2006 NPSL season

The 2006 National Premier Soccer League season was the 4th season of the NPSL. The season started in May 2006, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2006.

National Premier Soccer League
Season2006
ChampionsSacramento Knights
2005
2007

Sacramento Knights finished the season as national champions, beating Princeton 56ers in the NPSL Championship game

Changes From 2005

New Franchises

  • Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Denver Kickers Denver area Golden, CO expansion
Phoenix Banat Storm Phoenix area Avondale, AZ expansion
Redwood City Ruckus San Mateo County area San Bruno, CA expansion
San Jose Frogs San Diego area Carlsbad, CA expansion
Southern California Fusion San Diego area San Jose, CA expansion

Name Changes

Final standings

Purple indicates division title clinched

Northwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Sacramento Knights 20 12 3 5 41
2 San Jose Frogs 20 12 4 4 40
3 Sonoma County Sol 20 11 8 1 34
4 Redwood City Ruckus 20 6 12 2 20
5 Chico Rooks 20 5 10 5 20
6 Salinas Valley Samba 20 4 13 3 15

Midwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Princeton 56ers 10 8 0 2 26
2 Detroit Arsenal 10 7 2 1 22
3 Minnesota TwinStars 9 4 4 1 13
4 Milwaukee Bavarians 10 4 5 1 13
5 Minnesota NSC United 9 2 7 0 6
6 Grand Rapids Alliance 10 1 8 1 4

Southwest Division

Place Team P W L T GF GA GD Points
1 Albuquerque Asylum 20 13 5 2 41
2 Southern California Fusion 20 9 7 4 31
3 San Diego Pumitas 20 8 4 8 29
4 Denver Kickers 20 8 7 5 29
5 Phoenix Banat Storm 20 6 12 2 20
6 Las Vegas Strikers 20 3 12 5 14

Playoffs

Sacramento Knights 2 - 0 Princeton 56ers

Bracket

Semi-Finals Championship
      
NW Sacramento Knights
WC Detroit Arsenal
NW Sacramento Knights 2
MW Princeton 56ers 0
MW Princeton 56ers
SW Albuquerque Asylum
West Division Semifinals
Semifinals
Albuquerque Asylum1–0San Diego Fusion
  • Baca 67'
Report
Attendance: 4,000 estimated
Semifinals
Sacramento Knights5–1San Jose Frogs
  • Nelle 24', 44'
  • Lupercio 26'
  • Sims 57'
  • Ricks-Chambers 60'
Report
  • Monteith 81'
West Division Final
Albuquerque Asylum2–3Sacramento Knights
  • Baca 39' (pen.)
  • Padgett 85'
  • Nelle 30', 37'
  • Scammacca 60'

NPSL Championship Game
Princeton 56ers0–2Sacramento Knights
Report
  • Chimienti 71'
  • Renteria 90'

References

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