2011 NPSL season

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National Premier Soccer League
2011-NPSL-Championship-logo.jpg
Official 2011 NPSL Championship logo
Season2011
ChampionsJacksonville United
Matches played220
Goals scored710 (3.23 per match)
Biggest home win11-0, Hollywood United Hitmen over Real San Jose
Biggest away win9-0, Madison 56ers over Eau Claire Aris
Highest scoring12 goals, Bay Area Ambassadors 4-8 Lancaster Rattlers
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The 2011 National Premier Soccer League season was the 9th season of the NPSL. The regular season began on April 1, 2011, and ended on July 17. The playoffs concluded with the NPSL Championship Game, which was held at the home of Rocket City United in Madison, Alabama on July 30.

Jacksonville United ended the season as national champions, beating the Hollywood United Hitmen 3-2 in the 2011 NPSL Championship game.[1] Jacksonville were the lowest seeded-team in the playoffs, having finished champions of the Southeast Division with a 6-0-4 record after starting their campaign with four straight losses, and beat number one seed and Northeast Division champions Erie Admirals on their way to the final. Both Jacksonville and Hollywood were first-year NPSL teams, although Hollywood had previously spent two seasons playing in the USL Premier Development League.

The Erie Admirals had the best regular season record, with a points-per-game average of 2.583, just ahead of the Hollywood United Hitmen (2.429) and FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (2.417), who were in such a strong division they did not even qualify for the post-season.

Jacksonville striker Tommy Krizanovic scored a hat trick in the NPSL final, and was named MVP of the championship tournament.[2]

Changes From 2010[]

Name Changes/Rebrands[]

  • Atlanta FC formed a partnership with the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks franchise and became Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves[3]

New Franchises[]

  • 13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Flag of New Jersey.svg AC Crusaders Atlantic County area Egg Harbor Township, NJ expansion
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Buxmont Torch FC Montgomery County area Souderton, PA expansion
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Revolution Rockdale County area Conyers, GA expansion
Flag of California.svg FC Hasental Conejo Valley area Thousand Oaks, CA expansion
Flag of California.svg Hollywood United Hitmen Los Angeles area Los Angeles, CA USL Premier Development League
Flag of Florida.svg Jacksonville United Jacksonville area Jacksonville, FL expansion
Flag of Tennessee.svg Knoxville Force Knoxville area Knoxville, TN expansion
Flag of California.svg Lancaster Rattlers Antelope Valley area Lancaster, CA USL Premier Development League
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Mass United Boston area Boston, MA expansion
Flag of Illinois.svg Quad City Eagles Quad Cities area Moline, IL expansion
Flag of California.svg San Diego Flash San Diego area San Diego, CA USL A-League
Flag of California.svg Santa Ana Winds Orange County area Santa Ana, CA expansion
Flag of New Hampshire.svg Seacoast United Phantoms Rockingham County area Hampton, NH expansion

Folding[]

Standings[]

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 Brooklyn Italians 10 7 1 2 26 11 +15 22
2 Seacoast United Phantoms 10 5 1 4 16 19 -3 16
3 New York Red Bulls NPSL 10 4 3 3 16 11 +5 15
4 New York Athletic Club 10 4 3 3 15 12 +3 15
5 Morris County Colonials 10 2 3 5 13 21 -8 9
6 Mass United 10 2 1 7 13 25 -12 7

Northeast Division - Keystone Conference[]

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Erie Admirals 12 10 1 1 30 11 +19 31
2 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 12 9 2 1 25 7 +18 29
3 Reading Revolution 12 8 1 3 28 13 +15 25
4 AC Crusaders 12 6 3 3 27 15 +12 21
5 FC Buffalo 12 5 1 6 21 15 +6 16
6 Pocono Snow 12 2 2 8 11 27 -16 8
7 Buxmont Torch FC 12 2 0 10 11 36 -25 6
8 New Jersey Blaze 12 1 0 11 12 41 -29 3

Southeast Division[]

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Jacksonville United 10 6 0 4 16 12 +4 18
2 Georgia Revolution 10 5 3 2 20 15 +5 18
3 Chattanooga FC 10 5 2 3 15 10 +5 17
4 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 10 4 2 4 14 13 +1 14
5 Knoxville Force 10 3 1 6 7 16 -9 10
6 Rocket City United 10 3 0 7 12 18 -6 9
7 FC Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Note: Jacksonville finished ahead of Georgia as NPSL rules state that the second tiebreaker after total points is number of victories. FC Tulsa chose not to compete in league play in 2011, and only played in the US Open Cup qualification tournament.

Midwest Division[]

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Milwaukee Bavarians 12 8 2 2 25 9 +16 26
2 Quad City Eagles 12 6 5 1 27 11 +16 23
3 Madison 56ers 12 6 3 3 34 14 +20 21
4 12 6 1 5 23 15 +8 19
5 Chicago Fire NPSL 12 4 3 5 18 16 +2 15
6 Minnesota Kings 12 2 2 8 9 34 -25 8
7 Eau Claire Aris 12 1 2 9 8 45 -37 5

West Division - Flight Northwest[]

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Hollywood United Hitmen 14 11 1 2 54 14 +40 34
2 Sacramento Gold 14 7 4 3 30 20 +10 25
3 Sonoma County Sol 14 7 3 4 38 23 +15 24
4 Bay Area Ambassadors 14 2 1 11 19 48 -29 7
5 Real San Jose 14 2 0 12 11 45 -34 6

West Division - Flight Southwest[]

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 San Diego Flash 14 10 1 3 37 16 +21 31
2 Santa Ana Winds FC 14 8 2 4 25 19 +6 26
3 FC Hasental 14 6 3 5 27 27 0 21
4 San Diego Boca 14 6 1 7 29 32 -3 19
5 Lancaster Rattlers 14 3 0 11 26 52 -26 9

Source: [1]

NPSL Playoffs[]

Format[]

Bracket[]

  Division Semifinals Division Finals National Semifinals National Final
                                     
  K1 Erie Admirals 1  
A1 Brooklyn Italians 0  
    1 Erie Admirals 2  
      4 Jacksonville United 4  
     
       
      4 Jacksonville United 3
  2 Hollywood United Hitmen 2
   
 
NW1 Hollywood United Hitmen 3     3 Milwaukee Bavarians 0
SW2 Santa Ana Winds FC 1       2 Hollywood United Hitmen 3  
NW1 Hollywood United Hitmen 1
   
  SW1 San Diego Flash 1     NW2 Sacramento Gold 0  
  NW2 Sacramento Gold 2  

Northeast Division Playoffs[]

Erie Admirals1 - 0Brooklyn Italians
72' Report

Erie, PA
Attendance: 450

West Division Playoffs[]

Hollywood United Hitmen3 - 1Santa Ana Winds
Bentil 17'
Whitfield 31'
50'		 Report Red card 10'
35'
Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 165
Referee: Omar Meza (USA)
San Diego Flash1 - 2Sacramento Gold
Pizarro 43' Report 35'
76'
Westview High School
San Diego, CA
Hollywood United Hitmen1 - 0Sacramento Gold
45' Report Red card 28'
Red card 44'
Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 135
Referee: Daniel Radford (USA)

NPSL Championship Tournament[]

Semi-Finals[]

Hollywood United Hitmen3 - 0Milwaukee Bavarians
Bentil 48'
Whitfield 67' 88'		 Report

Madison, AL
Erie Admirals2 - 4Jacksonville United
22'
58'		 Report Williams 42'
Krizanovic 61'
72'
73'

Madison, AL

Third Place Playoff[]

Milwaukee Bavarians0 - 5Erie Admirals
Report 33' 72'
67'
82'
88'

Madison, AL

NPSL All-Star Game[]

Rocket City United3 - 1NPSL All-Stars
27' 61'
90'		 Report 63'

Madison, AL
Referee: Joshua Morgan (USA)

NPSL Championship Game[]

Hollywood United Hitmen2 - 3Jacksonville United
Albarrán 31' 77' Report Krizanovic 17' 40' 87'

Madison, AL

Award Winners and Conference Teams[]

MVP: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC)

NPSL All-Star Team[]

F: (GEO), Jose Miranda (HOL), (SDB), (ERI), Chris Tsonis (SEA)
M: (SLV), (REA), (MAD), (ATL), (MAD), (ACC), Tyler Williams (JAC)
D: (ECA), (MAS), Marcos Mendez (GEO), (RCU), (BUF), (MCC), (CFC)
G: (LAN), Thomas Hunter (CFC)[4]

2011 National Championship Best 11[]

F: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC), Brent Whitfield (HOL)
M: Arturo Albarrán (HOL), (ERI), (MIL), (ERI), Ramak Safi (JAC)
D: (JAC), (JAC), Marcus Watson (HOL)
G: (JAC)[5]

U.S. Open Cup Qualifying[]

Four NPSL clubs gained berths to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup, one each from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West divisions.[6]

Northeast Division[]

Brooklyn Italians1 - 0FC Buffalo
25' Report

Brooklyn, NY
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley1 - 2Brooklyn Italians
Report

Bethlehem, PA

Southeast Division[]

First Round[]

Knoxville Force0 - 1Jacksonville United
Report Williams 53'
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
Rocket City United7 - 1FC Tulsa
13' 22' 33' 64'
59'
80'
88'		 Report 31'
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

Second Round[]

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves3 - 1Jacksonville United
28'
86'
90+'		 Report Williams 23'
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga FC2 - 0Rocket City United
65'
74'		 Report
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

Final[]

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves0 - 1
(AET)		Chattanooga FC
Report 116'
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

Midwest Division[]

Madison 56ers were granted the automatic berth for the Midwest Division by virtue of their 2010 division championship. The Midwest was the only NPSL division granting its 2011 U.S. Open Cup berth based on performance in the 2010 season.[7]

West Division[]

The Hollywood United Hitmen were given the berth for the West Division as a result of being the team with the best record over the first seven games of the 2011 regular season.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Krizanovic Leads Jacksonville to the NPSL Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  2. ^ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  3. ^ Silverbacks Reserves to Play in NPSL
  4. ^ "2011 NPSL All-Star Team". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  5. ^ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
  6. ^ "NPSL In The US Open Cup - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  7. ^ "Madison 56ers awarded NPSL Midwest US Open Cup spot".
  8. ^ "2011 US Open Cup qualifying update: Hollywood claims NPSL West berth after league ruling".
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