The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.
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
New franchises 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 Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Memphis Express - Memphis, Tennessee Nevada Wonders - Carson City, Nevada Spokane Shadow - Spokane, Washington Toledo Slayers - Toledo, Ohio
Standings LegendDivision champion Team qualified for playoff berth
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
New England Division
Northeast Division
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
South Atlantic Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs
Bracket
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
National semifinals
National final
Championship MVP: Kenny Uzoigwe (MIB)
Awards Year End Awards Scoring Champion: John Cunliffe (Boulder Rapids Reserve) 41 Points (15 Goals, 5 Assists) Golden Boot: John Cunliffe (Boulder Rapids Reserve) Frederico Moojen (Augusta Fireball) (15 Goals Each) Assists Champion: Nate Jafta (Michigan Bucks) (11 Assists) GAA Champion: Eric Reed (Southern California Seahorses) 0.62 Goals Against MVP: Frederico Moojen (Augusta Fireball) U19 Player of the Year: PJ Wilson (Fort Wayne Fever) Defender of the Year: Osei Telesford (Carolina Dynamo) Goalkeeper of the Year: Eric Reed (Southern California Seahorses) Coach of the Year: Joe Brown (Carolina Dynamo)
Weekly awards Player of the Week Week Player Club Position Reason 3 Ben HunterCarolina DynamoForward 3 goals, 2 assists in 6–1 win over Nashville Metros 4 Taylor RoweWilliamsburg LegacyDefender 2 goals in win at Reading Rage 5 Kenny UzoigweMichigan BucksForward Hat-trick as sub in 4-1 win over Fort Wayne Fever 6 Ron MurphyCape Cod CrusadersForward Hat-trick in 3-2 win at Rhode Island Stingrays 7 David BadeckiRhode Island StingraysMidfielder Hat-trick in 7-2 win over Delaware Dynasty 8 Kenneth HickmanOgden OutlawsForward 3 goals, 1 assist in win and draw 9 Frederico MoojenAugusta FireballForward 3 goals, 1 assist in pair of wins 10 Will GuadarramaRaleigh EliteForward 2 hat-tricks, 2 assists in win and draw 11 John CunliffeBoulder Rapids ReservesForward Hat-trick, assist in 5–2 win over Western Mass Pioneers 12 Hunter WestBradenton AcademicsMidfielder 3 goals, 1 assist in pair of wins 13 Kevin OmokhuaOttawa FuryForward 4 goals in pair of 2-1 road wins 14 Sean CrockerAbbotsford RangersMidfielder 4 goals in pair of wins Team of the Week Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 3 Pollack (WES) Parker (PBP) Foster (YAK) Sherard (RAL) Gookins (BAK) Sanchez (LAR) Gutierrez (FRE) Barber (CFK) Hunter (CAR) Davies (WES) Colan (SFS) 4 Lacey (BYU) Rowe (WIL) Lang (ABB) White (KCB) Howarth (RI) Olum (STL) Theslof (OC) S. Guadarrama (AUS) Perkins (IND) Roberts (CAR) Priestly (ATL) 5 Saccoccio (SDG) Pessina (ATL) Johnson (KAL) Jepson (SCS) Horst (VBS) McGuire (CCC) Altcheck (WES) Warman (KCB) Uzoigwe (MIC) Moojen (AUG) Bardales (SDG) 6 Shaugnessy (LAR) Lambert (NO) Horst (VBS) Hickman (ODG) Holody (MIC) Savage (CFK) Tudela (KAL) Trejo (BYU) Anderson (CHI) Lesmes (ELP) Murphy (CCC) 7 Schroeder (KCB) Goonin (WIL) Walters (ATL) Quinones (LAR) Schuler (CHI) Lilly (WVC) Badecki (RIS) Muckey (FWF) Spencer (TAC) Cunliffe (BRR) Martin (BAK) 8 Guppy (SFV) Lambert (NO) Eisenbraun (BRR) Tait (OCB) Woolard (DFW) Olum (STL) Lopez (OC) Omokhua (OTT) Boggs (BRD) Hickman (ODG) Patterson (CAR) 9 Myers (SDG) Howard (KCB) Rice (MIC) Telesford (CAR) Codeceira (FRE) Winn (BYU) Ibarra (LAR) Guzman (MIC) Cunliffe (BRR) Bulow (CCC) Moojen (AUG) 10 Levey (CCC) Foster (YAK) Gray (REA) Eisenbraun (BRR) Woolard (DFW) Elcock (VBS) Olum (STL) Drummond (ATL) W. Guadarrama (RAL) Boggs (BRD) Guerrero (SDG) 11 Forrest (STL) Gilliam (BYU) Merrick (STL) Papandrea (AUS) Su (LAR) Elcock (VBS) Borman (RIS) Pierce (CCC) Anderson (CHI) Cunliffe (BRR) De Souza (TBC) 12 Bush (CHI) Christensen (BRR) McMahon (KAL) Tierney (STL) Hamburger (DMM) Codeceira (FRE) Karanouh (OTT) West (BRD) Schramm (CCC) Frías (ELP) Agu (TAC) 13 Lovitz (VER) Telesford (CAR) Ordáz (LAR) Holody (MIC) Mariani (YAK) Bello (BRD) McGuire (CCC) Bradford (SFS) Omokhua (OTT) Cunliffe (BRR) Uzoigwe (MIC) 14 Levey (CCC) DiLorenzo (OTT) Tierney (STL) Alden-Dunn (BRD) Boukhemis (WVC) Crocker (ABB) Guarda (DFW) Bartulovic (CLE) Hansen (SCS) Dube (MIC) Hoxie (WIL)
All-League and All- Conference Teams All-League Team F: John Cunliffe (BRR) (Scoring Champion and Co Golden Boot), Frederico Moojen (AUG) (League MVP and Co Golden Boot), Randi Patterson (CAR) M: Hunter West (BRD), Nate Jafta (MIC), Tomas Boltnar (DMM), Brock Trejo (BYU) D: Osei Telesford (CAR) (Defender of the Year), David Horst (VBS), Mike Mitchinson (CCC) G: Eric Reed (SCS) (Goalkeeper of the Year and GAA Champion)
Central Conference F: John Cunliffe (BRR)*, Jake Stacy (WME), Kenny Uzoigwe (MIC) M: Tomas Boltnar (DMM)*, Nate Jafta (MIC)*, Josh Tudela (KAL), Siniša Ubiparipović (CHI) D: Deno Merrick (STL), Danilo Oliveiraa (DMM), Serginho Sandy (IND) G: Evan Bush (CHI)
Eastern Conference F: David Bulow (CCC), Byron Carmichael (OCB), Kevin Omokhua (OTT) M: Geoffrey Cameron (RIS), Jared Kent (VBS), Matt Lacey (RIC), Frederick Schramm (WES) D: David Horst (VBS)*, Mike Mitchinson (CCC)*, Graham Munro (CCC), G: Brian Levey (CCC)
Southern Conference F: Ben Hunter (CAR), Frederico Moojen (AUG)*, Randi Patterson (CAR)* M: John Drummond (ATL), Wells Thompson (CAR), Hunter West (BRD)* D: Darrius Barnes (RAL), Hugo Samano (ELP), Anthony Santiago (CFK), Osei Telesford (CAR)* G: Ryan Shaughnessy (LAR)
Western Conference F: Anthony Hamilton (OC), Chris Sardon (YAK), Cameron Wilson (ABB) M: Fabricio Codeceira (FRE), Lyle Martin (BAK), JT Searles (SCS), Brock Trejo (BYU)* D: James Giebelhaus (ABB), Anthony Griffiths (CAS), Ken Ojuka (BYU) G: Eric Reid (SCS)*
* denotes All-League and all Conference Teams
See also United Soccer Leagues 2006
References
External links 2006 Table of Standings