2013 NPSL season

Last updated

National Premier Soccer League
Season2013
Champions RVA Football Club
Matches played314
Goals scored1,173 (3.74 per match)
Biggest home win FC Hasental 13, LV Stallions 0
(April 6)
Biggest away win San Diego Flash 5, LV Stallions 0
(April 27)
Highest attendance Tulsa Athletics 3,261 [1]
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The 2013 National Premier Soccer League season was the 101st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 11th season of the NPSL. The season began in May 2013. FC Sonic Lehigh Valley were the defending champions, having won their first NPSL title the previous season. The league held their Annual General Managers meeting (AGM) during the weekend of the NASL Soccer Bowl in Atlanta in November.

Contents

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences

Region / ConferenceClubs
Northeast - Atlantic Brooklyn Italians, New York Athletic Club, New York Red Bulls, Rhode Island Reds F.C., Seacoast United Mariners, Seacoast United Phantoms
Northeast - Keystone Buxmont Torch FC, Clarkstown SC Eagles, FC Reading Revolution, FC Lehigh Valley United, Greater Binghamton FC, Hershey FC, Junior Lone Star FC, Morris County Colonials, Pocono Snow
South - Mid-Atlantic CASL Elite, Chesterfield United FC, DC United Academy U23, Myrtle Beach FC, RVA Football Club
South - Sunshine Cape Coral Hurricanes, Georgia Revolution, Jacksonville United, Miami United, Tampa Marauders FC
South - Southeast Chattanooga FC, Knoxville Force, Mississippi Storm, New Orleans Jesters, Gulf Coast Texans, Rocket City United
South - South Central Houston Hurricanes FC, Liverpool Warriors, Regals SCA, Tulsa Athletics
Midwest - Great Lakes AFC Cleveland, Detroit City FC, Erie Admirals S.C., FC Buffalo, FC Sparta Michigan, Zanesville Athletic FC
Midwest - Central Eau Claire Aris FC, Madison 56ers, Milwaukee Bavarians, Minnesota TwinStars FC, Quad City Eagles
West - Southwest FC Hasental, FC Santa Clarita, Las Vegas Stallions, Orange County Pateadores FC, San Diego Boca FC, San Diego Flash
West - Golden Gate CD Aguiluchos USA, Real San Jose, Sacramento Gold, San Francisco Stompers FC, Sonoma County Sol
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Locations of NPSL clubs for 2013. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2012

The following changes regarding team relocation, rebranding, or expansion are effective for the 2013 NPSL season:

Return from Hiatus

Team NameMetro AreaLocation
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg FC Reading Revolution Reading, PA Reading, PA

New Teams

Team NameMetro AreaLocationPrevious Affiliation
Flag of Florida.svg Cape Coral Hurricanes Cape Coral, FL Cape Coral, FL Expansion Team
Flag of North Carolina.svg CASL Elite Raleigh, NC Raleigh, NC Expansion Team
Flag of California.svg CD Aguiluchos USA Oakland, CA Stockton, CA Expansion Team
Flag of Virginia.svg Chesterfield United FC Chesterfield, VA Chesterfield, VA Expansion Team
Flag of New York.svg Clarkstown SC Eagles Clarkstown, NY Clarkstown, NY Relocated and rebranded from Jersey City Eagles
Flag of Virginia.svg DC United Academy U23 Washington, D.C. Fairfax County, VA Expansion Team [2]
Flag of Michigan.svg FC Sparta Michigan Detroit, MI Berkley, MI Expansion Team
Flag of Florida.svg Gulf Coast Texans Pensacola, FL Pensacola, FL Expansion Team
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Hershey FC Hershey, PA Hershey, PA Expansion Team
Flag of Texas.svg Houston Hurricanes FC Houston, TX Houston, TX Relocated Team
Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas Stallions Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, NV Expansion Team
Flag of Texas.svg Liverpool Warriors Dallas, TX Plano, TX Expansion Team
Flag of Florida.svg Miami United Miami, FL Miami, FL Expansion Team
Flag of Louisiana.svg New Orleans Jesters New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA USL PDL
Flag of California.svg Orange County Pateadores FC Fullerton, CA Fullerton, CA Expansion Team
Flag of Texas.svg Regals SCA Houston, TX Houston, TX Expansion Team
Flag of Virginia.svg RVA Football Club Richmond, VA Richmond, VA Expansion Team
Flag of Florida.svg Tampa Marauders FC Tampa, FL Tampa, FL Expansion Team
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Tulsa Athletics Tulsa, OK Tulsa, OK Expansion Team
Flag of Ohio.svg Zanesville Athletic FC Zanesville, OH Zanesville, OH Expansion Team

Withdrew

Team NameMetro AreaLocationReason
Flag of New Jersey.svg AC Crusaders Atlantic County area Egg Harbor Township, NJ Folded
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves Atlanta metropolitan area Atlanta, Georgia On Hiatus
Flag of California.svg Bay Area Ambassadors San Francisco Bay area Hayward, CA Folded
Flag of California.svg Fullerton Rangers Anaheim, CA Fullerton, CA Withdrew
Flag of New York.svg FC New York New York City Queens, New York Folded
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Mass United FC Boston Lynn, Massachusetts On Hiatus [3]
Flag of Arizona.svg Phoenix Monsoon Phoenix, AZ San Tan Valley, Arizona Folded
Flag of California.svg North Coast Tsunami Humboldt County, California Eureka, CA Withdrew

Standings

As of 7/14/13

Key to colours in group tables
2013 Division Title
2013 Playoff Team

Northeast Region

Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Brooklyn Italians 10721228+1423
2 New York Red Bulls NPSL 10721259+1623
3 New York Athletic Club 105231610+617
4 Seacoast United Mariners 103251221-911
5 Rhode Island Reds 10127920-115
6 Seacoast United Phantoms 10127723-165

Keystone Conference

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDPPCT
1 Greater Binghamton FC 129213511+24290.833
2 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 129032911+18270.750
3 Clarkstown SC Eagles 11623307+23200.636
4 Junior Lone Star FC 116142217+5190.591
5 Hershey FC 125252027-7170.500
6 FC Reading Revolution 124352325-2150.458
7 Morris County Colonials 113171541-26100.350
8 Buxmont Torch FC 111371227-1560.227
9 Pocono Snow 121291232-2050.167

South Region

Mid-Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 RVA Football Club 8620238+1520
2 Myrtle Beach FC 84131911+813
3 DC United Academy U23 84131715+213
4 Chesterfield United FC 82241219-78
5 CASL Elite 8026624-182

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Chattanooga FC 10631184+1421
2 Gulf Coast Texans 10532167+918
3 Rocket City United 104422018+216
4 New Orleans Jesters 104241515014
5 Knoxville Force 101541017-78
6 Mississippi Storm 101181634-184

Sunshine Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Jacksonville United 8620207+1320
2 Georgia Revolution 84222210+1214
3 Miami United 83231114-311
4 Tampa Marauders 823358-39
5 Cape Coral Hurricanes 8017322-191

South Central Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Tulsa Athletics 121020449+3532
2 Liverpool Warriors 126423612+2422
3 Regals SCA 122191550-357
4 Houston Hurricanes FC 121381034-246

Midwest Region

Central Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Quad City Eagles 129123516+1928
2 Milwaukee Bavarians 128132914+1525
3 Madison 56ers 126332612+1421
4 Minnesota Twin Stars 122191942-237
5 Eau Claire Aris FC 121291540-255

Great Lakes Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Detroit City FC 121110358+2734
2FC Buffalo128042114+724
3 Erie Admirals S.C. 126332615+1121
4 AFC Cleveland 123362223-112
5 FC Sparta Michigan 122281034-248
6 Zanesville Athletic FC 1211101232-204

West Region

Southern Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 FC Hasental 1410314817+3133
2 San Diego Flash 147433819+1925
3 FC Santa Clarita 147342622+424
4 Orange County Pateadores FC 145272729-217
5 San Diego Boca 143382536-1112
6 Las Vegas Stallions 1421111657-417

Northern Division

PlaceTeamGPWTLGFGAGDP
1 Sonoma County Sol 129303918+2130
2 Sacramento Gold 127322822+624
3 Real San Jose 124442120+116
4 CD Aguiluchos USA 123361923-412
5 San Francisco Stompers 120111933-241

Playoffs

Format

Northeast Region
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Divisions play in a crossover playoff.

South Region
Each Division Champion

Midwest Region - Great Lakes Division
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament.

Midwest Region
Central Division Champion and Great Lakes Division playoff tournament winner.

West Region
The top two finishers in the Northern and Southern Divisions play in a crossover playoff. [4]

Northeast Region

Greater Binghamton FC 2 – 1 New York Red Bulls NPSL
Report
Greater Binghamton Sports Complex
Binghamton, New York

South Region

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

Detroit City FC 3 – 1 AFC Cleveland
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Myers Soccerball shade.svg48'
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Cass Technical High School Stadium
Detroit, MI
Attendance: 2,634
Detroit City FC 1 - 4 Erie Admirals S.C.
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Colton Soccerball shade.svg54'
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Cass Technical High School Stadium
Detroit, MI
Attendance: 2,181

Midwest Region Final

West Region

NPSL Championship

Semi-finals

NPSL Championship Game

RVA Football Club 2 – 0 Sonoma County Sol
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Bel Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia
Attendance: 1,496 [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "D.C. UNITED U-23 ACADEMY TEAM TO PLAY IN NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ "United Shifts Focus". Mass United FC. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "THE PLAYOFFS ARE COMING". National Premier Soccer League. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ @NPSLSoccer (August 5, 2013). "Attendance tonight is 1,496. Great job by the fans from RVAFC and SonomaCountySol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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