2019–20 National Independent Soccer Association season

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National Independent Soccer Association
Season2019–20
DatesFall: Aug 31 – Nov 16, 2019
Spring: TBD 2020
Matches played14
Goals scored54 (3.86 per match)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of October 12, 2019.
Statistics exclude forfeited matches.

The 2019–20 NISA season is the inaugural season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition.[1] The regular season is split into two halves, fall and spring, with playoffs at the end. The fall season, named "NISA Showcase", features 8 teams, with the East and West champions earning berths into the 2020 playoffs.[2] More teams are expected to join in time for the 2020 Spring season, with Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, Michigan Stars FC, and teams in Connecticut and Providence, already announced on the league website.[3]

Teams

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Locations of announced clubs
  • Fall 2019 Showcase club

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
East Coast
Atlanta SC Alpharetta, Georgia St. Francis High School
Lupo Field at Life University 		—
—
Miami FC Miami, Florida Buccaneer Field
Riccardo Silva Stadium 		1,500
23,500
Philadelphia Fury[a] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklin Field 52,958
Stumptown Athletic Matthews, North Carolina CSA OrthoCarolina Sportsplex
Sportsplex at Matthews 		—
5,000
West Coast
California United Strikers FC Irvine, California Championship Stadium 5,000
Los Angeles Force Whittier, California Rio Hondo College 1,000
Oakland Roots SC Oakland, California Laney College 2,700
San Diego 1904 FC San Diego, California SDCCU Stadium 70,561

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: The league has signed a deal with Hummel to be the official kit manufacturer, but it still allows clubs to find their own provider.[5]
Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atlanta SC Brazil Roberto Neves Filho Sierra Leone Sheriff Suma Denmark Hummel —
California United Strikers FC United States Don Ebert United States Xavier Fuerte United States Nike Taco Bell
Los Angeles Force United States Thales Peterson TBD Germany Adidas —
Miami FC Scotland Paul Dalglish United States Dylan Mares Italy Macron —
Oakland Roots SC United States Paul Bravo Honduras Víctor Bernárdez
United States Benji Joya 		United States Nike Oaklandish
Philadelphia Fury United States Cris Vaccaro United States Ian McGrath Denmark Hummel —
San Diego 1904 FC France Alexandre Gontran United States Ozzie Ramos United States Nike —
Stumptown Athletic United States Mark Steffens TBD Denmark Hummel 24 Foundation

Fall season

Results

Home \ Away ATL MIA PHI STU CAL LAF OAK SDI ATL MIA PHI STU CAL LAF OAK SDI
Atlanta SC — 2–2 3–0[a] 1–3 —
Miami FC 2–2 — 8–1 2–1 Oct 26 —
Philadelphia Fury 0–3[a] Nov 1[a] — Nov 11[a] Oct 19[a] —
Stumptown Athletic Oct 25 0–2 3–0[a] — —
California United Strikers FC — 3–0 1–1 3–0 — Oct 20
Los Angeles Force Oct 26 — 1–0 2–0 —
Oakland Roots SC 3–3 Oct 19 — —
San Diego 1904 FC 3–1 Nov 2 4–3 — —
Updated to match(es) played on October 12, 2019. Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

East Coast standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (O) 6 4 2 0 19 6 +13 14 East Coast Championship
2 Stumptown Athletic 6 4 0 2 13 7 +6 12
3 Atlanta SC 6 2 2 2 13 10 +3 8
4 Philadelphia Fury 6 0 0 6 1 23 −22 0 Withdrew[b]
Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Philadelphia Fury withdrew from the NISA Showcase after the season started. It will forfeit all remaining games which will be recorded as a 3–0 loss.[4]
  2. ^ Philadelphia Fury withdrew after one match and forfeited their remaining matches

West Coast standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Force 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 West Coast Championship
2 California United Strikers FC (O) 6 2 3 1 13 9 +4 9
3 San Diego 1904 FC 6 2 0 4 9 15 −6 6
4 Oakland Roots SC 6 0 3 3 10 13 −3 3
Source: NISAofficial.com
(O) Play-off winners

Playoffs

The top two eastern teams will meet in the East Coast Championship while the top two western teams will meet in the West Coast Championship. Each champion will earn an automatic berth into the Spring 2020 playoffs.

East Coast #1vEast Coast #2
TBD
West Coast #1vWest Coast #2

Spring season

Details for the 2020 Spring season have not been released, but it is expected that an additional 5 or more teams will join the existing 8 teams, and the schedule will be expanded. The format of the competition and the playoff qualification methods have not been revealed yet.

Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ Litterer, Dave (October 23, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1986". The American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "NISA announces Fall '19 schedule". nisaofficial.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bringing pro soccer to every city in the US". nisaofficial.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Fury to refrain from play for balance of NISA Showcase". NisaOfficial.com. NISA. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "NISA announces kit sponsorship deal". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

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