Ocala Stampede was an American soccer club based in Ocala, Florida that played in the Premier Development League , the fourth division of the American soccer pyramid .
32-573: Ocala Stampede was granted a franchise in the PDL on December 28, 2011, and began play in the 2012 PDL season . The Stampede was founded as a Christian sports ministry, much like fellow PDL side, Mississippi Brilla , as well as several other outlets in the Southeastern United States . 2012 Season: The Stampede started off their vibrant history with a bang, going unbeaten in their first four contests (3–0–1). Their first ever victory
64-542: A 12-game regular season unbeaten streak into the 2015 regular season. 2015 Season: 2015 Season: The 2015 season could best be described as a season of 'streaks'. At first it looked as tho all of their 'streaks' would be coming to an end. Their 13-game regular season unbeaten streak was snapped on May 27 by FC Miami City. Their home unbeaten steak, which stretched back to 2013, was snapped on June 27 by SW Florida. But most importantly it looked as tho their streak of division championships (3) would come to an end. A rough patch at
96-528: A 12-game unbeaten run through the middle of the season which kept them in the hunt for the divisional title throughout the year. Legends were the division's high-scoring entertainers; they put six past Lancaster in the return game, hammered Fresno 7–1 on the road, beat Ogden Outlaws 5–0, and overcame Orange County Blue Star 4–3 in a seesaw game in early July. Each of these four games was highlighted by hat tricks from player/coach Brent Whitfield , who would eventually go on to score 14 goals in his 9 appearances for
128-531: A 1–0 win over Ventura County Fusion , but Fusion got their revenge in the divisional playoff semifinal with a 2–1 victory which ended Los Angeles' title hopes at the first hurdle. During the 2009–2010 offseason the Legends were bought out by the owners of the long-standing Los Angeles-based amateur side LA Blues , and re-branded themselves as the Los Angeles Azul Legends. The team's new logo
160-543: A 5–0 defeat to the San Fernando Valley Quakes on the opening day of the season. They did not register their first victory – 2–1 over new boys San Jose Frogs – until their third game, and from then on the Storm's season was one of see-sawing inconsistency. Back-to-back 3–1 wins over Orange County Blue Star and Lancaster Rattlers was followed by a 1–5 disaster at home to Fresno Fuego , which
192-1860: A 5–0 victory. The Eastern Conference Championships which will be hosted by Carolina Dynamo. The 2012 PDL Championship consisted of 4 teams, the winner of each Conference Championship, with the semi-finals being held on Saturday, 28 July and the finals being played Saturday, 4 August. The host sites were determined following the completion of the Conference Championships. F: Deshorn Brown ( REA ) *, Alencar Junior ( WOR ), David Neuberth ( RMD ) M: Christian Barreiro ( BAL ), Jason Massie ( GPS ), Stephen Okai ( REA ) D: Patrick Boucher ( CON ), Marcello Castro ( OTT ), Greg Cochrane ( REA ), Sebastien Ibeagha ( CAR ) * G: John McCarthy ( OCN ) F: Jordan Ayris ( LON ), Sullivan Silva ( THU ) *, Branden Stelmak ( CIN ) M: Tom Catalano ( MIB ) *, Bryan Ciesiulka ( CHI ), Jordan Green ( KCB ) * D: Sicelo Buthelezi ( THU ), Kevin Cope ( MIB ) *, Lorne Donaldson ( RCO ), Peter Nechvatal ( KCB ) G: Adam Grinwis ( MIB ) * F: Jaime Chavez ( LAM ), Mark Sherrod ( POR ) *, Gyasi Zardes ( VCF ) M: Ben Fisk ( VAN ), Matt Friesen ( KIT ) *, Frankie López ( VCF ) D: James Farenhorst ( VAN ), Stephen Mohn ( KIT ), Conor Spence ( TUC ), DeAndre Yedlin ( SEA ) * G: Elliott Mitrou ( VIC ) F: Karamba Janneh ( OCA ), Chrispin Ochieng ( MIS ), Kris Tyrpak ( AUS ) M: Juan de Dios Ibarra-Trevino ( AUS ), Douglas dos Santos ( OCA ), Kekuta Manneh ( AUS ) D: Taian de Souza ( PAN ), Oumar Diakhite ( ORL ), Max Gunderson ( LAR ) *, Zack Pope ( AUS ) G: Alonso Jiménez ( WTX ) * denotes All-League player Los Angeles Misioneros LA Laguna FC
224-480: A match between the Los Angeles Misioneros and Fresno Fuego , and ended with 14 matches on 15 July 2012. The regular season was followed by a postseason tournament of conference winners which determined the league's champion, Forest City London . Thirteen teams were added to the league and 4 teams dropped, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 73 for 2012. Thirteen new clubs joined
256-474: A new coach, former Charlotte Eagles player Cheyne Roberts , and a virtually new roster from top to bottom (all 11 starters were new in 2013). Even with wholesale changeover, the team was again able to make its mark. Their 40 goals scored was tied for 2nd most in the PDL. They again won the PDL Southeast Division title in 2013 with a record of 11 Wins, 3 Losses and no Ties. The Stampede lost to
288-579: A season which included a hat trick at home to Lancaster Rattlers . Alex Bengard registered 5 assists. 2008 saw a name change, with Storm becoming Los Angeles Legends following a merger between two local youth soccer organizations, and a coaching change, with Azusa Pacific soccer coach Phil Wolf taking over the reins from Chris Volk . The Legends started the season in magnificent form, downing Orange County Blue Star 1–0 in their opening game, and then registering two back-to-back 5–0 home victories over Lancaster Rattlers and San Fernando Valley Quakes ,
320-608: The Laredo Heat 2–0 in the Conference Semifinals. 2014 Season: In 2014 the team continued their division success, netting their 3rd consecutive Southeastern Division Championship. After a slow start to the season (a loss to MLS bound Orlando City in the 1st round of the US Open Cup and a draw and a loss to start the regular season campaign) , the team unleashed a 14-game unbeaten streak, which carried into
352-479: The San Fernando Valley Quakes , but quickly recovered to register impressive back-to-back victories over Fresno Fuego and Bakersfield Brigade . However, Storm's mid-season form proved to be their downfall, as the team slumped to five defeats in six games (including a humiliating 0–4 to the eventual divisional champions Southern California Seahorses ), ending their first season playoff hopes. A morale-boosting 5–0 win over Bakersfield Brigade in their penultimate game
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#1732787529770384-515: The San Gabriel Valley to East Los Angeles in 2009, hired a new head coach in the shape of ex- Chivas USA striker Brent Whitfield , and signed ex- Los Angeles Galaxy defender Mike Randolph to lead a new-look team; the change in fortunes on the field as a result was remarkable. Despite losing their opening two games of the season 3–2 to Lancaster Rattlers and 3–0 to Fresno Fuego , the team bounced back magnificently, and embarked on
416-568: The #4 seed playing at the home pitch of the top seed; and the #3 seed playing at the #2 seed. The winners of these matches then qualify for the Western Conference Championships. These matches were played on 7/14 and 7/15 with Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers U-23 teams winning. In the Eastern Conference , there are three divisions. The team with the best overall record in the conference qualifies for
448-551: The 2012 USL-PDL playoffs (round of 16 and round of 8). Their record was 11 Wins, 3 Losses and 2 Ties. The Stampede was defeated by the Austin Aztex 3–2 in the Conference Semifinals. 2013 Season: Through winning their division in 2012, the Stampede qualified for the 2013 US Open Cup. They defeated Red Force FC 4–2 in the first round on May 14, then lost to USLPro's Orlando City 2–1 on May 21. The 2013 regular season saw
480-551: The Conference Championships directly, and, from that team's division, the 2nd and 3rd place teams compete in a play-in match. In 2012, Ocean City from the Mid Atlantic Division had the best overall all record. Therefore, 3rd place Jersey Expressed traveled to 2nd place Reading United on 17 July to determine the 2nd team from the Mid Atlantic that would qualify for the Conference Championships. Reading United won
512-482: The Legends, good for third nationally. Legends briefly topped the division as the regular season wound down, but a 2–0 loss to Fresno in their penultimate game handed the division to the Hollywood United Hitmen , with whom they had previously been involved in an astonishing 0–0 tie which featured seven red cards. The Legends secured second place in the division, and a first trip to the postseason, with
544-538: The Midland Odessa Sockers 1–0, the Stampede's season nemesis FC Miami City was again awaiting, this time the winner would be the 2015 Southern Conference Champion. Ocala was once again able to gain the victory, and extend their streak of Southern Conference Championships to two. The National Championships will take place in Seattle, WA on July 31 – Aug 2nd of 2015, with Ocala's semi-final opponent
576-662: The New York Red Bulls U23s. Overall: In the three-year period since they began play (2012–2014) the Ocala Stampede has been the most successful USL-PDL team during the regular season (alongside the Austin Aztex), totalling 99 points in the standings. 2012 PDL season The 2012 USL Premier Development League season was the 18th season of the PDL . The regular season began on 22 April with
608-646: The PDL franchise rights to the Springfield Storm franchise that used to play in the PDL out of Springfield, Missouri , the team began life as Los Angeles Storm under head coach Chris Volk , and made their debut in PDL competition in 2010, one of several teams joining the Southwest division as it expanded to nine teams. Playing at Citrus Stadium on the campus of Citrus College in Glendora, California , Storm made an inauspicious start, tying 1–1 with
640-684: The PDL this coming season. The Nashville Metros were moved from the Southeast Division of the Southern Conference to the South Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. 2012 Premier Development League standings. 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
672-635: The Southern Conference playoffs, with a defeat of the Laredo Heat in the round of 16 (1–1 AET final [5–3 in PKs]), and a conference clinching victory over the 2013 Defending Champs the Austin Aztex, 2–0 on Austin's home field. The team fell to the Kitsap Pumas 2–1 in the 2014 USL-PDL National Semifinals on August 1, 2014 (Pontiac, MI), ending their overall unbeaten streak. The team however will carry
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#1732787529770704-629: The divisions have additional matches in order for teams to qualify for the conference championship. In the Great Lakes Division the 2nd and 3rd place teams qualify for a play in match; however, the 3rd place River City Rovers ceded the match to Forest City London who qualified for the Central Conference Championship. In the Northwest Division , the top 4 teams qualify for a play-in match with
736-528: The end of June saw them on the outside looking in, not just for the division title, but for a playoff spot altogether. The team however turned it around in a big way, going undefeated in the month of July (4–0–1), culminating with a winner take all matchup for the division title vs FC Miami City on July 18. Ocala came out victorious and took home their 4th consecutive Southeastern Division Title. The conference playoffs were held in Clinton, MS and after defeating
768-522: The first of which featured a hat-trick from striker Davis Paul . Legends' blistering early-season success saw them qualify for their first ever US Open Cup , where they faced USL2 side (and eventual quarter-finalists) Crystal Palace Baltimore at home in Azusa . Sadly for the Legends their foray into the Cup was a short one, as they were beaten 2–1 off a late winner by Baltimore's Pat Healey . Legends continued
800-791: The match 3–1 with an extra time goal scored in the 119th minute and a penalty goal in stoppage time. The top two teams from the other two divisions will also compete in a play-in match. In the Northeast Division , the Ottawa Fury hosted the GPS Portland Phoenix on 17 July with Ottawa claiming victory after extra time 3–2. The Carolina Dynamo hosted the Real Maryland Monarchs in the South Atlantic play-in match, with Carolina easily cruising to
832-526: The standings. As in prior years, each of the four conferences will hold a conference championship. In 2012, the location for each conference championship will be held the weekend of 20–22 July with the host team decided by a bidding process with preference given to the teams with the best records. The winner of the four conference championships will then compete in the PDL Championship held 27–29 July and 4 August. Five of
864-527: The year as high scoring entertainers: they put six past Orange County Blue Star in mid-June, then conceded six away at Fresno Fuego in the very next game. However, as the season wound down, the team's early season form deserted them, as four defeats in their last five games left them out of playoff contention. Legends ended the year a comfortable mid-table 6th; Davis Paul was top scorer, knocking in an impressive 10 goals, and contributing five assists for his strike partner, Ross Schunk . Legends relocated from
896-437: Was a positive, but eventually they finished sixth in the table. David Niemeyer was the Storm's top scorer in their freshman year, scoring 7 goals in his 15 games, while MLS-bound Mexican midfielder Erasmo Solorzano was the assist king with 3. Goalkeeper Lance Friesz was also a standout – so much so, that he was drafted by Los Angeles Galaxy in the offseason. The Storm's second year began in terrible fashion, suffering
928-837: Was an American soccer team based in the Los Angeles area , United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL) (now USL League Two ), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid , in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team would play some of its home matches at Santa Ana Stadium and others at Citrus College and Pomona College starting in May 2016. After acquiring
960-426: Was followed by a 5–1 thrashing of Bakersfield Brigade ... and so it went. By the end of the season, Storm were struggling to pick up wins wherever they went, but at least they started seeing some consistency; however, the four ties in their last six games ultimately consigned them to 5th place in the table, outside the playoffs for a second year. Ross Schunk was by far their outstanding goalscorer, tallying goals 10 in
992-532: Was over VSI Tampa Bay FC, 4–2 on May 6, 2012. After their momentum was temporarily derailed, a mid-season coaching change ( Matt Weston taking over for the departing Anderson DaSilva) , helped the team quickly get back on their feet and end the season on another unbeaten streak, this time eight games (7–0–1). This helped propel the team to win the Southeast Division of the PDL Southern Conference, which enabled them to be one of four host cities for
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1024-694: Was unveiled on their new website in April 2010. During the 2010–2011 offseason the team re-branded themselves again, this time as the Los Angeles Misioneros. The team's new logo was unveiled on their new website in January 2011. As at April 29, 2012 . Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for
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