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27-500: Sprague Field is one of several athletic venues on campus and plays host to the Montclair State Red Hawks football team, its field hockey team, and its lacrosse teams. At various times, it played host to the baseball, track, and soccer squads as well. The soccer team now plays at MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field while the baseball team, which called Pittser home before its conversion, play at Yogi Berra Stadium on

54-418: A $ 5,250 annual league fee. The low entry fee compared to USL League Two's of $ 50,000 has made the league an attractive alternative to teams looking to compete at the highest level of amateur play. The league requires that all teams play in stadiums with at least 500 seats, a scoreboard, and locker rooms with showers for both teams and officials. The home team is also responsible for providing water and food for

81-629: A Montclair resident, became the first season ticketholder for Red Bulls II at MSU Soccer Park. At this event, it was also announced that MSU Soccer Park would host select matches for New York Red Bulls U-23 , the MLS franchise's affiliate club in USL League Two . In 2020, NJ/NY Gotham FC played two matches at MSU Soccer Park on October 3 and October 10 as part of the National Women's Soccer League Fall Series . This abbreviated season series

108-655: A sports venue in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field MSU Soccer Park at Pittser Field is a soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey . Built on the site of a former baseball field, MSU Soccer Park opened in 1998 as the home of the Montclair State Red Hawks men's and women's soccer teams. From 2007 to 2013, Montclair State

135-491: Is "A National League with a Regional Focus". The National Premier Soccer League is divided into four separate regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West). Each region is divided into conferences with a varying number of teams per conference. The regular season runs from May to July with the exception of the West Region that has historically started in late March or early April. The NPSL currently has automatic berths in

162-614: Is an American men's soccer league. The league is officially affiliated to the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and has automatic qualification for the U.S. Open Cup . It is the successor of the Men's Premier Soccer League , a regional league originally based in the Western United States , which has now expanded nationwide to encompass teams from 29 states. The league's motto

189-641: The 2019 championship. Officially the USSF does not recognize formal levels of the soccer pyramid below the professional 3rd tier. The USSF does not officially recognize distinctions between amateur soccer leagues in the United States. However, the USASA sanctions affiliated, but separately run, national leagues that are recognized in practical terms as playing at a higher level than the USASA state association leagues; for example, they receive automatic berths to

216-654: The U.S. Open Cup where they gain eligibility towards the CONCACAF Champions League . The National Premier Soccer League began in 2003 as the Men's Premier Soccer League (MPSL) initially as an offshoot of the Women's Premier Soccer League , and marked the first instance of a women's soccer league spawning a men's league. The league's first two champions were the Arizona Sahuaros , who had defected to

243-476: The 2014 NPSL season. Renegade GK, hummel, MyCujoo, Passage, Carbon Athletics, GCG Sports, Activate Canopy, and HomeLight are all listed as current business partners (2021). Many NPSL teams have rivalries given the close geography of the teams throughout the league. The most notable rivalry was the Rust Belt Derby contested between Detroit City FC , AFC Cleveland , and FC Buffalo . The name refers to

270-583: The 2017 season and again by 1,500 seats in 2018 bringing the total capacity to 5,000 seats. In addition to the expanded seating capacity, the club built new locker rooms adjacent to the playing field and upgraded the FieldTurf playing surface. The renovations were made ahead of and during the 2018 USL season , forcing the Red Bulls II to play their first six home matches at Red Bull Arena . In December 2016, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber ,

297-666: The MPSL from the USL D-3 Pro League , and the Utah Salt Ratz . The league expanded into the Midwest in 2005 with the addition of several new teams and a new conference, and changed its name to National Premier Soccer League to reflect its new national footprint; a team from the expansion conference – Detroit Arsenal – won the league in its first year after its eastward expansion. The NPSL expanded further in 2007 with

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324-501: The NPSL Founders Cup, was a competition that ran from August to October 2019. It was initially intended to lead to a new professional league beginning play in the spring of 2020. However, following the departure of numerous previously announced teams and issues in launching the professional league the tournament was altered. Detroit City FC won the cup on October 16, 2019, when the team defeated Michigan Stars FC , 1–0, in

351-660: The US Open Cup during the professional era (1997 and onward after the entry of MLS teams) has been the third round. However, the Brooklyn Italians have won the US Open Cup outright before the existence of either MLS or the NPSL. Although no team has ever won the league twice, the Miami FC camp has won the championship twice as a club. Its reserve team (Miami FC 2) won the 2018 title, and its first team (Miami FC) won

378-513: The US Open Cup. In November 2022, USASA announced it had established a Tier 1, which would be its top national tier. This designation would be based on financial stability and sustainability. After 20 years of association with USASA, NPSL would become their first Tier 1 league. The National Premier Soccer League attracts top amateur talent from around the United States. NPSL does not have any age limits or restrictions, thus incorporating both college players and former professional players alike. In

405-565: The addition of a new Northeast Conference and five new teams from the eastern United States . The first team from the East to win the national NPSL title was the Pennsylvania Stoners in 2008. The league has since continued to expand, adding more teams throughout the entirety of the country. Since its inception, the league has managed to place at least one team actively playing under its banner into U.S. Open Cup competition. Though

432-456: The facility. Their NPSL team has also hosted several U.S. Open Cup matches at the park. On August 6, 2022, FC Motown won the 2022 National Premier Soccer League Championship , their first title in club history, by defeating Crossfire Redmond 4–3. This article about a sports venue in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Premier Soccer League The National Premier Soccer League ( NPSL )

459-616: The fall of 2024, NPSL announced the establishment of regional conference leagues that will provide a path for more teams to reach the Tier 1 status full NPSL teams have with USASA. The first conference will be the Pacific Conference and will exist of the following six teams: JASA Redwood City, Marin County SC, Racing Sacramento City FC, Real San Jose, San Leandro United FC, and Yemen United California. The new conference will start in

486-475: The fall of 2024. The NPSL is organized in a mostly decentralized structure and is managed as a team-run league. Each year the member clubs help elect a chairman, treasurer, and secretary and an eight-member board of directors. Each team is individually owned and operated, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards. New teams seeking membership into the NPSL are subject to approval from an executive committee of existing team owners. Member clubs have

513-602: The opposite side of the campus. Sprague Field was the site of the first ever college football game in New Jersey to be played at night, which took place on October 3, 1941 and pitted the Red Hawks, then known as the Indians, against Hofstra University . The stadium has had an artificial surface since 1979, first AstroTurf and since 2006 FieldTurf . 40°51′31″N 74°12′04″W  /  40.8586°N 74.2012°W  / 40.8586; -74.2012 This article about

540-668: The penultimate game of the tournament. Executive committee NPSL board of directors NPSL leadership staff In April 2020, the NPSL launched a competitive gaming competition to promote the growth of the league in new areas. The league hopes to "bring its community members together for friendly competition on a virtual pitch". The first nine clubs to formally join the new eSports league were Atlantic City FC , Central Florida Panthers SC, Denton Diablos FC , Duluth FC , Fort Worth Vaqueros , FC Milwaukee Torrent , Muskegon Risers , Gate City FC , and Ozark FC . The league partnered with Virtual Pro Gaming to assist in operations of

567-499: The right to make localized decisions for their respective markets, conferences, and regions based on what they believe is best for their particular region. Each conference is managed by the individual member clubs and elects a conference commission each year. The current chairman is Kenny Farrell of the New Orleans Jesters . The costs to join the league as of 2016 are reported to be a one-time $ 15,000 franchise fee and

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594-401: The showing of the NPSL in US Open Cup play was typically only one or two teams in its first six years, the 2009 and 2010 cups have seen four and three, respectively, NPSL teams in each tournament. The recent success of the NPSL in USASA qualifying has encouraged a movement by which the league could have automatic berths in the final tournament. The furthest a team from the NPSL has reached in

621-666: The teams' shared region, the Rust Belt . Another intense rivalry existed between the San Diego Flash and San Diego Boca/Force FC , which were crosstown rivals in San Diego . Until the 2013 sale and rebranding of Force FC from Boca FC, the ownership groups of the two clubs were previously partners in the original San Diego Flash club of the A-League that competed from 1998 to 2001. The NPSL Members Cup, originally called

648-399: The visiting team, ensuring there is a trainer or doctor on-site for the match, and paying the referees fees at the end of each game. Mitre Sports International provided the official ball for the NPSL starting in 2014. Global Scarves began providing custom soccer scarves throughout the league, and worked with the NPSL on various events and contests to increase awareness and fervor throughout

675-564: Was announced that the Red Bulls' USL Championship affiliate club, New York Red Bulls II , would move into MSU Soccer Park in 2017. To accommodate the Red Bulls II, MSU Soccer Park underwent significant renovations to keep the facility in line with stadium standards set by the United States Soccer Federation for lower division professional soccer clubs. MSU Soccer Park's capacity was expanded to 3,000 seats for

702-580: Was held following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which cancelled the regular season. Gotham FC had to play at MSU instead of Red Bull Arena due to scheduling conflicts with the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC sharing that facility at the time. In 2022, FC Motown became part time tenants of MSU Soccer Park with their National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) and USL League Two teams playing part of their regular season schedules at

729-488: Was the training site for the Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls while their Red Bull Training Facility was constructed in nearby Hanover Township, New Jersey . The Red Bulls helped finance the construction of a new field house, as well as the installation of a FIFA approved FieldTurf surface at MSU Soccer Park. Lights were installed in 2012 allowing for night matches to be played. In 2016 it

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