2005 NPSL season

December 2013 March 2026 National Premier Soccer League 2005 Regular Season Champions Detroit Arsenal (1st Title) Detroit Arsenal (1st Title) 93 330 2004 2006 The 2005 National Premier Soccer League season was the 3rd season of the NPSL. Prior to the beginning of the year the league changed its name from the Mens Premier Soccer League to the National Premier Soccer League, to recognize the league's eastward expansion and the creation of the new Midwest Division. Expansion franchise Detroit Arsenal finished the season as national champions, beating Sonoma County Sol in the NPSL Championship game Changes From 2004 New franchises Eight franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation border|20px Detroit Arsenal Detroit area Berkley, MI expansion border|20px Grand Rapids Alliance Grand Rapids area Grand Rapids, MI expansion border|20px Milwaukee Bavarians Milwaukee area Milwaukee, WI expansion border|20px Minnesota Blast Minneapolis area Burnsville, MN expansion border|20px Princeton 56ers Madison area Madison, WI expansion border|20px San Diego Pumitas San Diego area San Diego, CA expansion border|20px Minnesota TwinStars (formerly St Paul TwinStars) St. Paul area St. Paul, MN expansion Folding Four teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Arizona Sahuaros - Phoenix, Arizona Idaho Wolves - Idaho Falls, Idaho Northern Nevada Aces - Reno, Nevada Utah Salt Ratz - Salt Lake City, Utah Final standings Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched West Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Sacramento Knights181242422022382Sonoma County Sol181152261620353Chico Rooks1886432275284Salinas Valley Samba1887329254245Albuquerque Asylum184772332 -9196San Diego Pumitas184863234 -2187Las Vegas Strikers1821242452 -2810 Midwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Detroit Arsenal1080242537262Milwaukee Bavarians1081124618253Princeton 56ers105501720 -3154Minnesota Blast103521520 -5115Minnesota TwinStars102711436 -2276Grand Rapids Alliance101901036 -263 Playoffs West Division Playoffs July 23, 2005 5:30 PM PDT Sacramento Knights 4–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20050728023442/http://sactoknights.com/ Salinas Valley Samba Frazelle 41 Lucky 57 Buchanan 64 Nelle 72 Hornet Field Sacramento, California July 23, 2005 7:30 PM PDT Sonoma County Sol 2–0 https://web.archive.org/web/20060105062904/http://www.chicorooks.com/news/050725.htm Chico Rooks Briceno 9 Sigler 69 Ernie Nevers Field Santa Rosa, California |note= this is to determine who plays in the semifinals Semi finals Sonoma County Sol beat Sacramento Knights Detroit had a bye Final Detroit Arsenal 1-0 Sonoma County Sol Bracket Semi-Finals Championship 30px 160px W1 Sacramento Knights 0 W2 Sonoma County Sol 2 M1 Detroit Arsenal Bye W2 Sonoma County Sol 0 M1 Detroit Arsenal 1 Semifinals West Division Final July 29, 2005 6:00 PM PDT Sacramento Knights 0–2 Sonoma County Sol Briceno Hornet Field Sacramento, California NPSL Championship Game July 31, 2005 5:00 PM PDT Sonoma County Sol 0–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20060206040850/http://detroitarsenal.com/Default.aspx?PageID=9 Detroit Arsenal Camara 100 y Ernie Nevers Field Santa Rosa, California 1,000 References US soccer history archives for 2005 2005 Category:2005 in American men's soccer leagues