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National Independent Soccer Association
Season202021 season
DatesFall: Aug. 8 – Oct. 2, 2020
Spring: Apr. 13 – Jun. 30, 2021
ChampionsFall: Detroit City FC
Spring: Detroit City FC
Overall: Detroit City FC
Matches played49
Goals scored104 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Chaney (LA): 6
Biggest home winDCFC 3–0 NAFC
(September 5, 2020)
CFC 3–0 NAFC
(September 16, 2020)
CAL 3–0 MSFC
(May 16, 2021)
DCFC 3–0 LAF
(June 2, 2021)
Biggest away winNAFC 0–3 MSFC
(September 12, 2020)
CAL 0–3 DCFC
(May 12, 2021)
1904 1–4 NAFC
(June 16, 2021)
Highest scoring1904 1–4 NAFC
(June 16, 2021)
Longest winning run4 matches
Detroit City FC
(May 1, 2021 – May 15, 2021)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Detroit City FC
(Aug. 22, 2020 – June 26, 2021)
Longest winless run9 matches
New Amsterdam FC
(Aug. 21, 2020 – June 5, 2021)
Longest losing run9 matches
New Amsterdam FC
(Aug. 21, 2020 – June 5, 2021)
Highest attendance4,741
DCFC 2–1 CFC
(June 26, 2021)
Lowest attendance517
CFC 3–0 NAFC
(Sept. 16, 2020)
Total attendanceFall: 1,435
Spring: 23,227[A]
Average attendanceFall: N/A[B]
Spring: N/A[C]
All statistics correct as of June 26, 2021.

The 2020–21 NISA season was the second season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. The regular season was split into two halves, Fall and Spring, with playoffs at the end of each, and a Championship Match that had the Fall champion host the Spring champion. This season also saw the introduction of a new cup competition, the NISA Independent Cup, that features independent clubs from various professional and semi-professional leagues across the United States.

Teams

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The eight teams that participated in the inaugural 2019-20 NISA season were joined by three expansion teams: New York Cosmos and New Amsterdam FC for the full season. Two of the existing teams, San Diego 1904 and Stumptown Athletic, announced that they will not participate in the Fall season, but intend to return for the Spring season.[1] On October 13, it was announced that Maryland Bobcats FC had been accepted into the league with the plan of starting play in Spring of 2021.[2] The team had been taking part in the Mid-Atlantic region of the NISA Independent Cup and won the group following this announcement.[3] On November 6, New Jersey Teamsterz FC announced that they were not joining for the Spring 2021 season, despite initially being included in the Spring 2021 competitors. Citing the on-going pandemic, they clarified they were joining the lower tiers of NISA in preparation for joining in Fall of 2021.[4]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of announced clubs
  • Full season club
  • Fall-only club
  • Spring-only club
Team Location Stadium Capacity
California United Strikers FC Irvine, California Championship Stadium 5,000
Chattanooga FC Chattanooga, Tennessee Finley Stadium 20,668
Detroit City FC Hamtramck, Michigan Keyworth Stadium 7,933
Los Angeles Force Whittier, California Rio Hondo College 1,000
Maryland Bobcats FC[D] Boyds, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 4,000
Michigan Stars FC Pontiac, Michigan Ultimate Soccer Arena 5,000
New Amsterdam FC Warwick, New York Hudson Sports Complex 1,200
New York Cosmos[E] Uniondale, New York Mitchel Athletic Complex 5,000
Oakland Roots SC[F] Oakland, California Laney College 5,500
San Diego 1904 FC[G] San Diego, California Lincoln High School 3,700
Stumptown Athletic[G] Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 5,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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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.[7]
Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
California United Strikers FC United States Don Ebert United States Xavier Fuerte United States Nike Taco Bell
Chattanooga FC United States Peter Fuller Spain Juan Hernandez Denmark Hummel Fall: Volkswagen
Spring: Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg
Detroit City FC England Trevor James Republic of Ireland Stephen Carroll Germany Adidas Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers
Los Angeles Force Brazil Thales Peterson United States Joshua Culwell Denmark Hummel
Michigan Stars FC Germany Alexander Strehmel United States Kyle Nuel Denmark Hummel HTC
New Amsterdam FC Germany Maximilian Mansfield United States Daniel Vicente Fall: Italy Erreà
Spring: United States Icarus
Fruit Street
Only played the Spring Season
Maryland Bobcats FC United States Phil Nana United States Kay Banjo Denmark Hummel Dog Haus
San Diego 1904 FC Scotland Scott Morrison United States Ozzie Ramos United States Nike Live Up Nutrition
Stumptown Athletic United States Rod Underwood United States Franky Martinez Denmark Hummel OrthoCarolina Healthcare
Only played the Fall Season
New York Cosmos United States Carlos Mendes United States Danny Szetela Canada INARIA Mediacom
Oakland Roots SC United States Jordan Ferrell Canada Nana Attakora United States Nike Oaklandish

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Los Angeles Force Brazil Thales Peterson Unknown Preseason Poland Patryk Tenorio (caretaker) August 2020
New Amsterdam United States Eric Wynalda Mutual Parting August 17, 2020 Preseason Germany Maximilian Mansfield (interim) August 17, 2020
Los Angeles Force Poland Patryk Tenorio (caretaker) Coach return Offseason Brazil Thales Peterson January 2021
San Diego 1904 FC France Alexandre Gontran Stepping down Offseason Scotland Scott Morrison April 2021

NISA Independent Cup

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Following the cancellation of the 2020 Spring Season on April 27, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NISA announced initial Fall 2020 season plans and the creation of a new tournament called the NISA Independent Cup.[8][9][10] The region-based competition would include NISA clubs, including new expansion sides the New York Cosmos and New Amsterdam FC, and both independent professional and high quality amateur teams.

On July 1, NISA officially announced the cup along with the 15 teams that would be participating.[11] In total, four member clubs took part with the rest of the field consisting of teams from the National Premier Soccer League, United Premier Soccer League, and Gulf Coast Premier League. The participants were split into four geographical regions with each operating independently and making decisions (format, tiebreaker rules, fan attendance policies, etc.) autonomously. All games were live streamed online through MyCujoo, with some also being broadcast on local television.[12][13]

Central Plains
St Team League
Mississippi Gaffa FC GCPL
Texas Lone Star Republic UPSL
Louisiana Louisiana Krewe FC GCPL
Texas Mansfield Revolution SC UPSL
Great Lakes
St Team League
Ohio Cleveland SC NPSL
Michigan Detroit City FC NISA
New York (state) FC Buffalo NPSL
Mid-Atlantic
St Team League
Maryland FC Baltimore Christos NPSL
Maryland Maryland Bobcats FC NPSL
New York (state) New Amsterdam FC NISA
New York (state) New York Cosmos NISA
Southeast
St Team League
Tennessee Chattanooga FC NISA
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Revolution FC NPSL
Georgia (U.S. state) Savannah Clovers FC UPSL
South Carolina Soda City FC UPSL

The Great Lakes Division also served as a rekindling of the Rust Belt Derby, a former in-season competition previously held in the NPSL, with 2019 NPSL national semifinalist Cleveland SC taking the place of the now folded AFC Cleveland.

Central Plains Region

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The four teams were split into pairs before playing two games against one-another. If tied on aggregate after two games, with no away goal rule, teams would play two 10-minute overtime periods followed by a penalty kick shootout if necessary. Winner of each aggregate competition meet in the Championship match.

Both matches between Louisiana Krewe and Gaffa were played at Holden Stadium on the campus of Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Mississippi.

Lone Star Republic hosted the first game against Mansfield Revolution at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. The Revolution hosted the second at Mansfield Summit High School in Arlington, Texas.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Louisiana Krewe FC Louisiana 3–3 (8–9 p) Mississippi Gaffa FC 0–1 3–2
Lone Star Republic Texas 9–1 Texas Mansfield Revolution SC 6–0 3–1

Final

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August 1, 2020 Lone Star Republic Texas0–1 Mississippi Gaffa FC Bossier City, Louisiana
7:00 PM CST
Report
MyCujoo Broadcast
Stadium: First Bossier Stadium Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexander Connelly
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Great Lakes Region

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The three teams competed in a round-robin competition, each playing a total of two games. Any games tied after 90 minutes were set to be decided by a penalty kick shootout. Both games involving Detroit City took place at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Michigan. The remaining match between Cleveland and Buffalo was played at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie, Pennsylvania.[14][15]

The Great Lakes Champion was determined by most points, followed by head-to head, followed by goal differential.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit City FC (C) 2 2 0 0 0 6 0 +6 6
2 Cleveland SC 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3 FC Buffalo 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential.
(C) Champion

Results

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Home \ Away CSC DCFC FCB
Cleveland SC
Detroit City FC 3–0 3–0
FC Buffalo 1–3
Source: nisaofficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Mid-Atlantic Region

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The four teams completed in a round-robin competition, playing a total of three games each. The Mid-Atlantic Champion was determined by most points, followed by head-to head, followed by goal differential.

All games were originally going to be hosted by the Bobcats at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Maryland behind closed doors.[16] On July 24, NISA announced that region's tournament was postponed due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in Maryland and the subsequent closing of Maryland SoccerPlex to professional sports.[17] On July 28, NISA announced that five of the region's six games would be played at Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg, Virginia, with the August 2 match between New Amsterdam and the Cosmos being played at Hudson Sports Complex in Warwick, New York.[18]

The Thursday, August 6 match between New Amsterdam and Maryland Bobcats was called off mid-way through the first half due to inclement weather, with the following match between the Cosmos and Baltimore postponed.[19] On August 22, NISA announced the first make-up date with New Amsterdam taking on Maryland on Sunday, August 23 at YSC Sports Complex in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[20] The second make-up was announced on September 25 with the Cosmos hosting Baltimore at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, New York on Saturday, October 10.[21]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maryland Bobcats FC (C) 3 1 2 0 9 3 +6 5
2 FC Baltimore Christos 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
3 New York Cosmos 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 New Amsterdam FC 3 0 1 2 2 11 −9 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head to head; 3) goal differential.
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away FCB MDB NAM NYC
FC Baltimore Christos 1–1 3–0
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–1
New Amsterdam FC 1–7
New York Cosmos 2–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2020. Source: nisaofficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southeast Region

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The four teams competed in a round-robin competition against one-another in various venues in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.[22]

Both Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Memorial Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina hosted matches the first two weeks. The final group stage round that was set to be played at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina on July 25 was called off due to weather.[23] The Southeast Regional Champion will now be determined by group stage points instead of the originally scheduled championship final and third place match, with the final set of games moved to Finley Stadium on August 1.[24]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chattanooga FC (C) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
2 Soda City FC 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
3 Savannah Clovers FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 Georgia Revolution FC 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away CHT GRV SAC SCY
Chattanooga FC 3–1 3–0
Georgia Revolution FC
Savannah Clovers FC 1–0 1–2
Soda City FC 0–3 2–2
Source: nisaofficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

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On June 4, NISA announced the Fall season format.[25] The season would be split into two separate formats: a regionalized regular season commencing in August, dividing the eight member teams into two conferences; Eastern and Western, followed by a single location tournament in late October that would determine a Fall Season champion.

Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake on August 23, the three league matches scheduled for the weekend of August 29 were postponed in protest of racial injustice.[26][27][28] The games were rescheduled for later dates.

Eastern Conference

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chattanooga FC 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9
2 Michigan Stars FC 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 8
3 New York Cosmos 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
4 Detroit City FC 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 5
5 New Amsterdam FC 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0

Results

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Home \ Away CHA DET MIC NAM NYC
Chattanooga FC 3–0 2–1
Detroit City FC 0–2 3–0
Michigan Stars FC 2–1 0–0
New Amsterdam FC 0–3 1–3
New York Cosmos 0–0 1–1
Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Western Conference

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Oakland Roots SC 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
2 California United Strikers FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Los Angeles Force 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1

Results

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Home \ Away CAL LAF OAK
California United Strikers FC 1–1
Los Angeles Force 0–0 0–2
Oakland Roots SC
Updated to match(es) played on September 16, 2020. Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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All 8 teams competed in the 2020 Fall tournament, which happened from September 21 to October 2, at Keyworth Stadium, in Hamtramack. The teams were split into two groups of four, based on their regular season records, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the semifinals. The winner of the Fall tournament will host the winner of the Spring season in the inaugural NISA Championship match.[29]

Group stage

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oakland Roots SC 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to semifinals
2 Detroit City FC 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3 Michigan Stars FC 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 New Amsterdam FC 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1
Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss
Home \ Away NAM DET MIC OAK
New Amsterdam FC
Detroit City FC 4–2
Michigan Stars FC 2–2 2–0
Oakland Roots SC 3–0 1–2 1–0
Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Force 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to semifinals
2 Chattanooga FC 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3 California United Strikers FC 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
4 New York Cosmos 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2020. Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Goal differential, 3) Goals scored, 4) Head-to-head record, 5) Coin toss
Home \ Away LAF NYC CAL CHA
Los Angeles Force
New York Cosmos 1–2
California United Strikers FC 2–3 2–0
Chattanooga FC 2–0 0–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on September 28, 2020. Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Knock-Out Round
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Semifinals
September 30, 2020
Finals
October 2, 2020
      
A1 Oakland Roots SC 3
B2 Chattanooga FC 2
A1 Oakland Roots SC 1
A2 Detroit City FC 2
B1 Los Angeles Force 0
A2 Detroit City FC 1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: nisaofficial.com

Semifinals
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September 30, 2020 Oakland Roots SC 3–2 Chattanooga FC Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan
5:00pm (EDT)
NISA Report
FotMob Report
Broadcast
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Pizzimenti
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
September 30, 2020 Los Angeles Force 0–1 Detroit City FC Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan
8:00pm (EDT) NISA Report
FotMob Report
Broadcast
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carter Brochu
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
NISA Fall Championship
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October 2, 2020 Oakland Roots SC 1–2 Detroit City FC Keyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan
6:00pm (EDT)
NISA Report
FotMob Report
Broadcast
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nicole Green
Note: Game was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Player statistics

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As of September 16, 2020

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Zeca Ferraz Chattanooga FC 3
2 Montenegro Bljedi Bardic New York Cosmos 2
United States Matthew Fondy Oakland Roots SC
Guatemala Darwin Lom Chattanooga FC
United States Kyle Nuel Michigan Stars
United States Connor Rutz Detroit City FC
7 14 players tied 1

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Zimbabwe Tatenda Mkuruva Michigan Stars 2
United States Alec Redington Chattanooga FC
United States Nathan Steinwascher Detroit City FC
4 Haiti Jean Antoine Detroit City FC 1
United States Steven Barrera California United Strikers FC
United States Jesse Corke New York Cosmos
United States Brandon Gomez Los Angeles Force
United States Christian Herrera Oakland Roots SC
United States Parker Siegfried Detroit City FC

Spring season

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The league saw an increase in the number of teams compared to the Fall season, with both San Diego 1904 FC and Stumptown Athletic returning from hiatus, and Maryland Bobcats FC joining as an expansion team. Meanwhile, Oakland Roots SC left the league in order to take part in USL Championship and the New York Cosmos went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Spring season started on April 13, 2021, with a bubble tournament named the NISA Legends Cup and hosted by Chattanooga FC, with the winner gaining entry into the Spring 2021 Final. Phase 2 began on May 1, 2021 and was a traditional regular season hosted in each team's markets. The highest finishing team in the table will face the winner of the Legends Cup in the Spring 2021 Final to determine the Spring champion.[30]

NISA Legends Cup

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The 9 teams were split into three groups of three teams. The best team at the end of the group stage qualified directly to the Legends Cup final, while the second and third seeds played a semifinal game to determine the second finalist.[31]

Group 1

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Home \ Away MAR MIC SDG
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–1 1–2
Michigan Stars FC 1–1
San Diego 1904 FC
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

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Home \ Away CAL DET STU
California United Strikers FC 0–0 1–1
Detroit City FC 2–0
Stumptown AC
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 3

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Home \ Away CHA LAF NAM
Chattanooga FC 4–1 3–0
Los Angeles Force 3–2
New Amsterdam FC
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overall standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chattanooga FC 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Advance to Legends Cup final
2 Detroit City FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Legends Cup semifinal
3 San Diego 1904 FC 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
4 Los Angeles Force 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
5 Michigan Stars FC 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
6 California United Strikers FC 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
8 Stumptown AC 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
9 New Amsterdam FC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss

Knock-out round

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Semifinals
April 22, 2021
Finals
April 25, 2021
1 Chattanooga FC 0
2 Detroit City FC 1 2 Detroit City FC 3
3 San Diego 1904 FC 0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Source: [1]

April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) Semi-final Detroit City 1–0 SD 1904 Chattanooga, Tennessee
20:00 EDT
  • Todd Yellow card 33'
  • Carroll 43'
  • Rodriguez Yellow card 90'
Report
  • Barrios Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Finley Stadium
April 25, 2021 (2021-04-25) Final Chattanooga FC 0–3 Detroit City Chattanooga, Tennessee
20:00 EDT
Report
  • Lewis 11'
  • Todd 34'
  • Venegas 90+4'
Stadium: Finley Stadium

Other Matches

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
8 - Stumptown AC 1–0 New Amsterdam FC - 9
6 - California United Strikers FC 3–2 Maryland Bobcats FC - 7
4 - Los Angeles Force 0–2 Michigan Stars FC - 5

Phase 2

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Detroit City FC (Y, X) 8 6 2 0 14 3 +11 20 Advance to season final
2 Los Angeles Force 8 6 0 2 11 6 +5 18 Advance to spring final[a]
3 Stumptown AC 8 4 3 1 8 4 +4 15
4 California United Strikers FC 8 4 1 3 12 10 +2 13
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 8 3 2 3 9 8 +1 11
6 Chattanooga FC (Z) 8 2 2 4 6 8 −2 8 Advance to spring final
7 San Diego 1904 FC 8 2 1 5 8 17 −9 7
8 Michigan Stars FC 8 1 2 5 5 12 −7 5
9 New Amsterdam FC 8 1 1 6 5 10 −5 4
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head to head; 5) goals allowed; 6) coin toss
(X) Spring Legends Cup champion; (Y) Fall Champion, qualifies for season final; (Z) Spring Legends Cup runner-up, qualifies for spring final [2]
Notes:
  1. ^ If either 2020 Fall Champion Detroit or 2021 Legends Cup runner-up Chattanooga finish the spring season in first place, or both teams finish in the top two, the spot in the spring final will go to the next best team.

Results

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Home \ Away CAL CHA DET LAF MAR MIC NAM SDG STU
California United Strikers FC 1–0 0–3 3–0 3–1
Chattanooga FC 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–1
Detroit City FC 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0
Los Angeles Force 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1
Maryland Bobcats FC 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2
Michigan Stars FC 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–0
New Amsterdam FC 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–1
San Diego 1904 FC 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–4
Stumptown AC 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1
Source: NISAOfficial.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

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As of June 26, 2021
Top goalscorers
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Rank Player Club Goals
1 United States Christian Chaney Los Angeles Force 6
2 Sierra Leone James Sesay Maryland Bobcats FC 5
3 Mexico Pato Botello Faz Detroit City FC 4
4 United States Diego Barrera Los Angeles Force 3
United States Alex McGrath Stumptown AC
6 United States Kay Banjo Maryland Bobcats FC 2
United States Jimmy Filerman Detroit City FC
Mexico Luis Garcia Sosa Stumptown AC
England Billy Garton Jr. California United Strikers FC
Grenada Shavon John-Brown New Amsterdam FC
United States Tony Lopez California United Strikers FC
United States Anthony Manning Detroit City FC
United States Ian McGrath Chattanooga FC
United States Kyle Nuel Michigan Stars FC
Mexico Omar Nuño California United Strikers FC
United States César Romero San Diego 1904 FC
United States Connor Rutz Detroit City FC
Spain Alexander Satrústegui Michigan Stars FC
United States Christian Thierjung California United Strikers FC
Scotland Max Todd Detroit City FC
United States Travis Ward Stumptown AC
Clean sheets
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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 United States Nathan Steinwascher Detroit City FC 8
2 United States Brandon Gomez Los Angeles Force 6
United States Kevin Gonzalez Stumptown AC
4 Sierra Leone Christian Caulker Maryland Bobcats FC 4
5 United States Alec Redington Chattanooga FC 3
6 United States Steven Barrera California United Strikers FC 2
United States Misha Marson San Diego 1904 FC
Zimbabwe Tatenda Mkuruva Michigan Stars
United States Mitch North California United Strikers FC
United States Kevin Tenjo New Amsterdam FC

Playoffs

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Originally, the NISA Legends Cup champion and the highest finishing team in Phase 2 were scheduled to play in the 2021 NISA Spring Championship at Keyworth Stadium on June 30 with the winner advancing to the 2020–21 Season Championship match three days later.[32] However, since Detroit City FC won the Legends Cup and finished atop the Spring table the match simply became a semifinal between the runners-up of each competition.

June 30, 2021 (2021-06-30) Chattanooga FC 2–3 Los Angeles Force Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: >100
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
Note: Report missing yellow cards from Barrera and Tate but they are shown on broadcast, Russell's red card is misattributed to Richard Dixon, LA's starting XI lists Kashani when it was actually Villatoro, Goñi was subbed into the match in the 54th minute and is shown on stream. Following the match, both red cards issued to Russell and Villon were downgraded to yellow cards.[33]

Championship match

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Detroit City FC, the winner of the Fall season, hosted semifinal winner Los Angeles Force in the inaugural NISA Championship match on July 3, 2021.[1]

July 3, 2021 (2021-07-03) Detroit City FC 1–0 Los Angeles Force Hamtramck, Michigan
19:30 EDT
Report
Broadcast
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,231
Referee: Gustavo Solorio
Note: Moran cards not shown on report but seen on stream including post-match, Goñi sub and yellow card not reported but seen on broadcast, report lists Villatoro twice on Force starting XI instead of Villon

Notes

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  1. ^ All reported attendances
  2. ^ All but two Chattanooga FC home matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  3. ^ Multiple member clubs were unable to host fans and not every team consistently reported attendance figures
  4. ^ Expansion team for the Spring 2021 season
  5. ^ Played in the Fall season, but paused team operations before the Spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
  6. ^ Played in the Fall season, but withdrew before the Spring season, after joining the USL Championship.[6]
  7. ^ a b On hiatus during Fall 2020 season

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "NISA Fall 2020 schedule update". nisaofficial.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "NISA Officially Welcomes Maryland Bobcats FC". NISA Homepage. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Maryland Bobcats FC Win 2020 NISA Independent Cup Mid-Atlantic Region". Maryland Bobcats FC Homepage. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Gueye, Ahmadou. "NJTFC to join NISA Nation Spring 2021". New Jersey Teamsters FC Homepage. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Thank you and stay safe, Cosmos Country". Twitter. New York Cosmos. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Oakland Roots Joins USL Championship". oaklandrootssc.com. Oakland Roots. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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