2006 NPSL season

December 2013 March 2026 National Premier Soccer League 2006 Regular Season Champions Princeton 56ers (1st Title) Sacramento Knights (1st Title) 2005 2007 The 2006 National Premier Soccer League season was the 4th season of the NPSL. The season started in May 2006, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2006. Sacramento Knights finished the season as national champions, beating Princeton 56ers in the NPSL Championship game Changes From 2005 New Franchises Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation border|20px Denver Kickers Denver area Golden, CO expansion border|20px Phoenix Banat Storm Phoenix area Avondale, AZ expansion border|20px Redwood City Ruckus San Mateo County area San Bruno, CA expansion border|20px San Jose Frogs San Diego area Carlsbad, CA expansion border|20px Southern California Fusion San Diego area San Jose, CA expansion Name Changes Minnesota Blast changed its name to Minnesota NSC United Final standings Purple indicates division title clinched Northwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Sacramento Knights201235 412San Jose Frogs201244 403Sonoma County Sol201181 344Redwood City Ruckus206122 205Chico Rooks205105 206Salinas Valley Samba204133 15 Midwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Princeton 56ers10802 262Detroit Arsenal10721 223Minnesota TwinStars9441 134Milwaukee Bavarians10451 135Minnesota NSC United9270 66Grand Rapids Alliance10181 4 Southwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Albuquerque Asylum201352 412Southern California Fusion20974 313San Diego Pumitas20848 294Denver Kickers20875 295Phoenix Banat Storm206122 206Las Vegas Strikers203125 14 Playoffs Sacramento Knights 2 - 0 Princeton 56ers Bracket Semi-Finals Championship 30px 160px NW Sacramento Knights WC Detroit Arsenal MW Princeton 56ers SW Albuquerque Asylum NW Sacramento Knights 2 MW Princeton 56ers 0 West Division Semifinals Semifinals July 15, 2006 7:30 PM MDT Albuquerque Asylum 1–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20061125133158/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/ssp/news?news_id=97 San Diego Fusion Baca 67 Menaul School Albuquerque, New Mexico 4,000 estimated July 15, 2006 7:30 PM PDT Semifinals Sacramento Knights 5–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20061125133056/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/ssp/news?news_id=96 San Jose Frogs Nelle 24 44 Lupercio 26 Sims 57 Ricks-Chambers 60 Monteith 81 Cosumnes River College Sacramento, California West Division Final July 22, 2006 7:30 PM MDT Albuquerque Asylum 2–3 Sacramento Knights Baca 39 pen. Padgett 85 Nelle 30 37 Scammacca 60 Menaul School Albuquerque, New Mexico NPSL Championship Game July 29, 2006 7:00 PM CDT Princeton 56ers 0–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20061125133153/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/ssp/news?news_id=101 Sacramento Knights Chimienti 71 Renteria 90 Breese Stevens Field Madison, Wisconsin 1,351 References US soccer history archives for 2006 2006 Category:2006 in American men's soccer leagues