National Premier Soccer League
Season 2019
Champions Miami FC (2nd Title)Regular Season Champions New York Cosmos B (2nd Title)2020 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifier Cleveland SC ← 2018 2020 →
The 2019 National Premier Soccer League season is part of the 107th season of FIFA -sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 17th season of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Miami FC , formerly "Miami FC 2," are the defending champion.
Changes from 2018 Six members of the NPSL will participate in the inaugural NPSL Members Cup tournament immediately following the 2019 regular season.
Teams Incoming teams Team Location Notes A.S. Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Expansion Central Florida Panthers SC Orlando, Florida Expansion City of Angels FC Los Angeles, California Returned from one-year hiatus Crossfire Redmond Redmond, Washington Expansion Dallas City FC Dallas, Texas Returned from one-year hiatus Denton Diablos FC Denton, Texas Expansion High Desert Elite FC Adelanto, California Expansion Michigan Stars FC Pontiac, Michigan Returned from one-year hiatus Pittsburgh Hotspurs Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Expansion San Ramon FC San Ramon, California Joined from LIGA NorCal Toledo Villa FC Toledo, Ohio Joined from United Premier Soccer League
Moved and/or rebranded teams Outgoing teams Team Location Notes Boca Raton FC Delray Beach, Florida Joined United Premier Soccer League CD Aguiluchos USA Oakland, California Not listed on NPSL website Elm City Express New Haven, Connecticut Hiatus Emerald Force SC Knoxville, Tennessee Folded FC Brownsville Brownsville, Texas Not listed on NPSL website Fort Pitt Regiment Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Not listed on NPSL website GBFC Thunder Union, New York Not listed on NPSL website Houston Dutch Lions FC Conroe, Texas Not listed on NPSL website Legacy 76 James City County, Virginia Not listed on NPSL website Kitsap Pumas Kitsap County, Washington Folded FC Milwaukee Torrent Wauwatosa, Wisconsin On hiatus before NPSL Members Cup New Orleans Jesters New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive Palm Beach United Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Rebrand, Joined USL League Two as Treasure Coast Tritons Regals SCA Airline, Texas Hiatus Seacoast United Mariners Portland, Maine Not listed on NPSL website Shreveport Rafters FC Shreveport, Louisiana Not listed on NPSL website Stockton FC Stockton, California Dropped out of the 2019 season TSF FC Wayne, New Jersey Not listed on NPSL website Viejos Son Los Trapos FC Saint Paul, Minnesota Hiatus
Standings and results Midwest Region North Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Minneapolis City SC (C)12 9 2 1 30 11 +19 28 Midwest Region Quarterfinals 2 Med City FC 12 8 1 3 28 11 +17 27 3 Duluth FC 12 8 2 2 38 11 +27 26 4 Minnesota TwinStars FC 12 6 5 1 27 20 +7 19 5 Sioux Falls Thunder FC 12 2 8 2 15 25 −10 8 6 Dakota Fusion FC 12 2 9 1 15 39 −24 7 7 La Crosse Aris FC 12 2 10 0 10 46 −36 6
Great Lakes Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Detroit City FC (C)14 10 1 3 39 6 +33 33 Midwest Region Semifinals 2 AFC Ann Arbor 14 9 2 3 25 10 +15 30 Midwest Region Quarterfinals 3 Grand Rapids FC 14 9 3 2 24 12 +12 29 4 Kalamazoo FC 14 6 3 5 18 13 +5 23 5 FC Columbus 14 4 8 2 18 23 −5 14 6 Michigan Stars FC 14 3 6 5 14 17 −3 14 7 Toledo Villa FC 14 2 11 1 11 38 −27 7 8 FC Indiana 14 1 10 3 8 38 −30 6
East Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Cleveland SC (C)10 8 2 0 29 9 +20 24 Midwest Region Semifinals 2 Rochester Lancers 10 6 2 2 20 15 +5 20 Midwest Region Quarterfinals 3 Erie Commodores 10 4 2 4 17 13 +4 16 4 FC Buffalo 10 4 4 2 18 19 −1 14 5 Syracuse FC 10 1 7 2 13 26 −13 5 6 Pittsburgh Hotspurs 10 1 7 2 10 25 −15 5
Northeast Region North Atlantic Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 New York Cosmos B 14 13 0 1 47 4 +43 40 North Atlantic Conference playoffs 2 Brooklyn Italians 14 10 1 3 43 15 +28 33 3 Kingston Stockade FC 14 7 3 4 22 18 +4 25 4 Hartford City FC 14 5 5 4 37 25 +12 19 5 Rhode Island Reds F.C. 14 4 9 1 21 38 −17 13 6 Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds 14 3 9 2 16 41 −25 11 7 Boston City FC 14 2 9 3 17 47 −30 9 8 New York Athletic Club 14 2 10 2 15 30 −15 8
Mid-Atlantic Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 FC Baltimore 8 6 1 1 19 9 +10 19 Mid-Atlantic Conference playoffs 2 Virginia Beach City FC 8 6 1 1 16 5 +11 19 3 Northern Virginia United FC 8 3 5 0 12 10 +2 9 4 Charlottesville Alliance FC 8 1 5 2 5 13 −8 5 5 FC Frederick 8 1 5 2 5 20 −15 5
Keystone Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Atlantic City FC 10 7 2 1 33 14 +19 22 Keystone Conference playoffs 2 West Chester United SC 10 7 2 1 36 12 +24 22 3 FC Motown 10 6 3 1 23 13 +10 19 4 Philadelphia Lone Star FC 10 5 3 2 22 19 +3 17 5 FC Monmouth 10 5 4 1 18 21 −3 16 6 Torch FC 10 4 5 1 16 28 −12 13 7 Electric City Shock SC 10 2 7 1 17 31 −14 7 8 Hershey FC 10 1 5 4 10 22 −12 7 9 New Jersey Copa FC 10 1 7 2 16 31 −15 5
South Region Sunshine Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Miami FC 10 9 1 0 48 5 +43 27 Sunshine Conference playoffs 2 Naples United FC 10 8 2 0 24 7 +17 24 3 Miami United FC 10 7 3 0 29 7 +22 21 4 Jacksonville Armada FC U-23 10 3 6 1 13 32 −19 10 5 Central Florida Panthers SC 10 1 8 1 10 38 −28 4 6 Storm FC 10 1 9 0 8 43 −35 3
Southeast Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Chattanooga FC 10 7 2 1 29 11 +18 22 Southeast Conference playoffs 2 Greenville FC 10 5 1 4 20 9 +11 19 3 Asheville City SC 10 5 3 2 12 10 +2 17 4 Inter Nashville FC 10 4 5 1 14 22 −8 13 5 Georgia Revolution FC 10 3 6 1 15 21 −6 10 6 Atlanta SC 10 1 8 1 7 24 −17 4
Lone Star Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Midland-Odessa Sockers FC 12 9 1 2 27 7 +20 29 Lone Star Conference playoffs 2 Denton Diablos FC 12 9 3 0 43 15 +28 27 3 Fort Worth Vaqueros FC 12 7 2 3 26 14 +12 24 4 Dallas City FC 12 6 4 2 24 22 +2 20 5 Laredo Heat 12 4 6 2 22 18 +4 14 6 Katy 1895 FC 12 1 10 1 9 45 −36 4 7 Tyler FC 12 1 11 0 8 38 −30 3
Heartland Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Tulsa Athletic 10 7 0 3 24 8 +16 24 Heartland Conference playoffs 2 Little Rock Rangers 10 4 5 1 18 15 +3 13 3 Demize NPSL 10 3 3 4 9 12 −3 13 4 Ozark FC 10 3 4 3 16 18 −2 12 5 FC Wichita 10 2 3 5 15 15 0 11 6 Club Atletico Saint Louis 10 2 6 2 13 27 −14 8
West Region Southwest Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 FC Golden State (C)18 15 2 1 67 17 +50 46 West Region playoffs 2 FC Arizona 18 12 1 5 46 19 +27 41 3 ASC San Diego 18 12 5 1 36 13 +23 37 4 Orange County FC 18 11 4 3 46 23 +23 36 5 A.S. Los Angeles 18 7 8 3 30 37 −7 24 6 Temecula FC 18 6 8 4 29 35 −6 22 7 Oxnard Guerreros FC 18 5 11 2 25 44 −19 17 8 Riverside Coras USA 18 3 12 3 27 51 −24 12 9 High Desert Elite FC 18 4 14 0 16 47 −31 12 10 City of Angels FC 18 3 13 2 21 57 −36 11
Northwest Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Crossfire Redmond (C)10 7 2 1 30 23 +7 22 West Region playoffs 2 OSA FC 10 6 4 0 23 17 +6 18 3 Spokane SC Shadow 10 4 4 2 15 14 +1 14 4 FC Mulhouse Portland 10 4 5 1 22 20 +2 13 5 PDX FC 10 2 8 0 13 29 −16 6
Golden Gate Conference Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 FC Davis (C)11 8 1 2 34 18 +16 26 West Region playoffs 2 San Ramon FC 11 6 4 1 22 19 +3 19 3 Academica SC 11 5 4 2 27 19 +8 17 4 Sacramento Gold FC 11 5 4 2 25 20 +5 17 5 El Farolito 11 4 3 4 15 10 +5 16 6 Napa Valley 1839 FC 11 3 6 2 17 26 −9 11 7 East Bay FC Stompers 11 2 6 3 17 29 −12 9 8 Sonoma County Sol 11 1 6 4 17 33 −16 7
Playoffs Northeast Region Conference playoffs Keystone Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
West Chester United SC 2–3 FC Motown McFadden 20' Bollinger 35' Donovan 56' Vare 72' Bradley 87' Kohlbrenner 90+2'Elias 4' Knapp 23' Fala 37' Garcia 39' Voltaire 80'
Atlantic City FC 1–2 Philadelphia Lone Star FC White 82' Satrustegui 90' Calderon 90+2' Goodluck 48' Jarbo 80' Allison 83' 90'
FC Motown 2–0 Philadelphia Lone Star FC Fala 20' Cordeiro 65' Katona 80'Koroma 39' 75' Kollie 41' Donzo 70' Allison 90'
Mid-Atlantic Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
FC Baltimore 1–0 (a.e.t.) Virginia Beach City FC Pulliam 64' Bell 91' Cyrus 90' Idornigie 100'
North Atlantic Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
South Region Conference playoffs Southeast Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Greenville FC 0–1 (a.e.t.) Asheville City SC Shiels 48' Cubillian 87' Spear 101' Sims 104' Allan 15' Adamczyk 89' Smith 92' 106' Watt 106' Fitzpatrick 120'
Chattanooga FC 3–0 Inter Nashville FC Walsh 45' Webb 47' Ferraz 51' Woodfin 81' Sassano 50' Down 89' Brookes 90'
Chattanooga FC 4–1 Asheville City SC Torres 30' 45' Mendizabal 35' Costa 51' Ferraz 62' 71'McCurley 19' Allan 39' Smith 82'
Sunshine Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Naples United FC 1–2 Miami United FC Adducci 32' Suhs 48' Fragola 52' Patat 90' Perez 90' Vergara 81' 90' Shenfeld 14' 21' (o.g.)
Miami FC 3–2 Miami United FC Martínez 11', 57' González 67' Chapman-Page 78' Granitto 90'Shelton 23' 52' Da Silva 34' 68' Sinisterra 90'
Lone Star Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Midland-Odessa Sockers FC 9–1 Dallas City FC Bonatto 10', 46' McLauchlan 20' White 23' Luna 27', 67', 76', 88' Agboola 60' Aranda 83' Amann 84' Hernandez 32' Lopez 74' Okpala 77' Adams 85'
Midland-Odessa Sockers FC 1–2 Fort Worth Vaqueros FC Luna 38' Ruiz 90' Eligwe 16', 67' Powell 71' Hernandez 90'
Heartland Conference playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Tulsa Athletic 6–2 Ozark FC Garcia 15', 44' Habib 52' Ruiz 60' Riveros 89', 90' Bejarano 45' Morais 88' Zamarron 80', 90' (pen. )
Little Rock Rangers 1–1 Demize NPSL Crabtree 26' Beltran 45' Doyle 80' Marques 15' Nunes 57' Hernandez 63' Soares 86' Machado 89' Yankowitz 90' Costa 109' Penalties Guadron Beltran Watson 0–3
Tulsa Athletic 2–0 Demize NPSL Nzojyibwami 6' Ndomba 14' Garcia 79' (pen. ) Costa 21' Marques 24' Perry 69' Helin 72'
Regional and National playoffs Bold = winner * = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Regional Quarterfinals Crossfire Redmond 7–1 OSA FC McGlynn 11' Burkholder 47', 52', 90' Townsend 54' King 58' Bartlow 73' Iniguez 78' Thesenvitz 26' Barbero 38' Rothrock 83'
FC Davis 1–3 Academica SC Wilson 12' Arnstein 73' Barriga 67' Rodriguez 81' Contreras 90'
FC Arizona 4–0 San Ramon FC Nuno 11', 31' Mendez 23' Casillas 42' Aguilar 90' Mirner 29'
FC Golden State 2–2 (a.e.t.) ASC San Diego Villalobos 54' Del Rio 75' 80' Martins 76' Garcia 79' Culwell 83' Madrigal 111'Seye 54' Rice 71' Ramos 94' Arreola 100' 112' Cutler 103' Frimpong 115' 120' Waligorski 119' Antoine 120' Penalties 2–4
Minneapolis City SC 2–1 Med City FC Goldman 70' Hutton 72' Elder 77' Oliver 77' Adams 90+6' Bloodworth 37' Wismayer 77' Hilton-Jones 77' 78' Adebayo 90+1' Milla 90+2'
Regional Semifinals FC Arizona 3–2 (a.e.t.) Academica SC Cole 4' Uno 29' 34', 91' Vazquez 53' Gutierrez 55' 120' Feeley 88'Villegas 4' 43' Gutierrez 35' Galvan 41' Carmona 50' Rodriguez 94'
FC Baltimore 1–0 FC Motown Weyant 30' Rodriguez 80' Knapp 56'
Tulsa Athletic 3–1 Fort Worth Vaqueros Garcia 40' 90' Ndomba 53' Ugbah 88' Kazeem 90' Ramirez 14' Powell 26' Ellis 90+3'
Cleveland SC 6–4 (a.e.t.) Rochester Lancers Manfut 18' Bell 20', 94', 101', 106' 49' Beck 31' 90' Long 37' Musa 40' Derezic 75' 82' Suljevic 99' 110' Cunningham 2' Godoi 7' 101' Momic 85' Kissi 85' 101' Coughlin 105' Schindler 119'
Detroit City FC 2–0 Minneapolis City SC Lawson 22' Diop 51' Todd 79' (pen. )Olson 36' Goldman 53' Hutton 58' Oliver 90'
|note= New York Cosmos B had a bye to the Finals
Regional Finals Miami FC 4–1 Tulsa Athletic Granitto 36' González 61' Suarez 69' Martínez 83', 89' Pais 85'Diallo 25' Ruiz 57' Harris 72' Reed 83'
FC Arizona 1–2 ASC San Diego McGlothan 16' Cole 22' 90' Nuño 53' Waligorski 17' Kafari 27' 29' (o.g.) Antione 90'
Cleveland SC 2–2 (a.e.t.) Detroit City FC Cvecko 33' Beck 52' 75' Manfut 60' Diop 25' Lawson 40' Todd 45+' (pen. ) Jirira 51' Perkins 75'Penalties Derezic Musa McAvinew Koniarczyk Bell 3–2 Todd Harris Gueye Carroll Lawson
New York Cosmos B 3–1 FC Baltimore Acuna 4' Galvão 55' Agolli 70' Burgos 82' Dennis 90'Saunderson 40' Gumbs 45' Glos 60' Cyrus 80' Marconi 90' Balogun 90'
National Semifinals NPSL Championship Game Members Cup Six teams participated in the NPSL Members Cup, formerly known as the NPSL Founders Cup, a competition that ran from August to October 2019 after the conclusion of the regular 2019 NPSL season. It was intended to lead to a new professional league beginning play in the spring of 2020.
Several other clubs were initially announced to be part of the tournament. California United Strikers FC officially announced on Twitter that it had withdrawn from both the Founders Cup and subsequent league on March 1, 2019 and were replaced by Napa Valley 1839 FC on March 7, 2019. On June 27, 2019, Oakland Roots SC announced its intent to join the upcoming National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in fall 2019, where they joined Cal United . They would therefore be dropping out of the tournament "to focus on NISA as (their) preferred path forward."
When the competition officially re-branded on July 24, 2019, ASC San Diego , Cal FC , FC Arizona , Miami FC , and Miami United FC had been removed, Miami FC joining NISA , while the Michigan Stars FC had been added. On August 15, Chattanooga and Detroit City were both announced to be joining NISA in the spring of 2020. Michigan Stars were also confirmed to be joining NISA on September 21. And New York Cosmos ended up later joining, in 2020.
Teams Location of the teams Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Detroit City FC (C)10 8 1 1 17 4 +13 25 2 New York Cosmos 10 7 2 1 22 7 +15 23 3 Chattanooga FC 10 4 2 4 19 10 +9 14 4 FC Milwaukee Torrent 10 3 2 5 10 12 −2 10 5 Michigan Stars FC 10 2 2 6 9 17 −8 8 6 Napa Valley 1839 FC 10 1 1 8 5 32 −27 4
Fixtures and results 