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2013 NPSL season

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.

National Premier Soccer League
Season2013
ChampionsRVA Football Club
Matches played314
Goals scored1,173 (3.74 per match)
Biggest home winFC Hasental 13, LV Stallions 0
(April 6)
Biggest away winSan Diego Flash 5, LV Stallions 0
(April 27)
Highest attendanceTulsa Athletics 3,261 [1]
← 2012
2014 →

Format

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Summary of Regions and Conferences

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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, Minnesota TwinStars FC, Quad City Eagles
West - Southwest FC Hasental, FC Santa Clarita, Las Vegas Stallions, Orange County Pateadores FC, 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

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The following changes regarding team relocation, rebranding, or expansion are effective for the 2013 NPSL season:

Return from Hiatus

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Team Name Metro Area Location
  FC Reading Revolution Reading, PA Reading, PA

New Teams

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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
  Orange County Pateadores FC 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

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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
  Fullerton Rangers 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

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As of 7/14/13

Key to colours in group tables
2013 Division Title
2013 Playoff Team

Northeast Region

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Atlantic Division

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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

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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

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Mid-Atlantic Division

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Central Division

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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

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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

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Southern Division

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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 Orange County Pateadores FC 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

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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

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Format

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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

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Brooklyn Italians1 – 2FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Greater Binghamton FC2 – 1New York Red Bulls NPSL
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Greater Binghamton FC0 – 1FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Report Dotzman   57'
Attendance: 1,000

South Region

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RVA Football Club5 – 3Jacksonville United
Belmar   5'
Rendon   12'
Grant   84'
Hanley   86'
Bolt   89' (o.g.)		 Report
Report		 Safi   4'
Krizanovic   15'
Glenn   42'
Tulsa Athletics0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		Chattanooga FC
Report
Report
Penalties
 
 
 		 0 – 3 Ferraz  
Stewart  
Charmey  
RVA Football Club1 – 0Chattanooga FC
Grant   50' Report

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

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Detroit City FC3 – 1AFC Cleveland
Taylor   36' (pen.)
Myers   48'
Cameron   72'		 Report Bell   60' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,634
FC Buffalo2 – 5Erie Admirals S.C.
Mort   58'   90' Report
Report		 Howard   16'   41'
Deakin   69'
Colton   74'
Jones   83'
Detroit City FC1 - 4Erie Admirals S.C.
Myers   45' Report
Report		 Deakin   23'
Colton   54'
Jones   67'   71'
Attendance: 2,181

Midwest Region Final

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Quad City Eagles0 – 1Erie Admirals S.C.
Report Latifi   33'

West Region

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FC Hasental5 – 8Sacramento Gold
Sonoma County Sol3 – 0San Diego Flash
Daly   40'
Spann   44'
Middlemiss   50'
Sonoma County Sol3 – 1
(a.e.t.)		Sacramento Gold
Madu   15' (o.g.)
Frame   97'
Taufer   103'		 Fonseca   7'

NPSL Championship

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Semi-finals

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RVA Football Club4 – 0Erie Admirals S.C.
Sonoma County Sol3 – 2FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
 Report
Attendance: 800

NPSL Championship Game

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RVA Football Club2 – 0Sonoma County Sol
Grant   18'
Bel   88'		 Report
Attendance: 1,496[5]

References

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  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.
  5. ^ @NPSLSoccer (August 4, 2013). "Attendance tonight is 1,496. Great job by the fans from RVAFC and SonomaCountySol" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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