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PDL ALIGNMENT SET FOR 2007
USL News Release
Thursday, December 21, 2006
United Soccer Leagues announced the official alignment for the 2007 Premier Development League season. Including six new teams, the alignment is comprised of 63 teams. The league's playoff format was also announced.
New franchises to the Premier Development League are the Springfield Demize, Mississippi Brilla, Lancaster Rattlers, San Jose Frogs, Fredericksburg Gunners and Ventura County Fusion along with new teams in Baton Rouge (LA), Raleigh (NC) and Spokane (WA) yet to be formally introduced as well as the Long Island Rough Riders and Toronto Lynx, formerly of the USL Second Division and USL First Division, respectively.
The divisional alignment was changed to a consistent two-division format for each of the four conferences for the 2007 season, eliminating the three-division alignment that previously existed in the Eastern and Southern Conferences.
Following the same playoff format as years prior, four teams will meet in a conference playoff tournament in the first week following the season with the top two representing each division. Two semifinal matches will be held the following week with the PDL Championship on the third week of the postseason.
2007 PDL Alignment
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Mid Atlantic Division
Delaware Dynasty
Fredericksburg Gunners
Northern Virginia Royals
Ocean City Barons
Reading Rage
Richmond Kickers Future
Virginia Beach Submariners
West Virginia Chaos
Williamsburg Legacy
Northeast Division
Albany Admirals
Brooklyn Knights
Cape Cod Crusaders
Long Island Rough Riders
Ottawa Fury
Rhode Island Stingrays
Vermont Voltage
Westchester Flames
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Northwest Division
Abbotsford Rangers
BYU Cougars
Cascade Surge
Ogden Outlaws
Spokane
Tacoma FC
Yakima Reds
Southwest Division
Bakersfield Brigade
Fresno Fuego
Lancaster Rattlers
Los Angeles Storm
Orange County Blue Star
San Fernando Valley Quakes
San Francisco Seals
San Jose Frogs
Southern California Seahorses
Ventura County Fusion
CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Great Lakes Division
Chicago Fire Premier
Cleveland Internationals
Fort Wayne Fever
Indiana Invaders
Michigan Bucks
Toronto Lynx
West Michigan Edge
Heartland Division
Boulder Rapids Reserve
Des Moines Menace
Kansas City Brass
Sioux Falls SpitFire
Springfield Demize
St Louis Lions
Thunder Bay Chill
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Mid South Division
Austin Lightning
Baton Rouge
DFW Tornados
El Paso Patriots
Laredo Heat
Mississippi Brilla
New Orleans Shell Shockers
Southeast Division
Atlanta Silverbacks U23s
Bradenton Academics
Carolina Dynamo
Central Florida Kraze
Cocoa Expos
Nashville Metros
Palm Beach Pumas
Raleigh
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