2–3	Boulder Rapids Reserve
Strong 17' Turpin  33' Kabwe 70'	Report	Pulido  34' Guante 51' Clark  66' Branan  68' 74' Vegas 82' (pen.)

July 23, 2004

6:00 PM EDT

Hefner Stadium
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Attendance: 350

Referee: David Jarze

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El Paso Patriots	4–5	Cocoa Expos
Larrosa 12', 32' (pen.)  67' Mercado 23' Palacios  34' Francis 77' Cabrera  87'	Report	Moojen 30' (pen.) Hughes 45' Smith  51' Atkinson 70', 90' Chan 74' Hupp  82' McGrory  85' Phillips  90'

July 23, 2004

6:00 PM EDT

Showalter Field
Winter Park, Florida

Attendance: 400

Referee: Merrit Guthrie

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Carolina Dynamo	3–2	Cape Cod Crusaders
Storey 6', 81' Farrell  51' Shteiwi 89'	Report	Ncube 4' Burke 32' Jones  47' Bulow  78' Morsink  90'

July 23, 2004

7:30 PM EDT

Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, North Carolina

Attendance: 874

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Orange County Blue Star	3–2 (OT)	Spokane Shadow
Theslof 14' Enfield 18' 100' Dunn  71' Kennedy  94'	Report	Barton 9'  89' Cummings  25' 83' Cummings  44' Ready  49' Hite  65'

July 23, 2004

8:00 PM EDT

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Attendance: 1,327

Referee: Dinesh Singh

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Central Florida Kraze	4–2	DFW Tornados
Mullings 22', 74', 78' Barber  44' Steed  55' Sargeant  61' Robertson  82' Philip 90'	Report	Koehler 49' Rowland 58' Odera  74' Hammett  78'

July 23, 2004

8:00 PM EDT

Showalter Field
Winter Park, Florida

Attendance: 450

Referee: Shane Moody

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Fort Wayne Fever	1–3	Chicago Fire Reserves
Dolinsky  38' Tudela 44' Bullen  79'	Report	Klatter 19' Jaman 47' O'Rourke  75' Nash 88'

July 23, 2004

8:30 PM EDT

Hefner Stadium
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Attendance: 690

Referee: Tony Delois

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Fresno Fuego	2–1	Cascade Surge
Souza  39' Lopez  42' Gutierrez 45' Cignetti  58' Rivera 70' Ramirez  87'	Report	Donaldson  13' Calderson  24' Balc 31'  33' McGregor  44' Budnyy  84'

July 23, 2004

10:30 PM EDT

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Attendance: 1,675

Referee: Miguel Chicas

Conference Finals

Carolina Dynamo	3–2	South Jersey Barons
Shteiwi 10' Farrell  21' Storey 40' Caugherty 90'	Report	Mingo  15' 38' Donatelli 44' (pen.) Brown  45' Daigle  51' Braxton  71'  88'

July 24, 2004

7:30 PM EDT

Macpherson Stadium
Browns Summit, North Carolina

Attendance: 1,021

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

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Central Florida Kraze	3–1	Cocoa Expos
Mullings 19' Judino  40' Cook 44' Hargis  58' Barber  62' Sargeant  68' Philip 90'	Report	Sypura  42' Phillips  77' 89' Balkanloo  90' Smith  90'

July 24, 2004

8:00 PM EDT

Showalter Field
Winter Park, Florida

Referee: Chris Kenney

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Chicago Fire Reserves	0–1 (OT)	Boulder Rapids Reserve
Moor  20' Khumalo  52' O'Rourke  90'	Report	Clark  47' Pulido  90' 98' Branan  90'

July 24, 2004

8:30 PM EDT

Hefner Stadium
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Attendance: 160

Referee: Cien Asoera

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Fresno Fuego	2–1	Orange County Blue Star
Cignetti  29' 47' Rivera 51'  51' Lopez  69'	Report	Evans 20' Lopez  64' Poltl  71'  90' Dunn  82'  90'

July 24, 2004

10:30 PM EDT

Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, California

Attendance: 2,177

Referee: Cory Dean

National Semifinals

Boulder Rapids Reserve	3–0	Fresno Fuego
Vegas 47' (pen.)  83' Salazar 60' Lowry 84' Pitchkolan  88'	Report	Lopez  85'

July 30, 2004

7:30 PM EDT

Pleasant View Field
Boulder, Colorado

Attendance: 500

Referee: Jose Carro

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Central Florida Kraze	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Carolina Dynamo
Vasquez  41' Cook 45' Sargeant  46' Mullings  90' Philip  90'	Report	Rhyne 27'  68' Riley  84' Caugherty  115'
Penalties
Steed Vasquez Barber Delgado Robertson	2–1	Riley Caugherty Merritt Storey Lowery

July 31, 2004

8:00 PM EDT

UCF Soccer Complex
Orlando, Florida

Attendance: 750

Referee: Sean Hurd

PDL Championship Game

Central Florida Kraze	1–0	Boulder Rapids Reserve
Cook 88'

August 7, 2004

7:00 PM EDT

UCF Soccer Complex
Orlando, Florida

References

1. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)