PDL Weekend Preview: Big matches in tight race
The Northwest Division of the Premier Development League (PDL) has a big weekend of matches ahead. It starts tonight when the Sounders U-23′s visit Portland Timbers U-23′s in a taster for Sunday’s Cascadia duel in MLS.
Locally, the North Sound SeaWolves and Kitsap Pumas have home matches this weekend. The Northwest Division is going with a four-team playoff format this year, and it might be very good timing. The division race has never been tighter, and never had so many high quality sides in play. In previous years just the top two made the post-season. This time the owners agreed to make the top four eligible, with a 1 v. 4 and 2 v. 3 format to decide the two NW clubs that head to the Western Conference finals against the top two clubs from the Southwest Division.
Washington Crossfire has the weekend off but then ends its PDL season with a run of matches against only the other top clubs, starting Wednesday June 27 when they host Vancouver at Redmond High School..
Friday June 22 Matches:
Sounders U-23′s at Portland Timbers U-23′s (7 PM, Kiggins Bowl, Vancouver WA)
Vancouver Whitecaps U-23′s at Kitsap Pumas (7:30 PM, Bremerton Memorial)
Victoria Highlanders at North Sound SeaWolves (7:30 PM, Edmonds-Woodway)
The Pumas, Sounders and Timbers are all in a race to finish in first or second place and ensure the chance at hosting a home playoff match. Only the Sounders and Pumas have played an equal number of matches (10). Portland have played nine and Crossfire 11. The Sounders edged Portland before 1,300 fans in Tumwater a few weeks ago. The Pumas were clubbed 3:0 at Vancouver to start their season back in early May. The Highlanders and SeaWolves are both hoping to get on track and make a late charge for 4th place.
Sunday June 24 Matches:
Victoria Highlanders at Kitsap Pumas (2 PM, Bremerton Memorial)
The Pumas edged the Highlanders 1:0 earlier in the season at Royal Athletic Park. The clubs traditionally play close, low-scoring matched against each other.
Monday June 25:
Portland Timbers U-23′s at North Sound SeaWolves (7:30 PM, Edmonds-Woodway)
The other Washington clubs will be hoping that the SeaWolves can pull off an upset over the Timbers, who beat North Sound 4:1 last Sunday.
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Finals from tonight:
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Kitsap Pumas 0:0 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23′s
North Sound SeaWolves 3:2 Victoria Highlanders
Where did you get the info on the Northwest Division Playoff Format? I can’t find any announcement by the PDL
From the local PDL clubs.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jun/21/streaking-pumas-get-rematch-with-whitecaps/
In a change from last year’s postseason format, the top four teams from the Northwest Division qualify for the playoffs. The top two teams host playoff games in a 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 scenario. The two winners of those playoff games then advance to face winners in the Southwest Division.
Thanks – I edit the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_PDL_season wikipedia page and can’t find info on the playoffs for 2012 anywhere
I just contacted the league (Jeff McRaney heads the PDL) about this: jeff.mcraney@uslsoccer.com Here’s hoping everyone is on the same page, because the NW owners would be pretty miffed if they have been under the wrong assumption…
Thanks – let me know if Jeff responds – I will inform you also – I’ve tried to contact them through twitter.
Hehas responded, and quotes from some document. Not sure if it is internal. The 4-team playoff is a go:
NorthWest Divisional Play-In Rounds:
The Northwest Play-In Round will begin on Saturday July 14th or Sunday July 15th. The top four regular season finishers will qualify for the Play-In Round. The #1 seed will host the #4 seed and the #2 seed will host the #3 seed. Each Winner will move on to the Conference Final Four (weekend of July 20th – 22nd).
Thanks – it’d be nice to know if any other divisions will be doing the same – and how they will handle the 3 division Eastern Conference – since it is often handled differently (last year they had 7 teams make the playoffs with a third place team from the mid atlantic making it and the 1-2 from the other divisions- and the highest ranking Division leader getting a bye). Additionally, last year, they also had the the 2-3 winner from Great Lakes play-in as well.
Finally, last year in a change from previous years, the runner-up from one division played the winner of from the other division, and the conference finals could have 2 teams from the same division (Only the Mid-Atlantic Division succeeded at this as the 3rd ranked Jersey Express faced the 1st Ranked Long Island Rough Riders in the Eastern Conference Finals).