2009 NPSL season explained
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.[1]
Changes from 2008
New franchises
- Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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Bay Area Ambassadors | San Francisco Bay area | Hayward, CA | expansion |
Buffalo City | Buffalo area | Buffalo, NY | expansion |
Chattanooga FC | Chattanooga area | Chattanooga, TN | expansion |
Eau Claire Aris | Eau Claire area | Eau Claire, WI | expansion |
Erie Admirals | Erie area | Erie, PA | expansion |
FC Indiana | Indianapolis area | Muncie, IN | return from hiatus |
NorCal Lamorinda United | Lamorinda area | Orinda, CA | expansion |
Pocono Snow | Pocono Mountains area | East Stroudsburg, PA | expansion |
Pumas FC | Greater Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | expansion |
Reading Revolution | Reading area | Reading, PA | expansion |
Saturn FC | Marietta area | East Point, GA | expansion |
Southern Oregon Fuego | Southern Oregon area | Medford, OR | expansion | |
Name changes
Folding
- Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- In addition, three 2008 teams either chose or were forced to spend the 2009 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2010:
- Also, two teams which spent the 2008 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently:
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot
Eastern Keystone Division
Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.
Eastern Atlantic Division
Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.
Southeast Division
Midwest Division
Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.
Western Division
Playoffs
NPSL Championship Game
Notes and References
- Web site: Sonoma County Sol 2, Erie Admirals SC 1 . 23 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007075706/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=213 . 7 October 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Chu . Evan . Soccer in the Central Coast: Should the USL expand to Salinas? . Last Word on Sports . 20 May 2019 . 13 April 2016.