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BY DAN STICKRADT
WEB AND CONTENT EDITOR | NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF NEWS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Premier Soccer League will feature teams in several conferences, including the Great Lakes Conference, which is split into East and West divisions for the 2025 season, with teams like Cedars FC, Inter Detroit, and Michigan Stars U23 in the Great Lakes-East, and FC Milwaukee Torrent and others in the Great Lakes-West.
The league has expanded in the last few years, especially in the Midwest and Great Lakes areas of the U.S.
There new teams in the league – Cruizers FC, New Haven United FC, Rochester NY FC Academy, Ambassadors FC Ohio, Oklahoma United FC, Virginia Dream Football Club, Cedar Stars, Ristozi FC, and FC Pontiac – with several of them officially added here during the first two months of 2025.
The league has a direct affiliation to the United States Adult Soccer Association and does have some of its teams that have qualified for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The 90-plus franchise league – and growing – was founded back in 2003 with El Farolito winning the 2024 crown. Miami FC is the only team to win two national championships in the league’s 22-year history.
The season generally runs from May through June, although the west region will sometimes start games in late March or in April as warmer weather in the southwest and Southern California permits.
Here's a breakdown of the 2025 NPSL divisional alignments:
GREAT LAKES EAST DIVISION:
Cedars FC
Inter Detroit
Michigan Stars U23
Troy United FC
Liquid Football
Michigan Jaguars
Futsal Factory Academy
FC Pontiac
Legends FC
GREAT LAKES WEST DIVISION:
FC Milwaukee Torrent
FC Pride
Gio’s Lions SC Chicago
Michigan Rangers FC
Southern Indiana Guardians FC
Wisconsin Conquerors FC
MIDWEST GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE
Ambassadors FC Ohio
Buffalo Stallions
Cleveland SC
Erie Commodores FC
Flower City Union
Niagara 1812
Rochester NY FC Academy
Syracuse FC
GOLDEN GATE CONFERENCE
California Odyssey SC
Cruizers FC
El Farolito
Oakland Stompers
Real San Jose
Sacramento Gold FC
KEYSTONE EAST CONFERENCE
FC Motown
Jackson Lions FC
New Jersey United AC
Players Development Academy
Philadelphia Union DS
WC Predators
KEYSTONE WEST CONFERENCE
Electric City Shock SC
Hershey FC
Pennsylvania Classics
Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals
West Chester SC
LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Arkansas Wolves SC
CF10 Houston FC
FC Brownsville
Fort Worth Vaqueros
Lubbock Matadors
Oklahoma United FC
West Texas FC
MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Alexandria Reds
Alexandria Rough Diamonds
District Elite FC
DMV Elite FC
FC Frederick
Grove United
Ristozi FC
Virginia Beach City
Virginia Dream FC
NORTH CONFERENCE
Duluth FC
Iowa Demon Hawks
Joy AC
Minnesota Blizzard FC
Sioux Falls Thunder FC
Siouxland United FC
NORTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
American Soccer Club New York
Hartford City FC
New Haven FC
New York Shockers
Osner’s FC
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
865 Alliance
Appalachian FC
Bristol Rhythm AFC
Burlington United FC
Charlottetown Hops FC
Greenville United
Hickory FC
Port City FC
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