2006 NPSL Season
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sacramento Knights |
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← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 National Premier Soccer League season was the 4th season of the NPSL. The season started in May 2006, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2006.
Sacramento Knights finished the season as national champions, beating Princeton 56ers in the NPSL Championship game
Changes From 2005
New Franchises
- Four franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Kickers |
Denver area | Golden, CO | expansion |
 Phoenix Banat Storm |
Phoenix area | Avondale, AZ | expansion |
 Redwood City Ruckus |
San Mateo County area | San Bruno, CA | expansion |
| Southern California Fusion |
San Diego area | Carlsbad, CA | expansion |
Name Changes
- Minnesota Blast changed its name to Minnesota NSC United
Final standings
Purple indicates division title clinched
Northwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento Knights | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | |||
| 2 | San Jose Frogs | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 40 | |||
| 3 | Sonoma County Sol | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Redwood City Ruckus | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Chico Rooks | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Salinas Valley Samba | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
Midwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton 56ers | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Detroit Arsenal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 3 | St. Paul Twin Stars | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Minnesota NSC United | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Grand Rapids Alliance | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Southwest Division
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque Asylum | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |||
| 2 | Southern California Fusion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | |||
| 3 | San Diego Pumitas | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 4 | Denver Kickers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Phoenix Banat Storm | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Las Vegas Strikers | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
Playoffs
Sacramento Knights 2 - 1 Princeton 56ers
References
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