2009 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League
Season2009
ChampionsSonoma County Sol (1st Title)
Regular Season ChampionsErie Admirals SC (1st Title)
Matches126
Goals440 (3.49 per match)
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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.[1]

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

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Standings

Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot

Eastern Keystone Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Erie Admirals 10 9 0 1 21 6 +16 28
2 Buffalo City 10 8 2 0 22 7 +15 24
3 Pennsylvania Stoners 10 5 4 1 17 13 +4 16
4 Reading Revolution 10 3 6 1 12 23 -11 10
5 Pocono Snow 10 0 9 1 11 30 -19 1
6 Charm City 10 3 7 0 12 16 -4 0

Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.

Eastern Atlantic Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Boston Aztec 8 5 2 1 19 12 +17 13
2 Long Island Academy 8 4 1 3 20 16 +14 12
3 Maine Sting 8 3 2 3 14 15 -1 12
4 Morris County Colonials 8 3 4 1 16 14 +2 10
5 New York Athletic Club 8 1 7 0 8 29 -21 3

Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.

Southeast Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Rocket City United 8 5 2 1 18 9 +9 16
2 Atlanta FC 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 13
3 Chattanooga FC 8 4 3 1 11 10 +1 13
4 Pumas FC 8 3 4 1 17 21 -4 10
5 Saturn FC 8 2 6 0 12 22 -10 6

Midwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Minnesota Twin Stars FC 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 16
2 Chicago Fire NPSL 8 5 2 1 24 10 +14 16
3 Madison 56ers 8 5 2 1 21 10 +11 16
4 Eau Claire Aris 8 1 7 0 7 29 -22 3
5 FC Indiana 8 2 5 1 9 21 -12 1

Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.

Western Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Sonoma County Sol 12 9 0 3 42 10 +32 30
2 NorCal Lamorinda United 12 7 4 1 24 14 +10 22
3 Bay Area Ambassadors 12 5 7 0 17 23 -6 15
4 Southern Oregon Fuego 12 4 7 1 17 23 -6 13
5 Real San Jose 12 3 5 4 15 17 -2 13
6 Salinas Valley Samba 12 2 7 3 10 38 -28 9

Playoffs

Western Division Playoffs

Semifinals Division Final
      
W1 Sonoma County Sol 4
W4 Southern Oregon Fuego 1
W1 Sonoma County Sol 2
W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1
W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1
W3 Bay Area Ambassadors 0

National Playoffs

Playoff Semifinals Final
         
EK Erie Admirals 4
SE Rocket City United 2
EK Erie Admirals 2
EA Boston Aztec 0
EK Erie Admirals 1
W1 Sonoma County Sol 2
W1 Sonoma County Sol 4
MW Minnesota TwinStars FC 1

NPSL Championship Game

Erie Admirals1–2 (a.e.t.)Sonoma County Sol
  • Deighton 15' Yellow card 62'
  • Fahandezh Yellow card 15'
  • Howell Yellow card 22'
  • Duggan Yellow card 53'
  • Trujillo Yellow card 65'
  • Tattersall Yellow card 90'
  • Blythe Yellow card 114'
  • Latifi Yellow card 119'
 Report
  • Hurst Yellow card 29' 111'
  • Percell 45'
  • Preckwinkle Yellow card 50'
  • Daly Yellow card 67'
  • Maycock Yellow card 112'

References

  1. ↑ "Sonoma County Sol 2, Erie Admirals SC 1". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ Chu, Evan (April 13, 2016). "Soccer in the Central Coast: Should the USL expand to Salinas?". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
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