2009 NPSL season

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The 2009 National Premier Soccer League season was the 7th season of the NPSL. The season began on May 2, 2009, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2009. Sonoma County Sol finished the season as national champions, beating Erie Admirals 2-1 in the championship game on August 1, 2009.[1]

National Premier Soccer League
Season2009
ChampionsSonoma County Sol
2008
2010

Changes from 2008

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New franchises

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  • Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
  Bay Area Ambassadors San Francisco Bay area Hayward, CA expansion
  Buffalo City Buffalo area Buffalo, NY expansion
  Chattanooga FC Chattanooga area Chattanooga, TN expansion
  Eau Claire Aris Eau Claire area Eau Claire, WI expansion
  Erie Admirals Erie area Erie, PA expansion
  FC Indiana Indianapolis area Muncie, IN return from hiatus
  NorCal Lamorinda United Lamorinda area Orinda, CA expansion
  Pocono Snow Pocono Mountains area East Stroudsburg, PA expansion
  Pumas FC Greater Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion
  Reading Revolution Reading area Reading, PA expansion
  Saturn FC Marietta area East Point, GA expansion
  Southern Oregon Fuego Southern Oregon area Medford, OR expansion

Name changes

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Folding

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Standings

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Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot

Eastern Keystone Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Erie Admirals 10 9 0 1 21 6 +16 28
2 Buffalo City 10 8 2 0 22 7 +15 24
3 Pennsylvania Stoners 10 5 4 1 17 13 +4 16
4 Reading Revolution 10 3 6 1 12 23 -11 10
5 Pocono Snow 10 0 9 1 11 30 -19 1
6 Charm City 10 3 7 0 12 16 -4 0

Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.

Eastern Atlantic Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Boston Aztec 8 5 2 1 19 12 +17 13
2 Long Island Academy 8 4 1 3 20 16 +14 12
3 Maine Sting 8 3 2 3 14 15 -1 12
4 Morris County Colonials 8 3 4 1 16 14 +2 10
5 New York Athletic Club 8 1 7 0 8 29 -21 3

Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.

Southeast Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Rocket City United 8 5 2 1 18 9 +9 16
2 Atlanta FC 8 4 3 1 13 9 +4 13
3 Chattanooga FC 8 4 3 1 11 10 +1 13
4 Pumas FC 8 3 4 1 17 21 -4 10
5 Saturn FC 8 2 6 0 12 22 -10 6

Midwest Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Minnesota Twin Stars FC 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 16
2 Chicago Fire NPSL 8 5 2 1 24 10 +14 16
3 Madison 56ers 8 5 2 1 21 10 +11 16
4 Eau Claire Aris 8 1 7 0 7 29 -22 3
5 FC Indiana 8 2 5 1 9 21 -12 1

Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.

Western Division

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Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Sonoma County Sol 12 9 0 3 42 10 +32 30
2 NorCal Lamorinda United 12 7 4 1 24 14 +10 22
3 Bay Area Ambassadors 12 5 7 0 17 23 -6 15
4 Southern Oregon Fuego 12 4 7 1 17 23 -6 13
5 Real San Jose 12 3 5 4 15 17 -2 13
6 Salinas Valley Samba 12 2 7 3 10 38 -28 9

Playoffs

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Western Division Playoffs

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Semifinals Division Final
      
W1 Sonoma County Sol 4
W4 Southern Oregon Fuego 1
W1 Sonoma County Sol 2
W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1
W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1
W3 Bay Area Ambassadors 0

National Playoffs

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Playoff Semifinals Final
         
EK Erie Admirals 4
SE Rocket City United 2
EK Erie Admirals 2
EA Boston Aztec 0
EK Erie Admirals 1
W1 Sonoma County Sol 2
W1 Sonoma County Sol 4
MW Minnesota TwinStars FC 1

NPSL Championship Game

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Erie Admirals1–2 (a.e.t.)Sonoma County Sol
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References

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  1. ^ "Sonoma County Sol 2, Erie Admirals SC 1". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Chu, Evan (April 13, 2016). "Soccer in the Central Coast: Should the USL expand to Salinas?". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved May 20, 2019.