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The 2013
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 19th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 4 with 3 matches and ended on July 21 with 9 matches. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Four teams were added to the league and 13 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2013.


Changes from 2012


Name changes

* Hamilton FC Rage rebranded as
K-W United FC The Kennedy K-W is an American high-wing, strut-braced, single-seat glider that was designed by Harold Kennedy of Dodge City, Kansas, with assistance from Floyd Watson. The aircraft is notable for being assembled from certified powered airc ...
* Bradenton Academics rebranded as
IMG Academy Bradenton IMG Academy Bradenton is an American soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The team is associated with IMG Academy and the ...
* New Jersey Rangers rebranded as
NJ-LUSO Rangers FC NJ-LUSO Parma is an American soccer team based in Denville, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of t ...
* Palmetto FC Bantams rebranded as
SC United Bantams SC United Bantams is an American soccer team based in Columbia, South Carolina that plays in USL League Two. The team is linked with professional English team Bradford City, and was formerly known as Palmetto FC Bantams. Players and staff Current ...
* VSI Tampa Flames rebranded as
VSI Tampa Bay FC (PDL) VSI Tampa Bay FC was an American soccer team based in Plant City, Florida that played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, from 2012 to 2013. The team was owned by VisionPro Sports Institut ...
* Pali Blues rebranded as OC Blues Strikers FC * Texas Dutch Lions rebranded as
Houston Dutch Lions Miami Dutch Lions FC is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Lions competes in National Premier Soccer League, as a member of the Sunshine Conference. The club was founded in Conroe, ...


New teams

Four new clubs joined the PDL this coming season.


Folding/moving

*Thirteen teams were announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season: ** Boston Victory S.C.
Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy ( ) is a coastal U.S. city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the largest city in the county and a part of Greater Boston, Metropolitan Boston as one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2020 was 1 ...
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Bermuda Hogges Bermuda Hogges were a Bermudian football team based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern ...
Pembroke, Bermuda Pembroke Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named after English aristocrat William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630). It occupies most of the short peninsula which juts from the central north coast of Bermuda's main i ...
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Brooklyn Knights Brooklyn Knights were an American soccer club based in New York City. Founded in 1999, the Knights currently field youth teams in the United Soccer Leagues Super-20 League and Super Y-League. The team also previously field a team in the USL Pre ...
Maspeth, New York Maspeth is a residential and commercial community in the borough of Queens in New York City. It was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch and English settlers. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside to the north; Sunnyside ...
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Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati Kings were a professional American association football, soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2005, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid ...
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line wit ...
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FC Jax Destroyers FC JAX Destroyers were an American soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States from 2011 to 2012. The organization had men's and women's franchises in the United Soccer Leagues: a men's team in the USL Premier Development League (PDL) ...
Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...
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Fraser Valley Mariners Fraser Valley Mariners is a Canadian soccer team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division ...
Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 153,524 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside metrop ...
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Fredericksburg Hotspur Fredericksburg Hotspur is an American soccer team based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South Atla ...
Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,982. The Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States Department of Commerce combines the city of Fredericksburg wi ...
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Nashville Metros The Nashville Metros were an American soccer team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1989, the team most recently played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the South A ...
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
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New Orleans Jesters The New Orleans Jesters are an American soccer team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 2003, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Nicknamed 'The Jesters', they are co ...
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National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially ...
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Ogden Outlaws Ogden Outlaws is an American soccer team based in Ogden, Utah, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western ...
Ogden, Utah Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately east of the Great Salt Lake and north of Salt Lake City. The population was 87,321 in 2020, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's eighth ...
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Orange County Blue Star Orange County Blue Star was an American soccer team based in Irvine, California. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Weste ...
Irvine, California Irvine () is a Planned community, master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on ...
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Real Maryland F.C. Real Maryland F.C., commonly known as the Real Maryland Monarchs, was an American soccer team based in Rockville, Maryland, United States. Founded in 2007, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Ame ...
Rockville, Maryland Rockville is a city that serves as the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, and is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The 2020 census tabulated Rockville's population at 67,117, making it the fifth-largest community in ...
** Worcester Hydra
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...


Standings

2013 Premier Development League 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


Conference Championships


Divisional Playoffs

Five of the divisions have additional matches in order for teams to qualify for the conference championship. In the Great Lakes Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four. In the Northwest Division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play-in match. Winner advances with the 1st place team to the conference final four. In the Eastern Conference, the 1st place team in the Mid-Atlantic Division automatically qualifies for the conference final four. The 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Mid-Atlantic Division and the 1st and 2nd place teams in the Northeast Division and the South Atlantic Divisions play each other to qualify for the conference final four.


Eastern Conference Championship


Central Conference Championship


Southern Conference Championship


Western Conference Championship


Playoff Bracket


PDL Championship


Semi-Finals


Championship


Awards

* Most Valuable Player:
Kris Tyrpak Kristopher Evan Tyrpak (born March 19, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Career Early career Raised in Dripping Springs, Texas, Tyrpak started his youth career with the Austin Capitals Soccer Club and Lones ...
, ( AUS) * Young (U21) Player of the Year: Pete Caringi (
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) * Coach of the Year:
Paul Dalglish Paul Kenneth Dalglish (born 18 February 1977) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Playing career Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, was born in Glasgow though spent his childhood in the city where his fa ...
, ( AUS) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Chad Bush, ( OTT)


All-League and All-Conference Teams


Eastern Conference

F: Pete Caringi (
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) *,
Carl Haworth Carl Haworth (born July 9, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and right-back for Atlético Ottawa. Club career Early career Haworth began playing soccer at the age of four with Barrie SC, where he would play ...
( OTT) *, Dwayne Reid ( OCN)
M: Brandt Bronico (
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), Brayan Martinez ( JER), Jason Plumhoff (
REA REA or Rea may refer to: Places * Rea, Lombardy, in Italy * Rea, Missouri, United States * River Rea, a river in Birmingham, England * River Rea, Shropshire, a river in Shropshire, England * Rea, Hungarian name of Reea village in Totești Commun ...
) *
D: Shaun Foster ( OTT),
Damion Lowe Damion Lowe (born 5 May 1993) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Inter Miami and the Jamaica national team. Early life Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Damion Lowe is the son of former Jamaican international Onandi L ...
(
REA REA or Rea may refer to: Places * Rea, Lombardy, in Italy * Rea, Missouri, United States * River Rea, a river in Birmingham, England * River Rea, Shropshire, a river in Shropshire, England * Rea, Hungarian name of Reea village in Totești Commun ...
) *, Gilbert Manier (
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), Hugh Roberts (
BAL Bal may refer to: * Bal (surname), a Dutch, Indian, and Turkish surname * Bal, Iran (disambiguation) * Bal, Zira, a village in Punjab, India * ''Bal'' (film), a 2010 Turkish film * Bäl, a settlement on the Swedish island of Gotland * 8678 Bä ...
)
G: Chad Bush ( OTT) *


Central Conference

F: Moses Danto ( WSA), Oliver Gore (
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),
Zach Steinberger Zach Steinberger (born May 10, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Youth and college Growing up in Southern California, Steinberger spent time with various youth soccer teams in the area before joining IMG Academy in ...
( MIB)
M:
Bryan Ciesiulka Bryan Ciesiulka (born October 10, 1991) is an American professional soccer player. Career Youth Ciesiulka played for Neuqua Valley High School Neuqua Valley High School (NVHS) is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Illin ...
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CHI Chi or CHI may refer to: Greek *Chi (letter), the Greek letter (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ); Chinese *Chi (length), ''Chi'' (length) (尺), a traditional unit of length, about ⅓ meter *Chi (mythology) (螭), a dragon *Chi (surname) (池, pin ...
), Jordan Green ( KCB), Matt Walker ( MIB)
D:
Brandon Fricke Brandon Fricke (born March 22, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays for Greenville Triumph SC in USL League One. He is the 2020 USL League One defender of the year. Career College and amateur Born in Grimes, Iowa, Fricke played fours ...
(
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) *, Tyler Hemming ( LON), Nolan Intermoia ( THU),
Axel Sjöberg Axel Sjöberg (; born 8 March 1991) is a Swedish former Association football, footballer. Career Early career Sjöberg began his career with Helenelunds IK in his hometown at age four before moving to the academy of Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, ...
( THU) *
G:
Tyson Farago Tyson James Farago (born May 1, 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Starting his senior career at the club while at university, he joined FC Edmonton a year later and spent four seasons with the Alb ...
( WSA)


Western Conference

F: Niall Cousens (
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),
Brett Levis Brett Levis (born March 29, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship. Club career Early career Levis spent his entire college career at the University of Saskatchewan. He mad ...
(
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), Tyler Reinhart ( FRE)
M: Zach Barnes ( POR), Paul Islas ( FRE) *, Bobby Jhutty (
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) *
D: Derrick Bassi (
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), Chris Brundage (
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),
Tyler Hughes Tyler Hughes (born November 5, 1980) is a Canadian former soccer player who played for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League. Career College Hughes had a standout career at Coastal Carolina University that saw him earn fou ...
(
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), Trevor Spurgeon ( FRE)
G: David Meves ( POR)


Southern Conference

F: Adam Black ( OKC), Tyler Blackwood ( ORL),
Kris Tyrpak Kristopher Evan Tyrpak (born March 19, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Career Early career Raised in Dripping Springs, Texas, Tyrpak started his youth career with the Austin Capitals Soccer Club and Lones ...
( AUS) *
M: Itode Fubara ( ORL), Jack McVey ( TAM),
Tony Rocha Antonio "Tony" Rocha (born 21 August 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Orange County SC in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he represents the Belize national football team. Career College Rocha played co ...
( AUS)
D: Taian de Souza ( PAN) *, Max Gunderson ( AUS), Walter Kromholz (
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), Felipe Souza ( LAR)
G: Devin Cook ( AUS) ''* denotes All-League player''


See also

*
2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season The 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. Season overview January January 11, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the signing of B ...


References

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