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| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kitsap Pumas |
| Matches played | 512 |
| Goals scored | 1,643 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jake Keegan, Westchester Flames, 16 |
| Biggest home win | 7–1, Real Colorado Foxes over Springfield Demize |
| Biggest away win | 11–1 Jersey Express S.C. over Brooklyn Knights |
| Highest scoring | 12 goals, Jersey Express S.C. 11–1 Brooklyn Knights |
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The 2011 USL Premier Development League season was the 17th season of the PDL. The regular season began on April 29, 2011, when the Los Angeles Blues 23 played Fresno Fuego, and ended on July 24. The playoffs began on Tuesday, July 26 and concluded with the PDL Championship Game on August 6. As in previous years, the PDL Championship Game was broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel in the United States, with commentary by Steve Bell and Keith Tabatznik.
The Kitsap Pumas ended the season as national champions, beating Laredo Heat 1–0 in the 2011 PDL Championship game. The playoffs were held at the home of the Pumas in Bremerton, Washington.
Fresno Fuego had the best regular-season record, posting an unbeaten 13–0–3 record. Fresno midfielder Milton Blanco was named League MVP, after leading the league in points (38) and assists (14) and helping his team to the Southwest Division title. Two Michigan Bucks players - Stewart Givens and Mitch Hildebrandt - were given end-of-season awards as Defender of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year respectively, while their coach Gary Parsons was named Coach of the Year. Jake Keegan of the Westchester Flames was named Rookie of the Year after tallying 16 goals in 16 games to take the league goal-scoring crown. Keegan accounted for 64 percent of Westchester's goals in 2011 and also finished third in the league in points with 34.[1]
- ^ Bucks Highlight PDL Award Winners Archived August 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine