2000-01 National Professional Soccer League season

Seasons

1999-2000

2000-01

Final season

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
American Conference	Baltimore Blast	CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore
	Buffalo Blizzard	KeyBank Center	Buffalo, New York
	Cleveland Crunch	Wolstein Center	Cleveland
	Harrisburg Heat	New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
	Philadelphia KiXX	The Spectrum	Philadelphia
National Conference	Detroit Rockers	USA Hockey Arena	Wayne County, Michigan
	Edmonton Drillers (folded during season)	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton, Alberta
	Kansas City Attack	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
	Milwaukee Wave	Bradley Center	Milwaukee
	Toronto ThunderHawks	Mississauga Sports & Entertainment Centre	Mississauga, Ontario
	Wichita Wings	Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum	Park City, Kansas

Changes

• League realigned into American Conference and National Conference.
• Baltimore Blast realigned from American Conference East Division to American Conference.
• Buffalo Blizzard realigned from American Conference Central Division to American Conference.
• Cleveland Crunch realigned from American Conference Central Division to American Conference.
• Detroit Rockers relocate from the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan to USA Hockey Arena in unincorporated Wayne County, Michigan and realigned from National Conference North Division to National Conference.
• Edmonton Drillers realigned from National Conference North Division to National Conference.
• Harrisburg Heat realigned from American Conference East Division to American Conference.
• Impact de Montréal fold indoor operations.
• Kansas City Attack realigned from National Conference Midwest Division to National Conference.
• Milwaukee Wave realigned from National Conference North Division to National Conference.
• Philadelphia KiXX realigned from American Conference East Division to American Conference.
• St. Louis Ambush fold.
• Toronto ThunderHawks enfranchised in National Conference, playing at Mississauga Sports & Entertainment Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
• Wichita Wings realigned from National Conference Midwest Division to National Conference.
• Edmonton Drillers fold during season.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Team	W	L	GB
American Conference	Harrisburg Heat	24	16
	Buffalo Blizzard	22	18	2
	Baltimore Blast	22	18	2
	Philadelphia KiXX	22	18	2
	Cleveland Crunch	18	22	6
National Conference	Milwaukee Wave	24	16
	Toronto ThunderHawks	21	19	3
	Wichita Wings	18	21	5.5
	Kansas City Attack	14	26	10
	Detroit Rockers	13	27	11
	Edmonton Drillers	6	3	2.5

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Champions
Harrisburg Heat	0	Philadelphia KiXX	2	Philadelphia KiXX	0	Milwaukee Wave
Philadelphia KiXX	2
Buffalo Blizzard	0	Baltimore Blast	1
Baltimore Blast	2
Milwaukee Wave	2	Milwaukee Wave	2	Milwaukee Wave	3
Kansas City Attack	1
Toronto ThunderHawks	2	Toronto ThunderHawks	0
Wichita Wings	1

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NPSL All-Star Game	National Conference	18-19	American Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Erie County, New York	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center	Buffalo Blizzard	20	One	21
						NPSL All-Star Game			One
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Wolstein Center	Cleveland Crunch	20		20
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Unincorporated	USA Hockey Arena	Detroit Rockers	20		20
Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area				Edmonton, Alberta	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton Drillers	Five		Five
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg Heat	20	One	21
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City Attack	20	One	21
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	Bradley Center	Milwaukee Wave	20	Five	25
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area	Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Mercer County, New Jersey	Trenton, New Jersey	CURE Insurance Arena	Philadelphia KiXX	Four		Four
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	The Spectrum	Philadelphia KiXX	16	Two	18
					Xfinity Mobile Arena	Philadelphia KiXX		One	One
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area				Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga Sports & Entertainment Centre	Toronto ThunderHawks	20	Three	23
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore Blast	20	Three	23
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sedgwick County, Kansas	Park City, Kansas	Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum	Wichita Wings	19	One	20
Total							204	18	223