2000 PDL Season

The 2000 USL Premier Development League season was the 6th PDL season. The season began in April 2000 and ended in August 2000.

Chicago Sockers finished the season as national champions, beating Mid-Michigan Bucks 1-0 in the PDL Championship game. Westchester Flames had finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 15 out of their 18 games, suffering just three losses, and finishing with a +26 goal difference.

Standings

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Eastern Conference

Northeast Division

Northwest Division

Southwest Division

Playoffs

"Mid-Michigan won the PDL Regular Season title and a bye to the National Semi-Finals."

Conference Semi-Finals

Chicago Sockers 6-0 West Michigan Edge

Dayton Gems 1-0 Rockford Raptors

Tampa Bay Hawks 2-2 Vermont Voltage (Tampa win 4-2 on PKs)

Westchester Flames 1-0 Bradenton Academics

Colorado Comets 1-0 San Fernando Valley Heroes

Yakima Reds 2-0 Spokane Shadow

Conference Finals

Chicago Sockers 1-0 Dayton Gems

Westchester Flames 1-0 Tampa Bay Hawks

Yakima Reds 1-0 Colorado Comets

National Semi-Finals

Mid-Michigan Bucks 5-2 Yakima Reds

Chicago Sockers 5-0 Westchester Flames

Third Place Game

Westchester Flames 5-2 Yakima Reds

PDL Championship Game

Chicago Sockers 1-0 Mid-Michigan Bucks