2009 PDL season
Official 2009 PDL Championship logo
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| Season | 2009 |
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| Champions | Ventura County Fusion |
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| Matches played | 544 |
| Goals scored | 1,790 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aaron Wheeler, Reading Rage, 17 |
| Biggest home win | 9-0, Ottawa Fury over Westchester Flames |
| Biggest away win | 7-1, Ocean City Barons over Newark Ironbound Express 7-1 Los Angeles Legends over Fresno Fuego |
| Highest scoring | 10 goals, Portland Timbers U23's 8-2 Yakima Reds 10 goals, Lancaster Rattlers 5-5 Fresno Fuego 10 goals, Hollywood United Hitmen 7-3 Ogden Outlaws |
| Average attendance | 542 |
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The 2009 USL Premier Development League season was the 15th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 1, 2009, and ended on July 19, 2009. The PDL Championship Game was held on August 8, 2009, and was broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States.
Ventura County Fusion finished the season as national champions, beating Chicago Fire Premier 2-1 in the PDL Championship game in Ventura, California on August 8, 2009.
Reading Rage finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 13 out of their 16 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +41 goal difference.
Reading Rage striker Aaron Wheeler was the league's top scorer and MVP, knocking in 17 goals, while his teammate Jon Ports led the league with 10 assists. Mississippi Brilla goalkeeper Josh Pantazelos enjoyed the best goalkeeping statistics, with a goals against average of 0.615 on the season, including 8 shutouts.
In 2009, there was a more balanced 8 divisions (down from 10 in 2008). The top 3 from each division qualified for the play-offs, with the division champion receiving a bye through the first round.
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Note: Austin finish in third place as a result of winning the head-to-head season series 2-0-1 against El Paso.
The top three teams from each division earn playoff bids. The division champion earns a bye to the Division Finals and the rights to host. The second place team will host the third place team in the Division Semifinals either at their home field or at the division champion's field. The two notable exceptions were the Chicago Fire Premier hosting Forest City London in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Ventura County Fusion hosting the Los Angeles Legends, despite Los Angeles having the higher seed.
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