2006 PDL season
The 2006 USL Premier Development League season was the 12th PDL season. The season began in April 2006 and ended in August 2006.
Michigan Bucks finished the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on 12 August 2006.
Carolina Dynamo finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +29 goal difference. Cape Cod Crusaders finished a very close second, tied with Dynamo on points and goal difference, but having scored two less goals.
Boulder Rapids Reserve striker John Cunliffe and Augusta Fireball forward Frederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals. Michigan Bucks's Nate Jafta led the league with 18 assists, while Southern California Seahorses keeper Eric Reed enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.621 per game, and keeping 10 clean sheets in his 15 games.
Changes from 2005
New franchises
- Ten teams joined the league this year, including nine brand new franchises :
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation |
 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's | Atlanta area | Chamblee, Georgia | expansion |
 Delaware Dynasty | Wilmington area | New Castle, Delaware | expansion |
 Los Angeles Storm | San Gabriel Valley area | Glendora, California | Previously Springfield Storm |
 Northern Virginia Royals | Northern Virginia area | Fairfax, Virginia | previously in USL-2 |
 Ogden Outlaws | Ogden area | Ogden, Utah | expansion |
| San Fernando Valley Quakes | San Fernando Valley area | Los Angeles, California | expansion |
| San Francisco Seals | San Francisco area | San Francisco, California | expansion |
 St. Louis Lions | St. Louis area | Cottleville, Missouri | expansion |
 Tacoma FC | Tacoma area | University Place, Washington | expansion |
| Virginia Beach Submariners | Virginia Beach area | Virginia Beach, Virginia | expansion |
Folding
- Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- *Memphis Express - Memphis, Tennessee
- *Nevada Wonders - Carson City, Nevada
- *Spokane Shadow - Spokane, Washington
- *Toledo Slayers - Toledo, Ohio
Standings
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
New England Division
Northeast Division
Southern Conference
Mid South Division
South Atlantic Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Southwest Division
Playoffs
Bracket
Conference semifinals
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Conference finals
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