2002 PDL Season

The 2002 USL Premier Development League season was the 8th PDL season. The season began in April 2002 and ended in August 2002.

Cape Cod Crusaders finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 2-1 in the PDL Championship game. Des Moines Menace finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +49 goal difference.

Changes From 2001

Name Changes

*Boulder Nova became Boulder Rapids Reserve
*Lafayette Lightning became Austin Lightning
*San Fernando Valley Heroes became Los Angeles Heroes

New Franchises

*Twelve teams joined the league this year, including eight 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
RD1-team01=
RD1-score01=0
RD1-seed02=NE2
RD1-team02=
RD1-score02=2

RD1-seed03=NE1
RD1-team03=
RD1-score03=0
RD1-seed04=MA2
RD1-team04=
RD1-score04=1

RD1-seed05=MS1
RD1-team05=
RD1-score05=0
RD1-seed06=SE2
RD1-team06=
RD1-score06=1

RD1-seed07=SE1
RD1-team07=
RD1-score07=4
RD1-seed08=MS2
RD1-team08=
RD1-score08=2

RD1-seed09=HL1
RD1-team09=
RD1-score09=1
RD1-seed10=GL2
RD1-team10=
RD1-score10=2

RD1-seed11=GL1
RD1-team11=
RD1-score11=1
RD1-seed12=HL2
RD1-team12=
RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13=SW1
RD1-team13=
RD1-score13=0
RD1-seed14=NW2
RD1-team14=
RD1-score14=1

RD1-seed15=NW1
RD1-team15=
RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16=SW2
RD1-team16=
RD1-score16=2

RD2-seed01=NE2
RD2-team01=
RD2-score01=1
RD2-seed02=MA2
RD2-team02=
RD2-score02=0

RD2-seed03=SE2
RD2-team03=
RD2-score03=3
RD2-seed04=SE1
RD2-team04=
RD2-score04=2

RD2-seed05=GL2
RD2-team05=
RD2-score05=0 (6)
RD2-seed06=HL2
RD2-team06=
RD2-score06=0 (7)

RD2-seed07=NW2
RD2-team07=
RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08=SW2
RD2-team08=
RD2-score08=3

RD3-seed01=NE2
RD3-team01=
RD3-score01=3
RD3-seed02=SE2
RD3-team02=
RD3-score02=2

RD3-seed03=HL2
RD3-team03=
RD3-score03=2
RD3-seed04=SW2
RD3-team04=
RD3-score04=1

RD4-seed01=NE2
RD4-team01=
RD4-score01=2
RD4-seed02=HL2
RD4-team02=
RD4-score02=1