The 1999
USL Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...
season was the 5th PDL season. The season began in April 1999 and ended in August 1999.
Chicago Sockers
The Chicago Sockers were an American soccer team that were founded in 1995 as the Chicago Stingers. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) and played at the professional level in the USISL Pro League, USISL Select League and US ...
finished the season as national champions, beating
Spokane Shadow
Spokane Shadow is an American soccer team, founded in 1996. The team competes in the National Premier Soccer League as well as the Evergreen Premier League, one of United States Adult Soccer Association's elite amateur leagues. From 1996 to 2005, ...
3-1 in the PDL Championship game.
Jackson Chargers
The Jackson Chargers were an American soccer team based in Jackson, Mississippi that played in the PDL (formerly the ''USISL Premier League'') from 1995 to 1999. The team had very successful consecutive seasons in 1998 and 1999, becoming regul ...
had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering just two losses, and finishing with a +55 goal difference.
Changes from 1998 season
Name changes
* Abbotsford Athletes In Action changed their name to the
Abbotsford 86ers Select.
* Central Florida Lionhearts changed their name to the
Central Florida Kraze
Orlando City U-23 was an American soccer team based in Lake Mary, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the ...
.
* Fox River Rebels changed their name to the
Wisconsin Rebels
Wisconsin Rebels were an American soccer team, founded in 1998, originally as the Fox River Rebels. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2004, w ...
.
* Grand Rapids Explosion changed their name to
West Michigan Explosion.
* Seattle Hibernians changed their name to
Seattle Sounders Select
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of N ...
.
New teams
18 teams were added for the season, including 7 expansion teams and four who had returned from hiatus.
Teams leaving
5 teams folded after the 1998 Season:
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Detroit Dynamite
Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...
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Lansing Locomotive
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Northern Arizona Prospectors
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Seattle BigFoot
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Southern California Chivas
Alabama Saints and
South Florida Future went on hiatus for this season.
Okanagan Valley Challenge and
Victoria Umbro Select returned to the
PCSL, ending their associate membership.
Abbotsford Athletes In Action and
Seattle Hibernian
Hibernian Saints was an American soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1993, the team was a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognized fourth-division league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams ...
retained their membership.
Standings
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs
''Spokane hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.''
United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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References
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1999
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1999 in Canadian soccer