Football league season
The Fall 2021 NISA season was the third season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. The season took place only during the Fall in order to realign the league's seasons with the calendar year.[1] The league also organized the second edition of its pre-season cup competition, the NISA Independent Cup.
Teams
The nine teams that participated in the 2020-21 Spring season all returned. They were joined by expansion club Chicago House AC.
Stadiums and locations
Locations of announced clubs
Participating club
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.[2]
Managerial changes
NISA Independent Cup
The NISA Independent Cup will start on July 9. It features seven of the ten NISA clubs, with Michigan Stars FC and Stumptown AC opting not to participate and San Diego 1904 FC withdrawing before the start of the tournament. They will be joined by 28 invited amateur teams and divided geographically into nine regions of four clubs each. Each region will play a single round robin tournament with the team earning the most points in each region declared regional champion. Like last year, there will be no interregional play or national champion.
Participating Clubs
Great Lakes Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Mid-Atlantic Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Midwest Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
New England Region
The match between New Amsterdam FC and Lansdowne Yonkers FC was originally scheduled for July 17 and was to be hosted at Hudson Sports Complex in Warwick, New York. However, weather forced the match to be postponed to a later date.[4] The game was played on July 28 but was instead hosted by Lansdowne at Flemings Field in Yonkers, New York.[5]
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pacific Region
On July 22, the league announced that California Victory FC had withdrawn from the tournament after playing one match, a 1-1 draw against Bay Cities FC. This result was expunged.[6]
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
South Central Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Southeast Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Southwest Region
The Southwest Region is the only region of the Independent Cup that does not consist of four clubs. On July 7, NISA announced on Twitter that 1904 FC had withdrawn from the tournament just 48 hours before the tournament was set to begin.[7] Therefore, the Southwest Region would continue as a three team round-robin.
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
West Coast Region
Standings
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Regular season
The Fall season started on August 6, and saw the ten teams play each other twice, in a single-table format.[8] There were no playoffs; the team leading the table at the end of the season was declared champion.[1] The season ended on November 21.
Standings
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.[9]
Results
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Player statistics
- As of November 21, 2021
Attendance
Games without fans reported are not counted in averages or games played.
League awards
All-league teams
See also
References
- ^ a b Protagonist Podcasts. "Sight Lines - NISA Commissioner John Prutch". Spotify. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "NISA announces kit sponsorship deal". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ FC, New Amsterdam. "New Amsterdam FC Signs Former Red Bulls Goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul as Head Coach". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Battista, Mike (July 21, 2021). "OaM Lower League Round-Up: July 21, 2021". Once A Metro. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Lansdowne Yonkers FC. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "NISA Official on Twitter". July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Tweet". Twitter. National Independent Soccer Association. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "NISA announces 2021 Fall Season schedule". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "NISA Announces Fall 2021 All-League Teams". nisaofficial.com. NISA. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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