2004 MPSL season

August 2023 March 2026 Men's Premier Soccer League 2004 Regular Season Champions Chico Rooks (1st Title) Utah Salt Ratz (1st Title) KC Nordfors, Utah13 goals 79 311 2003 2005 The 2004 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the MPSL. Utah Salt Ratz finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Sahuaros in the MPSL Championship game Changes from 2003 New Franchises Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation border|20px Albuquerque Asylum Albuquerque area Albuquerque, NM expansion border|20px Idaho Wolves State of Idaho Idaho Falls, ID expansion border|20px Sacramento Knights Sacramento area Sacramento, CA expansion border|20px Salinas Valley Samba Salinas Valley area Salinas, CA expansion border|20px Sonoma County Sol Sonoma County area Santa Rosa, CA expansion Folding One team left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Tucson Tiburons - Tucson, Arizona Final standings Purple indicates regular season title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Chico Rooks161321514011402Albuquerque Asylum161240401624363Arizona Sahuaros16115027189334Utah Salt Ratz161150441628335Salinas Valley Samba16961352114286Sonoma County Sol16970412516277Sacramento Knights15870342014248Las Vegas Strikers1631301939 -2099Northern Nevada Aces1621401271 -59610Idaho Wolves150150861 -530 the first tiebreaker used was head-to-head results, which explains why Arizona finished ahead of Utah despite having an inferior goal difference and scoring less goals. Playoffs Semi finals Utah Salt Ratz 1-0 Chico Rooks Arizona Sahuaros 4-1 Albuquerque Asylum Final Utah Salt Ratz 4-2 Arizona Sahuaros Bracket Semi-Finals Championship 30px 160px 1 Chico Rooks 0 4 Utah Salt Ratz 1 2 Albuquerque Asylum 1 3 Arizona Sahuaros 4 4 Utah Salt Ratz 4 3 Arizona Sahuaros 2 MPSL Semifinals Semifinals July 31, 2004 7:30 PM PDT Chico Rooks 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20040902080511/http://www.mpsl.info/NewsItem.aspx?ID=186 Utah Salt Ratz Simmons 0 70 Acosta 58 Martinez 0 70 University Soccer Stadium, Chico Chico, California Semifinals July 31, 2004 Albuquerque Asylum 1–4 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010190659/http://www.mpsl.info/NewsItem.aspx?ID=185 Arizona Sahuaros Baca 20 Gantenbein 2 57 Urbica Coelho Araujo Lovelace Soccer Complex Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico 1,000 Ron Baca MPSL Championship Game August 8, 2004 5:30 PM MDT Utah Salt Ratz 4–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010193744/http://www.mpsl.info/NewsItem.aspx?ID=189 Arizona Sahuaros Christensen 33 77 Acosta 61 Bowers 85 Coelho 5 pen. Urbica 56 Soaring Eagle StadiumDraper, Utah References US soccer history archives for 2004 2004 Category:2004 in American men's soccer leagues