2004 PDL season

USL Premier Development League
Season	2004
Champions	Central Florida Kraze
	← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 USL Premier Development League season was the 10th PDL season. The season began in April 2004 and ended in August 2004.

Central Florida Kraze finished the season as national champions, beating Boulder Rapids Reserve 1–0 in the PDL Championship game. Chicago Fire Reserves finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering no losses, and finishing with a +66 goal difference.

El Paso Patriots striker Julio Frias was the league's top scorer, with 25 goals, while DFW Tornados midfielder Mark Rowland led the league with 11 assists. Chicago Fire Reserves keeper Brad Guzan enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals-against average of 0.39 per game in his 13 games.

Changes from 2003

Name changes

Louisiana Outlaws changed their name to Lafayette Swamp Cats.
Mid-Michigan Bucks changed their name to Michigan Bucks.
Texas Spurs changed their name to Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados.

New franchises

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

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Ajax Orlando Prospects	Orlando area	Orlando, FL	expansion
Carolina Dynamo	Greensboro area	Greensboro, NC	previously in Pro Select
Cleveland Internationals	Cleveland area	Cleveland, OH	expansion
Colorado Springs Blizzard	Colorado Springs area	Colorado Springs, CO	expansion
El Paso Patriots	El Paso area	El Paso, TX	previously in A-League
Indiana Blast	Indianapolis area	Indianapolis, IN	previously in A-League
Laredo Heat	Laredo area	Laredo, TX	expansion
New Jersey Stallions	northern New Jersey area	Wayne, NJ	previously in Pro Select
Reading Rage	Greater Reading area	Reading, PA	previously in Pro Select
West Michigan Edge	Grand Rapids area	Kentwood, MI	returned from hiatus

Folding

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

Standings

Legend
Division champion
Team qualified for playoff berth

Central Conference

Great Lakes Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Michigan Bucks	16	11	3	2	47	16	+31	35
2	Fort Wayne Fever	16	11	4	1	47	32	+15	34
3	Indiana Invaders	16	11	5	0	51	34	+17	33
4	Kalamazoo Kingdom	16	8	6	2	30	25	+5	26
5	Toledo Slayers	16	6	10	0	33	36	−3	18
6	West Michigan Edge*	15	4	11	0	26	50	−24	12
7	Cleveland Internationals*	16	2	13	1	19	53	−34	7
8	Columbus Shooting Stars	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Heartland Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Fire Reserves	18	17	0	1	73	7	+66	52
2	Boulder Rapids Reserve	18	13	4	1	51	28	+23	40
3	Des Moines Menace	18	12	6	0	51	29	+22	36
4	Thunder Bay Chill	18	11	7	0	28	28	0	33
5	St. Louis Strikers	18	7	11	0	34	63	−29	21
6	Kansas City Brass	18	6	11	1	36	60	−24	19
7	Colorado Springs Blizzard	18	5	11	2	36	48	−12	17
8	Sioux Falls Spitfire	18	5	12	1	45	57	−12	16
9	Indiana Blast	18	5	12	1	38	56	−18	16
10	Wisconsin Rebels	18	2	15	1	26	71	−45	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Eastern Conference

Mid Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carolina Dynamo	18	11	6	1	58	37	+21	34
2	Williamsburg Legacy	18	11	7	0	35	27	+8	33
3	Richmond Kickers Future	18	9	5	4	48	31	+17	31
4	Raleigh CASL Elite	18	7	9	2	26	44	−18	23
5	Chesapeake Dragons	18	4	13	1	35	55	−20	13
6	West Virginia Chaos	18	4	13	1	25	46	−21	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Northeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	South Jersey Barons	18	14	0	4	50	15	+35	46
2	Cape Cod Crusaders	18	13	5	0	38	15	+23	39
3	Albany Blackwatch Highlanders	18	12	3	3	45	23	+22	39
4	Rhode Island Stingrays	18	10	8	0	55	34	+21	30
5	Reading Rage	18	8	8	2	32	25	+7	26
6	Brooklyn Knights	18	8	9	1	34	39	−5	25
7	New Jersey Stallions	18	4	13	1	19	43	−24	13
8	Vermont Voltage	18	2	15	1	11	58	−47	7
9	Jersey Falcons	18	2	16	0	18	68	−50	5^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted

Southern Conference

Mid South Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	El Paso Patriots	18	15	3	0	64	23	+41	45
2	DFW Tornados	18	14	4	0	52	19	+33	41^[a]
3	Memphis Express	18	12	6	0	37	23	+14	36
4	Nashville Metros	18	7	9	2	31	32	−1	23
5	New Orleans Shell Shockers	18	5	12	1	26	54	−28	15^[b]
6	Lafayette Swamp Cats	18	4	13	1	19	52	−33	13
7	Austin Lightning	18	2	13	3	21	46	−25	9
8	Laredo Heat *	8	2	5	1	12	15	−3	7

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted
^ 1 point deducted

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Central Florida Kraze	18	14	3	1	46	19	+27	43
2	Cocoa Expos	18	11	5	2	39	26	+13	35
3	Ajax Orlando Prospects	18	11	6	1	47	26	+21	34
4	Bradenton Academics	18	8	10	0	35	34	+1	24
5	Palm Beach Pumas	18	2	16	0	18	67	−49	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Conference

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cascade Surge	16	11	4	1	40	23	+17	34
2	Spokane Shadow	16	11	4	1	36	31	+5	34
3	Abbotsford Rangers	16	4	11	1	22	36	−14	13
4	Yakima Reds	16	3	11	2	27	37	−10	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Orange County Blue Star	18	12	3	3	39	21	+18	39
2	Fresno Fuego	18	11	5	2	46	27	+19	35
3	Southern California Seahorses	18	8	7	3	41	34	+7	27
4	BYU Cougars	18	8	9	1	36	35	+1	25
5	Nevada Wonders	18	6	11	1	29	44	−15	19