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2009 NPSL season
The 2009 National Premier Soccer League season was the 7th season of the NPSL. The season began on May 2, 2009, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2009. Sonoma County Sol finished the season as national champions, beating Erie Admirals 2-1 in the championship game on August 1, 2009.
Changes from 2008
New franchises
- Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
| Team name | Metro area | Location | Previous affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] Bay Area Ambassadors | San Francisco Bay area | Hayward, CA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of New York.svg | border | 20px]] Buffalo City | Buffalo area | Buffalo, NY | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Tennessee.svg | border | 20px]] Chattanooga FC | Chattanooga area | Chattanooga, TN | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Wisconsin.svg | border | 20px]] Eau Claire Aris | Eau Claire area | Eau Claire, WI | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg | border | 20px]] Erie Admirals | Erie area | Erie, PA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Indiana.svg | border | 20px]] FC Indiana | Indianapolis area | Muncie, IN | return from hiatus |
| [[File:Flag of California.svg | border | 20px]] NorCal Lamorinda United | Lamorinda area | Orinda, CA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg | border | 20px]] Pocono Snow | Pocono Mountains area | East Stroudsburg, PA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Alabama.svg | border | 20px]] Pumas FC | Greater Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Pennsylvania.svg | border | 20px]] Reading Revolution | Reading area | Reading, PA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg | border | 20px]] Saturn FC | Marietta area | East Point, GA | expansion |
| [[File:Flag of Oregon.svg | border | 20px]] Southern Oregon Fuego | Southern Oregon area | Medford, OR | expansion |
Name changes
- Princeton 56ers changed its name to Madison 56ers
Folding
- Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Alabama Spirit - Birmingham, Alabama (never actually played an official NPSL game)
- Atlantic City Diablos - Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Lancaster Inferno - Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania
- Milwaukee Bavarians - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Performance FC Phoenix - Greenville, South Carolina
- Queen City FC - Buffalo, New York
- Santa Cruz County Breakers - Aptos, California
- In addition, three 2008 teams either chose or were forced to spend the 2009 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2010:
- Albuquerque Asylum - Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Arizona Sahuaros - Phoenix, Arizona
- San Diego United - El Cajon, California
- Also, two teams which spent the 2008 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently:
- Indios USA - Canutillo, Texas
- Sacramento Knights - Sacramento, California
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot
Eastern Keystone Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie Admirals | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +16 | 28 |
| 2 | Buffalo City | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 24 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania Stoners | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Reading Revolution | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 10 |
| 5 | Pocono Snow | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 1 |
| 6 | Charm City | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 0 |
Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.
Eastern Atlantic Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Aztec | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +17 | 13 |
| 2 | Long Island Academy | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +14 | 12 |
| 3 | Maine Sting | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Morris County Colonials | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 | New York Athletic Club | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 3 |
Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.
Southeast Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket City United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Atlanta FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 13 |
| 3 | Chattanooga FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 13 |
| 4 | Pumas FC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 10 |
| 5 | Saturn FC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 6 |
Midwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Twin Stars FC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire NPSL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 16 |
| 3 | Madison 56ers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 | Eau Claire Aris | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 29 | -22 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Indiana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.
Western Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonoma County Sol | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 30 |
| 2 | NorCal Lamorinda United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 22 |
| 3 | Bay Area Ambassadors | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 15 |
| 4 | Southern Oregon Fuego | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 13 |
| 5 | Real San Jose | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 13 |
| 6 | Salinas Valley Samba | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 38 | -28 | 9 |
Playoffs
Western Division Playoffs
| seed-width = 30px | team-width = 160px | score-width = 30px
| RD1-seed1 = W1 | RD1-team1 = Sonoma County Sol | RD1-score1 = 4 | RD1-seed2 = W4 | RD1-team2 = Southern Oregon Fuego | RD1-score2 = 1
| RD1-seed3 = W2 | RD1-team3 = NorCal Lamorinda United | RD1-score3 = 1 | RD1-seed4 = W3 | RD1-team4 = Bay Area Ambassadors | RD1-score4 = 0
| RD2-seed1 = W1 | RD2-team1 = Sonoma County Sol | RD2-score1 = 2 | RD2-seed2 = W2 | RD2-team2 = NorCal Lamorinda United | RD2-score2 = 1
National Playoffs
| score-width=30px | team-width=160px | RD1-seed1=EK | RD1-team1= Erie Admirals | RD1-score1= 2 | RD1-seed2= EA | RD1-team2= Boston Aztec | RD1-score2= 0 | RD2-seed1= EK | RD2-team1=Erie Admirals | RD2-score1= 4 | RD2-seed2= SE | RD2-team2=Rocket City United | RD2-score2= 2 | RD2-seed3= W1 | RD2-team3=Sonoma County Sol | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-seed4= MW | RD2-team4=Minnesota TwinStars FC | RD2-score4= 1 | RD3-seed1= EK | RD3-team1=Erie Admirals | RD3-score1= 1 | RD3-seed2= W1 | RD3-team2=Sonoma County Sol | RD3-score2= 2
NPSL Championship Game
- Deighton
- Fahandezh
- Howell
- Duggan
- Trujillo
- Tattersall
- Blythe
- Latifi
- Hurst
- Percell
- Preckwinkle
- Daly
- Maycock Madison, Wisconsin
References
References
- "Sonoma County Sol 2, Erie Admirals SC 1".
- (13 April 2016). "Soccer in the Central Coast: Should the USL expand to Salinas?".
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