2016 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League
Season	2016
Champions	AFC Cleveland
Matches played	513
Goals scored	1,799 (3.51 per match)
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The 2016 National Premier Soccer League season was the 104th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 14th season of the NPSL.

Regions and Conferences

Locations of NPSL clubs for 2016. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Yellow = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2015

Incoming teams

Team	Location	Region/Conference	Notes
Albion SC Pros	San Diego, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
North County Battalion	San Diego, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
Southern California Sports Club	San Bernardino, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
Corinthians USA	Fontana, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
AFC Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	From Great Lakes Premier League
Grand Rapids FC	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	From Great Lakes Premier League
Kalamazoo FC	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	Expansion
Rochester River DogZ FC	Rochester, New York	Midwest - Great Lakes East	Expansion
Chicago Mustangs	Chicago, Illinois	Midwest - Central	From MASL
LC Aris FC	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Midwest - Central	Returning from Hiatus
Milwaukee Torrent	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Midwest - Central	Expansion
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sunshine - South	Expansion
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2	Tampa, Florida	Sunshine - South	Expansion
Birmingham Hammers	Birmingham, Alabama	Southeast - South	Expansion
Memphis City FC	Memphis, Tennessee	Southeast - South	Expansion
Tobacco Road FC	Durham, North Carolina	South Atlantic - South	Expansion
Houston Dutch Lions FC	Houston, Texas	South Central - South	From PDL
Little Rock Rangers	Little Rock, Arkansas	South Central - South	Expansion
Shreveport Rafters FC	Shreveport, Louisiana	South Central - South	Expansion
Junior Lone Star FC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Keystone - Northeast	Returning from Hiatus
New Jersey Copa FC	Metuchen, New Jersey	Keystone - Northeast	Expansion
Boston City FC	Boston, Massachusetts	Atlantic - Northeast	Expansion
Kingston Stockade FC	Kingston, New York	Atlantic - Northeast	Expansion

Moved and/or Rebranded teams

Team	Prev Name	Location	Prev Location	Notes
East Bay FC Stompers	San Francisco Stompers	Hayward, California	San Francisco, California	Relocated
OSA FC	FC Tacoma 253	Seattle, Washington	Tacoma, Washington	Rebrand and Move
Dayton Dynamo	Cincinnati Saints	Dayton, Ohio	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rebrand and Move
Indy Eleven NPSL	Indiana Fire NPSL	Indianapolis, Indiana		Acquired by Indy Eleven
Jacksonville Armada U-23	Jacksonville United	Jacksonville, Florida		Acquired by Jacksonville Armada FC
Atlanta Silverbacks	Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	Atlanta, Georgia		After NASL team folded, Reserves took over brand
Richmond Strikers	Chesterfield United FC	Richmond, Virginia		Richmond and Chesterfield clubs merged

Outgoing teams

Team	Location	Notes
FC Force	San Diego, California	Inactive
Fort Pitt FC Regiment	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Jersey Blues FC	Morristown, New Jersey	Have not played any games in 2016 and look to be inactive.
Madison 56ers	Madison, Wisconsin	Moved to PLA
Minnesota United FC Reserves	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Moved to PLA
San Diego Flash	San Diego, California	Hiatus
Upward Stars	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Folded

Standings

Atlantic Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New York Cosmos B (C, Q)	16	12	2	2	49	19	+30	38	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
2	Boston City FC (Q)	16	10	4	2	25	22	+3	32	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
3	Rhode Island Reds	16	8	7	1	36	37	−1	25
4	Greater Lowell United FC	16	6	5	5	27	24	+3	23
5	Seacoast United Phantoms	16	6	6	4	27	33	−6	22
6	Brooklyn Italians	16	5	6	5	31	24	+7	20
7	Kingston Stockade FC	16	5	8	3	28	29	−1	18
8	New York Athletic Club	16	3	8	5	17	28	−11	14
9	Seacoast United Mariners	16	2	11	3	14	38	−24	9

Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Isaac Nana Addai	Rhode Island Reds	18
2	Michael Creswick	Kingston Stockade FC	9
3	Rasmus Hansen	Brooklyn Italians	8
4	Ivan Bertarame	New York Cosmos B	7
5	Michael Bustamante	Boston City FC	6
5	Homero Morais	Boston City FC	6
7	Quincy Appah	Greater Lowell United FC	5
	Franklin Castellanos	New York Cosmos B
	Trey Williams	New York Cosmos B
10	Daniel Bedoya	New York Cosmos B	4
	Joao Cardosa	Rhode Island Reds
	Kareem Joachim	Brooklyn Italians
	Tanor Jobe	Rhode Island Reds
	Franklin Pena	Greater Lowell United FC
	Corey Phillips	Kingston Stockade FC
	Matias Ruiz	New York Cosmos B
	Augusto Silva	Greater Lowell United FC

As of July 11, 2016[1]

Keystone Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Clarkstown SC Eagles (C, Q)	12	10	1	1	31	12	+19	31	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
2	New Jersey Copa FC (Q)	12	6	1	5	22	10	+12	23	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
3	Junior Lone Star FC	12	6	3	3	27	19	+8	21
4	GBFC Thunder	12	4	6	2	21	28	−7	14
5	Hershey FC	12	2	5	5	19	27	−8	11
6	Electric City Shock SC	12	3	7	2	20	29	−9	11
7	Buxmont Torch FC	12	1	9	2	16	31	−15	5

Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Mid-Atlantic Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fredericksburg FC (C, Q)	10	6	2	2	17	8	+9	20	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
2	Legacy 76 (Q)	10	6	2	2	18	11	+7	20	2016 NPSL Northeast Region playoffs
3	Virginia Beach City FC	10	5	2	3	20	12	+8	18
4	Richmond Strikers	10	4	5	1	14	20	−6	13
5	FC Frederick	10	2	6	2	10	16	−6	8
6	ASA Charge	10	1	7	2	11	23	−12	5

Updated to match(es) played on July 9, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

South Atlantic Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Myrtle Beach Mutiny (Q)	10	6	1	3	23	10	+13	21	2016 NPSL South Atlantic Conference playoffs
2	Atlanta Silverbacks (Q)	10	5	1	4	17	10	+7	19
3	Carolina RailHawks NPSL (Q)	10	4	4	2	24	14	+10	14
4	Tobacco Road FC (Q)	10	3	4	3	16	22	−6	12
5	FC Carolina Discoveries	10	2	4	4	20	23	−3	10
6	Georgia Revolution	10	1	7	2	10	31	−21	5

Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

South Central Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tulsa Athletics (Q)	12	11	1	0	38	9	+29	33	2016 NPSL South Central Conference playoffs
2	Houston Dutch Lions FC (Q)	12	9	1	2	34	13	+21	29
3	FC Wichita (Q)	12	9	2	1	31	11	+20	28
4	Dallas City FC (Q)	12	6	5	1	23	17	+6	19
5	Liverpool Warriors (Q)	12	6	5	1	26	17	+9	19
6	Shreveport Rafters FC (Q)	12	5	5	2	18	20	−2	17
7	Little Rock Rangers	12	5	6	1	16	18	−2	16
8	Corinthians FC of San Antonio	12	4	6	2	27	30	−3	14
9	Houston Regals	12	2	9	1	10	35	−25	7
10	Joplin Demize	12	2	10	0	11	40	−29	6
11	Fort Worth Vaqueros FC	12	1	10	1	11	38	−27	4

Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Southeast Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chattanooga FC (Q, C)	10	9	0	1	21	3	+18	28	2016 NPSL Southeast Conference playoffs
2	Memphis City FC (Q)	10	5	3	2	17	12	+5	17
3	New Orleans Jesters (Q)	10	4	4	2	16	15	+1	14
4	Knoxville Force (Q)	10	4	6	0	13	24	−11	12
5	Nashville FC	10	3	7	0	12	16	−4	9
6	Birmingham Hammers	10	2	7	1	10	19	−9	7

Updated to match(es) played on July 3, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Sunshine Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Miami United FC (C)	10	9	1	0	28	13	+15	27	2016 NPSL South Region playoffs
2	Jacksonville Armada U-23	10	5	2	3	26	13	+13	18
3	Miami Fusion FC	10	5	2	3	21	9	+12	18
4	Tampa Bay Rowdies 2	10	4	4	2	17	12	+5	14
5	Storm FC	10	3	4	3	19	14	+5	12
6	Kraze United	10	3	4	3	21	24	−3	12
7	Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23	10	4	6	0	12	24	−12	12
8	Weston FC	10	0	10	0	8	43	−35	0

Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion.

Central Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milwaukee Torrent (C)	6	6	0	27	2	+25	18
2	Chicago Mustangs	6	3	3	13	9	+4	9
3	Minnesota TwinStars	6	3	3	11	17	−6	9
4	LC Aris FC	6	0	6	8	31	−23	0

Updated to match(es) played on July 23, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion.

Great Lakes East Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AFC Cleveland (C, Q)	10	8	2	0	25	9	+16	24	2016 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
2	Indy Eleven NPSL (Q)	10	6	3	1	18	15	+3	19	2016 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
3	FC Buffalo	10	5	3	2	16	12	+4	17
4	Rochester River DogZ FC	10	3	4	3	12	14	−2	12
5	Erie Commodores FC	10	2	4	4	18	16	+2	10
6	FC Indiana Lions	10	0	8	2	5	28	−23	2

Updated to match(es) played on July 10, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Great Lakes West Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Grand Rapids FC (C, Q)	12	7	1	4	21	11	+10	25	2016 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
2	AFC Ann Arbor (Q)	12	6	3	3	19	16	+3	21	2016 NPSL Midwest Region playoffs
3	Michigan Stars FC	12	5	3	4	17	13	+4	19
4	Lansing United	12	4	4	4	16	14	+2	16
5	Detroit City FC	12	4	4	4	24	21	+3	16
6	Kalamazoo FC	12	4	6	2	12	15	−3	14
7	Dayton Dynamo	12	1	10	1	8	27	−19	4

Updated to match(es) played on July 15, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Golden Gate Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sonoma County Sol (Q)	14	8	4	2	40	25	+15	26	2016 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	CD Aguiluchos USA (Q)	14	7	4	3	36	20	+16	24
3	East Bay FC Stompers (Q)	14	6	4	4	28	23	+5	22
4	Sacramento Gold	14	7	7	0	29	29	0	21
5	Real San Jose	14	1	11	2	8	48	−40	5

Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Northwest Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	OSA FC (Q)	10	5	3	2	17	12	+5	17	2016 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	Portland Spartans FC	10	4	5	1	12	13	−1	13

Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Southwest Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Albion SC Pros (Q)	12	8	0	4	30	8	+22	28	2016 NPSL West Region playoffs
2	North County Battalion (Q)	12	7	2	3	36	19	+17	24
3	Deportivo Coras USA (Q)	12	7	3	2	34	17	+17	23
4	SoCal SC (Q)	12	5	5	2	23	20	+3	17
5	FC Hasental	12	3	7	2	21	32	−11	11
6	Temecula FC	12	3	7	2	18	32	−14	11
7	Sports Club Corinthians USA	12	0	9	3	9	43	−34	3

Updated to match(es) played on July 4, 2016. Source: NPSL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential in head to head results; 4) wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) fewest losses; 7) coin toss
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Playoffs

[2]

South Atlantic Conference Playoffs

Semifinal July 7			Final July 9


1	Myrtle Beach Mutiny	0

4	Tobacco Road FC	1
			4	Tobacco Road FC	1

			2	Atlanta Silverbacks	2*
2	Atlanta Silverbacks	4

3	Carolina RailHawks NPSL	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

South Central Conference Playoffs

Wild Card July 6			Semifinal July 9			Final July 10

			1	Tulsa Athletics	4
4	Dallas City FC	0	5	Liverpool Warriors	1
5	Liverpool Warriors	2				1	Tulsa Athletics	1
						2	Houston Dutch Lions FC	2
			2	Houston Dutch Lions FC	5
3	FC Wichita	3	3	FC Wichita	0
6	Shreveport Rafters FC	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Southeast Conference Playoffs

Semifinal July 8			Final July 9


1	Chattanooga FC	5

4	Knoxville Force	0
			1	Chattanooga FC	2

			2	Memphis City FC	1
2	Memphis City FC	3

3	New Orleans Jesters	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Regional and National Playoffs

Regional First Round July 9–16			Regional Semifinal July 16–22			Regional Final July 23			National Semifinal^[A] July 30			National Final August 6


			SE	Chattanooga FC	4

			SC	Houston Dutch Lions FC	0



						SE	Chattanooga FC	0(5)

						SS	Miami United FC	0(3)



			SS	Miami United FC	2

			SA	Atlanta Silverbacks	0



									1	Chattanooga FC	1

									4	Sonoma County Sol	2
1SW	Albion SC Pros	1(3)

4SW	SoCal SC	1(1)
			1	Albion SC Pros	2

			4	OSA FC	1
2GG	CD Aguiluchos USA	2

3GG	OSA FC	3
						1	Albion SC Pros	0

						3	Sonoma County Sol	1
2SW	North County Battalion	5

3SW	Deportivo Coras USA	3
			2	North County Battalion	0

			3	Sonoma County Sol	3
1GG	Sonoma County Sol	3

4GG	East Bay FC Stompers	1
												4	Sonoma County Sol	2

												3	AFC Cleveland	4


			1	Clarkstown SC Eagles	1

			4	Legacy 76	0
4	Legacy 76	0(5)

5	Boston City FC	0(4)
						1	Clarkstown SC Eagles	2

						6	New Jersey Copa FC	0



			2	New York Cosmos B	0

			6	New Jersey Copa FC	1
3	Fredericksburg FC	2(8)

6	New Jersey Copa FC	2(9)
									2	Clarkstown SC Eagles	2

									3	AFC Cleveland	3



			1W	Grand Rapids FC	1

			2E	Indy Eleven NPSL	0



						1W	Grand Rapids FC	0(1)

						1E	AFC Cleveland	0(3)



			1E	AFC Cleveland	0(4)

			2W	AFC Ann Arbor	0(2)

^

^A Note: The national semifinal teams were reseeded and matched-up based on regular season points per game average

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

NPSL League Awards

Week	NPSL Player of the Week
Week	Player	Position	Club	Reason
Week 1	Jose Martinez	FW	Sacramento Gold
Week 2	Eric Lopez	FW	North County Battalion
Week 3	Simon Rawnsley	FW	CD Aguiluchos USA
Week 4	Cody Guthrie	FW	Portland Spartans FC
Week 5	Matt Clare	MF	Albion SC Pros
Week 6	Alberto "Tito" Anguiano	MF	FC Hasental
Week 7	Bljedi Bardic	FW	Clarkstown SC Eagles
Week 8	James Stroud	GK	North County Battalion
Week 9	Michael Creswick	FW	Kingston Stockade FC
Week 10	Jon Ander Ibarrondo	FW	Myrtle Beach Mutiny
Week 11	Simon Rawnsley	FW	CD Aguiluchos USA
Week 12	Skye Harter	MF	AFC Cleveland
Week 13	Evan De Ycaza	MF	Tobacco Road FC
Week 14	Santiago Patino	FW	Kraze United
Week 15	Luke Winter	FW	Chattanooga FC

Attendances

Teams with an average home attendance of at least 1,000:[3]

Team	Home average
Detroit City FC	5,208
Grand Rapids FC	4,652
Chattanooga FC	4,294
Tulsa Athletics	3,457
Little Rock Rangers	1,866

References

"NPSL Atlantic Conference Standings".
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
http://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=8356

External links

2016 NPSL attendance figures

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[1] "NPSL Atlantic Conference Standings".

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ttp://www.kenn.com/the_blog/?p=8356

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