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.

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.

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Changes from 2003

Name changes

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

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Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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* 15 2 13 1 19 53 -34 7
8 Columbus Shooting Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0

Heartland Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Chicago Fire Reserves 18 17 1 0 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 = 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 Indiana Blast 18 5 11 2 38 56 -22 17
9 Wisconsin Rebels 18 2 15 1 26 71 -45 7

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Northeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 South Jersey Barons 18 14 0 4 50 15 +35 46
2 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 13 5 0 38 15 +25 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 +8 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 (-1) 18 2 16 0 18 68 -50 5

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 El Paso Patriots 18 15 3 0 64 23 +41 45
2 DFW Tornados (-1) 18 14 4 0 52 19 +33 41
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 (-1) 18 5 12 1 26 54 -28 15
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

Southeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Southwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
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

Playoffs

  Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
                                     
NE1   South Jersey Barons 2  
MA2   Williamsburg Legacy 1  
  NE1   South Jersey Barons 2  
 
  MA1   Carolina Dynamo 3  
MA1   Carolina Dynamo 3
NE2   Cape Cod Crusaders 2  
  MA1   Carolina Dynamo 1 (1)  
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
  SE1   Central Florida Kraze (PSO) 1 (2)  
MS1   El Paso Patriots 4  
SE2   Cocoa Expos 5  
  SE2   Cocoa Expos 1
 
  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
 
  HL2   Boulder Rapids Reserve 1  
GL1   Michigan Bucks 2
HL2   Boulder Rapids Reserve 3  
  HL2   Boulder Rapids Reserve 3
Central Conference
Western Conference
  SW2   Fresno Fuego 0  
SW1   Orange County Blue Star 3  
NW2   Spokane Shadow 2  
  SW1   Orange County Blue Star 1
 
  SW2   Fresno Fuego 2  
NW1   Cascade Surge 1
SW2   Fresno Fuego 2  

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References

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