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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

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Name changes

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New teams

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

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

Teams leaving

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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

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

Central Division

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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[a]
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[a]
6 Colorado Springs Stampede 16 4 1 0 11 20 46 −26 13[b]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points.
  2. ^ Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point.

Great Lakes Division

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Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit Dynamite 16 12 2 0 2 45 24 +21 38[a]
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[b]
6 Lansing Locomotive 16 3 0 0 13 36 42 −6 6[c]
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

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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[a]
4 Cascade Surge 16 7 2 2 5 28 28 0 23[b]
5 Seattle Hibernian[c] 8 2 0 1 5 5 16 −11 6
6 Okanagan Valley Challenge[c] 8 2 0 1 5 6 23 −17 6
7 Victoria Umbro Select[c] 8 1 0 2 5 11 19 −8 3
8 Abbotsford Athletes In Action[c] 8 0 1 0 7 9 28 −19 1[d]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points.
  2. ^ Cascade was penalized 2 points.
  3. ^ a b c d 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

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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[a]
4 Alabama Saints 16 7 0 3 6 40 48 −8 21
5 Miami Tango 16 6 1 0 9 41 39 +2 19[b]
6 Central Florida Lionhearts 16 5 1 0 10 40 55 −15 16[a]
7 South Florida Future 16 4 1 1 10 28 79 −51 13[a]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point.
  2. ^ Miami was penalized 1 point.

Southwest Division

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Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silicon Valley Ambassadors 16 14 1 0 1 44 20 +24 43[a]
2 San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 16 10 1 0 5 45 27 +18 31[a]
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[a]
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point.

Playoffs

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Format

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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

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Southeast Semifinals Southeast Finals
      
SE1   Jackson Chargers 7
SE4   Miami Tango 0
SE1   Jackson Chargers 8
SE2   Cocoa Expos 2
SE2   Cocoa Expos 4
SE3   Bradenton Academics 3
Southeast Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Cocoa Expos4–3Bradenton Academics
  • Enders   7', 84'
  • Haig   42', 90' (pen.)
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Semifinals
Jackson Chargers7–0Miami Tango
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The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Southeast Division Final
Jackson Chargers8–2Cocoa Expos
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The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Southwest Semifinals Southwest Finals
      
SW1   Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1
SW4   Central Coast Roadrunners (AET) 2
SW4   Central Coast Roadrunners 2
SW2   San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
SW2   San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2
SW3   Southern California Chivas 0
Southwest Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Silicon Valley Ambassadors1–2 (OT) (a.e.t.)Central Coast Roadrunners
 Report 1 Report 2
Semifinals
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders2–0Southern California Chivas
Southwest Division Final
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders4–2Central Coast Roadrunners
 Report 1 Report 2
Northwest Semifinals Northwest Finals
      
NW1   Spokane Shadow 1
NWA2   Okanagan Valley Challenge 2
NWA2   Okanagan Valley Challenge 1
NW2   Yakima Reds 4
NW2   Yakima Reds 1
NWA1   Seattle BigFoot 0
Northwest Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Spokane Shadow1–2Okanagan Valley Challenge
Semifinals
Yakima Reds1–0Seattle BigFoot
Northwest Division Final
Yakima Reds4–1Okanagan Valley Challenge
Central Semifinals Central Finals
      
C1   Colorado Comets 0
C4   Kansas City Brass 1
C4   Kansas City Brass 2 (0)
C2   Des Moines Menace (AET/PSO) 2 (1)
C2   Des Moines Menace (AET) 2
C3   Twin Cities Tornado 1
Central Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Denver Comets0–1Kansas City Brass
Report
Semifinals
Des Moines Menace2–1 (OT)Twin Cities Tornado
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Central Division Final
Des Moines Menace2–2 (a.e.t.)Kansas City Brass
Great Lakes Semifinals Great Lakes Finals
      
GL1   Detroit Dynamite 3
GL4   Fox River Rebels 2
GL1   Detroit Dynamite 0
GL2   Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
GL2   Mid-Michigan Bucks 3
GL3   Indiana Invaders 0
Great Lakes Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Mid-Michigan Bucks3–0Indiana Invaders
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Semifinals
Detroit Dynamite3–2Fox River Rebels
Report
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan
Great Lakes Division Final
Mid-Michigan Bucks2–0Detroit Dynamite
White Pine Stadium
Saginaw Township, Michigan

Round of Six

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Region A
   
GL2   Mid-Michigan Bucks 2
WC   Jackson Chargers 3
Region B
   
SW2   San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4
NW2   Yakima Reds 2
Region C
   
C2   Des Moines Menace 3
SE2   Cocoa Expos 1
PDSL Regional Finals
Jackson Chargers3–2Mid-Michigan Bucks
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Des Moines Menace3–1Cocoa Expos
Report
Attendance: 532
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders4–2Yakima Reds

PDSL finals bracket

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PDL Semifinals PDL Finals
      
WC   Jackson Chargers 2
H   Kalamazoo Kingdom 0
WC   Jackson Chargers 2
SW2   San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
SW2   San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3
C2   Des Moines Menace 1 PDL Third Place
H   Kalamazoo Kingdom 1
C2   Des Moines Menace 4

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PDL National Semifinals
San Gabriel Valley Highlanders3–1Des Moines Menace
 Report
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kalamazoo Kingdom0–2Jackson Chargers
Report
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Attendance: 3,217
Third Place Game
Kalamazoo Kingdom1–4Des Moines Menace
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Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan
PDL Championship Game
Jackson Chargers2–3San Gabriel Valley Highlanders
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  •   80'
Ed Annen Sports Complex
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
  2. ^ "Blast Named Organization of the Year". Indiana Blast. November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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