Teams
Locations of NASL clubs
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| North American Supporters' Trophy | San Antonio Scorpions |
| Champions League (CFU) | Puerto Rico Islanders (2012 CFU Club Championship 3rd place) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 294 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pablo Campos (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | SAS 8–0 CAR (July 28) |
| Biggest away win | SAS 0–4 PRI (April 15) |
| Highest scoring | CAR 4–4 ATL (April 14) FTL 5–3 ATL (July 28) SAS 8–0 CAR (July 28) |
| Longest winning run | 4 matches: San Antonio (April 28 – May 19) Carolina (June 2 – June 23) Tampa Bay (June 16 – July 4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches: Minnesota (April 7 – June 2) San Antonio (April 21 – June 16) |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches: Carolina (April 7 – May 19) Atlanta (April 7 – May 26) Minnesota (July 18 – September 8) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches: Atlanta (June 9 – July 3) |
| Highest attendance | 13,151 PRI @ SAS (April 15) |
| Lowest attendance | 520 EDM @ PRI (April 18) |
| Average attendance | 3,810 [1] |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The 2012 North American Soccer League season was the 45th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the second season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by eight teams including one from Canada and one from Puerto Rico. The Montreal Impact were self-promoted to Major League Soccer as an expansion franchise and the expansion San Antonio Scorpions were added to the NASL. The NASL received full sanctioning from the United States Soccer Federation on March 3, 2012 at their annual meeting. [2] The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the NSC Minnesota Stars, while the Carolina Railhawks were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico Islanders | Adrian Whitbread | Noah Delgado | Toyota |
| Carolina RailHawks | Colin Clarke | Kupono Low | BCBSA |
| FC Edmonton | Harry Sinkgraven | Chris Kooy | Sears Canada |
| Atlanta Silverbacks | Brian Haynes | Martyn Lancaster | Reto Sports |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Daryl Shore | Toni Ståhl | Joma |
| Minnesota Stars | Manny Lagos | Kyle Altman | Admiral |
| San Antonio Scorpions | Tim Hankinson | Kevin Harmse | Nike |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ricky Hill | Frank Sanfilippo | Mainsail Suites / United World Soccer |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Scorpions (X) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 47 | Playoff semifinals |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 45 | |
| 3 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 41 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 |
| Abbreviation and Color Key: Atlanta Silverbacks – ATL • Carolina RailHawks FC – CAR • FC Edmonton – EDM • Fort Lauderdale Strikers – FTL Minnesota Stars FC – MIN • Puerto Rico Islanders – PRI • San Antonio Scorpions FC – SAS • Tampa Bay Rowdies – TAM Win •Loss •Draw •Home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |||
| Atlanta Silverbacks | SAS | CAR | TAM | MIN | MIN | EDM | PRI | TAM | FTL | EDM | SAS | CAR | PRI | SAS | CAR | MIN | PRI | EDM | FTL | FTL | TAM | MIN | CAR | EDM | TAM | FTL | SAS | PRI | ||
| 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |||
| Carolina RailHawks | MIN | ATL | TAM | PRI | SAS | FTL | EDM | MIN | PRI | PRI | MIN | ATL | EDM | FTL | ATL | FTL | MIN | SAS | TAM | FTL | EDM | ATL | PRI | SAS | EDM | SAS | TAM | TAM | ||
| 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–8 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| FC Edmonton | FTL | TAM | PRI | MIN | CAR | ATL | SAS | SAS | ATL | FTL | FTL | CAR | PRI | SAS | PRI | TAM | ATL | TAM | MIN | SAS | PRI | CAR | MIN | ATL | MIN | CAR | TAM | FTL | ||
| 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | |||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | EDM | MIN | SAS | PRI | TAM | CAR | PRI | MIN | ATL | TAM | EDM | EDM | MIN | CAR | TAM | CAR | SAS | MIN | SAS | ATL | ATL | CAR | PRI | SAS | TAM | PRI | ATL | EDM | ||
| 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |||
| Minnesota Stars FC | CAR | FTL | EDM | ATL | ATL | CAR | FTL | TAM | SAS | CAR | TAM | FTL | TAM | PRI | ATL | TAM | FTL | CAR | PRI | EDM | SAS | ATL | EDM | SAS | EDM | PRI | PRI | SAS | ||
| 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |||
| Puerto Rico Islanders | TAM | SAS | EDM | CAR | FTL | FTL | ATL | CAR | CAR | TAM | SAS | ATL | EDM | MIN | EDM | SAS | ATL | TAM | MIN | SAS | EDM | FTL | TAM | CAR | FTL | MIN | MIN | ATL | ||
| 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |||
| San Antonio Scorpions FC | ATL | PRI | FTL | CAR | TAM | TAM | EDM | EDM | MIN | ATL | PRI | TAM | ATL | EDM | PRI | FTL | FTL | CAR | PRI | EDM | MIN | TAM | FTL | MIN | CAR | CAR | ATL | MIN | ||
| 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | PRI | EDM | CAR | ATL | FTL | SAS | SAS | ATL | MIN | FTL | PRI | MIN | SAS | MIN | FTL | MIN | EDM | PRI | EDM | CAR | ATL | SAS | PRI | FTL | ATL | EDM | CAR | CAR | ||
| 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
Final regular season results. [3]
The six qualifying teams were seeded 1 through 6, with the top team in the standings receiving the number 1 seed.
The format of the playoffs consisted of quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The quarterfinals were single games while the semifinals and final were each a two-game series with each team playing at home once and the team with the greater number of aggregate goals in both games winning the series.
The number 1 seed and the number 2 seed received byes while the number 3 seed hosted the number 6 seed and the number 4 seed hosted the number 5 seed in the quarterfinal.
For the semifinal, the number 1 seed was paired with the lower seeded team to qualify from the quarterfinal and the number 2 seed paired with the higher seeded team to qualify from the quarterfinal.
The winners of each semifinal met in the final, known as the Soccer Bowl. In the event of a draw in either quarterfinal game, a 30-minute extra time period was to be played (with the golden goal rule not in effect). If the teams were still locked in a draw following the extra time period, the winner was to be determined by a penalty shootout.
In each semifinal and in the final, if the teams are tied on the number of aggregate goals scored in the series at the conclusion of the second game, the teams were to play a 30-minute extra time period. As in the quarterfinal, the golden goal rule was not in effect. If the teams were still locked in a draw following the extra time period, the winner of the series was to be determined by a penalty shootout.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Amir Lowery  34' 71'Ty Shipalane 52'67'Floyd Franks 86' | 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 |
| 6:00 pm EDT | David Foley 79' Josh Hansen 81' | 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 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, North Carolina |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Brian Shriver 78' (pen.) Amir Lowery 86'Floyd Franks 89' | Report | Mike Ambersley 64' 90+' Andres Arango 77'Jeff Attinella 83'Dan Antoniuk 85' | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| October 13, 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Shane Hill 40' (pen.) Mike Ambersley 65'Luke Mulholland 84' 90+' | Report | Matt Luzunaris 14' Ty Shipalane 18'Gale Agbossoumonde 35'Nick Zimmerman 86' (pen.) | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,132 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| October 6, 2012 | Minnesota Stars | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Simone Bracalello 21' | Report | Kevin Harmse 86' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira |
| October 14, 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | San Antonio, Texas |
| 6:15 pm CDT | Walter Ramirez 17' Pablo Campos 25' 27'Kevin Harmse 54'Josue Soto 89' | Report | Kyle Altman 28' Neil Hlavaty 67'Blake Wagner 76' (o.g.)Simone Bracalello 83' | Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 6,249 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
| Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
|---|---|---|
| Amani Walker 67' Kentaro Takada 84'Martin Nunez 90+' | Report | Mike Ambersley 48' |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Minnesota Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Cort 25' 58' Mike Ambersley 26'Keith Savage 51'Luke Mulholland 82'Dan Antoniuk 86' 90+'Shane Hill 90' | Report | Justin Davis 32' Simone Bracalello 45+'Lucas Rodríguez 52' |
| Penalties | ||
Luke Mulholland  Raphael Cox Fafà Picault Carl Cort  | 3–2 | Neil Hlavaty Devin Del Do Kyle Altman Simone Bracalello Lucas Rodríguez |
Top scorers
Source: [4] | Top assists
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(Minimum of 1260 Minutes Played)
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | MINS | SVS | GA | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daryl Sattler | San Antonio Scorpions | 2151 | 66 | 19 | 0.795 |
| 2 | Jeff Attinella | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2520 | 118 | 30 | 1.071 |
| 3 |  Richard Martin | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2340 | 106 | 28 | 1.077 |
| 4 | Matt Van Oekel | Minnesota Stars FC | 2250 | 77 | 30 | 1.200 |
| 5 | Lance Parker | FC Edmonton | 1440 | 42 | 21 | 1.313 |
| 6 | Matt Glaeser | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2430 | 108 | 44 | 1.630 |
| 7 | Ray Burse | Carolina RailHawks | 2160 | 82 | 41 | 1.708 |
| 8 |  Dániel Illyés | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1980 | 86 | 39 | 1.773 |
Source: North American Soccer League
| Month | NASL Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nation | Club | Link | |
| April | Reinaldo Navia |  CHL | Atlanta Silverbacks | 5G |
| May | Shaun Saiko |  CAN | FC Edmonton | 5G 2A |
| June | Tsuyoshi Yoshitake |  JPN | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4G 1A |
| July | Pablo Campos |  BRA | San Antonio Scorpions | 7G |
| August | Richard Martin | ENG | Puerto Rico Islanders | 13 Saves |
| September | Matt Horth | USA | Atlanta Silverbacks | 4G |
| October | Jeff Attinella | USA | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |
| NASL Best XI [15] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Players | Team | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Jeff Attinella | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
| Defense | Kyle Altman | Minnesota United FC | ||||
| Defense | Ryan Cochrane | San Antonio Scorpions | ||||
| Defense | Paul Hamilton | FC Edmonton | ||||
| Defense | Takuya Yamada | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
| Midfield | Luke Mulholland | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||||
| Midfield |  Walter Ramírez | San Antonio Scorpions | ||||
| Midfield |  Walter Restrepo | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||||
| Midfield | Nick Zimmerman | Carolina RailHawks | ||||
| Forward | Mark Anderson | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||||
| Forward | Pablo Campos | San Antonio Scorpions | ||||
The 2011 North American Soccer League season is the 44th season of second division soccer in the United States and the inaugural season of the newly created North American Soccer League.
The 2012 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the second season of the team in the North American Soccer League, and the entire club's thirty-eighth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished fifth in the regular season and made it to the quarterfinals in the playoffs.
The 2012 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's first season of existence, and first year playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 3rd season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions played at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.
The 2012 FC Edmonton season was the club's second official season of existence, the club's third season altogether. For the 2012 season, Edmonton played in the North American Soccer League, which serves as the second tier to both the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. Outside of the NASL, Edmonton also participated in the 2012 edition of the Canadian Championship for a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.
The 2012 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies' third season of existence, and second in the North American Soccer League. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 25th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.
The 1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies season was the first season of the club's existence.
The 2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the sixth season of the club's existence. The RailHawks FC, played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The RailHawks are the defending NASL Regular Season Champions.
The 2012 Atlanta Silverbacks season was the club's sixteenth season of existence, and their second consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The Silverbacks has finished in 2011 at the bottom of the regular season standings.
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.
The 2013 North American Soccer League season was the 46th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the third season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by eight teams including one from Canada. Expansion club New York Cosmos was added to the NASL during the season. A split season format was used for the first time. Puerto Rico Islanders, originally planned to take part in this season, as they did in first two editions, took the year off, due to planned restructuring. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the Tampa Bay Rowdies, while the San Antonio Scorpions were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners.
The 2013 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fourth season of existence, and third playing in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer pyramid. Including the original Rowdies franchise and the Tampa Bay Mutiny, this was the 26th season of a professional soccer team fielded in the Tampa Bay region.
The 2013 season was the Atlanta Silverbacks's seventeenth season of existence, and their third consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2013 season was Minnesota United FC's fourth season of existence and their third consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2013 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's second season of existence, where they played in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 4th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions were the reigning North American Supporters' Trophy winners and began play at Toyota Field in San Antonio, Texas.
The 2014 North American Soccer League season was the 47th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fourth season of the revived North American Soccer League. It was contested by ten teams including two from Canada. Joining the NASL in the Spring of 2014 were two new franchises, Indy Eleven and Ottawa Fury FC; originally Virginia Cavalry FC were to begin play this season but now plan to join in the 2016 season. The defending Soccer Bowl champions are the New York Cosmos, while the Carolina Railhawks are the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used again for the 2014 season.
NASL Championship Series 2012 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 2012 season. Also known as the NASL Championship Series 2012, the event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and, the defending 2011 NASL champions, the Minnesota Stars. The first leg was held on October 20, 2012 at National Sports Center, in Blaine, Minnesota, while the second on October 27, 2012 at Al Lang Stadium, in St. Petersburg, Florida.
NASL Championship Series 2011 was the North American Soccer League's postseason championship final of the 2011 season. It was the first championship match held by the new NASL and the first Soccer Bowl since 1984. Also known as the NASL Championship series 2011, the event was contested in a two-game aggregate match between the NSC Minnesota Stars and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The first leg was held on October 22, 2011 at National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota, while the second on October 29, 2011 at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Soccer Bowl '75 was the championship final of the 1975 NASL season, played between the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the Portland Timbers. The match took place on August 24, 1975 at Spartan Stadium, in San Jose, California. It was the first North American Soccer League championship to be known as the Soccer Bowl. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the match, 2–0, to claim their first North American championship. This was the third consecutive year that an expansion team won the NASL title.
The 2014 San Antonio Scorpions FC season is the club's third season of existence, and its third consecutive season in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. Including the San Antonio Thunder soccer franchise of the original NASL, this was the 5th season of professional soccer in San Antonio.
The 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's ninth season overall, and fourth in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
