2013 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League
Season	2013
Champions	RVA Football Club
Matches played	314
Goals scored	1,173 (3.74 per match)
Biggest home win	FC Hasental 13, LV Stallions 0; (April 6)
Biggest away win	San Diego Flash 5, LV Stallions 0; (April 27)
Highest attendance	Tulsa Athletics 3,261
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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, , Quad City Eagles
West - Southwest	FC Hasental, FC Santa Clarita, Las Vegas Stallions, , 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
	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
	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[]

Play-offs structure determined by Winning percentage (PCT) instead of Points (P)

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		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[]

July 17, 2013
8:00 PM EDT

Brooklyn Italians	1 – 2	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley

Aviator Sports Complex
Brooklyn, New York

July 18, 2013
6:00 PM EDT

Greater Binghamton FC	2 – 1	New York Red Bulls NPSL

Greater Binghamton Sports Complex
Binghamton, New York

July 21, 2013
6:00 PM EDT

Greater Binghamton FC	0 – 1	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
		57'

Greater Binghamton Sports Complex
Binghamton, New York

South Region[]

July 13, 2013
8:00pm EDT

RVA Football Club	5 – 3	Jacksonville United
Belmar 5' Rendon 12' 84' Hanley 86' Bolt 89' (o.g.)	Report Report	4' 15' 42'

Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

July 13, 2013
7:30pm CDT

Tulsa Athletics	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Chattanooga FC
	Report Report
Penalties
	0 – 3	Ferraz

Drillers Stadium
Tulsa, Oklahoma

July 21, 2013
7:00pm EDT

RVA Football Club	1 – 0	Chattanooga FC
50'	Report

Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs[]

July 13, 2013
5:00 PM EDT

Detroit City FC	3 – 1	AFC Cleveland
Taylor 36' (pen.) 48' Cameron 72'	Report	60' (pen.)

Cass Technical High School Stadium
Detroit, MI

Attendance: 2,634

July 13, 2013
7:30 PM EDT

FC Buffalo	2 – 5	Erie Admirals S.C.
58' 90'	Report Report	16' 41' 69' 74' 83'

Cass Technical High School Stadium
Detroit, MI

July 14, 2013
3:00 PM EDT

Detroit City FC	1 - 4	Erie Admirals S.C.
45'	Report Report	23' 54' 67' 71'

Cass Technical High School Stadium
Detroit, MI

Attendance: 2,181

Midwest Region Final[]

July 20, 2013
6:00 PM CDT

Quad City Eagles	0 – 1	Erie Admirals S.C.
	Report	33'

Pleasant Valley High School
Riverdale, Iowa

West Region[]

July 13, 2013
5:30pm PDT

FC Hasental	5 – 8	Sacramento Gold

Calabasas High School
Calabasas, California

July 13, 2013
7:00pm PDT

Sonoma County Sol	3 – 0	San Diego Flash
40' 44' 50'

Rancho Cotate High School
Rohnert Park, California

July 20, 2013
7:00pm PDT

Sonoma County Sol	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Sacramento Gold
15' (o.g.) 97' 103'		7'

Rancho Cotate High School
Rohnert Park, California

NPSL Championship[]

Semi-Finals[]

July 27, 2013
7:30 PM EDT

RVA Football Club	4 – 0	Erie Admirals S.C.

Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

July 27, 2013
7:00 PM PDT

Sonoma County Sol	3 – 2	FC Sonic Lehigh Valley

Rancho Cotate High School
Rohnert Park, California

NPSL Championship Game[]

August 4, 2013
7:00 PM EDT

RVA Football Club	2 – 0	Sonoma County Sol
18' 88'

Sports Backers Stadium
Richmond, Virginia

References[]

^ "Athletics Win Opener in Dramatic Fashion - Tulsa Athletics". Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.
^ "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.
^ "United Shifts Focus". Mass United FC. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
^ "THE PLAYOFFS ARE COMING". National Premier Soccer League. June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.

[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.

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