The 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season was the seventh season for the league. The Madison Radicals won the championship, the team's first.[1] Rowan McDonnell of the DC Breeze won league MVP after the season.[2]
| 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Ultimate Disc League |
| Sport | Ultimate |
| Duration | March 31 – August 12, 2018 |
| Number of teams | 24 |
| TV partner(s) | Stadium |
| Regular season | |
| Postseason | |
| East Division champions | Toronto Rush |
| Midwest Division champions | Madison Radicals |
| West Division champions | Los Angeles Aviators |
| South Division champions | Dallas Roughnecks |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Madison Radicals |
Offseason
editThe Vancouver Riptide was the lone team to cease operations after 2017, with plans to move the team to Portland, Oregon and rejoin the league for the 2019 season.[3] Stadium joined the AUDL as broadcast partner, replacing Eleven Sports Network.[4] Stadium televised one game a week live as well as all three games during Championship Weekend VII.
Regular season
editWeek 1
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/31 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 24 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 3/31 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 22 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
Week 2
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | Seattle Cascades | 29 | 28 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 4/7 | Los Angeles Aviators | 30 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/7 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 17 | 16 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 4/7 | DC Breeze | 22 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/7 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 21 | San Jose Spiders |
| 4/7 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 15 | 17 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 4/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 14 | 17 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 4/7 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 13 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 3
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 15 | 20 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 4/14 | Seattle Cascades | 16 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/14 | New York Empire | 14 | 18 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 17 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/14 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 4/14 | Austin Sol | 23 | 22 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 17 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 4/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 19 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/15 | Nashville NightWatch | 17 | 18 | Atlanta Hustle |
Week 4
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 27 | Madison Radicals |
| 4/21 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 24 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 4/21 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 18 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/21 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 26 | 21 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/21 | Atlanta Hustle | 19 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 4/21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 18 | 28 | Toronto Rush |
| 4/21 | New York Empire | 28 | 16 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/21 | San Diego Growlers | 26 | 25 | Seattle Cascades |
| 4/21 | Nashville NightWatch | 26 | 31 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/22 | Dallas Roughnecks | 23 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 4/22 | DC Breeze | 26 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 4/22 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 16 | San Jose Spiders |
Week 5
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27 | Austin Sol | 25 | 23 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/27 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Ottawa Outlaws | 33 | 35 | Montreal Royal |
| 4/28 | Madison Radicals | 29 | 13 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 4/28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 25 | San Diego Growlers |
| 4/28 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 4/28 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 4/28 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 13 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 4/28 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 6
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4 | San Diego Growlers | 31 | 28 | San Jose Spiders |
| 5/5 | Montreal Royal | 14 | 17 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/5 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 19 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/5 | Detroit Mechanix | 22 | 31 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 5/5 | Atlanta Hustle | 22 | 23 | Austin Sol |
| 5/5 | New York Empire | 19 | 18 | DC Breeze |
| 5/5 | Seattle Cascades | 27 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/5 | Raleigh Flyers | 23 | 20 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/5 | Los Angeles Aviators | 33 | 31 | San Jose Spiders |
| 5/6 | Ottawa Outlaws | 22 | 19 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/6 | Nashville NightWatch | 22 | 20 | Austin Sol |
| 5/6 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 18 | 27 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 7
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/12 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 34 | 17 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/12 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 5/12 | Atlanta Hustle | 27 | 26 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/12 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 5/12 | Austin Sol | 23 | 27 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 5/12 | San Jose Spiders | 23 | 26 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 5/13 | Madison Radicals | 37 | 8 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 5/13 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 21 | Toronto Rush |
| 5/13 | Seattle Cascades | 26 | 30 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/13 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 24 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
Week 8
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/18 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 32 | 29 | Seattle Cascades |
| 5/19 | Chicago Wildfire | 16 | 24 | Madison Radicals |
| 5/19 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 33 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/19 | Toronto Rush | 33 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/19 | San Diego Growlers | 20 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 5/19 | San Jose Spiders | 24 | 14 | Seattle Cascades |
| 5/19 | New York Empire | 23 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/19 | Nashville NightWatch | 32 | 30 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 5/19 | Austin Sol | 28 | 19 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Detroit Mechanix | 24 | 34 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 5/20 | Dallas Roughnecks | 26 | 21 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 5/20 | Montreal Royal | 21 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 5/20 | Toronto Rush | 21 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
Week 9
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/26 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 5/26 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 5/26 | DC Breeze | 29 | 21 | New York Empire |
| 5/26 | Madison Radicals | 16 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 5/26 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 22 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 5/26 | Nashville NightWatch | 27 | 21 | Austin Sol |
| 5/27 | Ottawa Outlaws | 30 | 18 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
Week 10
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1 | Raleigh Flyers | 32 | 14 | Austin Sol |
| 6/2 | Detroit Mechanix | 18 | 25 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/2 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 22 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/2 | Montreal Royal | 20 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/2 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 29 | San Jose Spiders |
| 6/2 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 11 | 20 | DC Breeze |
| 6/2 | San Diego Growlers | 24 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/2 | New York Empire | 24 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/2 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 31 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/2 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 26 | 27 | Austin Sol |
| 6/3 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/3 | Atlanta Hustle | 28 | 29 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/3 | Los Angeles Aviators | 23 | 19 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
Week 11
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/8 | Madison Radicals | 20 | 17 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 6/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 26 | 27 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/9 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
| 6/9 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 30 | 21 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/9 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 24 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/9 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 22 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/9 | San Jose Spiders | 21 | 20 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/9 | Austin Sol | 17 | 19 | Dallas Roughnecks |
Week 12
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16 | Montreal Royal | 26 | 22 | New York Empire |
| 6/16 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 37 | 18 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 25 | Madison Radicals |
| 6/16 | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 17 | Seattle Cascades |
| 6/16 | Atlanta Hustle | 20 | 24 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/16 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 17 | San Jose Spiders |
| 6/16 | Toronto Rush | 27 | 17 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 6/16 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 15 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/17 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 28 | Dallas Roughnecks |
| 6/17 | San Diego Growlers | 25 | 27 | Seattle Cascades |
| 6/17 | Toronto Rush | 25 | 18 | New York Empire |
| 6/17 | Chicago Wildfire | 34 | 12 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 21 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 13
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 28 | 29 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/23 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
| 6/23 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 21 | DC Breeze |
| 6/23 | Austin Sol | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/23 | New York Empire | 22 | 23 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/23 | Seattle Cascades | 22 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
| 6/23 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 27 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/23 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 40 | 20 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 6/24 | Detroit Mechanix | 27 | 31 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/24 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 24 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 6/24 | Dallas Roughnecks | 28 | 16 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/24 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 27 | 19 | Montreal Royal |
| 6/24 | Ottawa Outlaws | 29 | 30 | DC Breeze |
Week 14
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30 | Detroit Mechanix | 19 | 20 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
| 6/30 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 25 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 6/30 | Madison Radicals | 26 | 17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 6/30 | Ottawa Outlaws | 23 | 29 | New York Empire |
| 6/30 | San Diego Growlers | 27 | 22 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 6/30 | DC Breeze | 25 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 6/30 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 19 | 16 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 6/30 | Raleigh Flyers | 33 | 20 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 6/30 | Dallas Roughnecks | 29 | 25 | Austin Sol |
| 7/1 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 26 | New York Empire |
| 7/1 | Los Angeles Aviators | 28 | 21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
| 7/1 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 24 | San Jose Spiders |
| 7/3 | Madison Radicals | 35 | 24 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
Week 15
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/7 | Chicago Wildfire | 18 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/7 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
| 7/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 25 | Atlanta Hustle |
| 7/7 | New York Empire | 27 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
| 7/7 | Dallas Roughnecks | 21 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Austin Sol | 6 | 7 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
| 7/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 13 | 26 | Toronto Rush |
Week 16
edit| Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/13 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 24 | Seattle Cascades |
| 7/14 | Madison Radicals | 27 | 24 | Chicago Wildfire |
| 7/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 32 | 10 | Detroit Mechanix |
| 7/14 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 31 | Seattle Cascades |
| 7/14 | DC Breeze | 29 | 19 | New York Empire |
| 7/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
| 7/14 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 16 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/14 | San Diego Growlers | 34 | 21 | Los Angeles Aviators |
| 7/15 | Montreal Royal | 25 | 32 | Ottawa Outlaws |
| 7/15 | Chicago Wildfire | 20 | 23 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 30 | New York Empire |
| 7/15 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 26 | Nashville NightWatch |
Standings
editEast Division
edit| Team | W | L | T | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Rush | 13 | 1 | 0 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze | 8 | 5 | 1 | East Division Playoff |
| New York Empire | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
| Montreal Royal | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Midwest Division
edit| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Radicals | 12 | 2 | Midwest Division Final |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 11 | 3 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill | 8 | 6 | |
| Chicago Wildfire | 5 | 9 | |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 4 | 10 | |
| Detroit Mechanix | 0 | 14 |
South Division
edit| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Roughnecks | 13 | 1 | South Division Final |
| Raleigh Flyers | 10 | 4 | South Division Playoff |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | |
| Atlanta Hustle | 7 | 7 | |
| Tampa Bay Cannons | 4 | 10 | |
| Nashville NightWatch | 3 | 11 |
West Division
edit| Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Aviators | 11 | 3 | West Division Final |
| San Diego Growlers | 7 | 7 | |
| San Jose Spiders | 6 | 8 | |
| San Francisco FlameThrowers | 5 | 9 | |
| Seattle Cascades | 5 | 9 |
Postseason
editDivisional playoff
edit| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | East Division | DC Breeze | 15 | 19 | New York Empire |
| 7/21 | Midwest Division | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 20 | 19 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
| 7/27 | South Division | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 23 | Austin Sol |
Divisional final
edit| Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21 | West Division | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
| 7/28 | Midwest Division | Madison Radicals | 27 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
| 7/28 | East Division | Toronto Rush | 17 | 18 | New York Empire |
| 7/28 | South Division | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 19 | Raleigh Flyers |
Championship Weekend VII
editChampionship Weekend VII was held in Madison, Wisconsin at Breese Stevens Field from August 11-12, 2018.[5]
| Date | Match | Seed | Team | Goals | Goals | Team | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 32 | 30 | New York Empire | 4 |
| 8/11 | Semifinal | 2 | Madison Radicals | 24 | 19 | Los Angeles Aviators | 3 |
| 8/12 | Final | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 16 | 20 | Madison Radicals | 2 |
The Madison Radicals won their first championship, and did so in front of a home crowd.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Madison Radicals win first AUDL Championship". WKOW. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell: 2018 AUDL MVP". Sludge Output. December 19, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Eisenhood, Charlie (December 29, 2017). "AUDL's Vancouver Riptide Shutting Down, Owners Moving Team To Portland In 2019". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ Eisenhood, Charlie (January 25, 2018). "New AUDL Media Deal Worth Six Figures". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "American Ultimate Disc League Championship comes to Madison". Channel 3000. Retrieved January 20, 2020.