Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season

National Independent Soccer Association
SeasonFall 2021 season
DatesAug. 7 – Nov. 21
ChampionsDetroit City FC
Matches played90
Goals scored227 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerOmar Nuño (12)
Biggest home winNAM 4–0 1904
(November 21)
Biggest away winNAM 1–6 DET
(September 29)
Highest scoringMIC 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.

Teams

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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
  • Participating club
Team Location Stadium Capacity
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

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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]
Team Head coach Captain(s) Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
California United Strikers FC United States Don Ebert United States Xavier Fuerte United States Nike Taco Bell
Chattanooga FC United States Peter Fuller Spain Juan Hernandez Denmark Hummel Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg
Chicago House AC United States C.J. Brown United States Drew Conner United States Nike —
Detroit City FC England Trevor James Republic of Ireland Stephen Carroll Germany Adidas Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers
Los Angeles Force Brazil Thales Peterson United States Joshua Culwell United States Xara —
Maryland Bobcats FC United States Phil Nana United States Kay Banjo Denmark Hummel Dog Haus
Michigan Stars FC Germany Alexander Strehmel United States Kyle Nuel Denmark Hummel HTC
New Amsterdam FC Senegal Bouna Coundoul United States Daniel Vicente United States Icarus Fruit Street
San Diego 1904 FC Scotland Scott Morrison United States Ozzie Ramos United States Nike Live Up Nutrition
Stumptown AC United States Rod Underwood United States Franky Martinez Denmark Hummel OrthoCarolina Healthcare

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
New Amsterdam FC Germany Maximilian Mansfield Stepping down July 20 Preseason Senegal Bouna Coundoul July 20[3]

NISA Independent Cup

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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

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

Great Lakes Region

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit City FC (C) 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9
2 FC Buffalo 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 6
3 Cleveland SC 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1
4 Livonia City FC 3 0 1 2 2 15 −13 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away CLE DET FCB LIV
Cleveland SC — 1–4
Detroit City FC — 3–1 10–0
FC Buffalo 7–0 — 3–0
Livonia City FC 2–2 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Mid-Atlantic Region

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Maryland Bobcats FC (C) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
2 Steel Pulse FC 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3 Allentown United FC 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 Atlantic City FC 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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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 3–0 1–1 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Midwest Region

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Milwaukee Torrent (C) 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
2 Chicago House AC 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
3 Med City FC 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
4 Union Dubuque FC 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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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 0–5 0–5 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

New England Region

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lansdowne Yonkers FC (C) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
2 New Amsterdam FC 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Newtown Pride FC 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 Mass United Rush FC 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away LAN MUR NAM NTP
Lansdowne Yonkers FC — 5–1 1–0 2–1
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

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 PDX FC (C) 2 1 1 0 7 5 +2 4
2 Space United FC 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3 Bay Cities FC 2 0 1 1 5 7 −2 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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

South Central Region

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Louisiana Krewe FC (C) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
2 Lone Star Republic 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Texas Spurs FC 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4 Alexandria PBFC 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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

Southeast Region

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Chattanooga FC (C) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9
2 Atletico Atlanta 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
3 Savannah Clovers FC 3 0 2 1 5 9 −4 2
4 Soda City FC 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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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

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 California United Strikers FC (C) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6
2 Atletico Olympians 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 FC Arizona 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ATL CAL FCA
Atletico Olympians — 1–4 2–1
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

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Los Angeles Force (C) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
2 MAGIA Futbol Academy 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 4
3 ASC San Diego 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
4 Chula Vista FC 3 0 2 1 7 9 −2 2
Source: nisaofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions

Results

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

Regular season

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit City FC (C) 18 14 3 1 35 10 +25 45[a]
2 California United Strikers FC 18 9 6 3 31 20 +11 33
3 Los Angeles Force 18 7 9 2 20 14 +6 30[a]
4 New Amsterdam FC 18 7 2 9 29 29 0 23
5 Chattanooga FC 18 7 2 9 20 21 −1 23
6 Chicago House AC 18 7 2 9 18 26 −8 23
7 Michigan Stars FC 18 5 6 7 24 24 0 21
8 Stumptown AC 18 4 8 6 13 18 −5 20
9 Maryland Bobcats FC 18 5 5 8 20 28 −8 20
10 San Diego 1904 FC 18 2 3 13 17 37 −20 9
Source: nisasoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal differential; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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

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Home \ Away CAL CHA CHI DET LAF MAR MIC NAM SDG STU
California United Strikers FC — 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 1–1
Chattanooga FC 0–2 — 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1
Chicago House AC 1–3 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 2–5 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1
Detroit City FC 1–0 2–0 3–2 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–1
Los Angeles Force 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0[9] — 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2
Maryland Bobcats FC 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–4 1–2 — 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1
Michigan Stars FC 3–4 3–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 — 1–4 4–2 0–0
New Amsterdam FC 1–4 2–1 1–2 1–6 1–1 4–0 0–2 — 4–0 1–2
San Diego 1904 FC 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 — 0–0
Stumptown AC 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player statistics

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As of November 21, 2021

Attendance

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

Rank Team GP Cumulative High Low Mean
1 Detroit City FC 9 38,716 6,076 3,689 4,302
2 Chattanooga FC 9 19,580 2,916 1,420 2,176
3 Michigan Stars FC 7 14,105 3,786 506 2,015
4 Chicago House AC 9 9,448 1,420 663 1,050
5 California United Strikers FC 8 6,284 1,738 345 786
6 New Amsterdam FC 9 3,464 574 278 385
7 Maryland Bobcats FC 9 2,725 372 212 303
8 Stumptown AC 9 2,486 399 164 276
9 San Diego 1904 FC 9 2,391 393 168 266
10 Los Angeles Force 1 175 175 175 175
Total 79 99,374 6,076 164 1,258

League awards

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All-league teams

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Protagonist Podcasts. "Sight Lines - NISA Commissioner John Prutch". Spotify. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "NISA announces kit sponsorship deal". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. ^ FC, New Amsterdam. "New Amsterdam FC Signs Former Red Bulls Goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul as Head Coach". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ^ Battista, Mike (July 21, 2021). "OaM Lower League Round-Up: July 21, 2021". Once A Metro. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Lansdowne Yonkers FC. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "NISA Official on Twitter". July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. National Independent Soccer Association. July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "NISA announces 2021 Fall Season schedule". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "NISA Announces Fall 2021 All-League Teams". nisaofficial.com. NISA. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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