| Season | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Des Moines Menace |
←2004 2006 → | |
The2005 PDL season was the 11thUSL Premier Development League season. The season began in April and ended in August.
Des Moines Menace finished the season as national champions, beatingEl Paso Patriots 6–5 on penalty kicks, following a 0–0 draw in the PDL Championship game inEl Paso, Texas on 13 August 2005.
Orange County Blue Star finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +39 goal difference.
Cape Cod Crusaders strikerAndy Metcalf andCocoa Expos forwardFrederico Moojen were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 18 goals.Richmond Kickers Future'sChristian Neagu led the league with 12 assists, whileOrange County Blue Star keeperNate Pena enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.466 per game, and keeping 7 clean sheets in his 14 games.
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Augusta FireBall | Augusta area | Augusta, GA | expansion |
 Bakersfield Brigade | Bakersfield area | Bakersfield, CA | expansion |
| California Gold | Modesto area | Modesto, CA | previously inUSL Pro Select |
 Ottawa Fury | Ottawa area | Ottawa, ON | expansion |
| San Diego Gauchos | San Diego area | San Diego, CA | previously inUSL Pro Select |
 Springfield Storm | Springfield area | Springfield, MO | expansion |
 Westchester Flames | northern suburban New York area | New Rochelle, NY | previously inUSL Pro Select |
| Legend |
|---|
| Division champion |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Fire Premier | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | +36 | 43 |
| 2 | Michigan Bucks | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 34 |
| 3 | Indiana Invaders | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 33 |
| 4 | Fort Wayne Fever | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 21 |
| 5 | Kalamazoo Kingdom | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 |
| 6 | West Michigan Edge | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 19 |
| 7 | Cleveland Internationals | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 18 |
| 8 | Toledo Slayers | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 53 | −38 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boulder Rapids Reserve | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 18 | +35 | 40 |
| 2 | Des Moines Menace | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 37 |
| 3 | Kansas City Brass | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 24 |
| 4 | Thunder Bay Chill | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 19 |
| 5 | Springfield Storm | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 16 |
| 6 | Colorado Springs Blizzard | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 13 |
| 7 | Sioux Falls Spitfire | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 38 |
| 2 | Carolina Dynamo | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 28 |
| 3 | Raleigh CASL Elite * | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 27 |
| 4 | Augusta Fireball * | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 18 |
| 5 | West Virginia Chaos | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 16 |
| 6 | Williamsburg Legacy | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 40 |
| 2 | Ocean City Barons | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 37 |
| 3 | Ottawa Fury | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 27 |
| 4 | Albany Admirals | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 25 |
| 5 | Vermont Voltage | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 |
| 6 | Reading Rage | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 19 |
| 8 | Brooklyn Knights | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 13[a] |
| 9 | Westchester Flames | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Paso Patriots | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 35 |
| 2 | Laredo Heat | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 27 |
| 3 | Austin Lightning | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 23 |
| 4 | DFW Tornados | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 22 |
| 5 | Nashville Metros | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 21 |
| 6 | New Orleans Shell Shockers | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 19 |
| 7 | Memphis Express | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocoa Expos | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 35 |
| 2 | Central Florida Kraze | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 |
| 3 | Bradenton Academics | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 24 |
| 4 | Ajax Orlando Prospects | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 12 |
| 5 | Palm Beach Pumas | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cascade Surge | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 38 |
| 2 | Spokane Shadow | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 30 |
| 3 | Yakima Reds | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 15 |
| 4 | Abbotsford Rangers | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County Blue Star | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 45 |
| 2 | Southern California Seahorses | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 34 |
| 3 | Fresno Fuego | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 31 |
| 4 | BYU Cougars | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 25 |
| 5 | Bakersfield Brigade | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 20 |
| 6 | Nevada Wonders | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 15 |
| 7 | California Gold | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 14 |
| 8 | San Diego Gauchos | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 2[a] |
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | National Semifinals | PDL Championship Game | ||||||||||||||||
| NE1 |  Cape Cod Crusaders | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA2 |  Raleigh CASL Elite | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA2 | Raleigh CASL Elite | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| MA1 |  Richmond Kickers Future | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| NE2 |  Ocean City Barons | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA1 | Richmond Kickers Future | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS1 |  El Paso Patriots | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS1 | El Paso Patriots | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE2 |  Central Florida Kraze | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS1 | El Paso Patriots | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| MS2 | Laredo Heat | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| SE1 | Cocoa Expos | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS2 | Laredo Heat | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| MS1 | El Paso Patriots | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 |  Des Moines Menace (PSO) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| GL1 |  Chicago Fire Premier | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Des Moines Menace | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Des Moines Menace | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| GL2 |  Michigan Bucks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL1 |  Boulder Rapids Reserve | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| GL2 | Michigan Bucks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| HL2 | Des Moines Menace | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW1 | Orange County Blue Star | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW1 | Orange County Blue Star | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW3 | Fresno Fuego | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW1 | Orange County Blue Star | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| NW |  Cascade Surge | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| NW | Cascade Surge | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| SW2 | Southern California Seahorses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Orange County Blue Star | 2–1 | Fresno Fuego |
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| Report |
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| Des Moines Menace | 2–1 | Orange County Blue Star |
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| El Paso Patriots | 0–0 | Des Moines Menace |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 | ||
| Super League S | |
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| Championship ★ | |
| League One 1 | |
| League Two 2 | |
| W League W | |
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