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| Country | United States Canada |
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| Teams | 6 |
| Defending champions | Puerto Rico Islanders |
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The 2012 NASL Playoffs was the postseason tournament culminating the 2012 North American Soccer League season to determine the champion of the 2012 North American Soccer League. The top six regular season finishers qualified for the playoffs and competed in a single-elimination tournament, composed of three rounds. The tournament began September 29 and concluded on October 26.
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| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 | 6 | Minnesota Stars | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota Stars | 2 | 6 | Minnesota Stars | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 | 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| September 29, 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Amir Lowery  34' 71'Ty Shipalane 52'67'Floyd Franks 86' | Report Report | Conor Shanosky 58' Abe Thompson 61'Lance Laing 90+' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Daniel Radford |
| September 30, 2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 18:00 EDT | David Foley 79' Josh Hansen 81' | Report Report | Amani Walker 9' Miguel Ibarra 41'Justin Davis 90' | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 2,002 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr. |
| October 6, 2012 | Minnesota Stars | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota |
| 20:30EDT | Simone Bracalello 20' | Report Report | Kevin Harmse 85' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
| October 6, 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
| 19:00 EDT | Brian Shriver 76' Amir Lowery 86'Floyd Franks 88' | Report Report | Mike Ambersley 63' Andres Arango 75'Jeff Attinella 82'Daniel Antoniuk 84' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| October 13, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 19:30 EDT | Shane Hill 38' Mike Ambersley 64'Luke Mulholland 83' 90' | Report Report | Matt Luzunaris 13' Tiyiselani Shipalane 17'Gale Agbossoumonde 34'Nick Zimmerman 85' | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 14, 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | San Antonio, Texas |
| 18:15 CDT | Walter Ramirez 21' Pablo Campos 24' 26'Kevin Harmse 53'Josue Soto 88' | Report Report | Kyle Altman 27' Neil Hlavaty 66'Blake Wagner 75' (own)Simone Bracalello 82' | Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
| October 20, 2012 | Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, Minnesota |
| 20:30 EDT | Amani Walker 66' Kentaro Takada 83'Martin Nunez 90' | Report Report | Mike Ambersley 47' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr. |
| October 26, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 (3–2 p) | Minnesota Stars | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 19:30 EDT |
| Report Report |
| Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 6,208 Referee: Alejandro Mariscal |
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The 2012 Minnesota Stars FC season was the club's third year of existence and their first season under the simple moniker Minnesota Stars after being called NSC Minnesota Stars for their first two seasons of existence. The team played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, for the second consecutive year.
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The 2014 season was Minnesota United FC's fifth season of existence and their fourth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2014 Carolina RailHawks season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their fourth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
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The 2015 Carolina RailHawks season will be the club's ninth season of existence, and their fifth consecutive season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
