The United Soccer Leagues have released the 2006 Premier Development
League U.S. Open Cup qualifying schedule. A total of 114 regular-
season PDL matches will double as Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
qualifiers this year.

Qualifying kicks off on April 29 when the Austin Lightning visit the
Laredo Heat. The schedule begins in earnest on the weekend of May 5,
with 13 matches. The Des Moines Menace, who captured the imagination
of fans everywhere with their amazing cup run last season, begin
their qualifying campaign on May 13, with a visit to the St. Louis
Lions. The USL is currently considering a solution for replacing the
Spokane Shadow, who were forced to withdraw from the 2006 season
schedule due to stadium issues.

Home team listed first

EAST
5/6 Westchester Flames v. Rhode Island Stingrays
5/12 Albany Admirals v. Virginia Beach Submariners
5/12 Reading Rage v. Williamsburg Legacy
5/13 Brooklyn Knights v. Rhode Island Stingrays
5/13 Northern Virginia Royals v. West Virginia Chaos
5/13 Cape Cod Crusaders v. Westchester Flames
5/13 Ocean City Barons v. Williamsburg Legacy
5/14 Brooklyn Knights v. Virginia Beach Submariners
5/17 Rhode Island Stingrays v. Cape Cod Crusaders
5/19 West Virginia Chaos v. Ocean City Barons
5/19 Albany Admirals v. Richmond Kickers Future
5/19 Delaware Dynasty v. Vermont Voltage
5/20 Rhode Island Stingrays v. Northern Virginia Royals
5/20 Westchester Flames v. Richmond Kickers Future
5/21 Reading Rage v. Vermont Voltage
5/21 Cape Cod Crusaders v. Northern Virginia Royals
5/21 Virginia Beach Submariners v. Ocean City Barons
5/21 Williamsburg Legacy v. West Virginia Chaos
5/24 Vermont Voltage v. Cape Cod Crusaders
5/25 Delaware Dynasty v. Albany Admirals
5/26 Ocean City Barons v. Albany Admirals
5/26 Virginia Beach Submariners v. Delaware Dynasty
5/26 West Virginia Chaos v. Reading Rage
5/27 Williamsburg Legacy v. Brooklyn Knights
5/27 Richmond Kickers Future v. Delaware Dynasty
5/27 Northern Virginia Royals v. Reading Rage
5/27 Vermont Voltage v. Westchester Flames
5/28 Richmond Kickers Future v. Brooklyn Knights


CENTRAL
5/13 St. Louis Lions v. Des Moines Menace
5/13 Kalamazoo Kingdom v. Indiana Invaders
5/13 Kansas City Brass v. Sioux Falls SpitFire
5/13 Fort Wayne Fever v. West Michigan Edge
5/14 Kansas City Brass v. Des Moines Menace
5/14 St. Louis Lions v. Sioux Falls SpitFire
5/17 Michigan Bucks v. Fort Wayne Fever
5/17 Chicago Fire Premier v. West Michigan Edge
5/19 Sioux Falls SpitFire v. Boulder Rapids Reserve
5/19 Kalamazoo Kingdom v. Cleveland Internationals
5/19 Des Moines Menace v. Colorado Springs Blizzard
5/20 Des Moines Menace v. Boulder Rapids Reserve
5/20 Sioux Falls SpitFire v. Colorado Springs Blizzard
5/20 West Michigan Edge v. Michigan Bucks
5/21 Indiana Invaders v. Cleveland Internationals
5/21 Chicago Fire Premier v. Kalamazoo Kingdom
5/24 Fort Wayne Fever v. Chicago Fire Premier
5/24 Cleveland Internationals v. Michigan Bucks
5/26 Fort Wayne Fever v. Kalamazoo Kingdom
5/27 Indiana Invaders v. Chicago Fire Premier
5/27 Colorado Springs Blizzard v. Kansas City Brass
5/27 Boulder Rapids Reserve v. St. Louis Lions
5/28 Boulder Rapids Reserve v. Kansas City Brass
5/28 Colorado Springs Blizzard v. St. Louis Lions
5/28 Cleveland Internationals v. West Michigan Edge
5/29 Michigan Bucks v. Indiana Invaders


SOUTH
4/29 Laredo Heat v. Austin Lightning
5/5 Carolina Dynamo v. Nashville Metros
5/6 Carolina Dynamo v. Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
5/6 Ajax Orlando Prospects v. Bradenton Academics
5/6 Raleigh Elite v. Nashville Metros
5/6 Laredo Heat v. New Orleans Shell Shockers
5/6 Central Florida Kraze v. Palm Beach Pumas
5/9 Ajax Orlando Prospects v. Central Florida Kraze
5/11 Bradenton Academics v. Carolina Dynamo
5/12 Austin Lightning v. DFW Tornados
5/12 El Paso Patriots v. New Orleans Shell Shockers
5/13 Nashville Metros v. Atlanta Silverbacks U23's
5/13 Central Florida Kraze v. Carolina Dynamo
5/13 Cocoa Expos v. Palm Beach Pumas
5/19 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's v. Ajax Orlando Prospects
5/19 Augusta Fireball v. Cocoa Expos
5/20 Palm Beach Pumas v. Bradenton Academics
5/20 Atlanta Silverbacks U23's v. Cocoa Expos
5/20 New Orleans Shell Shockers v. DFW Tornados
5/20 El Paso Patriots v. Laredo Heat
5/21 Augusta Fireball v. Ajax Orlando Prospects
5/24 Raleigh Elite v. Augusta Fireball
5/24 New Orleans Shell Shockers v. Austin Lightning
5/26 Bradenton Academics v. Central Florida Kraze
5/26 Austin Lightning v. El Paso Patriots
5/26 DFW Tornados v. Laredo Heat
5/26 Cocoa Expos v. Raleigh Elite
5/27 Nashville Metros v. Augusta Fireball
5/27 DFW Tornados v. El Paso Patriots
5/27 Palm Beach Pumas v. Raleigh Elite

WEST
5/5 Orange County Blue Star v. California Gold
5/6 San Diego Gauchos v. Bakersfield Brigade
5/6 Southern California Seahorses v. California Gold
5/6 Yakima Reds v. Cascade Surge
5/6 San Fernando Valley v. Los Angeles Storm
5/6 Fresno Fuego v. San Francisco Seals
5/12 Spokane Shadow v. Abbotsford Rangers
5/12 Los Angeles Storm v. Fresno Fuego
5/13 Yakima Reds v. Abbotsford Rangers
5/13 Southern California Seahorses v. Bakersfield Brigade
5/13 Spokane Shadow v. Cascade Surge
5/13 San Diego Gauchos v. Fresno Fuego
5/13 San Fernando Valley v. Orange County Blue Star
5/17 Orange County Blue Star v. Southern California Seahorses
5/18 San Francisco Seals v. San Diego Gauchos
5/19 Cascade Surge v. BYU Cougars
5/19 California Gold v. San Fernando Valley
5/20 Bakersfield Brigade v. Los Angeles Storm
5/20 Abbotsford Rangers v. Ogden Outlaws
5/20 California Gold v. San Diego Gauchos
5/21 Cascade Surge v. Ogden Outlaws
5/21 San Francisco Seals v. San Fernando Valley
5/22 Abbotsford Rangers v. BYU Cougars
5/26 Los Angeles Storm v. Orange County Blue Star
5/26 BYU Cougars v. Spokane Shadow
5/26 Ogden Outlaws v. Yakima Reds
5/27 Bakersfield Brigade v. San Francisco Seals
5/27 Fresno Fuego v. Southern California Seahorses
5/27 Ogden Outlaws v. Spokane Shadow
5/27 BYU Cougars v. Yakima Reds