2009 United Soccer Leagues 2009 season is the 23rd season played by the United Soccer Leagues . Season titles will be contested by 20 professional men's clubs in the USL First Division and USL Second Division , as well as 37 professional and amateur women's clubs in the W-League and 68 professional and amateur men's teams in the USL Premier Development League .First Division season kicked off on April 11 with the US Open Cup finalist Charleston Battery and host defending champions Vancouver Whitecaps FC playing to a scoreless tie, while the Carolina RailHawks defeated the visiting Minnesota Thunder 2–1. The season ended on September 20 with the Charleston Battery defeating hosts Minnesota Thunder 3–2. As a change for this season, the Finals will follow the rest of the playoffs in being two legs . The playoffs started on September 24 , and ended on October 17 with the Montreal Impact defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC on a 6–3 aggregate score .Second Division season started on April 17 with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and host Crystal Palace Baltimore playing to a scoreless tie. The regular season ended on August 15 with three games. The Richmond Kickers captured the title in the playoffs with a 3–1 win over the Charlotte Eagles on August 29.General Changes in the First Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted from Second Division and the Austin Aztex were added as an expansion team . The Atlanta Silverbacks went on hiatus for the season, and the Seattle Sounders were replaced by an expansion MLS team. Changes in the Second Division: the Cleveland City Stars were promoted to the First Division. In the PDL, 9 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 10 expansion teams increase the league to 68 teams in 8 divisions across 4 conferences. Teams play a 16-game league schedule. In the W-League, 6 teams withdrew for the 2009 season, while 2 expansion teams were added, leaving the league at 37 members. Sky Blue and Washington Freedom were given WPS teams, with Washington playing their reserves in the W-League and Sky Blue selling their W-League team.Honors First Division Regular season Standings Results Playoffs Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups Quarterfinals ----Semifinals ----Finals ----Awards and All-League team F: Charles Gbeke , Keita Mandjou , Johnny Menyongar Daniel Paladini , Ryan Pore , Ricardo Sánchez Nelson Akwari , Cristian Arrieta,, Matt Bobo , David Hayes , Steve Cronin Second Division Regular season Standings Results Playoffs First Round Semifinals ----Final Awards and All-League team First Team Matthew Delicâte , Jamie Watson Ty Shipalane , Kenny Bundy , Mike Burke , Jorge Herrera Dustin Bixler , John Borrajo , Shintaro Harada , Yomby William Ronnie Pascale David Irving HAR Second Team Almir Barbosa , Damico Coddington , Chad Severs Justin Evans , Jamie Franks , Amaury Nunes , Val Teixeira Colin Falvey , Sascha Gorres , Andrew Marshall Chase Harrison W-League
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