2011 NPSL season

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2011-NPSL-Championship-logo.jpg
Official 2011 NPSL Championship logo
Season2011
Champions Jacksonville United (1st Title)
Regular Season Champions Erie Admirals SC (2nd Title)
Matches played220
Goals scored710 (3.23 per match)
Biggest home win11–0, Hollywood United Hitmen over Real San Jose
Biggest away win9–0, Madison 56ers over Eau Claire Aris
Highest scoring12 goals, Bay Area Ambassadors 4–8 Lancaster Rattlers
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The 2011 National Premier Soccer League season was the 9th season of the NPSL. The regular season began on April 1, 2011, and ended on July 17. The playoffs concluded with the NPSL Championship Game, which was held at the home of Rocket City United in Madison, Alabama on July 30.

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Jacksonville United ended the season as national champions, beating the Hollywood United Hitmen 3–2 in the 2011 NPSL Championship game. [1] Jacksonville were the lowest seeded-team in the playoffs, having finished champions of the Southeast Division with a 6–0–4 record after starting their campaign with four straight losses, and beat number one seed and Northeast Division champions Erie Admirals on their way to the final. Both Jacksonville and Hollywood were first-year NPSL teams, although Hollywood had previously spent two seasons playing in the USL Premier Development League.

The Erie Admirals had the best regular season record, with a points-per-game average of 2.583, just ahead of the Hollywood United Hitmen (2.429) and FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (2.417), who were in such a strong division they did not even qualify for the post-season.

Jacksonville striker Tommy Krizanovic scored a hat trick in the NPSL final, and was named MVP of the championship tournament. [2]

Changes From 2010

Name Changes/Rebrands

New Franchises

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of New Jersey.svg AC Crusaders Atlantic County area Egg Harbor Township, NJ expansion
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Buxmont Torch FC Montgomery County area Souderton, PA expansion
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Revolution Rockdale County area Conyers, GA expansion
Flag of California.svg FC Hasental Conejo Valley area Thousand Oaks, CA expansion
Flag of California.svg Hollywood United Hitmen Los Angeles area Los Angeles, CA USL Premier Development League
Flag of Florida.svg Jacksonville United Jacksonville area Jacksonville, FL expansion
Flag of Tennessee.svg Knoxville Force Knoxville area Knoxville, TN expansion
Flag of California.svg Lancaster Rattlers Antelope Valley area Lancaster, CA USL Premier Development League
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Mass United Boston area Boston, MA expansion
Flag of Illinois.svg Quad City Eagles Quad Cities area Moline, IL expansion
Flag of California.svg San Diego Flash San Diego area San Diego, CA USL A-League
Flag of California.svg Santa Ana Winds Orange County area Santa Ana, CA expansion
Flag of New Hampshire.svg Seacoast United Phantoms Rockingham County area Hampton, NH expansion

Folding

Standings

Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Northeast Division - Atlantic Conference

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 Brooklyn Italians 107122611+1522
2 Seacoast United Phantoms 105141619-316
3 New York Red Bulls NPSL 104331611+515
4 New York Athletic Club 104331512+315
5 Morris County Colonials 102351321-89
6 Mass United 102171325-127

Northeast Division - Keystone Conference

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 Erie Admirals 1210113011+1931
2 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 12921257+1829
3 Reading Revolution 128132813+1525
4 AC Crusaders 126332715+1221
5 FC Buffalo 125162115+616
6 Pocono Snow 122281127-168
7 Buxmont Torch FC 1220101136-256
8 New Jersey Blaze 1210111241-293

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 Jacksonville United 106041612+418
2 Georgia Revolution 105322015+518
3 Chattanooga FC 105231510+517
4 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 104241413+114
5 Knoxville Force 10316716-910
6 Rocket City United 103071218-69
7 FC Tulsa 00000000

*Note: Jacksonville finished ahead of Georgia as NPSL rules state that the second tiebreaker after total points is number of victories. FC Tulsa chose not to compete in league play in 2011, and only played in the US Open Cup qualification tournament.

Midwest Division

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 Milwaukee Bavarians 12822259+1626
2 Quad City Eagles 126512711+1623
3 Madison 56ers 126333414+2021
4 Minnesota TwinStars FC 126152315+819
5 Chicago Fire NPSL 124351816+215
6 Minnesota Kings 12228934-258
7 Eau Claire Aris 12129845-375

West Division - Flight Northwest

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 Hollywood United Hitmen 1411125414+4034
2 Sacramento Gold 147433020+1025
3 Sonoma County Sol 147343823+1524
4 Bay Area Ambassadors 1421111948-297
5 Real San Jose 1420121145-346

West Division - Flight Southwest

PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints
1 San Diego Flash 1410133716+2131
2 Santa Ana Winds FC 148242519+626
3 FC Hasental 146352727021
4 San Diego Boca 146172932-319
5 Lancaster Rattlers 1430112652-269

Source: [ usurped ]

NPSL Playoffs

Format

Bracket

Division Semifinals Division Finals National Semifinals National Final
K1 Erie Admirals 1
A1 Brooklyn Italians 0
1 Erie Admirals 2
4 Jacksonville United 4
4 Jacksonville United 3
2 Hollywood United Hitmen 2
3 Milwaukee Bavarians 0
NW1 Hollywood United Hitmen 32 Hollywood United Hitmen 3
SW2 Santa Ana Winds FC 1 NW1 Hollywood United Hitmen 1
SW1 San Diego Flash 1 NW2 Sacramento Gold 0
NW2 Sacramento Gold 2

Northeast Division Playoffs

Erie Admirals 1 - 0 Brooklyn Italians
Colton Soccerball shade.svg72' Report
Dollinger Field
Erie, PA
Attendance: 450

West Division Playoffs

Hollywood United Hitmen 3 - 1 Santa Ana Winds
Bentil Soccerball shade.svg17'
Whitfield Soccerball shade.svg31'
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report Hernandez Red card.svg 10'
G. Piechota Soccerball shade.svg35'
Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 165
Referee: Omar Meza (USA)
Hollywood United Hitmen 1 - 0 Sacramento Gold
Blanco Soccerball shade.svg45' Report C. Sandoval Red card.svg 28'
Madu Red card.svg 44'
Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 135
Referee: Daniel Radford (USA)

NPSL Championship Tournament

Semi-finals

Third Place Playoff

NPSL All-Star Game

Rocket City United 3 - 1NPSL All-Stars
Hyde Soccerball shade.svg27'Soccerball shade.svg61'
Nkurunungi Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report [ usurped ] Omondi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Referee: Joshua Morgan (USA)

NPSL Championship Game

Award Winners and Conference Teams

MVP: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC)

NPSL All-Star Team

F: Jumol Harewood (GEO), Jose Miranda (HOL), Justin Picou (SDB), Afrim Latifi (ERI), Chris Tsonis (SEA)
M: Cody Antonini (SLV), Carlington Lamont (REA), Carlos McCrary (MAD), Kingsley Morgan (ATL), Anthony Santaga (MAD), Billy Sweatra (ACC), Tyler Williams (JAC)
D: Peassio Denev (ECA), Adrian Kawuba (MAS), Marcos Mendez (GEO), Joseph Omondi (RCU), Corey Phillips (BUF), Dan Sauerhoff (MCC), Andy Stewart (CFC)
G: Zach Brunner (LAN), Thomas Hunter (CFC) [4]

2011 National Championship Best 11

F: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC), Brent Whitfield (HOL)
M: Arturo Albarrán (HOL), Gavin Falconer (ERI), Amilcar Herrera (MIL), Shane Howard (ERI), Ramak Safi (JAC)
D: Jacobi Goodfellow (JAC), Garrett Teague (JAC), Marcus Watson (HOL)
G: Stuart McCrory (JAC) [5]

U.S. Open Cup Qualifying

Four NPSL clubs gained berths to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup, one each from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West divisions. [6]

Northeast Division

Southeast Division

First round

Knoxville Force 0 - 1 Jacksonville United
Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg53'
Rocket City United 7 - 1 FC Tulsa
Hyde Soccerball shade.svg13'Soccerball shade.svg22'Soccerball shade.svg33'Soccerball shade.svg64'
Nkurunungi Soccerball shade.svg59'
Nunez Soccerball shade.svg80'
Omondi Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Cottage Soccerball shade.svg31'

Second round

Chattanooga FC 2 - 0 Rocket City United
Moore Soccerball shade.svg65'
Ochieng Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report
Attendance: 1,350

Final

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 0 - 1
(AET)		 Chattanooga FC
Report Ochieng Soccerball shade.svg116'
Attendance: 1,402

Midwest Division

Madison 56ers were granted the automatic berth for the Midwest Division by virtue of their 2010 division championship. The Midwest was the only NPSL division granting its 2011 U.S. Open Cup berth based on performance in the 2010 season. [7]

West Division

The Hollywood United Hitmen were given the berth for the West Division as a result of being the team with the best record over the first seven games of the 2011 regular season. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Krizanovic Leads Jacksonville to the NPSL Championship". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  3. ↑ Silverbacks Reserves to Play in NPSL
  4. ↑ "2011 NPSL All-Star Team". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ "NPSL In The US Open Cup - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Madison 56ers awarded NPSL Midwest US Open Cup spot".
  8. ↑ "2011 US Open Cup qualifying update: Hollywood claims NPSL West berth after league ruling".
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