2003 PDL Season

The 2003 USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began in April 2003 and ended in August 2003.

Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions for the second time, beating Chicago Fire Reserves 2-0 in the PDL Championship game. New Orleans Shell Shockers finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 16 out of their 18 games, suffering just 2 losses, and finishing with a +35 goal difference.

Cape Cod Crusaders striker Joseph Ngwenya and Vermont Voltage forward Bo Vuckovic were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 17 goals. Des Moines Menace midfielders Tomas Boltnar and Joseph Kabwe and Nashville Metros Ben Buerger led the league with 10 assists each, while Indiana Invaders keeper Christopher Sawyer enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.287 per game, and Richmond Kickers Future keeper kept 7 clean sheets and had a GAA average of 0.568 in his 12 games.

Changes From 2002

New Franchises

*Thirteen teams joined the league this year, including twelve brand new franchises:

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Playoffs

16TeamBracket | RD1=Conference Semifinals
RD2=Conference Finals
RD3=National Semifinals
RD4=PDL Championship Game
group1=Eastern Conference
Southern Conference
group2=Central Conference
Western Conference

RD1-seed01=MA1
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RD1-score01=0
RD1-seed02=NE2
RD1-team02=
RD1-score02=4

RD1-seed03=NE1
RD1-team03=
RD1-score03=5
RD1-seed04=MA2
RD1-team04=
RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05=MS1
RD1-team05=
RD1-score05=4
RD1-seed06=SE2
RD1-team06=
RD1-score06=1

RD1-seed07=SE1
RD1-team07=
RD1-score07=2
RD1-seed08=MS2
RD1-team08=
RD1-score08=5

RD1-seed09=HL1
RD1-team09=
RD1-score09=8
RD1-seed10=GL2
RD1-team10=
RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11=GL1
RD1-team11=
RD1-score11=1
RD1-seed12=HL2
RD1-team12=
RD1-score12=0

RD1-seed13=SW1
RD1-team13=
RD1-score13=1
RD1-seed14=NW1
RD1-team14=
RD1-score14=0

RD1-seed15=SW2
RD1-team15=
RD1-score15=2
RD1-seed16=NW2
RD1-team16=
RD1-score16=1

RD2-seed01=NE2
RD2-team01=
RD2-score01=2
RD2-seed02=NE1
RD2-team02=
RD2-score02=0

RD2-seed03=MS1
RD2-team03=
RD2-score03=0
RD2-seed04=MS2
RD2-team04=
RD2-score04=2

RD2-seed05=HL1
RD2-team05=
RD2-score05=2
RD2-seed06=GL1
RD2-team06=
RD2-score06=0

RD2-seed07=SW1
RD2-team07=
RD2-score07=0
RD2-seed08=SW2
RD2-team08=
RD2-score08=2

RD3-seed01=NE2
RD3-team01=
RD3-score01=4
RD3-seed02=MS2
RD3-team02=
RD3-score02=0

RD3-seed03=HL1
RD3-team03=
RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04=SW2
RD3-team04=
RD3-score04=1

RD4-seed01=NE2
RD4-team01=
RD4-score01=2
RD4-seed02=HL1
RD4-team02=
RD4-score02=0