The 2004 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the MPSL.
Season | 2004 |
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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
editNew Franchises
edit- Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises:
Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Previous Affiliation |
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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
editPurple indicates regular season title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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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
editSemi finals
editUtah Salt Ratz 1-0 Chico Rooks
Arizona Sahuaros 4-1 Albuquerque Asylum
Final
editUtah Salt Ratz 4-2 Arizona Sahuaros
Bracket
editSemi-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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Report |
MPSL Championship Game
Utah Salt Ratz | 4–2 | Arizona Sahuaros |
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Report |