| Competition: | USL Premier Development League |
| Season: | 2011 |
| Winners: | Kitsap Pumas |
| Matches: | 512 |
| Total Goals: | 1643 |
| League Topscorer: | 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 |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
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]
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Summit Assault[5] | Akron area | Akron, OH | expansion | |
| Fredericksburg Hotspur[6] | Fredericksburg area | Fredericksburg, VA | expansion | |
| Hamilton Rage[7] | Hamilton area | Hamilton, ON | expansion | |
| FC Jax Destroyers | Jacksonville area | Jacksonville, FL | expansion | |
| Los Angeles Blues 23[8] | West Los Angeles area | Pacific Palisades, CA | expansion | |
| North Sound SeaWolves[9] | Snohomish County area | Everett, WA | expansion | |
| Real Maryland Monarchs[10] | Montgomery County area | Rockville, MD | from USL Second Division | |
| Rio Grande Valley Grandes[11] | Rio Grande Valley area | Edinburg, TX | expansion | |
| River City Rovers[12] | Louisville area | Louisville, KY | expansion | |
| WSA Winnipeg[13] | Winnipeg area | Winnipeg, MB | expansion |
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Team won the Division Title | |
| Team qualified for playoff berth |
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MVP: Milton Blanco (FRE) (winner), Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC), Chandler Hoffman (OCB)
Rookie of the Year: Albert Edward (RCR), Brian Holt (REA), Jake Keegan (WES) (winner)
Defender of the Year: Dillon Barna (VCF), Stewart Givens (MIC) (winner), Wilson Neto (TBC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)
Coach of the Year: Tony Colistro (TBC), Pete Fewing (KIT), Gary Parsons (MIC) (winner)[19]
F: Hakan Ilhan (CAR), Jake Keegan (WES)*, Dominick Sarle (LIR)
M: Keishen Bean (BER), Jason Massie (POR), Stephen Okai (REA)
D: Matthew Baker (REA), Brian Fekete (POR), Shaun Foster (JER), Kyle Manscuk (OTT)
G: Brian Holt (REA)
F: Adam Mena (IND), Branden Stelmak (CIN), Brandon Swartzendruber (TBC)
M: Tom Catalano (MIC), Albert Edward (RCR), John Sosa (DMM)*
D: Kevin Cope (CHI), Stewart Givens (MIC)*, Jonathan Raj (CHI), Wilson Neto (TBC)*
G: Mitch Hildebrandt (MIC)*
F: Moses Aduny (MIS), Esteban Bayona (LAR), Achille Campion (BRC)
M: Michael Azira (MIS), Enrique Cervantes (EPP), Jonathan Mendoza (CFK)*
D: Carlos Ordaz (LAR), Guilherme Reis (BRD), Daniel Sackman (CFK), Hugo Samano Contreras (EPP)
G: Keneil Baker (CFK)
F: Milton Blanco (FRE)*, Chandler Hoffman (OCB)*, Brent Richards (POR)
M: Danny Barrera (VCF)*, Nikolas Besagno (KIT), Jose Cuevas (FRE)
D: Dillon Barna (VCF)*, Fernando De Alba (LAB), Ryan Kawulok (POR), Daniel Scott (KIT)*
G. Bryan Meredith (KIT)
* denotes All-League player