2007 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season2007
ChampionsLaredo Heat (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsHampton Roads Piranhas (1st Title)
Matches504
Goals1,659 (3.29 per match)
Best PlayerBrazil Pablo Campos Fresno Fuego
Top goalscorerBrazil Pablo Campos Fresno Fuego (18 Goals)
Best goalkeeperUnited States Evan Newton Hampton Roads Piranhas
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The 2007 USL Premier Development League season was the 13th season of the PDL. The season started on April 28, 2007 and ended on July 25, 2007. The league consisted of 63 teams across eight divisions.

Laredo Heat finished the season as national champions, beating the Michigan Bucks on penalty kicks after a 0–0 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on August 11, 2007.[1]

Hampton Roads Piranhas finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +36 goal difference.

Fresno Fuego striker Pablo Campos was the league's top scorer, knocking in 18 goals. Thunder Bay Chill's Gustavo Oliveira led the league with 15 assists, while Hampton Roads Piranhas keeper Evan Newton enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.222 per game, and keeping 8 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2006

Name changes

New franchises

  • Ten teams joined the league this year, including seven brand new franchises:
Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation
Louisiana Baton Rouge Capitals Baton Rouge area Baker, LA expansion
Virginia Fredericksburg Gunners Fredericksburg area Fredericksburg, VA expansion
New York (state) Long Island Rough Riders Long Island area New Hyde Park, NY previously in USL-2
Mississippi Mississippi Brilla Jackson area Clinton, MS expansion
California Lancaster Rattlers Antelope Valley area Palmdale, CA expansion
California San Jose Frogs Silicon Valley area San Jose, CA previously in NPSL
Washington (state) Spokane Spiders Spokane Valley area Spokane, WA expansion
Missouri Springfield Demize Springfield area Springfield, MO expansion
Ontario Toronto Lynx Toronto area Toronto previously in USL-1
California Ventura County Fusion Ventura County area Ventura, CA expansion

Folding

Playoff format

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.

Current standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Michigan Bucks 16 11 2 3 48 15 +33 36
2 Chicago Fire Premier 16 8 4 4 23 17 +6 28
3 West Michigan Edge 16 6 5 5 21 24 −3 23
4 Toronto Lynx 16 6 6 4 25 21 +4 22
5 Indiana Invaders 16 5 9 2 19 31 −12 17
6 Cleveland Internationals 16 5 10 1 22 35 −13 16
7 Fort Wayne Fever 16 4 11 1 21 38 −17 13
Source:

Heartland Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Thunder Bay Chill 16 10 3 3 35 17 +18 33
2 St. Louis Lions 16 10 6 0 39 24 +15 30
3 Kansas City Brass 16 8 3 5 26 28 −2 29
4 Des Moines Menace 16 8 7 1 41 24 +17 25
5 Colorado Rapids U23's 16 7 5 4 37 22 +15 25
6 Springfield Demize 16 4 11 1 16 44 −28 13
7 Sioux Falls Spitfire 16 3 11 2 15 41 −26 11
Source:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Hampton Roads Piranhas (R) 16 14 0 2 42 6 +36 44
2 Ocean City Barons 16 9 3 4 33 20 +13 31
3 Virginia Legacy 16 9 5 2 27 19 +8 29
4 Reading Rage 16 7 5 4 30 29 +1 25
5 Fredericksburg Gunners 16 7 7 2 31 22 +9 23
6 Richmond Kickers Future 16 5 7 4 23 25 −2 19
7 Northern Virginia Royals 16 3 11 2 15 48 −33 11
8 Delaware Dynasty 16 3 11 2 20 35 −15 11
9 West Virginia Chaos 16 3 11 2 20 37 −17 10[a]
Source:
(R) Regular Season Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ West Virginia was penalized 1 point for circumstances not released by the USL.

Northeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Cape Cod Crusaders 16 9 1 6 35 15 +20 33
2 Brooklyn Knights 16 9 4 3 31 24 +7 30
3 Westchester Flames 16 7 4 5 34 17 +17 26
4 Long Island Rough Riders 16 7 6 3 26 22 +4 24
5 Albany Admirals 16 7 7 2 20 27 −7 23
6 Vermont Voltage 16 4 9 3 20 43 −23 15
7 Ottawa Fury 16 3 8 5 17 21 −4 14
8 Rhode Island Stingrays 16 4 11 1 19 33 −14 13
Source:

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Laredo Heat 16 10 2 4 29 12 +17 34
2 El Paso Patriots 16 8 6 2 19 17 +2 26
3 DFW Tornados 16 7 6 3 22 24 −2 24
4 Mississippi Brilla 16 6 5 5 30 21 +9 23
5 New Orleans Shell Shockers 16 5 6 5 28 22 +6 20
6 Baton Rouge Capitals 16 5 7 4 20 32 −12 19
7 Austin Lightning 16 3 12 1 13 31 −18 10
Source:

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Dynamo 16 11 3 2 41 14 +27 35
2 Central Florida Kraze 16 11 4 1 47 21 +26 34
3 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's 16 10 2 4 32 14 +18 34
4 Bradenton Academics 16 8 4 4 39 19 +20 28
5 Cary RailHawks U23's 16 7 6 3 22 17 +5 24
6 Palm Beach Pumas 15 4 10 1 20 36 −16 11[a]
7 Nashville Metros 16 2 11 3 12 32 −20 9
8 Cocoa Expos 15 0 13 2 1 63 −62 2
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Palm Beach was penalized 2 points for circumstances not released by the USL.

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 BYU Cougars 16 13 1 2 37 14 +23 41
2 Tacoma Tide 16 10 4 2 36 23 +13 32
3 Ogden Outlaws 16 6 7 3 23 22 +1 21
4 Abbotsford Rangers 16 5 6 5 38 24 +14 20
5 Spokane Spiders 16 6 10 0 25 49 −24 18
6 Yakima Reds 16 3 9 4 22 35 −13 13
7 Cascade Surge 16 3 11 2 17 38 −21 11
Source:

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Fresno Fuego 16 10 4 2 41 28 +13 32
2 San Fernando Valley Quakes 16 9 2 5 33 16 +17 32
3 San Jose Frogs 16 10 5 1 24 16 +8 31
4 Ventura County Fusion 16 9 4 3 27 19 +8 30
5 Los Angeles Storm 16 6 5 5 23 25 −2 23
6 San Francisco Seals 16 6 8 2 18 23 −5 20
7 Southern California Seahorses 16 5 6 5 26 24 +2 20
8 Bakersfield Brigade 16 6 10 0 22 29 −7 18
9 Orange County Blue Star 16 3 9 4 18 27 −9 13
10 Lancaster Rattlers 16 2 13 1 23 48 −25 7
Source:

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals National Semifinals PDL Championship Game
            
MA1 Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas 1 (5)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights (AET/PSO) 1 (6)
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1
Eastern Conference
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 0
NE1 Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders 5
MA2 New Jersey Ocean City Barons 0
NE2 New York (state) Brooklyn Knights 1 (4)
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) 1 (5)
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 4
HL2 Missouri St. Louis Lions 1
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 3
Southern Conference
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 0
HL1 Ontario Thunder Bay Chill 1
GL2 Illinois Chicago Fire Premier 3
GL1 Michigan Michigan Bucks 0 (3)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 0 (4)
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 4
SE2 Florida Central Florida Kraze 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 2
Central Conference
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
SE1 North Carolina Carolina Dynamo 1
MS2 Texas El Paso Patriots 0
MS1 Texas Laredo Heat 1
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 2
SW2 California San Fernando Valley Quakes 0
NW1 Utah BYU Cougars 0
Western Conference
SW1 California Fresno Fuego 3
SW1 California Fresno Fuego (AET) 4
NW2 Washington (state) Tacoma Tide 1

Conference semifinals

Virginia Hampton Roads Piranhas1 – 1
(AET)		New York (state) Brooklyn Knights
Haywood Yellow card 53'
Joseph 89'
Wheeler Yellow card 89'		 Cambridge Yellow card 22'
Niebles 44'
Matos Yellow card 87'
Matteo Yellow card 89'
Damiani Yellow card 111'
Penalties
Wheeler football with check mark
Mottinger football with check mark
Lima football with check mark
Kinney football with check mark
Thomas football with red X
Newton football with check mark
Joseph football with red X		 5 – 6 football with check mark Matteo
football with check mark Charles
football with check mark Dragoi
football with red X Berenzen
football with check mark Damiani
football with check mark Belke
football with check mark Cioffi
Referee: Daun White (USA)
Ontario Thunder Bay Chill1 – 3Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Gold Yellow card 3'
Putrus Yellow card 15' Yellow-red card 90'
Swartzendruber 57'
Moldenhaur Yellow card 62'
Alvarado Yellow card 85'		 Hlavaty 53' (PK) Yellow card 62'
Fleak 76' 77'
Referee: (USA)
North Carolina Carolina Dynamo1 – 0Texas El Paso Patriots
Franks Yellow card 12'
Jata 81'		 Cervantes Yellow card 10'
Morin Yellow card 70'
Attendance: 143
Referee: Rudy Nino (USA)
New Jersey Ocean City Barons0 – 5Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders
Carmichael Red card 22'
Holloway Yellow card 24' Red card 24'
Evans Yellow card 30'		 Chery 36' 49'
Short Yellow card 44'
Wright 52'
Massie 57' Yellow card 57'
Nyazamba 72'
Attendance: 878
Referee: Mark Geiger (USA)
Utah BYU Cougars2 – 0California San Fernando Valley Quakes
Fellows 64' 76' Shaw Yellow card 18'
Leslie Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 72'
Borak Yellow card 63'
Paladini Yellow card 68'
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Colin Arblaster (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks4 – 1Missouri St. Louis Lions
Dube 26'
Jafta Yellow card 45'
Holody 79'
Djokic 86'
Uzoigwe 90'		 Clayes Yellow card 29'
Angus 45' Yellow card 70'
Referee: (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat4 – 0Florida Central Florida Kraze
Morales 4' Yellow card 4' 26'
Galvan 7'
Ibarra 60'
Mulamba Yellow card 64'
Macias Yellow card 89'		 Herbet Yellow card 24'
Attendance: 1,401
Referee: Jeff Katawar (USA)
California Fresno Fuego4 – 1
(AET)		Washington (state) Tacoma Tide
Nunes 22' Yellow card 38'
Rivera Yellow card 43'
Blanco Yellow card 74' 102'
Cabello Yellow card 75'
Cignetti Yellow card 90'
Machado Yellow card 95' 108'
Campos 100'		 O'Brien Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 74'
David 63'
Schomaker Red card 102'
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Mike Kampmeinert (USA)

Conference finals

Massachusetts Cape Cod Crusaders0 – 1New York (state) Brooklyn Knights
Barnett Yellow card 53'
Short Yellow card 54'
Stratford Yellow card 88'
Nyazamba Red card 88'		 Dragoi Yellow card 34' 38' (PK)
Niebles Yellow card 40'
Cioffi Yellow card 49'
Attendance: 231
Referee: William Guarini (USA)
Michigan Michigan Bucks3 – 0Illinois Chicago Fire Premier
Dube 57'
Shipalane 74'
Daniel Yellow card 79'
Uzoigwe 89'		 Katic Yellow card 42'
Fallon Yellow card 85'
Ratner Yellow card 88'
Attendance: 653
Referee: (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat2 – 1North Carolina Carolina Dynamo
Galvan Yellow card 32'
Ibarra 48' (PK) Yellow card 48'
Infante Yellow card 71'
Morales 74'
Garcia Yellow card 76'
Blackwell Yellow card 90'		 Loyd Yellow card 30'
Lahoud 54'
Lewis Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Michael Brow (USA)
California Fresno Fuego3 – 0Utah BYU Cougars
Nunes 5' (PK)
Campos 51' Yellow card 55' 90'
Vogt Yellow card 74'		 Van Wagenen Yellow card 80'
De Francis Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Yader Reyes (USA)

National Semifinals

Michigan Michigan Bucks1 – 1
(AET)		New York (state) Brooklyn Knights
Clark Yellow card 17'
Dube 33'		 Smith 15'
Matos Yellow card 60'
Velasquez Yellow card 108'
Penalties
Uzoigwe football with check mark
Djokic football with check mark
Brunner football with check mark
Shipalane football with check mark
Holody football with check mark		 5 – 4 football with check mark Matteo
football with red X Dragoi
football with check mark Niebles
football with check markCharles
football with check mark Belke
Attendance: 1,061
Referee: Chad Ulinger (USA)
Texas Laredo Heat1 – 0California Fresno Fuego
Quinones Yellow card 34'
Infante Yellow card 48'
Garcia 83'
Su Yellow card 90'		 Codeceira Yellow card 31'
Cabello Yellow card 64'
Blanco Yellow card 88'
Nunes Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Colin Tait (USA)

National final

Texas Laredo Heat0 – 0
(AET)		Michigan Michigan Bucks
Infante Yellow card 109' Nowak Yellow card 80'
Djokic Yellow card 86'
Holody Yellow card 109'
Penalties
Galvanfootball with check mark
Ordazfootball with check mark
Morales football with red X
Blackwell football with check mark
Ibarra football with red X
Garcia football with check mark		 4 – 3 football with check mark Djokic
football with red XBalc
football with check markBrunner
football with check mark Fuzetti
football with red X Holody
football with red X Daniel
Attendance: 6,640
Referee: Oscar Ortiz (USA)

Championship MVP: United States Felix Garcia (LAR)

Awards, All–Conference Teams and All-League team

Year End Awards

[2] Scoring Champion:Brazil Pablo Campos (Fresno Fuego) (18 Goals, 39 Points)
Golden Boot:Brazil Pablo Campos (Fresno Fuego) (18 Goals)
Assists Champion:Brazil Gustavo Oliveira (Thunder Bay Chill) (15 Assists)
GAA Champion:United States Evan Newton (Hampton Roads Piranhas)
MVP:Brazil Pablo Campos (Fresno Fuego)
U19 Player of the Year:United States Evan Newton (Hampton Roads Piranhas)
Defender of the Year:United States David Horst (Hampton Roads Piranhas)
Goalkeeper of the Year:United States Evan Newton (Hampton Roads Piranhas)
Coach of the Year:United States John Hall (Hampton Roads Piranhas)

Weekly awards

All- Conference Teams

[2]

Central Conference

F: United States Tommy Heinemann (SLL), Kenya Saidi Isaac (IND), United States Kenny Uzoigwe (MIC)*,
M: Czech Republic Tomas Boltnar (DMM), United States Keith Gorzcyca (CLE), South Africa Nate Jafta (MIC)*, United States Jake Stacy (WME)
D: United States Mike Holody (MIC), United States Josh Howard (KCB)*, United States Josh White (KCB)
G: Canada Stephen Paterson (TBC)
Honorable Mention: United States Neil Hlavaty, M, CHI; Canada Jamie Fairweather, D, TOR; United States Matthew Tutich, M, CLE; United States PJ Wilson, F, FWF; United States Josh Fallin, D, COL; Jamaica Omar Shoucair, M, SPR; England Adam Douglas, D, SIO

Eastern Conference

F: Jamaica Dwight Barnett (CCC), United States Andrew Hoxie (VIR), United States Andrew Wheeler (HRP)*,
M: Romania Adrian Bumbut (FRD), Italy Matia Damiani (BRO), Australia KK Lima (HRP), United States Matt Narode (ALB)
D: United States John Gilkerson (HRP), United States David Horst (HRP)*, Scotland Graham Munro (CCC),
G:United States Evan Newton (HRP)*
Honorable Mention: United States Byron Carmichael, F, OCB; Scotland Gary Higgins, F, REA; United States Jordan Evans, M, RKF; Brazil Guillermo Fonseca, M, DEL; United States Ryan Jenkins, G, NVR; England Chris Whalley, M, WVC; England Tom Clements, D, WES; England Paul Robson, D, LIR; United States Bo Vučković, F, VER; England Yan Klukowski, M, OTT; Canada Jeff Gonsalves, F, RIS

Southern Conference

F: United States Zak Boggs (BRA), United States Tony Judice (BRC), Panama Tony Taylor (CFK)
M:Brazil Bruno Guarda (DFW)*, Mexico Juan Ibarra (LAR), United States Ryan Roushandel (ATL), United States Shea Salinas (CAD)
D: Trinidad and Tobago Dwyane Demmin (MIS)*, United States Jonathan Leathers (ATL), United States Anthony Santiago (CFK)
G: United States Diego Restrepo (BRA)
Honorable Mention: United States Omar Mora, G, ELP; United States Dustyn Brim, G, NOS; Argentina Norberto Papandrea, D, AUS; United States Andre Sherard, D, CAR; United States Tim McRae, D, PBP; United States Jeff Boynton, D, NAS; Italy Salvatore Conigliaro, D, COA; ;

Western Conference

F: Brazil Pablo Campos (FRE)*, England Mark Draycott (VCF), United States Stefan Ostergren (CAS)
M:Brazil Fabricio Codeceira (FRE), United States Sean Franklin (SFV)*, United States Ciaran O'Brien (TAC)*, United States Brock Trejo (BYU)
D: Canada Brad Peetoom (ABB), United States Luke Sassano (SJF), United States Hugh Van Wagenen (BYU),
G: United States Kevin Guppy (SFV)
Honorable Mention: United States Jonny Broadhead, D, OGD; United States Jake Moug, F, SPK; United States Jorge Lopez, D, YAK; United States Ross Schunk, F, LAS; United States Eric Conner, G, SFS; United States J.T. Searles * denotes All-League selection

All-League team

F: Brazil Pablo Campos (FRE) (League MVP, Scoring Champion, and Golden Boot); United States Kenny Uzoigwe (MIB); United States Andrew Wheeler (HRP)
M: United States Sean Franklin (SFV); Brazil Bruno Guarda (DFW); South Africa Nate Jafta (MIC); United States Ciaran O'Brien (TAC)
D: Trinidad and Tobago Dwyane Demmin (MIS); United States David Horst (HRP) (Defender of the Year);United States Josh Howard (KCB)
G: United States Evan Newton (HRP) (Goalkeeper of the Year, and U19 Player of the Year)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Close But No Repeat: U-M Quintet, Bucks Drop PDL Final". Michigan Wolverines. August 14, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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