The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that the Muskegon Risers (Muskegon, MI) have joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the Midwest Region’s Great Lakes Conference in 2020. “We are thrilled to begin our 2020 expansion campaign with such a strong club in the Muskegon Risers,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “We are excited to see the NPSL brand continue to grow in Michigan and throughout the Midwest. We are
On December 23rd, the New York Cosmos announced the return of captain and longtime player Danny Szetela for the 2019 NPSL season, including both the regular season and Founder’s Cup competition. His seventh year with the Cosmos promises to be another thrilling ride as a side with a historic lineage in the sport returns to professional status. This also promises to be another thrilling season in a career that has spanned from Columbus in the MLS, overseas, back to the
Finley Stadium remains home as the club advances to the next level of premier soccer Chattanooga Football Club and The Stadium Corporation today agreed upon a three year deal that will keep the NPSL powerhouse in Chattanooga’s largest sports venue for years to come. During the club’s ten season history, over 338,000 people have come to Finley Stadium to watch Chattanooga FC play. “Our supporters have made Chattanooga FC the envy of premier soccer clubs around the country, setting and breaking attendance
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is proud to announce that Stockton Football Club (Stockton, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region’s Golden Gate Conference in 2019. “We are very excited to bring the NPSL to Stockton,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera commented. “This is the second team from California to join the NPSL for 2019 and we are looking forward to the continued growth of our West Region.” The
It isn’t often that an American gets a chance to manage a national team outside of the United States. Of course, Bob Bradley helmed the Egypt team that nearly qualified for the World Cup as the Arab Spring swirled, but for the most part Yanks experience in the international scene is managing in the U.S. set up. Another American has an opportunity to continue blazing that path however, former Midlands-Odessa Sockers FC manager Matt Barnes. The manager has
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Denton Diablos FC (Denton, TX) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the South Region’s Lone Star Conference in 2019. “It is very exciting to see the Lone Star Conference continue to grow with Denton Diablos FC,” NPSL Chairman Joe Barone commented. “Texas is a true hotbed of American soccer and we are extremely happy for the
Give Los Angeles businessman Harry Tachian just five minutes of your time and you’ll quickly learn of his love for the sport of soccer. Tachian’s love for the game began during his time at the British International School of Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Many of his physical education teachers were coaches, former coaches, or people that loved soccer. Because of his connections in Jeddah, Tachian was discovered as a youth prospect at the age of seven. “(My coaches)
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Los Angeles United Football Club (Los Angeles, CA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the West Region’s Southwest Conference in 2019. “The NPSL is thrilled to be penetrating further into the Los Angeles market,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera commented. “We are expecting great rivalries and exciting players to emerge from this area, a true hotbed of talent in the U.S.” The
Playing for the first time within the city limits, Atlantic City FC was forced to play nearly an hour down a man but still managed a 1-1 draw with Virginia amateur club Motorik FC on Saturday night. Photo Credit: Matt Ralph/ISNSoccer.com The home side came out strong on the artificial surface they train on at Chelsea Heights Recreation Complex. Controlling most of the possession, it took the Aces only eight minutes to open the scoring when Alex Nicol hit a shot
