2011 NPSL season

Football league season

National Premier Soccer League

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Season| 2011
Champions| Jacksonville United
Matches played| 220
Goals scored| 710 (3.23 per match)
Biggest home win| 11–0, Hollywood United Hitmen over Real San Jose
Biggest away win| 9–0, Madison 56ers over Eau Claire Aris
Highest scoring| 12 goals, Bay Area Ambassadors 4–8 Lancaster Rattlers

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The 2011 National Premier Soccer League season was the 9th season of the NPSL. The regular season began on April 1, 2011, and ended on July 17. The playoffs concluded with the NPSL Championship Game, which was held at the home of Rocket City United in Madison, Alabama on July 30.

Jacksonville United ended the season as national champions, beating the Hollywood United Hitmen 3–2 in the 2011 NPSL Championship game.[1] Jacksonville were the lowest seeded-team in the playoffs, having finished champions of the Southeast Division with a 6–0–4 record after starting their campaign with four straight losses, and beat number one seed and Northeast Division champions Erie Admirals on their way to the final. Both Jacksonville and Hollywood were first-year NPSL teams, although Hollywood had previously spent two seasons playing in the USL Premier Development League.

The Erie Admirals had the best regular season record, with a points-per-game average of 2.583, just ahead of the Hollywood United Hitmen (2.429) and FC Sonic Lehigh Valley (2.417), who were in such a strong division they did not even qualify for the post-season.

Jacksonville striker Tommy Krizanovic scored a hat trick in the NPSL final, and was named MVP of the championship tournament.[2]

## Changes From 2010

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### Name Changes/Rebrands

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* Atlanta FC formed a partnership with the NASL Atlanta Silverbacks franchise and became Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves[3]

### New Franchises

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* 13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name  | Metro Area  | Location  | Previous Affiliation

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AC Crusaders | Atlantic County area | Egg Harbor Township, NJ | expansion
Buxmont Torch FC | Montgomery County area | Souderton, PA | expansion
Georgia Revolution | Rockdale County area | Conyers, GA | expansion
FC Hasental | Conejo Valley area | Thousand Oaks, CA | expansion
Hollywood United Hitmen | Los Angeles area | Los Angeles, CA | USL Premier Development League
Jacksonville United | Jacksonville area | Jacksonville, FL | expansion
Knoxville Force | Knoxville area | Knoxville, TN | expansion
Lancaster Rattlers | Antelope Valley area | Lancaster, CA | USL Premier Development League
Mass United | Boston area | Boston, MA | expansion
Quad City Eagles | Quad Cities area | Moline, IL | expansion
San Diego Flash | San Diego area | San Diego, CA | USL A-League
Santa Ana Winds | Orange County area | Santa Ana, CA | expansion
Seacoast United Phantoms | Rockingham County area | Hampton, NH | expansion

### Folding

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* Six teams have been announced as leaving the league prior to the beginning of the season:
* Boston Tea Men MA
* Long Island Academy NY
* TSC Maryland Red Devils MD
* New Hampshire Mountaineers NH
* Pumas FC AL
* Southern Oregon Fuego OR
* FC Tulsa TX

## Standings

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Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

### Northeast Division - Atlantic Conference

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | Brooklyn Italians | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 26  | 11  | +15  | 22
2  | Seacoast United Phantoms | 10  | 5  | 1  | 4  | 16  | 19  | -3  | 16
3  | New York Red Bulls NPSL | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 16  | 11  | +5  | 15
4  | New York Athletic Club | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 12  | +3  | 15
5  | Morris County Colonials | 10  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 13  | 21  | -8  | 9
6  | Mass United | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 13  | 25  | -12  | 7

### Northeast Division - Keystone Conference

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | Erie Admirals | 12  | 10  | 1  | 1  | 30  | 11  | +19  | 31
2  | FC Sonic Lehigh Valley | 12  | 9  | 2  | 1  | 25  | 7  | +18  | 29
3  | Reading Revolution | 12  | 8  | 1  | 3  | 28  | 13  | +15  | 25
4  | AC Crusaders | 12  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 27  | 15  | +12  | 21
5  | FC Buffalo | 12  | 5  | 1  | 6  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 16
6  | Pocono Snow | 12  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 11  | 27  | -16  | 8
7  | Buxmont Torch FC | 12  | 2  | 0  | 10  | 11  | 36  | -25  | 6
8  | New Jersey Blaze | 12  | 1  | 0  | 11  | 12  | 41  | -29  | 3

### Southeast Division

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | Jacksonville United | 10  | 6  | 0  | 4  | 16  | 12  | +4  | 18
2  | Georgia Revolution | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 20  | 15  | +5  | 18
3  | Chattanooga FC | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 15  | 10  | +5  | 17
4  | Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 14  | 13  | +1  | 14
5  | Knoxville Force | 10  | 3  | 1  | 6  | 7  | 16  | -9  | 10
6  | Rocket City United | 10  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 12  | 18  | -6  | 9
7  | FC Tulsa | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

*Note: Jacksonville finished ahead of Georgia as NPSL rules state that the second tiebreaker after total points is number of victories. FC Tulsa chose not to compete in league play in 2011, and only played in the US Open Cup qualification tournament.

### Midwest Division

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | Milwaukee Bavarians | 12  | 8  | 2  | 2  | 25  | 9  | +16  | 26
2  | Quad City Eagles | 12  | 6  | 5  | 1  | 27  | 11  | +16  | 23
3  | Madison 56ers | 12  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 34  | 14  | +20  | 21
4  | Minnesota TwinStars FC | 12  | 6  | 1  | 5  | 23  | 15  | +8  | 19
5  | Chicago Fire NPSL | 12  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 16  | +2  | 15
6  | Minnesota Kings | 12  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 9  | 34  | -25  | 8
7  | Eau Claire Aris | 12  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 8  | 45  | -37  | 5

### West Division - Flight Northwest

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | Hollywood United Hitmen | 14  | 11  | 1  | 2  | 54  | 14  | +40  | 34
2  | Sacramento Gold | 14  | 7  | 4  | 3  | 30  | 20  | +10  | 25
3  | Sonoma County Sol | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 38  | 23  | +15  | 24
4  | Bay Area Ambassadors | 14  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 19  | 48  | -29  | 7
5  | Real San Jose | 14  | 2  | 0  | 12  | 11  | 45  | -34  | 6

### West Division - Flight Southwest

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Place  | Team  | Pld.  | W  | T  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Points

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1  | San Diego Flash | 14  | 10  | 1  | 3  | 37  | 16  | +21  | 31
2  | Santa Ana Winds FC | 14  | 8  | 2  | 4  | 25  | 19  | +6  | 26
3  | FC Hasental | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 27  | 27  | 0  | 21
4  | San Diego Boca | 14  | 6  | 1  | 7  | 29  | 32  | -3  | 19
5  | Lancaster Rattlers | 14  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 26  | 52  | -26  | 9

Source: [1]

## NPSL Playoffs

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### Format

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### Bracket

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| Division Semifinals | | | Division Finals | | | National Semifinals | | | National Final |

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| | | | K1 | Erie Admirals | 1 | | |
| | | | A1 | Brooklyn Italians | 0 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Erie Admirals | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville United | 4 |
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| | | | | 4 | Jacksonville United | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 2 |
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| | | | | | | 3 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 0 |
| NW1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 3 | | | | | 2 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 3 |
| SW2 | Santa Ana Winds FC | 1 | | | NW1 | Hollywood United Hitmen | 1 | |
| SW1 | San Diego Flash | 1 | | | NW2 | Sacramento Gold | 0 |
| NW2 | Sacramento Gold | 2 | |

### Northeast Division Playoffs

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July 23, 2011
7:00 PM EST

Erie Admirals| 1 - 0| Brooklyn Italians

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Colton 72' | Report |

Dollinger Field
Erie, PA

Attendance: 450

### West Division Playoffs

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July 9, 2011
7:00 PM PST

Hollywood United Hitmen| 3 - 1| Santa Ana Winds

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Bentil 17'
Whitfield 31'
Blanco 50' | Report | Hernandez 10'
G. Piechota 35'

Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 165

Referee: Omar Meza (USA)

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July 9, 2011
7:00 PM PST

San Diego Flash| 1 - 2| Sacramento Gold

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Pizarro 43' | Report | O. Sandoval 35'
Cabadas 76'

Westview High School
San Diego, CA

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July 16, 2011
5:00 PM PST

Hollywood United Hitmen| 1 - 0| Sacramento Gold

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Blanco 45' | Report | C. Sandoval 28'
Madu 44'

Crenshaw High School
Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 135

Referee: Daniel Radford (USA)

### NPSL Championship Tournament

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#### Semi-finals

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July 28, 2011
5:30PM CDT

Hollywood United Hitmen| 3 - 0| Milwaukee Bavarians

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Bentil 48'
Whitfield 67' 88' | Report |

Madison City Schools Stadium
Madison, AL

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July 28, 2011
8:30PM CDT

Erie Admirals| 2 - 4| Jacksonville United

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Falconer 22'
Kennedy 58' | Report | Williams  42'
Krizanovic 61'
Leyimu 72'
Salafrio 73'

Madison City Schools Stadium
Madison, AL

#### Third Place Playoff

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July 29, 2011
5:30PM CDT

Milwaukee Bavarians| 0 - 5| Erie Admirals

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| Report | Falconer 33' 72'
Meehl 67'
Blythe 82'
Howard 88'

Madison City Schools Stadium
Madison, AL

#### NPSL All-Star Game

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July 29, 2011
8:00PM CDT

Rocket City United| 3 - 1| NPSL All-Stars

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Hyde 27' 61'
Nkurunungi 90' | Report | Omondi 63'

Madison City Schools Stadium
Madison, AL

Referee: Joshua Morgan (USA)

#### NPSL Championship Game

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July 30, 2011
7:30PM CDT

Hollywood United Hitmen| 2 - 3| Jacksonville United

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Albarrán 31' 77' | Report | Krizanovic 17' 40' 87'

Madison City Schools Stadium
Madison, AL

## Award Winners and Conference Teams

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MVP: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC)

### NPSL All-Star Team

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F: Jumol Harewood (GEO), Jose Miranda (HOL), Justin Picou (SDB), Afrim Latifi (ERI), Chris Tsonis (SEA)
M: Cody Antonini (SLV), Carlington Lamont (REA), Carlos McCrary (MAD), Kingsley Morgan (ATL), Anthony Santaga (MAD), Billy Sweatra (ACC), Tyler Williams (JAC)
D: Peassio Denev (ECA), Adrian Kawuba (MAS), Marcos Mendez (GEO), Joseph Omondi (RCU), Corey Phillips (BUF), Dan Sauerhoff (MCC), Andy Stewart (CFC)
G: Zach Brunner (LAN), Thomas Hunter (CFC)[4]

### 2011 National Championship Best 11

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F: Tommy Krizanovic (JAC), Brent Whitfield (HOL)
M: Arturo Albarrán (HOL), Gavin Falconer (ERI), Amilcar Herrera (MIL), Shane Howard (ERI), Ramak Safi (JAC)
D: Jacobi Goodfellow (JAC), Garrett Teague (JAC), Marcus Watson (HOL)
G: Stuart McCrory (JAC)[5]

## U.S. Open Cup Qualifying

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Four NPSL clubs gained berths to the 2011 U.S. Open Cup, one each from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and West divisions.[6]

### Northeast Division

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May 7, 2011

Brooklyn Italians| 1 - 0| FC Buffalo

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Joseph 25' | Report |

James Dewey High School
Brooklyn, NY

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May 27, 2011
7:30 PM EST

FC Sonic Lehigh Valley| 1 - 2| Brooklyn Italians

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| Report |

Ulrich Sports Complex
Bethlehem, PA

### Southeast Division

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#### First round

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May 27, 2011
5:30 PM EST

Knoxville Force| 0 - 1| Jacksonville United

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| Report | Williams  53'

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

* * *

May 27, 2011
8:00 PM EST

Rocket City United| 7 - 1| FC Tulsa

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Hyde 13' 22' 33' 64'
Nkurunungi 59'
Nunez 80'
Omondi 88' | Report | Cottage 31'

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

#### Second round

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May 28, 2011
5:30 PM EST

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves| 3 - 1| Jacksonville United

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Nandi 28'
Morgan 86'
Duque 90+' | Report | Williams  23'

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

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May 28, 2011
8:00 PM EST

Chattanooga FC| 2 - 0| Rocket City United

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Moore 65'
Ochieng 74' | Report |

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

#### Final

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May 29, 2011
7:00 PM EST

Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves| 0 - 1
(AET)| Chattanooga FC

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| Report | Ochieng 116'

Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN

### Midwest Division

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Madison 56ers were granted the automatic berth for the Midwest Division by virtue of their 2010 division championship. The Midwest was the only NPSL division granting its 2011 U.S. Open Cup berth based on performance in the 2010 season.[7]

### West Division

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The Hollywood United Hitmen were given the berth for the West Division as a result of being the team with the best record over the first seven games of the 2011 regular season.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Krizanovic Leads Jacksonville to the NPSL Championship". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
2. ^ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
3. ^ Silverbacks Reserves to Play in NPSL
4. ^ "2011 NPSL All-Star Team". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
5. ^ "2011 National Championships' Best 11". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
6. ^ "NPSL In The US Open Cup - National Premier Soccer League". Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
7. ^ "Madison 56ers awarded NPSL Midwest US Open Cup spot".
8. ^ "2011 US Open Cup qualifying update: Hollywood claims NPSL West berth after league ruling".

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