2014 season | ||||
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Owner | ![]() | |||
Manager | ![]() | |||
Stadium | Toyota Field | |||
NASL | Spring: 3rd Fall: 1st Combined: 2nd | |||
NASL Playoffs | Champions | |||
U.S. Open Cup | Fourth Round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Rafael Castillo (7) All: Rafael Castillo (9) | |||
Highest home attendance | 8,313 (Sep 20 vs. Minnesota United) | |||
Lowest home attendance | League: 5,594 (Sep 6 vs. FC Edmonton) All: 3,411 (May 28 vs. NTX Rayados) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 6,810 All: 6,588 | |||
The 2014 season was San Antonio Scorpions FC'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.
February 22, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 3 | SMU Mustangs | San Antonio, Texas |
1:00 PM CST | Saiko ![]() Barrera ![]() Touray ![]() | Report [usurped] | Andrew Morales ![]() ![]() Stanton Garcia ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field |
March 15, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 4 – 0 | Tulsa Athletics | San Antonio, Texas |
4:00 PM CST | Garza ![]() Bayona ![]() | Report [usurped] | Stadium: Toyota Field |
March 20, 2014 | Houston Dynamo | 0 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Houston, Texas |
12:30 PM CST | Report [usurped] | Zohorski ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Stadium: Houston Sports Park |
March 29, 2014Scrimmage | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 0 | Trinity Tigers | San Antonio, Texas |
4:00 PM CST | Touray ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field |
March 1, 20141st Annual | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 | FC Dallas | San Antonio, Texas |
7:00 PM CST | Janicki ![]() | Report [usurped] | Jacobson ![]() Acosta ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,967 |
April 5, 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CST | deRoux ![]() Janicki ![]() ![]() | Report | Segura ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field |
The spring season will last for 9 games beginning on April 12 and ending on June 8. The schedule will feature a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. [1] Half the teams will host 5 home games and play 4 road games whereas the other half of the teams will play 4 home games and 5 road games. The winner of the spring Season will automatically qualify for the 2014 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Minnesota United (S) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 20 | Playoffs |
2 | New York Cosmos | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 19 | |
3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | |
4 | Carolina RailHawks | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 14 | |
5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 13 | |
6 | Ottawa Fury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 | |
7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 | |
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 10 | |
9 | FC Edmonton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
10 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 4 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
Last updated: June 7, 2014.
Source: http://www.nasl.com/standings/season/8945
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
April 12, 2014Spring #1 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 2 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT | Cann ![]() James ![]() Barrera ![]() Touray ![]() Menjivar ![]() | Report | Ramirez ![]() Calvano ![]() Dias ![]() Venegas ![]() Watson ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
April 19, 2014Spring #2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | McCaulay ![]() Rivera ![]() Sandoval ![]() | Report | Hassli ![]() Janicki ![]() Saiko ![]() Barrera ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
April 26, 2014Spring #3 | New York Cosmos | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Hempstead, New York |
6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Noselli ![]() Szetela ![]() | Report | Hassli ![]() James ![]() | Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 4,130 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 3, 2014Spring #4 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Cann ![]() Touray ![]() | Report | Hill ![]() Savage ![]() Wagner ![]() Pickens ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,595 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 10, 2014Spring #5 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | DeRoux ![]() Janicki ![]() Hassli ![]() Barrera ![]() ![]() Zahorski ![]() | Report | Scott ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,834 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
May 17, 2014Spring #6 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Menjivar ![]() Borrajo ![]() Hassli ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Report | Laing ![]() Roberts ![]() Edward ![]() Jones ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,087 Referee: ![]() |
May 24, 2014Spring #7 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2 – 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | Ottawa, Ontario |
6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Trafford ![]() Donatelli ![]() Ubiparipović ![]() Beckie ![]() | Report | Cann ![]() Janicki ![]() James ![]() Menjivar ![]() Hassli ![]() Zahorski ![]() | Stadium: Keith Harris Stadium Attendance: 2,432 Referee: ![]() |
May 31, 2014Spring #8 | Indy Eleven | 1 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Indianapolis |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Corrado ![]() Ring ![]() Smith ![]() Norales ![]() | Report | Forbes ![]() ![]() Menjivar ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Chris Penso |
June 7, 2014Spring #9 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Touray ![]() Hassli ![]() Soto ![]() | Report | Chin ![]() Antonijevic ![]() Picault ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
NASL Player of the Week Awards – Spring 2014 | ||||
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Week | Player | Nation | ||
Week 8 | Walter Restrepo | ![]() |
June 21, 2014International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CST | Barrera ![]() Forbes ![]() | Villa ![]() Lugo ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,483 |
June 28, 2014International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions ![]() | 3 – 3 | ![]() | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CST | Forbes ![]() Hassli ![]() ![]() ![]() | Casilla ![]() James ![]() Hernández ![]() Espiricueta ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,129 |
July 6, 2014International friendly | San Antonio Scorpions ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | San Antonio, Texas |
6:00 PM CST | Zahorski ![]() Cruz ![]() | Report [usurped] | Madrigal ![]() Hernández ![]() Velarde ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,397 |
The fall season will last for 18 games beginning on July 12 and ending on November 1. The schedule will feature a double round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league twice, one at home and one on the road. [2] The winner of the fall season will automatically qualify for the 2014 NASL Playoffs (The Championship).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | San Antonio Scorpions (F) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | Playoffs |
2 | Minnesota United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 35 | |
3 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 29 | |
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 27 | |
5 | Carolina RailHawks | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 | |
6 | New York Cosmos | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 23 | |
7 | Indy Eleven | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 23 | |
8 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 20 | |
9 | Ottawa Fury | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 17 | |
10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
Last updated: November 2, 2014.
Source: [ citation needed ]
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise
Win Loss Draw
July 12, 2014Fall #1 | New York Cosmos | 1 – 3 | San Antonio Scorpions | Hempstead, New York |
6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Nane ![]() Gorskie ![]() Freeman ![]() ![]() | Report | Castillo ![]() ![]() Touray ![]() | Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,806 Referee: Jorge Lopez |
July 19, 2014Fall #2 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Zahorski ![]() ![]() Forbes ![]() DeRoux ![]() Bingham ![]() James ![]() | Report | Jenison ![]() Alves ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,958 Referee: Luis Guardia |
July 23, 2014Fall #3 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Carolina RailHawks | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo ![]() ![]() Forbes ![]() | Report | Bentick ![]() Albadawi ![]() Elizondo ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
July 26, 2014Fall #4 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 0 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | St. Petersburg, Florida |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Townsend ![]() Rodrigues ![]() Hristov ![]() Mkandawire ![]() | Report | Mkosana ![]() Caesar ![]() Zahorski ![]() Janicki ![]() Touray ![]() | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 4,868 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
August 3, 2014Fall #5 | FC Edmonton | 3 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, Alberta |
3:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | James ![]() Blanco ![]() Ameobi ![]() Jonke ![]() Fordyce ![]() Edward ![]() | Report | Hassli ![]() ![]() Barrera ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,849 Referee: ![]() |
August 9, 2014Fall #6 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | Indy Eleven | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Zahorski ![]() James ![]() ![]() | Report | Pineda ![]() Mares ![]() Estridge ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 17, 2014Fall #7 | Ottawa Fury FC | 1 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Ottawa, Ontario |
2:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Ryan ![]() Heinemann ![]() ![]() Trafford ![]() | Report | Restrepo ![]() DeRoux ![]() Caesar ![]() Janicki ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,277 Referee: ![]() |
August 23, 2014Fall #8 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 | Atlanta Silverbacks | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Elizondo ![]() Menjivar ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Report | Sandoval ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,734 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 29, 2014Fall #9 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 – 0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Picault ![]() ![]() Alves ![]() Hassan ![]() Pecka ![]() Anderson ![]() ![]() | Report | Forbes ![]() Restrepo ![]() Janicki ![]() Borrajo ![]() Elizondo ![]() | Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
September 6, 2014Fall #10 | San Antonio Scorpions | 3 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | DeRoux ![]() Castillo ![]() James ![]() Zahorski ![]() Forbes ![]() Caesar ![]() | Report | Edward ![]() Raudales ![]() Navarro ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,594 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
September 13, 2014Fall #11 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Cary, North Carolina |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Albadawi ![]() Low ![]() Osaki ![]() Bentick ![]() Martínez ![]() | Report | DeRoux ![]() Zahorski ![]() | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,193 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
September 20, 2014Fall #12 | San Antonio Scorpions | 0 – 2 | Minnesota United FC | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Elizondo ![]() DeRoux ![]() | Report | Venegas ![]() Ibarra ![]() ![]() Mendes ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,313 Referee: Younes Marrakchi |
Note: 75th regular season NASL match |
September 27, 2014Fall #13 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Atlanta |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Report | Castillo ![]() Elizondo ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 3,062 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
October 4, 2014Fall #14 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 1 | Ottawa Fury FC | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo ![]() James ![]() Gentile ![]() | Report | Ubiparipović ![]() Jarun ![]() Paterson ![]() Richter ![]() Oliver ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 11, 2014Fall #15 | San Antonio Scorpions | 7 – 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Restrepo ![]() Castillo ![]() ![]() Elizondo ![]() ![]() Hassli ![]() ![]() | Report | Hill ![]() Mkandawire ![]() Frimpong ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 5,683 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
October 18, 2014Fall #16 | Indy Eleven | 1 – 0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Indianapolis |
6:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Rugg ![]() Moore ![]() | Report | Janicki ![]() Hassli ![]() | Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium Attendance: 10,982 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 25, 2014Fall #17 | Minnesota United FC | 0 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota |
6:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Tiago ![]() Van Oekel ![]() | Report | James ![]() Elizondo ![]() Castillo ![]() | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Juan Guzman |
November 1, 2014Fall #18 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 0 | New York Cosmos | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Menjivar ![]() Elizondo ![]() Gentile ![]() Forbes ![]() Cann ![]() | Report | Diosa ![]() Denissen ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 8,205 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
NASL Player of the Week Awards – Fall 2014 | ||||
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Week | Player | Nation | ||
Week 2 | Billy Forbes | ![]() | ||
Week 9 | Rafael Castillo | ![]() | ||
Week 17 | Adrian Cann | ![]() |
Soccer Bowl 2014 will be contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table. The half-season champions will earn the #1 & #2 seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams will earn the #3 & #4 seeds. In the event that the same team wins both half-season championships, they will be the #1 seed, with seeds 2-4 going to the three next-best full-season teams. The #1 seed will host the #4 seed and the #2 seed will host the #3 seed in the semi-finals. The winners will meet in the Championship game (Soccer Bowl 2014), hosted by the team with the higher seed.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Minnesota United (X) | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 55 | Championship qualifiers |
2 | San Antonio Scorpions (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 52 | |
3 | New York Cosmos | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 42 | |
4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
5 | Carolina RailHawks | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 38 | |
6 | FC Edmonton | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 37 | |
7 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
8 | Ottawa Fury | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 27 | |
9 | Indy Eleven | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 27 | |
10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 23 |
November 8, 2014The Championship Semi-Final | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | New York Cosmos | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CST (UTC−06) | Castillo ![]() ![]() DeRoux ![]() Restrepo ![]() | Report | Stokkelien ![]() Szetela ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
November 15, 2014 Soccer Bowl 2014 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 1 San Antonio Scorpions FC 2014 Soccer Bowl Champions | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CST (UTC−06) | Castillo ![]() Forbes ![]() Gentile ![]() Hassli ![]() | Report | Ramírez ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Ted Unkel Man of the Match: ![]() |
May 28, 2014 Third Round | San Antonio Scorpions ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | San Antonio, Texas |
7:30 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Touray ![]() ![]() ![]() Restrepo ![]() ![]() James ![]() Soto ![]() | Report [usurped] | Salas ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Luis Guardia |
June 17, 2014 Fourth Round | FC Dallas ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() | Frisco, Texas |
8:00 PM CDT (UTC−05) | Castillo ![]() Escobar ![]() ![]() | Report | Hassli ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Ted Unkel |
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. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the NSC Minnesota Stars, while the Carolina Railhawks 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 2014 season was the current Tampa Bay Rowdies fifth season of existence, and fourth 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 27th 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.
The 2015 North American Soccer League season was the 48th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fifth season of the North American Soccer League. It was contested by eleven teams including two from Canada. Jacksonville Armada FC made their NASL debut this season. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the San Antonio Scorpions, while Minnesota United FC were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used for the 2015 season.
The 2014 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' second season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, it was the sixteenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
The 2014 season was the Atlanta Silverbacks' 18th season of existence, and their 4th consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
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.
The 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's ninth season overall, and fourth in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
The 2014 FC Edmonton season was the club's fourth season in North American Soccer League, the second division of the Canadian soccer pyramid.
The 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's fifth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
The 2015 San Antonio Scorpions FC season was the club's fourth season of existence and its fourth and last 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 6th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The Scorpions entered the 2015 NASL season as the reigning league champions after defeating the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 in the 2014 Soccer Bowl.
The 2015 season will be Minnesota United FC's sixth season of existence and their fifth consecutive season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2015 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' third season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this is the seventeenth season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
The 2015 Carolina RailHawks season was 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.
The 2015 FC Edmonton season was the club's fifth season at the professional level in the North American Soccer League.