National Premier Soccer League

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National Premier Soccer League


Founded
2003
Nations
United States
Higher Division
USL Second Division
Lower Division
United States Adult Soccer Association
Number of Teams
28
Cups
US Open Cup
Current Champions
Southern California Fusion
Website
Official site

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American soccer league recognized by the USSF and FIFA as a Division IV league. It is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL), a regional league originally based out of the western United States, which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 19 states.

Although the league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), and qualifies for the US Open Cup through USASA channels, the league is generally considered to be at the fourth tier of competition in the American Soccer Pyramid, behind Major League Soccer, the USL First Division and the USL Second Division, and roughly equal with the USL Premier Development League and the Pacific Coast Soccer League.

The league's motto is "A league run by teams instead of teams run by a league". Some of the clubs are former United Soccer Leagues (USL) clubs.

The league began in 2003 as the Men's Professional Soccer League (MPSL), and was initially offshoot of the WPSL, and marked the first instance of a women's soccer league spawning a men's league. The league expanded into the midwest in 2005 with the addition of several new teams and a new conference, expanded further in 2007 with the addition of a new Northeast Conference and five new teams from the eastern United States, and will be expanding further still in 2008 with new teams from the Southern and North-Eastern extremities of the country.

The Official Ball of the NPSL is Molten. The NPSL currently uses the FX-1000A FIFA Approved ball provided by Molten. They are in the second year of the sponsorship.