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| Countries |  United States |
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| Confederation | US Soccer |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Promotion to | None |
| Relegation to | None |
| Levels on pyramid | Level 4 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
| Current champions | Sonoma County Sol (2009) |
| Most championships | Arizona Sahuaros Detroit Arsenal Pennsylvania Stoners Sacramento Knights Sonoma County Sol Southern California Fusion Utah Salt Ratz (1 title each) |
| Website | Official site |
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA as a Division IV league. It is the successor of the Men's Premier Soccer League, a regional league originally based out of the Western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 19 states.
Although the league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), and qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup through USASA channels, the league is generally considered to be at the fourth tier of competition in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer, the USL First Division and the USL Second Division, and roughly equal with the USL Premier Development League and the Pacific Coast Soccer League.
The league's motto is "A National League With A Regional Focus". Some of the clubs are former United Soccer Leagues (USL) clubs.
The league began in 2003 as the Men's Professional Soccer League (MPSL), and was initially offshoot of the Women's Premier Soccer League, and marked the first instance of a women's soccer league spawning a men's league. The league expanded into the Midwest in 2005 with the addition of several new teams and a new conference, expanded further in 2007 with the addition of a new Northeast Conference and five new teams from the eastern United States. The league has since continued to expand, adding more teams throughout the entirety of the country.
The Official Ball of the NPSL is Molten. The NPSL currently uses the FX-1000A FIFA Approved ball provided by Molten. They are in the second year of the sponsorship.
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2009 Teams
Eastern Keystone Division
- Buffalo City FC
NY - Charm City FC
MD - Erie Admirals SC
PA - Pennsylvania Stoners PA
- Pocono Snow PA
- FC Reading Revolution PA
Eastern Atlantic Division
- Boston Aztec
MA - Long Island Academy NY
- Maine Sting
ME - Morris County Colonials
NJ - New York Athletic Club NY
Southeast Division
Midwest Division
Western Division
- Bay Area Ambassadors
CA - NorCal Lamorinda United SC CA
- Real San Jose CA
- Salinas Valley Samba CA
- Sonoma County Sol CA
- Southern Oregon Fuego
OR
Southwest Division (on hiatus in 2009)
Announced 2010 expansion teams
Sixteen expansion teams have been announced for the 2010 NPSL season.[1]
- Atlantic City Diablos NJ - returning from hiatus
- Brooklyn Italians NY
- FC Buffalo NY
- Central California Toros CA
- Connecticut Reds
CT - Dallas NPSL
TX - Fort Worth NPSL TX
- Las Vegas NPSL
NV - Minnesota Kings
MN - Mohawk Valley United NY
- New Hampshire Rapids
NH - New Jersey Blaze NJ
- Oklahoma City NPSL
OK - Philadelphia NPSL PA
- Reno NPSL NV
- San Antonio NPSL TX
- Tulsa Revolution OK
Champions
- 2009 - Sonoma County Sol
- 2008 - Pennsylvania Stoners
- 2007 - Southern California Fusion
- 2006 - Sacramento Knights
- 2005 - Detroit Arsenal
- 2004 - Utah Salt Ratz
- 2003 - Arizona Sahuaros
Former MPSL/NPSL Teams
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References
- ^ "NPSL page with map including 2010 expansion franchises". http://npsl.myeliteclub.com/LoadPage.aspx?iPage=24-48.
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