The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. There were a total of 74 teams playing across 11 divisions with the addition of the Deep South division. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.
Changes from 2017
New teams
A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.
Team Country City/area Stadium Founded Head coach NotesAHFC RoyalsU.S.Houston, TexasCampbell Road Sports Park2017Jorge CarrascoBirmingham HammersU.S.Vestavia Hills, AlabamaSicard Hollow Athletic Complex2013Wulf KochNPSLBlack Rock FCU.S.Lakeville, ConnecticutHotchkiss Athletic Fields2013Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23U.S.Colorado Springs, ColoradoWashburn Field & Weidner Field2018Diego ZaltronCorpus Christi FCU.S.Corpus Christi, TexasDr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium2017Sammy GiraldoKaw Valley FCU.S.Topeka, KansasHummer Sports Complex2017István UrbányiLansing UnitedU.S.East Lansing, MichiganArcher Stadium2014Nate MillerNPSLLionsbridge FCU.S.Newport News, VirginiaPomoco Stadium2017Chris WhalleyMemphis City FCU.S.Memphis, TennesseeChristian Brothers University2015Mark FranklinNPSLOgden City SCU.S.Ogden, UtahSpence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex2017Eric LandonSan Francisco Glens SCU.S.San Francisco, CaliforniaBoxer Stadium1961Javier Ayala-HilSanta Cruz Breakers FCU.S.Aptos, CaliforniaCabrillo College Stadium, Aptos High School, & Monterey Peninsula College1992
Name changes
Palm Beach Suns FC became Next Academy Palm Beach Fresno Fuego became Fresno FC U-23 South Florida Surf became North County United
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Burlingame Dragons FC BYU Cougars FC Boulder U23 Jersey Express S.C. K-W United FC Nashville SC U23 Saint Louis FC U23 SoCal Surf Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23 Wilmington Hammerheads
Standings
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
South Atlantic Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Mountain Division
Southwest Division
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Southern Conference
Deep South Division
Mid South Division
Southeast Division
Playoffs
Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Conference Championships
The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Statesboro, GA (Southern Conference, host South Georgia Tormenta FC). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.
Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
Central Conference
Western Conference
PDL Championship Semifinals
Final
Championship MVP: Nico Pasquotti (CGY)
Awards Most Valuable Player: Ryosuke Kinoshita (DMM) Golden Boot: Marek Weber (SCU) Young (U21) Player of the Year: Luka Prpa (CHI) Coach of the Year: Alan McCann, (REA) Goalkeeper of the Year: Marco Carducci (CGY) Defender of the Year: Jordan Skelton (MIS)
Weekly Awards Player of the Week Week Player Club Position Reason 1/2 Pedro FonsecaFC Golden State ForceForward 4 goals, 1 assists in 3 wins against San Diego Zest, Orange County SC U23, and San Francisco City FC 3 Julio VargasTexas UnitedForward 4 goals in pair of wins against FC Cleburne and OKC Energy U23 4 Kino RyosukeDes Moines MenaceForward 4 goals in pair of opening wins against WSA Winnipeg and St. Louis Lions 5 Tate RobertsonDayton Dutch LionsForward 3 goals, 1 assist in pair of wins 6 Gerber ChávezMississippi Brilla FCForward 4 goals in 3 wins against Memphis City FC, Tri-Cities Otters, and Memphis City FC again 7 Romario PiggottMyrtle Beach MutinyMidfielder 5 goals in 2 wins against Charlotte Eagles and Carolina Dynamo 8 Moses DantoCalgary Foothills FCForward 4 goals, 1 assist in 5-1 win over TSS FC Rovers 9 Brandon GuhlBrazos Valley Cavalry FCForward 5 goals, 2 assists in pair of wins over AHFC Royals and FC Cleburne 10 Conner AntleySouth Georgia Tormenta FCDefender took part in 2 shutouts vs Birmingham Hammers and Mississippi Brilla FC 11 Austin RicciMichigan BucksForward 5 goals, 6 assists vs Derby City Rovers and West Virginia Chaos
Goal of the Week Week Player Club Opponent 1/2 DeJuan JonesLansing UnitedMichigan Bucks 3 Lee Seong YeonSan Diego Zest FCSan Francisco City FC 4 Sami GuediriSIMA AguilasFC Miami City 5 Daniël KrutzenReading United ACNew York Red Bulls U23 6 Killian ColombieAHFC RoyalsHouston FC 7 Guillermo SegoviaTri-Cities OttersPeachtree City MOBA 8 Austin RicciMichigan BucksLansing United 9 Fredlin MompremierOcean City Nor'eastersFA Euro New York 10 Toni SolerSouth Georgia Tormenta FCBirmingham Hammers 11 Elijah AguSIMA AguilasNext Academy Palm Beach Conference Playoffs Adrian ValenzuelaFC TucsonFC Golden State Force National Playoffs Dominick ZatorCalgary Foothills FCReading United AC
Save of the Week 1/2 Joseph RiceLionsbridge FCLane United FC 3 Giovani RelloBlack Rock FCWestchester Flames 4 Zachary NelsonPortland Timbers U23sCalgary Foothills FC 5 Federico BarriosDayton Dutch LionsDerby City Rovers 6 Gustavo VasconcelosLakeland TropicsFC Florida U23 7 Casey ClarkSt. Louis LionsChicago FC United 8 Bobby EdwardsSC United BantamsCarolina Dynamo 9 Kevin PeachSan Francisco Glens SCFC Golden State Force 10 Joseph RiceLionsbridge FCCarolina Dynamo 11 Konrad DziedzicPeachtree City MOBAMississippi Brilla FC Conference Playoffs Ritchie SteinmannSIMA AguilasBrazos Valley Cavalry FC National Playoffs Timothy McGlynnThe Villages SCReading United AC
Team of the Week Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Honorable Mentions 1/2 Carducci (CGY) Carvalho (LAK) Santana (GSF) Mendoza (SIM) Valenzuela (TUC) Molloy (REA) Markovic (CRP) Jovanovski (BOS) Wadda (TBR) Jones (LNU) Fonseca (GSF) F - Colombie (ROY)M - Corfe (OCN)F - Goldsmith (MIB)F - S. Patiño (MIB)GK - Mashburn (WES)GK - Cretens (TOB) D - Hernandez (FRE)M - Brock (MIS)F - Greene (MEM)D - Seagrist (CHE)F - Byabusha (WES) 3 Rello (BLR) Freitag (LNU) Touche (ABU) Bryan (MIS) Perez (CHI) Quesada (CRP) Magaña-Rivera (POR) Ellis (LBR) Bartman (MYB) Jones (LNU) Vargas (TEX) M - Timm (MYB)D - Fabian (WMP)M - Henrique (LAK)F - Goldsmith (MIB)F - S. Patiño (SEA)F - Dorsey (COL) D - Raben (COL)D - Krutzen (REA)M - Bentley (GPP)M - Murphy (NYR)GK - Jara (SGT) 4 St. Clair (NYR) Ackon (LNU) Boateng (SFG) Botte (LIR) Polisi (TSS) Dietrich (DDL) Dorsey (BVC) Timm (MYB) Ryosuke (DMM) Danto (CGY) Dozzell (WVC)NA 5 Mozynski (TBC) Vom Steeg (VCF) Bennett (OKC) Krutzen (REA) Flores (GSF) Campano (TBC) Sanon (PCM) Gordillo (LIR) Robertson (DDL) Achara (BLR) Tejada (LAK)NA 6 Cases (TUC) Pearson (DMM) Antley (SGT) Ilic (OCN) Ortiz (POR) Prpa (CHI) Menke (BVC) Seagrist (CHE) Shinyashiki (COL) Chavez (MIS) Aldaco (WES)NA 7 Jara (SGT) Manning (DMM) Reeves (STL) Gracia (NCA) Patiño (CGY) Fahling (ABU) Molloy (REA) Piggott (MYB) Goñi (GSF) Goldsmith (MIB) Coan (IMG)NA 8 Strutz (REA) Mompremier (OCN) Clinton (CIN) Aune (SEA) Paiva (VIL) Arslan (SGT) Clasen (DMM) Capote (WVC) Shaffelburg (BLR) Danto (CGY) Puig (OKC)NA 9 Mercado (DMM) Lindstrom (CIN) Montgomery (VIC) Bennett (OKC) Micaletto (SGT) Moon (LAN) Perea (MIA) Fernandez (NYR) Roberts (REA) Guhl (BVC) Lawrence (ABU)NA 10 Miranda (GSF) Stovall (DDL) Antley (SGT) Yamamoto (MYB) C. Patiño (CGY) Reeves (STL) Elvira (BVC) Da Silva (NYR) Ryosuke (DMM) Botello (CRP) Vassart (GPP)NA 11 Mwembia (LNU) Liberty (SFG) Mendoza (SIM) McVea (LBR) Moon (LAN) Jimenez (MIS) Okot (OKC) Meireles (ACC) German (TUC) Ricci (MIB) Brown (SUP)NA
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference F: Ifunanyachi Achara (BLR) *, Khori Bennett (REA), Charlie Ledula (LIR) M: Jakov Bašić (BOS) *, Ricardo Gomez (MYB), Aaron Molloy (REA) *, Brian Saramago (NYR) * D: Prosper Figbe (BLR), Kamal Miller (REA)*, Kevin O'Toole (NYR) G: Bennet Strutz (REA)*
Central Conference F: Austin Ricci (MIB), Kinoshita Ryosuke (DMM) *, Tucker Stephenson (KAW) * M: Kyle Carr (LNU), Brad Dunwell (MIB) *, Luka Prpa (CHI) *, Tate Robertson (DAY) * D: Ebenezer Ackon (LNU), Mark Lindstrom (CIN), Grant Stoneman (CHI)* G: Carlos Mercado (DMM)
Southern Conference F: Brandon Guhl (BVC), Juan Tejada (LAK), Marek Weber (SCU) * M: David Graydon (SIM), Marco Micaletto (SGT) *, Leonardo Paiva (VIL), Toni Soler (SGT) D: Mathieu Laurent (BIR), Jordan Skelton (MIS) *, Gabriel Torres (VIL) * G: Pablo Jara (SGT)
Western Conference F: Moses Danto (CGY) *, Santiago Patino (SEA) *, Samuel Villava (GSF) M: Elijah Adekugbe (CGY), Nico Pasquotti (CGY), Matteo Polisi (TSS), Willy Spurr (LAN)* D: Henry Lander (TUC), Callum Montgomery (VIC) *, Dominick Zator (CGY) * G: Marco Carducci (CGY) *
* denotes All-League player All-League Team F: Kinoshita Ryosuke (DMM) (League MVP), Marek Weber (SCU) (Golden Boot), Moses Danto (CGY) M: Aaron Molloy (REA), Tate Robertson (DAY), Luka Prpa (CHI) (Young (U21) Player of the Year), Marco Micaletto (SGT) D: Jordan Skelton (MIS) (Defender of the Year), Gabriel Torres (VIL), Callum Montgomery (VIC) G: Marco Carducci (CGY) (Golden Glove)
All-League Team Honorable Mentions F: Ifunanyachi Achara (BLR), Tucker Stephenson (KAW), Santiago Patino (SEA) M: Jakov Bašić (BOS), Brian Saramago (NYR), Brad Dunwell (MIB), Willy Spurr (LAN) D: Kamal Miller (REA), Grant Stoneman (CHI), Dominick Zator (CGY) G: Bennet Strutz (REA)
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