The 2016 USL Premier Development League season was the 22nd season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 6 and ended on July 17. 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 season champions.

Conferences

Changes From 2015

New/Returning teams

Name Changes

*Golden State Misioneros became LA Laguna FC. *Springfield Synergy became

Saint Louis FC U23 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 He ...

Folding/Moving

Forest City London FC London is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in London, Ontario. The club was founded in 2008 and plays in the League1 Ontario men's and women's divisions. The team plays home games at the Portuguese Club of London and the Hellen ...

– moved to

League1 Ontario League1 Ontario (L1O) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league began play in 2014 and is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association as a pro-am league in the Canadian so ...

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, ...

– moved to

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 ...

Puget Sound Gunners FC Puget Sound Gunners FC was an American soccer team based in Issaquah, Washington, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, from 2011 to 2015. In 201 ...

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Boston Rams The Real Boston Rams were an American amateur soccer club based in Quincy, Massachusetts. The Rams play in the USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional deve ...

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Real Colorado Foxes Real Colorado Foxes were an American soccer team based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Heartland Divi ...

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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. ...

– Folded its PDL team *

Orlando City U-23 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 So ...

– Folded its PDL team *

Ocala Stampede Ocala Stampede was an American soccer club based in Ocala, Florida that played in the Premier Development League, the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid. History Ocala Stampede was granted a franchise in the PDL on December 28, 2011, ...

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On Hiatus

Laredo Heat Laredo Heat is an American soccer team based in Laredo, Texas, United States. Founded in 2004, the team plays in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. They were members of the USL Premier Devel ...

Standings

Tiebreakers

1. Head-to-head results
2. Goal differential
3. Goals scored

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Mid Atlantic Division

South Atlantic Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Southern Conference

Southeast Division

Mid South Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Central Pacific Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

* ''After extra time''

Conference Championships

The PDL Conference Championships were held on the weekend of July 22–24, with the four conference champions advancing to the PDL Semifinals.

PDL Championship

The PDL Championship semi-finals are to be held on the week of July 24–31. The 2016 PDL Championship Game will be held on the weekend of August 5–7.

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Chevaughn Walsh ( OCN) * Young (U21) Player of the Year: Sven König ( KWU) * Coach of the Year: Demir Muftari, ( MIB) * Defender of the Year: Alhassan Abubakar ( MIB) * Goalkeeper of the Year: Ryan Cretens (

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) * Creative Player of the Year: Adam Najem ( MIB)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Nathan Regis ( OCN),

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( CHE), Chevaughn Walsh ( OCN) *
M:

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( NYR) *, Marco Micaletto ( CHE), Paul Marie (

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)
D: Cameron Botes ( CHE), Juan Sanchez ( CHE), Marquez Fernandez (

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) *, Peyton Ericson ( TRM)
G: Ryan Cretens (

) *

Central Conference

F: Sven König ( KWU), Sullivan Silva ( TBC),

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( MIB)
M: Aleksi Pahkasalo (

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), Anthony Putrus ( TBC),

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( KWU)
D: Alhassan Abubakar ( MIB) *, Tom Owens ( MIB) *, Austin Ledbetter ( DMM), Moustapha Fofana (

)
G: Nico Campbell ( DMM)

Western Conference

F: Mark Verso ( GSF),

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( FRE) *, Dominic Russo ( CGY) *
M: Michael Turner ( TUC), Erik Holt ( SDZ), Jose Hernandez ( GSF)
D: Josh Smith (

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), Niko de Vera ( POR), Gordon Hall ( TUC), Nathan Aune (

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)
G: Augustin Rey ( FRE)

Southern Conference

F: Carlos Araujo ( VIL), Bruno Henrique (

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), Mohamed Kourouma (

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)
M: Tosan Popo ( SWF), Lucas Coutinho ( SFS) *, Noah Keats ( OKC) *
D: Kimathi Kaumbutho ( SWF), Fernando Machado (

), Sebastian Pineda ( OKC), Josh Taylor ( OKC) *
G: Paulo Pita ( VIL) ''* denotes All-League player''

Attendance

Teams with an average home attendance of at least 1,000:

References

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