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Season | 2009 |
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Champions | Ventura County Fusion |
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Matches played | 544 |
Goals scored | 1790 (3.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aaron Wheeler, Reading Rage, 17 |
Biggest home win | 9-0, Ottawa Fury over Westchester Flames |
Biggest away win | 7-1, Ocean City Barons over Newark Ironbound Express 7-1 Los Angeles Legends over Fresno Fuego |
Highest scoring | 10 goals, Portland Timbers U23's 8-2 Yakima Reds 10 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 5-5 Fresno Fuego 10 goals, Hollywood United Hitmen 7-3 Ogden Outlaws |
Average attendance | 542 |
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The 2009 USL Premier Development League season was the 15th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 1, 2009, and ended on July 19, 2009. The PDL Championship Game was held on August 8, 2009, and was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States.[1]
Ventura County Fusion finished the season as national champions, beating Chicago Fire Premier 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Ventura, California on August 8, 2009.[2]
Reading Rage 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 +41 goal difference.
Reading Rage striker Aaron Wheeler was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 17 goals, while his teammate Jon Ports led the league with 10 assists. Mississippi Brilla goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals against average of 0.615 on the season, including 8 shutouts.[3]
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Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Atlanta Blackhawks | Greater Atlanta area | Alpharetta, GA | expansion |
Forest City London | London area | London, ON | expansion |
Hollywood United Hitmen | West Los Angeles area | Pacific Palisades, CA | expansion |
Kitsap Pumas | Kitsap County area | Bremerton, WA | expansion |
Portland Timbers U23's | Greater Portland area | Portland, OR | expansion |
Real Colorado Foxes | Denver area | Highlands Ranch, CO | expansion |
Rio Grande Valley Bravos | Rio Grande Valley area | Pharr, TX | expansion |
Rochester Thunder | Rochester area | Rochester, MN | expansion |
Seattle Wolves | Seattle area | Tukwila, WA | PCSL |
Victoria Highlanders | Victoria area | Victoria, BC | expansion |
West Texas United Sockers | Midland-Odessa area | Midland, TX | expansion |
In 2009, there was a more balanced 8 divisions (down from 10 in 2008). The top 3 from each division qualified for the play-offs, with the division champion receiving a bye through the first round.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Kalamazoo Outrage | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 36 |
2 | Chicago Fire Premier | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 35 |
3 | Forest City London | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 29 |
4 | Michigan Bucks | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 27 |
5 | Indiana Invaders | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 19 |
6 | Cleveland Internationals | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 17 |
7 | Fort Wayne Fever | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
8 | Cincinnati Kings | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 15 |
9 | Toronto Lynx | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 7 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 37 |
2 | Thunder Bay Chill | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 29 |
3 | Real Colorado Foxes | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 27 |
4 | St. Louis Lions | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 24 |
5 | Rochester Thunder | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 17 |
6 | Kansas City Brass | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 15 |
7 | Springfield Demize | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 43 | -33 | 7 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Reading Rage | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 41 |
2 | Carolina Dynamo | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 32 |
3 | Cary Clarets | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 30 |
4 | Hampton Roads Piranhas | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 27 |
5 | West Virginia Chaos | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 18 |
6 | Fredericksburg Gunners | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 12 |
7 | Northern Virginia Royals | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 10 |
8 | Virginia Legacy | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | -22 | 9 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 8 | +40 | 40 |
2 | Long Island Rough Riders | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 38 |
3 | Ocean City Barons | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 30 |
4 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 24 |
5 | Newark Ironbound Express | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 41 | -3 | 20 |
6 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 15 |
7 | Westchester Flames | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 14 |
8 | New Hampshire Phantoms | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 13 |
9 | New Jersey Rangers | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 8 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Laredo Heat | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 29 |
2 | West Texas United Sockers | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 27 |
3 | Austin Aztex U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 26 |
4 | El Paso Patriots | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 26 |
5 | Rio Grande Valley Bravos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 23 |
6 | DFW Tornados | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 19 |
7 | Houston Leones | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 37 | -27 | 3 |
Note: Austin finish in third place as a result of winning the head-to-head season series 2-0-1 against El Paso.[4]
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Mississippi Brilla | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 33 |
2 | Bradenton Academics | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 32 |
3 | New Orleans Jesters | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 26 |
4 | Panama City Pirates | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 23 |
5 | Baton Rouge Capitals | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 16 |
6 | Central Florida Kraze | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 31 | -13 | 15 |
7 | Nashville Metros | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 13 |
8 | Atlanta Blackhawks | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 12 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Kitsap Pumas | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 39 |
2 | Portland Timbers U23's | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 35 |
3 | Seattle Wolves | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 33 |
4 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 24 |
5 | Victoria Highlanders | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 22 |
6 | Vancouver Whitecaps Residency | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 21 |
7 | Tacoma Tide | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 19 |
8 | Abbotsford Mariners | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 14 |
9 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 49 | -27 | 11 |
10 | Spokane Spiders | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 51 | -39 | 9 |
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 33 |
2 | Los Angeles Legends | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 31 |
3 | Ventura County Fusion | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 28 |
4 | BYU Cougars | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
5 | Fresno Fuego | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 22 |
6 | Southern California Seahorses | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 20 |
7 | Lancaster Rattlers | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 19 |
8 | Orange County Blue Star | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 19 |
9 | Ogden Outlaws | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 13 |
10 | Bakersfield Brigade | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 9 |
The top three teams from each division earn playoff bids. The division champion earns a bye to the Division Finals and the rights to host. The second place team will host the third place team in the Division Semifinals either at their home field or at the division champion's field. The two notable exceptions were the Chicago Fire Premier hosting Forest City London in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Ventura County Fusion hosting the Los Angeles Legends, despite Los Angeles having the higher seed.
July 21, 2009 7:30 PM EDT |
Cary Clarets | 3 - 1 | Carolina Dynamo | Macpherson Stadium Browns Summit, North Carolina Referee: (USA) |
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Ibeagha 34' Schilawski 59' 72' Grossman 65' O'Brien 68' Petrasso 90' |
(Report) | Rojo 32' Shriver 66' Roberts 70' |
July 22, 2009 8:00 PM EDT |
Ocean City Barons | 2 - 0 | Long Island Rough Riders | Cy Donnelly Stadium South Huntington, New York Attendance: 436 Referee: Bill Renderos (USA) |
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Neptune 34' Carmichael 23' Noone 73' |
(Report) |
July 22, 2009 8:30 PM CDT |
Austin Aztex U23 | 1 - 2 | West Texas United Sockers | Grande Communications Stadium Midland, Texas Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Jonathan Johnson (USA) |
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McFayden 17' 42' Helton 32' Mirsky 71' |
(Report) | Rios 23' Becerra 24' Everson 46' Furness 51' 59' Franco 69' James 90' |
July 23, 2009 2:00 PM PDT |
Seattle Wolves | 3 - 2 | Portland Timbers U23's | PGE Park Portland, Oregon Attendance: 235 Referee: David Grbavac (USA) |
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Chursky 30' 81' 90' Zimmerman 52' |
(Report) | Brown 6' Youngblood 33' Farfan 90' |
July 23, 2009 8:00 PM EDT |
Forest City London | 0 - 1 | Chicago Fire Premier | Hefner Soccer Complex Fort Wayne, Indiana Referee: David Jarzc (USA) |
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Di Biase 70' | (Report) | Akpan 67' Sinovic 69' |
July 23, 2009 7:00 PM PDT |
Los Angeles Legends | 1 - 2 | Ventura County Fusion | Bulldog Stadium Ventura, California Attendance: 560 Referee: Federico Figari (USA) |
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Js. Barton 4' Randolph 57' Whitfield 77' |
(Report) | Motagalvan 7' Hamilton 18' Byrne 34' Barrera 68' Hill 80' |
July 24, 2009 7:00 PM CDT |
New Orleans Jesters | 0 - 1 | Bradenton Academics | M&F Bank Stadium Ridgeland, Mississippi Attendance: 234 Referee: Justin Brown (USA) |
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Young 27' Callon 59', 90' Duncan 88' Gledhill 90' |
(Report) | Morris 34' Hepple 88' Kendall 90' |
July 24, 2009 7:30 PM CDT |
Real Colorado Foxes | 1 - 0 | Thunder Bay Chill | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa Attendance: 161 Referee: Hidajet Tica (USA) |
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Donaldson 26' Cephers 49' Jennings 51' Stisser 87' |
(Report) | Neto 16' Bukoski 51' Putrus 77' Abolaji 77' |
July 25, 2009 3:00 PM PDT |
Ventura County Fusion | 3 - 1 (AET) |
Hollywood United Hitmen | Stadium by the Sea Los Angeles, California Attendance: 358 Referee: Steve Elliott (USA) |
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Byrne 35' Barrera 96' Myerson 105' 117' Becerra 111' |
(Report) | Hazdovac 26' |
July 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT |
Cary Clarets | 2 - 1 | Reading Rage | Don Thomas Stadium Reading, Pennsylvania Attendance: 518 Referee: Tim Snyder (USA) |
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Minogue 19' Ibeagha 21' Petrasso 35' Drake 60' Brown 64' Lassiter 69' 90' (OG) |
(Report) | Mulholland 15' Bienenfeld 45' Hogan 54' Wheeler 57' Burke 86' |
July 25, 2009 7:00 PM EDT |
Ocean City Barons | 2 - 1 (AET) |
Ottawa Fury | Algonquin College Soccer Complex Ottawa, Ontario Attendance: 780 Referee: Senussi Ali (USA) |
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Richter 35' Melchionni 45' Noone 45' 60' Bellamy 98' |
(Report) | Maloney 7' Pradié 63' Schippers 104' |
July 25, 2009 7:30 PM EDT |
Chicago Fire Premier | 2 - 1 | Kalamazoo Outrage | Loy Norrix High School Kalamazoo, Michigan Attendance: 530 Referee: Jason White (USA) |
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Cutshaw 67' (PK) Edgar 77' |
(Report) | Oatley 58' Lima 83' |
July 25, 2009 7:00 PM CDT |
Bradenton Academics | 3 - 2 (AET) |
Mississippi Brilla | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Thai Huynh (USA) |
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Lopes 22' Boggs 45' 85' Williams 53' Reis 77' Durkin 90+' Ingvarsson 91' Morris 99' McFarland 120' |
(Report) | Hunt 33' Lawrence 41' Paulini 75' Lilly 90+' Lemma 90+' |
July 25, 2009 7:30 PM CDT |
Real Colorado Foxes | 1 - 2 | Des Moines Menace | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA) |
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Donaldson 4' (PK) 11' Werth 88' Salvaggione 90' |
(Report) | Jordan 27' (PK) Salem 38' Schmoker 41' Pearson 62' Jordan 78' |
July 25, 2009 8:15 CDT |
West Texas United Sockers | 0 - 1 (AET) |
Laredo Heat | Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Laredo, Texas Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Courtney Jackson (USA) |
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Collazo 5' Furness 36' Everson 45' Steven 115' |
(Report) | Ordaz 50' Mulamba 74' Ramos 119' |
July 25, 2009 7:30 PM PDT |
Seattle Wolves | 0 - 2 | Kitsap Pumas | Bremerton Memorial Stadium Bremerton, Washington Attendance: 2,329 Referee: Jeremy Hanson (USA) |
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Bates 41' Morris 51' Scott 90' |
(Report) | Phillips 15' 71' |
July 31, 2009 5:00 PM CDT |
Ocean City Barons | 0 - 3 | Chicago Fire Premier | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa Attendance: 3,633 Referee: Doug Wolff (USA) |
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Carmichael 38' Banks 73' K. Miller 79' Chapman 88' |
(Report) | Blades 18' 75' Braun 66' Akpan 75' Cutshaw 76' |
July 31, 2009 5:30 PM CDT |
Ventura County Fusion | 2 - 1 | Kitsap Pumas | Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Laredo, Texas Attendance: 55 Referee: Jorge Luna Hernandez (USA) |
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Hamilton 26' Aghasyan 83' López 92+' 92+' |
(Report) | Lipset 45' Mohn 51' |
July 31, 2009 7:30 PM CDT |
Cary Clarets | 1 - 0 | Des Moines Menace | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa Attendance: 3,633 Referee: George Major (USA) |
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Fitzgerald 28' Brown 48' Grossman 70' Drake 79' Ibeagha 90' |
(Report) | Schmoker 48' Salem 74' Mujdzic 28' |
July 31, 2009 8:30 PM CDT |
Bradenton Academics | 3 - 1 (AET) |
Laredo Heat | Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Laredo, Texas Attendance: 1,498 Referee: John Lohr (USA) |
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McFarland 19' Hepple 20' Reis 63' Voutier 87' Morris 116' Lopes 120' |
(Report) | Mulamba 19' Quinones 57' 120' Bautista 68' Infante 97' Perez 113' |
August 1, 2009 7:30 PM CDT |
Cary Clarets | 1 - 2 (AET) |
Chicago Fire Premier | Valley Stadium West Des Moines, Iowa Attendance: 206 Referee: Landis Wiley (USA) |
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Drake 63' (PK) Grossman 65' O'Brien 99' Petrasso 105' Bouemboue 110' Willis 120' Gutierrez (coach) 120' |
(Report) | Braun 38' Rice 63' Rodriguez (coach) 67' Akpan 95' |
August 1, 2009 8:15 PM CDT |
Ventura County Fusion | 6 - 1 | Bradenton Academics | Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex Laredo, Texas Attendance: 101 Referee: Andrew Gage (USA) |
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Guzman 27' López 38' Becerra 40' Hamilton 45' 54' Barrera 53' Guerrero 62' Aghasyan 90' |
(Report) | Lopes 35' Reis 45' |
August 8, 2009 7:00 PM PDT |
Chicago Fire Premier | 1 - 2 | Ventura County Fusion | Bulldog Stadium Ventura, California Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal (USA) |
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Blades 47' Akpan 74' Sunderland (coach) 90' |
(Report) | Becerra 8' Guzman 33' Smarte 35' Mikkelsen (coach) 60' Motagalvan 70' 92+' Smith (coach) 92+' |
The awards finalists, Goalkeeper of the Year, and All-League teams were announced on August 4, 2009, with the winners announced on August 6.[5]
F: Andre Akpan, CHI; Teal Bunbury, ROC; Tom Oatley*, KAL
M: Dave Hertel*, MIC; Nolan Intermoia, TB; Brad Stisser, COL
D: Anthony Di Biase, LON; Bonivenger Misiko*, FW; Wilson Neto, TB; Brian Wurst, KC
G: Jimmy Maurer*, CHI
Honorable Mention: Justin Ferguson, D, SPR; Saidi Isaac, F, IND; David Mueller, D, SL; Armin Mujdzic, F, DM; Yoram Mwila, M, CLE; Kyle Segebart, D, CIN; Jordan Webb, M, TOR
F: Cody Arnoux, CAR; Adam Arthur, WV; Aaron Wheeler*, REA
M: Will Beague*, OTT; Adam Gazda, REA; Zach Lloyd, CAR
D: Brien Chamney, OTT; Christian Ibeagha*, CRY; Rich Martinez, LI; Sheanon Williams, CAR
G: Tunde Ogunbiyi, OCC
Honorable Mention: Frank Alesci, M, BRK; Zachary Carr, G, NJ; Kevon Harris, M, HR; Sean Kelley, G, NV; Michael Konicoff, M, WCH; Jerrod Laventure, F, NWK; Ken Manaham, G, FRB; Matthew Marcin, M, RI; Timothy Murray, G, NH; Ian Stowe, M, VIR
F: Zak Boggs, BRD; Salvador Luna, RGV; Debola Ogunseye*, MIS
M: Danny Galvan, LAR;Greg Mulamba, LAR; Gary Stopforth, NO
D: Jamie Cunningham, AUS; Dwyane Demmin, MIS; Thomas Wharf, PAN; Chris Williams*, NO
G: Ryan Cooper, LAR
Honorable Mention: Jay Ambrosy, M, HOU; Lief Craddock, G, WTU; Janrai Gravely, G, DFW; Tommy Krizanovic, F, CF; Wilfrid Loizeau, M, ATL; Felipe Lowall, M, BR; Ryan McDonald, D, NAS; Jorge Muniz, G, EP
F: Rory Agu, TAC; Brent Whitfield, LA; Ryan Youngblood, POR
M: Ely Allen, SEA; Tomislav Colic, SC; Michael Farfan, LA; Armando Ochoa*, HU
D: Nick Cardenas, OGD; Mark Lee, KIT; Dan Scott*, SEA
G: Dustyn Brim, KIT
Honorable Mention: Richie Bindrup, M, BYU; Zach Brunner, G, LAN; Jason Devinish, M, VIC; Gagandeep Dosanjh, M, VAN; Eddie Gutierrez, M, FRE; Anthony Hamilton, F, VEN; Jacob Hustedt, M, BAK; Kristjan Johannson, G, ABB; Kristopher Minton, G, ORC; Vinicius Oliveira, F, YAK; John Prugh, F, SPO; Steve Reese, G, CSC
* denotes All-League selection
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