| Competition: | National Premier Soccer League |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | AFC Cleveland |
| Matches: | 513 |
| Total Goals: | 1799 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 National Premier Soccer League season was the 104th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 14th season of the NPSL.
| Team | Location | Region/Conference | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion SC Pros | San Diego, California | West - Southwest | Expansion | |
| North County Battalion | San Diego, California | West - Southwest | Expansion | |
| Southern California Sports Club | San Bernardino, California | West - Southwest | Expansion | |
| Corinthians USA | Fontana, California | West - Southwest | Expansion | |
| AFC Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Midwest - Great Lakes West | From Great Lakes Premier League | |
| Grand Rapids FC | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Midwest - Great Lakes West | From Great Lakes Premier League | |
| Kalamazoo FC | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Midwest - Great Lakes West | Expansion | |
| Rochester River DogZ FC | Rochester, New York | Midwest - Great Lakes East | Expansion | |
| Chicago Mustangs | Chicago, Illinois | Midwest - Central | From MASL | |
| LC Aris FC | La Crosse, Wisconsin | Midwest - Central | Returning from Hiatus | |
| Milwaukee Torrent | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Midwest - Central | Expansion | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Sunshine - South | Expansion | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 | Tampa, Florida | Sunshine - South | Expansion | |
| Birmingham Hammers | Birmingham, Alabama | Southeast - South | Expansion | |
| Memphis City FC | Memphis, Tennessee | Southeast - South | Expansion | |
| Tobacco Road FC | Durham, North Carolina | South Atlantic - South | Expansion | |
| Houston Dutch Lions FC | Houston, Texas | South Central - South | From PDL | |
| Little Rock Rangers | Little Rock, Arkansas | South Central - South | Expansion | |
| Shreveport Rafters FC | Shreveport, Louisiana | South Central - South | Expansion | |
| Junior Lone Star FC | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Keystone - Northeast | Returning from Hiatus | |
| New Jersey Copa FC | Metuchen, New Jersey | Keystone - Northeast | Expansion | |
| Boston City FC | Boston, Massachusetts | Atlantic - Northeast | Expansion | |
| Kingston Stockade FC | Kingston, New York | Atlantic - Northeast | Expansion |
| Team | Prev Name | Location | Prev Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bay FC Stompers | San Francisco Stompers | Hayward, California | San Francisco, California | Relocated | |
| OSA FC | FC Tacoma 253 | Seattle, Washington | Tacoma, Washington | Rebrand and Move | |
| Dayton Dynamo | Cincinnati Saints | Dayton, Ohio | Cincinnati, Ohio | Rebrand and Move | |
| Indy Eleven NPSL | Indiana Fire NPSL | Indianapolis, Indiana | Acquired by Indy Eleven | ||
| Jacksonville Armada U-23 | Jacksonville United | Jacksonville, Florida | Acquired by Jacksonville Armada FC | ||
| Atlanta Silverbacks | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | Atlanta, Georgia | After NASL team folded, Reserves took over brand | ||
| Richmond Strikers | Chesterfield United FC | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond and Chesterfield clubs merged |
| Team | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Force | San Diego, California | Inactive | |
| Fort Pitt FC Regiment | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
| Jersey Blues FC | Morristown, New Jersey | Have not played any games in 2016 and look to be inactive. | |
| Madison 56ers | Madison, Wisconsin | Moved to PLA | |
| Minnesota United FC Reserves | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Moved to PLA | |
| San Diego Flash | San Diego, California | Hiatus | |
| Upward Stars | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Folded |
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Nana Addai | Rhode Island Reds | 18 |
| 2 | Michael Creswick | Kingston Stockade FC | 9 |
| 3 | Rasmus Hansen | Brooklyn Italians | 8 |
| 4 | Ivan Bertarame | New York Cosmos B | 7 |
| 5 | Michael Bustamante | Boston City FC | 6 |
| Homero Morais | Boston City FC | ||
| 7 | Quincy Appah | Greater Lowell United FC | 5 |
| Franklin Castellanos | New York Cosmos B | ||
| Trey Williams | New York Cosmos B | ||
| 10 | Daniel Bedoya | New York Cosmos B | 4 |
| Joao Cardosa | Rhode Island Reds | ||
| Kareem Joachim | Brooklyn Italians | ||
| Tanor Jobe | Rhode Island Reds | ||
| Franklin Pena | Greater Lowell United FC | ||
| Corey Phillips | Kingston Stockade FC | ||
| Matias Ruiz | New York Cosmos B | ||
| Augusto Silva | Greater Lowell United FC |
Bold = winner
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Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score--------
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score----
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score
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Teams with an average home attendance of at least 1,000:[2]
| Team | Home average | |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit City FC | 5,208 | |
| Grand Rapids FC | 4,652 | |
| Chattanooga FC | 4,294 | |
| Tulsa Athletics | 3,457 | |
| Little Rock Rangers | 1,866 |