2015 Great Lakes Premier League season

Great Lakes Premier League
Season	2015
Champions	RWB Adria; (1st title)
Matches played	20
Goals scored	62 (3.1 per match)
Biggest home win	RWB 4–0 CRE (May 10) ; ARB 4–0 OAK (May 15) ; GRR 5–1 ARB (May 30)
Biggest away win	CRE 3–6 RWB (June 27)
Highest scoring	CRE 3–6 RWB (June 27)
Longest winning run	7 matches: RWB
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches: RWB
Highest attendance	5,117; GRR 3–0 OAK (July 17)
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The 2015 Great Lakes Premier League season was the 103rd season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the first season of the GLPL. The season began in May 2015.

Formation[edit]

Having been denied as expansion clubs by the National Premier Soccer League, AFC Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids FC entered discussions with other regional teams about starting up a league of their own.^[1] The first league meeting occurred on Saturday, January 17th 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Two weeks later, the league announced a starting line-up of five clubs.^[2]

Format[edit]

A double-round robin format was used by the league. The team with the most points at the end of the season was crowned league champions. There were no playoffs.

Member clubs[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium	Head Coach	Captain	Shirt sponsor
AFC Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Hollway Field	David Hebestreit		Bank of Ann Arbor
Croatian Eagles	Franklin, Wisconsin	Croatian Park	Alex Toth		n/a
Oakland United FC	Rochester, Michigan	Stoney Creek High School	Alben Karamuco		n/a
RWB Adria	Chicago, Illinois	Kroc Center	Siniša Alebic		Wolcott
Grand Rapids FC	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Houseman Field	George Moni	Tony Deakin	SpeakEZ Lounge

Grand Rapids

Eagles

Ann Arbor

Oakland

RWB

Locations of GLPL clubs for 2015

Standings and results[edit]

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	RWB Adria (C)	8	7	1	0	23	6	+17	22
2	Grand Rapids FC	8	3	2	3	14	10	+4	11
3	AFC Ann Arbor	8	2	4	2	8	8	0	10
4	Oakland United FC	8	2	1	5	8	19	−11	7
5	Croatian Eagles	8	1	2	5	9	19	−10	5

Updated to match(es) played on July 25, 2015. Source: GLPL standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal differential
(C) Champion.

Home \ Away	ARB	CRE	GRR	OAK	RWB
AFC Ann Arbor	—	1–0	0–0	4–0	1–1
Croatian Eagles	0–0	—	1–3	1–2	3–6
Grand Rapids FC	5–1	0–0	—	3–0	1–3
Oakland United FC	1–1	3–4	2–1	—	0–4
RWB Adria	1–0	4–0	3–1	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on July 25, 2015. Source: [1]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistical leaders[edit]

Top goals[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Vlad Baciu	RWB Adria	6
2	Derek Huffman	RWB Adria	5
3	Andy Huftalin	Croatian Eagles	4
3	Noble Sullivan	Grand Rapids FC	4
5	Domenic Barone	Grand Rapids FC	3
	Semir Mesanovic	RWB Adria
	Scott Raymonds	Croatian Eagles
	Joey Tinnion	Oakland United FC
9	Nick Abdoo	Grand Rapids FC	2
	Ade Adeniyi	AFC Ann Arbor
	Taylor Bond	RWB Adria
	Niko Jelicic	RWB Adria
	Jay McIntosh	AFC Ann Arbor
	Robert Younger	RWB Adria
	Elmedin Zukic	Grand Rapids FC

Updated to end of season. Source: ^[3]

References[edit]

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[1] Ann Arbor denied semi-pro team

[2] Local team owners announce plans to form new soccer league

[3] GLPL Stats

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