2012 NPSL season

The 2012 National Premier Soccer League season is the 10th season of the NPSL.

National Premier Soccer League
Season2012
ChampionsFC Sonic
Biggest home win9–0 Sacramento Gold over San Francisco Stompers
Biggest away win7–0 Morris County Colonials over Pocono Snow
← 2011
2013 →

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences
Locations of NPSL clubs for 2012. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes From 2011

Name Changes/Rebrands

The Santa Ana Winds' NPSL side is now affiliated with the Fullerton Rangers. The Lancaster Rattlers have moved to become FC Santa Clarita.[1]

New Franchises

13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Junior Lone Star FC Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Expansion Team
Phoenix Monsoon Phoenix, AZ San Tan Valley, Arizona Expansion Team
Detroit City FC Detroit, MI Detroit, Michigan Expansion Team
Mississippi Storm Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Biloxi, Mississippi Expansion Team
F.C. New York New York City Queens, New York USL Professional Division
Greater Binghamton FC Binghamton, NY Binghamton, NY Expansion Team
AFC Cleveland Cleveland, OH Parma, OH Expansion Team
Rhode Island Reds F.C. Providence, RI Cranston, RI Expansion Team
Seacoast United Mariners Rockingham County, NH Portsmouth, NH Expansion Team
North Coast Tsunami North Coast, CA Eureka, CA Expansion Team
Jersey City Eagles Jersey City, NJ Jersey City, NJ Expansion Team
San Francisco Stompers FC San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Expansion Team
Myrtle Beach FC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Expansion Team

Folding

Chicago Fire NPSL  IL
Hollywood United Hitmen  CA
Minnesota Kings  MN
New Jersey Blaze  NJ

On Hiatus

FC Reading Revolution  PA

Standings

As of 7/22/12
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 New York Red Bulls NPSL 14 11 0 3 35 12 +23 33
2 Brooklyn Italians 14 10 1 3 31 15 +16 31
3 New York Athletic Club 12 6 3 3 28 17 +11 21
4 Rhode Island Reds 13 5 4 4 18 23 −5 19
5 Mass United 13 4 1 8 23 28 −5 13
6 Seacoast United Phantoms 14 3 4 7 17 30 −13 13
7 Seacoast United Mariners 14 2 5 7 17 26 −9 11
8 FC New York 14 2 4 8 10 28 −18 10

Northeast Division – Keystone Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 FC Sonic 12 10 1 1 22 3 +19 31
2 Morris County Colonials 11 7 3 1 34 15 +19 24
3 Jersey City Eagles FC 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
4 AC Crusaders 10 4 0 6 18 27 −9 12
5 Junior Lone Star FC 12 4 0 8 19 30 −11 12
6 Pocono Snow 12 2 3 7 8 24 −16 9
7 Buxmont Torch FC 12 1 3 8 20 27 −7 6

South-Southeast Conference-East
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Georgia Revolution 10 7 1 2 30 16 +14 22
2 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 17
3 Myrtle Beach FC 10 4 0 6 11 25 −14 12
4 Jacksonville United 10 3 2 5 21 23 −2 11

South-Southeast Conference-West
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Chattanooga FC 10 6 3 1 23 8 +15 21
2 Knoxville Force 10 6 0 4 14 13 +1 18
3 Rocket City United 10 3 2 5 13 12 +1 11
4 Mississippi Storm 10 1 0 9 11 33 −22 3

South-South Central Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 FC New Orleans 21107434
2 Galveston Pirate SC 4112714−74
3 Texas South Devils 21016333

[note 1]

South-South Central Conference (Additional teams)
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Galveston Pirate SC 95132118316
2 FC New Orleans 21107434
3 Texas South Devils 21017253
4 America USA 21015413
5 Regals SCA 100113−20
5 Club America Academy 200206−60
5 FC Tulsa 00000000

[note 2]

Midwest-Central Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Madison 56ers 12 9 0 3 33 13 +20 27
2 Milwaukee Bavarians 12 8 0 4 39 29 +10 24
3 Quad City Eagles 12 5 3 4 23 21 +2 18
4 Minnesota TwinStars FC 12 5 2 5 34 29 +5 17
5 Eau Claire Aris FC 12 0 1 11 18 55 −37 1

Midwest-Great Lakes Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Erie Admirals 12 6 5 1 28 17 +11 23
2 Detroit City FC 12 5 5 2 26 10 +16 20
3 AFC Cleveland 12 4 7 1 22 15 +7 19
4 Greater Binghamton FC 12 2 3 7 14 29 −15 9
5 FC Buffalo 12 1 4 7 11 30 −19 7

West Division – Northern Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Bay Area Ambassadors 14 9 1 4 34 17 +17 28
2 Sonoma County Sol 14 6 4 4 27 21 +6 22
3 Sacramento Gold 14 7 1 6 36 31 +5 22
4 Real San Jose 14 5 4 5 29 20 +9 19
5 San Francisco Stompers 13 3 3 7 12 42 −30 12
6 North Coast Tsunami 13 3 1 9 11 30 −19 10

West Division – Southern Conference
Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 San Diego Flash 14 11 2 1 51 12 +39 35
2 FC Santa Clarita 14 8 3 3 40 24 +16 27
3 Fullerton Rangers 14 8 2 4 35 24 +8 26
4 San Diego Boca 14 5 3 6 33 27 +6 18
5 FC Hasental 14 4 2 8 20 27 −7 14
6 Phoenix Monsoon 12 0 0 12 6 59 −53 0

Source:

Playoffs

[2]

Format

NORTHEAST
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Conference play in a crossover playoff.

WEST
The top two finishers in the North and South place in a crossover playoff.

MIDWEST-CENTRAL
No playoff. Champion qualifies for National Tournament.

MIDWEST-GREAT LAKES
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament.

SOUTHEAST
East and West Division winners play each other for Championship.

Northeast Division Playoffs
FC Sonic2–0Brooklyn Italians
Strunk  30'
Fraser  63'
New York Red Bulls NPSL2–0Morris County Colonials
Gurel  86'
Akinyode  90'		 Report
FC Sonic3–2New York Red Bulls NPSL
Sales  16'
Mustac  26'
Letourneau  40'		 Report Westlake  58'
Metzger  70'
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
K1 FC Sonic 2
A2 Brooklyn Italians 0
K1 FC Sonic 3
A1 New York Red Bulls NPSL 2
A1 New York Red Bulls NPSL 2
K2 Morris County Colonials 0

West Division Playoffs
Bay Area Ambassadors3–2FC Santa Clarita
Klimenta  21'
Samy  65' (pen.)
Walle  84'		 Bueno  15'
Hindjosa  32'
Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA
San Diego Flash2–2 (a.e.t.)Sonoma County Sol
Valle  90+3'
DuBois  101'		 Ferreira  61'
Callahan  118'
Penalties
Pizarro
DuBois
Perez-Bernal
Ortega 		2–4 Middlemiss
Lombardi
Larson
Ferreira
Bay Area Ambassadors4–1Sonoma County Sol
Keyes  3'
Klimenta  18'  29'
Cashmere  90'		 Report Callahan  70'
Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 3
S2 FC Santa Clarita 2
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 4
N2 Sonoma County Sol 1
S1 San Diego Flash 2(2)
N2 Sonoma County Sol (AET) (PEN) 2(4)

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs
Erie Admirals SC1–0Greater Binghamton FC
Howard  16' Report
Detroit City FC1–2AFC Cleveland
Bethel  3' Report Bell  22'
Schmitt  90+1'
Erie Admirals SC1–1 (a.e.t.)AFC Cleveland
Mahon  45' Report Miller  80' (pen.)
Penalties
Livingston
Kennedy
Mahon
Johnstone
Latifi 		3–4 Winters
Manna
Earnest
Bell
Matlock
Attendance: 800
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1
GL4 Greater Binghamton FC 0
GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1(3)
GL3 AFC Cleveland (AET) (PEN) 1(4)
GL2 Detroit City FC 1
GL3 AFC Cleveland 2

South-Southeast Final
Georgia Revolution0–1Chattanooga FC
Report Trude  72'
RYSA Soccerplex
Conyers, GA

Midwest Final
AFC Cleveland1–2Madison 56ers
Bell  45'
Knight  54'
Matlock  67'		 Report McCrary  30'  47'
Balshaw  85'
O'Connor  90+4'

NPSL Championship

[3]

Semi-Finals
FC Sonic2–0Madison 56ers
Graf  57' (pen.)
Fraser  75'		 Report
Chattanooga FC3–2Bay Area Ambassadors
Stewart  10'
Rardon  31'
Trude  78'		 Report Cashmere  69'
Clemens  88'

Third Place Playoff
Madison 56ers3–2Bay Area Ambassadors
Pitts  20'
Holbein  23'
Holbein  50'		 Report Lopes  40'
Cashmere  57'

NPSL Championship Game
FC Sonic1–0Chattanooga FC
Sandercock  78' Report
National Semifinals National Championship
      
K1 FC Sonic 2
C1 Madison 56ers 0
K1 FC Sonic 1
SW1 Chattanooga FC 0
SW1 Chattanooga FC 3
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 2

Notes
  1. The South-South Central Conference did not play any games after June 16, 2012.
  2. This South-South Central Conference table includes teams from the 2012 South-South Central Conference schedule. The conference did not play any games after June 30, 2012.

References
  1. "Rangers ready for NPSL season". Fullerton Rangers. Pitchero. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "PLAYOFF PICTURE". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Visitor and Ticket Information". sdspsoccermarketing.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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