The Monterey Peninsula Soccer League is an adult amateur soccer league featuring teams from Monterey, California

Monterey, California

The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...

 and the surrounding areas. The league is an affiliate of the United States Soccer Federation

United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...

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History

The Monterey Peninsula Soccer League (MPSL) is a USSF affiliated adult amateur league that was founded in the early 1980s.
Historically, teams from the Monterey Institute of International Studies

Monterey Institute of International Studies

The Monterey Institute of International Studies is a graduate school of Middlebury College, located in Monterey, California, United States...

, the Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School

The Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...

, Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula College commonly called MPC is a public community college located in Monterey, California. Established in 1947, it is a part of the California Community Colleges system.-External links:*...

, the Presidio of Monterey and CSU Monterey Bay

California State University, Monterey Bay

California State University, Monterey Bay is a small public university in the California State University system on the site of the former U.S. Army base Fort Ord, on the Central Coast of California. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.CSUMB was founded in 1994 with...

, along with a number of other local teams have participated in this league.

Organization

The MPSL is affiliated with FIFA

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 through the U.S. Soccer Federation, the U.S. Adult Soccer Association and the California Soccer Association North (CSAN). All players must be registered for the MPSL through CSAN.
The level of play varies between Division 1 and Division 2 from year-to-year because of the annual turnover caused by the large number of graduate and undergraduate students that play in the MPSL.
Games are officiated under the FIFA Laws of the Game using a center referee and two assistant referees.
Unlimited substitutions are allowed with the center referee's permission on dead balls.

Active as of Spring 2010

• Britannia Arms F.C.
• Central Coast F.C.
• DLI
  DLI (soccer club)
  DLI is an adult amateur soccer club in the Monterey Peninsula Soccer League. The DLI team members are mostly frequently either students or staff at the Defense Language Institute...
  
  
• Dirty Ducks
• MIIS
  MIIS (football club)
  MIIS is an adult amateur soccer club in the Monterey Peninsula Soccer League. Most team members are either students, faculty, or staff at the Monterey Institute of International Studies...
  
  
• PG United
• NPS Varsity
  Naval Postgraduate School
  The Naval Postgraduate School is an accredited research university operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants master's degrees, Engineer's degrees and doctoral degrees...
  
  
• Atletico Español

External links

• MPSL Homepage
• US Soccer Federation