2012 NPSL season

The 2012 National Premier Soccer League season is the 10th season of the NPSL.

National Premier Soccer League

Season	2012
Champions	FC Sonic
Biggest home win	9–0 Sacramento Gold over San Francisco Stompers
Biggest away win	7–0 Morris County Colonials over Pocono Snow
← 2011 2013 →

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences

Locations of NPSL clubs for 2012. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes From 2011

Name Changes/Rebrands

The Santa Ana Winds' NPSL side is now affiliated with the Fullerton Rangers. The Lancaster Rattlers have moved to become FC Santa Clarita.^[1]

New Franchises

13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name	Metro Area	Location	Previous Affiliation
Junior Lone Star FC	Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	Expansion Team
Phoenix Monsoon	Phoenix, AZ	San Tan Valley, Arizona	Expansion Team
Detroit City FC	Detroit, MI	Detroit, Michigan	Expansion Team
Mississippi Storm	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	Biloxi, Mississippi	Expansion Team
F.C. New York	New York City	Queens, New York	USL Professional Division
Greater Binghamton FC	Binghamton, NY	Binghamton, NY	Expansion Team
AFC Cleveland	Cleveland, OH	Parma, OH	Expansion Team
Rhode Island Reds F.C.	Providence, RI	Cranston, RI	Expansion Team
Seacoast United Mariners	Rockingham County, NH	Portsmouth, NH	Expansion Team
North Coast Tsunami	North Coast, CA	Eureka, CA	Expansion Team
Jersey City Eagles	Jersey City, NJ	Jersey City, NJ	Expansion Team
San Francisco Stompers FC	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	Expansion Team
Myrtle Beach FC	Myrtle Beach, SC	Myrtle Beach, SC	Expansion Team

Folding

Chicago Fire NPSL  IL
Hollywood United Hitmen  CA
Minnesota Kings  MN
New Jersey Blaze  NJ

On Hiatus

FC Reading Revolution  PA

Standings

As of 7/22/12
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Northeast Division – Atlantic Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	New York Red Bulls NPSL	14	11	0	3	35	12	+23	33
2	Brooklyn Italians	14	10	1	3	31	15	+16	31
3	New York Athletic Club	12	6	3	3	28	17	+11	21
4	Rhode Island Reds	13	5	4	4	18	23	−5	19
5	Mass United	13	4	1	8	23	28	−5	13
6	Seacoast United Phantoms	14	3	4	7	17	30	−13	13
7	Seacoast United Mariners	14	2	5	7	17	26	−9	11
8	FC New York	14	2	4	8	10	28	−18	10

Northeast Division – Keystone Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	FC Sonic	12	10	1	1	22	3	+19	31
2	Morris County Colonials	11	7	3	1	34	15	+19	24
3	Jersey City Eagles FC	11	6	2	3	21	16	+5	20
4	AC Crusaders	10	4	0	6	18	27	−9	12
5	Junior Lone Star FC	12	4	0	8	19	30	−11	12
6	Pocono Snow	12	2	3	7	8	24	−16	9
7	Buxmont Torch FC	12	1	3	8	20	27	−7	6

South-Southeast Conference-East

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Georgia Revolution	10	7	1	2	30	16	+14	22
2	Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	10	5	2	3	20	13	+7	17
3	Myrtle Beach FC	10	4	0	6	11	25	−14	12
4	Jacksonville United	10	3	2	5	21	23	−2	11

South-Southeast Conference-West

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Chattanooga FC	10	6	3	1	23	8	+15	21
2	Knoxville Force	10	6	0	4	14	13	+1	18
3	Rocket City United	10	3	2	5	13	12	+1	11
4	Mississippi Storm	10	1	0	9	11	33	−22	3

South-South Central Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	FC New Orleans	2	1	1	0	7	4	3	4
2	Galveston Pirate SC	4	1	1	2	7	14	−7	4
3	Texas South Devils	2	1	0	1	6	3	3	3

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South-South Central Conference (Additional teams)

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Galveston Pirate SC	9	5	1	3	21	18	3	16
2	FC New Orleans	2	1	1	0	7	4	3	4
3	Texas South Devils	2	1	0	1	7	2	5	3
4	America USA	2	1	0	1	5	4	1	3
5	Regals SCA	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
5	Club America Academy	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
5	FC Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Midwest-Central Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Madison 56ers	12	9	0	3	33	13	+20	27
2	Milwaukee Bavarians	12	8	0	4	39	29	+10	24
3	Quad City Eagles	12	5	3	4	23	21	+2	18
4	Minnesota TwinStars FC	12	5	2	5	34	29	+5	17
5	Eau Claire Aris FC	12	0	1	11	18	55	−37	1

Midwest-Great Lakes Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Erie Admirals	12	6	5	1	28	17	+11	23
2	Detroit City FC	12	5	5	2	26	10	+16	20
3	AFC Cleveland	12	4	7	1	22	15	+7	19
4	Greater Binghamton FC	12	2	3	7	14	29	−15	9
5	FC Buffalo	12	1	4	7	11	30	−19	7

West Division – Northern Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Bay Area Ambassadors	14	9	1	4	34	17	+17	28
2	Sonoma County Sol	14	6	4	4	27	21	+6	22
3	Sacramento Gold	14	7	1	6	36	31	+5	22
4	Real San Jose	14	5	4	5	29	20	+9	19
5	San Francisco Stompers	13	3	3	7	12	42	−30	12
6	North Coast Tsunami	13	3	1	9	11	30	−19	10

West Division – Southern Conference

Place	Team	Pld.	W	T	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	San Diego Flash	14	11	2	1	51	12	+39	35
2	FC Santa Clarita	14	8	3	3	40	24	+16	27
3	Fullerton Rangers	14	8	2	4	35	24	+8	26
4	San Diego Boca	14	5	3	6	33	27	+6	18
5	FC Hasental	14	4	2	8	20	27	−7	14
6	Phoenix Monsoon	12	0	0	12	6	59	−53	0

Source:

Playoffs

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Format

NORTHEAST
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Conference play in a crossover playoff.

WEST
The top two finishers in the North and South place in a crossover playoff.

MIDWEST-CENTRAL
No playoff. Champion qualifies for National Tournament.

MIDWEST-GREAT LAKES
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament.

SOUTHEAST
East and West Division winners play each other for Championship.

Northeast Division Playoffs

FC Sonic	2–0	Brooklyn Italians
Strunk 30' Fraser 63'

July 14, 2012
7:00 PM EDT

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

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New York Red Bulls NPSL	2–0	Morris County Colonials
Gurel 86' Akinyode 90'	Report

July 14, 2012
8:00 PM EDT

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

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FC Sonic	3–2	New York Red Bulls NPSL
Sales 16' Mustac 26' Letourneau 40'	Report	Westlake 58' Metzger 70'

July 21, 2012
7:00 PM EDT

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	K1	FC Sonic	2
	A2	Brooklyn Italians	0
						K1	FC Sonic	3
						A1	New York Red Bulls NPSL	2
	A1	New York Red Bulls NPSL	2
	K2	Morris County Colonials	0

West Division Playoffs

Bay Area Ambassadors	3–2	FC Santa Clarita
Klimenta 21' Samy 65' (pen.) Walle 84'		Bueno 15' Hindjosa 32'

July 14, 2012
7:00 PM PDT

Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA

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San Diego Flash	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Sonoma County Sol
Valle 90+3' DuBois 101'		Ferreira 61' Callahan 118'
Penalties
Pizarro DuBois Perez-Bernal Ortega	2–4	Middlemiss Lombardi Larson Ferreira

July 14, 2012
7:00 PM PDT

Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

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Bay Area Ambassadors	4–1	Sonoma County Sol
Keyes 3' Klimenta 18' 29' Cashmere 90'	Report	Callahan 70'

July 21, 2012
7:00 PM PDT

Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	N1	Bay Area Ambassadors	3
	S2	FC Santa Clarita	2
						N1	Bay Area Ambassadors	4
						N2	Sonoma County Sol	1
	S1	San Diego Flash	2(2)
	N2	Sonoma County Sol (AET) (PEN)	2(4)

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

Erie Admirals SC	1–0	Greater Binghamton FC
Howard 16'	Report

July 14, 2012
5:00 PM EDT

Gannon University Field
Erie, PA

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Detroit City FC	1–2	AFC Cleveland
Bethel 3'	Report	Bell 22' Schmitt 90+1'

July 14, 2012
7:00 PM EDT

Gannon University Field
Erie, PA

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Erie Admirals SC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	AFC Cleveland
Mahon 45'	Report	Miller 80' (pen.)
Penalties
Livingston Kennedy Mahon Johnstone Latifi	3–4	Winters Manna Earnest Bell Matlock

July 15, 2012
3:00 PM EDT

Gannon University Field
Erie, PA

Attendance: 800

	Divisional Semifinals					Divisional Final
	GL1	Erie Admirals SC	1
	GL4	Greater Binghamton FC	0
						GL1	Erie Admirals SC	1(3)
						GL3	AFC Cleveland (AET) (PEN)	1(4)
	GL2	Detroit City FC	1
	GL3	AFC Cleveland	2

South-Southeast Final

Georgia Revolution	0–1	Chattanooga FC
	Report	Trude 72'

July 14, 2012
8:30 PM EDT

RYSA Soccerplex
Conyers, GA

Midwest Final

AFC Cleveland	1–2	Madison 56ers
Bell  45' Knight  54' Matlock 67'	Report	McCrary 30' 47' Balshaw  85' O'Connor  90+4'

July 22, 2012
2:00 PM EDT

Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Broadview Heights, OH

NPSL Championship

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Semi-finals

FC Sonic	2–0	Madison 56ers
Graf 57' (pen.) Fraser 75'	Report

July 27, 2012
3:00 PM PDT

Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

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Chattanooga FC	3–2	Bay Area Ambassadors
Stewart 10' Rardon 31' Trude 78'	Report	Cashmere 69' Clemens 88'

July 27, 2012
7:00 PM PDT

Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

Third Place Playoff

Madison 56ers	3–2	Bay Area Ambassadors
Pitts 20' Holbein 23' Holbein 50'	Report	Lopes 40' Cashmere 57'

July 28, 2012
7:00 PM PDT

Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

NPSL Championship Game

FC Sonic	1–0	Chattanooga FC
Sandercock 78'	Report

July 29, 2012
12:00 PM PDT

Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

	National Semifinals					National Championship
	K1	FC Sonic	2
	C1	Madison 56ers	0
						K1	FC Sonic	1
						SW1	Chattanooga FC	0
	SW1	Chattanooga FC	3
	N1	Bay Area Ambassadors	2

Notes

1. The South-South Central Conference did not play any games after June 16, 2012.
2. This South-South Central Conference table includes teams from the 2012 South-South Central Conference schedule. The conference did not play any games after June 30, 2012.

References

1. "Rangers ready for NPSL season". Fullerton Rangers. Pitchero. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
2. "PLAYOFF PICTURE". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. "Visitor and Ticket Information". sdspsoccermarketing.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.