The 2009 National Premier Soccer League season was the 7th season of the NPSL. The season began on May 2, 2009, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2009. Sonoma County Sol finished the season as national champions, beating Erie Admirals 2-1 in the championship game on August 1, 2009.
Changes from 2008
New franchises Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Bay Area Ambassadors San Francisco Bay area Hayward, CA expansion Buffalo City Buffalo area Buffalo, NY expansion Chattanooga FC Chattanooga area Chattanooga, TN expansion Eau Claire Aris Eau Claire area Eau Claire, WI expansion Erie Admirals Erie area Erie, PA expansion FC Indiana Indianapolis area Muncie, IN return from hiatus NorCal Lamorinda United Lamorinda area Orinda, CA expansion Pocono Snow Pocono Mountains area East Stroudsburg, PA expansion Pumas FC Greater Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion Reading Revolution Reading area Reading, PA expansion Saturn FC Marietta area East Point, GA expansion Southern Oregon Fuego Southern Oregon area Medford, OR expansion
Name changes Princeton 56ers changed its name to Madison 56ers
Folding Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Alabama Spirit - Birmingham, Alabama (never actually played an official NPSL game) Atlantic City Diablos - Atlantic City, New Jersey Lancaster Inferno - Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania Milwaukee Bavarians - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Performance FC Phoenix - Greenville, South Carolina Queen City FC - Buffalo, New York Santa Cruz County Breakers - Aptos, California In addition, three 2008 teams either chose or were forced to spend the 2009 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2010: Albuquerque Asylum - Albuquerque, New Mexico Arizona Sahuaros - Phoenix, Arizona San Diego United - El Cajon, California Also, two teams which spent the 2008 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently: Indios USA - Canutillo, Texas Sacramento Knights - Sacramento, California
Standings Purple indicates division title clinched Yellow indicates team received playoff spot
Eastern Keystone Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Erie Admirals10901216 +16282Buffalo City10820227 +15243Pennsylvania Stoners105411713 +4164Reading Revolution103611223 -11105Pocono Snow100911130 -1916Charm City103701216 -40
Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.
Eastern Atlantic Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Boston Aztec85211912 +17132Long Island Academy84132016 +14123Maine Sting83231415 -1124Morris County Colonials83411614 +2105New York Athletic Club8170829 -213
Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.
Southeast Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Rocket City United852118 9 +9162Atlanta FC843113 9 +4133Chattanooga FC84311110 +1134Pumas FC83411721 -4105Saturn FC82601222 -10 6
Midwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Minnesota Twin Stars FC8521147 +7162Chicago Fire NPSL85212410 +14163Madison 56ers85212110 +11164Eau Claire Aris8170729 -2235FC Indiana8251921 -121
Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.
Western Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Sonoma County Sol129034210 +32302NorCal Lamorinda United127412414 +10223Bay Area Ambassadors125701723 -6154Southern Oregon Fuego124711723 -6135Real San Jose123541517 -2136Salinas Valley Samba122731038 -289
Playoffs
Western Division Playoffs
National Playoffs
NPSL Championship Game
References