2013 NPSL season explained

The 2013 National Premier Soccer League season was the 101st season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 11th season of the NPSL. The season began in May 2013. FC Sonic Lehigh Valley were the defending champions, having won their first NPSL title the previous season. The league held their Annual General Managers meeting (AGM) during the weekend of the NASL Soccer Bowl in Atlanta in November.

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences

Region / Conference	Clubs
Northeast - Atlantic
Northeast - Keystone	Buxmont Torch FC, Clarkstown SC Eagles, FC Reading Revolution, FC Lehigh Valley United, Greater Binghamton FC, Hershey FC, Junior Lone Star FC, Morris County Colonials, Pocono Snow
South - Mid-Atlantic	CASL Elite, Chesterfield United FC, DC United Academy U23, Myrtle Beach FC, RVA Football Club
South - Sunshine	Cape Coral Hurricanes, Georgia Revolution, Jacksonville United, Miami United, Tampa Marauders FC
South - Southeast	Chattanooga FC, Knoxville Force, Mississippi Storm, New Orleans Jesters, Gulf Coast Texans, Rocket City United
South - South Central	Houston Hurricanes FC, Liverpool Warriors, Regals SCA, Tulsa Athletics
Midwest - Great Lakes	AFC Cleveland, Detroit City FC, Erie Admirals S.C., FC Buffalo, FC Sparta Michigan, Zanesville Athletic FC
Midwest - Central	Eau Claire Aris FC, Madison 56ers, Milwaukee Bavarians, Minnesota TwinStars FC, Quad City Eagles
West - Southwest	FC Hasental, FC Santa Clarita, Las Vegas Stallions, Orange County Pateadores FC, San Diego Boca FC, San Diego Flash
West - Golden Gate	CD Aguiluchos USA, Real San Jose, Sacramento Gold, San Francisco Stompers FC, Sonoma County Sol

Changes from 2012

The following changes regarding team relocation, rebranding, or expansion are effective for the 2013 NPSL season:

New Teams

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Cape Coral Hurricanes	Cape Coral, FL	Cape Coral, FL	Expansion Team
CASL Elite	Raleigh, NC	Raleigh, NC	Expansion Team
CD Aguiluchos USA	Oakland, CA	Stockton, CA	Expansion Team
Chesterfield United FC	Chesterfield, VA	Chesterfield, VA	Expansion Team
Clarkstown SC Eagles	Clarkstown, NY	Clarkstown, NY	Relocated and rebranded from Jersey City Eagles
DC United Academy U23	Washington, D.C.	Fairfax County, VA	Expansion Team [2]
FC Sparta Michigan	Detroit, MI	Berkley, MI	Expansion Team
Gulf Coast Texans	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola, FL	Expansion Team
Hershey FC	Hershey, PA	Hershey, PA	Expansion Team
Houston Hurricanes FC	Houston, TX	Houston, TX	Relocated Team
Las Vegas Stallions	Las Vegas, NV	Las Vegas, NV	Expansion Team
Liverpool Warriors	Dallas, TX	Plano, TX	Expansion Team
Miami United	Miami, FL	Miami, FL	Expansion Team
New Orleans Jesters	New Orleans, LA	New Orleans, LA	USL PDL
Orange County Pateadores FC	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton, CA	Expansion Team
Regals SCA	Houston, TX	Houston, TX	Expansion Team
RVA Football Club	Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	Expansion Team
Tampa Marauders FC	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL	Expansion Team
Tulsa Athletics	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa, OK	Expansion Team
Zanesville Athletic FC	Zanesville, OH	Zanesville, OH	Expansion Team

Withdrew

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Reason
AC Crusaders	Atlantic County area	Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Folded
Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	Atlanta metropolitan area	Atlanta, Georgia	On Hiatus
Bay Area Ambassadors	San Francisco Bay area	Hayward, CA	Folded
Fullerton Rangers	Anaheim, CA	Fullerton, CA	Withdrew
FC New York	New York City	Queens, New York	Folded
Mass United FC	Boston	Lynn, Massachusetts	On Hiatus [3]
Phoenix Monsoon	Phoenix, AZ	San Tan Valley, Arizona	Folded
North Coast Tsunami	Humboldt County, California	Eureka, CA	Withdrew

Standings

As of 7/14/13

Key to colours in group tables
bgcolor=#CCCCFF style="width: 20px;"		2013 Division Title
bgcolor=#CCFFCC style="width: 20px;"		2013 Playoff Team

Northeast Region

Atlantic Division

Place	Team
1	Brooklyn Italians	10	7	2	1	22	8	+14	23
2	New York Red Bulls NPSL	10	7	2	1	25	9	+16	23
3	New York Athletic Club	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	17
4	Seacoast United Mariners	10	3	2	5	12	21	-9	11
5	Rhode Island Reds	10	1	2	7	9	20	-11	5
6	Seacoast United Phantoms	10	1	2	7	7	23	-16	5

Keystone Conference

• Play-offs structure determined by Winning percentage (PCT) instead of Points (P)

Place	Team
1	Greater Binghamton FC	12	9	2	1	35	11	+24	29	0.833
2	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley	12	9	0	3	29	11	+18	27	0.750
3	Clarkstown SC Eagles	11	6	2	3	30	7	+23	20	0.636
4	Junior Lone Star FC	11	6	1	4	22	17	+5	19	0.591
5	Hershey FC	12	5	2	5	20	27	-7	17	0.500
6	FC Reading Revolution	12	4	3	5	23	25	-2	15	0.458
7	Morris County Colonials	11	3	1	7	15	41	-26	10	0.350
8	Buxmont Torch FC	11	1	3	7	12	27	-15	6	0.227
9	Pocono Snow	12	1	2	9	12	32	-20	5	0.167

South Region

Mid-Atlantic Division

Place	Team
1	RVA Football Club	8	6	2	0	23	8	+15	20
2	Myrtle Beach FC	8	4	1	3	19	11	+8	13
3	DC United Academy U23	8	4	1	3	17	15	+2	13
4	Chesterfield United FC	8	2	2	4	12	19	-7	8
5	CASL Elite	8	0	2	6	6	24	-18	2

Southeast Division

Place	Team
1	Chattanooga FC	10	6	3	1	18	4	+14	21
2	Gulf Coast Texans	10	5	3	2	16	7	+9	18
3	Rocket City United	10	4	4	2	20	18	+2	16
4	New Orleans Jesters	10	4	2	4	15	15	0	14
5	Knoxville Force	10	1	5	4	10	17	-7	8
6	Mississippi Storm	10	1	1	8	16	34	-18	4

Sunshine Division

Place	Team
1	Jacksonville United	8	6	2	0	20	7	+13	20
2	Georgia Revolution	8	4	2	2	22	10	+12	14
3	Miami United	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
4	Tampa Marauders	8	2	3	3	5	8	-3	9
5	Cape Coral Hurricanes	8	0	1	7	3	22	-19	1

South Central Division

Place	Team
1	Tulsa Athletics	12	10	2	0	44	9	+35	32
2	Liverpool Warriors	12	6	4	2	36	12	+24	22
3	Regals SCA	12	2	1	9	15	50	-35	7
4	Houston Hurricanes FC	12	1	3	8	10	34	-24	6

Midwest Region

Central Division

Place	Team
1	Quad City Eagles	12	9	1	2	35	16	+19	28
2	Milwaukee Bavarians	12	8	1	3	29	14	+15	25
3	Madison 56ers	12	6	3	3	26	12	+14	21
4	Minnesota Twin Stars	12	2	1	9	19	42	-23	7
5	Eau Claire Aris FC	12	1	2	9	15	40	-25	5

Great Lakes Division

Place	Team
1	Detroit City FC	12	11	1	0	35	8	+27	34
2	FC Buffalo	12	8	0	4	21	14	+7	24
3	Erie Admirals S.C.	12	6	3	3	26	15	+11	21
4	AFC Cleveland	12	3	3	6	22	23	-1	12
5	FC Sparta Michigan	12	2	2	8	10	34	-24	8
6	Zanesville Athletic FC	12	1	1	10	12	32	-20	4

West Region

Southern Division

Place	Team
1	FC Hasental	14	10	3	1	48	17	+31	33
2	San Diego Flash	14	7	4	3	38	19	+19	25
3	FC Santa Clarita	14	7	3	4	26	22	+4	24
4	Orange County Pateadores FC	14	5	2	7	27	29	-2	17
5	San Diego Boca	14	3	3	8	25	36	-11	12
6	Las Vegas Stallions	14	2	1	11	16	57	-41	7

Northern Division

Place	Team
1	Sonoma County Sol	12	9	3	0	39	18	+21	30
2	Sacramento Gold	12	7	3	2	28	22	+6	24
3	Real San Jose	12	4	4	4	21	20	+1	16
4	CD Aguiluchos USA	12	3	3	6	19	23	-4	12
5	San Francisco Stompers	12	0	1	11	9	33	-24	1

Playoffs

Format

Northeast Region
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Divisions play in a crossover playoff. South Region
Each Division Champion

Midwest Region - Great Lakes Division
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament.

Midwest Region
Central Division Champion and Great Lakes Division playoff tournament winner.

West Region
The top two finishers in the Northern and Southern Divisions play in a crossover playoff.^[4]

Northeast Region

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South Region

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Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

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West Region

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NPSL Championship

Semi-finals

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NPSL Championship Game

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics Win Opener in Dramatic Fashion - Tulsa Athletics . https://archive.today/20130620000600/http://www.tulsa-athletics.com/news/athletics-win-opener-in-dramatic-fashion/ . 20 June 2013 . dead.
2. Web site: D.C. UNITED U-23 ACADEMY TEAM TO PLAY IN NPSL. National Premier Soccer League. February 25, 2013. March 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613172458/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/699741.html. June 13, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
3. Web site: United Shifts Focus. Mass United FC. May 1, 2013. May 11, 2013.
4. Web site: THE PLAYOFFS ARE COMING. National Premier Soccer League. 21 June 2013. 9 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629022415/http://npsl.info/home/731039.html. June 29, 2013. dead. mdy-all.