Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season

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National Independent Soccer Association
SeasonFall 2021 season
DatesAug. 7 – Nov. 21
Champions Detroit City FC
Matches played90
Goals scored227 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Nuño (12)
Biggest home win NAM 4–0 1904
(November 21)
Biggest away win NAM 1–6 DET
(September 29)
Highest scoring MIC 3–4 CAL
(7 goals, August 7)
NAM 1–6 DET
(7 goals, September 29)
CHI 2–5 MAR
(7 goals, October 23)
Longest winning run5 matches
Detroit City FC
(August 21 – September 15)
(October 9 – November 6)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Detroit City FC
(September 25 – November 20)
Longest winless run16 matches
San Diego 1904 FC
(August 21 – November 21)
Longest losing run6 matches
San Diego 1904 FC
(September 25 – October 23)
Highest attendance6,076
DET 3–2 CHI
(August 7)
Lowest attendance164
STU 0–0 MIC
(September 1)
Total attendance29,641
(As of Sept. 4)
Average attendance1,289
2022 →
All statistics correct as of November 21.

The Fall 2021 NISA season was the third season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. The season took place only during the Fall in order to realign the league's seasons with the calendar year. [1] The league also organized the second edition of its pre-season cup competition, the NISA Independent Cup.

Contents

Teams

The nine teams that participated in the 2020-21 Spring season all returned. They were joined by expansion club Chicago House AC.

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of announced clubs
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TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
California United Strikers FC Irvine, California Championship Stadium 5,000
Chattanooga FC Chattanooga, Tennessee Finley Stadium 20,668
Chicago House AC Bridgeview, Illinois SeatGeek Stadium 20,000
Detroit City FC Hamtramck, Michigan Keyworth Stadium 7,933
Los Angeles Force Whittier, California Valley High School (Santa Ana, California)
Maryland Bobcats FC Boyds, Maryland Maryland SoccerPlex 4,000
Michigan Stars FC Pontiac, Michigan Romeo High School 4,000
New Amsterdam FC Hempstead, New York Hofstra Soccer Stadium 1,600
San Diego 1904 FC San Diego, California Canyon Crest Stadium
Stumptown AC Matthews, North Carolina Sportsplex at Matthews 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. [2]
TeamHead coachCaptain(s)Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
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 Peter Fuller Flag of Spain.svg Juan Hernandez Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg
Chicago House AC Flag of the United States.svg C.J. Brown Flag of the United States.svg Drew Conner Flag of the United States.svg Nike —
Detroit City FC Flag of England.svg Trevor James Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Carroll Flag of Germany.svg Adidas Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers
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 the United States.svg Phil Nana Flag of the United States.svg Kay Banjo Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel Dog Haus
Michigan Stars FC Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Strehmel Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Nuel Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel HTC
New Amsterdam FC Flag of Senegal.svg Bouna Coundoul Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Vicente Flag of the United States.svg Icarus Fruit Street
San Diego 1904 FC Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Morrison Flag of the United States.svg Ozzie Ramos Flag of the United States.svg Nike Live Up Nutrition
Stumptown AC Flag of the United States.svg Rod Underwood Flag of the United States.svg Franky Martinez Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel OrthoCarolina Healthcare

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
New Amsterdam FC Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Mansfield Stepping downJuly 20Preseason Flag of Senegal.svg Bouna Coundoul July 20 [3]

NISA Independent Cup

The NISA Independent Cup will start on July 9. It features seven of the ten NISA clubs, with Michigan Stars FC and Stumptown AC opting not to participate and San Diego 1904 FC withdrawing before the start of the tournament. They will be joined by 28 invited amateur teams and divided geographically into nine regions of four clubs each. Each region will play a single round robin tournament with the team earning the most points in each region declared regional champion. Like last year, there will be no interregional play or national champion.

Participating Clubs

Great Lakes
StTeamLeague
Flag of Ohio.svg Cleveland SC NPSL
Flag of Michigan.svg Detroit City FC NISA
Flag of New York.svg FC Buffalo NPSL
Flag of Michigan.svg Livonia City FC MWPL
Mid-Atlantic
StTeamLeague
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Allentown United FC UPSL
Flag of New Jersey.svg Atlantic City FC NPSL
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Bobcats FC NISA
Flag of Maryland.svg Steel Pulse FC EPSL
Midwest
StTeamLeague
Flag of Illinois.svg Chicago House AC NISA
Flag of Wisconsin.svg FC Milwaukee Torrent NPSL
Flag of Minnesota.svg Med City FC NPSL
Flag of Iowa.svg Union Dubuque FC MWPL
New England
StTeamLeague
Flag of New York.svg Lansdowne Yonkers FC EPSL
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Mass United Rush FC UPSL
Flag of New York.svg New Amsterdam FC NISA
Flag of Connecticut.svg Newtown Pride FC Connecticut
Pacific
StTeamLeague
Flag of California.svg Bay Cities FC None
Flag of California.svg California Victory FC UPSL
Flag of Oregon.svg PDX FC USL2
Flag of Washington.svg Space United FCStarfire Sports
South Central
StTeamLeague
Flag of Louisiana.svg Alexandria PBFC GCPL
Flag of Texas.svg Lone Star Republic UPSL
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana Krewe FC GCPL
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Spurs FC UPSL
Southeast
StTeamLeague
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Atletico Atlanta UPSL
Flag of Tennessee.svg Chattanooga FC NISA
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Savannah Clovers FC UPSL
Flag of South Carolina.svg Soda City FC UPSL
Southwest
StTeamLeague
Flag of Arizona.svg Atletico Olympians UPSL
Flag of California.svg California United Strikers FC NISA
Flag of Arizona.svg FC Arizona NPSL
Flag of California.svg San Diego 1904 FC NISA
West Coast
StTeamLeague
Flag of California.svg ASC San Diego NPSL
Flag of California.svg Chula Vista FC SoCal Premier
Flag of California.svg Los Angeles Force NISA
Flag of California.svg MAGIA Futbol AcademySoCal Premier

Great Lakes Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Detroit City FC (C)3300172+159
2 FC Buffalo 3201113+86
3 Cleveland SC 3012313−101
4Livonia City FC3012215−131
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CLE DET FCB LIV
Cleveland SC —1–4
Detroit City FC —3–110–0
FC Buffalo 7–0—3–0
Livonia City FC2–2—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Mid-Atlantic Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Maryland Bobcats FC (C)321020+27
2Steel Pulse FC312041+35
3 Allentown United FC 310225−33
4 Atlantic City FC 301224−21
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ALL ATL MAR STP
Allentown United FC —2–1
Atlantic City FC —0–1
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–0—0–0
Steel Pulse FC 3–01–1—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Midwest Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 FC Milwaukee Torrent (C)3300111+109
2 Chicago House AC 311163+34
3 Med City FC 311146−24
4 Union Dubuque FC 3003112−110
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away CHI FCM MED UDU
Chicago House AC —
FC Milwaukee Torrent 2–0—4–1
Med City FC 1–1—2–1
Union Dubuque FC 0–50–5—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

New England Region

The match between New Amsterdam FC and Lansdowne Yonkers FC was originally scheduled for July 17 and was to be hosted at Hudson Sports Complex in Warwick, New York. However, weather forced the match to be postponed to a later date. [4] The game was played on July 28 but was instead hosted by Lansdowne at Flemings Field in Yonkers, New York. [5]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Lansdowne Yonkers FC (C)330082+69
2 New Amsterdam FC 311132+14
3 Newtown Pride FC 302145−12
4 Mass United Rush FC 301239−61
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away LAN MUR NAM NTP
Lansdowne Yonkers FC —5–11–02–1
Mass United Rush FC —2–2
New Amsterdam FC 2–0—
Newtown Pride FC 0–0—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pacific Region

On July 22, the league announced that California Victory FC had withdrawn from the tournament after playing one match, a 1-1 draw against Bay Cities FC. This result was expunged. [6]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 PDX FC (C)211075+24
2Space United FC20204402
3Bay Cities FC201157−21
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away BAY CAL PDX SPA
Bay Cities FC —1-12–2
California Victory FC —
PDX FC 5–3—
Space United FC2–2—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

South Central Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Louisiana Krewe FC (C)321020+27
2 Lone Star Republic 31114404
3 Texas Spurs FC 30303303
4 Alexandria PBFC 301224−21
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away APB LSR LAK TXS
Alexandria PBFC —1–1
Lone Star Republic 2–1—2–2
Louisiana Krewe FC 1–01–0—
Texas Spurs FC 0–0—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southeast Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Chattanooga FC (C)3300100+109
2 Atletico Atlanta 302156−12
3 Savannah Clovers FC 302159−42
4 Soda City FC 302127−52
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ATL CHA SAV SOD
Atletico Atlanta —4–4
Chattanooga FC 1–0—5–0
Savannah Clovers FC 0–4—1–1
Soda City FC 1–1—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southwest Region

The Southwest Region is the only region of the Independent Cup that does not consist of four clubs. On July 7, NISA announced on Twitter that 1904 FC had withdrawn from the tournament just 48 hours before the tournament was set to begin. [7] Therefore, the Southwest Region would continue as a three team round-robin.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 California United Strikers FC (C)220051+46
2 Atletico Olympians 210135−23
3 FC Arizona 200213−20
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ATL CAL FCA
Atletico Olympians —1–42–1
California United Strikers FC —1–0
FC Arizona —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

West Coast Region

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Los Angeles Force (C)320153+26
2MAGIA Futbol Academy311197+24
3 ASC San Diego 311168−24
4 Chula Vista FC 302179−22
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

Home \ Away ASC CHU LAF MAG
ASC San Diego —1–01–4
Chula Vista FC 4–4—3–3
Los Angeles Force 2–0—
MAGIA Futbol Academy2–3—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season

The Fall season started on August 6, and saw the ten teams play each other twice, in a single-table format. [8] There were no playoffs; the team leading the table at the end of the season was declared champion. [1] The season ended on November 21.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Detroit City FC (C)1814313510+2545 [lower-alpha 1]
2 California United Strikers FC 189633120+1133
3 Los Angeles Force 187922014+630 [lower-alpha 1]
4 New Amsterdam FC 187292929023
5 Chattanooga FC 187292021−123
6 Chicago House AC 187291826−823
7 Michigan Stars FC 185672424021
8 Stumptown AC 184861318−520
9 Maryland Bobcats FC 185582028−820
10 San Diego 1904 FC 1823131737−209
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw. [9]

Results

Home \ Away CAL CHA CHI DET LAF MAR MIC NAM SDG STU
California United Strikers FC —1–11–01–11–11–00–24–13–11–1
Chattanooga FC 0–2—2–01–20–13–01–01–01–13–1
Chicago House AC 1–31–0—0–12–12–51–10–41–02–1
Detroit City FC 1–02–03–2—1–00–01–02–13–00–1
Los Angeles Force 1–13–11–00–0 [9] —0–01–10–02–12–2
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–11–02–10–41–2—0–11–23–11–1
Michigan Stars FC 3–43–10–02–31–22–2—1–44–20–0
New Amsterdam FC 1–42–11–21–61–14–00–2—4–01–2
San Diego 1904 FC 1–21–20–21–21–23–22–11–2—0–0
Stumptown AC 2–10–10–10–30–00–10–01–01–1—
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

As of November 21, 2021

Attendance

Games without fans reported are not counted in averages or games played.

RankTeamGPCumulativeHighLowMean
1 Detroit City FC 938,7166,0763,6894,302
2 Chattanooga FC 919,5802,9161,4202,176
3 Michigan Stars FC 714,1053,7865062,015
4 Chicago House AC 99,4481,4206631,050
5 California United Strikers FC 86,2841,738345786
6 New Amsterdam FC 93,464574278385
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 92,725372212303
8 Stumptown AC 92,486399164276
9 San Diego 1904 FC 92,391393168266
10 Los Angeles Force 1175175175175
Total7999,3746,0761641,258

League awards

All-league teams

First team [10]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Steinwascher (DET) Flag of Ireland.svg Stephen Carroll (DET)
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Spielman (CHT)
Flag of the United States.svg Devon Amoo-Mensah (MIC)		 Flag of the United States.svg Maxi Rodriguez (DET)
Flag of the United States.svg Steven Juncaj (MIC)
Flag of the United States.svg Diego Barrera (LAF)
Flag of the United States.svg Connor Rutz (DET)		 Flag of Mexico.svg Omar Nuño (CAL)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Mayele Malango (NAM)
Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Wojcik (CHI)
Second team [10]
GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Gonzalez (STU) Flag of the United States.svg Ian Cerro (CHI)
Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Hogbin (CAL)
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lewis (DET)		 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Filerman (DET)
Flag of the United States.svg Edward Benito (SDG)
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Mohamed Sesay (MAR)
Flag of the United States.svg Felipe Liborio, Jr. (CAL)		 Flag of Grenada.svg Shavon John-Brown (NAM)
Flag of the United States.svg Olakunle Banjo (MAR)
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Chaney (LAF)

See also

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