About The Gold
Ruben Mora (General Mgr.) and Richard Novoa (Founder & President)
These two Mexican-American Soccer Hall of Famers
are teamed to bring Semi-Pro Soccer back to Sacramento in 2010
Richard Novoa – owner and CEO of Aztec Promotions and Travel
has created an LLC with a group of local soccer enthusiast and formed a partnership
with local sports organizations to purchase a franchise from the National Premier Soccer League.
The “Sacramento Gold” will begin play in Sacramento in May 2010.
The Sacramento Gold was an American soccer club based in Sacramento, California that was a member of the American Soccer League.
Prior to the 1977 season the team was known as the Sacramento Spirits.
Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1976 2 ASL 5th, West
1977 2 ASL 1st, West Final
1978 2 ASL 4th, Western
1979 2 ASL 2nd, won -Western Champion
1980 2 ASL 1st, American Final
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL) which formed in 2002. In 2005, the league had been recreated into an expanded national league to accommodate teams from the Midwestern region, and in 2007 a Northeastern Region was added. In 2008, the National Premier Soccer League has become truly a national league with the addition of a Southeastern region. Each team plays a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 regular season games. The teams are comprised of players who play at the highest levels of soccer available to men. The NPSL is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the ruling body for soccer in the United States and FIFA the world’s ruling body for soccer.
These two Mexican-American Soccer Hall of Famers
are teamed to bring Semi-Pro Soccer back to Sacramento in 2010
Richard Novoa – owner and CEO of Aztec Promotions and Travel
has created an LLC with a group of local soccer enthusiast and formed a partnership
with local sports organizations to purchase a franchise from the National Premier Soccer League.
The “Sacramento Gold” will begin play in Sacramento in May 2010.
The Sacramento Gold was an American soccer club based in Sacramento, California that was a member of the American Soccer League.
Prior to the 1977 season the team was known as the Sacramento Spirits.
Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs U.S. Open Cup
1976 2 ASL 5th, West
1977 2 ASL 1st, West Final
1978 2 ASL 4th, Western
1979 2 ASL 2nd, won -Western Champion
1980 2 ASL 1st, American Final
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL) which formed in 2002. In 2005, the league had been recreated into an expanded national league to accommodate teams from the Midwestern region, and in 2007 a Northeastern Region was added. In 2008, the National Premier Soccer League has become truly a national league with the addition of a Southeastern region. Each team plays a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 regular season games. The teams are comprised of players who play at the highest levels of soccer available to men. The NPSL is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the ruling body for soccer in the United States and FIFA the world’s ruling body for soccer.
National Premier Soccer League
“A National League with A Regional Focus”League History
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL) which formed in 2002. In 2005, the league had been recreated into an expanded national league to accommodate teams from the Midwestern region, and in 2007 a Northeastern Region was added. In 2008, the National Premier Soccer League has become truly a national league with the addition of a Southeastern region. Each team plays a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 regular season games. The teams are comprised of players who play at the highest levels of soccer available to men.
“A National League with A Regional Focus”League History
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), is the successor of the Men’s Premier Soccer League (MPSL) which formed in 2002. In 2005, the league had been recreated into an expanded national league to accommodate teams from the Midwestern region, and in 2007 a Northeastern Region was added. In 2008, the National Premier Soccer League has become truly a national league with the addition of a Southeastern region. Each team plays a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 16 regular season games. The teams are comprised of players who play at the highest levels of soccer available to men.
This highly competitive league helps all the teams gain access to elite players to fill their team roster, including but not limited to National Team, former and current University and College, foreign, amateur, former professional and youth players. All current NCAA players will be able to play soccer at an elite level and continue to maintain their eligibility, while incoming NCAA players can impress college scouts and coaches alike.
The NPSL is sanctioned by the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) as an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the ruling body for soccer in the United States and FIFA the world’s ruling body for soccer. The NPSL operates and is managed as a team run league. The structure of the league will allow each participating team to have one vote on the executive committee. Each team is owned and operated individually, and is responsible for maintaining league minimum standards and for raising its own operating cash. The existing team owners, that comprise the league management team, approve all new teams who desire to join the league.
Integrity, Success and Longevity is what the National Premier Soccer League stands for.
Integrity, Success and Longevity is what the National Premier Soccer League stands for.
The Goals of the NPSL:
- Provide the highest level of Men’s soccer and strive to continuously raise the overall standard of play
- Pursue every avenue of promotion, advertising and community involvement to create public awareness and interest in the NPSL
- Ensure that all teams enter the league with and maintain financial stability
What Makes the NPSL Unique?
- Professionally operated teams and league at large
- Teams comprised of players holding amateur playing status (high school, college and former professionals) all on the same field at one time
- Players maintain college eligibility and play at an elite level with a mix of young and veteran players
- Showcase for players to college and professional coaches to help move onto the next level
- Owners of the teams comprise the ownership and operation of the league
- Low entry cost and low annual dues for league membership
- Extremely competitive league structure
- Professionally designed, maintained and operated web site, statistics, game reports, scrolling updated news
