2009 NPSL season

August 2023 March 2026 National Premier Soccer League 2009 Regular Season Champions Erie Admirals SC (1st Title) Sonoma County Sol (1st Title) 126 440 2008 2010 The 2009 National Premier Soccer League season was the 7th season of the NPSL. The season began on May 2, 2009, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2009. Sonoma County Sol finished the season as national champions, beating Erie Admirals 2-1 in the championship game on August 1, 2009.http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=213 Sonoma County Sol 2, Erie Admirals SC 1 23 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007075706/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=213 7 October 2009 usurped Changes from 2008 New franchises Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation border|20px Bay Area Ambassadors San Francisco Bay area Hayward, CA expansion border|20px Buffalo City Buffalo area Buffalo, NY expansion border|20px Chattanooga FC Chattanooga area Chattanooga, TN expansion border|20px Eau Claire Aris Eau Claire area Eau Claire, WI expansion border|20px Erie Admirals Erie area Erie, PA expansion border|20px FC Indiana Indianapolis area Muncie, IN return from hiatus border|20px NorCal Lamorinda United Lamorinda area Orinda, CA expansion border|20px Pocono Snow Pocono Mountains area East Stroudsburg, PA expansion border|20px Pumas FC Greater Birmingham area Birmingham, AL expansion border|20px Reading Revolution Reading area Reading, PA expansion border|20px Saturn FC Marietta area East Point, GA expansion border|20px Southern Oregon Fuego Southern Oregon area Medford, OR expansion Name changes Princeton 56ers changed its name to Madison 56ers Folding Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Alabama Spirit - Birmingham, Alabama (never actually played an official NPSL game) Atlantic City Diablos - Atlantic City, New Jersey Lancaster Inferno - Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania Milwaukee Bavarians - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Performance FC Phoenix - Greenville, South Carolina Queen City FC - Buffalo, New York Santa Cruz County Breakers - Aptos, CaliforniaChu Evan Soccer in the Central Coast: Should the USL expand to Salinas? https://lastwordonsports.com/2016/04/13/soccer-central-coast-usl-expand-salinas/ Last Word on Sports 20 May 2019 13 April 2016 In addition, three 2008 teams either chose or were forced to spend the 2009 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2010: Albuquerque Asylum - Albuquerque, New Mexico Arizona Sahuaros - Phoenix, Arizona San Diego United - El Cajon, California Also, two teams which spent the 2008 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently: Indios USA - Canutillo, Texas Sacramento Knights - Sacramento, California Standings Purple indicates division title clinched Yellow indicates team received playoff spot Eastern Keystone Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Erie Admirals10901216 +16282Buffalo City10820227 +15243Pennsylvania Stoners105411713 +4164Reading Revolution103611223 -11105Pocono Snow100911130 -1916Charm City103701216 -40 Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures. Eastern Atlantic Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Boston Aztec85211912 +17132Long Island Academy84132016 +14123Maine Sting83231415 -1124Morris County Colonials83411614 +2105New York Athletic Club8170829 -213 Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture. Southeast Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Rocket City United852118 9 +9162Atlanta FC843113 9 +4133Chattanooga FC84311110 +1134Pumas FC83411721 -4105Saturn FC82601222 -10 6 Midwest Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Minnesota Twin Stars FC8521147 +7162Chicago Fire NPSL85212410 +14163Madison 56ers85212110 +11164Eau Claire Aris8170729 -2235FC Indiana8251921 -121 Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures. Western Division PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Sonoma County Sol129034210 +32302NorCal Lamorinda United127412414 +10223Bay Area Ambassadors125701723 -6154Southern Oregon Fuego124711723 -6135Real San Jose123541517 -2136Salinas Valley Samba122731038 -289 Playoffs Western Division Playoffs Semifinals Division Final 30px 160px 30px W1 Sonoma County Sol 4 W4 Southern Oregon Fuego 1 W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1 W3 Bay Area Ambassadors 0 W1 Sonoma County Sol 2 W2 NorCal Lamorinda United 1 National Playoffs Playoff Semifinals Final 30px 160px EK Erie Admirals 2 EA Boston Aztec 0 EK Erie Admirals 4 SE Rocket City United 2 W1 Sonoma County Sol 4 MW Minnesota TwinStars FC 1 EK Erie Admirals 1 W1 Sonoma County Sol 2 NPSL Championship Game August 1, 2009 Erie Admirals 1–2 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007075706/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/Loadpage.aspx?DXPk=213 Sonoma County Sol Deighton 15 62 Fahandezh 15 Howell 22 Duggan 53 Trujillo 65 Tattersall 90 Blythe 114 Latifi 119 Hurst 29 111 Percell 45 Preckwinkle 50 Daly 67 Maycock 112 y Breese Stevens FieldMadison, Wisconsin References 2009 Category:2009 in American men's soccer leagues