2008 NPSL season

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National Premier Soccer League
Season2008
Champions Pennsylvania Stoners
2007
2009

The 2008 National Premier Soccer League season was the 6th season of the NPSL. The season started in May, 2008, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game on August 3, 2008.

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Pennsylvania Stoners finished the season as national champions, beating St. Paul Twin Stars in the NPSL Championship game in Uniondale, New York on 3 August 2008. [1]

Pennsylvania Stoners forward Tom Ehrlich was named the National Premier Soccer League's Player of the Year. [2] Tom Ehrlich was also the league's top scorer, with 11 goals. [3]

Changes From 2007

New Franchises

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Spirit Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion - Provisional member
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Sahuaros Phoenix area Phoenix, AZ returned to league after several years in USASA
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta FC Greater Atlanta area Sandy Springs, GA expansion
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Lancaster Inferno Lancaster area Salunga-Landisville, PA expansion
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Sting State of Maine Bangor, ME expansion
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland United Harford County area Bel Air, MD expansion
Flag of New Jersey.svg Morris County Colonials Morris County area Morristown, NJ expansion
Flag of New York.svg New York Athletic Club Wetschester County area Pelham, NY expansion
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Stoners Lehigh Valley area Allentown, PA expansion
Flag of South Carolina.svg Performance FC Phoenix Greenville area Greenville, SC expansion
Flag of Alabama.svg Rocket City United Huntsville area Huntsville, AL expansion
Flag of California.svg San Diego United Greater San Diego area El Cajon, CA expansion

Name Changes

Folding

Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinched

North Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Pennsylvania Stoners 1025
2 Boston Aztec 1019
3 Queen City FC 107
4 Maine Sting 94
5 Morris County Colonials 91

Mid-Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Long Island Academy 923
2 New York Athletic Club 1014
3 Maryland United 913
4 Lancaster Inferno 811
5 Atlantic City Diablos 109

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Atlanta FC 862018
2 Performance FC Phoenix 833211
3 Rocket City United 81525
4 Alabama Spirit 00

Midwest Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Minnesota TwinStars 612
2 Chicago Fire NPSL 611
3 Princeton 56ers 611
4 Milwaukee Bavarians 60

Southwest Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 San Diego United 852116
2 Arizona Sahuaros 834110
3 Albuquerque Asylum 82428

Northwest Division

PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints
1 Sonoma County Sol 921
2 Santa Cruz County Breakers 920
3 Real San Jose 910
4 Salinas Valley Samba 90

Playoffs

Divisional Rounds

Sonoma County Sol 3-1 San Diego United
Minnesota TwinStars beat Atlanta FC

Semi finals

Pennsylvania Stoners beat Sonoma County Sol
Minnesota TwinStars 1-1 Long Island Academy (Minnesota TwinStars win 4-2 on penalties)

Final

Pennsylvania Stoners 3-0 St. Paul Twin Stars

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
N Pennsylvania Stoners
SE San Diego United 1 NE Sonoma County Sol
NE Sonoma County Sol 3 N Pennsylvania Stoners 3
MW Minnesota Twin Stars 0
MA Long Island Academy 1(2)
MW Minnesota Twin Stars MW Minnesota Twin Stars 1(4)
SE Atlanta FC

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