The 2006 National Premier Soccer League season was the 4th season of the NPSL. The season started in May 2006, and ended with the NPSL Championship Game in August 2006.
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sacramento Knights |
← 2005 2007 → | |
Sacramento Knights finished the season as national champions, beating Princeton 56ers in the NPSL Championship game
Changes From 2005 edit
New Franchises edit
- Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Kickers
|
Denver area | Golden, CO | expansion |
 Phoenix Banat Storm
|
Phoenix area | Avondale, AZ | expansion |
 Redwood City Ruckus
|
San Mateo County area | San Bruno, CA | expansion |
| San Jose Frogs
|
San Diego area | Carlsbad, CA | expansion |
| Southern California Fusion
|
San Diego area | San Jose, CA | expansion |
Name Changes edit
- Minnesota Blast changed its name to Minnesota NSC United
Final standings edit
Purple indicates division title clinched
Northwest Division edit
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento Knights | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 41 | |||
| 2 | San Jose Frogs | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 40 | |||
| 3 | Sonoma County Sol | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 34 | |||
| 4 | Redwood City Ruckus | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 5 | Chico Rooks | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Salinas Valley Samba | 20 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
Midwest Division edit
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton 56ers | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Detroit Arsenal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 3 | Minnesota TwinStars | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Milwaukee Bavarians | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Minnesota NSC United | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Grand Rapids Alliance | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Southwest Division edit
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albuquerque Asylum | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |||
| 2 | Southern California Fusion | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 31 | |||
| 3 | San Diego Pumitas | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | |||
| 4 | Denver Kickers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 29 | |||
| 5 | Phoenix Banat Storm | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Las Vegas Strikers | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
Playoffs edit
Sacramento Knights 2 - 0 Princeton 56ers
Bracket edit
| Semi-Finals | Championship | ||||||||
| NW | Sacramento Knights | ||||||||
| WC | Detroit Arsenal | ||||||||
| NW | Sacramento Knights | 2 | |||||||
| MW | Princeton 56ers | 0 | |||||||
| MW | Princeton 56ers | ||||||||
| SW | Albuquerque Asylum | ||||||||
West Division Semifinals
Semifinals
| Albuquerque Asylum | 1–0 | San Diego Fusion |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 4,000 estimated
Semifinals
| Sacramento Knights | 5–1 | San Jose Frogs |
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Report |
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West Division Final
| Albuquerque Asylum | 2–3 | Sacramento Knights |
|---|---|---|