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| Country |  United States |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF US Soccer |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Divisions | 10 |
| Number of teams | 59 (2013) |
| Levels on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | None |
| Relegation to | None |
| Domestic cup(s) | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup |
| Current champions | FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (2012) |
| Most championships | Arizona Sahuaros Detroit Arsenal FC Sonic Jacksonville United Pennsylvania Stoners Sacramento Gold Sacramento Knights Sonoma County Sol Southern California Fusion Utah Salt Ratz (1 title each) |
| Website | Official site |
 2013 NPSL season |
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The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is a United States soccer league commonly recognized as being a fourth tier league.[1] It is the successor of the Men's Professional Soccer League, a regional league originally based out of the Western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 19 states.
Although the league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), and qualifies for the U.S. Open Cup through USASA channels, the league is generally considered to be at the fourth tier of competition in the United States soccer pyramid, behind Major League Soccer (MLS), the North American Soccer League (NASL) and the United Soccer Leagues Professional Division (USL Pro), and roughly equal with the USL Premier Development League (PDL).[citation needed]
The league's motto is "A National League With A Regional Focus". Some of the clubs are former United Soccer Leagues (USL) clubs.
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History [edit]
The National Premier Soccer League began in 2003 as the Men's Professional Soccer League (MPSL) initially as an offshoot of the Women's Premier Soccer League, and marked the first instance of a women's soccer league spawning a men's league. The league's first two champions were the Arizona Sahuaros, who had defected to the MPSL from the USL D-3 Pro League, and the Utah Salt Ratz.
The league expanded into the Midwest in 2005 with the addition of several new teams and a new conference, and changed its name to National Premier Soccer League to reflect its new national footprint; a team from the expansion conference – Detroit Arsenal – won the league in its first year after its eastward expansion. The NPSL expanded further in 2007 with the addition of a new Northeast Conference and five new teams from the eastern United States. The first team from the East to win the national NPSL title was the Pennsylvania Stoners in 2008. The league has since continued to expand, adding more teams throughout the entirety of the country.
Since its inception the league has managed to place at least one team actively playing under its banner into U.S. Open Cup competition. Though the showing of the NPSL in US Open Cup play was typically only one or two teams in its first six years, the 2009 and 2010 cups have seen four and three, respectively, NPSL teams in each tournament. The recent success of the NPSL in USASA qualifying has encouraged a movement by which the league could have automatic berths in the final tournament.[2] The furthest a team from the NPSL has reached in the US Open Cup during the professional era (1997 and onward after the entry of MLS teams) has been the third round. However, the Brooklyn Italians have won the US Open Cup outright before the existence of either MLS or the NPSL.
Sponsorship [edit]
The Official Ball of the NPSL is the FIFA-Approved Brilliant Super Ball provided by Select Sport. They are in the first year of sponsorship.
Current Teams [edit]
Champions [edit]
Former MPSL/NPSL teams [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.soccernewsday.com/usa/a/73/the-unruly-soccer-pyramids-of-america
- ^ New League Structure Announced at AGM
External links [edit]
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