The 2011

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season was the 17th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when the Los Angeles Blues 23 played

Fresno Fuego Fresno Football Club U-23, formerly Fresno Fuego FC, was an American soccer team based in Fresno, California, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club drew an ave ...

, and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on

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in the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik. The

Kitsap Pumas Kitsap SC Pumas was an American soccer team based in Bremerton, Washington, United States. The team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. From its foundation in 2009 to 2016, the clu ...

ended the season as national champions, beating

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1-0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas in

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had the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13-0-3 record. Fresno midfielder

Milton Blanco Milton Blanco (born April 27, 1984) is an American former soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for Central Valley Fuego FC in USL League One. Career A veteran leader for the Fuego, Blanco has had professional stints with USL Second ...

was named League

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, after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. Two

Michigan Bucks Flint City Bucks is an American association football, soccer team based in Flint, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1995, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The club was founded in 1995 as the Mi ...

players - Stewart Givens and

Mitch Hildebrandt Mitchell A. Hildebrandt (born November 12, 1988) is an American former professional association football, soccer goalkeeper. He is currently a coach for the Michigan Wolves youth academy. Career College and amateur Hildebrandt played his entire ...

- were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach

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was named Coach of the Year.

Jake Keegan Jake Keegan (born September 7, 1990) is an American professional soccer forward who currently plays for One Knoxville SC in USL League One. Club career Youth Keegan played 4 seasons at John Jay High School helping the team win the 2008 ...

of the

Westchester Flames Westchester Flames is an American soccer team based in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Founded in 1999, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team plays its home games at City Park Stadium, w ...

was named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester’s goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.

Changes from 2010

Name changes

* Hampton Roads Piranhas rebranded as

Virginia Beach Piranhas The Virginia Beach Piranhas were an amateur American soccer team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2006 as the Virginia Beach Submariners as part of the development system of the now-defunct USL First Division franchise ...

* Los Angeles Azul Legends rebranded as

Los Angeles Misioneros LA Laguna FC was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southw ...

* Newark Ironbound Express rebranded as

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New franchise

*Ten franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Folding/moving

*Thirteen teams were announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season: **

Albany BWP Highlanders Albany BWP Highlanders was an American soccer team based in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 2003, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Divi ...

Schenectady, New York Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...

Atlanta Blackhawks Atlanta Blackhawks was an American soccer team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2009, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southeast Division of the ...

Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 US Census, Alpharetta's population was 65,818 The population in 2010 was 57,551. History In the 1830s, the Ch ...

Cleveland Internationals Cleveland Internationals was an American soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2004, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division ...

Medina, Ohio Medina ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,094 at the 2020 Census. It lies about 33 miles (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 miles (37 km) west of Akron within the Clevelan ...

Dayton Dutch Lions Dayton Dutch Lions is an American association football, soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. From 2011 to 2014, the team played in the ...

Bellbrook, Ohio Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,317 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It sits about 20.5 miles, ( 17km) south east from central Dayton. History Bellbrook ...

- left to join

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DFW Tornados DFW Tornados (also known as Dallas–Fort Worth Tornados) was an American soccer team based in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1986, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer P ...

Frisco, Texas Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and about from both Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its population was 200,509 at the 2 ...

Hollywood United Hitmen Hollywood United Hitmen was an American soccer team based in Los Angeles. The team was founded in 2009 and played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and the USL Premier Development League (PDL). The team played its home games in Cougar ...

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- left to join

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Houston Leones The Houston Leones were an American soccer team based in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of t ...

Richmond, Texas Richmond is a city in and the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas, Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The city is located within the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 11,627. It is home to the founder ...

Kalamazoo Outrage Kalamazoo Outrage was an American soccer team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The franchise folded at the ...

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- left to join

** Rio Grande Valley Bravos -

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- left to join

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, changed name to RGV Ocelots ** Rochester Thunder -

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Standings

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

League post-season tournament

Division matches for qualification

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

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Conference Semifinals

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Conference Finals

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PDL Semifinals

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PDL Final

Award Winners and Finalists

MVP:

( FRE) (''winner''),

( MIC),

Chandler Hoffman Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career College and amateur After leading Oak Mountain ...

( OCB)
Rookie of the Year: Albert Edward ( RCR),

Brian Holt Brian J. Holt (born November 14, 1988) is an American soccer player. Career College Holt played college soccer at Creighton University between 2008 and 2011. In 2011, Holt won numerous awards, including College Cup All-Tournament Team, NSCAA A ...

(

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( WES) (''winner'')
Defender of the Year: Dillon Barna ( VCF), Stewart Givens ( MIC) (''winner''),

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( TBC)
Goalkeeper of the Year:

( MIC)
Coach of the Year:

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( TBC),

Pete Fewing Peter Fewing (born 1962 or 1963) is an American soccer coach and former player for the FC Seattle Storm of the Western Soccer Alliance. He has been head coach of the Seattle University Redhawks since 2012 and is part of the broadcasting team fo ...

( KIT),

( MIC) (''winner'')

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Hakan Ilhan (

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( WES)*, Dominick Sarle (

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)
M: Keishen Bean (

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Jason Massie Jason Massie (born 13 September 1984) is a former English footballer. Career College and amateur Massie was a member of the schoolboy academy at storied English football club Liverpool, working his way from the U12 team to play a few times wit ...

( POR), Stephen Okai (

)
D: Matthew Baker (

), Brian Fekete ( POR), Shaun Foster ( JER), Kyle Manscuk ( OTT)
G:

(

)

Central Conference

F: Adam Mena (

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( CIN),

Brandon Swartzendruber Brandon Swarzendruber (born April 2, 1985) is an American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Swartzendruber played college soccer at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, Arizona, before transferring to Midwestern State Univer ...

( TBC)
M:

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( MIC), Albert Edward ( RCR), John Sosa ( DMM)*
D: Kevin Cope (

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), Stewart Givens ( MIC)*,

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(

( TBC)*
G:

( MIC)*

Southern Conference

F: Moses Aduny (

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), Esteban Bayona ( LAR),

Achille Campion Achille Pierre Camille Campion (born 10 March 1990) is a French former footballer who played as a forward. He played youth football for USL Dunkerque, before playing college football in the United States for Belhaven Blazers, UC Santa Barbara G ...

(

BRC BRC may refer to: Organisations and institutes * Bioinformatics Resource Centers, a group of Internet-based research centres for infectious disease research * Biological Records Centre, a data and records repository for UK species * Bisexual Resourc ...

)
M:

Michael Azira Micheal Azira (born 22 August 1987) is a Ugandan professional association football, footballer who plays for New Mexico United and the Uganda national football team, Uganda national team. Professional career Azira signed with Charleston Battery ...

(

), Enrique Cervantes ( EPP), Jonathan Mendoza ( CFK)*
D: Carlos Ordaz ( LAR), Guilherme Reis ( BRD),

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( CFK), Hugo Samano Contreras ( EPP)
G: Keneil Baker ( CFK)

Western Conference

( FRE)*,

( OCB)*,

Brent Richards Brent Anthony Richards (born May 20, 1990) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. Career High school Richards played for Camas High School of Camas, WA all four years of his high school ...

( POR)
M:

Danny Barrera Daniel Francisco Barrera (born January 8, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Born in Colombia, he has represented the United States at youth level. Early life and educa ...

( VCF)*, Nikolas Besagno ( KIT), Jose Cuevas ( FRE)
D: Dillon Barna ( VCF)*, Fernando De Alba ( LAB), Ryan Kawulok ( POR), Daniel Scott ( KIT)*
G.

Bryan Meredith Bryan Meredith (born August 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Early life Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Meredith attended top public program Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and achieved the ...

( KIT) ''* denotes All-League player''

References

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Changes from 2010

Name changes

New franchise

Folding/moving

Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

League post-season tournament

Division matches for qualification

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

PDL Semifinals

PDL Final

Award Winners and Finalists

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

Central Conference

Southern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References