The 2018 Fall United Premier Soccer League season is the 11th season of the UPSL. Milwaukee Bavarian SC are the reigning champions. However, the Midwest Conference will not participate in the fall season, and the Bavarians will not be able to defend their title.
For the Fall 2018 season, UPSL had 89 teams compete in 13 Pro Premier Divisions divided into 5 conferences. An additional 29 teams competed in 3 Championships Divisions from 2 Conferences. The overall structure of the League by Conference and roughly from west to east is represented in the table below
Conference Western Mountain Colorado Central Southeast Pro Premier Divisions SoCal North SoCal South Wild West North Wild West South Mountain Colorado North Heart South Mid-Atlantic North Mid-Atlantic South Florida Central Florida South Championship Divisions SoCal North SoCal South n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Florida Central n/a * Not participating
Pro Premier Team changes Joined Heart Division Austin Real Cuauhtemoc — joined from Texas Premier Soccer League FC Thunder Boerne — new senior team of youth club Coyotes FC — new club FC Knights — transferred from South Division FC Waco — new club Major Academy Competitive FC — new senior team of youth club Round Rock SC — transferred from South Division San Antonio Runners SC — new club
Joined North Division Dallas City FC — joined from National Premier Soccer League during offseason FC Denton — joined from North Texas Premier Soccer Association Irving City FC Terrell FC — joined from North Texas Premier Soccer Association
Left North Division OKC 1889 FC — on hiatus Texas Spurs
Joined South Division Armadillos FC — new senior team of youth club FC Imperial — new senior team of youth club Houston FC — joined from Premier Development League during offseason
Left South Division FC Knights — transferred to Heart Division Round Rock SC — transferred to Heart Division
Joined Colorado Conference Bright Stars of Colorado SC — promoted from Pro Premier
Left Colorado Conference Colorado Springs FC Denver Metro FC FC Boulder — expelled from league FC Greeley — expelled from league Northern Colorado FC
Joined Mountain Conference None
Left Mountain Conference Idaho Lobos FC Provo Premier Magic Valley FC
Joined Florida Central Division Huracan ECUSA FC The Institute FC — new club
Left Florida Central Division Clay County SC — on hiatus Golden Goal Sports SC — on hiatus Macca Ballers FC — on hiatus St. Petersburg FC Aztecs — on hiatus
Joined Florida South Division Gold Coast Inter AFC — joined from Beaches Adult Soccer League International Soccer Association — new senior team of youth club FSI Vultures FC — new club Palm Beach Spartans — joined from American Premier Soccer League Sharks FC — new senior team of youth club UD Miami FC — joined from American Premier Soccer League
Left Florida South Division Broncos United FC — on hiatus Hialeah City FC — on hiatus Miami Dade FC — on hiatus Pinecrest SC — on hiatus
Joined Mid-Atlantic North Division Catrachos De INCAEF — transferred from Northeast Conference American Division Germantown City FC — joined from local amateur play Northern Virginia FC — new club
Joined Mid-Atlantic South Division San Lee FC — new senior team of youth club Soda City FC — new club Union FC — new senior team of youth club
Left Mid-Atlantic Division Atlanta ASA FC Bragg FC Lowcountry United FC — on hiatus
Joined SoCal North Division Cal FC — returned from hiatus; last played 2016 Spring season FC Santa Clarita — formed from merger of Santa Clarita Storm and San Fernando Valley Scorpions Kern County Mustangs FC — promoted from Championship San Nicolas FC — promoted from Championship
Joined SoCal South Division Cuervos FC — joined from California Champions League Gremio FC San Diego — new club OC Real Force SC — promoted from Championship and rebranded from CF Cachorros USA Orange County FC 2 — returned from hiatus; last played 2017 Fall season San Diego Zest FC — returned from hiatus; last played 2017 Fall season
Left SoCal Division La Máquina FC L.A. Galaxy OC PSC Ontario Fury II San Fernando Valley Scorpions — merged with Santa Clarita Storm to form FC Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Storm — merged with San Fernando Valley Scorpions to form FC Santa Clarita
Joined Wild West North Division Azteca FC — returned from hiatus; last played 2017 Fall season Vacaville Elite — joined from LIGA NorCal
Left Wild West Division AFC San Francisco Hearts — on hiatus California Victory FC — on hiatus Southern Oregon Starphire FC — on hiatus Redding Royals FC — on hiatus Visalia Golden Bears
Rebranded Interunited Academy rebranded from Internacional USA Oakland Stompers rebranded from East Bay FC Tecos Fire
Competition format Teams are divided into five conferences, some of which are further subdivided into divisions. Unless specified otherwise, all playoff matches are contested over a single leg, hosted by the team with the best points-per-game ratio. Extra time is not used in any round; matches drawn after 90 minutes advance directly to a penalty shootout.
Central Conference: Teams are divided into Heart, North, and South divisions. Each division plays a double round robin for 14, 12, and 10 matches respectively. The top two teams from each division plus the two best third place teams by points-per-game qualify for the playoffs. Colorado Conference: Teams play a double round robin in a single division for eight matches. The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. Mountain Conference: Teams play a double round robin in a single division for four matches. The top two teams qualify for the playoffs. Southeast Conference: Teams are divided into Mid-Atlantic, Florida Central, and Florida South divisions. Each division determines its own champion. The champions of the Florida divisions then play, with the winner facing the champion of the Mid-Atlantic division to determine the conference champion. Florida Central Division: Teams play a double round robin for 14 matches. The top seven teams qualify for the playoffs with the division leader receiving a bye to the divisional semifinals. Florida South Division: Teams play a single round robin for 13 matches. The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. Mid-Atlantic Division: Teams are further divided into north and south sections. Each section plays a double round robin for eight and ten matches respectively. The top eight teams by points-per-game across both sections qualify for the playoffs. Western Conference: Teams are divided into SoCal and Wild West divisions. Each division determines its own champion with the two divisional champions then matched up to determine the conference champion. SoCal Division: Teams are further divided into north and south sections. Each section plays a single round robin for eight matches. The top three teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, with the section leaders receiving byes to the divisional semifinals. The last placed team in each section is relegated to the Championship. Wild West Division: Teams are further divided into north and south sections. Each section plays a double round robin for eight matches. The top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, with the top seed in each section hosting the second seed in the other section. National Playoffs: The champions of the Colorado and Mountain conferences play. The winner of that match then plays the champion of the Western conference while the champions of the Central and Southeast conferences play. The two winners then contest the national championship.
Standings Heart Division
North Division
South Division
Colorado Conference
Mountain Conference
Florida Central Division
Florida South Division
Mid-Atlantic Division North
Mid-Atlantic Division South
SoCal Division North
SoCal Division South
Wild West Division North
Wild West Division South
Playoffs Central Conference playoffs
Colorado Conference playoffs
Mountain Conference playoffs
The match originally ended 5-1 in favor of San Juan FC, but they were subsequently ruled to have fielded an ineligible player. Boise Cutthroats FC was advanced to the next round.
Florida Central Division playoffs
Florida South Division playoffs
Mid-Atlantic Division playoffs
SoCal Division playoffs
Wild West Division playoffs
National playoffs
Championship Southeast Conference Florida Central Division The following 7 clubs joined the division for its inaugural season CD Miguelense Independiente FC Instituto Atletico FC II Millos United FC Nationwide FC The A Team Valencia College FC
Standings
Western Conference SoCal Division SoCal North Division The following 4 northern SoCal Championship clubs left the division before the season Kern County Mustangs FC — promoted to Pro Premier San Nicolas FC — promoted to Pro Premier USA/MEX SoCal USA Soccer Stars FC
The following 5 clubs joined the division before the season CD Independiente San Fernando Valley FC — returned from hiatus; last played 2017 Fall season Sporting San Fernando II — new reserve team of Pro Premier club Warriors FC — new club Xolos Academy L.A.
The following club rebranded before the season LA 10 FC — rebranded from L.A. Roma FC
Standings
SoCal South Division The following 3 southern SoCal Championship clubs left the division before the season CF Cachorros USA — promoted to Pro Premier L.A. Galaxy OC PSC II La Habra City FC
The following 2 clubs joined the division before the season California Rush SC — new senior team of youth club City Legends FC — new club
The following club rebranded before the season Santa Ana Winds FC II — rebranded from MX Dream SC
Standings
Playoffs
References