2016 NPSL season

National Premier Soccer League

Season	2016
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The 2016 National Premier Soccer League season will be the 104th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 14th season of the NPSL.

Regions and Conferences

Locations of NPSL clubs for 2016. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Yellow = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes from 2015

Incoming teams

Team	Location	Region/Conference	Notes
Albion SC Pros	San Diego, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
North County Battalion	San Diego, California	West - Southwest	Expansion
Southern California Sports Club	San Bernardino, CA	West - Southwest	Expansion
Corinthians USA	Fontana, CA	West - Southwest	Expansion
AFC Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	From Great Lakes Premier League
Grand Rapids FC	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	From Great Lakes Premier League
Kalamazoo FC	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Midwest - Great Lakes West	Expansion
Rochester River DogZ FC	Rochester, New York	Midwest - Great Lakes East	Expansion
Chicago Mustangs	Chicago, Illinois	Midwest - Central	From MASL
LC Aris FC	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Midwest - Central	Returning from Hiatus
Milwaukee Torrent	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Midwest - Central	Expansion
Fort Lauderdale Strikers U-23	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Sunshine - South	Expansion
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2	Saint Petersburg, Florida	Sunshine - South	Expansion
Birmingham Hammers	Birmingham, Alabama	Southeast - South	Expansion
Memphis City FC	Memphis, Tennessee	Southeast - South	Expansion
Tobacco Road FC	Durham, North Carolina	South Atlantic - South	Expansion
Houston Dutch Lions FC	Houston, Texas	South Central - South	From PDL
Little Rock Rangers	Little Rock, Arkansas	South Central - South	Expansion
Shreveport Rafters FC	Shreveport, Louisiana	South Central - South	Expansion
Junior Lone Star FC	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Keystone - Northeast	Returning from Hiatus
New Jersey Copa FC	Metuchen, New Jersey	Keystone - Northeast	Expansion
Boston City FC	Boston, Massachusetts	Atlantic - Northeast	Expansion
Kingston Stockade FC	Kingston, New York	Atlantic - Northeast	Expansion

Moved and/or Rebranded teams

Team	Prev Name	Location	Prev Location	Notes
East Bay FC Stompers	San Francisco Stompers	Hayward, California	San Francisco, California	Relocated
OSA FC	FC Tacoma 253	Tacoma, Washington	Seattle Washington	Rebrand and Move
Dayton Dynamo	Cincinnati Saints	Dayton, Ohio	Cincinnati, Ohio	Rebrand and Move
Indy Eleven NPSL	Indiana Fire NPSL	Indianapolis, Indiana		Acquired by Indy Eleven
Jacksonville Armada U-23	Jacksonville United	Jacksonville, Florida		Acquired by Jacksonville Armada FC
Atlanta Silverbacks	Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves	Atlanta, Georgia		After NASL team folded, Reserves took over brand

Outgoing teams

Team	Location	Notes
FC Force	San Diego, California	Inactive
Fort Pitt FC Regiment	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Madison 56ers	Madison, Wisconsin	Moved to PLA
Minnesota United FC Reserves	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Moved to PLA
San Diego Flash	San Diego, California	Hiatus

Playoffs

Playoff format to be announced at a later date.