Season | 2020 |
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Dates | February 22 – March 26 |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 56 (3.5 per match) |
Biggest home win | Las Vegas Legends FC 8–0 Temecula FC (March 1) |
Biggest away win | Club Xolos USA U-23 0–5 FC Golden State (February 29) |
Highest scoring | Las Vegas Legends FC 8–0 Temecula FC (March 1) |
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The 2020 National Premier Soccer League season was part of the 108th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States and the 18th season of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Miami FC, the defending league champions, left in the off-season and joined the National Independent Soccer Association and later the USL Championship.
On March 26, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Multiple changes were made to the league's conferences ahead of the season.[2] The Northeast Region was renamed to the "East Region." The Southeast Conference was moved from the South Region to the East Region and the Midwest Region's East Conference was renamed the “Rust Belt Conference.”
A new conference, the Gulf Coast Conference, was announced on November 12, 2019.[3] It would include new teams, mostly from the Gulf Coast Premier League, Jacksonville Armada U-23 from the Sunshine Conference, and the returning New Orleans Jesters.
Team | Previous Name | Location | Previous Location | Notes |
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Club Xolos USA U-23 | Deportivo Coras USA | Riverside, California | Rebrand | |
International Portland Select FC | FC Mulhouse Portland | Portland, Oregon | Rebrand | |
Maryland Bobcats FC | World Class Premier Elite FC | Derwood, Maryland | Rebrand | |
Miami Dutch Lions FC | Dutch Lions FC | Miami, Florida | Conroe, Texas | Relocation and rebrand |
OSA Seattle FC | OSA FC | Seattle, Washington | Rebrand |
Only two of the three West Region conferences had begun play prior to the season being cancelled.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | FC Arizona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
2 | Las Vegas Legends | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6[a] |
3 | FC Golden State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
4 | Oxnard Guerreros FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 3[b] |
5 | ASC San Diego | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
6 | A.S. Los Angeles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
7 | Temecula FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 |
8 | High Desert Elite FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0[c] |
9 | Club Xolos USA U-23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Academica SC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
2 | Project 51O | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3[a] |
3 | Napa Valley 1839 FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Sacramento Gold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
5 | FC Davis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1[b] |
6 | Sonoma County Sol | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
7 | El Farolito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
The league intends to hold the second edition of its Members Cup tournament in autumn 2020, beginning in mid-August and concluding with the 2020 NPSL Members Cup Final in November.[7][8] On July 16, the league announced a four team tournament hosted by Erie Commodores FC, and including 2019 National Semifinalist Cleveland SC, along with FC Buffalo and Pittsburgh Hotspurs.[9] Pittsburgh won the "Rust Belt Group" on July 29 with a win over the Commodores.[10]
In addition, the July 29 match between Buffalo and Cleveland also served as a group stage game for the 2020 NISA Independent Cup, which both teams were also taking part in alongside former NPSL member Detroit City FC in that tournament's "Great Lakes Region".[11]
Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Head coach |
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Rust Belt Group | ||||
Cleveland SC | Cleveland, Ohio | Krenzler Field | 2018 | Lewis Dunne |
Erie Commodores FC | Erie, Pennsylvania | McConnell Family Stadium | 2009 | Dale White |
FC Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | All-High Stadium | 2009 | Frank Butcher |
Pittsburgh Hotspurs | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | The Ellis School | 2019 | Tom Campbell |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Pittsburgh Hotspurs (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
2 | Cleveland SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
3 | FC Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
4 | Erie Commodores FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |