2003 MPSL season

The 2003 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the MPSL.

Men's Premier Soccer League
Season2003
ChampionsArizona Sahuaros
Matches played45
Goals scored167 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerKC Nordfors, Utah
13 goals
Highest scoringArizona 11, Tucson 0
(July 26)
2004 →

Arizona Sahuaros finished the season as national champions, beating Utah Salt Ratz in the MPSL Championship game

Three of the teams who contested the first season - Arizona Sahuaros, Chico Rooks and Northern Nevada Aces - previously competed in the United Soccer Leagues, but left to form the breakaway MPSL in protest at the way the USL was being run.

Final standings

Purple indicates regular season title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Utah Salt Ratz 15 12 3 0 44 19 +25 36
2 Chico Rooks* 14 11 3 0 34 17 +17 33
3 Arizona Sahuaros 15 8 6 1 30 22 +8 25
4 Northern Nevada Aces 15 4 8 3 20 30 -10 15
5 Tucson Tiburons 15 4 10 1 16 36 -20 13
6 Las Vegas Strikers 15 2 10 3 23 40 -17 9

* Chico Rooks played only 14 league games as they represented the MPSL In the USASA National Cup.

Playoffs

Semi-finals
Chico Rooks0 - 1Arizona Sahuaros
Report
  • Araujo 87'
Utah Salt Ratz9 - 0Northern Nevada Aces
  • Nordfors 16', 28', 34'
  • Huber 42'
  • Stevenson 55'
  • Oshay 67' (pen.)
  • Hansen
  • Callister
  • Waters
Report

Championship
Utah Salt Ratz1 - 2 (AET)*Arizona Sahuaros
Hickman 13' Coelho 59' gold-colored soccer ball 100'
  • Overtime Note: 2 ten minute periods with Golden Goal. PK's if still tied.
Semi-Finals Championship
      
1 Utah Salt Ratz 9
4 Northern Nevada Aces 0
1 Utah Salt Ratz 1
3 Arizona Sahuaros 2
2 Chico Rooks 0
3 Arizona Sahuaros 1

References
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