It’s official: Hammerheads will compete in PDL in 2017, not USL

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It’s official: Hammerheads will compete in PDL in 2017, not USL

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — What’s long been rumored and reported is now official: The Wilmington Hammerheads are changing leagues.

The Premier Development League (PDL) announced today the league has awarded a franchise to Wilmington Hammerheads FC, which will begin competing in the 2017 regular season. According to a news release, the PDL franchise will be owned by George Altirs, while the day-to-day operations of the team will be overseen locally by the Wilmington Hammerheads Youth FC Board of Directors.