Football league season
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.[ 1]
Changes from 2008
New franchises
Twelve franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name
Metro Area
Location
Previous Affiliation
Bay Area Ambassadors
San Francisco Bay area
Hayward, CA
expansion
Buffalo City
Buffalo area
Buffalo, NY
expansion
Chattanooga FC
Chattanooga area
Chattanooga, TN
expansion
Eau Claire Aris
Eau Claire area
Eau Claire, WI
expansion
Erie Admirals
Erie area
Erie, PA
expansion
FC Indiana
Indianapolis area
Muncie, IN
return from hiatus
NorCal Lamorinda United
Lamorinda area
Orinda, CA
expansion
Pocono Snow
Pocono Mountains area
East Stroudsburg, PA
expansion
Pumas FC
Greater Birmingham area
Birmingham, AL
expansion
Reading Revolution
Reading area
Reading, PA
expansion
Saturn FC
Marietta area
East Point, GA
expansion
Southern Oregon Fuego
Southern Oregon area
Medford, OR
expansion
Name changes
Folding
Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
In addition, three 2008 teams either chose or were forced to spend the 2009 season on hiatus, with plans to return in 2010:
Also, two teams which spent the 2008 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently:
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Yellow indicates team received playoff spot
Eastern Keystone Division
Note: Charm City deducted nine points for failing to fulfil its last three fixtures.
Eastern Atlantic Division
Note: Boston deducted three points for failing to fulfil its last fixture.
Southeast Division
Midwest Division
Note: Indiana deducted six points for failing to fulfil its last two fixtures.
Western Division
Playoffs
Western Division Playoffs
National Playoffs
NPSL Championship Game
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