2017 NPSL season

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National Premier Soccer League
Season 2017
Champions Elm City Express
Matches played 571
Goals scored 2101 (3.68 per match)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of July 14, 2017.

The 2017 National Premier Soccer League season will be the 105th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL.

Regions and conferences

2017 NPSL season is located in USA
Locations of NPSL clubs for 2017. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Yellow = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2016

Incoming teams

The following expansion clubs were announced for the 2017 NPSL season:

Team Location Reference
Asheville City SC Asheville, NC Expansion[1]
Beaches FC Jupiter, FL Expansion[2]
Boca Raton FC Boca Raton, FL Joined from APSL[3]
City of Angels FC Los Angeles, CA Expansion[4]
Dakota Fusion FC Fargo, ND Expansion[5]
Duluth FC Duluth, MN Joined from American Premier League[6]
Elm City Express New Haven, CT Expansion[7]
FC Arizona Mesa, AZ Expansion[8]
Fort Pitt Regiment Pittsburgh, PA Return from hiatus
Greater Lowell NPSL FC Lowell, MA Acquired the right to play in NPSL from Greater Lowell United FC after that team departed for CSL USA[9][10][11]
Hartford City FC Hartford, CT Expansion[12]
Inter Nashville FC Nashville, TN Expansion[13]
Kitsap SC Bremerton, WA Joined from PDL[14]
Midland-Odessa FC Midland, TX Joined from PDL[15]
Minneapolis City SC Minneapolis, MN Joined from PLA[6]
Napa Valley 1839 FC Napa, CA Expansion[16]
Naples United FC Naples, FL Expansion
Orange County FC South Orange County, CA Expansion[17]
Oxnard Guerreros FC Oxnard, CA Expansion[18]
Ozark FC Springdale, AR Expansion[19]
PDX FC Portland, OR Expansion
Pierce County FC Pierce County, WA Expansion
Med City FC Rochester, MN Expansion[18]
Sioux Falls Thunder FC Sioux Falls, SD Expansion[20]
Spokane SC Shadow Spokane, WA Joined from PDL[21]
Syracuse FC Syracuse, NY Expansion[22]
TSF FC Wayne, NJ Expansion[23]
Tyler FC Tyler, TX Expansion[24]
VSLT FC St Paul, MN Expansion[6]
West Chester United SC West Chester, PA Expansion[25]

Moved and/or rebranded teams

Team Location Former name
Rochester Lancers Rochester, New York Rochester River Dogz[26]

Outgoing teams

Team Location Notes
ASA Charge Gambrills, Maryland Will not return
Carolina RailHawks NPSL Cary, North Carolina Will not return
Chicago Mustangs Chicago, Illinois Will not return after being provisional member
Corinthians FC of San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Will not return
FC Hasental Thousand Oaks, California Joined UPSL
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23s Fort Lauderdale, Florida Will not return
Greater Lowell United FC Lowell, Massachusetts Joined CSL USA[10]
Liverpool Warriors Dallas, Texas Will not return
Myrtle Beach FC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Joined PDL
Nashville FC Nashville, Tennessee Dissolved
North County Battalion San Diego, California Joined PDL
Real San Jose San Jose, California Joined UPSL
Richmond Strikers Richmond, Virginia Will not return
Storm FC Pembroke Pines, Florida On hiatus
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 Tampa, Florida Will not return
Tobacco Road FC Durham, North Carolina Joined PDL
Weston FC Weston, Florida Joined PDL

Conference realignments

There were a number of conferences realigned for the 2017 season. In the South Region the South Atlantic Conference was eliminated and the South Central Conference was split into the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences. In the Midwest Region, the expanded Central Conference was renamed the North Conference and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Conferences were renamed the East and Great Lakes Conferences respectively.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Region - conference
Albion SC Pros United StatesZiggy Korytoski Puma Primos West - Southwest
Asheville City SC United StatesRichard Askey Nike Hi-Wire Brewing South - Southeast
Brooklyn Italians United States Dominic Casciato Puma Northeast - Atlantic
Boston City FC Brazil Palhinha Nike Northeast - Atlantic
New York Cosmos B United StatesFernando Barboto Under Armour Emirates Northeast - Atlantic
Elm City Express United StatesTed Haley Adidas Northeast - Atlantic
Chattanooga FC United StatesBill Elliott Diadora Volkswagen South - Southeast
Dallas City FC United States Ernesto Charles Vove Metro PCS South - Heartland
Sacramento Gold MexicoRuben Mora Jr. Gems Unger Construction Co. West - Golden Gate
FC Arizona Northern IrelandAidan Davison Adidas Commercial Properties Incorporated[27] West - Southwest
Georgia Revolution FC United StatesChris Mahaffey Joma Eagle's Landing Family Practice South - Southeast
Hartford City FC United StatesChristian Benjamin Hummel Armstrong Rockwell Northeast - Atlantic
Kingston Stockade FC United StatesDavid Lindholm Inaria Trailways Northeast - Atlantic
Napa Valley 1839 FC MexicoJesus Medina Adidas Del Sur Mortgage West - Golden Gate
Orange County FC United StatesPaul Caligiuri Lotto Permaseal Tire sealant West - Southwest
SoCal SC ItalyDaniel Musatti Hummel West - Southwest
Temecula FC ScotlandWillie Donachie Admiral Quail Real Estate West - Southwest
Detroit City FC United StatesBen Pirmann Adidas Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Local Marketing Association Midwest - Great Lakes
Midland-Odessa FC United StatesMatt Barnes Under Armour Oxy South - Lone Star

Standings

Northeast Region

Atlantic Blue Conference

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Atlantic White Conference

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Atlantic White Conference top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Isaac Nana Addai Boston City FC 12
2 Pedro Espindola Kingston Stockade FC 11
3 Fabrice Dogbey Rhode Island Reds 9
4 Mateusz Koziol Kingston Stockade FC 6
5 Luke Alvaro Hartford City FC 5
Ronaldinho Diniz Rhode Island Reds
Ryan Taylor Hartford City FC
Laurin Vogel New York Athletic Club
9 Eric Fortier Kingston Stockade FC 4
Carlos Lopez Seacoast United Mariners
Jhonata Mateusz Nasimento Batista Boston City FC
As of July 16, 2017 [28]

Keystone Conference

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Mid-Atlantic Conference

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South Region

Southeast Conference

Southeast East Division

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Southeast West Division

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Sunshine Conference

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Lonestar Conference

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Heartland Conference

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Midwest Region

East Conference

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Great Lakes Conference

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North Conference

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West Region

Northwest Conference

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Golden Gate Conference

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Southwest Conference

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Playoffs

The format is as follows. All playoff seeding is based on points per game. [29]

  • West: The top 3 teams qualify from Southwest Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Golden Gate Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Northwest Conference. The top remaining team based on points per game in the region qualifies as a wildcard. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The wildcard team is seeded 8. The remaining teams are seeded 4-7. Each game will be hosted by the higher seed.
  • Midwest: The top 2 teams from each conference qualify. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The 3 remaining teams are seeded 4-6. The region quarterfinals will be hosted by the higher seed. The semifinal and final will be a site to be determined.
  • South: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
    • Heartland: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Lone Star: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Southeast: The top 3 teams from each division qualify. Each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Sunshine: The top team qualifies directly to the region playoffs.
  • Northeast: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
    • Atlantic Blue: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Atlantic White: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Keystone: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
    • Mid-Atlantic: All 4 teams qualify and are seeded based on the first 6 games of the regular season. Each game is hosted by higher seed.

Heartland Conference Playoffs

Semifinal
July 12		 Final
July 15
           
1 FC Wichita 3
4 Dallas City FC 2
1 FC Wichita 5
2 Tulsa Athletic 1
2 Tulsa Athletic 1
3 Little Rock Rangers 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Lone Star Conference Playoffs

Semifinal
July 12		 Final
July 15
           
1 Fort Worth Vaqueros 2
4 Shreveport Rafters FC 3
4 Shreveport Rafters FC 1
3 Midland-Odessa FC 2
2 Houston Dutch Lions FC 1
3 Midland-Odessa FC 3

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Southeast Conference Playoffs

  Quarterfinal
July 11		     Semifinal
July 14		     Final
July 15
                           
        W1  New Orleans Jesters 1  
  E2  Atlanta Silverbacks 1     E2  Atlanta Silverbacks 0    
  E3  Asheville City SC 0         W1  New Orleans Jesters 0
      W3  Inter Nashville FC 3
        E1  Knoxville Force 1    
  W2  Chattanooga FC 1     W3  Inter Nashville FC 2  
  W3  Inter Nashville FC 2  

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Atlantic Blue Conference Playoffs

  Semifinal
July 12		     Final
July 15
                 
    1  Elm City Express 2
  2  Brooklyn Italians 0     3  TSF FC 0
  3  TSF FC 1  

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Atlantic White Conference Playoffs

  Semifinal
July 12		     Final
July 15
                 
    1  Kingston Stockade FC 2*
  2  Boston City FC 1     3  Hartford City FC 1
  3  Hartford City FC 2  

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Keystone Conference Playoffs

Semifinal
July 12		 Final
July 15
           
1 New Jersey Copa FC 2
4 Electric City Shock SC 1
1 New Jersey Copa FC 1
2 Clarkstown SC Eagles 3
2 Clarkstown SC Eagles 1
3 West Chester United SC 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs

Semifinal
July 12		 Final
July 15
           
1 Virginia Beach City FC 1
4 Legacy 76 3
4 Legacy 76 3
2 FC Frederick 1
2 FC Frederick 2
3 Fredericksburg FC 1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Regional and National Playoffs

  Regional First Round
July 14–22		 Regional Semifinal
July 22–28		 Regional Final
July 29		 National Semifinal[A]
August 5		 National Final
August 12
                                               
        
  NE1  Elm City Express 4  
    NE4  Legacy 76 0  
      
        
  NE1  Elm City Express 3  
  NE2  Clarkstown SC Eagles 1  
        
        
  NE2  Clarkstown SC Eagles 6
    NE3  Kingston Stockade FC 3  
      
        
  1  Elm City Express 2  
  4  CD Aguiluchos USA 0  
W1  FC Arizona 3  
W8  Albion SC Pros 1  
  W1  FC Arizona 0
    W4  Orange County FC 2  
W4  Orange County FC 1
W5  Riverside Coras 0  
  W4  Orange County FC 0
  W2  CD Aguiluchos USA 1  
W2  CD Aguiluchos USA 4  
W7  Sonoma County Sol 0  
  W2  CD Aguiluchos USA 4
    W3  Kitsap SC 2  
W3  Kitsap SC 2
W6  FC Mulhouse Portland 0  
  1  Elm City Express 5
  3  Midland-Odessa FC 0


        
  MW1  AFC Ann Arbor 1  
    MW6  Dayton Dynamo FC 0  
MW3  Erie Commodores FC 0
MW6  Dayton Dynamo FC 1  
  MW1  AFC Ann Arbor 2  
  MW4  Detroit City FC 3  
        
        
  MW2  Duluth FC 2
    MW4  Detroit City FC 5  
MW4  Detroit City FC 5
MW5  Dakota Fusion FC 1  
  2  Detroit City FC 0(2)
  3  Midland-Odessa FC 0(4)  
        
        
  SS  Miami Fusion FC 0
    SE  Inter Nashville FC 1  
      
        
  SE  Inter Nashville FC 0
  LS  Midland-Odessa FC 1  
        
        
  HL  FC Wichita 0
    LS  Midland-Odessa FC 1  
      

Bold = winner

  • ^ A The final four teams were reseeded based on points per game in the regular season.

* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

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