2017 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League

Season	2017
Champions	Elm City Express
Matches played	571
Goals scored	2,101 (3.68 per match)
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The 2017 National Premier Soccer League season was the 105th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL.

Regions and conferences

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Locations of NPSL clubs for 2017. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Yellow = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2016

Incoming teams

The following expansion clubs were announced for the 2017 NPSL season:

Team	Location	Reference
Asheville City SC	Asheville, NC	Expansion [1]
Beaches FC	Jupiter, FL	Expansion [2]
Boca Raton FC	Boca Raton, FL	Joined from APSL [3]
City of Angels FC	Los Angeles, CA	Expansion [4]
Dakota Fusion FC	Fargo, ND	Expansion [5]
Duluth FC	Duluth, MN	Joined from American Premier League [6]
Elm City Express	New Haven, CT	Expansion [7]
FC Arizona	Mesa, AZ	Expansion [8]
Fort Pitt Regiment	Pittsburgh, PA	Return from hiatus
Greater Lowell NPSL FC	Lowell, MA	Acquired the right to play in NPSL from Greater Lowell United FC after that team departed for CSL USA [9] [10] [11]
Hartford City FC	Hartford, CT	Expansion [12]
Inter Nashville FC	Nashville, TN	Expansion [13]
Kitsap SC	Bremerton, WA	Joined from PDL [14]
Midland-Odessa FC	Midland, TX	Joined from PDL [15]
Minneapolis City SC	Minneapolis, MN	Joined from PLA [6]
Napa Valley 1839 FC	Napa, CA	Expansion [16]
Naples United FC	Naples, FL	Expansion
Orange County FC	South Orange County, CA	Expansion [17]
Oxnard Guerreros FC	Oxnard, CA	Expansion [18]
Ozark FC	Springdale, AR	Expansion [19]
PDX FC	Portland, OR	Expansion
Pierce County FC	Pierce County, WA	Expansion
Med City FC	Rochester, MN	Expansion [18]
Sioux Falls Thunder FC	Sioux Falls, SD	Expansion [20]
Spokane SC Shadow	Spokane, WA	Joined from PDL [21]
Syracuse FC	Syracuse, NY	Expansion [22]
TSF FC	Wayne, NJ	Expansion [23]
Tyler FC	Tyler, TX	Expansion [24]
VSLT FC	St Paul, MN	Expansion [6]
West Chester United SC	West Chester, PA	Expansion [25]

Moved and/or rebranded teams

Team	Location	Former name
Rochester Lancers	Rochester, New York	Rochester River Dogz [26]

Outgoing teams

Team	Location	Notes
ASA Charge	Gambrills, Maryland	Will not return
Carolina RailHawks NPSL	Cary, North Carolina	Will not return
Chicago Mustangs	Chicago, Illinois	Will not return after being provisional member
Corinthians FC of San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Will not return
FC Hasental	Thousand Oaks, California	Joined UPSL
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23s	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Will not return
Greater Lowell United FC	Lowell, Massachusetts	Joined CSL USA [10]
Liverpool Warriors	Dallas, Texas	Will not return
Myrtle Beach FC	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Joined PDL
Nashville FC	Nashville, Tennessee	Dissolved
North County Battalion	San Diego, California	Joined PDL
Real San Jose	San Jose, California	Joined UPSL
Richmond Strikers	Richmond, Virginia	Will not return
Storm FC	Pembroke Pines, Florida	On hiatus
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2	Tampa, Florida	Will not return
Tobacco Road FC	Durham, North Carolina	Joined PDL
Weston FC	Weston, Florida	Joined PDL

Conference realignments

There were a number of conferences realigned for the 2017 season. In the South Region the South Atlantic Conference was eliminated and the South Central Conference was split into the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences. In the Midwest Region, the expanded Central Conference was renamed the North Conference and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Conferences were renamed the East and Great Lakes Conferences respectively.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Head Coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Region - conference
Albion SC Pros	Ziggy Korytoski	Puma	Primos	West - Southwest
Asheville City SC	Richard Askey	Nike	Hi-Wire Brewing	South - Southeast
Brooklyn Italians	Dominic Casciato	Puma		Northeast - Atlantic
Boston City FC	Palhinha	Nike		Northeast - Atlantic
New York Cosmos B	Fernando Barboto	Under Armour	Emirates	Northeast - Atlantic
Elm City Express	Ted Haley	Adidas		Northeast - Atlantic
Chattanooga FC	Bill Elliott	Diadora	Volkswagen	South - Southeast
Dallas City FC	Ernesto Charles	Vove	Metro PCS	South - Heartland
Sacramento Gold	Ruben Mora Jr.	Gems	Unger Construction Co.	West - Golden Gate
FC Arizona	Aidan Davison	Adidas	Commercial Properties Incorporated [27]	West - Southwest
Georgia Revolution FC	Chris Mahaffey	Joma	Eagle's Landing Family Practice	South - Southeast
Hartford City FC	Christian Benjamin	Hummel	Armstrong Rockwell	Northeast - Atlantic
Kingston Stockade FC	David Lindholm	Inaria	Trailways	Northeast - Atlantic
Napa Valley 1839 FC	Jesus Medina	Adidas	Del Sur Mortgage	West - Golden Gate
Orange County FC	Paul Caligiuri	Lotto	Permaseal Tire sealant	West - Southwest
SoCal SC	Daniel Musatti	Hummel		West - Southwest
Temecula FC	Willie Donachie	Admiral	Quail Real Estate	West - Southwest
Detroit City FC	Ben Pirmann	Adidas	Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Local Marketing Association	Midwest - Great Lakes
Midland-Odessa FC	Matt Barnes	Under Armour	Oxy	South - Lone Star

Standings

Northeast Region

Atlantic Blue Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Elm City Express	12	9	1	2	27	5	+22	29	2017 NPSL Atlantic Blue Conference playoffs
2	Brooklyn Italians	12	9	2	1	20	7	+13	28
3	TSF FC	12	7	3	2	24	14	+10	23
4	New York Cosmos B	12	6	4	2	19	8	+11	20
5	Seacoast United Phantoms	12	3	8	1	11	26	−15	10
6	Greater Lowell NPSL FC	12	2	10	0	8	37	−29	6

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Atlantic White Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kingston Stockade FC	12	7	4	1	30	16	+14	22	2017 NPSL Atlantic White Conference playoffs
2	Boston City FC	12	6	3	3	29	17	+12	21
3	Hartford City FC	12	5	3	4	25	20	+5	19
4	Rhode Island Reds	12	5	6	1	26	28	−2	16
5	Seacoast United Mariners	12	2	9	1	13	35	−22	7
6	New York Athletic Club	12	1	9	2	14	33	−19	5

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Atlantic White Conference top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Isaac Nana Addai	Boston City FC	12
2	Pedro Espindola	Kingston Stockade FC	11
3	Fabrice Dogbey	Rhode Island Reds	9
4	Mateusz Koziol	Kingston Stockade FC	6
5	Luke Alvaro	Hartford City FC	5
	Ronaldinho Diniz	Rhode Island Reds
	Ryan Taylor	Hartford City FC
	Laurin Vogel	New York Athletic Club
9	Eric Fortier	Kingston Stockade FC	4
	Carlos Lopez	Seacoast United Mariners
	Jhonata Mateusz Nasimento Batista	Boston City FC

As of July 16, 2017 ^[28]

Keystone Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Jersey Copa FC	10	7	1	2	24	13	+11	23	2017 NPSL Keystone Conference playoffs
2	Clarkstown SC Eagles	10	6	2	2	40	9	+31	20
3	West Chester United SC	10	6	2	2	22	9	+13	20
4	Electric City Shock SC	10	4	3	3	20	20	0	15
5	Buxmont Torch FC	10	4	4	2	18	26	−8	14
6	Junior Lone Star FC	10	4	5	1	26	26	0	13
7	Hershey FC	10	3	7	0	26	39	−13	9
8	GBFC Thunder	10	0	10	0	8	42	−34	0

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Mid-Atlantic Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Virginia Beach City FC (Q)	6	3	0	3	8	4	+4	12	2017 NPSL Mid-Atlantic Conference playoffs
2	FC Frederick (Q)	6	4	2	0	9	6	+3	12
3	Fredericksburg FC (Q)	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	5
4	Legacy 76 (C)	6	0	3	3	8	13	−5	3

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

South Region

Southeast Conference

Southeast East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Knoxville Force	12	7	3	2	31	21	+10	23	2017 NPSL Southeast Conference playoffs
2	Atlanta Silverbacks	12	6	4	2	24	13	+11	20
3	Asheville City SC	12	3	3	6	20	21	−1	15
4	FC Carolina Discoveries	12	1	8	3	12	33	−21	6
5	Georgia Revolution	12	0	9	3	10	33	−23	3

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Southeast West Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Orleans Jesters	12	8	0	4	28	12	+16	28	2017 NPSL Southeast Conference playoffs
2	Chattanooga FC	12	6	2	4	28	7	+21	22
3	Inter Nashville FC	12	6	2	4	24	14	+10	22
4	Memphis City FC	12	5	3	4	15	15	0	19
5	Birmingham Hammers	12	1	9	2	11	34	−23	5

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Sunshine Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami Fusion FC	12	11	1	0	33	12	+21	33	2017 NPSL South Region playoffs
2	Miami United FC	12	7	4	1	17	15	+2	22
3	Jacksonville Armada U-23	12	6	4	2	31	17	+14	20
4	Kraze United	11	6	5	0	21	23	−2	18
5	Beaches FC	12	4	6	2	17	18	−1	14
6	Boca Raton FC	12	3	9	0	14	34	−20	9
7	Naples United FC	11	1	9	1	9	23	−14	4

Updated to match(es) played on July 14, 2017. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Lonestar Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fort Worth Vaqueros FC	10	7	2	1	17	8	+9	22	2017 NPSL Lone Star Conference playoffs
2	Houston Dutch Lions FC	10	6	1	3	27	18	+9	21
3	Midland-Odessa FC	10	7	3	0	24	12	+12	21
4	Shreveport Rafters FC	10	3	5	2	14	14	0	11
5	Houston Regals SCA	10	2	6	2	11	21	−10	8
6	Tyler FC	10	0	8	2	6	26	−20	2

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Heartland Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Wichita	10	8	1	1	27	11	+16	25	2017 NPSL Heartland Conference playoffs
2	Tulsa Athletic	10	5	4	1	25	16	+9	16
3	Little Rock Rangers	10	4	2	4	17	14	+3	16
4	Dallas City FC	10	4	5	1	16	18	−2	13
5	Demize NPSL	10	3	6	1	18	20	−2	10
6	Ozark FC	10	2	8	0	12	36	−24	6

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Midwest Region

East Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Erie Commodores FC	12	6	3	3	17	11	+6	21	2017 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
2	Dayton Dynamo	12	6	3	3	15	14	+1	21
3	Rochester Lancers	12	6	4	2	18	10	+8	20
4	AFC Cleveland	12	6	5	1	21	15	+6	19
5	FC Buffalo	12	5	4	3	22	18	+4	18
6	Fort Pitt Regiment	12	3	8	1	9	19	−10	10
7	Syracuse FC	12	2	7	3	8	23	−15	9

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Great Lakes Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AFC Ann Arbor	14	12	1	1	33	9	+24	37	2017 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
2	Detroit City FC	14	9	2	3	29	19	+10	30
3	Grand Rapids FC	14	6	6	2	26	21	+5	20
4	Lansing United	14	6	7	1	27	24	+3	19
5	Kalamazoo FC	14	5	6	3	22	23	−1	18
6	Michigan Stars FC	14	3	5	6	26	30	−4	15
7	Milwaukee Torrent	14	3	6	5	26	27	−1	14
8	FC Indiana	14	1	12	1	16	52	−36	4

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

North Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Duluth FC	14	8	2	4	42	18	+24	28	2017 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
2	Dakota Fusion FC	14	9	5	0	37	27	+10	27
3	Minneapolis City SC	14	8	5	1	31	16	+15	25
4	Rochester Med City FC	14	7	3	4	23	16	+7	25
5	Viejos Son Los Trapos FC	14	7	5	2	37	24	+13	23
6	Minnesota TwinStars FC	14	5	7	2	33	33	0	17
7	Sioux Falls Thunder FC	14	3	7	4	22	31	−9	13
8	LC Aris FC	14	0	13	1	11	71	−60	1

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

West Region

Northwest Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kitsap SC	10	6	2	2	17	12	+5	20	2016 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	FC Mulhouse Portland	10	6	4	0	17	14	+3	18
3	PDX FC	10	5	4	1	17	15	+2	16
4	Spokane SC Shadow	10	3	4	3	21	14	+7	12
5	OSA FC	10	3	4	3	15	15	0	12
6	Pierce County FC	10	1	6	3	14	31	−17	6

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Golden Gate Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CD Aguiluchos USA	12	8	3	1	26	21	+5	25	2017 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	Sonoma County Sol	12	5	3	4	32	22	+10	19
3	Sacramento Gold	12	4	3	5	25	18	+7	17
4	East Bay FC Stompers	12	3	6	3	14	24	−10	12
5	Napa Valley 1839 FC	12	1	6	5	13	25	−12	8

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Southwest Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FC Arizona	16	12	0	4	47	3	+44	40	2017 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	Orange County FC	16	10	1	5	65	19	+46	35
3	Riverside Coras	16	11	3	2	39	16	+23	35
4	Albion SC Pros	16	11	4	1	46	18	+28	34
5	SoCal SC	16	5	8	3	30	29	+1	18
6	Temecula FC	16	5	8	3	23	35	−12	18
7	Oxnard Guerreros FC	16	5	10	1	36	41	−5	16
8	City of Angels FC	16	2	13	1	22	88	−66	7
9	Sports Club Corinthians USA	16	0	14	2	11	70	−59	2

Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head; 3) goal differential in head-to-head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss

Playoffs

The format is as follows. All playoff seeding is based on points per game. ^[29]

• West: The top 3 teams qualify from Southwest Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Golden Gate Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Northwest Conference. The top remaining team based on points per game in the region qualifies as a wildcard. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The wildcard team is seeded 8. The remaining teams are seeded 4-7. Each game will be hosted by the higher seed.
• Midwest: The top 2 teams from each conference qualify. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The 3 remaining teams are seeded 4-6. The region quarterfinals will be hosted by the higher seed. The semifinal and final will be a site to be determined.
• South: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
  • Heartland: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Lone Star: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Southeast: The top 3 teams from each division qualify. Each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Sunshine: The top team qualifies directly to the region playoffs.
• Northeast: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
  • Atlantic Blue: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Atlantic White: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Keystone: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
  • Mid-Atlantic: All 4 teams qualify and are seeded based on the first 6 games of the regular season. Each game is hosted by higher seed.

Heartland Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 12					Final July 15
	1	FC Wichita	3
	4	Dallas City FC	2
						1	FC Wichita	5
						2	Tulsa Athletic	1
	2	Tulsa Athletic	1
	3	Little Rock Rangers	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Heartland Conference Playoffs

July 12, 2017

7:15 PM CDT

Semifinals

FC Wichita	3–2	Dallas City FC
Clare 5' Perez 53' Tonzi 86'	Match Report	Deleon 26' Alvarado 44' Joya  49' Okumu  86'

Stryker Soccer Complex
Wichita, Kansas

July 12, 2017

7:30 PM CDT

Semifinals

Tulsa Athletic	1–0	Little Rock Rangers
Garcia 83' Gilbert  90'	Match Report

LaFortune Stadium
Tulsa, Oklahoma

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July 15, 2017

7:15 PM CDT

Final

FC Wichita	5–1	Tulsa Athletic
Clare 4', 17', 77' Corfe 16', 55' Togbah  35' Gomes  80'	Match Report	Morris  23' Leung 27' Navarro  44' Vargas  65'

Stryker Soccer Complex
Wichita, Kansas

Lone Star Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 12					Final July 15
	1	Fort Worth Vaqueros	2
	4	Shreveport Rafters FC	3
						4	Shreveport Rafters FC	1
						3	Midland-Odessa FC	2
	2	Houston Dutch Lions FC	1
	3	Midland-Odessa FC	3

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Lone Star Conference Playoffs

July 12, 2017

7:00 PM CDT

Semifinals

Houston Dutch Lions FC	1–3	Midland-Odessa FC
Armstrong 64' Cortes  84'	Match Report	O'Grady 1', 3' 27' Mellado 73' 84' Ritchie  79' Sanchez  87' Penner  90'

Houston Dutch Lions FC Soccer Facility
Conroe, Texas

July 12, 2017

7:30 PM CDY

Semifinals

Fort Worth Vaqueros	2–3	Shreveport Rafters FC

Martin Field
Fort Worth, Texas

Attendance: 800

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July 15, 2017

7:30 pm CDT

Final

Midland-Odessa FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Shreveport Rafters FC
Strambler 51' Sanchez pen.'		Wallace 78'

Grande Communications Stadium
Midland, Texas

Southeast Conference Playoffs

Quarterfinal July 11

Semifinal July 14

Final July 15

W1

New Orleans Jesters

1

E2

Atlanta Silverbacks

1

E2

Atlanta Silverbacks

0

E3

Asheville City SC

0

W1

New Orleans Jesters

0

W3

Inter Nashville FC

3

E1

Knoxville Force

1

W2

Chattanooga FC

1

W3

Inter Nashville FC

2

W3

Inter Nashville FC

2

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Southeast Conference Playoffs

July 11, 2017

3:30 PM EDT

Quarterfinals

Atlanta Silverbacks	1–0	Asheville City SC
Johanning 68'	Report

Silverbacks Park
Atlanta, Georgia

July 11, 2017

7:30 PM EDT

Quarterfinals

Chattanooga FC	1–2	Inter Nashville FC
Smedt 45' (pen.) Lever  88'	Match Report	Coffman  45' Gomez 77' Aruh 77' Warden  80' Grant  88'

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Attendance: 4,189 ^[30]

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July 14, 2017

3:00 PM CDT

Semifinals

Knoxville Force	1–2	Inter Nashville FC
Baker 42' Taylor  52' Pickering  80'	Match Report	Narke 39' Aruh 70' 77' Collins  88'

Pan American Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana

July 14, 2017

7:00 PM CDT

Semifinals

New Orleans Jesters	1–0	Atlanta Silverbacks
Judice 35' Rice  53' Heath  78' Wiseman  83' Walsh  86'	Match Report	Brown  28' Dampha  84' Kamara  89'

Pan American Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana

Attendance: 2,875 ^[31]

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July 15, 2017

7:00 PM CDT

Final

New Orleans Jesters	0–3	Inter Nashville FC
Heath  26' Olumuyiwa  44' Evans  66' Siscov  79'	Match Report	Warden  11' Collins 45' Gomez 65' Foster 90'

Pan American Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana

Atlantic Blue Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 12					Final July 15
						1	Elm City Express	2
	2	Brooklyn Italians	0			3	TSF FC	0
	3	TSF FC	1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Atlantic Blue Conference Playoffs

July 12, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinal

Brooklyn Italians	0–1	TSF FC
Falanaga  5' Olafsen  19' Hestnes  81' Joachim  90' Taieb  90'	Match Report	Terci  16' Czyrnek  39' Soto  47' Pinho 77' Carbajal  90' Forson  90'

LIU Brooklyn Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, New York

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July 15, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Final

Elm City Express	2–0	TSF FC
Morgan 64' Sousa 89' (pen.)	Match Report Report 2	Maldonado  81'

Reese Stadium
New Haven, Connecticut

Attendance: 1,000

Atlantic White Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 12					Final July 15
						1	Kingston Stockade FC	2*
	2	Boston City FC	1			3	Hartford City FC	1
	3	Hartford City FC	2

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Atlantic White Conference Playoffs

July 12, 2017

8:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Boston City FC	1–2	Hartford City FC
Rincón 23'	Report	Junqueira 31' Johnson 90'

Malden Catholic High School
Malden, Massachusetts

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July 15, 2017

Final

Kingston Stockade FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hartford City FC
Jeter 15' Creswick 94'	Match Report	Stezewski 5' Brooks  87' Archambault  98' Albertini  103' Kara  109' Lelis  120'

Dietz Stadium
Kingston, New York

Attendance: 1,393 ^[32]

Keystone Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 11-July 12					Final July 15
	1	New Jersey Copa FC	2
	4	Electric City Shock SC	1
						1	New Jersey Copa FC	1
						2	Clarkstown SC Eagles	3
	2	Clarkstown SC Eagles	1
	3	West Chester United SC	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Keystone Conference Playoffs

July 11, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

New Jersey Copa FC	2–1	Electric City Shock SC
Araujo 30', 90' 90'	Match Report	Smalley 72' Smalley  87'

St. John Vianney High School
Holmdel Township, New Jersey

July 12, 2017

8:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Clarkstown SC Eagles	1–0	West Chester United SC
Kavanagh 56' 66' Chronis  59' Riordan  72'	Match Report	Wilson  61'

Fairleigh Dickinson University Soccer Stadium
Teaneck, New Jersey

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July 15, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Final

New Jersey Copa FC	1–3	Clarkstown SC Eagles
Araujo  15' Vicente  18' Sowe  52' Campbell 90'	Match Report	Katona 19', 54' Lawrence 53' (pen.)

St. John Vianney High School
Holmdel Township, New Jersey

Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs

	Semifinal July 12					Final July 15
	1	Virginia Beach City FC	1
	4	Legacy 76	3
						4	Legacy 76	3
						2	FC Frederick	1
	2	FC Frederick	2
	3	Fredericksburg FC	1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs

July 12, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Virginia Beach City FC	1–3	Legacy 76
Thompson 15'	Match Report	Grace 8', 30', 88' Young  90'

Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Virginia Beach, Virginia

July 12, 2017

7:30 PM EDT

Semifinals

FC Frederick	2–1	Fredericksburg FC
Gosselin 10' Toure 29'	Report	Sakou 44'

Urbana High School
Ijamsville, Maryland

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July 15, 2017

4:00 PM EDT

Final

FC Frederick	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Legacy 76
Demich 89' Baker  94'	Match Report	Gunderson 7' Gotay  68' Trott  87' Wolons  95' Flesch 109' Grace 120'

Thomas Athletic Field
Frederick, Maryland

Regional and National Playoffs

Regional First round July 14–22

Regional semifinal July 22–28

Regional Final July 29

National semifinal [A] August 5

National Final August 12

NE1

Elm City Express

4

NE4

Legacy 76

0

NE1

Elm City Express

3

NE2

Clarkstown SC Eagles

1

NE2

Clarkstown SC Eagles

6

NE3

Kingston Stockade FC

3

1

Elm City Express

2

4

CD Aguiluchos USA

0

W1

FC Arizona

3

W8

Albion SC Pros

1

W1

FC Arizona

0

W4

Orange County FC

2

W4

Orange County FC

1

W5

Riverside Coras

0

W4

Orange County FC

0

W2

CD Aguiluchos USA

1

W2

CD Aguiluchos USA

4

W7

Sonoma County Sol

0

W2

CD Aguiluchos USA

4

W3

Kitsap SC

2

W3

Kitsap SC

2

W6

FC Mulhouse Portland

0

1

Elm City Express

5

3

Midland-Odessa FC

0

MW1

AFC Ann Arbor

1

MW6

Dayton Dynamo FC

0

MW3

Erie Commodores FC

0

MW6

Dayton Dynamo FC

1

MW1

AFC Ann Arbor

2

MW4

Detroit City FC

3

MW2

Duluth FC

2

MW4

Detroit City FC

5

MW4

Detroit City FC

5

MW5

Dakota Fusion FC

1

2

Detroit City FC

0(2)

3

Midland-Odessa FC

0(4)

SS

Miami Fusion FC

0

SE

Inter Nashville FC

1

SE

Inter Nashville FC

0

LS

Midland-Odessa FC

1

HL

FC Wichita

0

LS

Midland-Odessa FC

1

Bold = winner

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^A The final four teams were reseeded based on points per game in the regular season.

* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Regional First Round

West Region First Round

July 14, 2017

8:00 PM MDT

Quarterfinals

FC Arizona	3–1	Albion SC Pros
Alton 4' Salama 11' Casillas 37' 78' Bolanos  57'  77' Lamarca  90' Nieblas  90'	Match Report	Sanfilippo 20' Antoine  78' Oliveira  78'

John D Riggs Stadium
Mesa, Arizona

July 15, 2017

6:00 PM PDT

Quarterfinals

Orange County FC	1–0	Riverside Coras
Weber 40'	Match Report	Valencia  83' Rojas  86'

Portola High School
Irvine, California

July 15, 2017

7:00 PM PDT

Quarterfinals

CD Aguiluchos USA	4–0	Sonoma County Sol
Rawnsley 12', 74', 76' Hatifie  31' Guerra 58'	Match Report	Vasquez  59'

Burrell Field
San Leandro, California

July 15, 2017

7:00 PM PDT

Quarterfinals

Kitsap SC	2–0	FC Mulhouse Portland
Lomeli 3' Ruiz 55' Guerin  71'	Match Report	Bagby  72'

Gordon Field
Bremerton, Washington

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Midwest Region First Round

July 22, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Quarterfinals

Erie Commodores FC	0–1	Dayton Dynamo
Solomon  88'	Match Report	Willi  32' Kinkopf  45' Mowery 90'

Gannon University Field
Erie, Pennsylvania

July 22, 2017

7:30 PM EDT

Quarterfinals

Detroit City FC	5–1	Dakota Fusion FC
Lawson 25', 76' Harris 35' (pen.), 81' Green 47'	Match Report	Abase 19' Robbins  20' Baclawski  40' Beljulji  67' Eastwell  79' Mberwa  80'

Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

Attendance: 6,672 ^[33]

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Regional Semifinals

Northeast Region Semifinals

July 21, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Elm City Express	4–0	Legacy 76
Saunchez 17' Kanyo  42' Brito 63' Morgan 68', 73' Carneiro  84'	Match Report	Flesch  86' Speed  88' Burrell  90'

Reese Stadium
New Haven, Connecticut

July 22, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Clarkstown SC Eagles	6–3	Kingston Stockade FC
Machado  5' Kelly  39' 44' (o.g.) Katona 55' Kavanagh 60' Garcia 69', 79' Berriel  85' Valerio 90'	Match Report	Gatti  5' Espondola 11', 40' Creswick  65' Kozioł  77' LeClerc 90'

Ranger Stadium
Madison, New Jersey

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South Region Semifinals

July 22, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Miami Fusion FC	0–1	Inter Nashville FC
Pierre  34' Schenfeld  43' Suazo  52' Alvarez  85'	Match Report	Sassano  8' Warden 22' Cordova  29' Gomez  86'

Ives Estates Park
Ives Estates, Florida

July 22, 2017

8:00 PM CDT

Semifinals

FC Wichita	0–1	Midland-Odessa FC
	Match Report	Strambler  22' Rubio  73' Mendoza  81' Penner 90' VonHolle  90'

Stryker Soccer Complex
Wichita, Kansas

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West Region Semifinals

July 22, 2017

7:30 PM PDT

Semifinals

FC Arizona	0–2	Orange County FC
Paul  56' Papa  71'	Match Report	Bryant 52' 59' Canale 70' 76' Gomez  90'

John D Riggs Stadium
Mesa, Arizona

July 22, 2017

7:30 PM PDT

Semifinals

CD Aguiluchos USA	4–2	Kitsap SC
Rawnsley 2', 78' (pen.) Ruiz  45' Martinez  59' Maldonado  62' Middlemiss 64' Souza  67' Amaya  71' Valdez  71' Hatifie  74' Freire 90'	Match Report	Ruiz 68' (pen.) Lomeli  74'  75' Hill  89' Charles 90'

Burrell Field
San Leandro, California

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Midwest Region Semifinals

July 28, 2017

5:15 PM EDT

Semifinals

AFC Ann Arbor	1–0	Dayton Dynamo
Lasinski  39' Braem  65' Vaughan 90'	Match Report	Hutton  31' Dupont  39' Mowery  41'

Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

July 28, 2017

8:00 PM EDT

Semifinals

Duluth FC	2–5	Detroit City FC
Farrar 25' Phillips 27' Watt  45' Ben-Tal  46'	Match Report	Mondi 18', 32', 45' Edwardson 35' Carroll  52' Sinclair 69'

Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

Attendance: 6,989 ^[34]

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Regional Finals

Northeast Region Final

July 29, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

Final

Elm City Express	3–1	Clarkstown SC Eagles
Saunchez 19' Hernandez 46' Morgan 90' 90'	Match Report	Barrenechea  13' Machado  59' Lawrence 69' Katona  90' Garcia  90'

Reese Stadium
New Haven, Connecticut

Attendance: 1,500 ^[35]

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Midwest Region Final

July 29, 2017

7:30 PM EDT

Final

AFC Ann Arbor	2–3	Detroit City FC
Braem  30' Zisette  45' Rufe  55'  90' Allen  66' Jirira 75' Lasinski 81' Vaughan  83'	Match Report	Tyler 35' Watson  43' Edwardson 45' Mondi 90' Moorman  90'

Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

Attendance: 6,409 ^[36]

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South Region Final

July 29, 2017

7:30 PM CDT

Final

Midland-Odessa FC	1–0	Inter Nashville FC
Penner 72' 89' Palomino  82' Jarvis  90'	Match Report	Reichenberger  89' Collins  90'

Grande Communications Stadium
Midland, Texas

Attendance: 1,018 ^[37]

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West Region Final

July 29, 2017

7:00 PM PDT

Final

CD Aguiluchos USA	1–0	Orange County FC
Santiago  47' Hatifie  66' Middlemiss 68' Gonzalez  83'	Match Report	Canale  50' Ianni  86' Bryant  89'

Burrell Field
San Leandro, California

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National Semifinals

August 5, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

National Semifinal

Elm City Express	2–0	CD Aguiluchos USA
Brito 9' Oliveira  36' Saunchez 45'	Match Report	Hatifie  13' Hatifie  20' Ruiz  29' Valdez  50' Martinez  86'

Reese Stadium
New Haven, Connecticut

Attendance: 2,261 ^[38]

August 5, 2017

7:00 PM EDT

National Semifinal

Detroit City FC	0–0	Midland-Odessa FC
Watson  26' Edwardson  36' Sinclair  64' Lawson  90' Mollon  91'	Match Report	VonHolle  17' Jarvis  82' Diaz  94'
Penalties
Green Lawson Castorino Carroll	2–4	Rubio Moulin Sanchez O'Grady Bentley

Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan

Attendance: 7,533 ^[39]

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NPSL Championship Game

August 12, 2017
7:00 PM EDT

Elm City Express	5–0	Midland-Odessa FC
Morgan 26', 44' Swift 75', 90' Oliveira 80'	Match Report	Palomino  85'

Reese Stadium
New Haven, Connecticut

Attendance: 3,112

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