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2004 MPSL season
The 2004 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the MPSL.
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Utah Salt Ratz |
| Top goalscorer | KC Nordfors, Utah 13 goals |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Utah Salt Ratz finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Sahuaros in the MPSL Championship game
Changes from 2003 edit
New Franchises edit
- Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Asylum | Albuquerque area | Albuquerque, NM | expansion |
| Idaho Wolves | State of Idaho | Idaho Falls, ID | expansion |
| Sacramento Knights | Sacramento area | Sacramento, CA | expansion |
| Salinas Valley Samba | Salinas Valley area | Salinas, CA | expansion |
| Sonoma County Sol | Sonoma County area | Santa Rosa, CA | expansion |
Folding edit
- One team left the league prior to the beginning of the season:
Final standings edit
Purple indicates regular season title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chico Rooks | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Albuquerque Asylum | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 36 |
| 3 | Arizona Sahuaros | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Utah Salt Ratz | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 33 |
| 5 | Salinas Valley Samba | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | Sonoma County Sol | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 27 |
| 7 | Sacramento Knights | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Strikers | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 39 | -20 | 9 |
| 9 | Northern Nevada Aces | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 71 | -59 | 6 |
| 10 | Idaho Wolves | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 61 | -53 | 0 |
- the first tiebreaker used was head-to-head results, which explains why Arizona finished ahead of Utah despite having an inferior goal difference and scoring less goals.
Playoffs edit
Semi finals edit
Utah Salt Ratz 1-0 Chico Rooks
Arizona Sahuaros 4-1 Albuquerque Asylum
Final edit
Utah Salt Ratz 4-2 Arizona Sahuaros
Bracket edit
| Semi-Finals | Championship | ||||||||
| 1 | Chico Rooks | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | Utah Salt Ratz | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Utah Salt Ratz | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Arizona Sahuaros | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Albuquerque Asylum | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Arizona Sahuaros | 4 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Albuquerque Asylum | 1–4 | Arizona Sahuaros |
|---|---|---|
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MPSL Championship Game
| Utah Salt Ratz | 4–2 | Arizona Sahuaros |
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References edit
- US soccer history archives for 2004