2018 PDL season
The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.
Changes from 2017
New teams
A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.| Team | Country | City/area | Stadium | Founded | Head coach | Notes |
| AHFC Royals | U.S. | Houston, Texas | Campbell Road Sports Park | 2017 | Jorge Carrasco | |
| Birmingham Hammers | U.S. | Vestavia Hills, Alabama | Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex | 2013 | Wulf Koch | NPSL |
| Black Rock FC | U.S. | Lakeville, Connecticut | Hotchkiss Athletic Fields | 2013 | ||
| Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | U.S. | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Washburn Field & Weidner Field | 2018 | Diego Zaltron | |
| Corpus Christi FC | U.S. | Corpus Christi, Texas | Dr. Jack Dugan Family Soccer & Track Stadium | 2017 | Sammy Giraldo | |
| Kaw Valley FC | U.S. | Topeka, Kansas | Hummer Sports Complex | 2017 | István Urbányi | |
| Lansing United | U.S. | East Lansing, Michigan | Archer Stadium | 2014 | Nate Miller | NPSL |
| Lionsbridge FC | U.S. | Newport News, Virginia | Pomoco Stadium | 2017 | Chris Whalley | |
| Memphis City FC | U.S. | Memphis, Tennessee | Christian Brothers University | 2015 | Mark Franklin | NPSL |
| Ogden City SC | U.S. | Ogden, Utah | Spence Eccles Ogden Community Sports Complex | 2017 | Eric Landon | |
| San Francisco Glens SC | U.S. | San Francisco, California | Boxer Stadium | 1961 | Javier Ayala-Hil | |
| Santa Cruz Breakers FC | U.S. | Aptos, California | Cabrillo College Stadium, Aptos High School, & Monterey Peninsula College | 1992 |
Name changes
- Palm Beach Suns FC became Next Academy Palm Beach
- Fresno Fuego became Fresno FC U-23
- South Florida Surf became North County United
Folded
- Burlingame Dragons FC
- BYU Cougars
- FC Boulder U23
- Jersey Express S.C.
- K-W United FC
- Nashville SC U23
- Saint Louis FC U23
- SoCal Surf
- Tampa Bay Rowdies U23
- Wilmington Hammerheads
Standings
Eastern Conference
Mid Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
South Atlantic Division
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Mountain Division
Southwest Division
Central Conference
Great Lakes Division
Heartland Division
Southern Conference
Deep South Division
Mid South Division
Southeast Division
Playoffs
Bold = winnerConference Championships
The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA ; Reading, PA ; Des Moines, IA ; and Statesboro, GA. The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Ryosuke Kinoshita
- Golden Boot: Marek Weber
- Young Player of the Year: Luka Prpa
- Coach of the Year: Alan McCann,
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Marco Carducci
- Defender of the Year: Jordan Skelton
All-League and All-Conference Teams
Eastern Conference
F: Ifunanyachi Achara, Khori Bennett, Charlie LedulaM: Jakov Basic, Ricardo Gomez, Aaron Molloy *, Brian Saramago
D: Prosper Figbe, Kamal Miller, Kevin O'Toole
G: Bennet Strutz
Central Conference
F: Austin Ricci, Kinoshita Ryosuke *, Tucker StephensonM: Kyle Carr, Brad Dunwell, Luka Prpa *, Tate Robertson *
D: Ebenezer Ackon, Mark Lindstrom, Grant Stoneman
G: Carlos Mercado
Southern Conference
F: Brandon Guhl, Juan Tejada, Marek Weber *M: David Graydon, Marco Micaletto *, Leonardo Paiva, Toni Soler
D: Mathieu Laurent, Jordan Skelton *, Gabriel Torres *
G: Pablo Jara
Western Conference
F: Moses Danto *, Santiago Patino, Samuel VillavaM: Elijah Adekugbe, Nico Pasquotti, Matteo Polisi, Willy Spurr
D: Henry Lander, Callum Montgomery *, Dominick Zator
G: Marco Carducci *