2005_PDL_season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2005
Champions	Des Moines Menace
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2005 PDL season

Football league season

The 2005 PDL season was the 11th USL Premier Development League season. The season began in April and ended in August.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Des Moines Menace finished the season as national champions, beating El Paso Patriots 6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0–0 draw in the PDL Championship game in El Paso, Texas on 13 August 2005.

Orange County Blue Star finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +39 goal difference.

Cape Cod Crusaders striker Andy Metcalf and Cocoa Expos forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Richmond Kickers Future's Christian Neagu led the league with 12 assists, while Orange County Blue Star keeper Nate Pena enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.466 per game, and keeping 7 clean sheets in his 14 games.

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Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Augusta FireBall	Augusta area	Augusta, GA	expansion
Bakersfield Brigade	Bakersfield area	Bakersfield, CA	expansion
California Gold	Modesto area	Modesto, CA	previously in USL Pro Select
Ottawa Fury	Ottawa area	Ottawa, ON	expansion
San Diego Gauchos	San Diego area	San Diego, CA	previously in USL Pro Select
Springfield Storm	Springfield area	Springfield, MO	expansion
Westchester Flames	northern suburban New York area	New Rochelle, NY	previously in USL Pro Select

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Fire Premier	16	14	1	1	47	11	+36	43
2	Michigan Bucks	16	11	4	1	44	17	+27	34
3	Indiana Invaders	16	11	5	0	34	21	+13	33
4	Fort Wayne Fever	16	7	9	0	32	46	−14	21
5	Kalamazoo Kingdom	16	6	8	2	23	28	−5	20
6	West Michigan Edge	16	6	9	1	30	35	−5	19
7	Cleveland Internationals	16	5	8	3	28	31	−3	18
8	Toledo Slayers	16	2	12	2	15	53	−38	8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boulder Rapids Reserve	16	13	2	1	53	18	+35	40
2	Des Moines Menace	16	12	3	1	45	16	+29	37
3	Kansas City Brass	16	8	8	0	43	38	+5	24
4	Thunder Bay Chill	16	6	9	1	29	37	−8	19
5	Springfield Storm	16	5	10	1	24	40	−16	16
6	Colorado Springs Blizzard	16	4	11	1	20	46	−26	13
7	Sioux Falls Spitfire	16	3	12	1	25	46	−21	10

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Richmond Kickers Future	16	12	2	2	43	23	+20	38
2	Carolina Dynamo	16	9	6	1	41	27	+14	28
3	Raleigh CASL Elite *	15	8	4	3	40	29	+11	27
4	Augusta Fireball *	13	6	7	0	24	25	−1	18
5	West Virginia Chaos	16	5	10	1	22	45	−23	16
6	Williamsburg Legacy	16	4	9	3	23	32	−9	15

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cape Cod Crusaders	16	13	2	1	50	22	+28	40
2	Ocean City Barons	16	12	3	1	47	21	+26	37
3	Ottawa Fury	16	9	7	0	42	29	+13	27
4	Albany Admirals	16	8	7	1	31	29	+2	25
5	Vermont Voltage	16	7	9	0	28	38	−10	21
6	Reading Rage	16	6	8	2	27	24	+3	20
7	Rhode Island Stingrays	16	6	9	1	35	44	−9	19
8	Brooklyn Knights	16	4	10	2	25	54	−29	13^{[lower-alpha 1]}
9	Westchester Flames	16	3	13	0	23	47	−24	9

2005_PDL_season

2005 PDL season

Changes from 2004

Name changes

New franchises

Folding

Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

Conference semifinals

Conference Finals

National Semifinals

PDL Championship Game

See also

External links

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	El Paso Patriots	16	11	3	2	54	23	+31	35
2	Laredo Heat	16	9	7	0	32	26	+6	27
3	Austin Lightning	16	7	7	2	33	36	−3	23
4	DFW Tornados	16	7	8	1	27	31	−4	22
5	Nashville Metros	16	7	9	0	32	43	−11	21
6	New Orleans Shell Shockers	16	6	9	1	21	31	−10	19
7	Memphis Express	16	5	10	1	27	41	−14	16

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cocoa Expos	16	11	3	2	40	26	+14	35
2	Central Florida Kraze	16	8	6	2	27	19	+8	26
3	Bradenton Academics	16	8	8	0	38	25	+13	24
4	Ajax Orlando Prospects	16	4	12	0	23	44	−21	12
5	Palm Beach Pumas	16	4	12	0	25	52	−27	12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cascade Surge	16	12	2	2	47	23	+24	38
2	Spokane Shadow	16	10	6	0	38	33	+5	30
3	Yakima Reds	16	4	9	3	19	25	−6	15
4	Abbotsford Rangers	16	3	13	0	21	44	−23	9

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Orange County Blue Star	16	15	1	0	46	8	+38	45
2	Southern California Seahorses	16	11	4	1	30	19	+11	34
3	Fresno Fuego	16	10	5	1	36	27	+9	31
4	BYU Cougars	16	8	7	1	32	27	+5	25
5	Bakersfield Brigade	16	6	8	2	26	28	−2	20
6	Nevada Wonders	16	5	11	0	19	37	−18	15
7	California Gold	16	4	10	2	20	39	−19	14
8	San Diego Gauchos	16	1	13	2	17	41	−24	2^{[lower-alpha 1]}

El Paso Patriots	0–0	Des Moines Menace
	Report
Penalties
Larrosa Morin Frías Samano Mora Cabrera Casteneda	5–6	Boltnar Mujdzic Baker Wieland Kother Farabi Frieberg

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth