Season | 2017 |
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Champions | San Francisco Deltas |
Spring Champions | Miami FC |
Fall Champions | Miami FC |
Matches played | 128 |
Goals scored | 338 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Stefano Pinho (17) |
Biggest home win | MIA 7–0 SFD (July 8) |
Biggest away win | NYC 0–3 MIA (April 1) |
Highest scoring | NYC 5–2 PRF (October 28) |
Longest winning run | 4 games Miami FC (April 29 – May 20) (June 3 - June 24) San Francisco Deltas (June 10 – July 2) |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games Miami FC (April 22 – June 24) |
Longest losing run | 5 games Puerto Rico FC (April 22 – May 20) |
Highest attendance | 9,515 MIA 0–2 NYC (April 8) |
Lowest attendance | 780 JAX 1–2 PRF (August 16) |
Total attendance | 550,871 (123 of 128 games reported) |
Average attendance | 4,479 |
← 2016 |
The 2017 North American Soccer League season was the 50th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 7th season of the modern North American Soccer League. The defending champions are the New York Cosmos who defeated Indy Eleven in Soccer Bowl 2016.
Eight clubs played in the NASL after provisional sanctioning by the United States Soccer Federation. Expansion side, San Francisco Deltas joined the league. After the 2016 season, Minnesota United left the league to join Major League Soccer, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury left the league to join the United Soccer League. The Carolina RailHawks FC rebranded as North Carolina FC. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Rayo OKC did not return to NASL for the 2017 season.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit Sponsor |
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FC Edmonton | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 5,000 | Colin Miller | Albert Watson | The Fath Group |
Indy Eleven | Indianapolis | Michael A. Carroll Stadium | 10,524 | Tim Hankinson | Colin Falvey | Honda |
Jacksonville Armada | Jacksonville | Hodges Stadium | 12,000 | Mark Lowry | Aaron Pitchkolan | RP Funding |
Miami FC | Miami | Riccardo Silva Stadium | 20,000 | Alessandro Nesta | Jonathan Borrajo | |
New York Cosmos | New York City | MCU Park | 7,000 | Giovanni Savarese | Carlos Mendes | Fly Emirates |
North Carolina FC | Raleigh | WakeMed Soccer Park | 10,000 | Colin Clarke | Nazmi Albadawi | Circle K |
Puerto Rico FC | Bayamón | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | 22,000 | Marco Vélez | Cristiano | Claro |
San Francisco Deltas | San Francisco | Kezar Stadium | 10,000 | Marc Dos Santos | Nana Attakora |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Puerto Rico FC | Adrian Whitbread | Fired | May 19, 2017 | 8th Place | Marco Vélez (interim) | May 19, 2017 [1] |
Marco Vélez (interim) | End of Interim Period | August 2, 2017 | 8th Place | Marco Vélez | August 2, 2017 [2] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Miami FC (S) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 36 | Playoffs |
2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 26 | |
3 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
4 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 | |
5 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 21 | |
6 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 | |
7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 | |
8 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 9 |
Abbreviation and Color Key:
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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
FC Edmonton | JAX | JAX | NCA | PRF | MIA | IND | SFD | IND | PRF | NYC | MIA | SFD | SFD | JAX | NCA | NYC |
0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Indy Eleven | SFD | PRF | PRF | SFD | JAX | FCE | MIA | MIA | FCE | SFD | JAX | NCA | NCA | NYC | NYC | JAX |
1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Jacksonville Armada | FCE | FCE | SFD | NYC | IND | NYC | NCA | SFD | NCA | MIA | IND | MIA | FCE | PRF | PRF | IND |
1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Miami FC | NCA | NYC | NYC | NCA | FCE | PRF | IND | IND | PRF | JAX | FCE | JAX | NYC | NCA | SFD | SFD |
1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | |
New York Cosmos | PRF | MIA | MIA | JAX | SFD | JAX | PRF | SFD | NCA | FCE | NCA | PRF | MIA | IND | IND | FCE |
0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
North Carolina FC | MIA | SFD | FCE | MIA | PRF | SFD | JAX | PRF | JAX | NYC | NYC | IND | IND | MIA | FCE | PRF |
1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
Puerto Rico FC | NYC | IND | IND | FCE | NCA | MIA | NYC | NCA | MIA | FCE | SFD | NYC | SFD | JAX | JAX | NCA |
0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
San Francisco Deltas | IND | NCA | JAX | IND | NYC | NCA | FCE | JAX | NYC | IND | PRF | FCE | FCE | PRF | MIA | MIA |
1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–7 | 1–3 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Miami FC (F) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | Playoffs |
2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 28 | |
3 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 24 | |
4 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 21 | |
5 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
6 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | |
7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
8 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 |
Abbreviation and Color Key:
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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
FC Edmonton | IND | IND | NYC | PRF | SFD | NCA | NCA | IND | SFD | SFD | JAX | NYC | JAX | MIA | PRF | MIA |
1–2 | 3-1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2-1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2-0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
Indy Eleven | FCE | FCE | MIA | NYC | JAX | SFD | NCA | FCE | JAX | NCA | PRF | NYC | SFD | MIA | PRF | NCA |
2–1 | 1–3 | 1-3 | 3–3 | 2-3 | 0–2 | 1-0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1-2 | 0–3 | 1-2 | 2–2 | |
Jacksonville Armada | SFD | PRF | NCA | PRF | MIA | IND | NYC | NYC | MIA | IND | MIA | FCE | NCA | FCE | NYC | SFD |
1–1 | 0-1 | 2–2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 3–3 | 0-3 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2-0 | |
Miami FC | NYC | NCA | IND | NCA | JAX | PRF | PRF | NYC | JAX | JAX | SFD | SFD | IND | SFD | FCE | FCE |
1–3 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3–3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3-0 | 2–2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
New York Cosmos | MIA | SFD | FCE | IND | NCA | JAX | MIA | JAX | SFD | NCA | PRF | IND | FCE | PRF | JAX | PRF |
3–1 | 1-2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 5–2 | |
North Carolina FC | PRF | MIA | JAX | MIA | SFD | NYC | FCE | FCE | IND | PRF | NYC | IND | PRF | JAX | SFD | IND |
1–1 | 3-2 | 2–2 | 0-1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0–0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
Puerto Rico FC | NCA | JAX | SFD | JAX | FCE | MIA | MIA | NCA | NYC | IND | NCA | SFD | NYC | IND | FCE | NYC |
1–1 | 1-0 | 0–0 | 2-1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0-1 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 1–2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-5 | |
San Francisco Deltas | JAX | NYC | PRF | NCA | FCE | IND | NYC | FCE | FCE | MIA | MIA | IND | PRF | MIA | NCA | JAX |
1–1 | 2-1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2-0 | 2–2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0-2 | |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Miami FC (X) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 69 | Championship qualifiers |
2 | San Francisco Deltas (C) | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 54 | |
3 | North Carolina FC | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 45 | |
4 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 45 | |
5 | Jacksonville Armada | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 43 | |
6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 33 | |
7 | FC Edmonton | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 27 | |
8 | Puerto Rico FC | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 25 |
Semi-Finals | Championship | |||||
November 5 – Riccardo Silva Stadium | ||||||
#1 Miami FC | 0(5) | |||||
November 12 – Kezar Stadium | ||||||
#4 New York Cosmos (pen.) | 0(6) | |||||
#2 San Francisco Deltas | 2 | |||||
November 5 – Kezar Stadium | ||||||
#4 New York Cosmos | 0 | |||||
#2 San Francisco Deltas | 1 | |||||
#3 North Carolina FC | 0 | |||||
Miami FC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | New York Cosmos |
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Mares 56' | Report | Calvillo 24' Ledesma 65' Mendes 67' Szetela 103' |
Penalties | ||
Michel Poku Martínez Chavez Pinho Freeman Trafford | 5–6 | García Szetela Calvillo Vranjicán Guerra Mkosana Starikov |
San Francisco Deltas | 1–0 | North Carolina FC |
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Gibson 40' Jordan 60' Bekker 90' | Report |
Club | GP | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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Indy Eleven | 16 | 134,319 | 9,072 | 7,124 | 8,395 | -0% |
Miami FC | 16 | 82,746 | 9,515 | 1,529 | 5,172 | -4.7% |
New York Cosmos | 17 | 83,140 | 6,734 | 2,240 | 4,891 | 29.6% |
North Carolina FC | 16 | 71,539 | 7,344 | 3,388 | 4,471 | -11.6% |
FC Edmonton | 16 | 54,525 | 4,096 | 2,231 | 3,408 | 65.4% |
Puerto Rico FC | 11* | 37,411 | 5,692 | 2,345 | 3,401 | -10.5% |
Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 48,562 | 7,611 | 780 | 3,035 | -13.3% |
San Francisco Deltas | 15† | 38,629 | 4,755 | 1,441 | 2,575 | N/A |
Total | 123 | 550,871 | 9,515 | 780 | 4,479 | -5.4% |
* Five home games moved to other venues due to Hurricane Maria.
†One result missing. That game was rescheduled at an alternate venue. There was no admission charged and no attendance figure given.
Source: NASL & kenn.com
Top scorers
Source: [7] | Top assistsSource: [7] |
Clean sheets
Source: [7] | Hat-tricks
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Month | NASL Player of the Month | NASL Play of the Month | ||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | |
April | Justin Braun | Indy Eleven | Ben Speas | Indy Eleven |
May | Zach Steinberger | Jacksonville Armada | Giuseppe Gentile | Puerto Rico FC |
June | Vincenzo Rennella | Miami FC | Cristian Portilla | San Francisco Deltas |
July | Eric Calvillo | New York Cosmos | Ariel Martínez | Miami FC |
August | Jack Blake | Jacksonville Armada | Nemanja Vuković | Indy Eleven |
September | Jaime Chavez | Miami FC | Éamon Zayed | Indy Eleven |
October | Emmanuel Ledesma | New York Cosmos | Nazmi Albadawi | North Carolina FC |
NASL Best XI [16] | ||||||
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Position | Player | Team | ||||
Goalkeeper | Mario Daniel Vega | Miami FC | ||||
Defense | Reiner Ferreira | San Francisco Deltas | ||||
Defense | Mason Trafford | Miami FC | ||||
Defense | Mechack Jérôme | Jacksonville Armada | ||||
Defense | Connor Tobin | North Carolina FC | ||||
Midfield | Emmanuel Ledesma | New York Cosmos | ||||
Midfield | Nazmi Albadawi | North Carolina FC | ||||
Midfield | Richie Ryan | Miami FC | ||||
Midfield | Dylan Mares | Miami FC | ||||
Forward | Vincenzo Rennella | Miami FC | ||||
Forward | Stefano Pinho | Miami FC |
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 North American Soccer League operated from 2011 to 2017 and presented several awards for individual performance at the end of each season.
The 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's fifth season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
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 Jacksonville Armada FC season was the club's first season of existence, they played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2016 season was Minnesota United FC's seventh season of existence and their sixth consecutive and final season playing in the North American Soccer League, the second division of the American soccer pyramid. In 2017, Minnesota United FC joined MLS as an expansion team along with Atlanta United FC.
The 2016 North American Soccer League season is the 49th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 6th season of the modern North American Soccer League.
The 2016 Miami FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club plays in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2016 FC Edmonton season was the club's sixth season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2016 Jacksonville Armada FC season was the club's second season of existence. The club played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2017 Puerto Rico FC season was the club's second season and first full season of existence. The club played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2017 North Carolina FC season was the club's 11th season of existence, and their first season rebranded as North Carolina FC. The club was previously known as the Carolina RailHawks. North Carolina FC finished the 2017 NASL Season in 3rd place in the combined standings earning a spot in the 2017 Soccer Bowl, where they lost 1–0 to the San Francisco Deltas. After the conclusion of the season on November 16, 2017, North Carolina FC announced it would be leaving the NASL effective immediately, and would be joining the USL for the 2018 season.
The 2017 New York Cosmos season was the new Cosmos' fifth season of existence, playing in the new North American Soccer League. Including the previous franchise, this was the 19th season of a club entitled New York Cosmos playing professional soccer in the New York metropolitan area.
The 2017 Indy Eleven season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, which was the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 104th edition of the oldest ongoing competition in American soccer.
The 2017 San Francisco Deltas season was the club's only season of existence. The club plays in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2017 Miami FC season was the club's second season of existence, and second season playing in the North American Soccer League. During the season Miami won both the Spring and Fall NASL season, qualifying for the end of season playoffs where they would go out on penalties to the New York Cosmos in the Semifinals. In the U.S. Open Cup, Miami reached the Quarterfinals before losing to USL side FC Cincinnati 0-1 in a game that had to be re-arranged due to bad weather. Stefano ended the season as the club's top goalscorer with 21 goals across all competitions, 17 coming in the NASL.
The 2017 Jacksonville Armada FC season was the club's third season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.
The 2017 FC Edmonton season was the club's seventh season of existence. The club would play in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. It would also be the clubs last in the NASL before taking an 8-month hiatus before joining the CPL ahead of its inaugural season in 2019.
The 2018 North American Soccer League season would have been the eighth season of the modern North American Soccer League (NASL), but was canceled after the league was denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the loss of their Division II status.