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
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's 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 affiliated to the U ...
(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
Moved and/or rebranded teams
Outgoing teams
Standings and results
Midwest Region
North Conference
Great Lakes Conference
East Conference
Northeast Region
North Atlantic Conference
Mid-Atlantic Conference
Keystone Conference
South Region
Sunshine Conference
Southeast Conference
Lone Star Conference
Heartland Conference
West Region
Southwest Conference
Northwest Conference
Golden Gate Conference
The NPSL Golden Gate Conference is a division within the National Premier Soccer League it consists of teams from Northern California
Teams
* Academica SC
*El Farolito
* FC Davis
*Napa Valley 1839 FC
*Project 51O
* Sacramento Gold
*Sonoma County ...
Playoffs
Northeast Region Conference playoffs
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
penalty shootout score
North 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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
penalty shootout score
South Region Conference playoffs
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
penalty shootout score
Sunshine 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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
penalty shootout score
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
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 tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only ...
, ( ) =
penalty shootout score
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
Michigan Stars Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA).
History
The club was established circa 1998 as Windsor Spart ...
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
Standings
Fixtures and results
References
{{2019 in American soccer
National Premier Soccer League seasons
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