2018 PDL season


The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.

Changes from 2017

New teams

A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.
TeamCountryCity/areaStadiumFoundedHead coachNotes
AHFC RoyalsU.S.Houston, TexasCampbell Road Sports Park2017Jorge Carrasco
Birmingham HammersU.S.Vestavia Hills, AlabamaSicard Hollow Athletic Complex2013Wulf KochNPSL
Black Rock FCU.S.Lakeville, ConnecticutHotchkiss Athletic Fields2013
Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23U.S.Colorado Springs, ColoradoWashburn Field & Weidner Field2018Diego Zaltron
Corpus Christi FCU.S.Corpus Christi, TexasDr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium2017Sammy Giraldo
Kaw Valley FCU.S.Topeka, KansasHummer Sports Complex2017István Urbányi
Lansing UnitedU.S.East Lansing, MichiganArcher Stadium2014Nate MillerNPSL
Lionsbridge FCU.S.Newport News, VirginiaPomoco Stadium2017Chris Whalley
Memphis City FCU.S.Memphis, TennesseeChristian Brothers University2015Mark FranklinNPSL
Ogden City SCU.S.Ogden, UtahSpence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex2017Eric Landon
San Francisco Glens SCU.S.San Francisco, CaliforniaBoxer Stadium1961Javier Ayala-Hil
Santa Cruz Breakers FCU.S.Aptos, CaliforniaCabrillo College Stadium, Aptos High School, & Monterey Peninsula College1992

Name changes

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Mountain Division

Southwest Division

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

Southern Conference

Deep South Division

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Playoffs

Bold = winner

* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score

Conference Championships

The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA ; Reading, PA ; Des Moines, IA ; and Statesboro, GA. The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.

Awards

Eastern Conference

F: Ifunanyachi Achara, Khori Bennett, Charlie Ledula

M: Jakov Basic, Ricardo Gomez, Aaron Molloy *, Brian Saramago

D: Prosper Figbe, Kamal Miller, Kevin O'Toole

G: Bennet Strutz

Central Conference

F: Austin Ricci, Kinoshita Ryosuke *, Tucker Stephenson

M: Kyle Carr, Brad Dunwell, Luka Prpa *, Tate Robertson *

D: Ebenezer Ackon, Mark Lindstrom, Grant Stoneman

G: Carlos Mercado

Southern Conference

F: Brandon Guhl, Juan Tejada, Marek Weber *

M: David Graydon, Marco Micaletto *, Leonardo Paiva, Toni Soler

D: Mathieu Laurent, Jordan Skelton *, Gabriel Torres *

G: Pablo Jara

Western Conference

F: Moses Danto *, Santiago Patino, Samuel Villava

M: Elijah Adekugbe, Nico Pasquotti, Matteo Polisi, Willy Spurr

D: Henry Lander, Callum Montgomery *, Dominick Zator

G: Marco Carducci *
* denotes All-League player