Playoffs: National Premier Soccer League

• by Soccer America , Jul 14, 2023

The Annapolis Blues broke their attendance record with a crowd of 8,480 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for their shootout win over the Alexandria Reds in the final of the Mid-Atlantic Conference playoffs.

Georgetown's Jacob Murrell scored in stoppage time to even the score at 2-2 and converted the deciding penalty kick in the shootout for the Blues, who moved into the East regional, which will be hosted by FC Motown.

The Lubbock Matadors drew their own record crowd of 5,842 for their 1-0 loss to Brownsville NPSL, who advanced to the Midwest regional thanks to a goal from English-Mexican veteran Antonio Pedroza in the second overtime period.

East
North Atlantic Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Hartford City FC 2 New York Shockers 1
Final
Saturday, July 15
Kingston Stockade FC 1 Hartford City FC 2

Keystone East Conference
Final
Saturday, July 15
FC Motown 3 Atlantic City FC 0

Keystone East Conference
Final
Saturday, July 15
West Chester United SC 2 Hershey FC 1

Mid-Atlantic Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Annapolis Blues 4 Grove United 1
Greenville United 0 Alexandria Reds 0
(Alexandria Reds win 5-3 on penalty kicks)
Final
Saturday, July 15
Annapolis Blues 2 Alexandria Reds 2
(Annapolis Blues win 4-2 on penalty kicks.)

East Region Semifinals
Friday, July 21
*FC Motown vs. Hartford City FC
Annapolis Blues FC vs. West Chester United SC
*Host.

East Region Final
Saturday, July 22

South
Gulf Coast Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Southern States SC 3 Tallahassee SC 2
Jacksonville Armada FC 0 Pensacola FC 3
Final
Saturday, July 15
Southern States SC 5 Pensacola FC 0

Lone Star Conference
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 11
Lubbock Matadors 6 Corinthians FC of San Antonio 0
Brownsville NPSL 2 West Texas FC 1
Final
Saturday, July 15
Lubbock Matadors 0 Brownsville NPSL 1

Southeast Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Apotheos FC 4 Charlottetowne Hops FC 1
Appalachian FC 2 Georgia Revolution FC 3
Final
Saturday, July 15
Apotheos FC 4 Georgia Revolution FC 3

Sunshine Conference
• Naples United FC advances to regional semifinals as regular-season champion.

South Region Semifinals
Friday, July 21
*Naples United FC vs. Apotheos FC
Southern States SC vs. Brownsville NPSL

South Region Final
Saturday, July 22

Midwest
Gateway Conference
Final
Saturday, July 15
Des Moines United 2 Milwaukee Torrent 1

Great Lakes Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Michigan Rangers FC 0 Cleveland SC 1
Final
Saturday, July 15
Steel City FC 2 Cleveland SC 0

Heartland Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Tulsa Athletic 2 Demize NPSL 0
OKC 1889 FC 2 Kansas City Sol 1
Final
Saturday, July 15
Tulsa Athletic 2 OKC 1889 FC 1

North Conference
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 12
Duluth FC 5 Minnesota TwinStars FC 1
Dakota Fusion FC 0 Med City FC 2
Final
Saturday, July 15
Duluth FC 1 Med City FC 2

Midwest Region Semifinals
Friday, July 21
Steel City FC vs. Med City FC
Des Moines United FC vs. Tulsa Athletic

Midwest Region Final
Saturday, July 22

West
Golden Gate Conference
Quarterfinals
Saturday, July 1
San Ramon FC 0 FC Davis 2
El Farolito 3 Sonoma County Sol FC 1
Oakland SC 1 Oakland Stompers 2
Napa Valley 1839 FC 3 Sacramento Gold FC 1
Semifinals
Saturday, July 8
FC Davis 2 El Farolito 4
Oakland Stompers 0 Napa Valley 1839 FC 3
• El Farolito and Napa Valley 1839 FC advance to regional semifinals.

Northwest Conference
• Crossfire Red advances to regional semifinals as regular-season champion. (International Portland Select FC does not qualify for playoffs because it did not play enough games.)

Southwest Conference
Final
Saturday, July 8
FC Arizona 3  California Odyssey SC 0

West Region Semifinals
Saturday July 15
FC Arizona 1 Crossfire Red 2
Sunday July 16
El Farolito 1 Napa Valley 1839 FC 0

Midwest Region Final
Saturday, July 22
El Farolito vs. Crossfire Red