1998 PDSL season

The 1998 Premier Development Soccer League season was the 4th PDSL season. The season began in April 1998 and ended in August 1998.

Premier Development Soccer League
Season1998
ChampionsSan Gabriel Valley Highlanders
← 1997
1999 →

San Gabriel Valley Highlanders won the championship, defeating the Jackson Chargers 3–2. Jackson won the regular season title, winning all 16 games and posting a whopping +84 goal difference. Four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League joined as associate members this season, with two (Abbotsford and Seattle) going on to become full members in 1999.

Changes from the 1997 season

Name changes

New teams

13 teams were added for the season, 9 expansion teams and four associates from the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

Team Area Location Previous affiliation
British Columbia Abbotsford Athletes In Action Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League
Florida Bradenton Academics Southwest Florida area Bradenton, FL expansion
Florida Central Florida Lionhearts Central Florida area Seminole, FL expansion
Colorado Colorado Comets Denver area Commerce City, CO expansion
Wisconsin Fox River Rebels Fox Cities area Menasha, WI expansion
Indiana Indiana Invaders Michiana area South Bend, IN expansion
Missouri Kansas City Brass Kansas City area Liberty, MO expansion
Florida Miami Tango Greater Miami area Miami, FL expansion
Arizona Northern Arizona Prospectors Prescott-Chino Valley area Prescott Valley, AZ expansion
British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge Okanagan Valley area Kelowna, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League
Washington (state) Seattle Hibernian Seattle area Seattle, WA Pacific Coast Soccer League
California Silicon Valley Ambassadors South San Francisco Bay area Santa Clara, CA expansion
British Columbia Victoria Umbro Select Vancouver Island area Victoria, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League

Teams leaving

The Cincinnati Riverhawks were promoted to the A-League and the Miami Breakers were promoted to the D3 Pro League following the 1997 season.

7 teams folded after the 1997 season:

The Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year.

Standings
Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth
Team gets bye into semifinals as host.

Central Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Colorado Comets 16 13 0 1 2 40 16 +24 39
2 Des Moines Menace 16 9 2 1 4 51 27 +24 29[lower-alpha 1]
3 Twin Cities Tornado 16 9 0 1 6 32 33 −1 27
4 Kansas City Brass 16 7 0 1 8 42 29 +13 21
5 Sioux City Breeze 16 5 2 1 8 28 31 −3 17[lower-alpha 1]
6 Colorado Springs Stampede 16 4 1 0 11 20 46 −26 13[lower-alpha 2]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points.
  2. Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point.

Great Lakes Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Dynamite 16 12 2 0 2 45 24 +21 38[lower-alpha 1]
2 Mid-Michigan Bucks 16 11 0 1 4 38 19 +19 33
3 Kalamazoo Kingdom 16 7 0 1 8 30 34 −4 21
4 Fox River Rebels 16 6 0 0 10 30 37 −7 18
5 Indiana Invaders 16 6 1 0 9 26 33 −7 19[lower-alpha 2]
6 Lansing Locomotive 16 3 0 0 13 36 42 −6 6[lower-alpha 3]
7 Grand Rapids Explosion 16 0 0 0 16 6 56 −50 0
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Detroit was penalized 2 points.
  2. Indiana was penalized 1 point.
  3. Lansing was penalized 3 points.

Northwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Spokane Shadow 16 13 0 0 3 62 15 +47 39
2 Yakima Reds 16 9 0 0 7 40 28 +12 27
3 Seattle BigFoot 16 8 3 0 5 28 32 −4 27[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 2 2 5 28 28 0 23[lower-alpha 2]
5 Seattle Hibernian[lower-alpha 3] 8 2 0 1 5 5 16 −11 6
6 Okanagan Valley Challenge[lower-alpha 3] 8 2 0 1 5 6 23 −17 6
7 Victoria Umbro Select[lower-alpha 3] 8 1 0 2 5 11 19 −8 3
8 Abbotsford Athletes In Action[lower-alpha 3] 8 0 1 0 7 9 28 −19 1[lower-alpha 4]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
  2. Cascade was penalized 2 points.
  3. Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule.
  4. Abbotsford was penalized 1 point.

Southeast Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jackson Chargers 16 16 0 0 0 104 17 +87 48
2 Cocoa Expos 16 9 0 0 7 41 36 +5 27
3 Bradenton Academics 16 8 1 0 7 50 42 +8 25[lower-alpha 1]
4 Alabama Saints 16 7 0 3 6 40 48 −8 21
5 Miami Tango 16 6 1 0 9 41 39 +2 19[lower-alpha 2]
6 Central Florida Lionhearts 16 5 1 0 10 40 55 −15 16[lower-alpha 1]
7 South Florida Future 16 4 1 1 10 28 79 −51 13[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point.
  2. Miami was penalized 1 point.

Southwest Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 16 14 1 0 1 44 20 +24 43[lower-alpha 1]
2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 16 10 1 0 5 45 27 +18 31[lower-alpha 1]
3 Southern California Chivas 16 7 0 1 8 30 26 +4 21
4 Central Coast Roadrunners 16 5 0 0 11 31 39 −8 15
5 Northern Arizona Prospectors 16 1 1 1 13 23 66 −43 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point.

Playoffs

Format

Kalamazoo hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals.
The top four teams from the Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, and Southwest divisions, however, if Kalamazoo places in the top four in the Central Division, the fifth place team will take their spot. The top two teams in the Northwest Division will play the top two associate teams from the PCSL. The team with the most points to lose in the Divisional rounds will play in the Regional round as a wild card against the Divisional champion with the most points. The remaining four teams will play each other based on geography.

Divisional brackets
Southeast Semifinals Southeast Finals
      
SE1 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 1
SE4 Florida Miami Tango 0
SE1 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 0
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 4
SE3 Florida Bradenton Academics 3
Southwest Semifinals Southwest Finals
      
SW1 California Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1
SW4 California Central Coast Roadrunners (AET) 2
SW4 California Central Coast Roadrunners 2
SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2
SW3 California Southern California Chivas 0
Northwest Semifinals Northwest Finals
      
NW1 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 1
NWA2 British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge 2
NWA2 British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge 1
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 4
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 1
NWA1 Washington (state) Seattle Hibernian 0
Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
C1 Colorado Colorado Comets 0
C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 1
C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 2 (0)
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace (AET/PSO) 2 (1)
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace (AET) 2
C3 Minnesota Twin Cities Tornado 1
Great Lakes Semifinals Great Lakes Finals
      
GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 3
GL4 Wisconsin Fox River Rebels 2
GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 0
GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 1
GL3 Indiana Indiana Invaders 0

Regional finals
Region A
   
GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 3
Region B
   
SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 2
Region C
   
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3
SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1

PDSL finals bracket
PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 2
H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 0
WC Mississippi Jackson Chargers 2
SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 1 PDL Third Place
H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 1
C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 4

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References
  1. United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
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