Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season

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

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.

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
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
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 Don Ebert Xavier Fuerte Nike Taco Bell
Chattanooga FC Peter Fuller Juan Hernandez Hummel Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg
Chicago House AC C.J. Brown Drew Conner Nike —
Detroit City FC Trevor James Stephen Carroll Adidas Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers
Los Angeles Force Thales Peterson Joshua Culwell Xara —
Maryland Bobcats FC Phil Nana Kay Banjo Hummel Dog Haus
Michigan Stars FC Alexander Strehmel Kyle Nuel Hummel HTC
New Amsterdam FC Bouna Coundoul Daniel Vicente Icarus Fruit Street
San Diego 1904 FC Scott Morrison Ozzie Ramos Nike Live Up Nutrition
Stumptown AC Rod Underwood Franky Martinez Hummel OrthoCarolina Healthcare

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
New Amsterdam FC Maximilian Mansfield Stepping down July 20 Preseason 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
Cleveland SCNPSL
Detroit City FCNISA
FC BuffaloNPSL
Livonia City FCMWPL
Mid-Atlantic
StTeamLeague
Allentown United FCUPSL
Atlantic City FCNPSL
Maryland Bobcats FCNISA
Steel Pulse FCEPSL
Midwest
StTeamLeague
Chicago House ACNISA
FC Milwaukee TorrentNPSL
Med City FCNPSL
Union Dubuque FCMWPL
New England
StTeamLeague
Lansdowne Yonkers FCEPSL
Mass United Rush FCUPSL
New Amsterdam FCNISA
Newtown Pride FCConnecticut
Pacific
StTeamLeague
Bay Cities FCNone
California Victory FCUPSL
PDX FCUSL2
Space United FCStarfire Sports
South Central
StTeamLeague
Alexandria PBFCGCPL
Lone Star RepublicUPSL
Louisiana Krewe FCGCPL
Texas Spurs FCUPSL
Southeast
StTeamLeague
Atletico AtlantaUPSL
Chattanooga FCNISA
Savannah Clovers FCUPSL
Soda City FCUPSL
Southwest
StTeamLeague
Atletico OlympiansUPSL
California United Strikers FCNISA
FC ArizonaNPSL
San Diego 1904 FCNISA
West Coast
StTeamLeague
ASC San DiegoNPSL
Chula Vista FCSoCal Premier
Los Angeles ForceNISA
MAGIA Futbol AcademySoCal Premier

Standings
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) Champion

Results
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.

Standings
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) Champion

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

Standings
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) Champion

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 0–5 0–5 —
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
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) Champion

Results
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

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
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) Champion

Results
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.

Standings
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) Champion

Results
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.

Standings
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) Champion

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
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) Champion

Results
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.

Standings
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) Champion

Results
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

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Detroit City FC (C) 18 14 3 1 35 10 +25 45[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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) Champion
Notes:
  1. 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 — 1–1 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
As of November 21, 2021

Attendance

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
Total7999,3746,0761641,258

League awards

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

See also

References
  1. Protagonist Podcasts. "Sight Lines - NISA Commissioner John Prutch". 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. 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. "NISA League Statement on LA Force-DCFC Match Cancelation". NISAofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  10. "NISA Announces Fall 2021 All-League Teams". nisaofficial.com. NISA. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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