National Premier Soccer League

This article is about the league in the United States. For the former league in South Africa, see National Professional Soccer League (South Africa). For the former indoor soccer league, see National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001).

National Premier Soccer League

Founded	2003; 16 years ago (2003)
Country	United States
Confederation	CONCACAF U.S. Soccer
Divisions	13 conferences in 4 regions
Number of teams	94
Level on pyramid	4 (US) (unofficial)
Domestic cup(s)	U.S. Open Cup
Current champions	Miami FC 2 (1st title)
Most championships	16 clubs (1 title each)
Website	NPSL website
2019 NPSL season

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American soccer league commonly recognized as being a fourth tier league although it has been given no official designation by U.S. Soccer.^[1][a] 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) and the USL Championship (USLC), and roughly equal with USL League Two (USL2).^[1] It is the successor of the Men's Premier Soccer League, a regional league originally based in the Western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 29 states. The league's motto is "A National League with a Regional Focus". Some of the clubs are former USL clubs.

Contents

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  1 Competition format
  


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  2 History
  
  
  
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    2.1 Status
    
  
  
  
  


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  3 Organization
  
  
  
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    3.1 Sponsorship and partnerships
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Teams
  
  
  
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    4.1 NPSL Founders Cup
    
  
  
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    4.2 Expansion
    
  
  
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    4.3 Rivalries
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Records and champions
  


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  6 Directors, officers and management team
  


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  7 See also
  


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  8 Notes
  


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  9 References
  


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  10 External links
  

Competition format

The National Premier Soccer League's is divided into four separate Regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). Each Region is divided into conferences with varying number of teams per conference. The regular season runs from May to July with the exception of the West Region that has historically started in late March or early April.^[2]

The NPSL currently has automatic berths in the U.S. Open Cup where they gain eligibility towards the CONCACAF Champions League.

NPSL logo 2005–2015

History

The National Premier Soccer League began in 2003 as the Men's Premier 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.^[3] 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.

Status

Officially the USSF does not recognize formal levels of the soccer pyramid below the professional 3rd tier. The USSF does not officially recognize distinctions between amateur soccer leagues in the United States. However, the USASA sanctions affiliated, but separately run, national leagues that are recognized in practical terms as playing at a higher level than the USASA state association leagues; for example, they receive automatic berths to the US Open Cup.

The Premier Development League takes place during the summer months, and the player pool is drawn mainly from NCAA college soccer players seeking to continue playing high level soccer during their summer break, while still maintaining their college eligibility. The National Premier Soccer League is similar to the Premier Development League and also attracts top amateur talent from around the United States. NPSL does not have any age limits or restrictions, thus incorporating both college players and former professional players alike.

Organization

The NPSL is organized in a mostly decentralized structure and is managed as a team-run league. Each year the member clubs help elect a chairman, treasurer, and secretary and an eight-member board of directors. Each team is individually owned and operated, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards. New teams seeking membership into the NPSL are subject to approval from an executive committee of existing team owners. Member clubs have the right to make localized decisions for their respective markets, conferences, and regions based on what they believe is best for their particular region. Each conference is managed by the individual member clubs and elect a conference commission each year.

The current chairman is Joe Barone of the Brooklyn Italians who was elected in late 2013 after previously serving as treasurer. Michael Hitchcock of Playbook Management Inc. was hired as commissioner of the NPSL in 2013. With Hitchcock leading the league, plans to expand the reach of the league and discussion of introducing promotion and relegation in the future were made public. Near the conclusion of the 2014 season the NPSL terminated the contract of Hitchcock and PMI.

The costs to join the league as of 2016 are reported to be a one-time $15,000 franchise fee and a $5,250 annual league fee.^[4] The low entry fee compared to the PDL's of $75,000 has made the league an attractive alternative to teams looking to compete at the highest level of amateur play.

The league requires that all teams play in stadiums with at least 500 seats, a scoreboard, and locker rooms with showers for both teams and officials. The home team is also responsible for providing water and food for the visiting team, ensuring there is a trainer or doctor on-site for the match, and paying the referees fees at the end of each game.

Sponsorship and partnerships

Mitre Sports International provided the official ball for the NPSL starting in 2014, the sponsorship agreement lasted through the 2016 season. The league also announced several partnerships for the 2014 season, Global Scarves, Wecando, and Pabian Law. Global Scarves and the NPSL planned strategically partnering to not only outfit every NPSL team with soccer scarves branded to the specific team, but planned on working together to increase and elevate the status of both entities to a higher level. Global Scarves began providing custom soccer scarves throughout the league, and worked with the NPSL on various events and contests to increase awareness and fervor throughout the 2014 NPSL season. Wecando Print is a full-service branding company that specializes in printing, promotional products, embroidery, screen printing, banners, fulfillment services, and company stores. Pabian Law specific in law and immigration services and has experience with signing international soccer players.

Teams

Locations of NPSL clubs for 2017. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Yellow = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	First NPSL Season	Head coach
Northeast Region
North Atlantic Conference
Boston City FC	Malden, Massachusetts	Brother Gilbert Field	2015	2016	vacant
Brooklyn Italians	Brooklyn, New York	John Dewey High School	1949	2010	Lucio Russo
Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds[5]	Lowell, Massachusetts	Cawley Memorial Stadium	2016[6]	2017
Hartford City FC	Hartford, Connecticut	Central Connecticut State University Soccer Stadium	2015	2017	vacant
Kingston Stockade FC	Kingston, New York	Dietz Stadium	2015	2016	Jamal Lis-Simmons
New York Athletic Club S.C.	Pelham, New York	New York Athletic Club	2008	2008	Barclay MacKinnon
New York Cosmos B	Manhattan, New York	Columbia Soccer Stadium	2015	2015	Carlos Mendes
Rhode Island Reds	Providence, Rhode Island	Mayor Joseph Polsinea Stadium	2012	2012	Mario Pereira
Keystone Conference
Atlantic City FC	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Surf Stadium	2017	2018	Kristian O'Leary
Electric City Shock SC	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Fitzpatrick Field	2013	2014	James Bell
Hershey FC	Hershey, Pennsylvania	Hershey High School Stadium	2013	2013	Ian Carter
FC Monmouth	Red Bank, New Jersey	Count Basie Park	2017	2018	Brian Woods
FC Motown	Madison, New Jersey	Ranger Stadium	2012	2013	Oliver Papraniku
New Jersey Copa FC	Metuchen, New Jersey	Mercer County Community College	2016	2016	Roberto Aguas
Philadelphia Lone Star F.C.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	South Philadelphia Supersite	2001	2012	Bobby Ali
Torch FC	Perkasie, Pennsylvania	Pennridge High School Stadium	2010	2011	Daniel Byrd
West Chester United SC[7]	West Chester, Pennsylvania[7]	Ciccarone Field[7]	1976	2017	Blaise Santangelo[7]
Mid-Atlantic Conference
FC Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	CCBC Essex Stadium[8]	2017	2018	Larry Sancomb
Charlottesville Alliance FC	Charlottesville, Virginia	Charlottesville High School	2016	2018	Jon Atkinson
FC Frederick	Frederick, Maryland	Thomas Athletic Field	1986	2015	Chris Spinks
Northern Virginia United FC	Leesburg, Virginia	Cropp Metcalfe Park at Evergreen Sportsplex	2018	2018	Brian Welsh
Virginia Beach City FC	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Virginia Beach Sportsplex	2013	2014	Brian Hinkey
South Region
Heartland Conference
Demize NPSL	Springfield, Missouri	Cooper Stadium	2014	2014	Chris Hanlon
Little Rock Rangers	Little Rock, Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium	2015	2016	Will Montgomery
Ozark FC[9]	Springdale, Arkansas	Har-Ber High School	2017	2017	TBD
Club Atletico Saint Louis	Eureka, Missouri	United Sports Legacy Training Center	2016	2018	Ricardo Garza
Tulsa Athletic[10]	Tulsa, Oklahoma	LaFortune Stadium	2013	2013	Joey Ryan
FC Wichita	Wichita, Kansas	Stryker Complex	2014	2015	Steve Ralos[11]
Lone Star Conference
Dallas City FC	McKinney, Texas	McKinney Soccer Complex	2013	2014	TBD
Denton Diablos FC	Denton, Texas	University of North Texas Soccer Stadium	2018	2019	Chad Rakestraw
Fort Worth Vaqueros	Fort Worth, Texas	Farrington Field	2014	2014	Nick Stavrou
Katy 1895 FC	Katy, Texas	Saint John XXIII High School	2017	2018	James Krueger
Laredo Heat SC	Laredo, Texas	Texas A&M International University Soccer Complex	2004	2018
Midland-Odessa FC	Midland, Texas	Grande Communications Stadium	2009	2017	Matt Barnes[12]
Tyler FC	Tyler, Texas	Herrington Stadium[13]	2016	2017
Southeast Conference
Asheville City SC	Asheville, North Carolina	Memorial Stadium	2016	2017	Mick Giordano
Atlanta SC	Atlanta, Georgia	TBD	1998	2016	Roberto Neves
Chattanooga FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Finley Stadium	2009	2009	Bill Elliott
Georgia Revolution FC	McDonough, Georgia	Warhawk Stadium	2010	2011	Stephen Magennis
Greenville FC	Greenville, South Carolina	Furman University Stadium	2017	2018	Lee Squires
Inter Nashville FC	Anitoch, Tennessee	International Indoor Soccer Complex	2016	2017	Alan O'Connor
New Orleans Jesters	New Orleans, Louisiana	Pan American Stadium	2003	2013	Kenny Farrell
Sunshine Conference
Central Florida Panthers SC[14]	Orlando, Florida	TBD	2019	2019	TBD
Jacksonville Armada U-23	Jacksonville, Florida	Hodges Stadium	2010	2016	vacant
Miami FC	Miami Gardens, Florida	St. Thomas University	2015	2018	Paul Dalglish
Miami United FC	Hialeah, Florida	Ted Hendricks Stadium at Milander Park	2012	2013	Gerardo Reinoso
Naples United FC	Naples, Florida	Fleischmann Park	2017	2017
Storm FC	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Pembroke Pines Charter High School Stadium	2013	2014
Midwest Region
East Conference
FC Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	All-High Stadium	2009	2010	Frank Butcher[15]
Cleveland SC	Cleveland, Ohio	Don Shula Stadium	2018	2018	Ryan Osborne
Erie Commodores FC	Erie, Pennsylvania	McConnell Family Stadium	2009	2009	Dan Howell
Fort Pitt Regiment	Monroeville, Pennsylvania	Thomas J. Birko Memorial Field	2014	2014	John Kowalski
Rochester Lancers	Rochester, New York	Marina Auto Stadium	2015	2016	Doug Miller
Syracuse FC[16]	Syracuse, New York	David W. Murphy Field	2017	2017	Matt Tantalo
Great Lakes Conference
AFC Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Hollway Field	2014	2016	Eric Rudland
FC Columbus	Grandview Heights, Ohio	Anderson Field	2018	2018	Maziya Chete
Detroit City FC	Hamtramck, Michigan	Keyworth Stadium	2012	2012	Trevor James[17]
Grand Rapids FC	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Houseman Field	2014	2016	Lewis Robinson
F.C. Indiana	Lafayette, Indiana	Legacy Sports Club	2000	2015	Erik Castro
Kalamazoo FC	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Soisson-Rapacz-Clason Field	2015	2016	Brian Clements
Michigan Stars FC	Pontiac, Michigan	Ultimate Soccer Arenas	1982	2013	Alexander Strehmel
Toledo Villa FC[18]	Toledo, Ohio	Lyden Field	2017	2019	Colin Armstrong
North Conference
Dakota Fusion FC	Fargo, North Dakota	Jim Gotta Stadium	2015	2017	Nick Becker
Duluth FC	Duluth, Minnesota	Public Schools Stadium	2015	2017	Joel Person
La Crosse Aris FC	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Viterbo Athletic Complex	2009	2009	Greg Saliaras
Med City FC	Rochester, Minnesota	Rochester Regional Sports Center	2016	2017	Neil Cassidy
Minneapolis City SC	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Edor Nelson Field	2015	2017	Matt vanBenschoten
Minnesota TwinStars FC	Maple Grove, Minnesota	Minnetonka H.S.	1997	2005
Sioux Falls Thunder FC[19]	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	Bob Young Field	2017	2017	Mekonnen Afa
West Region
Golden Gate Conference
Academica SC[20]	Turlock, California	Academica Field	1972	2018	Sergio Sousa
FC Davis[21]	Davis, California	Playfield Soccer Stadium	2017	2018	Andrew Bailey
East Bay FC Stompers	Hayward, California	Pioneer Stadium	2009	2012	Martin Sierra Sr.
El Farolito SC[22]	San Francisco, California	Boxer Stadium	1985	2018	Santiago Lopez
Napa Valley 1839 FC[23]	Napa, California	Dodd Stadium	2016	2017	Rogelio Ochoa[24]
Sacramento Gold	Sacramento, California	Capital Christian Stadium	2009	2010	Ruben Mora Jr.
San Ramon FC[25]	San Ramon, California	Dougherty Valley High School/Rancho San Ramon Soccer Park	2018	2019	TBD
Sonoma County Sol	Petaluma, California	Casa Grande High School	2004	2005	Vinny Cortezzo
Stockton FC[26]	Stockton, California	Edison High School	2018	2019	TBD
Northwest Conference
Crossfire Redmond[27]	Redmond, Washington	Redmond High School	2018	2019	Bernie James
FCM Portland	Portland, Oregon	Hilken Community Stadium	2012	2014	Victor Usher-Garcette
OSA Seattle FC	Tukwila, Washington	Starfire Stadium	2015	2015	Giuseppe Pezzano
PDX FC[28]	Hillsboro, Oregon	Hillsboro Stadium	2017	2017	Luke Babson
Spokane SC Shadow[29]	Spokane, Washington	Spokane Falls Community College Stadium	1996	2017	Chad Brown[30]
Southwest Conference
FC Arizona	Mesa, Arizona	Mesa High School	2016	2017	Maxi Viera
ASC San Diego	San Diego, California	Mission Bay High School	2015	2018	Ziggy Korytoski
A.S. Los Angeles[31][32]	Los Angeles, California	TBD	2018	2019	TBD
California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California	Championship Soccer Stadium	2017	2019	TBD
City of Angels FC	Los Angeles, California	Calabasas High School	2017	2017	TBD
FC Golden State	Whittier, California	Rio Hondo College	2018	2018	Robert Friedland
High Desert Elite FC[33]	Spring Valley Lake, California	Adelanto Stadium	2018	2019	Claudio Rivas
Orange County FC	Lake Forest, California	Portola High School	2009	2017	Paul Caligiuri
Oxnard Guerreros FC	Oxnard, California	Del Sol Stadium	2016	2017	Juan Florez
Riverside Coras	Riverside, California	John W. North High School	1969	2015	Shane Shelton
Temecula FC	Temecula, California	Chaparral High School	2013	2014	Austin Levins

NPSL Founders Cup

Eleven teams will participate in the inaugural NPSL Founders Cup, a competition that will run from August to November 2019. It is intended to lead to a new professional league beginning play in the spring of 2020.^[34][35]

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	First Founders Cup Season	Head coach
East Region
Chattanooga FC	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Finley Stadium	2009	2019	Bill Elliott
Detroit City FC	Hamtramck, Michigan	Keyworth Stadium	2012	2019	Trevor James[36]
Miami FC	Miami Gardens, Florida	St. Thomas University	2018	2019	Paul Dalglish
Miami United FC	Hialeah, Florida	Ted Hendricks Stadium at Milander Park	2012	2019	Gerardo Reinoso
Milwaukee Torrent	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Hart Park	2015	2019	Andreas Davi
New York Cosmos	TBD	TBD	2010	2019	TBD
West Region
FC Arizona	Mesa, Arizona	Mesa High School	2016	2019	Maxi Viera
ASC San Diego	San Diego, California	Mission Bay High School	2015	2019	Ziggy Korytoski
Cal FC	Agoura Hills, California	Agoura High School	2006	2019	Keith Costigan
California United Strikers FC	Irvine, California	Championship Soccer Stadium	2017	2019	TBD
Oakland Roots SC	Oakland, California	TBD	2018	2019	TBD

Expansion

See also: National Premier Soccer League membership timeline

Year	No. of teams	Teams added	Teams departed
2003	6	0	0
2004	10	5	1
2005	13	7	4
2006	18	5	0
2007	22	12	8
2008	24	10	8
2009	27	10	7
2010	31	12	8
2011	37	13	7
2012	45	14	5
2013	57	17	5+2*
2014	78	32	11
2015	65	11	24
2016	84	19	0
2017	97	30	17
2018	98	18	17

Rivalries

Many NPSL teams have rivalries given the close geography of the teams throughout the league. The most notable rivalry is the Rust Belt Derby contested between Detroit City FC, AFC Cleveland, and FC Buffalo. The name refers to the teams' shared region, the Rust Belt.^[37]

Another intense rivalry existed between the San Diego Flash and San Diego Boca/Force FC, which were crosstown rivals in San Diego. Until the 2013 sale and rebranding of Force FC from Boca FC, the ownership groups of the two clubs were previously partners in the original San Diego Flash club of the A-League that competed from 1998 to 2001.^[38]

Derby name	Most wins	Titles	Other club(s)	Recent winner
Alameda County Derby[39]	CD Aguiluchos USA	2 (2016, 2017)	East Bay FC Stompers	split
Wine Country Derby[40]	Sonoma County Sol	1 (2017)	Napa Valley 1839 FC	Sonoma County Sol
Erie County Derby[citation needed]	Erie Commodores FC	5 (2009–2014)	FC Buffalo	Erie Commodores FC
I-20 Cup[citation needed]	Birmingham Hammers	1 (2017)	Georgia Revolution	Birmingham Hammers
Everglades Cup[citation needed]	Miami United	1 (2014)	Cape Coral Hurricanes	Miami United
Gulf Coast Cup[citation needed]	Tampa Marauders	1 (2014)	Cape Coral Hurricanes	Tampa Marauders
I-40 Cup[citation needed]	Little Rock Rangers	1 (2016)	Memphis City FC	Little Rock Rangers
Louisiana Cup[citation needed]	New Orleans Jesters	1 (2016)	Shreveport Rafters FC	New Orleans Jesters
Red River Cup[citation needed]	Tulsa Athletic	1 (2014)	Fort Worth Vaqueros, Liverpool Warriors, Oklahoma City FC	Tulsa Athletic
Rust Belt Derby[41]	Detroit City FC	4 (2013–2016)	AFC Cleveland, FC Buffalo	Detroit City FC
San Diego Derby[citation needed]	San Diego Flash	4 (2011–13)	Albion SC Pros, North County Battalion, San Diego Boca FC	San Diego Flash
Trinity River Cup[citation needed]	Dallas City FC	1 (2014)	Fort Worth Vaqueros	Dallas City FC[42]
Volunteer Shield[citation needed]	Chattanooga FC	3 (2014–16)	Knoxville Force, Inter Nashville FC, Memphis City FC	Knoxville Force
Green Line Derby[citation needed]	Minneapolis City SC	2 (2017–18)	Viejos son los Trapos FC (St Paul)	Minneapolis City SC

Records and champions

See also: National Premier Soccer League records and statistics

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up
2003	Arizona Sahuaros	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Utah Salt Ratz
2004	Utah Salt Ratz	4–2	Arizona Sahuaros
2005	Detroit Arsenal	1–0	Sonoma County Sol
2006	Sacramento Knights	2–1	Princeton 56ers
2007	Southern California Fusion	1–0	Queen City FC
2008	Pennsylvania Stoners	3–0	Minnesota Twin Stars
2009	Sonoma County Sol	2–1	Erie Admirals SC
2010	Sacramento Gold	3–1	Chattanooga FC
2011	Jacksonville United	3–2	Hollywood United Hitmen
2012	FC Sonic	1–0	Chattanooga FC
2013	RVA Football Club	2–0	Sonoma County Sol
2014	New York Red Bulls U-23	3–1	Chattanooga FC
2015	New York Cosmos B	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Chattanooga FC
2016	AFC Cleveland	4–2	Sonoma County Sol
2017	Elm City Express	5–0	Midland-Odessa FC
2018	Miami FC 2	3–1	FC Motown

Directors, officers and management team

Directors

• Joe Barone – Brooklyn Italians – chairman (2013–current)


• Cindy Spera – chairman of soccer programs for New York Athletic Club – managing director (2018–current) formerly treasurer (2013–2016) and director of operations (2016–2018)^[43]
  


• Barry Dixon – founder, Jacksonville United – secretary (2013–present)

Current regional board members

• Kenny Farrell – New Orleans Jesters
  


• Sean McDaniel – Chattanooga FC
  


• Terry Lawriw – AFC Cleveland
  


• Cristian Brei – Madison 56ers
  


• William Forte – East Bay FC Stompers
  


• Kabba Joof – Rhode Island Reds FC
  

Management team

• Cindy Spera – managing director


• Gary Moody – media relations


• Paul Scott – director of officials


• Dina Case – director of membership development^[44]
  

Conference commissioners

• Kabba Joof – head coach, Rhode Island Reds FC – Northeast Region – North Atlantic Conference (2013–present)
  


• Cristian Brei – Madison 56ers – Midwest Region – Central Conference (2013–present)
  


• William Forte – East Bay FC Stompers – West Region – Golden Gate Conference (2013–present)
  

See also

• Major League Soccer


• North American Soccer League


• United Soccer League


• USL League Two

Notes

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v t e National Premier Soccer League seasons
Men's Premier Soccer League (MPSL)	2003 2004
National Premier Soccer League (NPSL)	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Playoffs 2015 2016 2017 2018

v t e Soccer in the United States
U.S. Soccer Federation USASA USCS State Soccer Associations League system History Hall of Fame Awards Clubs International competition Champions Venues (stadiums by capacity Soccer-specific stadium) Women's soccer in the United States
Men's national teams	Senior (results players) U23 U20 U18 U17 U15 Futsal Beach soccer Arena soccer Paralympic
Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U18 U17 Futsal
Men's outdoor leagues	Professional MLS Playoffs MLS Cup USL Championship USL Cup USL League One On hiatus: NASL Soccer Bowl Proposed: NISA Amateur/Semi-pro USL League Two NPSL APSL CSL EPLWA GCPL SFSFL SoCal UPSL USLPA
Women's outdoor leagues	Professional NWSL NWSL Shield Playoffs Amateur/Semi-pro WPSL UWS
Men's indoor leagues	MASL M2 PASL WISL
Men's futsal leagues	PFL MLF
Men's Cup competitions	U.S. Open Cup National Amateur Cup Hank Steinbrecher Cup
Women's Cup competitions	SheBelieves Cup Tournament of Nations Women's Open
Men's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program NAIA Championship
Women's college soccer	NCAA Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NAIA Championship
Youth soccer	Leagues: AYSO NFHS USYSA U.S. Development Academy Super Y-League Competitions: US Youth Soccer National Championships Jefferson Cup
Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010) PLA (2015–17)
Defunct women's outdoor leagues	W-League (1995–2015) WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13)
Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) MISL (2001–08) AISL (2003–08) XSL (2008–09) MISL (2008–14)

v t e Fourth level association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada PCSL USL League Two1 Mexico United States NPSL USL League Two1
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean5	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Barbados Bermuda1 British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Grenada Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten3 Suriname2 Turks and Caicos Islands
1: Canada and the United States share one fourth league, USL League Two. 2: North American member but affiliated to CFU. 3: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. 4:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA. 5: Unlisted CFU nations do not contain a fourth league.

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