2010 NPSL season
The 2010 National Premier Soccer League season is the 8th season of the NPSL. The season began on April 3, 2010, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August.
Changes from 2009
New clubs
- Twelve clubs joined the league this year, eleven new clubs and one returning to the NPSL after playing for several years in USASA regional amateur leagues:
Team Name |
Metro Area |
Location |
Previous Affiliation |
Boston Tea Men |
Boston area |
North Andover, MA |
expansion |
Brooklyn Italians |
Borough of Brooklyn |
Brooklyn, NY |
expansion |
FC Buffalo |
Buffalo area |
Buffalo, NY |
expansion |
TSC Maryland Red Devils |
Baltimore area |
Columbia, MD |
expansion |
Milwaukee Bavarians |
Milwaukee area |
Milwaukee, WI |
return from USASA |
Minnesota Kings |
Minneapolis area |
Minnetonka, MN |
expansion |
New Hampshire Mountaineers |
State of New Hampshire |
Manchester, NH |
expansion |
New Jersey Blaze |
Central New Jersey area |
Monmouth Junction, NJ |
expansion |
New York Red Bull NPSL |
New York area |
Newark, NJ |
expansion |
Sacramento Gold |
Sacramento area |
Sacramento, CA |
expansion |
San Diego Boca FC |
San Diego area |
La Mesa, CA |
expansion |
FC Tulsa |
Tulsa area |
Tulsa, OK |
expansion |
Name changes
Folding
- Seven teams left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
- Also, four teams which spent the 2009 season on hiatus did not return, and left the league permanently:
Standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Northeast Keystone Division
Northeast Atlantic Division
Southeast Division
Midwest Division
Northwest Division
Playoffs
Northeast Division Playoff
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley beat New York Red Bull NPSL
Northwest Division Playoffs
Sacramento Gold 6-3 Bay Area Ambassadors
San Diego Boca 4-0 Real San Jose
Sacramento Gold beat San Diego Boca
National Semi-Finals
Sacramento Gold 4-1 FC Sonic Lehigh Valley
Chattanooga FC 2-0 Madison 56ers
Third Place Playoff
FC Sonic Lehigh Valley 3-1 Madison 56ers
NPSL Championship Game
Sacramento Gold 3-1 Chattanooga FC
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USL-2 |
Charleston Battery · Charlotte Eagles · Harrisburg City Islanders · Pittsburgh Riverhounds · Real Maryland Monarchs · Richmond Kickers
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