1998 PDSL season

August 2023 Premier Development Soccer League 1998 Regular Season Champions Jackson Chargers (1st Title) San Gabriel Valley Highlanders (1st Title) 248 1140 BRA Rodrigo Costa Detroit Dynamite KEN Bonaventure Maruti Jackson Chargers (27 Goals) USA Joshua Fouts Spokane Shadow Jackson Chargers 16 Games Entire Season Jackson Chargers 16 Games Entire Season 1997 1999 The 1998 Premier Development Soccer League season was the 4th PDSL season. The season began in April 1998 and ended in August 1998. San Gabriel Valley Highlanders won the championship, defeating the Jackson Chargers 3–2. Jackson won the regular season title, winning all 16 games and posting a whopping +84 goal difference. Four teams from the Pacific Coast Soccer League joined as associate members this season, with two (Abbotsford and Seattle) going on to become full members in 1999. Changes from the 1997 season Name changes Puget Sound BigFoot changed name to Seattle BigFoot. New teams 13 teams were added for the season, 9 expansion teams and four associates from the Pacific Coast Soccer League. TeamAreaLocationPrevious affiliationBritish Columbia Abbotsford Athletes In ActionAbbotsford areaAbbotsford, BCPacific Coast Soccer LeagueFlorida Bradenton AcademicsSouthwest Florida areaBradenton, FLexpansionFlorida Central Florida LionheartsCentral Florida areaSeminole, FLexpansionColorado Colorado CometsDenver areaCommerce City, COexpansionWisconsin Fox River RebelsFox Cities areaMenasha, WIexpansionIndiana Indiana InvadersMichiana areaSouth Bend, INexpansionMissouri Kansas City BrassKansas City areaLiberty, MOexpansionFlorida Miami TangoGreater Miami areaMiami, FLexpansionArizona Northern Arizona ProspectorsPrescott-Chino Valley areaPrescott Valley, AZexpansionBritish Columbia Okanagan Valley ChallengeOkanagan Valley areaKelowna, BCPacific Coast Soccer LeagueWashington Seattle HibernianSeattle areaSeattle, WAPacific Coast Soccer LeagueCalifornia Silicon Valley AmbassadorsSouth San Francisco Bay areaSanta Clara, CAexpansionBritish Columbia Victoria Umbro SelectVancouver Island areaVictoria, BCPacific Coast Soccer League Teams leaving The Cincinnati Riverhawks were promoted to the A-League and the Miami Breakers were promoted to the D3 Pro League following the 1997 season. 7 teams folded after the 1997 season: Bellingham Orcas Chattanooga Express Lincoln Brigade Michigan Madness Omaha Flames (team folded early in 1998 season, division games were rescheduled) Southwest Florida Manatees West Florida Fury The Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year. Standings LegendDivision champion Team qualified for playoff berth Team gets bye into semifinals as host. Central Division main WL PK Central Division 0 Q COL Colorado Comets DMM Des Moines Menace TCT Twin Cities Tornado KCB Kansas City Brass SCB Sioux City Breeze CSS Colorado Springs Stampede 13 2 0 1 40 16 9 4 2 1 51 27 9 6 0 1 32 33 7 8 0 1 42 29 5 8 2 1 28 31 4 11 1 0 20 46 -2 -2 Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points. DMM -1 Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point. #ccccff C #ccffcc Q Q Q complete RSSSF Great Lakes Division main WL PK Great Lakes Division 0 Q DET Detroit Dynamite MMB Mid-Michigan Bucks KAL Kalamazoo Kingdom WIS Fox River Rebels IND Indiana Invaders LAN Lansing Locomotive WME Grand Rapids Explosion 12 2 2 0 45 24 11 4 0 1 38 19 7 8 0 1 30 34 6 10 0 0 30 37 6 9 1 0 26 33 3 13 0 0 36 42 0 16 0 0 6 56 -2 Detroit was penalized 2 points. -1 Indiana was penalized 1 point. -3 Lansing was penalized 3 points. #ccccff C #ccffcc Q Q Q #FFBF00 BYE complete RSSSF Northwest Division main WL PK Northwest Division 0 Q SPO Spokane Shadow YAK Yakima Reds SEA Seattle BigFoot CSC Cascade Surge SSS Seattle Hibernian OVC Okanagan Valley Challenge VUS Victoria Umbro Select ABB Abbotsford Athletes In Action 13 3 0 0 62 15 9 7 0 0 40 28 8 5 3 0 28 32 7 5 2 2 28 28 2 5 0 1 5 16 2 5 0 1 6 23 1 5 0 2 11 19 0 7 1 0 9 28 -3 Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points. -2 Cascade was penalized 2 points. -1 Abbotsford was penalized 1 point. Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule. ABB ABB ABB #ccccff C #ccffcc Q Q Q complete RSSSF Southeast Division main WL PK Southeast Division 0 Q Regular Season Champions JAC Jackson Chargers COC Cocoa Expos BRA Bradenton Academics ALA Alabama Saints MIA Miami Tango CFK Central Florida Lionhearts SFF South Florida Future 16 0 0 0 104 17 R 9 7 0 0 41 36 8 7 1 0 50 42 7 6 0 3 40 48 6 9 1 0 41 39 5 10 1 0 40 55 4 10 1 1 28 79 -1 -1 -1 Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point. BRA BRA -1 Miami was penalized 1 point. #ccccff C #ccffcc Q Q Q complete RSSSF Southwest Division main WL PK Southwest Division 0 Q SVA Silicon Valley Ambassadors SGV San Gabriel Valley Highlanders SCC Southern California Chivas CCR Central Coast Roadrunners NAP Northern Arizona Prospectors 14 1 1 0 44 20 10 5 1 0 45 27 7 8 0 1 30 26 5 11 0 0 31 39 1 13 1 1 23 66 -1 -1 -1 Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point. NAP NAP #ccccff C #ccffcc Q Q Q complete RSSSF Playoffs Format Kalamazoo hosted the Finals and received a bye to the National Semi-Finals. The top four teams from the Central, Great Lakes, Southeast, and Southwest divisions, however, if Kalamazoo places in the top four in the Central Division, the fifth place team will take their spot. The top two teams in the Northwest Division will play the top two associate teams from the PCSL. The team with the most points to lose in the Divisional rounds will play in the Regional round as a wild card against the Divisional champion with the most points. The remaining four teams will play each other based on geography. Divisional brackets y Southeast Semifinals Southeast Finals SE1 Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 7 SE4 Florida Miami Tango 0 SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 4 SE3 Florida Bradenton Academics 3 SE1 Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 8 SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 2 Southeast Division Playoffs Semifinals July 31, 1998 Florida Cocoa Expos 4–3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/177513467/ Florida Bradenton Academics Eddie Enders 7 84 Fitzgerald Haig 42 90 pen. The Sports ClubJackson, Mississippi Semifinals July 31, 1998 6:00 PM Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/185060898/ Florida Miami Tango Johnny Mulrooney Bonaventure Maruti Dominic Schell Eric Bushey Jeremy Short Sanjeev Parmar The Sports ClubJackson, Mississippi Southeast Division Final August 1, 1998 7:45 PM Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 8–2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/177518873/ Florida Cocoa Expos Dominic Schell 10 Bonaventure Maruti 17 Paul Oyuga Sheldon Bennett Eddie Enders pen. Fitzgerald Haig The Sports ClubJackson, Mississippi y Southwest Semifinals Southwest Finals SW1 California Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1 SW4 California Central Coast Roadrunners (AET) 2 SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2 SW3 California Southern California Chivas 0 SW4 California Central Coast Roadrunners 2 SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4 Southwest Division Playoffs Semifinals July 31, 1998 5:30 PM PDT California Silicon Valley Ambassadors 1–2 (OT) Report 1 Report 2 California Central Coast Roadrunners Niels Bruckner 0 75 83 o.g. 81 93 Clay Harty y De Anza CollegeCupertino, California Semifinals July 31, 1998 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2–0 California Southern California Chivas De Anza CollegeCupertino, California Southwest Division Final August 2, 1998 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4–2 Report 1 Report 2 California Central Coast Roadrunners Zhorzhik Sepanyan Arutyun Krtotyan Sarkis Banyan 0 Sevak Atamyan Mike Rosander 0 Abel Gutierrez 80 Clay Harty Saddleback High SchoolSanta Ana, California y Northwest Semifinals Northwest Finals NW1 Washington Spokane Shadow 1 NWA2 British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge 2 NW2 Washington Yakima Reds 1 NWA1 Washington Seattle BigFoot 0 NWA2 British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge 1 NW2 Washington Yakima Reds 4 Northwest Division Playoffs Semifinals August 1, 1998 6:00 PM Washington Spokane Shadow 1–2 British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge Joe Marks 66 16:15 pen. Eric Ladner 27 o.g. Alex Atherton Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, Washington Semifinals August 1, 1998 8:00 PM Washington Yakima Reds 1–0 Washington Seattle BigFoot Jeff Perry 58:40 Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, Washington Northwest Division Final August 2, 1998 6:00 PM Washington Yakima Reds 4–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/575275955/ British Columbia Okanagan Valley Challenge Luiz Machado 14 17 Nilton Resende 54 Danny Ferris 82 85 Grame Magowan Joe Albi StadiumSpokane, Washington y Central Semifinals Central Finals C1 Colorado Colorado Comets 0 C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 1 C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace (AET) 2 C3 Minnesota 1983 Twin Cities Tornado 1 C4 Missouri Kansas City Brass 2 (0) C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace (AET/PSO) 2 (1) Central Division Playoffs Semifinals July 31, 1998 6:00 PM Colorado Colorado Comets 0–1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/132235110/ Missouri Kansas City Brass 29 Kelly Klusman Cara McGrane Memorial StadiumDes Moines, Iowa Semifinals July 31, 1998 8:00 PM Iowa Des Moines Menace 2–1 (OT) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/132235110/ Minnesota 1983 Twin Cities Tornado Alf Bilbao 70 Seth Modersohn 94 pen. Cara McGrane Memorial StadiumDes Moines, Iowa Central Division Final August 1, 1998 7:00 PM Iowa Des Moines Menace 2–2 Missouri Kansas City Brass Seth Modersohn 70 Eric Wilson 67 Jeff Kinsman y Jon Malm 3–2 Cara McGrane Memorial StadiumDes Moines, Iowa y Great Lakes Semifinals Great Lakes Finals GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 3 GL4 Wisconsin Fox River Rebels 2 GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 3 GL3 Indiana Indiana Invaders 0 GL1 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 0 GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 2 Great Lakes Division Playoffs Semifinals July 31, 1998 7:00 PM Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 3–0 Indiana Indiana Invaders Chad Schomaker 44:55 Joe Malachino 59 Stephen Armstrong 70 White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township, Michigan Semifinals July 31, 1998 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 3–2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/290606341/ Wisconsin Fox River Rebels Joe Bernstein Ran Rajec White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township, Michigan Great Lakes Division Final August 1, 1998 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 2–0 Michigan Detroit Dynamite Benjamin Djeukeng 7 Chad Schomaker White Pine StadiumSaginaw Township, Michigan Round of Six y Region A GL2 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 2 WC Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 3 y Region B SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4 NW2 Washington Yakima Reds 2 y Region C C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3 SE2 Florida Cocoa Expos 1 PDSL Regional Finals August 8, 1998 Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 3–2 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/185062915/ Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks Johnny Mulrooney 5 31 Dominic Schell 32 8 52 Stephen Armstrong The Sports ClubJackson, Mississippi August 8, 1998 Iowa Des Moines Menace 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/132252565/ Florida Cocoa Expos Eric Wilson 18 Seth Modersohn 52 65 5 Eddie Enders Cara McGrane Memorial StadiumDes Moines, Iowa 532 August 8, 1998 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 4–2 Washington Yakima Reds 11 90 Pasadena High School, Pasadena, California PDSL finals bracket y PDL Semifinals PDL Finals PDL Third Place WC Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 2 H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 0 SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3 C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 1 WC Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 2 SW2 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3 H Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 1 C2 Iowa Des Moines Menace 4United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) PDL National Semifinals August 14, 1998 6:00 PM California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 3–1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/132281896/ Iowa Des Moines Menace Serejah Akopian 27 Sarkis Banyan 40 Vahe Asatourian 69 72 Brian Zwaschka Ed Annen Sports ComplexKalamazoo, Michigan August 14, 1998 8:00 PM Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 0–2 https://mlive.newsbank.com/search?text=own+goal&pub%5B%5D=123DD2ED27BA8D93&date_from=August+15%2C+1998&date_to=&content_added= Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 25 Bonaventure Maruti 43 o.g. Jeremy Shortt Ed Annen Sports ComplexKalamazoo, Michigan 3,217 Third Place Game August 15, 1998 5:30 PM Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 1–4 https://mlive.newsbank.com/search?text=Reilly&pub%5B%5D=123DD2ED27BA8D93&date_from=August+16%2C+1998&date_to=&content_added= Iowa Des Moines Menace Ryan Thompson 89 26 Eric Wilson 67 Luc Cisna 71 Kyle Reilly 77 Matt Pinkney Ed Annen Sports ComplexKalamazoo, Michigan PDL Championship Game August 15, 1998 7:30 PM Mississippi 1996 Jackson Chargers 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/185379480/ California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders Bonaventure Maruti 5 71 Vahe Asatourian 39 Sereja Akopian 49 Arshak Abyanli 80 Ed Annen Sports ComplexKalamazoo, Michigan Championship MVP: ARM Arshak Abyanli (SGV) Honors Organization of the Year: http://indianablast.com/news/r-111398.html Blast Named Organization of the Year November 13, 1998 Indiana Blast May 19, 2023 February 2, 1999 https://web.archive.org/web/19990202064249/http://indianablast.com/news/r-111398.html bot: unknown Jackson Chargers Executive of the Year: Dave Nesbit, Des Moines Menace Fair Play Award: Spokane Shadow References 1998 Category:1998 in American men's soccer leagues Category:1998 in Canadian soccer