| Competition: | USL Premier Development League |
| Season: | 2014 |
| Winners: | Michigan Bucks |
| Matches: | 443 |
| Total Goals: | 1381 |
| Biggest Home Win: | LIR 8, NJL 0 (July 12) |
| Biggest Away Win: | VIC 7, LAU 0 (June 22) |
| Highest Scoring: | LIR 8, NJL 0 (July 12) KWU 6, TOR 2 (July 16) WMA 7, WES 1 (July 19) |
| Longest Wins: | 10, Seacoast United (June 8 - July 19) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14, Ocala Stampede (June 5 - July 27) |
| Longest Winless: | 14, Vermont Voltage (entire season) |
| Longest Losses: | 11, NJ-LUSO Parma (May 26 - July 20) |
| Highest Attendance: | 8,207 POR vs. PUG (May 30) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 16 CHI vs. TOR (June 1) |
| Average Attendance: | 590 (375 of 443 games reported) [1] |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2015 |
The 2014 USL Premier Development League season was the 20th season of the PDL. The regular season began on May 3 and ended July 20. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion. Seven teams were added to the league, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 64 for 2014. The Austin Aztex were the defending champions.
Seven new clubs joined the PDL in 2014.
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Impact U23 | Greater Montreal | Montreal, Quebec | CSL[2] |
| Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23 | Pittsburgh metropolitan area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | expansion [3] |
| Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | expansion [4] |
| Albuquerque Sol FC | Albuquerque metropolitan area | Albuquerque, New Mexico | expansion [5] |
| Las Vegas Mobsters | Las Vegas–Paradise, Nevada | Las Vegas, Nevada | expansion [6] |
| Lane United FC | Lane County, Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | expansion [7] |
| San Jose Earthquakes U-23 | Santa Clara County, California | San Jose, California | expansion [8] [9] |
The schedule and divisions were announced January 31 with each team to play a 14-game schedule. The Western Conference was split into three divisions (Northwest, Southwest and Mountain).[12]
2014 Premier Development League standings.[13]
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Team in position to win Division Title | |
| Team in position to qualify for playoff berth |
Note: The first tie-breaker in PDL standings is head-to-head results between teams tied on points, which is why some teams with inferior goal differences finish ahead in the standings.
Participants in the four conference championships were determined according to the specific rules of each conference. In the two-division Central and Southern Conferences, the top two teams from each division meet in a conference final four.[14] In the Eastern and Western Conferences, both of which are broken into three divisions, additional quarterfinal matches were required. In the Western Conference, two teams from the Northwest Division advanced to the conference final four: the division champion and the winner of a match between the division's second- and third-place teams. The first-place teams from the Mountain and Southwest divisions met the second-place teams of the other division to determine the final two participants. In the Eastern Conference the winner of a match between the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic divisions' second-place teams advanced to the final four along with the three division champions.[15]
Championship MVP: Adam Grinwis, (MIB) [16]
F: Anthony Grant (SUP) *, Jeff McClure (CIN), Alencar Junior (WMA)
M: Boluwatife Akinyode (NJL), Shaun Foster (LIR), Walter Hines (JER)
D: Kouassi Sylvain N’Guessan (JER), Jake Stovall (CIN), Tom Wharf (LIR), Travis Brent (WVA)
G: Alex Bono (REA)
F: Chris Hellmann (DMM) *, Moses Danto (WSA), Dzenan Catic (MIB) *
M: Zach Steinberger (MIB) *, Drew Conner (CHI), Ralph Lundy (DMM)
D: Nolan Intermoia (THU) *, Ken Tribbett (MIB), Blake Jones (STL), Dan Keller (CHI)
G: Yuta Nomura (SPR)
F: Javier Castro (LAM), Cody Cook (VAN), Kharlton Belmar (POR)
M: Ricardo Velazco (TUC) *, Jose Cuevas (FRE) *, Bryan de la Fuente (LAM)
D: Ramon Martin Del Campo (SJO) *, James Kiffe (VEN), Cory Keitz (KIT) *, Jordan Farahani (VAN)
G: Billy Thompson (TUC) *
F: Jesus Cortes (AUS), Ilija Ilić (OCA), Adi Kavara (PAN)
M: Tony Rocha (AUS), Michael Lightbourne (PAN), Karamba Janneh (OCA)
D: Yair Hernandez (LAR) *, Walker Hume (MIO), Ben Knight (OCA), Kalen Ryden (AUS)
G: Devin Cook (AUS)
* denotes All-League player