Football league season
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 .
Team Area Location Previous affiliation Abbotsford Athletes In Action Abbotsford area Abbotsford, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League Bradenton Academics Southwest Florida area Bradenton, FL expansion Central Florida Lionhearts Central Florida area Seminole, FL expansion Colorado Comets Denver area Commerce City, CO expansion Fox River Rebels Fox Cities area Menasha, WI expansion Indiana Invaders Michiana area South Bend, IN expansion Kansas City Brass Kansas City area Liberty, MO expansion Miami Tango Greater Miami area Miami, FL expansion Northern Arizona Prospectors Prescott-Chino Valley area Prescott Valley, AZ expansion Okanagan Valley Challenge Okanagan Valley area Kelowna, BC Pacific Coast Soccer League Seattle Hibernian Seattle area Seattle, WA Pacific Coast Soccer League Silicon Valley Ambassadors South San Francisco Bay area Santa Clara, CA expansion Victoria Umbro Select Vancouver Island area Victoria, BC Pacific 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:
The Lexington Bluegrass Bandits and Tucson Amigos went on hiatus for this year.
Standings Legend Division champion Team qualified for playoff berth Team gets bye into semifinals as host.
Central Division
Source: RSSSF Notes:
^ a b Des Moines and Sioux City were both penalized 2 points. ^ Colorado Springs was penalized 1 point. Great Lakes Division
Source: RSSSF Notes:
^ Detroit was penalized 2 points. ^ Indiana was penalized 1 point. ^ Lansing was penalized 3 points. Northwest Division
Source: RSSSF Notes:
^ Seattle BigFoot was penalized 3 points. ^ Cascade was penalized 2 points. ^ a b c d Abbotsford, Okanagan Valley, Seattle Hibernian, and Victoria are all associate members and do not play a full schedule. ^ Abbotsford was penalized 1 point. Southeast Division
Source: RSSSF Notes:
^ a b c Bradenton, Central Florida, and South Florida were all penalized 1 point. ^ Miami was penalized 1 point. Southwest Division
Source: RSSSF Notes:
^ a b c Northern Arizona, San Gabriel Valley, and Silicon Valley were all penalized 1 point. 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 Southeast Division Playoffs
July 31, 1998
6:00 PM
Semifinals
August 1, 1998
7:45 PM
Southeast Division Final
Southwest Division Playoffs
July 31, 1998
5:30 PM PDT
Semifinals
August 2, 1998
Southwest Division Final
Northwest Division Playoffs
August 1, 1998
6:00 PM
Semifinals
August 1, 1998
8:00 PM
Semifinals
August 2, 1998
6:00 PM
Northwest Division Final
Central Division Playoffs
July 31, 1998
6:00 PM
Semifinals
July 31, 1998
8:00 PM
Semifinals
August 1, 1998
7:00 PM
Central Division Final
Great Lakes Division Playoffs
July 31, 1998
7:00 PM
Semifinals
August 1, 1998
Great Lakes Division Final
Round of Six PDSL finals bracket [1]
Honors References ^ United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) ^ "Blast Named Organization of the Year". Indiana Blast . November 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 2, 1999. Retrieved May 19, 2023 . {{cite web}}
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