The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Jackson Lions FC (Jackson, NJ) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the East Region in 2022. “We are thrilled to welcome Jackson Lions FC to the NPSL,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “This club has shown a tradition of success and excellence over the years, and we can’t wait to see what they will do on and off the field in our
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Akron City FC (Akron, OH) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the Midwest Region in 2022. “We are excited to announce Akron City FC as an expansion team for the 2022 season,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Akron is a historically great soccer market thanks largely to the success of the University of Akron’s soccer program, as well as its thriving youth
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Apotheos FC (Kennesaw, GA) has joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the East Region in 2022. “This is a great fit,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Apotheos FC has formulated the exact type of business model that the NPSL most effectively supports. The club’s personality epitomizes what it means to be grassroots. They reach deep into many facets of their community, excite
The 2021 NPSL National Championship was everything the fans could have expected and more. It had thrilling goals, tough tackles, and incredible saves. In the end it was Denton Diablos FC, in front of 2,394 fans, in just their second NPSL season, defeating Tulsa Athletic and taking home the championship trophy. Early in this it looked to be all Diablos as it was Anthony Powell getting the Diablos on the board in just the third minute courtesy of a Carlos Flores
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Pennsylvania Classics (Lancaster, PA) have joined the league as an expansion team. The club will begin competition in the East Region in 2022. “We are thrilled to announce the first expansion team for the 2022 season,” NPSL Managing Director Cindy Spera said. “Making a commitment to the NPSL in advance of the season will give Pennsylvania Classics a great runway to promote their team, engage sponsors, and position them to have
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce that Duluth FC forward Sidney Warden has earned the 2021 NPSL Golden Boot. Warden tallied 16 goals and six assists in 12 starts during the 2021 NPSL regular season. “I’m delighted to receive the Golden Boot,” Warden said. “It was definitely a target I set myself for the season before we started. I owe a lot of this to my teammates and coaches at Duluth FC who
By Jason Mack/Laredo Heat SC Laredo Heat SC defender Esteban “Wiki” Hernandez and midfielder Adrian Yepez worked their way up from the club to collegiate level alongside head coach John Powell, so it was a natural progression when he invited them to join him for the NPSL season. “When I first started working with them in 2013, I knew they were special,” Powell said. “I knew they were not only fantastic people but really special players.
After racking up eight goals in two games last week, the Laredo Heat SC took a different approach Wednesday at the TAMIU Soccer Complex posting their third clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over the Katy 1895 FC. “It was a real scrappy game,” Laredo Heat SC head coach John Powell said. “We fancy ourselves as a team that is going to play attractive football, move the ball extremely well and break teams down
Closing out a stretch of five games in two weeks, the Laredo Heat SC is looking to pick up a fourth straight victory and exact revenge as it hosts Katy 1895 FC at 8:00 pm Wednesday at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. “We are excited to be back on our home field,” Laredo Heat SC keeper Gage Rogers said. “There is nothing like this field. It is the best in the conference for sure. We are happy to