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National Premier Soccer League

Founded	2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Country	United States
Confederation	U.S. Soccer
Divisions	14 conferences in 4 regions
Number of clubs	92
Domestic cup(s)	U.S. Open Cup
Current champions	El Farolito SC (1st title)
Most championships	Miami FC (2 titles)
TV partners	YouTube (online streaming)
Website	npsl.com
Current: 2024 NPSL season

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup. It is the successor of the Men's Premier Soccer League, a regional league originally based in the Western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 29 states. The league's motto is "A National League with a Regional Focus".

Competition format

The National Premier Soccer League is divided into four separate regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). Each region is divided into conferences with a varying number of teams per conference. The regular season runs from May to July with the exception of the West Region that has historically started in late March or early April.

The NPSL currently has automatic berths in the U.S. Open Cup where they gain eligibility towards the CONCACAF Champions League.

History

The National Premier Soccer League began in 2003 as the Men's Premier Soccer League (MPSL) initially as an offshoot of the Women's Premier Soccer League, and marked the first instance of a women's soccer league spawning a men's league. The league's first two champions were the Arizona Sahuaros, who had defected to the MPSL from the USL D-3 Pro League, and the Utah Salt Ratz.

The league expanded into the Midwest in 2005 with the addition of several new teams and a new conference, and changed its name to National Premier Soccer League to reflect its new national footprint; a team from the expansion conference – Detroit Arsenal – won the league in its first year after its eastward expansion. The NPSL expanded further in 2007 with the addition of a new Northeast Conference and five new teams from the eastern United States. The first team from the East to win the national NPSL title was the Pennsylvania Stoners in 2008. The league has since continued to expand, adding more teams throughout the entirety of the country.

Since its inception, the league has managed to place at least one team actively playing under its banner into U.S. Open Cup competition. Though the showing of the NPSL in US Open Cup play was typically only one or two teams in its first six years, the 2009 and 2010 cups have seen four and three, respectively, NPSL teams in each tournament. The recent success of the NPSL in USASA qualifying has encouraged a movement by which the league could have automatic berths in the final tournament. The furthest a team from the NPSL has reached in the US Open Cup during the professional era (1997 and onward after the entry of MLS teams) has been the third round. However, the Brooklyn Italians have won the US Open Cup outright before the existence of either MLS or the NPSL.

Although no team has ever won the league twice, the Miami FC camp has won the championship twice as a club. Its reserve team (Miami FC 2) won the 2018 title, and its first team (Miami FC) won the 2019 championship.

Status

Officially the USSF does not recognize formal levels of the soccer pyramid below the professional 3rd tier. The USSF does not officially recognize distinctions between amateur soccer leagues in the United States. However, the USASA sanctions affiliated, but separately run, national leagues that are recognized in practical terms as playing at a higher level than the USASA state association leagues; for example, they receive automatic berths to the US Open Cup. In November 2022, USASA announced it had established a Tier 1, which would be its top national tier. This designation would be based on financial stability and sustainability. After 20 years of association with USASA, NPSL would become their first Tier 1 league.

The National Premier Soccer League attracts top amateur talent from around the United States. NPSL does not have any age limits or restrictions, thus incorporating both college players and former professional players alike.

Regional Conferences

In the fall of 2024, NPSL announced the establishment of regional conference leagues that will provide a path for more teams to reach the Tier 1 status full NPSL teams have with USASA. The first conference will be the Pacific Conference and will exist of the following six teams: JASA Redwood City, Marin County SC, Racing Sacramento City FC, Real San Jose, San Leandro United FC, and Yemen United California. The new conference will start in the fall of 2024.

Organization

The NPSL is organized in a mostly decentralized structure and is managed as a team-run league. Each year the member clubs help elect a chairman, treasurer, and secretary and an eight-member board of directors. Each team is individually owned and operated, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards. New teams seeking membership into the NPSL are subject to approval from an executive committee of existing team owners. Member clubs have the right to make localized decisions for their respective markets, conferences, and regions based on what they believe is best for their particular region. Each conference is managed by the individual member clubs and elects a conference commission each year.

The current chairman is Kenny Farrell of the New Orleans Jesters.

The costs to join the league as of 2016 are reported to be a one-time $15,000 franchise fee and a $5,250 annual league fee. The low entry fee compared to USL League Two's of $50,000 has made the league an attractive alternative to teams looking to compete at the highest level of amateur play.

The league requires that all teams play in stadiums with at least 500 seats, a scoreboard, and locker rooms with showers for both teams and officials. The home team is also responsible for providing water and food for the visiting team, ensuring there is a trainer or doctor on-site for the match, and paying the referees fees at the end of each game.

Sponsorship and partnerships

Mitre Sports International provided the official ball for the NPSL starting in 2014. Global Scarves began providing custom soccer scarves throughout the league, and worked with the NPSL on various events and contests to increase awareness and fervor throughout the 2014 NPSL season. Renegade GK, hummel, MyCujoo, Passage, Carbon Athletics, GCG Sports, Activate Canopy, and HomeLight are all listed as current business partners (2021).

Teams

Current teams

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	First NPSL Season	Head coach
East Region
Keystone East Conference
Jackson Lions FC	Toms River, New Jersey	Donovan Catholic High School	2014	2022	William Fraley
FC Motown	Madison, New Jersey	Ranger Stadium	2012	2013	Dilly Duka
Philadelphia Union Development Squad	Wayne, Pennsylvania	YSC Sports Complex	2023	2023	Fred da Silva
West Chester Predators	West Chester, Pennsylvania	West Chester United Turf Field	1976	2024	Blaise Santangelo
Keystone West Conference
Electric City Shock	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Fitzpatrick Field	2013	2014	James Bell
Hershey FC	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Hershey High School Stadium	2013	2013	Dustin Bixler
Pennsylvania Classics	Manheim, Pennsylvania	Spooky Nook Sports Lancaster	2004	2022
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Ukrainian American Sport Center	1950	2022
West Chester United SC	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Ciccarone Field	1976	2017	Blaise Santangelo
Mid-Atlantic Conference
Alexandria Reds	Alexandria, Virginia	Limerick Field	1970	2022
Alexandria Rough Diamonds	Washington, D.C.	Catholic University of America	2016	2023
Annapolis Blues FC	Annapolis, Maryland	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	2022	2023	Colin Herriot
DMV Elite FC	Bladensburg, Maryland	Bladensburg High School	2022	2024	Gustavo Onaindia
FC Frederick	Frederick, Maryland	Thomas Athletic Field	1986	2015	Chris Spinks
Grove Soccer United	Glen Allen, Virginia	Deep Run High School	2021	2022
Virginia Beach City FC	Norfolk, Virginia	Powhatan Field	2013	2014	Stéphane Thys
Virginia Dream FC	Falls Church, Virginia	Meridian High School	2022	2023	TBD
North Atlantic Conference
Hartford City FC	Hartford, Connecticut	Trinity Health Stadium	2015	2017	Nick Balistierri
New Jersey United AC	Holmdel, New Jersey	Roggy Field	2024	2024	Fernando Barboto
New York Shockers	Albany, New York	Afrim's Sports Park	2021	2021	Matt Esposito
Syracuse FC	Syracuse, New York	David W. Murphy Field	2017	2017	Matt Tantalo
Valeo FC	Newton, Massachusetts	Solomon Schechter Day School	2008	2020	Corlton Simmond
South Region
Gulf Coast Sunshine Conference
Columbus United	Columbus, Georgia	Kinnett Stadium	2023	2024	Brett Teach
Global Soccer Pathways	Naples, Florida	Community School of Naples
Jacksonville Armada U-23	Jacksonville, Florida	Southern Oak Stadium	2010	2016	Tommy Križanović
Miami Dutch Lions FC	Olympia Heights, Florida	Tropical Park Stadium	2019	2020	Robert Stoutenburg
Naples United FC	Naples, Florida	Fleischmann Park	2017	2017	Vicente Sandoval
New Orleans Jesters	New Orleans, Louisiana	Pan American Stadium	2003	2013	Kenny Farrell
Pensacola FC	Pensacola, Florida	Ashton Brosnaham Stadium	2013	2020	Dean Logan
Tallahassee SC	Tallahassee, Florida	Gene Cox Stadium	2018	2020	Josh Bruno
Heartland Conference
Arkansas Wolves FC	Little Rock, Arkansas	Scott Field	2018	2021	Sabello Lwongwane
Demize NPSL	Springfield, Missouri	Cooper Stadium	2014	2014	Matthew Caley
Lone Star Conference
FC Brownsville	Brownsville, Texas	Brownsville Sports Park	2018	2018
CF10 Houston FC	Katy, Texas	British International School of Houston	2017	2018
Denton Diablos FC	Denton, Texas	Texas Woman's University	2018	2019	Armando Pelaez
Fort Worth Vaqueros FC	Fort Worth, Texas	W.O. Barnes Memorial Stadium	2014	2014	Tony Merola
Laredo Heat SC	Laredo, Texas	PEG Energy Stadium	2004	2018	Johnny Clifford
Lubbock Matadors SC	Lubbock, Texas	Lowrey Field at Plains Capital Park (2022,2024) / Pirate Stadium at First United Park (2023)	2021	2022	Brandon Misuraca
West Texas FC	Midland, Texas	Astound Broadband Stadium	2023	2023	Victor Domingues
Southeast Conference
865 Alliance	Knoxville, Tennessee	TBD	2008	2023	Mike Meyer
Apotheos FC	Kennesaw, Georgia	Silverbacks Park	2021	2022	Bruno Kalonji
Appalachian FC	Boone, North Carolina	Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex	2020	2021	Dale Parker
Bristol Rhythm AFC	Bristol, Virginia	Gene Malcolm Stadium	2024	2024	Louis Sharp
Charlottetowne Hops FC	Charlotte, North Carolina	OrthoCarolina Sportsplex	2023	2023	TBD
Greenville United FC	Greenville, North Carolina	John Paul II Catholic High School Athletic Campus	2020	2023	Josh Horne
Hickory FC	Hickory, North Carolina	Moretz Stadium		2024	Carlos Rubio
Port City FC	Wilmington, North Carolina	Legion Stadium (North Carolina)	2014	2024	Nate Torbett
Midwest Region
Gateway Conference
Club Atletico Saint Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Creve Couer Soccer Complex	2016	2022	Ricardo Garza
Des Moines United FC	West Des Moines, Iowa	MidAmerican Recplex	2017	2023	JR Fernandes
Ehtar Belleville FC	Belleville, Illinois	Valley of the Kings Campus	2023	2023	Andrew Crawford
FC Milwaukee Torrent	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Hart Park	2015	2016	Steve Provan
Gio's Lions SC Chicago	Chicago, Illinois			2024
Kansas City Sol	Parkville, Missouri	Julian Field	2023	2023	Huw Williams
Sunflower State FC	Overland Park, Kansas	Mill Valley High School Field	2020	2022	Nick McDonald
Wisconsin Conquerors FC	Marshfield, Wisconsin	Kenneth & Ardyce Heiting Community Stadium		2024	Ricardo Jorge Oliveira Pedro
Great Lakes Conference
Akron City FC	Akron, Ohio	Green Street Stadium	2021	2022	Kia Zolgharnain
Cleveland SC	Berea, Ohio	George Finnie Stadium	2018	2018	Vlad Muresan
Erie Commodores FC	Erie, Pennsylvania	Saxon Stadium	2009	2009	Ashley Phillips
Flower City Union	Rochester, New York	Rochester Community Sports Complex Stadium	2020	2024	Jordan Sullivan
Michigan Rangers FC	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Davenport University Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex		2024	Stuart Collins
Niagara 1812	Niagara Falls, New York			2024	Lucio Ianiero
Southern Indiana Guardians FC				2024
Steel City FC (previously Pittsburgh Hotspurs)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Founders Field	2019	2019	Tom Campbell
North Conference
Dakota Fusion FC	Fargo, North Dakota	Jim Gotta Stadium	2015	2017	Alex Trent
Duluth FC	Duluth, Minnesota	Public Schools Stadium	2015	2017	Sean Morgan
Joy St. Louis Park	St. Louis Park, Minnesota	Oriole Stadium	2021	2021	Arinze Ezirike
Minnesota Blizzard FC	Lakeville, Minnesota	Lakeville North High School Stadium		2024	Forrest Randall
Minnesota TwinStars FC	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota	Park Center Senior High School	1997	2022
Sioux Falls Thunder FC	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Harrisburg High School	2016	2016
Siouxland United FC	Sioux City, Iowa	Bishop Heelan Memorial Field	2023	2024	Robbie Carroll
West Region
Golden Gate Conference
California Odyssey SC	Madera, California	Madera South HS Stadium	2002	2023	David Santesteban
El Farolito SC	San Francisco, California	Boxer Stadium	1985	2018	Santiago Lopez
Oakland Stompers	Oakland, California	Raimondi Park	2009	2021
Sacramento Gold FC	Sacramento, California	Capital Christian Stadium	2009	2010	Ruben Mora Jr.
Southwest Conference
FCAZ Tucson	Tucson, AZ	Kino Sports Complex
FC Arizona	Gilbert, Arizona	Campo Verde High School	2016	2017	Dave Rogers
Glendale Lions FC	Glendale, California	Herbert Hoover High School
Las Vegas Knights FC
Las Vegas Legends	Las Vegas, Nevada	Peter Johann Memorial Field	2012	2020	Juan Carlos García
Lions United (previously SC Brave Lions)	Glendale, California	Glendale Community College	2021	2022	Artur Aghasyan

Future teams

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	Joining	Head coach
FC Pride Elite	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lawrence Soccer Complex	2001	2025	Jamie Gilbert
Ristozi FC	Baltimore, Maryland	Mustang Stadium	2022	2025	Dylan Shepherd
Players Development Academy	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Walter E. Nolan Stadium		2025	Dan Keefe
District Elite FC	Washington D.C.	University of the District of Columbia	2012	2025	TBD
Santa Cruz Futbol Club	Framingham, Massachusetts			2025	Tiago Oliveira

Expansion

Rivalries

Many NPSL teams have rivalries given the close geography of the teams throughout the league. The most notable rivalry was the Rust Belt Derby contested between Detroit City FC, AFC Cleveland, and FC Buffalo. The name refers to the teams' shared region, the Rust Belt. Another intense rivalry existed between the San Diego Flash and San Diego Boca/Force FC, which were crosstown rivals in San Diego. Until the 2013 sale and rebranding of Force FC from Boca FC, the ownership groups of the two clubs were previously partners in the original San Diego Flash club of the A-League that competed from 1998 to 2001.

1. Two game series ended 5–5, with both away teams winning 3–2
2. Game ended 1–1 with no away goal tiebreaker in place
3. Dallas City went on hiatus for the 2018 season, meaning no competition for the cup was held
4. Event returned in 2020, but only with Tulas Athletic and UPSL side Deportivo Alacranes taking part
5. San Diego Boca folded after the 2013 season. The Flash did not take part in the 2016 season, meaning the derby was contested by the two new San Diego teams, Albion SC Pros and North County Battalion.
6. Series ended tied 3–3 after two games
7. 2012 series ended in tie, home team won respected leg 3–1
8. Derby not played in 2013 as Atlanta went on hiatus

NPSL Members Cup

The NPSL Members Cup, originally called the NPSL Founders Cup, was a competition that ran from August to October 2019. It was initially intended to lead to a new professional league beginning play in the spring of 2020. However, following the departure of numerous previously announced teams and issues in launching the professional league the tournament was altered.

Detroit City FC won the cup on October 16, 2019, when the team defeated Michigan Stars FC, 1–0, in the penultimate game of the tournament.

Records and champions

Awards

NPSL Golden Boot

NPSL Golden Boot

Season	Player	Club	Goals	Ref.
2014	Victor Manosalvas	New York Red Bulls U-23	12
	Jason Jones	Sacramento Gold FC
	David Hernandez	Spartans FC
2015	Miguel Herlein	New York Cosmos B	16
	Simon Rawnsley	Aguiluchos USA
2016	Nana Addai	Rhode Island Reds	18
	Simon Rawnsley	Aguiluchos USA
2017	Alessandro Canale	Orange County FC	18
	Amani Walker	Albion SC Pros
2018	Omar Nuño	Sonoma County Sol	20
2019	César Mexia	FC Arizona	18
2020	none awarded due to COVID-19
2021	Sidney Warden	Duluth FC	16
2022	Damani Camara	FC Columbus	15
2023	Yu Tsukanome	Dakota Fusion FC	16

NPSL Golden Ball

NPSL Golden Ball

Season	Player	Club	Ref.
2013	Ross Middlemiss	Sonoma County Sol
2014	Victor Manosalvas	New York Red Bulls U-23
2015	Jon Ander Ibarrondo	Myrtle Beach Mutiny
2016	Isaac Addai	RI Reds
2017	Jade Johnson	Dakota Fusion FC
2018	Matt Nigro	FC Motown
2019	Christian Enriquez	Albion San Diego
2020	none awarded due to COVID-19
2021	Sam Coad	Denton Diablos FC
2022	Christian Soto Rincon	Crossfire Redmond
2023	Dennis Bates	Appalachian FC

NPSL Golden Glove

NPSL Golden Glove

Season	Player	Club	Ref.
2014	Gregory Hartley	Chattanooga FC
2015	Gregory Hartley	Chattanooga FC
2016	Gregory Hartley	Chattanooga FC
2017	Andrew Weber	FC Arizona
2018	Jan Hoffelner	Duluth FC
2019	Christian Coulson	Virginia Beach City FC
2020	none awarded due to COVID-19
2021	Conor Cable	Cleveland SC
2022	Connor Durant	Laredo Heat
2023	Griffin Hemmindinger	Annapolis Blues FC

NPSL Young Player of the Year

NPSL Young Player of the Year

Season	Player	Club	Ref.
2018	Joseph Okumu	AFC Ann Arbor
2019	Jamie Smith	Asheville City SC
2020	none awarded due to COVID-19
2021	Ben Bender	FC Baltimore Christos
2022	Josh Jones	Philadelphia Ukrainians
2023	Kenan Hot	Jackson Lions FC

NPSL Coach of the Year

NPSL Coach of the Year

Season	Coach	Club	Ref.
2013	Grover Gibson	RVA FC
2014	Bill Elliott	Chattanooga FC
2015	Bill Elliott	Chattanooga FC
2016	Bill Elliott	Chattanooga FC
2017	Teddy Haley	Elm City Express
2018	Carlos Mendes	New York Cosmos B
2019	Larry Sancomb	FC Baltimore Christos
2020	none awarded due to COVID-19
2021	Levi Coleman	Tulsa Athletic
2022	Dale Parker	Appalachian FC
2023	Paul Gilbert	Lubbock Matadors SC

Back-office

Executive committee

• Kenny Farrell – New Orleans Jesters – chairman
• John Nunan – Sacramento Gold FC – corporate secretary
• Steven Wagoner – Virginia Beach City FC – corporate treasurer
• Cindy Spera - managing director (non-voting)

NPSL board of directors

• Michael Hitchcock - East - Appalachian FC
• Nathan Walter - South - Jacksonville Armada U-23
• Andreas Davi - Midwest - FC Milwaukee Torrent
• Nick Ballestieri - East - Hartford City FC
• Juan J Vela - South - Laredo Heat
• John Melody - Midwest - Erie Commodores FC
• William Forte - West - East Bay FC Stompers

NPSL leadership staff

• Cindy Spera – managing director
• Gary Moody – media relations
• Paul Scott – director of officials
• Dina Case – director of membership development
• Robin Shacket – director of operations and club services
• Jeff Pejsa – brand manager

eSports

In April 2020, the NPSL launched a competitive gaming competition to promote the growth of the league in new areas. The league hopes to "bring its community members together for friendly competition on a virtual pitch". The first nine clubs to formally join the new eSports league were Atlantic City FC, Central Florida Panthers SC, Denton Diablos FC, Duluth FC, Fort Worth Vaqueros, FC Milwaukee Torrent, Muskegon Risers, Gate City FC, and Ozark FC.

The league partnered with Virtual Pro Gaming to assist in operations of the league. Clubs will play full 11 v 11 in pro clubs mode, on FIFA, EA Sports video game.

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