The 2012 USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

 season will be the 18th season of the PDL. The regular season is expected to begin in late April into early May, culuminated by a postseason tournament of conference winners to determine the league's champion, sometime in August.

New Teams

• Six new clubs are expected to join the PDL this coming season.

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Austin Aztex Austin Aztex Austin Aztex FC was an American professional soccer team based in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 2008, the team played in the USL First Division, and in the USL Division of the USSF D2 Pro League, the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid...	Greater Austin Greater Austin Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos is a five-county metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget. The metropolitan area straddles on the eastern edge of the and is situated in Central Texas....	Austin, TX Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...	expansion
Baltimore Bohemians Baltimore Bohemians Baltimore Bohemians are an American soccer club located in Baltimore, MD. They compete in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Their inaugural season will start in the spring of 2012.- History :...	Baltimore, MD area Baltimore Metropolitan Area The Baltimore-Towson Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Central Maryland, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area in Maryland as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget...	Bel Air, MD	expansion
D.C. United U-23 D.C. United U-23 D.C. United U-23 is an American soccer club based in Washington, D.C.. Founded in 2011, the team is currently playing a schedule of exhibition games in anticipation of their entry into the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the United States soccer pyramid, in 2012.The team is...	Washington, D.C. area	Boyds, MD Boyds, Maryland Boyds, Maryland is an unincorporated community in rural Montgomery County, Maryland, located north of Washington, DC. Its ZIP Code is 20841.According to the United States 2000 Census, the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for the town of Boyds covers an area of and has a population of 2,025...	expansion
Houston Dutch Lions FC	Greater Houston Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas...	Holland, TX Holland, Texas Holland is a town in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,102 at the 2000 census, and had slightly increased to 1,138 by 2009. The center of population of Texas is located in Holland...	expansion
New York Cosmos U-23 New York Cosmos U-23 New York Cosmos U-23 is an American soccer team based in New York, New York. Founded in 2011, the team is currently playing a schedule of exhibition games in anticipation of their entry into the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the United States soccer pyramid, in 2012.The team...	New York City area New York metropolitan area The New York metropolitan area, also known as Greater New York, or the Tri-State area, is the region that composes of New York City and the surrounding region...	Staten Island, NY	expansion
Palmetto FC Bantams Palmetto FC Bantams Palmetto FC Bantams is an American amateur soccer team based in Greenwood, South Carolina, which will play in the USL PDL from the 2012 season. The team is linked with professional English team Bradford City.-Current staff:...	Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 22,071 at the 2000 census and had slightly increased to 22,710 according to a 2009 estimate.-Geography:...	Greenwood, SC Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 22,071 at the 2000 census and had slightly increased to 22,710 according to a 2009 estimate.-Geography:...	expansion

In addition, Central Florida Kraze will rename to Orlando City U-23 after its acquisition by USL Pro

USL Pro

The USL Professional Division, commonly known as USL Pro , is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011....

 team Orlando City Soccer Club.