The 2004 Men's Premier Soccer League season was the 2nd season of the MPSL.
Utah Salt Ratz finished the season as national champions, beating Arizona Sahuaros in the MPSL Championship game
Changes from 2003 New Franchises Five franchises joined the league this year, all expansion franchises: Team name Metro area Location Previous affiliation Albuquerque Asylum Albuquerque area Albuquerque, NM expansion Idaho Wolves State of Idaho Idaho Falls, ID expansion Sacramento Knights Sacramento area Sacramento, CA expansion Salinas Valley Samba Salinas Valley area Salinas, CA expansion Sonoma County Sol Sonoma County area Santa Rosa, CA expansion
Folding One team left the league prior to the beginning of the season: Tucson Tiburons - Tucson, Arizona
Final standings Purple indicates regular season title clinched Green indicates playoff berth clinched PlaceTeamPWLTGFGAGDPoints1Chico Rooks161321514011402Albuquerque Asylum161240401624363Arizona Sahuaros16115027189334Utah Salt Ratz161150441628335Salinas Valley Samba16961352114286Sonoma County Sol16970412516277Sacramento Knights15870342014248Las Vegas Strikers1631301939 -2099Northern Nevada Aces1621401271 -59610Idaho Wolves150150861 -530 the first tiebreaker used was head-to-head results, which explains why Arizona finished ahead of Utah despite having an inferior goal difference and scoring less goals.
Playoffs Semi finals Utah Salt Ratz 1-0 Chico Rooks Arizona Sahuaros 4-1 Albuquerque Asylum
Final Utah Salt Ratz 4-2 Arizona Sahuaros
Bracket
References US soccer history archives for 2004