- 2003 PDL Season
The 2003
USL Premier Development League season was the 9th PDL season. The season began inApril 2003 and ended inAugust 2003 .Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions for the second time, beatingChicago 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 strikerJoseph Ngwenya andVermont Voltage forwardBo Vuckovic were the league's top scorers, each knocking in 17 goals.Des Moines Menace midfieldersTomas Boltnar andJoseph Kabwe andNashville Metros Ben Buerger led the league with 10 assists each, whileIndiana Invaders keeperChristopher Sawyer enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.287 per game, andRichmond 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
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