2003 MPSL season

Men's Premier Soccer League

Season	2003
Champions	Arizona Sahuaros
Matches played	45
Goals scored	167 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	KC Nordfors, Utah 13 goals
Highest scoring	Arizona 11, Tucson 0 (July 26)
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The 2003 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the inaugural season of the MPSL.

Arizona Sahuaros finished the season as national champions, beating Utah Salt Ratz in the MPSL Championship game

Three of the teams who contested the first season - Arizona Sahuaros, Chico Rooks and Northern Nevada Aces - previously competed in the United Soccer Leagues, but left to form the breakaway MPSL in protest at the way the USL was being run.

Final standings

Purple indicates regular season title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Utah Salt Ratz	15	12	3	0	44	19	+25	36
2	Chico Rooks*	14	11	3	0	34	17	+17	33
3	Arizona Sahuaros	15	8	6	1	30	22	+8	25
4	Northern Nevada Aces	15	4	8	3	20	30	-10	15
5	Tucson Tiburons	15	4	10	1	16	36	-20	13
6	Las Vegas Strikers	15	2	10	3	23	40	-17	9

^* Chico Rooks played only 14 league games as they represented the MPSL In the USASA National Cup.

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

Arizona Sahuaros v Chico Rooks

August 4, 2003

Arizona Sahuaros	1 - 0	Chico Rooks

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Utah Salt Ratz v Northern Nevada Aces

August 4, 2003

Utah Salt Ratz	9 - 0	Northern Nevada Aces

Championship

Arizona Sahuaros v Utah Salt Ratz

August 9, 2003

Arizona Sahuaros	2 - 1 (OT)*	Utah Salt Ratz
Manoel Coelho  59'  100'		Kenny Hickman  13'

• Overtime Note: 2 10 minute periods with Golden Goal. PK's if still tied.

	Semi-Finals					Championship
	1	Utah Salt Ratz	9
	4	Northern Nevada Aces	0
						1	Utah Salt Ratz	1
						3	Arizona Sahuaros	2
	2	Chico Rooks	0
	3	Arizona Sahuaros	1

References

• US soccer history archives for 2003