Photo Credit: Simone Sohla New Jersey Copa FC forward Raphael Araujo has been selected as the seventeenth Mitre National Player of the Week for the 2017 NPSL season. “It is an absolute honor to receive the NPSL Mitre National Player of the Week Award,” Araujo commented. “All my hard work throughout the season and training sessions is paying off, and it is showing on the field. I want to thank my family and friends for always believing in me, and I
The shocker of the 2016 National Premier Soccer League postseason saw the NPSL’s newest playoff darling stun its defending national champion. Defender Dennis Correia scored midway through the second half and goalkeeper Matt Perrella chalked up a timely clean sheet as New Jersey Copa FC ousted New York Cosmos B, the defending NPSL champion, 1-0, in the NPSL Northeast Region semifinals on July 20. Sixth-seeded NJCFC (7-1-6) advances to face Keystone Conference rival Clarkstown SC Eagles, the region’s top seed, in
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that New Jersey Copa FC (Metuchen, NJ) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will compete in the Northeast Region’s Keystone Conference. “The NPSL has started off strong in 2016,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “We’ve had a successful combine and a record-setting number of alumni selected in the MLS SuperDraft. Now we’re adding another incredible expansion team to one of our strongest regions. The addition of New