The 2006 National Premier Soccer League season was the 4th season of the NPSL. The season started in May 2006, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2006.
Sacramento Knights finished the season as national champions, beating Princeton 56ers in the NPSL Championship game
Changes From 2005 New Franchises Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Denver Kickers Denver area Golden, CO expansion Phoenix Banat Storm Phoenix area Avondale, AZ expansion Redwood City Ruckus San Mateo County area San Bruno, CA expansion San Jose Frogs San Diego area Carlsbad, CA expansion Southern California Fusion San Diego area San Jose, CA expansion
Name Changes Minnesota Blast changed its name to Minnesota NSC United
Final standings Purple indicates division title clinched Northwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Sacramento Knights201235 412San Jose Frogs201244 403Sonoma County Sol201181 344Redwood City Ruckus206122 205Chico Rooks205105 206Salinas Valley Samba204133 15
Midwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Princeton 56ers10802 262Detroit Arsenal10721 223Minnesota TwinStars9441 134Milwaukee Bavarians10451 135Minnesota NSC United9270 66Grand Rapids Alliance10181 4
Southwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Albuquerque Asylum201352 412Southern California Fusion20974 313San Diego Pumitas20848 294Denver Kickers20875 295Phoenix Banat Storm206122 206Las Vegas Strikers203125 14
Playoffs Sacramento Knights 2 - 0 Princeton 56ers
Bracket
References US soccer history archives for 2006