The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.

USL Premier Development League
Season2006
ChampionsMichigan Bucks
2005
2007

Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2–1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.

Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.

Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.

Changes from 2005

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New franchises

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  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
  Atlanta Silverbacks U23's Atlanta area Chamblee, Georgia expansion
  Delaware Dynasty Wilmington area New Castle, Delaware expansion
  Los Angeles Storm San Gabriel Valley area Glendora, California Previously Springfield Storm
  Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia area Fairfax, Virginia previously in USL-2
  Ogden Outlaws Ogden area Ogden, Utah expansion
  San Fernando Valley Quakes San Fernando Valley area Los Angeles, California expansion
  San Francisco Seals San Francisco area San Francisco, California expansion
  St. Louis Lions St. Louis area Cottleville, Missouri expansion
  Tacoma FC Tacoma area University Place, Washington expansion
  Virginia Beach Submariners Virginia Beach area Virginia Beach, Virginia expansion

Folding

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Standings

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Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

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Great Lakes Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Chicago Fire Premier 16 14 2 0 41 15 +26 42
2 Michigan Bucks 16 9 4 3 38 21 +17 30
3 Indiana Invaders 16 8 4 4 31 26 +5 28
4 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 6 6 4 23 26 −3 22
5 West Michigan Edge 16 6 7 3 23 29 −6 21
6 Fort Wayne Fever 16 1 10 5 18 33 −15 8
7 Cleveland Internationals 16 1 12 3 14 45 −31 6
Source: [citation needed]

Heartland Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Boulder Rapids Reserve 16 14 2 0 42 14 +28 42
2 Des Moines Menace 16 10 4 2 41 25 +16 32
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
4 St. Louis Lions 16 7 3 6 25 18 +7 27
5 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 4 9 3 21 30 −9 15
6 Colorado Springs Blizzard 16 3 10 3 20 36 −16 12
7 Thunder Bay Chill 16 2 11 3 21 36 −15 9
Source: [citation needed]

Eastern Conference

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Mid Atlantic Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Virginia Beach Submariners 16 10 5 1 36 19 +17 31
2 Williamsburg Legacy 16 8 4 4 31 20 +11 28
3 West Virginia Chaos 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Northern Virginia Royals 16 6 10 0 21 41 −20 18
5 Richmond Kickers Future 16 4 9 3 23 31 −8 15
Source: [citation needed]

New England Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 14 0 2 39 10 +29 44
2 Ottawa Fury 16 7 6 3 25 24 +1 24
3 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 6 8 2 33 29 +4 20
4 Albany Admirals 16 4 9 3 12 24 −12 15
5 Vermont Voltage 16 3 9 4 16 36 −20 13
Source: [citation needed]

Northeast Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Westchester Flames 16 10 5 1 37 27 +10 31
2 Ocean City Barons 16 6 4 6 31 20 +11 24
3 Reading Rage 16 6 8 2 21 32 −11 20
4 Delaware Dynasty 16 5 9 2 26 36 −10 17
5 Brooklyn Knights 16 4 10 2 21 29 −8 14
Source: [citation needed]

Southern Conference

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Mid South Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 14 2 0 38 19 +19 42
2 DFW Tornados 16 8 7 1 25 21 +4 25
3 El Paso Patriots 16 7 7 2 28 18 +10 23
4 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 4 11 1 22 33 −11 13
5 Austin Lightning 16 3 11 2 19 45 −26 11
Source: [citation needed]

South Atlantic Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 14 0 2 41 12 +29 44
2 Augusta Fireball 16 9 3 4 31 18 +13 31
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 6 7 3 26 33 −7 21
4 Raleigh Elite 16 4 7 5 29 32 −3 17
5 Nashville Metros 16 3 8 5 24 35 −11 14
Source: [citation needed]

Southeast Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Bradenton Academics 16 11 4 1 44 28 +16 34
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 7 7 2 24 28 −4 23
3 Palm Beach Pumas 16 6 8 2 26 37 −11 20
4 Cocoa Expos 16 5 6 5 39 35 +4 20
5 Ajax Orlando Prospects 16 2 12 2 22 38 −16 8
Source: [citation needed]

Western Conference

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Northwest Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Abbotsford Rangers 16 9 4 3 31 17 +14 30
2 BYU Cougars 16 9 6 1 22 15 +7 28
3 Yakima Reds 16 7 7 2 28 24 +4 23
4 Ogden Outlaws 16 5 9 2 21 25 −4 17
5 Tacoma FC 16 4 8 4 21 26 −5 16
6 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 14 44 −30 11
Source: [citation needed]

Southwest Division

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Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Southern California Seahorses 16 13 3 0 34 9 +25 39
2 Orange County Blue Star 16 10 4 2 32 23 +9 32
3 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 10 5 1 35 28 +7 31
4 San Francisco Seals 16 7 5 4 32 22 +10 25
5 Fresno Fuego 16 7 7 2 46 31 +15 23
6 Bakersfield Brigade 16 7 8 1 31 29 +2 22
7 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 6 4 24 21 +3 22
8 San Diego Gauchos 16 6 9 1 25 31 −6 19
9 California Gold 16 0 16 0 13 71 −58 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
NWE   Cape Cod Crusaders 3
WC   Williamsburg Legacy 0
NWE   Cape Cod Crusaders 1
Eastern Conference
NE   Westchester Flames 2
MA   Virginia Beach Submariners 1
NE   Westchester Flames 3
NE   Westchester Flames 2
MS   Laredo Heat 3
SA   Carolina Dynamo 0
SE   Bradenton Academics (OT) 1
SE   Bradenton Academics 1
Southern Conference
MS   Laredo Heat 2
MS   Laredo Heat 3
WC   Augusta FireBall 2
MS   Laredo Heat 1
GL2   Michigan Bucks 2
HL1   Boulder Rapids Reserve 0
GL2   Michigan Bucks 4
GL2   Michigan Bucks 4
Central Conference
GL1   Chicago Fire Premier 1
GL1   Chicago Fire Premier (PSO) 3 (5)
HL2   Des Moines Menace 3 (3)
GL2   Michigan Bucks 2
SW2   Orange County Blue Star 0
SW1   Southern California Seahorses 1
NW2   BYU Cougars 2
NW2   BYU Cougars 2 (2)
Western Conference
SW2   Orange County Blue Star (PSO) 2 (4)
NW1   Abbotsford Rangers 2
SW2   Orange County Blue Star 3

Conference semifinals

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  Williamsburg Legacy0 – 3  Cape Cod Crusaders
Monroe   33' (Report) Chavez   48'
Bulow   70'   75' (PK)
O'Reilly   90'

  Laredo Heat3 – 2  Augusta FireBall
Almack   38'
Presas   75'   87'
(Report) Charowski   52'
Irizarry   90+'

  Michigan Bucks4 – 0  Boulder Rapids Reserve
Uzoigwe   18'
Jafta   32'
Traylor   37'
Holody   43'
Dube   71'
(Report) Christensen   23'
Seager   63'

  Abbotsford Rangers2 – 3  Orange County Blue Star
Peetoom   37'
Wilson   44'
Riehl   46'
(Report) Hamilton   53'
Rivera   62'
Larrabee   70'
Lopez   84'

  Virginia Beach Submariners1 – 3  Westchester Flames
Gilkerson   45'
Templeman   48'
Haywood   64'
(Report) Shapiro   15'   20'
Davies   32'
Trott   54'
Attendance: 550
Referee: James Conlee (USA)


  Des Moines Menace3 – 3
(AET)
  Chicago Fire Premier
Boltnar   62'   111'
Oliveira   66'
Hamburger   73'
Moffat   97'
Kother   113'
(Report) Guzmán   29'
Bush   60'
Anderson   73'
North   93'   108'
Ubiparipović   101'
Penalties
  Munns
  Boltnar
  Kariotis
  Dombrowski
3 – 5 Ubiparipović  
DiRaimondo  
Guzmán  
Hlavaty  
Anderson  
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Dan Cataldi (USA)

  BYU Cougars2 – 1  Southern California Seahorses
Clark   37'
A. Van Wagenen   45'
Norton   58'
Cavanaugh   61'
H. Van Wagenen   64'
(Report) Hansen   14'   45' (PK)
Jepson   40'
Young   53'
Attendance: 444
Referee: (USA)

Conference finals

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  Westchester Flames2 – 1  Cape Cod Crusaders
Meyer   71'
Davies   86'
(Report) Britcher   84'

  Laredo Heat2 – 1  Bradenton Academics
Macias   29'
Almack   31'
Sanchez   41'
Galvan   67'
Infante   89'
(Report) Collings   18'
Bello   39'   75'
Attendance: 120
Referee: Charles Mitchell (USA)

  Michigan Bucks4 – 1  Chicago Fire Premier
Turpin   20'   34'
Jafta   27'   62'   66'
Uzoigwe   45'
(Report) Bode   24'
Guzmán   30'
DeGurian   59'   72'
Attendance: 238
Referee: Doug Jotzke (USA)

  BYU Cougars2 – 2
(AET)
  Orange County Blue Star
Marshall   86'
Norton   90'
(Report) Marion   26'   72'
Evans   41'
Lopez   43'
Shager   78'
Kljestan   94'
Penalties
  Winn
  Trejo
  Gilliam
  Osborne
2 – 4 Theslof  
Larrabee  
Higgins  
Valdez  
Attendance: 555
Referee: (USA)

National semifinals

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  Orange County Blue Star0 – 2  Michigan Bucks
Saunders   2'
Valdez   29'
Higgins   46'
(Report) Uzoigwe   45'   48'
Holody   62'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Marc Lawrence (USA)

  Laredo Heat3 – 2  Westchester Flames
Galvan   40'
Ibarra   42' (PK)
Infante   90'   90'
(Report) Davies   15' (PK)
Shapiro   34'
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)

National final

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  Laredo Heat1 – 2  Michigan Bucks
Macias   17'   17'
Galvan   78'
Sanchez   87'
(Report) Uzoigwe   4'   56'
Shipalane   8'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Fernando Galvan (USA)

See also

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