The 2017
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's association football, soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially ...
season was the 105th season of
FIFA
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-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 15th season of the NPSL.
Regions and conferences
Changes from 2016
Incoming teams
The following expansion clubs were announced for the 2017 NPSL season:
Moved and/or rebranded teams
Outgoing teams
Conference realignments
There were a number of conferences realigned for the 2017 season. In the South Region the South Atlantic Conference was eliminated and the South Central Conference was split into the Lone Star and Heartland Conferences. In the Midwest Region, the expanded Central Conference was renamed the North Conference and the Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West Conferences were renamed the East and Great Lakes Conferences respectively.
Personnel and sponsorship
Standings
Northeast Region
Atlantic Blue Conference
Atlantic White Conference
=Atlantic White Conference top scorers
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Keystone Conference
Mid-Atlantic Conference
South Region
Southeast Conference
=Southeast East Division
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=Southeast West Division
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Sunshine Conference
Lonestar Conference
Heartland Conference
Midwest Region
East Conference
Great Lakes Conference
North Conference
West Region
Northwest Conference
Golden Gate Conference
Southwest Conference
Playoffs
The format is as follows. All playoff seeding is based on points per game.
NPSL playoff format
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*West: The top 3 teams qualify from Southwest Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Golden Gate Conference. The top 2 teams qualify from Northwest Conference. The top remaining team based on points per game in the region qualifies as a wildcard. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The wildcard team is seeded 8. The remaining teams are seeded 4-7. Each game will be hosted by the higher seed.
*Midwest: The top 2 teams from each conference qualify. The 3 conference champions are seeded 1-3. The 3 remaining teams are seeded 4-6. The region quarterfinals will be hosted by the higher seed. The semifinal and final will be a site to be determined.
*South: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
**Heartland: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Lone Star: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Southeast: The top 3 teams from each division qualify. Each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Sunshine: The top team qualifies directly to the region playoffs.
*Northeast: The 4 conference champions will be seeded based on points per game. Each game will be hosted by higher seed.
**Atlantic Blue: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Atlantic White: The top 3 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Keystone: The top 4 teams qualify and each game is hosted by higher seed.
**Mid-Atlantic: All 4 teams qualify and are seeded based on the first 6 games of the regular season. Each game is hosted by higher seed.
Heartland Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Lone Star Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Southeast Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Atlantic Blue Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Atlantic White Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Keystone Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Mid-Atlantic Conference Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Regional and National Playoffs
Bold = winner
* = after extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a Draw (tie), tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is ...
, ( ) = penalty shootout score
References
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2017
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