2007 PDL season

Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2007 USL Premier Development League season was the 13th season of the PDL. The season started on April 28, 2007 and ended on July 25, 2007. The league consisted of 63 teams across eight divisions.

Laredo Heat finished the season as national champions, beating the Michigan Bucks on penalty kicks after a 0–0 tie in the PDL Championship game in Laredo, Texas on August 11, 2007.^[1]

Hampton Roads Piranhas finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 14 out of their 16 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +36 goal difference.

Fresno Fuego striker Pablo Campos was the league's top scorer, knocking in 18 goals. Thunder Bay Chill's Gustavo Oliveira led the league with 15 assists, while Hampton Roads Piranhas keeper Evan Newton enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.222 per game, and keeping 8 clean sheets in his 14 games.

Changes from 2006

Name changes

The Williamsburg Legacy changed their name to the Virginia Legacy and unveiled a new logo on January 31, 2007.
The Raleigh Elite changed their name to the Cary RailHawks U23's after forming a partnership with their USL First Division parent club Carolina RailHawks FC and unveiled a new logo on March 6, 2007.
Tacoma FC changed their name to Tacoma Tide on March 8, 2007.
The Virginia Beach Submariners were acquired by and renamed as the Hampton Roads Piranhas on April 6, 2007, after their parent club, the Virginia Beach Mariners, was terminated on March 30.
The Boulder Rapids Reserve changed their name to the Colorado Rapids U23's on April 12, 2007, as well as their logo and colors, to reflect the changes undertaken by their parent club, the Colorado Rapids.

New franchises

Ten teams joined the league this year, including seven brand new franchises:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Template:Flagicon Baton Rouge Capitals	Baton Rouge area	Baker, LA	expansion
Template:Flagicon Fredericksburg Gunners	Fredericksburg area	Fredericksburg, VA	expansion
Template:Flagicon Long Island Rough Riders	Long Island area	New Hyde Park, NY	previously in USL-2
Template:Flagicon Mississippi Brilla	Jackson area	Clinton, MS	expansion
Template:Flagicon Lancaster Rattlers	Antelope Valley area	Palmdale, CA	expansion
Template:Flagicon San Jose Frogs	Silicon Valley area	San Jose, CA	previously in NPSL
Template:Flagicon Spokane Spiders	Spokane Valley area	Spokane, WA	expansion
Template:Flagicon Springfield Demize	Springfield area	Springfield, MO	expansion
Template:Flagicon Toronto Lynx	Toronto area	Toronto	previously in USL-1
Template:Flagicon Ventura County Fusion	Ventura County area	Ventura, CA	expansion

Folding

Six teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:

Playoff format

The top two teams in each division advance to the playoffs, with all playoff matchups consisting of one game. Each conference will hold separate playoffs at a host location. The format for each conference playoff consists of one division winner playing against the other division's second-place club, with winners advancing to the conference final. The winners of each conference play in the national semifinal, determined as such: Central vs Western, Eastern vs Southern. The winners of these matches play in the final match scheduled on August 11.