2012 NPSL season

August 2023 March 2026 National Premier Soccer League 2012 Regular Season Champions San Diego Flash (1st Title) FC Sonic (1st Title) 9–0 Sacramento Gold over San Francisco Stompers 7–0 Morris County Colonials over Pocono Snow 289 1107 2011 2013 The 2012 NPSL season was the 10th season of the National Premier Soccer League. Format Summary of Regions and Conferences USA 600 left Locations of NPSL clubs for 2012. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs USA 40.620 -73.959 Brooklyn Italians right Blue pog.svg USA 40.724 -73.793 F.C. New York right Blue pog.svg USA 42.467 -70.950 Mass United FC right Blue pog.svg USA 40.910 -73.807 New York Athletic Club men's soccer team right Blue pog.svg USA 40.724 -74.172 New York Red Bulls right Blue pog.svg USA 41.784 -71.445 Rhode Island Reds F.C. right Blue pog.svg USA 43.591 -70.336 Seacoast United Mariners right Blue pog.svg USA 43.059 -70.765 Seacoast United Phantoms right Blue pog.svg USA 39.394 -74.628 AC Crusaders right Blue pog.svg USA 40.371 -75.293 Buxmont Torch FC right Blue pog.svg USA 40.714 -74.071 Jersey City Eagles right Blue pog.svg USA 40.648 -75.504 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley right Blue pog.svg USA 40.055 -75.071 Junior Lone Star FC right Blue pog.svg USA 40.897 -74.029 Morris County Colonials right Blue pog.svg USA 40.995 -75.172 Pocono Snow right Blue pog.svg USA 33.891 -84.255 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves right Orange pog.svg USA 30.337 -81.661 Jacksonville United right Orange pog.svg USA 33.666 -84.007 Georgia Revolution right Orange pog.svg USA 33.715 -78.866 Myrtle Beach FC right Orange pog.svg USA 35.036 -85.316 Chattanooga FC right Orange pog.svg USA 35.972 -83.942 Knoxville Force right Orange pog.svg USA 30.410 -88.795 Mississippi Storm right Orange pog.svg USA 34.730 -86.585 Rocket City United right Orange pog.svg USA 29.281 -94.286 Galveston Pirate SC right Orange pog.svg USA 41.504 -81.678 AFC Cleveland right Green pog.svg USA 42.337 -83.060 Detroit City FC right Green pog.svg USA 42.129 -80.085 Erie Admirals S.C. right Green pog.svg USA 42.904 -78.849 FC Buffalo right Green pog.svg USA 42.102 -75.911 Greater Binghamton FC right Green pog.svg USA 44.816 -91.500 Eau Claire Aris FC right Green pog.svg USA 43.083 -89.373 Madison 56ers right Green pog.svg USA 43.050 -87.950 Milwaukee Bavarians right Green pog.svg USA 45.094 -93.356 Minnesota Twin Stars right Green pog.svg USA 41.502 -90.550 Quad City Eagles right Green pog.svg USA 34.153 -118.761 FC Hasental left USA 34.416 -118.506 FC Santa Clarita right USA 33.880 -117.928 Fullerton Rangers right USA 33.170 -111.572 Phoenix Monsoon left USA 33.014 -117.122 San Diego Flash right USA 32.720 -117.150 San Diego Icon FC left USA 37.462 -122.106 Bay Area Ambassadors top USA 40.770 -124.143 North Coast Tsunami top USA 37.320 -121.849 Real San Jose bottom USA 38.580 -121.530 Sacramento Gold right USA 37.725 -122.445 San Francisco Stompers FC left USA 38.304 -122.684 Sonoma County Sol top 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.Rangers ready for NPSL season http://www.fullertonrangersnpsl.com/news/rangers-ready-for-npsl-season-555108.html Fullerton Rangers Pitchero 10 April 2012 https://archive.today/20120731185554/http://www.fullertonrangersnpsl.com/news/rangers-ready-for-npsl-season-555108.html 31 July 2012 dead dmy-all New Franchises 13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation border|20px Junior Lone Star FC Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Expansion Team border|20px Phoenix Monsoon Phoenix, AZ San Tan Valley, Arizona Expansion Team border|20px Detroit City FC Detroit, MI Detroit, Michigan Expansion Team border|20px Mississippi Storm Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Biloxi, Mississippi Expansion Team border|20px F.C. New York New York City Queens, New York USL Professional Division border|20px Greater Binghamton FC Binghamton, NY Binghamton, NY Expansion Team border|20px AFC Cleveland Cleveland, OH Parma, OH Expansion Team border|20px Rhode Island Reds F.C. Providence, RI Cranston, RI Expansion Team border|20px Seacoast United Mariners Rockingham County, NH Portsmouth, NH Expansion Team border|20px North Coast Tsunami North Coast, CA Eureka, CA Expansion Team border|20px Jersey City Eagles Jersey City, NJ Jersey City, NJ Expansion Team border|20px San Francisco Stompers FC San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Expansion Team border|20px Myrtle Beach FC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Expansion Team Folding Chicago Fire NPSL Illinois IL Hollywood United Hitmen California CA Minnesota Kings Minnesota MN New Jersey Blaze New Jersey NJ On Hiatus FC Reading Revolution Pennsylvania PA Standings As of 7/22/12 Purple indicates division title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched Northeast Division – Atlantic Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1New York Red Bulls NPSL1411033512 +23332Brooklyn Italians1410133115 +16313New York Athletic Club126332817 +11214Rhode Island Reds135441823 −5195Mass United134182328 −5136Seacoast United Phantoms143471730 −13137Seacoast United Mariners142571726 −9118FC New York142481028 −1810 Northeast Division – Keystone Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1FC Sonic121011223 +19312Morris County Colonials117313415 +19243Jersey City Eagles FC116232116 +5204AC Crusaders104061827 −9125Junior Lone Star FC124081930 −11126Pocono Snow12237824 −1697Buxmont Torch FC121382027 −76 South-Southeast Conference-East PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Georgia Revolution107123016 +14222Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves105232013 +7173Myrtle Beach FC104061125 −14124Jacksonville United103252123 −211 South-Southeast Conference-West PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Chattanooga FC10631238 +15212Knoxville Force106041413 +1183Rocket City United103251312 +1114Mississippi Storm101091133 −223 South-South Central Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1FC New Orleans2 1 1 0 7 4 3 42Galveston Pirate SC4 1 1 2 7 14 −7 43Texas South Devils2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3 The South-South Central Conference did not play any games after June 16, 2012. note South-South Central Conference (Additional teams) PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Galveston Pirate SC9 5 1 3 21 18 3 162FC New Orleans2 1 1 0 7 4 3 43Texas South Devils2 1 0 1 7 2 5 34America USA2 1 0 1 5 4 1 35Regals SCA1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 05Club America Academy2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 05FC Tulsa0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. note Midwest-Central Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Madison 56ers129033313 +20272Milwaukee Bavarians128043929 +10243Quad City Eagles125342321 +2184Minnesota TwinStars FC125253429 +5175Eau Claire Aris FC1201111855 −371 Midwest-Great Lakes Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Erie Admirals126512817 +11232Detroit City FC125522610 +16203AFC Cleveland124712215 +7194Greater Binghamton FC122371429 −1595FC Buffalo121471130 −197 West Division – Northern Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1Bay Area Ambassadors149143417 +17282Sonoma County Sol146442721 +6223Sacramento Gold147163631 +5224Real San Jose145452920 +9195San Francisco Stompers133371242 −30126North Coast Tsunami133191130 −1910 West Division – Southern Conference PlaceTeamPld.WTLGFGAGDPoints1San Diego Flash1411215112 +39352FC Santa Clarita148334024 +16273Fullerton Rangers148243524 +8264San Diego Boca145363327 +6185FC Hasental144282027 −7146Phoenix Monsoon120012659 −530 Source: Playoffs PLAYOFF PICTURE http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/644999.html National Premier Soccer League 13 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130129152051/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/home/644999.html 29 January 2013 usurped dmy-all 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 July 14, 20127:00 PM EDT FC Sonic 2–0 Brooklyn Italians Strunk 30Fraser 63 Ulrich Sports ComplexBethlehem, PA July 14, 20128:00 PM EDT New York Red Bulls U-23 2–0 Report Morris County Colonials Gurel 86Akinyode 90 Lubetkin FieldNewark, NJ July 21, 20127:00 PM EDT FC Sonic 3–2 Report New York Red Bulls U-23 Sales 16Mustac 26Letourneau 40 Westlake 58Metzger 70 Ulrich Sports ComplexBethlehem, PA Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final 30px 160px K1 FC Sonic 2 A2 Brooklyn Italians 0 A1 New York Red Bulls U-23 2 K2 Morris County Colonials 0 K1 FC Sonic 3 A1 New York Red Bulls U-23 2 West Division Playoffs July 14, 20127:00 PM PDT Bay Area Ambassadors 3–2 FC Santa Clarita Klimenta 21Samy 65 (pen.)Walle 84 Bueno 15Hindjosa 32 Raimondi ParkOakland, CA July 14, 20127:00 PM PDT San Diego Flash 2–2 yes Sonoma County Sol Valle 90+3DuBois 101 Ferreira 61Callahan 118 Del Norte High School StadiumSan Diego, CA Pizarro DuBois Perez-Bernal Ortega 2–4 Middlemiss Lombardi Larson Ferreira July 21, 20127:00 PM PDT Bay Area Ambassadors 4–1 Report Sonoma County Sol Keyes 3Klimenta 18 29Cashmere 90 Callahan 70 Raimondi ParkOakland, CA Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final 30px 200px N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 3 S2 FC Santa Clarita 2 S1 San Diego Flash 2(2) N2 Sonoma County Sol (AET) (PEN) 2(4) N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 4 N2 Sonoma County Sol 1 Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs July 14, 20125:00 PM EDT Erie Admirals SC 1–0 Report Greater Binghamton FC Howard 16 Gannon University FieldErie, PA July 14, 20127:00 PM EDT Detroit City FC 1–2 Report AFC Cleveland Bethel 3 Bell 22Schmitt 90+1 Gannon University FieldErie, PA July 15, 20123:00 PM EDT Erie Admirals SC 1–1 yes Report AFC Cleveland Mahon 45 Miller 80 pen. Gannon University FieldErie, PA 800 Livingston Kennedy Mahon Johnstone Latifi 3–4 Winters Manna Earnest Bell Matlock Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final 30px 160px GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1 GL4 Greater Binghamton FC 0 GL2 Detroit City FC 1 GL3 AFC Cleveland 2 GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1(3) GL3 AFC Cleveland (AET) (PEN) 1(4) South-Southeast Final July 14, 20128:30 PM EDT Georgia Revolution 0–1 Report Chattanooga FC Trude 72 RYSA SoccerplexConyers, GA Midwest Final July 22, 20122:00 PM EDT AFC Cleveland 1–2 Report Madison 56ers Bell 45Knight 54Matlock 67 McCrary 30 47Balshaw 85O'Connor 90+4 Brecksville-Broadview Heights High SchoolBroadview Heights, OH NPSL Championship Visitor and Ticket Information http://www.sdspsoccermarketing.com/visitor-and-ticket-information\ sdspsoccermarketing.com 25 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725165622/http://www.sdspsoccermarketing.com/visitor-and-ticket-information 25 July 2012 dead Semi-finals July 27, 20123:00 PM PDT FC Sonic 2–0 Report Madison 56ers Graf 57 (pen.)Fraser 75 Del Norte High School StadiumSan Diego, CA July 27, 20127:00 PM PDT Chattanooga FC 3–2 Report Bay Area Ambassadors Stewart 10Rardon 31Trude 78 Cashmere 69Clemens 88 Del Norte High School StadiumSan Diego, CA Third Place Playoff July 28, 20127:00 PM PDT Madison 56ers 3–2 Report Bay Area Ambassadors Pitts 20Holbein 23Holbein 50 Lopes 40Cashmere 57 Del Norte High School StadiumSan Diego, CA NPSL Championship Game July 29, 201212:00 PM PDT FC Sonic 1–0 Report Chattanooga FC Sandercock 78 Del Norte High School StadiumSan Diego, CA National Semifinals National Championship 30px 160px K1 FC Sonic 2 C1 Madison 56ers 0 SW1 Chattanooga FC 3 N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 2 K1 FC Sonic 1 SW1 Chattanooga FC 0 Notes References 2012 Category:2012 in American men's soccer leagues