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USL Cup Preview: Louisville City Hosts Phoenix Rising In Finale

By Matt Reed - matt.reed@uslsoccer.com, 11/07/18, 12:00PM EST

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25 PDL alums feature in 2018 USL title match

TAMPA, Fla. - USL Cup will be decided on Thursday night when Louisville City FC hosts Phoenix Rising FC at Lynn Stadium. The match will feature 25 Premier Development League (soon to be USL League Two) alumni.

Louisville boasts a roster filled with 14 PDL alums, while Phoenix includes 11 former PDL players in its squad. 

The hosts feature a number of talented attacks that began their careers in PDL, including Luke Spencer and Devon "Speedy" Williams. Both Spencer and Williams scored goals in Louisville's 5-1 Eastern Conference Final victory against New York Red Bulls II.

Phoenix progressed to USL Cup behind a 2-1 win on the road against Orange County SC. Rising is led by one of the best defensive units in USL, which includes Saad Abdul-Salaam and Amadou Dia -- who previously played in PDL.

Below are all 25 PDL alumni in the Louisville and Phoenix squads ahead of Thursday's USL Cup.

LOUISVILLE CITY FC

Name

PDL Team

Saad Abdul-Salaam Portland Timbers U23
Michael Dafonte Westchester Flames
Amadou-Tidiane Dia Real Colorado Foxes
Devante Dubose FC Tucson
Joseph Farrell New York Red Bulls U23
Billy Forbes Mississippi Brilla
Dallas Jaye FC Tucson
Zachary Zubin Sounders FC U23
Victor Vasquez FC Golden State Force
Evan Waldrep FC Tucson
Carl Woszczynski Atlanta Blackhawks

PHOENIX RISING FC

Name

PDL Team

Richard Ballard River City Rovers
Paco Craig Ocala Stampede
George Davis IV Dayton Dutch Lions
Timothy Dobrowolski Des Moines Menace
Shaun Francis Thunder Bay Chill
Ilija Ilic Ocala Stampede
Oscar Jimenez Mississippi Brilla
Patrick McMahon Chicago Fire Premier
Brian Ownby Reading United AC
Kyle Smith Cincinnati Dutch Lions
Alexis Souahy Michigan Bucks
Luke Spencer Cincinnati Kings
Sean Totsch Chicago Fire U23
Devon Williams Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23

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