2009 NPSL season explained

Competition:National Premier Soccer League
Season:2009
Winners:Sonoma County Sol
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

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

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Bay Area AmbassadorsSan Francisco Bay areaHayward, CAexpansion
Buffalo CityBuffalo areaBuffalo, NYexpansion
Chattanooga FCChattanooga areaChattanooga, TNexpansion
Eau Claire ArisEau Claire areaEau Claire, WIexpansion
Erie AdmiralsErie areaErie, PAexpansion
FC IndianaIndianapolis areaMuncie, INreturn from hiatus
NorCal Lamorinda UnitedLamorinda areaOrinda, CAexpansion
Pocono SnowPocono Mountains areaEast Stroudsburg, PAexpansion
Pumas FCGreater Birmingham areaBirmingham, ALexpansion
Reading RevolutionReading areaReading, PAexpansion
Saturn FCMarietta areaEast Point, GAexpansion
Southern Oregon FuegoSouthern Oregon areaMedford, ORexpansion

Name changes

Folding

Standings

Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot

Eastern Keystone Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1Erie Admirals10901216+1628
2Buffalo City10820227+1524
3Pennsylvania Stoners105411713+416
4Reading Revolution103611223-1110
5Pocono Snow100911130-191
6Charm City103701216-40

Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.

Eastern Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1Boston Aztec85211912+1713
2Long Island Academy84132016+1412
3Maine Sting83231415-112
4Morris County Colonials83411614+210
5New York Athletic Club8170829-213

Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1Rocket City United8521189+916
2Atlanta FC8431139+413
3Chattanooga FC84311110+113
4Pumas FC83411721-410
5Saturn FC82601222-10 6

Midwest Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1Minnesota Twin Stars FC8521147+716
2Chicago Fire NPSL85212410+1416
3Madison 56ers85212110+1116
4Eau Claire Aris8170729-223
5FC Indiana8251921-121

Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.

Western Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1Sonoma County Sol129034210+3230
2NorCal Lamorinda United127412414+1022
3Bay Area Ambassadors125701723-615
4Southern Oregon Fuego124711723-613
5Real San Jose123541517-213
6Salinas Valley Samba122731038-289

Playoffs

NPSL Championship Game

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. 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.