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Official 2011 PDL Championship logo
Season	2011
Champions	Kitsap Pumas
Matches played	512
Goals scored	1,643 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jake Keegan, Westchester Flames, 16
Biggest home win	7–1, Real Colorado Foxes over Springfield Demize
Biggest away win	11–1 Jersey Express S.C. over Brooklyn Knights
Highest scoring	12 goals, Jersey Express S.C. 11–1 Brooklyn Knights
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The 2011 USL Premier Development League season was the 17th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when the Los Angeles Blues 23 played Fresno Fuego, and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik.

The Kitsap Pumas ended the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 1–0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas in Bremerton, Washington.

Fresno Fuego had the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13–0–3 record. Fresno midfielder Milton Blanco was named League MVP, after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. Two Michigan Bucks players - Stewart Givens and Mitch Hildebrandt - were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach Gary Parsons was named Coach of the Year. Jake Keegan of the Westchester Flames was named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester's goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.

Changes from 2010

Name changes

• Hampton Roads Piranhas rebranded as Virginia Beach Piranhas
• Los Angeles Azul Legends rebranded as Los Angeles Misioneros
• Newark Ironbound Express rebranded as Jersey Express

New franchise

• Ten franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Akron Summit Assault	Akron area	Akron, OH	expansion
Fredericksburg Hotspur	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Hamilton Rage	Hamilton area	Hamilton, ON	expansion
FC Jax Destroyers	Jacksonville area	Jacksonville, FL	expansion
Los Angeles Blues 23	West Los Angeles area	Pacific Palisades, CA	expansion
North Sound SeaWolves	Snohomish County area	Everett, WA	expansion
Real Maryland Monarchs	Montgomery County area	Rockville, MD	from USL Second Division
Rio Grande Valley Grandes	Rio Grande Valley area	Edinburg, TX	expansion
River City Rovers	Louisville area	Louisville, KY	expansion
WSA Winnipeg	Winnipeg area	Winnipeg, MB	expansion

Folding/moving

• Thirteen teams were announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season:
  • Albany BWP Highlanders - Schenectady, New York
  • Atlanta Blackhawks - Alpharetta, Georgia
  • Cleveland Internationals - Medina, Ohio
  • Dayton Dutch Lions - Bellbrook, Ohio - left to join USL Pro
  • DFW Tornados - Frisco, Texas
  • Hollywood United Hitmen - Los Angeles, California - left to join National Premier Soccer League
  • Houston Leones - Richmond, Texas
  • Kalamazoo Outrage - Kalamazoo, Michigan
  • Lancaster Rattlers - Lancaster, California - left to join National Premier Soccer League
  • Rio Grande Valley Bravos - Brownsville, Texas - left to join Southern Premier Soccer League, changed name to RGV Ocelots
  • Rochester Thunder - Rochester, Minnesota
  • Spokane Spiders - Spokane, Washington
  • Yakima Reds - Yakima, Washington

Standings

Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Heartland Division

1. St. Louis Lions deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

1. New Jersey Rangers deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Northeast Division

South Atlantic Division

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Southeast Division

Western Conference

Northwest Division

1. Kitsap Pumas deducted four points for league rules infringement.

Southwest Division

League post-season tournament

Division matches for qualification

Bracket

Conference Quarterfinals

Chicago Fire Premier	3–0	Forest City London
Vaz 37' 68' Mallace 51'	Report 1 Report 2	Ivanovic  31' Hemming  57' Bibby  59' Dillon  74'

Carolina Dynamo	1–0	Northern Virginia Royals
Ibeagha  18' Lovejoy 24'	Report	Smith  45' O'Reilly  62' Sheta  75' Onwuka  87'

Reading United	0–1	Jersey Express
	Report	Youhill 50' Dacres  88' Niouky  90+'

MPS Portland Phoenix	0–1	New Hampshire Phantoms
Theissen  70' Massie  70'	Report	Tsonis 32' Schram  51' Hilton

Conference semifinals

Carolina Dynamo	1–2	Jersey Express
Tweed-Kent 38' Delbono  78' Robinson  90'	Report	Niouky 27'  33' Coulibaly 33' Konopelsky  52' Rodrigues  90'

Chicago Fire Premier	0–1	Thunder Bay Chill
Raj  65'	Report	Gonzalez 37' Putrus  27' Pereira  55' Neto  81' Intermoia  90'

Central Florida Kraze	0–1	Laredo Heat
Tshimpaka  21' Centofanti  67' Mendoza  76' Gutierrez  90'	Report	Galvan  45' Ibarra 55' Lara  90'

Long Island Rough Riders	3–1	New Hampshire Phantoms
Sarle 18' 27' 53'	Report	Adam 43' DeDeus  60' Goodwin  73'

Michigan Bucks	3–2 (AET)	Des Moines Menace
Catalano 90' Alashe 105' Caldwell 111'	Report 1 Report 2	Sosa 45' 103'

Mississippi Brilla	3–0	Chivas El Paso Patriots
Aduny 11' Reis  21' Luak 30' Azira  57' Palmer 74'	Report 1 Report 2	Salas  35' Garvia  52'

Ventura County Fusion	0–1	Kitsap Pumas
Barrera  62' Singh  88'	Report 1 Report 2	Burke 11' Besagno  56' Scott  59' Meredith  90'

Fresno Fuego	3–1	Victoria Highlanders
Reinhart 10' 83' 90'	Report 1 Report 2	Dixon 19' Vamdenbodmen  43' Voegeli  72' Burbrary  90'

Conference finals

Long Island Rough Riders	3–2	Jersey Express
Detelj 7' Sarle 33' Mulligan  52' Arikian  66' Barea  69' 84'	Report	Edwards  43' Ovenseri 50' 56' Niouky  90'

Michigan Bucks	1–2	Thunder Bay Chill
Givens 11' Caldwell  84' Hunt  90+'	Report	Oliveira 8' Pereira  49' Robertson  82' Neto 86'  86' Vilalva  90+'

Mississippi Brilla	2–2 (AET)	Laredo Heat
Buffington  31' Palmer 90+' Luak 97'	Report 1 Report 2	Garcia 11'  36' Mulamba  37' Ordaz  45' Ibarra  76' Collozo  76' Frias  78' Estrada  81' Fuentes  102' Begines 116'
Penalties
	6–7

Fresno Fuego	0–1	Kitsap Pumas
Cignetti  49' Grousis  60'	Report 1 Report 2 Report 3	Hyde  8'  90' 89' Besagno  35'

PDL Semifinals

Laredo Heat	4–1	Long Island Rough Riders
Bayona 38' Ibarra 64' Lopez 85' Escovar 90'	Report 1 Report 2	Gabriele 69' Lopez  69' Sarle  70'  77' Hole  82'

Kitsap Pumas	3–1	Thunder Bay Chill
Burke 60' Friesen 72' 90'	Report 1 Report 2	Robertson  8' Oliveira 34' Petrus  47'

PDL Final

Kitsap Pumas	1–0	Laredo Heat
Christner 11'	Report

Award Winners and Finalists

MVP: Milton Blanco (FRE) (winner), Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC), Chandler Hoffman (OCB)
Rookie of the Year: Albert Edward (RCR), Brian Holt (REA), Jake Keegan (WES) (winner)
Defender of the Year: Dillon Barna (VCF), Stewart Givens (MIC) (winner), Wilson Neto (TBC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)
Coach of the Year: Tony Colistro (TBC), Pete Fewing (KIT), Gary Parsons (MIC) (winner)

All-League and All-Conference teams

Eastern Conference

F: Hakan Ilhan (CAR), Jake Keegan (WES)*, Dominick Sarle (LIR)
M: Keishen Bean (BER), Jason Massie (POR), Stephen Okai (REA)
D: Matthew Baker (REA), Brian Fekete (POR), Shaun Foster (JER), Kyle Manscuk (OTT)
G: Brian Holt (REA)

Central Conference

F: Adam Mena (IND), Branden Stelmak (CIN), Brandon Swartzendruber (TBC)
M: Tom Catalano (MIC), Albert Edward (RCR), John Sosa (DMM)*
D: Kevin Cope (CHI), Stewart Givens (MIC)*, Jonathan Raj (CHI), Wilson Neto (TBC)*
G: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)*

Southern Conference

F: Moses Aduny (MIS), Esteban Bayona (LAR), Achille Campion (BRC)
M: Michael Azira (MIS), Enrique Cervantes (EPP), Jonathan Mendoza (CFK)*
D: Carlos Ordaz (LAR), Guilherme Reis (BRD), Daniel Sackman (CFK), Hugo Samano Contreras (EPP)
G: Keneil Baker (CFK)

Western Conference

F: Milton Blanco (FRE)*, Chandler Hoffman (OCB)*, Brent Richards (POR)
M: Danny Barrera (VCF)*, Nikolas Besagno (KIT), Jose Cuevas (FRE)
D: Dillon Barna (VCF)*, Fernando De Alba (LAB), Ryan Kawulok (POR), Daniel Scott (KIT)*
G. Bryan Meredith (KIT)

* denotes All-League player

See also

• 2011 USL Pro season
• 2011 W-League Season

References

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11. PDL returns to the Valley
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16. Rattlers move on to the National Premier Soccer League
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