| 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Ultimate Disc League |
| Sport | Ultimate |
| Duration | March 31 – August 12, 2018 (2018-03-31 – 2018-08-12) |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| TV partner(s) | Stadium |
| Regular season | |
| Postseason | |
| East Division champions | Toronto Rush |
| Midwest Division champions | Madison Radicals |
| West Division champions | Los Angeles Aviators |
| South Division champions | Dallas Roughnecks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Madison Radicals |
| AUDL seasons | |
| ← 20172019 → | |
The 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season was the seventh season for the league. The Madison Radicals won the championship, the team's first. Rowan McDonnell of the DC Breeze won league MVP after the season.
Offseason
The Vancouver Riptide was the lone team to cease operations after 2017, with plans to move the team to Portland, Oregon and rejoin the league for the 2019 season. Stadium joined the AUDL as broadcast partner, replacing Eleven Sports Network. Stadium televised one game a week live as well as all three games during Championship Weekend VII.
Regular season
Week 1
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/31 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 24 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 3/31 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 22 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
Week 2
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | Seattle Cascades | 29 | 28 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 4/7 | Los Angeles Aviators | 30 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/7 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 17 | 16 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 4/7 | DC Breeze | 22 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/7 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 21 | San Jose Spiders |
| 4/7 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 15 | 17 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 4/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 14 | 17 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 4/7 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 13 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 3
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 15 | 20 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 4/14 | Seattle Cascades | 16 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/14 | New York Empire | 14 | 18 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 17 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/14 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 4/14 | Austin Sol | 23 | 22 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 17 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 19 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/15 | Nashville NightWatch | 17 | 18 | Atlanta Hustle |
Week 4
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 27 | Madison Radicals |
| 4/21 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 24 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 4/21 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 18 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/21 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 26 | 21 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/21 | Atlanta Hustle | 19 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 4/21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 18 | 28 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/21 | New York Empire | 28 | 16 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/21 | San Diego Growlers | 26 | 25 | Seattle Cascades |
| 4/21 | Nashville NightWatch | 26 | 31 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/22 | Dallas Roughnecks | 23 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 4/22 | DC Breeze | 26 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/22 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 16 | San Jose Spiders |
Week 5
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27 | Austin Sol | 25 | 23 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/27 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Ottawa Outlaws | 33 | 35 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/28 | Madison Radicals | 29 | 13 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 25 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 4/28 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/28 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 13 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 4/28 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 6
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | San Diego Growlers | 31 | 28 | San Jose Spiders |
| 5/5 | Montreal Royal | 14 | 17 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/5 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 19 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/5 | Detroit Mechanix | 22 | 31 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 5/5 | Atlanta Hustle | 22 | 23 | Austin Sol |
| 5/5 | New York Empire | 19 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 5/5 | Seattle Cascades | 27 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/5 | Raleigh Flyers | 23 | 20 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/5 | Los Angeles Aviators | 33 | 31 | San Jose Spiders |
| 5/6 | Ottawa Outlaws | 22 | 19 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/6 | Nashville NightWatch | 22 | 20 | Austin Sol |
| 5/6 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 18 | 27 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 7
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 34 | 17 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/12 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 5/12 | Atlanta Hustle | 27 | 26 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/12 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 5/12 | Austin Sol | 23 | 27 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 5/12 | San Jose Spiders | 23 | 26 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/13 | Madison Radicals | 37 | 8 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/13 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 21 | Toronto Rush |
| 5/13 | Seattle Cascades | 26 | 30 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/13 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 24 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
Week 8
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 32 | 29 | Seattle Cascades |
| 5/19 | Chicago Wildfire | 16 | 24 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/19 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 33 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/19 | Toronto Rush | 33 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/19 | San Diego Growlers | 20 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/19 | San Jose Spiders | 24 | 14 | Seattle Cascades |
| 5/19 | New York Empire | 23 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/19 | Nashville NightWatch | 32 | 30 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/19 | Austin Sol | 28 | 19 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Detroit Mechanix | 24 | 34 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/20 | Dallas Roughnecks | 26 | 21 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Montreal Royal | 21 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/20 | Toronto Rush | 21 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
Week 9
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/26 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 5/26 | DC Breeze | 29 | 21 | New York Empire |
| 5/26 | Madison Radicals | 16 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 5/26 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 22 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 5/26 | Nashville NightWatch | 27 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 5/27 | Ottawa Outlaws | 30 | 18 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
Week 10
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1 | Raleigh Flyers | 32 | 14 | Austin Sol |
| 6/2 | Detroit Mechanix | 18 | 25 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/2 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 22 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/2 | Montreal Royal | 20 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/2 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 29 | San Jose Spiders |
| 6/2 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 11 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 6/2 | San Diego Growlers | 24 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/2 | New York Empire | 24 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/2 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 31 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/2 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 26 | 27 | Austin Sol |
| 6/3 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/3 | Atlanta Hustle | 28 | 29 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/3 | Los Angeles Aviators | 23 | 19 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
Week 11
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8 | Madison Radicals | 20 | 17 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 6/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 26 | 27 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/9 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/9 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 30 | 21 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/9 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 24 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/9 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 22 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/9 | San Jose Spiders | 21 | 20 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/9 | Austin Sol | 17 | 19 | Dallas Roughnecks |
Week 12
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16 | Montreal Royal | 26 | 22 | New York Empire |
| 6/16 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 37 | 18 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 25 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/16 | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 17 | Seattle Cascades |
| 6/16 | Atlanta Hustle | 20 | 24 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/16 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 17 | San Jose Spiders |
| 6/16 | Toronto Rush | 27 | 17 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/16 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 15 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/17 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 28 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/17 | San Diego Growlers | 25 | 27 | Seattle Cascades |
| 6/17 | Toronto Rush | 25 | 18 | New York Empire |
| 6/17 | Chicago Wildfire | 34 | 12 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 21 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 13
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 28 | 29 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/23 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 6/23 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 21 | DC Breeze |
| 6/23 | Austin Sol | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/23 | New York Empire | 22 | 23 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/23 | Seattle Cascades | 22 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/23 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 27 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/23 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 40 | 20 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/24 | Detroit Mechanix | 27 | 31 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/24 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 24 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/24 | Dallas Roughnecks | 28 | 16 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/24 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 27 | 19 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/24 | Ottawa Outlaws | 29 | 30 | DC Breeze |
Week 14
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30 | Detroit Mechanix | 19 | 20 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/30 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 25 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/30 | Madison Radicals | 26 | 17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/30 | Ottawa Outlaws | 23 | 29 | New York Empire |
| 6/30 | San Diego Growlers | 27 | 22 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/30 | DC Breeze | 25 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 6/30 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 19 | 16 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/30 | Raleigh Flyers | 33 | 20 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/30 | Dallas Roughnecks | 29 | 25 | Austin Sol |
| 7/1 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 26 | New York Empire |
| 7/1 | Los Angeles Aviators | 28 | 21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 7/1 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 24 | San Jose Spiders |
| 7/3 | Madison Radicals | 35 | 24 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
Week 15
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7 | Chicago Wildfire | 18 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/7 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
| 7/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 25 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 7/7 | New York Empire | 27 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 7/7 | Dallas Roughnecks | 21 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Austin Sol | 6 | 7 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 13 | 26 | Toronto Rush |
Week 16
| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 24 | Seattle Cascades |
| 7/14 | Madison Radicals | 27 | 24 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 7/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 32 | 10 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 7/14 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 31 | Seattle Cascades |
| 7/14 | DC Breeze | 29 | 19 | New York Empire |
| 7/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 7/14 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 16 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/14 | San Diego Growlers | 34 | 21 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 7/15 | Montreal Royal | 25 | 32 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 7/15 | Chicago Wildfire | 20 | 23 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 30 | New York Empire |
| 7/15 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 26 | Nashville NightWatch |
Standings
East Division
| Team | W | L | T | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Rush | 13 | 1 | 0 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze | 8 | 5 | 1 | East Division Playoff |
| New York Empire | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| Montreal Royal | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Radicals | 12 | 2 | Midwest Division Final |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 11 | 3 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill | 8 | 6 | |
| Chicago Wildfire | 5 | 9 | |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 4 | 10 | |
| Detroit Mechanix | 0 | 14 |
South Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Roughnecks | 13 | 1 | South Division Final |
| Raleigh Flyers | 10 | 4 | South Division Playoff |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Hustle | 7 | 7 | |
| Tampa Bay Cannons | 4 | 10 | |
| Nashville NightWatch | 3 | 11 |
West Division
| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aviators | 11 | 3 | West Division Final |
| San Diego Growlers | 7 | 7 | |
| San Jose Spiders | 6 | 8 | |
| San Francisco FlameThrowers | 5 | 9 | |
| Seattle Cascades | 5 | 9 |
Postseason
Divisional playoff
| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | East Division | DC Breeze | 15 | 19 | New York Empire |
| 7/21 | Midwest Division | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 20 | 19 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/27 | South Division | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 23 | Austin Sol |
Divisional final
| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | West Division | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 7/28 | Midwest Division | Madison Radicals | 27 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/28 | East Division | Toronto Rush | 17 | 18 | New York Empire |
| 7/28 | South Division | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 19 | Raleigh Flyers |
Championship Weekend VII
Championship Weekend VII was held in Madison, Wisconsin at Breese Stevens Field from August 11-12, 2018.
| Date | Match | Seed | Team | Goals | Goals | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 32 | 30 | New York Empire | 4 |
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 2 | Madison Radicals | 24 | 19 | Los Angeles Aviators | 3 |
| 8/12 | Final | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 16 | 20 | Madison Radicals | 2 |
The Madison Radicals won their first championship, and did so in front of a home crowd.
References
- ^ "Madison Radicals win first AUDL Championship". WKOW. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell: 2018 AUDL MVP". Sludge Output. December 19, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Eisenhood, Charlie (December 29, 2017). "AUDL's Vancouver Riptide Shutting Down, Owners Moving Team To Portland In 2019". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Eisenhood, Charlie (January 25, 2018). "New AUDL Media Deal Worth Six Figures". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "American Ultimate Disc League Championship comes to Madison". Channel 3000. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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