| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sacramento Gold |
← 2009 2011 → | |
The 2010 National Premier Soccer League season is the 8th season of the NPSL. The season began on April 3, 2010, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August. The NPSL had planned for form a Winter league that would play from September 2010 to March 2011 but when only three clubs were willing to participate the plans were dropped.[1] Those three clubs eventually ended up forming the SPSL for that Fall, though that league would fold the following Spring.
Changes from 2009
New clubs
- Twelve clubs joined the league this year, eleven new clubs and one returning to the NPSL after playing for several years in USASA regional amateur leagues:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Tea Men |
Boston area | North Andover, MA | expansion |
 Brooklyn Italians |
Borough of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY | expansion |
| FC Buffalo |
Buffalo area | Buffalo, NY | expansion |
 TSC Maryland Red Devils |
Baltimore area | Columbia, MD | expansion |
 Milwaukee Bavarians |
Milwaukee area | Milwaukee, WI | return from USASA |
 Minnesota Kings |
Minneapolis area | Minnetonka, MN | expansion |
 New Hampshire Mountaineers |
State of New Hampshire | Manchester, NH | expansion |
 New Jersey Blaze |
Central New Jersey area | Monmouth Junction, NJ | expansion |
| New York Red Bull NPSL |
New York area | Newark, NJ | expansion |
 Sacramento Gold |
Sacramento area | Sacramento, CA | expansion |
| San Diego Boca FC |
San Diego area | La Mesa, CA | expansion |
 FC Tulsa |
Tulsa area | Tulsa, OK | expansion |
Name changes
- Pennsylvania Stoners changed its name to FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Folding
- Eight teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Also, four teams which spent the 2009 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently:
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Northeast Keystone Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Sonic Lehigh Valley | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 31 |
| 2 | Erie Admirals | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 30 |
| 3 | FC Buffalo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Reading Revolution | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 32 | -12 | 15 |
| 5 | Pocono Snow | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 11 |
| 6 | TSC Maryland Red Devils | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 10 |
| 7 | New Jersey Blaze | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 4 |
Northeast Atlantic Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Red Bull NPSL | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 31 |
| 2 | Brooklyn Italians | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 31 |
| 3 | New Hampshire Mountaineers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 17 |
| 4 | Morris County Colonials | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 |
| 5 | New York Athletic Club | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 15 |
| 6 | Boston Tea Men | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 6 |
| 7 | Long Island Academy | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 36 | -31 | 3 |
Southeast Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattanooga FC | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 20 |
| 2 | FC Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 14 |
| 3 | Rocket City United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 12 |
| 4 | Pumas FC | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 7 |
| 5 | Atlanta FC | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 2 |
Midwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison 56ers | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 24 |
| 2 | Chicago Fire NPSL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 18 |
| 3 | Minnesota TwinStars FC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 17 |
| 4 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 13 |
| 5 | Minnesota Kings | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 10 |
| 6 | Eau Claire Aris | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 45 | -32 | 1 |
Northwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento Gold | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 22 |
| 2 | Real San Jose | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 17 |
| 3 | Bay Area Ambassadors | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 | San Diego Boca | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 15 |
| 5 | Sonoma County Sol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 11 |
| 6 | Southern Oregon Fuego | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 45 | -31 | 0 |
Playoffs
Northeast Division Playoff
Northwest Division Playoffs
Sacramento Gold 6-3 Bay Area Ambassadors
San Diego Boca 4-0 Real San Jose
National Semi-Finals
Sacramento Gold 4-1 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Chattanooga FC 2-0 Madison 56ers
Third Place Playoff
NPSL Championship Game
References
- ↑ "NPSL postpones 2010 Winter Season - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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