The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16.

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won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.

Changes from 2017

New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.

Name changes

*Palm Beach Suns FC became Next Academy Palm Beach *Fresno Fuego became

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*South Florida Surf became

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* Burlingame Dragons FC * BYU Cougars * FC Boulder U23 * Jersey Express S.C. *

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* Nashville SC U23 *

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* Tampa Bay Rowdies U-23 *

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Standings

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Mountain Division

Southwest Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Southern Conference

Deep South Division

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Playoffs

Bold = winner
* =

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, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Conference Championships

The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force);

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(Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC);

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(Central Conference, host

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); and Statesboro, GA (Southern Conference, host

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). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.

Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Ryosuke Kinoshita ( DMM) * Golden Boot: Marek Weber ( SCU) * Young (U21) Player of the Year: Luka Prpa ( CHI) * Coach of the Year: Alan McCann, ( REA) * Goalkeeper of the Year:

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( CGY) * Defender of the Year: Jordan Skelton (

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)

All-League and All-Conference Teams

Eastern Conference

F: Ifunanyachi Achara ( BLR), Khori Bennett ( REA), Charlie Ledula ( LIR)
M: Jakov Basic (

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), Ricardo Gomez (

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), Aaron Molloy ( REA) *, Brian Saramago ( NYR)
D: Prosper Figbe ( BLR),

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( REA), Kevin O'Toole ( NYR)
G: Bennet Strutz ( REA)

Central Conference

F: Austin Ricci ( MIB), Kinoshita Ryosuke ( DMM) *, Tucker Stephenson (

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)
M: Kyle Carr ( LNU), Brad Dunwell ( MIB), Luka Prpa ( CHI) *, Tate Robertson ( DAY) *
D: Ebenezer Ackon ( LNU), Mark Lindstrom ( CIN), Grant Stoneman ( CHI)
G: Carlos Mercado ( DMM)

Southern Conference

F: Brandon Guhl ( BVC), Juan Tejada ( LAK), Marek Weber ( SCU) *
M: David Graydon ( SIM), Marco Micaletto (

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) *, Leonardo Paiva ( VIL), Toni Soler (

)
D: Mathieu Laurent ( BIR), Jordan Skelton (

) *, Gabriel Torres ( VIL) *
G: Pablo Jara (

)

Western Conference

F: Moses Danto ( CGY) *, Santiago Patino ( SEA), Samuel Villava ( GSF)
M: Elijah Adekugbe ( CGY), Nico Pasquotti ( CGY), Matteo Polisi ( TSS), Willy Spurr ( LAN)
D: Henry Lander ( TUC), Callum Montgomery ( VIC) *, Dominick Zator ( CGY)
G:

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

References

{{2018 in American soccer USL League Two seasons 2018 in American soccer leagues