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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:auto; min-width:21em; max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">National Independent Soccer Association</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NISA_logo_black_2022.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/NISA_logo_black_2022.png/150px-NISA_logo_black_2022.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/NISA_logo_black_2022.png/225px-NISA_logo_black_2022.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/NISA_logo_black_2022.png/300px-NISA_logo_black_2022.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 6, 2017<span class="noprint">; 7 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2017-06-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 NISA season">2019–20</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_association_football" title="Geography of association football">Confederation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/North_American_Football_Union" title="North American Football Union">North American Football Union</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Level on pyramid</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">3</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">International cup(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_Cup" title="CONCACAF Champions Cup">CONCACAF Champions Cup</a><br />(via <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> (1st title) <br />(<a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> (2 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nisaofficial.com/">nisaofficial<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Current: <a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024 NISA Season</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Independent Soccer Association</b> (<b>NISA</b>) is a professional men's <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> league in the United States. The league is in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">third tier</a> of American soccer and began play in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Report_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Report-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a winter break but have switched to spring-to-fall which is more common in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_beginnings">League beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: League beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NISA_logo_color.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NISA_logo_color.png/120px-NISA_logo_color.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NISA_logo_color.png/180px-NISA_logo_color.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NISA_logo_color.png/240px-NISA_logo_color.png 2x" data-file-width="2327" data-file-height="2218" /></a><figcaption>Original league logo (2017–2021)</figcaption></figure> <p>On June 6, 2017, it was announced that the newly formed National Independent Soccer Association would begin play in 2018 targeting an initial 8 to 10 teams, later revised to 8 to 12 teams.<sup id="cite_ref-About_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially, the league outlined plans to introduce a <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion/relegation</a> system, once they reach their goal of 24 teams, the first in US professional soccer and in doing so act as a feeder league to the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">North American Soccer League</a> (NASL);<sup id="cite_ref-New_league_seeks_to_finally_bring_pro/rel_to_US_soccer_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_league_seeks_to_finally_bring_pro/rel_to_US_soccer-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, the NASL ceased operations prior to those plans being implemented. </p><p>On February 13, 2018, NISA co-founder Jack Cummins died suddenly.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 17, 2018, NISA co-founder <a href="/wiki/Peter_Wilt" title="Peter Wilt">Peter Wilt</a> left the NISA to help start up <a href="/wiki/Forward_Madison_FC" title="Forward Madison FC">Forward Madison FC</a> in <a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, Wisconsin</a> in <a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A committee of club owners has been formed to elect new leadership within the organization.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reorganization_and_start_of_play">Reorganization and start of play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reorganization and start of play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 31, 2018, NISA filed an application with the United States Soccer Federation for sanctioning as a men's professional league, playing at the third division.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 16, 2019, NISA was provisionally sanctioned as a Division III league by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2019, it was announced that clubs were not happy with the silence from the league and that Bob Watkins was no longer the President of NISA and that John Prutch had taken the helm as commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this same timeframe, the league's start date was pushed back from August 2019 to a targeted September start date.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 10, 2019, it became known that both <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a> were approved at the recent board of governors meeting to join NISA, while the previously identified club in Central Florida would play in <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a> instead of <a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it was unclear whether either of the teams would start before the league's September start date.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 27, 2019, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a> would have their inaugural season with the league in the spring season, rather than the previously announced <a href="/wiki/2019_NPSL_season#Members_Cup" title="2019 NPSL season">NPSL Founders Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 15, 2019, the league officially announced the addition of Oakland Roots for the 2019 season and <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a> for early 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019–20 NISA season">inaugural season</a> began on August 31, 2019, with a 3–3 draw for <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a> in Oakland.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 27, 2020, following previous postponements, the remainder of the 2019–20 season was canceled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Canceled_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canceled-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 10, 2020, the league announced that one of the original co-founders of the league, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Wilt" title="Peter Wilt">Peter Wilt</a>, would be rejoining the league in a club operations capacity by attempting to establish a club in Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 15, 2020, one of the founding teams, <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots</a>, announced that they were leaving the league to join the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a>, a league in the second division of professional soccer.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development_of_the_amateur_and_semi-professional_game">Development of the amateur and semi-professional game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Development of the amateur and semi-professional game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 27, 2020, NISA revealed a new tournament called the NISA Independent Cup that would have member teams face off against high quality amateur and independent professional sides in a regional format.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tournament and 15 participating teams were announced on July 1.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NISA announced its first affiliation agreement with the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Premier_League" title="Gulf Coast Premier League">Gulf Coast Premier League</a>, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Adult_Soccer_Association" title="United States Adult Soccer Association">USASA</a> affiliated amateur league based in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="Gulf Coast of the United States">gulf coast of the United States</a>, on August 13, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The partnership is set to provide a pathway to professional status for both clubs and players, while also allowing two GCPL teams to qualify for future editions of the Independent Cup based on league play. This was expanded to include the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Premier_League" title="Midwest Premier League">Midwest Premier League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Premier Soccer League">Eastern Premier Soccer League</a> on September 3 and 4, 2020, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 23, NISA announced a fourth agreement with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mountain_Premier_League&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mountain Premier League (page does not exist)">Mountain Premier League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 17, 2020, the league announced that it was establishing a full-year amateur league, the <a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a>, that would serve as an incubator for amateur and semi-professional clubs that wish to move into NISA's professional league.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NISA stated that this full-season amateur league and its previously announced league affiliations would serve as the foundation of a fully open professional to amateur pyramid in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The league announced an "alliance" with semi-professional women's soccer league <a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">United Women's Soccer</a> on January 28, 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the target of launching a professional women's league in 2022. This proposed league would occupy the at the time vacant second tier of professional women's soccer in the United States. Many NISA clubs, including Detroit City FC,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Michigan Stars FC,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and NJ Teamsterz FC<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> field or had announced fielding UWS and UWS2 teams. However, on March 20, 2021, it was reported that the alliance had broken down and the leagues had gone their separate ways.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current">Current</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team<sup id="cite_ref-2024_teams_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024_teams-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>City </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>First season </th> <th>Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#990000;"><span style="color:white">East Conference teams</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Club_de_Lyon" title="Club de Lyon">Club de Lyon</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daytona_Beach,_Florida" title="Daytona Beach, Florida">Daytona Beach, Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Showalter_Field" title="Showalter Field">Showalter Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NA </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina"><img alt="Argentina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hector_Almandoz" class="mw-redirect" title="Hector Almandoz">Hector Almandoz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Georgia FC</b><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conyers,_Georgia" title="Conyers, Georgia">Conyers, Georgia</a></span> </td> <td>Dalton Academy Stadium </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Kerem Daser </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a></span></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boyds,_Maryland" title="Boyds, Maryland">Boyds, Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_SoccerPlex" title="Maryland SoccerPlex">Maryland SoccerPlex</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Alex Kao </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington, Michigan">Washington, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romeo_High_School" title="Romeo High School">Barnabo Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro"><img alt="Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> Enis Dokovic </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Savannah_Clovers_FC" title="Savannah Clovers FC">Savannah Clovers FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Savannah)" title="Memorial Stadium (Savannah)">Memorial Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> David Proctor </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#990000;"><span style="color:white">West Conference teams</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Monsoon_FC" title="Arizona Monsoon FC">Arizona Monsoon FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glendale_Community_College_(Arizona)" title="Glendale Community College (Arizona)">Matt O. Hanhila Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico"><img alt="Mexico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Flag_of_Mexico.svg/46px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="560" /></a></span></span> Carlos Padilla (interim) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Capo_FC" title="Capo FC">Capo FC</a></b> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Juan_Capistrano,_California" title="San Juan Capistrano, California">San Juan Capistrano, California</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/JSerra_Catholic_High_School" title="JSerra Catholic High School">JSerra Catholic High School</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Peter Carey </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Zeta_FC" title="Irvine Zeta FC"><b>Irvine Zeta FC</b></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Championship_Soccer_Stadium" title="Championship Soccer Stadium">Championship Soccer Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2024 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Tyler Silva </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Memorial_Stadium_(Long_Beach)" title="Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)">Veterans Memorial Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11,600 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel"><img alt="Israel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Flag_of_Israel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Dekel_Keinan" title="Dekel Keinan">Dekel Keinan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#C0C0C0;"><span style="color:white">Clubs on hiatus</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Albion_San_Diego" title="Albion San Diego">Albion San Diego</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, California</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canyon_Crest_Academy" title="Canyon Crest Academy">Canyon Crest Academy Stadium</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gold_Star_FC" title="Gold Star FC">Gold Star FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Livonia,_Michigan" title="Livonia, Michigan">Livonia, Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madonna_University" title="Madonna University">Madonna Athletic Complex</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> Alex Lubyansky </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="7" style="background:#1D2951;"><span style="color:white">Future teams</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Legends" title="Las Vegas Legends">Las Vegas Legends</a></b> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paradise,_Nevada" title="Paradise, Nevada">Paradise, Nevada</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/To_be_determined" class="mw-redirect" title="To be determined">TBD</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2012 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2025 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Calabasas FC</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moorpark_High_School" title="Moorpark High School">Moorpark High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1979 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TBD </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location_map">Location map</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Location map"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> <i>Future club</i></li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> <i>Club on hiatus</i></li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> See inset map</li></ul></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px"><div style="position:relative;width:300px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="National Independent Soccer Association is located in southern California"><img alt="National Independent Soccer Association is located in southern California" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg/300px-USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg/450px-USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg/600px-USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="685" data-file-height="387" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.774%;left:50.938%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Capo FC"><img alt="Capo FC" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Capo_FC" title="Capo FC">Capo FC</a></span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.178%;left:34.213%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Calabasas"><img alt="Calabasas" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><small><span class="nowrap">Calabasas</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.99%;left:49.963%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Irvine Zeta"><img alt="Irvine Zeta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><span class="nowrap">Irvine Zeta</span></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:92.358%;left:58.56%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Albion San Diego"><img alt="Albion San Diego" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Albion_San_Diego" title="Albion San Diego">Albion San Diego</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.268%;left:44.46%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Los Angeles Force"><img alt="Los Angeles Force" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a></span></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_California_Southern_location_map.svg" title="File:USA California Southern location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of announced clubs<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Red_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> 2023 club</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blue_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/8px-Blue_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/12px-Blue_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/16px-Blue_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> <i>Future club</i></li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> <i>Club on hiatus</i></li></ul></div></div></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former">Former</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Former"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:80%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>City </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Final season </th> <th>Fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_SC" title="Atlanta SC">Atlanta SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpharetta,_Georgia" title="Alpharetta, Georgia">Alpharetta, Georgia</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_Cities_FC" title="Bay Cities FC">Bay Cities FC</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Redwood_City,_California" title="Redwood City, California">Redwood City, California</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine,_California" title="Irvine, California">Irvine, California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td>On hiatus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_House_AC" title="Chicago House AC">Chicago House AC</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgeview,_Illinois" title="Bridgeview, Illinois">Bridgeview, Illinois</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Fall 2021 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Premier_League" title="Midwest Premier League">Midwest Premier League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamtramck,_Michigan" title="Hamtramck, Michigan">Hamtramck, Michigan</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"> Spring 2020</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2021 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Auburn,_New_York" title="Auburn, New York">Auburn, New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">National Premier Soccer League</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami, Florida</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Amsterdam_FC" title="New Amsterdam FC">New Amsterdam FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York" title="Hempstead, New York">Hempstead, New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uniondale,_New_York" title="Uniondale, New York">Uniondale, New York</a> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td>On hiatus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Fury_(2011%E2%80%932019)" title="Philadelphia Fury (2011–2019)">Philadelphia Fury</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Roots_SC" title="Oakland Roots SC">Oakland Roots SC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland">Oakland, California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2020 </td> <td>Moved to <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_1904_FC" title="San Diego 1904 FC">San Diego 1904 FC</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego, California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2021 </td> <td>Merged with <a href="/wiki/ASC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="ASC San Diego">Albion SC San Diego</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stumptown_AC" title="Stumptown AC">Stumptown AC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews, North Carolina</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2019 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">Fall 2021 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Pulse" title="Syracuse Pulse">Syracuse Pulse</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td>Merged with <a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a> and rebranded as <i>Salt City Union</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_United_FC" title="Valley United FC">Valley United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" title="Mesa, Arizona">Mesa, Arizona</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td>Folded </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teams that no longer participate in the National Independent Soccer Association are in <i>italics</i>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Championships </th> <th>Year(s) </th> <th>Runners-up </th> <th>Year(s) </th> <th>NISA<br />seasons </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a></i></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 NISA season">2020–21</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NISA season">2021</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2022 National Independent Soccer Association season">2022</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2023 National Independent Soccer Association season">2023</a></td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a></i></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2023 National Independent Soccer Association season">2023</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–21 NISA season">2020–21</a></td> <td>5.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/ASC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="ASC San Diego">Albion San Diego</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2022 National Independent Soccer Association season">2022</a></td> <td>4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_NISA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NISA season">2021</a></td> <td>3.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Zeta_FC" title="Irvine Zeta FC">Irvine Zeta FC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024</a></td> <td>1.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NISA_Finals_results">NISA Finals results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: NISA Finals results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th>Champions </th> <th>Score </th> <th>Runner Up </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Attendance </th> <th>Date </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2019–20 National Independent Soccer Association season">2019–20</a> </td> <td colspan="6">Season abandoned due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2020–21 National Independent Soccer Association season">2020–21</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a></b> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keyworth_Stadium" title="Keyworth Stadium">Keyworth Stadium</a> </td> <td>7,231 </td> <td>July 3, 2021 <sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fall_2021_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season">2021</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a></b> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a> </td> <td colspan="3">Season champion determined by final table results </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2022 National Independent Soccer Association season">2022</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a></b> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albion_San_Diego" title="Albion San Diego">Albion San Diego</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romeo_High_School" title="Romeo High School">Romeo Stadium</a> </td> <td>1,178 </td> <td>November 6, 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2023 National Independent Soccer Association season">2023</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a></b> </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Romeo_High_School" title="Romeo High School">Romeo Stadium</a> </td> <td>1,016 </td> <td>November 11, 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a></b> </td> <td>1–1 <span class="nowrap">(3–2 <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">p</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Zeta_FC" title="Irvine Zeta FC">Irvine Zeta FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Memorial_Stadium_(Long_Beach)" title="Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)">Veterans Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>1,447 </td> <td>October 19, 2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NISA_Independent_Cup_Champions">NISA Independent Cup Champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NISA Independent Cup Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Great Lakes </th> <th>Midwest </th> <th>Central Plains/South Central </th> <th>Southeast </th> <th>Southern </th> <th>Florida </th> <th>Mid-Atlantic/East </th> <th>New England/Northeast </th> <th>Empire </th> <th>Pacific </th> <th>Southwest </th> <th>West Coast </th> <th>SoCal </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season#NISA_Independent_Cup" title="2020–21 National Independent Soccer Association season">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaffa_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaffa FC">Gaffa FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Premier_League" title="Gulf Coast Premier League">GCPL</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3">N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a>) </td> <td colspan="5">N/A </td> <td rowspan="2">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fall_2021_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season#Independent_Cup" title="Fall 2021 National Independent Soccer Association season">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Torrent" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Torrent">Milwaukee Torrent</a> (NPSL) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Krewe_FC" title="Louisiana Krewe FC">Louisiana Krewe FC</a> (GCPL) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_Yonkers_FC" title="Lansdowne Yonkers FC">Lansdowne Yonkers FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Premier Soccer League">EPSL</a>) </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PDX_FC" title="PDX FC">PDX FC</a> (<a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_United_Strikers_FC" title="California United Strikers FC">California United Strikers FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2022 National Independent Soccer Association season">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td rowspan="3">N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Pulse" title="Syracuse Pulse">Syracuse Pulse</a> </td> <td>Wenatchee All-Stars FC (Cascadia Premier League) </td> <td>Valley FC Raiders (<a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ASC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="ASC San Diego">ASC San Diego</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2023 National Independent Soccer Association season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Stars_FC" title="Michigan Stars FC">Michigan Stars FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gold_Star_FC" title="Gold Star FC">Gold Star FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_FC" title="Chattanooga FC">Chattanooga FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Savannah_Clovers_FC" title="Savannah Clovers FC">Savannah Clovers FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Club_de_Lyon" title="Club de Lyon">Club de Lyon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flower_City_Union" title="Flower City Union">Flower City Union</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">N/A </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ASC_San_Diego" class="mw-redirect" title="ASC San Diego">ASC San Diego</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_National_Independent_Soccer_Association_season" title="2024 National Independent Soccer Association season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Milwaukee_Torrent" title="FC Milwaukee Torrent">FC Milwaukee Torrent</a> (NPSL)<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Club_de_Lyon" title="Club de Lyon">Club de Lyon</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Bobcats_FC" title="Maryland Bobcats FC">Maryland Bobcats FC</a> </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvine_Zeta_FC" title="Irvine Zeta FC">Irvine Zeta FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Force" title="Los Angeles Force">Los Angeles Force</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NISA_Nation_and_affiliates">NISA Nation and affiliates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: NISA Nation and affiliates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a></div> <p>In addition to its professional division, NISA operates a full-season amateur league called <a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a>. NISA's stated long-term goal is to have promotion and relegation between the professional division and NISA Nation, as well as between NISA Nation and seven affiliated regional leagues. Some of those affiliated leagues have entered into promotion and relegation agreements with other leagues, and so a pyramid can be constructed with NISA's Division III professional league at the top.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League" title="United Soccer League">United Soccer League</a>, operator of several leagues in the US system, including: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a>, the current second level</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a>, also playing at the third level</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NPSL_season#Members_Cup" title="2019 NPSL season">NPSL Members Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Soccer in the United States">Soccer in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States" title="Professional sports leagues in the United States">Professional sports leagues in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Independent_Soccer_Association&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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League">GCPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_League_for_Clubs" title="The League for Clubs">The League for Clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Premier_League" title="Midwest Premier League">MWPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Soccer_Football_League" title="San Francisco Soccer Football League">SFSFL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_of_Pennsylvania" title="United Soccer League of Pennsylvania">USLPA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Association_(1884%E2%80%931924)" title="American Football Association (1884–1924)">AFA (1884–1924)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_League_of_Professional_Football" title="American League of Professional Football">ALPF (1894)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Premier_Soccer_League" title="American Premier Soccer League">APSL (2015–2018)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_Football_League" title="National Association Football League">NAFL (1895–1898)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1921%E2%80%931933)" title="American Soccer League (1921–1933)">ASL (1921–1933)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1933%E2%80%931983)" title="American Soccer League (1933–1983)">ASL (1933–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">NASFL (1946–47)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">USA (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">NPSL (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1968–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%9385)" title="United Soccer League (1984–85)">USL (1984–85)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Soccer_Alliance" title="Lone Star Soccer Alliance">LSSA (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1988%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="American Soccer League (1988–89)">ASL (1988–89)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">WSA (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL 2nd (1990–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">APSL (1990–1996)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League (1996–2004)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL 1st (2005–2009)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">D2 Pro (2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_League_of_America" title="Premier League of America">PLA (2015–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)">NASL (2011–2017)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_2" title="Major Arena Soccer League 2">MASL2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Arena_Soccer_League_3" title="Major Arena Soccer League 3">MASL3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Indoor_Soccer_(2022-present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Indoor Soccer (2022-present)">MLIS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Western Indoor Soccer League">WISL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL (1975–76, 1979–1984)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)">MISL (1978–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1984%E2%80%932001)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)">NPSL (1984–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Continental Indoor Soccer League">CISL (1993–1997)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Indoor Soccer League">EISL (1997–98)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="World Indoor Soccer League">WISL (1998–2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2001%E2%80%932008)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008)">MISL (2001–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="American Indoor Soccer League">AISL (2003–2008)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xtreme_Soccer_League" title="Xtreme Soccer League">XSL (2008–09)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2008%E2%80%932014)" title="Major Indoor Soccer League (2008–2014)">MISL (2008–2014)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Futsal_League" title="Professional Futsal League">PFL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Cup" title="USL Cup">USL Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Amateur_Cup" title="National Amateur Cup">National Amateur Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Steinbrecher_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Hank Steinbrecher Cup">Hank Steinbrecher Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Open_Cup_for_Arena_Soccer" title="United States Open Cup for Arena Soccer">U.S. Open (indoor)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Amateur_Football_Association_Cup" title="American Amateur Football Association Cup">AAFA Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Cup" title="American Cup">American Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cup" title="Lewis Cup">Lewis Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States women's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_women%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States women's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-19_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-19 soccer team">U19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States women's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_girls%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States girls' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_futsal_team" title="United States women's national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_women%27s_national_deaf_soccer_team" title="United States women's national deaf soccer team">Deaf</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outdoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Challenge_Cup" title="NWSL Challenge Cup">NWSL Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_Shield" title="NWSL Shield">NWSL Shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NWSL_playoffs" title="NWSL playoffs">Playoffs</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USL Super League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPSL_PRO" title="WPSL PRO">WPSL PRO</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amateur</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USL W League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">UWS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Premier_League" title="Ohio Valley Premier League">OVPL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Premier Arena Soccer League">PASL</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Futsal leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Futsal" title="Major League Futsal">MLF</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SheBelieves_Cup" title="SheBelieves Cup">SheBelieves Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tournament_of_Nations" title="Tournament of Nations">Tournament of Nations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Club competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Open" title="USASA National Women's Open">Women's Open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USASA_National_Women%27s_Amateur" title="USASA National Women's Amateur">Women's Amateur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">W-League (1995–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association" title="Women's United Soccer Association">WUSA (2001–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" title="Women's Professional Soccer">WPS (2009–2011)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League_Elite" title="Women's Premier Soccer League Elite">WPSL Elite (2012)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Youth</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Youth_Soccer_Organization" title="American Youth Soccer Organization">AYSO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elite_Clubs_National_League" title="Elite Clubs National League">ECNL</a></li> <li><a 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