2022 National Independent Soccer Association season

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National Independent Soccer Association
Season 2022
DatesMar. 26 – Oct. 15 (regular season)
Oct. 21 – Nov. 6 (playoffs)
Champions Michigan Stars FC
Regular season title California United Strikers FC
Matches played94
Goals scored239 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer Markus Naglestad (19)
Biggest home win MAR 6–1 FCU
(April 2)
CAL 5–0 LAF
(Jun 26)
Biggest away win FCU 0–5 CHA
(Jul 16)
Highest scoring CAL 4–3 BCFC
(April 23)
Longest winning run9 games
CAL
Longest unbeaten run10 games
CAL
Longest winless run9 games
FCU
Longest losing run5 games
FCU
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of October 15, 2022.

The 2022 NISA season is the fourth season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. After three years of split seasons, NISA switched to a full season format, with a single table and a playoff competition to determine the 2022 champion. [1]

Contents

Teams

Six of the teams that participated in the 2021 Fall season returned, and were joined by four expansion clubs: Bay Cities FC, Flower City Union, Syracuse Pulse, and Valley United FC. From the existing 2021 teams, San Diego 1904 FC were rebranded to Albion San Diego , after merging with the youth club with the same name, [2] while Chicago House AC, New Amsterdam FC and Stumptown AC will be on hiatus for 2022, and current title holders Detroit City FC moved to USL Championship. [3]

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of announced clubs
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TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Albion San Diego San Diego, California Canyon Crest Academy Stadium [upper-alpha 1] 5,000
Bay Cities FC Redwood City, California Terremere Field [upper-alpha 2] 3,500
California United Strikers FC Irvine, California Championship Soccer Stadium 5,000
Chattanooga FC Chattanooga, Tennessee Finley Stadium 20,668
Flower City Union Rochester, New York Marina Auto Stadium [upper-alpha 3] 13,768
Los Angeles Force Whittier, California Various [upper-alpha 4]
Maryland Bobcats FC Boyds, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 4,000
Michigan Stars FC Washington, Michigan Romeo High School 4,000
Syracuse Pulse Syracuse, New York Lazer Stadium 2,000
Valley United FC Mesa, Arizona Bell Bank Park 5,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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. [4]
TeamHead coachCaptain(s)Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Albion San Diego Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Korytoski Flag of the United States.svg Ozzie Ramos Flag of the United States.svg Capelli Nova Easy Kombucha
Bay Cities FC Flag of the United States.svg Anders Perez Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Premia
California United Strikers FC Flag of the United States.svg Don Ebert Flag of the United States.svg Xavier Fuerte Flag of the United States.svg Nike Taco Bell
Chattanooga FC Flag of the United States.svg Rod Underwood Flag of Spain.svg Juan Hernandez Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg
Flower City Union Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bly (interim) Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel
Los Angeles Force Flag of Brazil.svg Thales Peterson Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Culwell Flag of the United States.svg Xara—
Maryland Bobcats FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sylvain Rastello Flag of the United States.svg Kay Banjo Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Jimmy's Famous Seafood
Michigan Stars FC Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Banks Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel HTC
Syracuse Pulse Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fuller Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Russell Flag of Italy.svg Givova Montreal Construction, SOS
Valley United FC Flag of the United States.svg Nico Gaitan Flag of the United States.svg Capelli

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Flower City Union Flag of the United States.svg Zach Agliata [5] ResignedMay 3, 20224th in East Flag of the United States.svg Colton Bly (interim)May 3, 2022 [5]
Valley United Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Gaitan [6] ResignedMay 19, 20222nd in EastTBD

Regular season

The season started on March 26, and will see each team play 26 games over 30 weeks: four times against each opponent in the same division and two times against each opponent in the opposite division.

Standings (March 26–August 27)

East Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Chattanooga FC 169433012+1831Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Michigan Stars FC 15663189+924Qualification for the play-offs
3 Maryland Bobcats FC 156362419+521
4 Syracuse Pulse 165291823−517
5 Flower City Union 1922151050−408
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head

West Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 California United Strikers FC 141121246+1835Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Albion San Diego 104421412+216Qualification for the play-offs
3 Bay Cities FC 124351818015
4 Los Angeles Force 11245714−710
5 Valley United FC [lower-alpha 1] 00000000Withdrew from the league
Updated to match(es) played on August 20, 2022. Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
Notes:
  1. ↑ Valley United FC withdrew from the league and their playing record of P9 W1 D1 L7 GF4 GA21 was expunged. [7]

Standings (August 27–October 15)

Due to Bay Cities FC's withdrawal from this season, NISA has revised the 2022 schedule and table with the eight remaining clubs. As a result, this standings had been condensed into a single table format and used an average-points per game total (points earned divided by matches played). [8]

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPGQualification
1 California United Strikers FC 2114433512+23462.19Qualification for the semi-finals
2 Chattanooga FC 2414734421+23492.04
3 Michigan Stars FC 2310852715+12381.65Qualification for the play-offs
4 Albion San Diego 209562823+5321.60
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 238693228+4301.30
6 Syracuse Pulse 2274112632−6251.14
7 Los Angeles Force 2028101431−17140.70
8 Flower City Union 2323181357−4490.39
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head

Results

Home \ Away CHA FLO MAR MIC SYR ALB BAY CAL LAF VAL [upper-alpha 5] CHA FLO MAR MIC SYR ALB BAY CAL LAF VAL [upper-alpha 5]
Chattanooga FC —0–11–10–03–02–14–20–13–2With.—1–03–00–02–1
Flower City Union 1–5—0–10–30–12–2With.1–20–32-10–5—2–10–20–2
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–26–1—1–13–11–01–41–03–0With.1–15–0—1–21–1
Michigan Stars FC 0–03–00–1—3–0 [upper-alpha 6] 2–02–10–11–0With.2–30–02–0—2–2
Syracuse Pulse 0–14–00–00–2—0–3With.0–11–20-23–03–12–10–0—
Albion San Diego 1–22–12–13–03–1—1–10–33–13-0 [upper-alpha 7] —With.1–01–0With.
Bay Cities FC 0–33–1With.With.With.3–1—0–1With.3-0 [upper-alpha 7] With.—With.With.With.
California United Strikers FC 2–21–02–02–03–11–10–0—5–03-0 [upper-alpha 7] 1–24–3—3–0With.
Los Angeles Force 1–12–21–10–01–30–00–00–2—With.1–10–10–0—With.
Valley United FC [upper-alpha 5] 0-3 [upper-alpha 7] With.With.With.With.0-3 [upper-alpha 7] With.With.0-3 [upper-alpha 7] —1-1With.With.With.—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The playoffs began on October 21, and featured the top six teams from the regular season. The top two teams from the regular season table received a bye into the league semifinals. Teams finishing third through sixth played in the quarterfinals, with the winners being re-seeded before playing in the next round. The 2022 Final took place on November 6. All postseason games were broadcast online on Eleven Sports.

Originally, the East and West division winners would have been assigned the top two seeds and received byes to the semifinals. The second place teams in each division were to be seeded 3 and 4, while the third place finishers would be seeded 5 and 6. Following the restructuring of the table on August 27, the division aspect was dropped.

Quarterfinal
October 21 (Eleven Sports)
   
3 Michigan Stars FC 2
6 Syracuse Pulse 0
Quarterfinal
October 21 (Eleven Sports)
   
4 Albion San Diego 2
5 Maryland Bobcats FC 0
Semifinals
October 29/30 (Eleven Sports) 		NISA Championship Final
November 5 (Eleven Sports)
      
1 California United Strikers FC 2
4 Albion San Diego 4
4 Albion San Diego 0
3 Michigan Stars FC 1
2 Chattanooga FC 0
3 Michigan Stars FC 1

Schedule

Quarterfinals

October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21) Michigan Stars FC 2–0 Syracuse Pulse Washington, Michigan
7:00 p.m. EDT
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  • Anthony Bowie Soccerball shade.svg76'
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Broadcast 		Stadium: Romeo Stadium
Referee: Kevin Fikar
October 21, 2022 (2022-10-21) Albion San Diego 2–0 Maryland Bobcats FC Pacific Highlands Ranch, San Diego
6:00 p.m. PDT
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Broadcast 		Stadium: Canyon Crest Stadium

Semifinals

October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) California United Strikers FC 2–4 Albion San Diego Irvine, California
7:00 p.m. PDT
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Broadcast
Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30) Chattanooga FC 0–1 Michigan Stars FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
5:00 p.m. EDT Report
Broadcast
  • Leon Maric Soccerball shade.svg56'
Stadium: Finley Stadium

NISA Championship Final

November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06) Michigan Stars FC 1–0 Albion San Diego Washington, Michigan
4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Anthony Bowie Soccerball shade.svg31'
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Broadcast 		Stadium: Romeo Stadium
Attendance: 1,178
Referee: Alex Beehler

Player statistics

As of October 15, 2022

Awards

Individual awards

AwardWinnerTeamReasonRef.
Golden Boot Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad Chattanooga FC 19 goals in 23 games [10]
Golden Glove Flag of Haiti.svg Jean Antoine California United Strikers FC 12 shutouts in 16 matches; 5 goals against [10]
Coach of the Year Flag of the United States.svg Rod Underwood Chattanooga FC 14-7-3 record [10]
Golden Ball (Most Valuable Player) Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad Chattanooga FC 19 goals, 5 assists [10]

NISA Best XI

First team [11]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Haiti.svg Jean Antoine (CUS) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Constant (MIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Hogbin (CUS)
Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Zogos (MIC)		 Flag of South Korea.svg Minjae Kwak (SYR)
Flag of England.svg Alex McGrath (CHA)		 Flag of the United States.svg Alioune Diakhate (ASD)
Flag of Honduras.svg Darwin Espinal (MAR)
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Gray (CHA)
Flag of Norway.svg Markus Naglestad (CHA)
Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Nuño (CUS)
Second team [11]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tatenda Mkuruva (MIC) Flag of Portugal.svg Jonathan Firmino (MIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Franky Martinez (CHA)
Flag of the United States.svg Edwin Rivas (LAF)		 Flag of the United States.svg Ian Cerro (CHA)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard Dixon (CHA)
Flag of the United States.svg Manuel Gonzalez (MAR)
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Juncaj (MIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Lopez (CUS)
Flag of the United States.svg Walter Varela (ASD)		 Flag of the United States.svg Kaleb Jackson (SYR)

NISA Independent Cup

The NISA Independent Cup will start on June 25. It features nine of the ten NISA clubs, with California United Strikers FC opting not to participate the tournament. They will be joined by 27 invited amateur teams and divided geographically into nine regions of four clubs each. Each region will play a single round robin tournament between three amateur teams using a 10-point system. The winner of that round-robin will play against the NISA teams for the regional championship. Like last year, there will be no interregional play or national champion.

Participating Clubs

Nine NISA teams play in nine regions respectively, as California United Strikers FC did not participate. Midwest, New England and South Central region replaced with Empire, Northeast and SoCal region due to lack of NISA teams (despite Michigan Stars based from Midwest but plays in Great Lakes as NISA's 2022 season did not have Midwest based clubs other than Michigan Stars).

Empire
StTeamLeague
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Allentown United FC NISA Nation
Flag of New York.svg Lansdowne Yonkers FC EPSL
Flag of New York.svg NY Braveheart SC NISA Nation
Flag of New York.svg Syracuse Pulse NISA
Great Lakes
StTeamLeague
Flag of Wisconsin.svg FC Milwaukee Torrent NPSL
Flag of Michigan.svg Lansing Common FC MWPL
Flag of Kentucky.svg Metro Louisville FC UPSL
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Stars FC NISA
Mid-Atlantic
StTeamLeague
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Bobcats FC NISA
Flag of Virginia.svg Northern Virginia FC EPSL
Flag of Maryland.svg Rockville SC UPSL
Flag of South Carolina.svg Soda City FC UPSL
Northeast
StTeamLeague
Flag of New York.svg Flower City Union NISA
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Alliance FC NISA Nation
Flag of New York.svg NY Contour United UPSL
Flag of Maryland.svg Steel Pulse FC Maryland Super Soccer League
Pacific
StTeamLeague
Flag of Nevada.svg Battle Born FC NISA Nation
Flag of California.svg Bay Cities FC NISA
Flag of California.svg Modesto City FCSWPL
Flag of Washington.svg Wenatchee All-Stars FCCasPL
SoCal
StTeamLeague
Flag of California.svg AFC South Bay NISA Nation
Flag of California.svg Albion San Diego NISA
Flag of California.svg Capo FC NISA Nation
Flag of California.svg Soul 2 SoleSWPL
Southeast
StTeamLeague
Flag of Florida.svg Brevard Fire SCNSL Florida
Flag of Tennessee.svg Chattanooga FC NISA
Flag of Florida.svg Club de Lyon FC NISA Nation
Flag of Florida.svg Miami Beach CF NPSL
Southwest
StTeamLeague
Flag of Arizona.svg East Valley UnitedSWPL
Flag of Arizona.svg SC SaguarosSWPL
Flag of Arizona.svg Valley FC Raiders NISA Nation
Flag of Arizona.svg Valley United FC NISA
West Coast
StTeamLeague
Flag of California.svg Inland Empire Republic FCSWPL
Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Force NISA
Flag of California.svg Olympiacos CASWPL
Flag of Colorado.svg Peak XI FCMPL

Empire Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1NY Braveheart SC (Q)220071+619Qualification for the regional final
2 Lansdowne Yonkers FC 210165+110
3 Allentown United FC 200218−71
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 30, 2022 Syracuse Pulse 6–2NY Braveheart SC Utica, New York
4:00 PM EDT
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  • Jackson Soccerball shade.svg55', 74'
  • Rendon Yellow card.svg 68'
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  • Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg37', Yellow card.svg 74'
  • Najera Yellow card.svg 61'
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Stadium: Charles A. Gaetano Stadium

Great Lakes Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Metro Louisville FC (Q)220031+216Qualification for the regional final
2 FC Milwaukee Torrent 210152+311
3Lansing Common FC200205−50
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 29, 2022 Michigan Stars FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Metro Louisville FC Washington, Michigan
6:30 PM EDT
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  • Zhongo Soccerball shade.svg97'
  • McCloud Yellow card.svg 116'
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  • Trejo Yellow card.svg 84'
Stadium: Michigan Stars Sports Center
Referee: Nicole Green

Mid-Atlantic Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Northern Virginia FC (Q)220092+719Qualification for the regional final
2 Soda City FC 210133010
3Rockville SC200229−72
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

Northeast Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 New Jersey Alliance FC (Q)211010+113Qualification for the regional final
2 Steel Pulse FC 2101101+910
3NY Contour United2011010−105
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

Pacific Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Wenatchee All-Stars FC (Q)220041+317Qualification for the regional final
2Battleborn FC210173+411
3Modesto City FC200207−70
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 23, 2022 Bay Cities FC 0–1 Wenatchee All-Stars FC Redwood City, California
6:00 PM PDT Report Stadium: Sequoia Stadium

SoCal Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Capo FC (Q)220061+517Qualification for the regional final
2AFC South Bay21014409
3Soul 2 Sole200249−54
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 24, 2022 Capo FC 1–3 Albion San Diego San Juan Capistrano, California
7:00 PM PDT Report Stadium: Jserra Stadium

Southeast Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Club de Lyon FC (Q)220051+418Qualification for the regional final
2Miami Beach CF210153+210
3Brevard Fire SC200217−61
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 23, 2022 Chattanooga FC 3–2Club de Lyon FC Chattanooga, Tennessee
7:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Finley Stadium

Southwest Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Valley FC Raiders (Q)211061+515Qualification for the regional final
2East Valley United211052+314
3SC Saguaros200219−81
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

August 6, 2022 Valley United FC Cancelled Valley FC Raiders Mesa, Arizona
TBD MST Stadium: Bell Bank Park
Note: Due to Valley United FC suspended all operations for the balance of the 2022 season including southwest regional final between Valley United FC and Valley FC Raiders, Valley FC Raiders was awarded the southwest regional title as a group stage winner. [7]

West Coast Region

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Inland Empire Republic FC (Q)220041+317Qualification for the regional final
2Peak XI FC210132+110
3Olympiacos CA200204−40
Source: nisaofficial.com
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Regional final

July 24, 2022 Los Angeles Force 2–0Inland Empire Republic FC Covina, California
6:00 PM PDT Report Stadium: Covina District Field

Notes

  1. ↑ Albion played its home match vs Maryland on August 17 at California State University San Marcos
  2. ↑ Bay Cities played its home match vs Flower City on June 1 at Cañada College
  3. ↑ Flower City Union played its home matches of May 4 vs California United Strikers and June 15 vs Los Angeles Force at Vandetta Stadium in Batavia, New York due to date conflicts.
  4. ↑ LA Force played their first home matches at Garey Stadium, second home at Orange County Great Park Turf 10, third hone at Ayala Park Stadium at Chino, fourth home at Championship Soccer Stadium and now fifth, and sixth home at Covina District Field at Covina. The seventh match, also meant for Covina, was postponed and is listed as of August 22, 2022 as to be decided. The final four matches, excluding the postponed match, are to be held at Los Angeles Harbor College.
  5. 1 2 3 Valley United withdrew from 2022 season after roster controversy around a club. As a result, a team who against Valley United in previous matches will not take a result and points for standings. [7]
  6. ↑ Forfeited by Syracuse due to financial issues
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Forfeited by Valley United due to roster violations [6]

See also

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  3. ↑ Detroit City to join USL Championship for 2022 season | USL Championship
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