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The season began in April 1996 and ended in August 1996.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Central Coast Roadrunners won the championship, defeating the San Francisco Bay Seals 3\u20132.  Spokane Shadow won the regular season title, winning 14 games to 2 losses.Table of ContentsChanges from 1995 season[edit]Name changes[edit]New teams[edit]Teams leaving[edit]Standings[edit]Central Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]Southern Division[edit]Eastern Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]Southern Division[edit]Western Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]Southern Division[edit]Playoffs[edit]Format[edit]Divisional brackets[edit]PDL Finals brackets[edit]Premier Six Tournament[edit]Qualification to the finals[edit]Friday[edit]Saturday[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Changes from 1995 season[edit]Name changes[edit]New teams[edit]12 teams were added for the season.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4TeamAreaLocationPrevious affiliation Bellingham OrcasNorthwest Washington areaBellingham, WAexpansion Central Coast RoadrunnersCentral West Coast areaSan Luis Obispo, CAexpansion Florida StrikersGreater Miami areaFort Lauderdale, FLfrom USISL Pro Lexington Bluegrass BanditsLexington areaLexington, KYfrom USISL Pro Miami TangoGreater Miami areaMiami, FLexpansion Mid-Michigan BucksFlint\/Tri-Cities areaSaginaw, MIexpansion Omaha FlamesOmaha-Council Bluffs areaOmaha, NEexpansion San Diego Top GunsSan Diego areaSan Diego, CAfrom USISL Pro Southern California GunnersInland Empire areaSan Bernardino, CAexpansion Spokane ShadowSpokane areaSpokane, WAexpansion West Florida FuryEmerald Coast areaPensacola, FLexpansion Willamette Valley FirebirdsCorvallis areaCorvallis, ORformer Portland Firebirds of the USISL Pro LeagueTeams leaving[edit]Five teams folded after the 1995 season:Standings[edit]Central Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]^ a b c d Detroit, Kalamazoo, Lexington, and Michigan were all penalized 3 points.^ Grand Rapids did not have a home stadium this year, and played only road games.Southern Division[edit]^ a b The game between Sioux City and Wichita was postponed and could not be rescheduled before end of the season.  The game was cancelled because it had no effect on the playoffs.^ Sioux City was penalized 6 points.Eastern Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]^ Jackson was penalized 3 points.^ Nashville was penalized 6 points.Southern Division[edit]^ a b c Cocoa, Florida, and Orlando were all penalized 3 points.Western Conference[edit]Northern Division[edit]^ a b Colorado Springs and Spokane were both penalized 3 points.Southern Division[edit]^ a b Central Coast and San Diego were both penalized 3 pointsPlayoffs[edit]Format[edit]Central Coast received a bye to the PDL Semifinals as the defending champion.The top four teams from every division except the Southwest earn playoff spots.  With Central Coast already receiving a bye, the top two teams from the Southwest Division will play each other, however if Central Coast is in the top two, then the third place team receives a playoff spot.  The Division winners would then face each other in the Conference finals.Divisional brackets[edit]PDL Finals brackets[edit]Premier Six Tournament[edit]Six teams entered the Premier Six Tournament in Cocoa, Florida the weekend of August 16\u201318.  Each of the five division playoff champions qualified for the tournament, along with the host Cocoa Expos.  The teams were seeded in this order, based on their regular season points:1. Central Coast Roadrunners2. San Francisco Bay Seals3. Cocoa Expos4. Omaha Flames5. Jackson Chargers6. Mid-Michigan Bucks.The Central Coast Roadrunners played the bottom two seeds (Jackson and Mid-Michigan).  The San Francisco Seals played the #4 and #6 seeds (Omaha and Mid-Michigan).  The Cocoa Expos played  and #4 and #5 seeds (Omaha and Jackson).Qualification to the finals[edit]In order to determine the two teams to qualify for the finals, the league used the following point system during the Premier Six Tournament:Win = 3 pointsShootout win = 2 pointsShootout loss = 1 pointBonus points: Each team scoring three or more goals in regulation or overtime received one extra point.Friday[edit]Saturday[edit][1]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/1996-usisl-premier-league-season\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1996 USISL Premier League season"}}]}]