The 2015

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 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The

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 ...

were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by

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 ...

in the Central Conference finals. K-W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the

Seattle Sounders FC U-23 Sound FC is an American soccer team based in Tacoma, Washington. Founded in 2006, the team most recently played in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. History 2006–2009: Playoffs The Tacoma team was introduced int ...

1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the

New York Red Bulls U-23 The New York Red Bulls U-23 is an American soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2009, the team plays in USL League Two, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. It is part of the official Dev ...

4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues.

Changes from 2014

New/Returning teams

Name Changes

* Connecticut FC Azul became

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. *

River City Rovers Derby City Rovers were an American semi-professional soccer team based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Derby City was also known for their elite-level youth teams that played in local, state, regional and national leagues. Founded in 201 ...

became

Derby City Rovers Derby City Rovers were an American semi-professional soccer team based in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Derby City was also known for their elite-level youth teams that played in local, state, regional and national leagues. Founded in 201 ...

. *

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 ...

became Golden State Misioneros. *

Springfield Demize Saint Louis FC U23 were an American soccer team based in Fenton, Missouri, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), now USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartla ...

became Springfield Synergy FC. *

Northern Virginia Royals Northern Virginia FC (formerly Northern Virginia Royals and Evergreen FC) is an American soccer club from Leesburg, Virginia competing in USL League Two, USL W League, Eastern Premier Soccer League and the Major Arena Soccer League 3. The club ...

became

D.C. United U-23 D.C. United U-23 were an American association football, soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The team last played in the fourth-division Premier Development League and represented the most senior age group within parent club D.C. United's D.C. ...

Folding/moving

Austin Aztex The Austin Aztex were a soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2011 as a member of the Premier Development League, the team played the 2015 season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of the United States soccer pyr ...

- Moved to Division III

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. *

Chicago Inferno The Chicago Inferno is an American soccer club based in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. The team originally played from 2012 to 2014 in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid, in the Heartland ...

- Folded in the middle of the 2014 season on June 20, 2014 and forfeited their last 9 games. *

Montreal Impact U23 Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

- Folded * NJ-LUSO Parma - Folded * Panama City Beach Pirates - Folded * San Jose Earthquakes U23 - replaced by

Burlingame Dragons FC Burlingame Dragons FC was an American soccer club based in Burlingame, California. Founded in 2014, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL). The team was owned by Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and a minority investor in ...

(see above) as the Earthquakes PDL team. *

Toronto Lynx Toronto Lynx was a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1997, the team last played in the 2014 season of the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes ...

- Folded its PDL team. Still active in USL

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and Super Y-League. *

Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23, formerly known as Whitecaps FC Reserves, was a Canadian soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although founded in 2005 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Divisi ...

- Folded *

Vermont Voltage Vermont Voltage was an American association football, soccer team based in St. Albans (city), Vermont, St. Albans, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1997, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the Americ ...

- Folded its PDL team. *

Victoria Highlanders Victoria Highlanders FC is a Canadian soccer team based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The club was founded in 2008 and currently play in the League1 British Columbia. The team had played in the American USL League Two from 2009 to 201 ...

- Moved to the

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Standings

2015 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

Mountain Division

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Conference Championships

Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. Games played prior to the conference semifinals are hosted by the team with the better record with the conference championships (semifinals and final) played at a common location. Note that the Northwest division played 12 games rather than the 14 played by the other divisions; the teams agreed to the reduced schedule in order for the division to play a balanced schedule. ;Eastern Conference: The 1st and 2nd place teams from the Northeast and South Atlantic divisions play each other for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Mid Atlantic division 1st place teams goes straight to the conference semifinals with the 2nd and 3rd place teams playing each other for the final spot. ;Southern Conference: The top two teams in each division qualify to play in the conference semifinals, with the 1st place team from the Mid-South division playing the 2nd place team of the Southeast division and vice versa. ;Central Conference: The top two teams from Heartland division and the 1st place team from the Great Lakes division qualify for the semifinals with the final spot coming from a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the Great Lakes division. ;Western Conference: The Mountain and Southwest divisions have a play off between the 1st and 2nd place teams for their division's spot in the conference semifinals. The Northwest division's 1st place team and the winner of a playoff between the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for the conference semifinals.

Eastern Conference Championship

Southern Conference Championship

Central Conference Championship

Western Conference Championship

Playoff Bracket

PDL Championship

Semi-finals

Championship

Championship MVP: Nathan Ingham ( KWU)

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Anthony Grant ( SUP) * Young (U21) Player of the Year: Timothy Mueller ( LNU) * Coach of the Year:

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, ( CHE) * Defender of the Year:

Dennis Castillo Dennis Castillo Romero (born April 30, 1993) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Sporting San José in Liga FPD. Prior to playing for Sporting, Castillo played for Pérez Zeledón in Liga FPD, the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer an ...

( POR) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Matt Grosey ( KIT)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Anthony Grant ( SUP) *, Nathan Regis ( CHE) *,

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( OCN)
M: Carlos Silva ( JER) *, Joe Holland (

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), Sam Blackman (

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)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan ( JER), Tim Schmoll ( NYR), Jordan Becker (

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Lalas Abubakar Alhassan "Lalas" Abubakar (born December 25, 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids. Early life Born in Kumasi, Abubakar was raised in the Ghanaian capital of Accra ...

( CHE)
G: Matt Williams (

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)

Central Conference

F: James Pucci ( LON),

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( KWU), David Goldsmith ( MIB)
M: Calvin Rezende ( MIB),

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( KWU), Jacob Cawsey (

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), Moses Danto ( WSA)
D: Oyvind Alseth ( KWU), Zach Carroll ( MIB),

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( PIT)
G: Yuta Nomura (

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)

Western Conference

F: Timothy Mueller ( LNU) *, Guillermo Delgado (

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), Pedro Espindola ( TUC)
M: Todd Wharton ( POR) *, Nick Hamer ( KIT), Renato Bustamante ( FRE)
D:

( POR) *, Jonathan Campbell (

) *, Cory Keitz ( KIT), Kalem Scott ( TUC)
G: Matt Grosey ( KIT) *

Southern Conference

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(

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), Jason Collister (

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), Paulo Vaz ( FLA)
M: Sergio Royo (

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) *, Billal Qsiyer ( SWF),

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(

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)
D: Hugo Leroux (

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) *, Walker Hume (

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), Isaac Sanchez (

) *,

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(

)
G: Michael Yantz ( SWF) ''* denotes All-League player''

References

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