The 2001 USL Premier Development League season was the 7th PDL season. The season began in April 2001 and ended in August 2001.
Westchester Flames finished the season as national champions, beating Calgary Storm 3-1 in the PDL Championship game. Calgary Storm finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 18 out of their 20 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +38 goal difference.
Changes from 2000 Season
Name changes
New Teams
11 teams were added for the season, including 8 expansion teams:
Team Name |
Metro Area |
Location |
Previous Affiliation |
Calgary Storm |
Calgary area |
Calgary, AB |
expansion |
Cape Cod Crusaders |
Cape Cod area |
Hyannis, MA |
from USISL D-3 Pro League |
Chesapeake Dragons |
Baltimore-Washington area |
Germantown, MD |
expansion |
Chicago Eagles Select |
Chicago area |
Chicago, IL |
expansion |
Chicago Fire Reserves |
Chicago area |
Chicago, IL |
expansion |
Jersey Falcons |
North Jersey area |
Jersey City, NJ |
expansion |
Okanagan Predators |
Okanagan Valley area |
Kelowna, BC |
expansion |
Orange County Blue Star |
Orange County area |
Irvine, CA |
from A-League |
Southern California Seahorses |
Los Angeles Metro area |
La Mirada, CA |
expansion |
Texas Spurs |
Dallas-Fort Worth area |
Bedford, TX |
from USISL D-3 Pro League |
West Dallas Kings |
Dallas-Fort Worth area |
Dallas, TX |
expansion |
Went on hiatus
Folded
11 teams folded before the season:
Standings
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
* Dayton and Indiana had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.
Heartland Division
Mid-South Division
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
* Both Brooklyn and New York had games against Chesapeake postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Games in question were cancelled since they had no bearing on playoffs.
Southeast Division
* Bradenton and Palm Beach had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.
Western Conference
Rocky Mountain Division
* Boulder, Colorado Springs, and Wichita all had games with Kansas City postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Games in question were cancelled since they had no bearing on playoffs.
Northwest Division
* Seattle and Yakima had a game postponed and could not be rescheduled by season's end. Game in question was cancelled since it had no bearing on playoffs.
Southwest Division
Playoffs
Third Place Game
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