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2013 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League
Season2013
ChampionsRVA Football Club
Matches played314
Goals scored1,173 (3.74 per match)
Biggest home winFC Hasental 13, LV Stallions 0
(April 6)
Biggest away winSan Diego Flash 5, LV Stallions 0
(April 27)
Highest attendanceTulsa Athletics 3,261 [1]
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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 Brooklyn Italians, New York Athletic Club, New York Red Bulls, Rhode Island Reds F.C., Seacoast United Mariners, Seacoast United Phantoms
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
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Locations of NPSL clubs for 2013. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2012

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

Return from Hiatus

Team Name Metro Area Location
FC Reading Revolution Reading, PA Reading, PA

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
2013 Division Title
2013 Playoff Team

Northeast Region

Atlantic Division

Place Team GP W T L GF GA GD P
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

Place Team GP W T L GF GA GD P PCT
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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 GP W T L GF GA GD P
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

Brooklyn Italians1 – 2FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Greater Binghamton FC2 – 1New York Red Bulls NPSL
 Report
Greater Binghamton FC0 – 1FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Report Dotzman 57'
Attendance: 1,000

South Region

RVA Football Club5 – 3Jacksonville United
Belmar 5'
Rendon 12'
Grant 84'
Hanley 86'
Bolt 89' (o.g.)		 Report
Report		 Safi 4'
Krizanovic 15'
Glenn 42'
Tulsa Athletics0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		Chattanooga FC
Report
Report
Penalties
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X		 0 – 3 Ferraz soccer ball with check mark
Stewart soccer ball with check mark
Charmey soccer ball with check mark
RVA Football Club1 – 0Chattanooga FC
Grant 50' Report

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

Detroit City FC3 – 1AFC Cleveland
Taylor 36' (pen.)
Myers 48'
Cameron 72'		 Report Bell 60' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,634
FC Buffalo2 – 5Erie Admirals S.C.
Mort 58' 90' Report
Report		 Howard 16' 41'
Deakin 69'
Colton 74'
Jones 83'
Detroit City FC1 - 4Erie Admirals S.C.
Myers 45' Report
Report		 Deakin 23'
Colton 54'
Jones 67' 71'
Attendance: 2,181

Midwest Region Final

Quad City Eagles0 – 1Erie Admirals S.C.
Report Latifi 33'

West Region

FC Hasental5 – 8Sacramento Gold
Sonoma County Sol3 – 0San Diego Flash
Daly 40'
Spann 44'
Middlemiss 50'
Sonoma County Sol3 – 1
(a.e.t.)		Sacramento Gold
Madu 15' (o.g.)
Frame 97'
Taufer 103'		 Fonseca 7'

NPSL Championship

Semi-finals

RVA Football Club4 – 0Erie Admirals S.C.
Sonoma County Sol3 – 2FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
 Report
Attendance: 800

NPSL Championship Game

RVA Football Club2 – 0Sonoma County Sol
Grant 18'
Bel 88'		 Report
Attendance: 1,496[5]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics Win Opener in Dramatic Fashion - Tulsa Athletics". Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "D.C. UNITED U-23 ACADEMY TEAM TO PLAY IN NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. February 25, 2013. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "United Shifts Focus". Mass United FC. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "THE PLAYOFFS ARE COMING". National Premier Soccer League. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  5. ^ @NPSLSoccer (August 4, 2013). "Attendance tonight is 1,496. Great job by the fans from RVAFC and SonomaCountySol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_NPSL_season