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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Competition_format"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Competition format</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Competition_format-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Competition format subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Competition_format-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Other_competitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_competitions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Other competitions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_competitions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Clubs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Clubs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Clubs</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Clubs-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Clubs subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Clubs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Team_timeline" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_timeline"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Team timeline</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_timeline-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Founding_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Founding_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Founding members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Founding_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Ownership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ownership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Structure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Structure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Structure</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Structure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Commissioner" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Commissioner"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Commissioner</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Commissioner-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sponsorship" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sponsorship"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Sponsorship</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sponsorship-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media_and_digital_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_and_digital_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Media and digital coverage</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media_and_digital_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Champions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Champions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Champions</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Champions-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Champions subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Champions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Championship_results" 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href="#Individual_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Individual records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rivalry_cups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rivalry_cups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Rivalry cups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rivalry_cups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Woosnam_Cup" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Woosnam_Cup"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Woosnam Cup</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Woosnam_Cup-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attendance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attendance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Attendance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attendance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_II" title="North American Soccer League II – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="North American Soccer League II" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League" title="North American Soccer League – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="North American Soccer League" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B8_%CE%91%CE%BC%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81_%CE%9B%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BA" title="Νορθ Αμέρικαν Σόκερ Λιγκ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νορθ Αμέρικαν Σόκερ Λιγκ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011)" title="North American Soccer League (2011) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011)" title="North American Soccer League (2011) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C" title="لیگ فوتبال آمریکای شمالی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="لیگ فوتبال آمریکای شمالی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011-2017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011-2017) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011-2017)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B6%81%EB%AF%B8_%EC%82%AC%EC%BB%A4_%EB%A6%AC%EA%B7%B8" title="북미 사커 리그 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="북미 사커 리그" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League" title="North American Soccer League – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="North American Soccer League" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011)" title="North American Soccer League (2011) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASL_(2011-2017)" title="NASL (2011-2017) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="NASL (2011-2017)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011-2017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011-2017) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011-2017)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8C%97%E7%B1%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0_(2011-)" title="北米サッカーリーグ (2011-) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="北米サッカーリーグ (2011-)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011–2017)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(2011)" title="North American Soccer League (2011) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="North American Soccer League (2011)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0" title="Североамериканская футбольная лига – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Североамериканская футбольная лига" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" 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min-width:21em; max-width:25em"><caption class="infobox-title">North American Soccer League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_American_Soccer_League_(NASL).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg/150px-North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg/225px-North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg/300px-North_American_Soccer_League_%28NASL%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="287" data-file-height="348" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">November 10, 2009<span class="noprint">; 15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2009-11-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First season</th><td class="infobox-data">2011<span class="noprint">; 14 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2011</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Folded</th><td class="infobox-data">2017<span class="noprint">; 8 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2017</span>)</span></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">Other club(s) from</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada, Puerto Rico</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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of clubs</th><td class="infobox-data">7–12</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">2</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><br /><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Copa_Luis_Villarejo" title="Copa Luis Villarejo">Copa Luis Villarejo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">2017</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> (3 titles)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partners</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; 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margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Telemundo_Deportes" title="Telemundo Deportes">Telemundo Deportes</a> </li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Univision_Deportes" class="mw-redirect" title="Univision Deportes">Univision Deportes</a> </li></ul> </div></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="http://nasl.com">nasl<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>North American Soccer League</b> (<b>NASL</b>) was a professional men's <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> league based in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The league was named for, but had no connection to, the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">original North American Soccer League</a>. The later NASL was founded in 2009, and began play in 2011 with eight teams. </p><p>From 2013 through 2017, the NASL used a <a href="/wiki/Apertura_and_Clausura" title="Apertura and Clausura">split-season schedule</a> running from April to early November, with a four-week break in July. The spring and fall champions, along with the two teams with best combined spring/fall records met in a four-team <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">single-elimination tournament</a> known as <i>The Championship</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nasl.com_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasl.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winner of the final claimed the <a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl trophy</a>. While there was no <a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">promotion and relegation</a> with other leagues, former commissioner Bill Peterson repeatedly stated that the league had an interest in introducing promotion and relegation to the pyramid.<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> </p><p>During its seven seasons of play from 2011 to 2017, it was sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">United States Soccer Federation</a> (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">United States soccer league system</a>. In 2017, the Division II status was made provisional, as the league had consistently failed to meet the sanctioning criteria. In 2018, U.S. Soccer outright denied the league Division II status for 2018, as the NASL had not demonstrated a plan for moving into compliance with required standards.<sup id="cite_ref-nonsensical_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nonsensical-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fceleaving_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fceleaving-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-deniesdiv2_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deniesdiv2-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league first postponed and then cancelled its 2018 season, pushing back its potential return to the 2020 season. Its member clubs folded or moved to other leagues, and the NASL effectively became defunct in November 2018. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A top-division professional soccer league known as the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">North American Soccer League</a> operated from 1968 to early 1985. The modern league used the same name and a similar logo but had no official ties to the original NASL.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of the modern NASL teams, in particular the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, and New York Cosmos, shared the same names and similar jersey designs as their original-NASL predecessors. The new league had expressed its affinity to the earlier one, in fact inviting participation from longtime NASL Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Phil_Woosnam" title="Phil Woosnam">Phil Woosnam</a>, who wrote them a letter wishing their success in the new league.<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> </p><p>In 1995, the USSF had created its first Professional League Standards (PLS) to regulate the first and second division of soccer in the United States.<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> They set out certain standards that leagues would need to meet in order to be sanctioned, and any league could apply for whichever tier status it could qualify for.<sup id="cite_ref-standards_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standards-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NASL and USSF would be involved in several legal disputes over the PLS. </p> <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=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Founding">Founding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Founding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 27, 2009, multi-national sports company <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> agreed to sell its stake in the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="United Soccer Leagues">United Soccer Leagues</a> (USL) to Rob Hoskins and Alec Papadakis of Atlanta-based NuRock Soccer Holdings, instead of to the USL Team Owner's Association (TOA), a group comprising the owners of several <a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First Division</a> clubs and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Soccer_United" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Soccer United">St. Louis Soccer United</a>. After the purchase, several prominent TOA members began to voice their concerns about the state of the league in general, its management structure and ownership model, the leadership of USL president Francisco Marcos, and about the sale of the league to NuRock, which the TOA felt was counter-productive and detrimental to the development of the league. </p><p>Within several weeks, a number of TOA member clubs threatened to break away from USL and start their own league. On November 10, 2009, six USL-1 clubs along with St. Louis applied for approval to create a new North American Division 2 league.<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> On November 20, 2009, one team from both USL-1 and USL-2 announced their intentions to join the new league,<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> taking the membership of the new league to nine teams.<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> </p><p>The official name of the league was announced on November 23, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-carrahawks_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-carrahawks-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the official press release, the NASL name was intended to "pay respect to the players, coaches and leaders who were pioneers for men's professional soccer in North America, many of whom remain involved and committed to the growth of the game in various capacities throughout the U.S. and Canada". </p><p>The USL issued several press releases questioning the legality of the teams choosing to break away, suggesting that it considered litigation to protect its interests and those of the USL-1 teams from any breach of contract.<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> The USL claimed that the NASL and the TOA ownership group was "interfering with USL-1 team owners that are contractually obligated to participate in the 2010 season" and "made several misleading statements in a variety of press releases to taint the reputation of USL and its long history of developing the sport of soccer."<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>NASL's inaugural season was expected to begin play in April 2010.<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> However, after announcing that it would not sanction either the NASL or the USL First Division for 2010,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> U.S. Soccer announced in January 2010 that it would run a temporary <a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF Division 2 Professional League</a> for the 2010 season that included 12 teams from both the NASL and USL-1, putting the NASL on hold for at least a year.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_begins">League begins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: League begins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rowdies2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rowdies2012.jpg/220px-Rowdies2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rowdies2012.jpg/330px-Rowdies2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Rowdies2012.jpg/440px-Rowdies2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="432" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Antoniuk" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Antoniuk">Daniel Antoniuk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Yoshitake" title="Tsuyoshi Yoshitake">Tsuyoshi Yoshitake</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a>, an inaugural NASL club</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the 2010 season, NASL admitted its member clubs to meet the new Division 2 standards set out by U.S. Soccer. The NASL was provisionally approved by U.S. Soccer on November 21, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-www.nasl.com_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.nasl.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NASL_Approved_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASL_Approved-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The provisional sanctioning was briefly revoked by U.S. Soccer in January 2011 due to the collapse of two of the ownership groups involved with NASL and serious questions about several others<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> but was reinstated before the 2011 season.<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> </p><p>As part of the re-organization that established the NASL as Division II, the USSF updated its Professional League Standards, in order to keep up with the growth of the sport and population growth in the United States since 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-standards_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-standards-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another update to the PLS took effect in 2014, while a further update was discussed in 2015 but was dropped. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traffic_Sports_scandal">Traffic Sports scandal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Traffic Sports scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From the beginning of the league, Brazilian-based sports company <a href="/wiki/Traffic_Sports_Marketing" title="Traffic Sports Marketing">Traffic Sports Marketing</a> was a significant investor in the new league. Traffic Sports Marketing was heavily involved in its operations. Traffic was an early investor in four of the league's clubs, and the president of its American subsidiary, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Davidson" title="Aaron Davidson">Aaron Davidson</a>, also served as the chairman of the NASL's board of governors.<sup id="cite_ref-riseandfall_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riseandfall-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Traffic and Davidson himself were implicated in the <a href="/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case" title="2015 FIFA corruption case">2015 FIFA corruption case</a>, and both would eventually plead guilty to racketeering, conspiracy, and wire-fraud conspiracy. Traffic Sports continued to hold a large amount of stock in the NASL until the league finally arranged for a sale to an unnamed buyer in November 2016.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dispute_with_USSF_and_legal_action">Dispute with USSF and legal action</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Dispute with USSF and legal action"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the league's founding, the USSF had demonstrated a willingness to work with leagues who could show they were moving into compliance with the PLS; the NASL applied for, and was granted, waivers for specific provisions every year of its existence.<sup id="cite_ref-nonsensical_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nonsensical-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2015, the NASL announced its intent to challenge MLS and secure Division I status, despite never having met the criteria for Division II. To that end, the league sent a letter to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">U.S. Soccer</a> president, <a href="/wiki/Sunil_Gulati" title="Sunil Gulati">Sunil Gulati</a>, objecting to proposed updates to the Division I PLS. NASL took issue with three proposed changes: increasing the minimum stadium size to 15,000, increasing the minimum number of teams to 16, and changing the minimum population required in 75% of the teams from a population of 1 million to 2 million. NASL accused U.S. Soccer of colluding with MLS to protect MLS's monopoly as the only Division I league in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-espnfc-mlslawsuit_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espnfc-mlslawsuit-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The USSF denied the league's Division I application on March 30, 2016, but continued to grant waivers for the NASL to play in Division II.<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> </p><p>In September 2017, it was reported that after having granted provisional Division II status to both the NASL and the MLS-backed <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">United Soccer League</a> in 2016, that U.S. Soccer had voted to stop extending PSL standards waivers to the NASL, resulting in the loss of its Division II status. NASL stated that it "does not believe that the federation acted in the best interest of the sport. U.S. Soccer's decision negatively affects many stakeholders in soccer: fans, players, coaches, referees, business partners, and the NASL club owners who have invested tens of millions of dollars promoting the sport. The decision also jeopardizes the thousands of jobs created by the NASL and its member clubs." For its part, the USSF explained its decision was the result of the NASL's continued failure to meet agreed-upon league standards, particularly that "(d)espite multiple chances, NASL has not even come up with a plan for eventual compliance with the Division II standards."<sup id="cite_ref-nonsensical_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nonsensical-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 19, 2017, NASL filed suit against U.S. Soccer citing antitrust violations related to the change of sanctioning criteria.<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> The decision to pursue the lawsuit was not unanimous among NASL clubs. FC Edmonton was not involved in the lawsuit, having "found out about the lawsuit over the telephone";<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> and North Carolina FC did not support the lawsuit.<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> The <a href="/wiki/U.S._District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York">U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York</a> ruled against the NASL's motion for a preliminary injunction on November 4, 2017,<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> and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied an appeal February 23, 2018.<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> </p><p>Following the District Court ruling, the NASL announced it would move to the "international calendar", playing from August through June.<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> The announcement was met with skepticism, with commentators pointing out the difficulty in playing a winter schedule in northern markets such as New York or Indiana.<sup id="cite_ref-cancelsspring_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cancelsspring-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others characterized it as a desperation move, suggesting the change had more to do with the NASL not being able to field enough teams to play its regular spring schedule and that the league had not worked through the "logistical nightmare" of such a schedule change.<sup id="cite_ref-cancelsspring_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cancelsspring-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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><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> </p><p>On February 27, 2018, the league announced that the 2018 season had been canceled in the wake of the court ruling. They were looking for ways to return in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-2020return_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020return-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At that time, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada" class="mw-redirect" title="Jacksonville Armada">Jacksonville Armada</a>, chose to participate in the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">National Premier Soccer League</a> for the 2018 season while the NASL's future was being determined.<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> <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a> briefly stopped operations before joining the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League">Canadian Premier League</a> in advance of the 2019 inaugural season,<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><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> while <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_1904_FC" title="San Diego 1904 FC">San Diego 1904 FC</a> left the league and tried unsuccessfully to join the USL.<sup id="cite_ref-1904toUSL_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1904toUSL-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-USLreject_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USLreject-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 3, 2025, the jury unanimously ruled against the NASL, ending the lawsuit.<sup id="cite_ref-NASLfailed_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASLfailed-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-MLSwin_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MLSwin-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demise">Demise</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Demise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After initially postponing the 2018 season, the league was denied a preliminary injunction to prevent the loss of its Division II sanctioning and announced it had canceled its <a href="/wiki/2018_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2018 North American Soccer League season">2018 season</a> and hoped to return for a 2019 season.<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> By July 2018, the league pushed back its potential return to the 2020 season.<sup id="cite_ref-2020return_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020return-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2018, two of the four remaining NASL clubs announced that they would launch a new professional league in 2019 associated with the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">National Premier Soccer League</a><sup id="cite_ref-npsl_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-npsl-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the NASL effectively became defunct. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competition_format">Competition format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Competition format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg/220px-Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg/330px-Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg/440px-Toyota_Field_Scorpions.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1918" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a> in San Antonio, Texas, host of <a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2014" title="Soccer Bowl 2014">Soccer Bowl 2014</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The NASL began playing a split-season format in 2013. Similar to <a href="/wiki/Liga_MX" title="Liga MX">Liga MX</a>, Central, and South American leagues, the schedule consisted of two competitions, Spring and Fall, with the winner of the Spring season earning the right to host the Fall champion in a one-game playoff, the <a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl</a>. In 2014 the postseason was altered again with the introduction of <i>The Championship</i>: The NASL Spring Season and Fall Season champions were joined in the semi-finals of <i>The Championship</i> by the two clubs with the next best overall records from both seasons combined. The semi-final winners competed in <i>The Championship Final</i>, with "Soccer Bowl" being the name of the trophy itself.<sup id="cite_ref-championship_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-championship-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NASL Spring Season and Fall Season champions would each host a semi-final. The number one seed was awarded to whichever of the Spring or Fall champions posts the better combined regular season record. The number three and number four seeds were awarded to the next two clubs with the best overall records from both seasons combined. Clubs will retain their seeding throughout the postseason. The top-seeded semi-final winner hosted <i>The Championship</i> final. If the same club won both seasons, the clubs with the second, third and fourth best overall records from both seasons combined qualified for <i>The Championship</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-nasl.com_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasl.com-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Spring Season ran from early April until July 4, and following a one-month break, the Fall season ran from early August until early November.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The split-season model had several intended benefits for NASL. A break in July that coincides with the international transfer window allowed teams to acquire (or sell) players during the summer, providing ample time for new players to become acquainted with their new club and league. Secondly, NASL teams could use this break to generate additional revenue by hosting international friendlies or going on tour.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In prior NASL seasons, the competition featured 8 teams playing a 28-game regular season schedule, with 14 home and 14 away matches, meeting each opponent four times. The playoffs consisted of the top six clubs, with the first and second-ranked teams receiving a bye until the semi-final round. The bottom four competed in a knockout round before advancing to the semi-finals. Both the semi-final and the final rounds were played over two-legs, the winner advancing on aggregate goals.<sup id="cite_ref-NASL_Approved_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASL_Approved-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2013, NASL teams took advantage of the break afforded by the new split-season schedule to host several international friendlies, including several matches against Mexican, Brazilian, and Guatemalan teams, while the NY Cosmos traveled to London to play lower division English teams.<sup id="cite_ref-Friendlies_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friendlies-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Similar to other American sports leagues (but unlike many European soccer leagues), NASL did not have promotion or relegation for its member clubs. The champion of Division II NASL was not promoted to Division I <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a>, and the team finishing last in NASL was not relegated. Two NASL clubs did switch leagues to MLS (<a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a> in 2012, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%932016)" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–2016)">Minnesota United FC</a> in 2017) as <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="Expansion of Major League Soccer">expansion teams</a> following an application. </p><p>The NASL did not have a salary cap,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> limited active rosters to 30 players, and limited teams to seven foreign players.<sup id="cite_ref-MediaGuide_2012_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MediaGuide_2012-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_competitions">Other competitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Other competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Islanderspuertorico.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Islanderspuertorico.JPG/220px-Islanderspuertorico.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Islanderspuertorico.JPG/330px-Islanderspuertorico.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Islanderspuertorico.JPG/440px-Islanderspuertorico.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> reached the semi-finals of the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_CONCACAF_Champions_League" title="2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League">2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Teams playing in the NASL represented three separate CONCACAF members, the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. NASL's U.S.-based teams played in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">U.S. Open Cup</a>, the winner of which provides one of the four U.S. representatives in the <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="CONCACAF Champions League">CONCACAF Champions League</a>. The NASL did not participate in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup during the league's first season, but joined the tournament in 2012 to some success as the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks">Carolina RailHawks</a> reached the quarterfinals that year. In 2014, both the Carolina RailHawks and the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> reached the Open Cup quarterfinals.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league's Canadian teams, <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a>, participated in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a>. This tournament consists of the Canadian Soccer Association's professional clubs, the winner representing Canada in the Champions League. </p><p>NASL teams also occasionally played in international competitions including friendlies during the league's summer break.<sup id="cite_ref-Friendlies_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Friendlies-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> were invited to participate in the <a href="/wiki/CFU_Club_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="CFU Club Championship">CFU Club Championship</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union" title="Caribbean Football Union">Caribbean Football Union</a> representing Puerto Rico, participation in which allowed them to qualify for the Champions League. The Islanders competed in Champions League twice during their time in NASL. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clubs">Clubs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Clubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Club </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">City </th> <th>Stadium </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>First season </th> <th>Final season </th> <th>Fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks_Park" title="Atlanta Silverbacks Park">Atlanta Silverbacks Park</a> </td> <td align="center">5,000 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/California_United_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="California United FC">California United FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fullerton,_California" title="Fullerton, California">Fullerton</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Titan_Stadium_(Cal_State_Fullerton)" title="Titan Stadium (Cal State Fullerton)">Titan Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">never played </td> <td align="center">Joined <a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a> (2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clarke_Stadium" title="Clarke Stadium">Clarke Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">5,000 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League">CPL</a> (2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Broward_Regional_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Broward Regional Park">Central Broward Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">20,450 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/IU_Michael_A._Carroll_Track_%26_Soccer_Stadium" title="IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium">Carroll Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">12,100 </td> <td align="center">2014 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">Jacksonville Armada FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hodges_Stadium" title="Hodges Stadium">Hodges Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">9,400 </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/University_Park,_Florida" title="University Park, Florida">University Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riccardo_Silva_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Riccardo Silva Stadium">Riccardo Silva Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">20,000 </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a> (2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota (U.S. state)">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Center" title="National Sports Center">National Sports Center</a> </td> <td align="center">8,500 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">Joined <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saputo_Stadium" title="Saputo Stadium">Saputo Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">13,034 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2011 </td> <td align="center">Joined <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York" title="Hempstead, New York">Hempstead</a> / <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_M._Shuart_Stadium" title="James M. Shuart Stadium">James M. Shuart Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> / <a href="/wiki/MCU_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="MCU Park">MCU Park</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn3_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn3-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">11,929 / 7,000 </td> <td align="center">Fall 2013 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined <a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a> (2020) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Raleigh</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/WakeMed_Soccer_Park" title="WakeMed Soccer Park">Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn1_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a><sup id="cite_ref-USL_Adds_North_Carolina_FC_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USL_Adds_North_Carolina_FC-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_FC_(NASL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City FC (NASL)">Oklahoma City FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukon,_Oklahoma" title="Yukon, Oklahoma">Yukon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_metropolitan_area" title="Oklahoma City metropolitan area">Oklahoma City</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukon_High_School" title="Yukon High School">Miller Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">6,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">never played </td> <td align="center">Abandoned </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">24,000 </td> <td align="center">2014 </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_FC" title="Puerto Rico FC">Puerto Rico FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayam%C3%B3n,_Puerto_Rico" title="Bayamón, Puerto Rico">Bayamón</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Loubriel_Stadium" title="Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium">Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn1_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">22,000 </td> <td align="center">Fall 2016 </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bayam%C3%B3n,_Puerto_Rico" title="Bayamón, Puerto Rico">Bayamón</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Loubriel_Stadium" title="Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium">Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">22,000 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2012 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rayo_OKC" title="Rayo OKC">Rayo OKC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukon,_Oklahoma" title="Yukon, Oklahoma">Yukon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_metropolitan_area" title="Oklahoma City metropolitan area">Oklahoma City</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yukon_High_School" title="Yukon High School">Miller Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">6,000 </td> <td colspan="2;" align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a> </td> <td align="center">8,296 </td> <td align="center">2012 </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_1904_FC" title="San Diego 1904 FC">San Diego 1904 FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego" title="San Diego">San Diego</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Torero_Stadium" title="Torero Stadium">Torero Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">6,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">never played </td> <td align="center">Joined <a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a> (2019) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kezar_Stadium" title="Kezar Stadium">Kezar Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">10,000 </td> <td colspan="2;" align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">Folded </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn4_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn4-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>iv<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">7,227 </td> <td align="center">2011 </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">Joined the <a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavalry_FC" title="Virginia Cavalry FC">Virginia Cavalry FC</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashburn,_Virginia" title="Ashburn, Virginia">Ashburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edelman_Financial_Field" title="Edelman Financial Field">Edelman Financial Field</a><sup id="cite_ref-fn2_56-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>ii<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">4,000 </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;">never played </td> <td align="center">Abandoned </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_55-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_55-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn1_55-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">Soccer-specific stadium</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fn2-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fn2_56-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a 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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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Rayo_OKC" title="Rayo OKC">Rayo OKC</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.277%;left:32.081%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Oklahoma City"><img alt="Oklahoma City" 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="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_FC_(NASL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City FC (NASL)">Oklahoma City</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.087%;left:53.103%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Armada"><img alt="Armada" 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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">Armada</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:57.703%;left:55.331%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Miami"><img alt="Miami" 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="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:28.934%;left:61.477%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cosmos"><img alt="Cosmos" 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="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><small><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">Cosmos</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.974%;left:76.57%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Puerto Rico FC"><img alt="Puerto Rico FC" 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="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><small><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_FC" title="Puerto Rico FC">Puerto Rico FC</a></small></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.076%;left:57.16%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Virginia"><img alt="Virginia" 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/Virginia_Cavalry_FC" title="Virginia Cavalry FC">Virginia</a></small></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:CONCACAF_countries_location_map.png" title="File:CONCACAF countries location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of NASL clubs.<br /><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> Founding members; <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> Expansion clubs; <br /> <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> Abandoned expansion clubs</div></div></div> <p>With provisional approval from U.S. Soccer to begin play as a Division 2 league in 2011, eight clubs were officially confirmed to launch the inaugural season: <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks">Carolina RailHawks</a>, <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a> (formerly Miami FC), <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992%E2%80%932011)" title="Montreal Impact (1992–2011)">Montreal Impact</a>, <a href="/wiki/NSC_Minnesota_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="NSC Minnesota Stars">NSC Minnesota Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a> and <a href="/wiki/FC_Tampa_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="FC Tampa Bay">FC Tampa Bay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NASL_Approved_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASL_Approved-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four of these eight teams – the Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC, Minnesota United FC (formerly Minnesota Thunder/Stars) and Montreal Impact – played in the <a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First Division</a> in 2009, and were among the set of TOA teams that initiated the original breakaway from the USL. FC Tampa Bay had been scheduled to be a 2010 USL-1 expansion franchise, but switched to the NASL shortly after NASL was officially formed. The Atlanta Silverbacks played competitively in USL-1 in 2008, and spent 2009 on hiatus from the league prior to joining the NASL. FC Edmonton was an expansion team that was founded in 2010 and joined the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League">Canadian Premier League</a> in 2019 after suspending operations in late 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-fceleaving_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fceleaving-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Puerto Rico Islanders played in the USL in the 2010 season. </p><p>Several teams expected to join NASL did not play in NASL during the 2011 inaugural season. <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Baltimore" title="Crystal Palace Baltimore">Crystal Palace Baltimore</a> of the <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a> had planned to join the NASL, but announced in late 2010 that it would not play in NASL in 2011 due to a necessary restructuring.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Rhinos" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Rhinos">Rochester Rhinos</a> of the USL First Division initially joined the NASL on November 30, 2009, but jumped to the new USL Pro instead.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/AC_St._Louis" title="AC St. Louis">AC St. Louis</a>, part of the initial TOA group that formed NASL, closed in late 2010 after only one season due to financial difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC_(1986%E2%80%932010)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC (1986–2010)">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> did not play in NASL in 2011 because the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC" title="Vancouver Whitecaps FC">Vancouver Whitecaps FC</a> joined <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> in 2011. The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Thunder" title="Minnesota Thunder">Minnesota Thunder</a> ceased operations due to financial problems, and were replaced by the NSC Minnesota Stars under different ownership. </p><p>On March 25, 2015, it was announced that founding team Minnesota would become a Major League Soccer expansion side in 2017. </p><p>When the owner of the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> was unable to find a buyer for the club, the league assumed operations for the 2015 season. On January 11, 2016, the NASL announced that it was also unable to secure a new ownership group, and the club ceased operations.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 25, 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> announced that they would be moving to the United Soccer League for the 2017 season.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Expansion_teams">Expansion teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Expansion teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0 1em 1em; font-size:100%; float:right; text-align:center;"> <caption>Progression of league size </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th># Teams </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2011 North American Soccer League season">2011</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2012 North American Soccer League season">2012</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_Championship" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2013</a> </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_Championship" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2013</a> </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_Championship" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2014</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_Championship" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2014</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_season" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2015</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">11 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_season" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2015</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_season" title="2016 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2016</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_season" title="2016 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2016</a> </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2017</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">8 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2017</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The league continued with eight teams in 2012, losing one team and adding one team, with the Montreal Impact joining <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> and the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a> joining NASL as an expansion side.<sup id="cite_ref-mysanantonio.com_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mysanantonio.com-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league played its 2013 spring season with seven teams, as the Puerto Rico Islanders suspended operations with uncertainty regarding a government subsidy.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> restored the league to eight teams when it joined for the fall 2013 season, playing its home games at <a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra University</a>'s <a href="/wiki/James_M._Shuart_Stadium" title="James M. Shuart Stadium">James M. Shuart Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hofstrastadium_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hofstrastadium-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg/275px-2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg/413px-2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg/550px-2013_Cosmos_home_match.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2308" /></a><figcaption>5,624 fans watch an October 2013 match at Hofstra University between the New York Cosmos and visiting <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a></figcaption></figure><p>NASL's expansion into New York marked the first time the league expanded into a city where an MLS team was already present, marking the beginning of a shift in NASL expansion strategy, with NASL later considering expanding into other large markets with MLS teams, such as the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC, and Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-indyweek1_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indyweek1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NASL added two teams for the 2014 season: the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>. The Ottawa Fury moved from the <a href="/wiki/USL_Premier_Development_League" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Premier Development League">USL Premier Development League</a> following the refurbishment of <a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bottjer1_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bottjer1-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ottawacitizen1_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ottawacitizen1-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indy Eleven played at <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_%E2%80%93_Purdue_University_Indianapolis" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis">Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis</a> but planned to complete their own stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavalry_FC" title="Virginia Cavalry FC">Virginia Cavalry FC</a> was originally announced as a 2014 expansion team to be based in the planned <a href="/wiki/Edelman_Financial_Field" title="Edelman Financial Field">Edelman Financial Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ashburn,_Virginia" title="Ashburn, Virginia">Ashburn, Virginia</a>, but could not find either a suitable venue or a stable ownership group.<sup id="cite_ref-Jackman_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jackman-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2013, the NASL awarded two new expansion franchises to begin play in 2015: <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">Jacksonville Armada FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_FC_(NASL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City FC (NASL)">Oklahoma City FC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Freeman_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Freeman-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Soergel_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Soergel-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jacksonville plays at the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Grounds_of_Jacksonville" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville">Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville</a> and hopes to build its own stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_FC_(NASL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City FC (NASL)">Oklahoma City FC</a> did not join the league. An NASL team in Oklahoma City was eventually announced for a 2016 launch when Spanish club <a href="/wiki/Rayo_Vallecano" title="Rayo Vallecano">Rayo Vallecano</a> launched <a href="/wiki/Rayo_OKC" title="Rayo OKC">Rayo OKC</a> in November 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, the NASL indicated its vision to grow to 18 to 20 teams by 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson expressed interest in <a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford</a>, which had been home to the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Bicentennials" title="Connecticut Bicentennials">Connecticut Bicentennials</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968-1984)">previous version of the NASL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the priority remained to add more teams in the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Prairies" title="Canadian Prairies">Prairies</a>, with an eye on placing teams in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Northern_America" title="List of metropolitan areas in Northern America">25 largest metropolitan areas</a> without professional soccer teams in order to tap into greater media exposure and sponsor interest.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-indyweek1_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indyweek1-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NASL expansion conversations took place with interested parties from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, the owners of <a href="/wiki/Detroit_City_FC" title="Detroit City FC">Detroit City FC</a> expressed a desire to join the NASL or USL if additional investors could be found.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Peterson criticized the MLS expansion plans in cities with existing NASL teams (Miami, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and San Antonio), suggesting a turf war and increased competition between the two leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2015, the NASL announced that the twelfth team in the league would be <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a>, in Miami, Florida. Owned by international entrepreneur <a href="/wiki/Riccardo_Silva" title="Riccardo Silva">Riccardo Silva</a> and former Italian international <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Maldini" title="Paolo Maldini">Paolo Maldini</a>, the team began play in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2015, professional basketball player <a href="/wiki/Carmelo_Anthony" title="Carmelo Anthony">Carmelo Anthony</a>, announced that his new club <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_FC" title="Puerto Rico FC">Puerto Rico FC</a> would join the league.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team began play in the 2016 NASL fall season. </p><p>On December 22, 2015, it was announced that the City of San Antonio and Bexar County had purchased Toyota Field and S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex. Along with this came an agreement for Spurs Sports and Entertainment, owners of the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, to operate the facilities and field a team in the United Soccer League, effectively folding the San Antonio Scorpions.<sup id="cite_ref-Scorpions_Soccer_Club_Thanks_Fans_for_Supporting_Soccer_for_a_Cause_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scorpions_Soccer_Club_Thanks_Fans_for_Supporting_Soccer_for_a_Cause-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2016, former <a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a> president <a href="/wiki/Peter_Wilt" title="Peter Wilt">Peter Wilt</a> announced his ambition to create an NASL team in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. Wilt had been the first president and general manager of Major League Soccer's <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Fire Soccer Club">Chicago Fire</a>. The ownership group announced that the NASL Chicago club would not be called the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sting" title="Chicago Sting">Chicago Sting</a>, but works were in progress to secure short-term and long-term stadium options. The efforts were combined with exploring investors and supporter ownership structures.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_needs_a_second_soccer_team_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_needs_a_second_soccer_team-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2016, it was announced that the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a> would join the NASL in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-NASL_San_Francisco_Group_Unveils_Name:_San_Francisco_Deltas_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASL_San_Francisco_Group_Unveils_Name:_San_Francisco_Deltas-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite a championship season, the Deltas folded at the end of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2016, the Ottawa Fury FC announced that they would be moving to the USL for the 2017 season. At the time of their announcement, it had been reported that the Fury were losing approximately $2 million per year during their time in the NASL. </p><p>On May 10, 2017, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/California_United_FC" class="mw-redirect" title="California United FC">California United FC</a> would join the league in Spring 2018 and play its home games at <a href="/wiki/Titan_Stadium_(Cal_State_Fullerton)" title="Titan Stadium (Cal State Fullerton)">Titan Stadium</a> on the campus of <a href="/wiki/California_State_University,_Fullerton" title="California State University, Fullerton">Cal State Fullerton</a>. Following the cancellation of the 2018 season, the team announced on February 28, 2018, that it would explore professional league options for 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 17, 2018, the NASL acknowledged that California United had withdrawn from the NASL.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 25, 2017, it was announced that a <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_1904_FC" title="San Diego 1904 FC">San Diego 1904 FC</a> franchise would be joining the league in Spring 2018. The club's founders include professional soccer players <a href="/wiki/Demba_Ba" title="Demba Ba">Demba Ba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eden_Hazard" title="Eden Hazard">Eden Hazard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yohan_Cabaye" title="Yohan Cabaye">Yohan Cabaye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moussa_Sow" title="Moussa Sow">Moussa Sow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club intends to build a soccer complex somewhere in San Diego's <a href="/wiki/North_San_Diego_County" class="mw-redirect" title="North San Diego County">North County</a> and will play its games at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Diego" title="University of San Diego">University of San Diego</a> in the meantime.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, after the league announced it had cancelled the 2018 NASL season, the expansion team announced that they had quietly resigned from the NASL the month before and were finalizing an agreement to join the United Soccer League in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1904toUSL_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1904toUSL-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Indy Eleven announced on January 10, 2018, that they had left the NASL and would begin play in the USL starting with the 2018 season.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organization">Organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ownership">Ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The North American Soccer League operated as a group of independent club owners as opposed to the single-entity structure of Major League Soccer. The league itself was owned and operated by its member teams through the board of governors, consisting of a representative from each member team. The board oversaw the league rules and regulations, and governed the expansion and commercial strategy of the league.<sup id="cite_ref-MediaGuide_2012_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MediaGuide_2012-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In accordance with the USSF's Professional League Standards for the second division, the league required that each club have a lead shareholder that holds at least 35% ownership in the club and had a net worth of at least $20M.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NASL issued Class A and Class B stock. Each club owned Class A voting shares, while the majority of Class B shares were owned by Traffic Sports Marketing, as the primary investor in the league. Class B shares did not have voting rights but did give Traffic certain veto power over the league's decisions.<sup id="cite_ref-inquirergoals_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inquirergoals-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure">Structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NASL had a decentralized business model, in which many responsibilities that would fall to the league in other North American sports, such as marketing, were instead borne by the clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-minorleaguelabel_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minorleaguelabel-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This focus on "independence" as a key element of the league's identity caused difficulties at times.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Cosmos vetoed league-wide uniform and TV contracts, contracts would have brought the league as a whole more money, because the team thought it could make more for itself on its own.<sup id="cite_ref-CosmosVeto_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CosmosVeto-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-killedtv_113-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killedtv-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league also lacked an Expansion Committee, for developing new markets and vetting potential new owners, until January 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commissioner">Commissioner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Commissioner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Downs_(soccer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Downs (soccer) (page does not exist)">David Downs</a> was named league commissioner effective April 4, 2011, just four days before the league's first match.<sup id="cite_ref-insidemnsoccer1_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insidemnsoccer1-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Downs had previously worked for ABC Sports where he had secured the U.S. television rights to every World Cup from 1994 to 2014, worked for Univision, and from 2007 through 2010 had been executive director of the unsuccessful <a href="/wiki/United_States_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid" title="United States 2022 FIFA World Cup bid">U.S. Bid Committee</a> to bring the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup to the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NASL began regular league play in April 2011 with eight members comprising former clubs from the <a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First Division</a>, the <a href="/wiki/USL_Second_Division" title="USL Second Division">USL Second Division</a>, plus expansion sides.<sup id="cite_ref-NASL_Approved_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASL_Approved-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Citing a desire to return to his home in New York, Downs resigned after the end of the 2012 season.<sup id="cite_ref-insidemnsoccer1_115-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-insidemnsoccer1-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Peterson_(soccer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Peterson (soccer) (page does not exist)">Bill Peterson</a>, formerly the Senior VP of AEG Sports and managing director of the <a href="/wiki/Dignity_Health_Sports_Park" title="Dignity Health Sports Park">Home Depot Center</a> from 2000 to 2006, replaced Downs as commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Peterson left the NASL in January 2017 and was replaced by Rishi Sehgal as Interim Commissioner.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sehgal served in that position until August 31, 2024. On September 1, 2024, Victoria Anderson was elected Commissioner of NASL and currently serves in the position.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-left:1em;float:right;font-size:90%;"> <caption>Match ball </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Seasons </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joma" title="Joma">Joma</a><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2011–2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Voit" title="Voit">Voit</a><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2014–2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a><sup id="cite_ref-NASLUnderArmour_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASLUnderArmour-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2016–2017 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The league reached a deal with <a href="/wiki/Seiko" title="Seiko">Seiko</a> to serve as the official timekeeper of the NASL starting with the 2014 season. Seiko branding was prominent on the fourth official's substitution and timing boards, on goal line advertising boards, on the broadcast game clock and within the league's official website NASL.com.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NASL decided early on to seek a league-wide uniform contract, similar to that employed by all high-level American sports leagues, including Major League Soccer, the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CosmosVeto_112-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CosmosVeto-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the end, the Cosmos settled for a uniform deal that saw them buy their own uniforms from Nike rather than have the manufacturer supply them as part of a sponsorship deal.<sup id="cite_ref-sortof_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sortof-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some NASL teams were able to attract shirt sponsors. The Cosmos signed Middle Eastern air carrier <a href="/wiki/Emirates_(airline)" title="Emirates (airline)">Emirates</a> from the Fall 2013 through Fall 2015 seasons for "about $1M" annually.<sup id="cite_ref-sortof_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sortof-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FC Edmonton signed Sears Financial as a jersey sponsor,<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and North Carolina FC had Blue Cross as their jersey sponsor.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toyota's shirt sponsorship of the Scorpions was tied into several other sponsorship programs involving the team and team ownership.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indy Eleven announced on October 1, 2013, that they had reached a three-year deal with <a href="/wiki/Honda" title="Honda">Honda</a> Manufacturing of Indiana LLC and central Indiana Honda dealers worth $1M annually to be the shirt sponsor for the team, the deal was on par with the one announced by the Cosmos earlier in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rowdies announced they had reach a sponsorship agreement with <a href="/wiki/Seminole_Hard_Rock_Hotel_and_Casino_Tampa" title="Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa">Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa</a> for the 2014 season.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beyond shirt sponsorship and kit production, teams had varying success in establishing sponsorship packages with local and national brands. The San Antonio Scorpions were able to land numerous sponsorship arrangements with the opening of Toyota Field including an innovative sponsorship by CST brands <a href="/wiki/Valero_Energy_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Valero Energy Corporation">Valero</a> Corner Stores. The sponsorship arrangement with Valero involved stadium branding and sponsorship of all corner kicks at home games.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_and_digital_coverage">Media and digital coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Media and digital coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NASL originally sought a full-season league-wide television contract, similar to those of other professional sports leagues. This plan was vetoed by the New York Cosmos, who instead chose to partner with <a href="/wiki/One_World_Sports" title="One World Sports">One World Sports</a> in 2015; Cosmos chairman Seamus O'Brien was also chairman of the network's parent company.<sup id="cite_ref-killedtv_113-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-killedtv-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mcn-furlough_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcn-furlough-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NASL began a relationship with <a href="/wiki/ESPN3" title="ESPN3">ESPN3</a> to broadcast selected games beginning with <a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2013" title="Soccer Bowl 2013">Soccer Bowl 2013</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting in 2015, ESPN3 began airing over 100 league matches in 75 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2016 season, One World Sports aired all Cosmos matches and an additional game of the week, on Saturdays in the spring season and on Wednesdays in the fall season.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally for 2016, <a href="/wiki/BeIN_Sports_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="BeIN Sports (USA)">beIN Sports</a> and <a href="/wiki/CBS_Sports_Network" title="CBS Sports Network">CBS Sports Network</a> each began airing a game of the week.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> made a further deal with <a href="/wiki/Gol_TV" class="mw-redirect" title="Gol TV">Gol TV</a> to televise all games not carried by other providers. </p><p>For the 2017 spring season One World Sports, CBS Sports Network, and Gol TV did not return, but beIN Sports did return, airing a national game of the week featuring at least one appearance by all eight teams.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_136-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a> broadcast all their home games worldwide via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>. ESPN3 continued to stream all games not broadcast by beIN Sports or Twitter.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the national deals, many clubs had local broadcast deals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>NASL trophy winners </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:75px;">Season </th> <th style="width:200px;"><i>The Championship</i> <br /> (<a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl Trophy</a>) </th> <th style="width:200px;">Regular season </th> <th style="width:200px;">Spring <br /> championship </th> <th style="width:200px;">Fall <br /> championship </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2011 North American Soccer League season">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">NSC Minnesota Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks">Carolina RailHawks</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2012 North American Soccer League season">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a> </td> <td>– </td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">2013</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carolina_RailHawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina RailHawks">Carolina RailHawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2016 North American Soccer League season">2016</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li>Spring and Fall Championships not instituted until 2013 season</li> <li><i>NASL Championship Series</i> contested 2011–2012</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Championship_results">Championship results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Championship results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Season </th> <th style="width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="width:55px;">Score </th> <th>Runners–up </th> <th>Venue </th> <th>Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2011 North American Soccer League season">2011</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NSC_Minnesota_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="NSC Minnesota Stars">NSC Minnesota Stars</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2011" title="Soccer Bowl 2011">3–1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Center" title="National Sports Center">National Sports Center</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lockhart_Stadium" title="Lockhart Stadium">Lockhart Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">4,511<br />6,849 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2012 North American Soccer League season">2012</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2012" title="Soccer Bowl 2012">3–3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">p</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota Stars">Minnesota Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Center" title="National Sports Center">National Sports Center</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Al_Lang_Stadium" title="Al Lang Stadium">Al Lang Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">4,642<br />6,208 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">2013</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2013" title="Soccer Bowl 2013">1–0</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks_Park" title="Atlanta Silverbacks Park">Atlanta Silverbacks Park</a> </td> <td align="center">7,211 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">2014</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2014" title="Soccer Bowl 2014">2–1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a> </td> <td align="center">7,847 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">2015</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2015" title="Soccer Bowl 2015">3–2</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_M._Shuart_Stadium" title="James M. Shuart Stadium">Shuart Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center"><b>10,166</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2016 North American Soccer League season">2016</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2016" title="Soccer Bowl 2016">0–0</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)" title="Penalty shoot-out (association football)">p</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belson_Stadium" title="Belson Stadium">Belson Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">2,150 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">2017</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_2017" title="Soccer Bowl 2017">2–0</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kezar_Stadium" title="Kezar Stadium">Kezar Stadium</a> </td> <td align="center">9,691 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Note</b>: The champion was determined by a two-leg series in 2011 and 2012, before switching playoff formats in 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NASL_club_honors">NASL club honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: NASL club honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NASL club records only include performance while team competed in the NASL. Order based on major honors (championships). </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 150px;">Team </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 50px;">Seasons </th> <th colspan="2">NASL playoffs </th> <th colspan="3">NASL regular season </th> <th colspan="2">Domestic <br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/U.S._Open_Cup" title="U.S. Open Cup">USOC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">CC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Club_Championship" title="Caribbean Club Championship">CFUCC</a>)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 60px;">Total honors </th> <th rowspan="2" style="width: 100px;">Major honors / championships </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width: 100px;">Championship winner </th> <th style="width: 90px;">Championship runner-up </th> <th style="width: 100px;">Regular season winner </th> <th style="width: 90px;">Split season winner (2013–17) </th> <th style="width: 90px;">Regular season runner-up </th> <th style="width: 75px;">Winner </th> <th style="width: 75px;">USOC – top NASL club </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">New York Cosmos</a></td> <td>4.5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>10</td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">San Antonio Scorpions</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">Puerto Rico Islanders</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>n/a</td> <td>3</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">San Francisco Deltas</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">Ottawa Fury FC</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>n/a</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">Indy Eleven</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">Atlanta Silverbacks</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_records">Individual records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Individual records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="font-size:120%">Goals</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Goals </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Campos" title="Pablo Campos">Pablo Campos</a> </td> <td align="center">53 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </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> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ramirez_(soccer,_born_1991)" title="Christian Ramirez (soccer, born 1991)">Christian Ramirez</a> </td> <td align="center">50 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil"><img alt="Brazil" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/33px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/43px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Stefano_Pinho" title="Stefano Pinho">Stefano Pinho</a> </td> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </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> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shriver" title="Brian Shriver">Brian Shriver</a> </td> <td align="center">37 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgi_Hristov_(footballer,_born_1985)" title="Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1985)">Georgi Hristov</a><sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </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> <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Chavez" title="Jaime Chavez">Jaime Chavez</a> </td> <td align="center">31 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Fordyce" title="Daryl Fordyce">Daryl Fordyce</a> </td> <td align="center">30 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lance_Laing" title="Lance Laing">Lance Laing</a> </td> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <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> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinemann" title="Tom Heinemann">Tom Heinemann</a> </td> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ty_Shipalane" title="Ty Shipalane">Ty Shipalane</a> </td> <td align="center">26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya"><img alt="Libya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/35px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Libya.svg/46px-Flag_of_Libya.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_Zayed" title="Éamon Zayed">Éamon Zayed</a> </td> <td align="center">26 </td></tr> <tr> <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> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Ambersley" title="Mike Ambersley">Mike Ambersley</a> </td> <td align="center">26 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="font-size:120%">Assists</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Assists </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Georgi_Hristov_(footballer,_born_1985)" title="Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1985)">Georgi Hristov</a> </td> <td align="center">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa"><img alt="South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ty_Shipalane" title="Ty Shipalane">Ty Shipalane</a> </td> <td align="center">22 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lance_Laing" title="Lance Laing">Lance Laing</a> </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <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> <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Chavez" title="Jaime Chavez">Jaime Chavez</a> </td> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Turks and Caicos Islands"><img alt="Turks and Caicos Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Forbes_(footballer,_born_1990)" title="Billy Forbes (footballer, born 1990)">Billy Forbes</a> </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;">6 </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> <a href="/wiki/Nazmi_Albadawi" title="Nazmi Albadawi">Nazmi Albadawi</a> </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <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> <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Mares" title="Dylan Mares">Dylan Mares</a> </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador"><img alt="El Salvador" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/35px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/46px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Flores" title="Andrés Flores">Andrés Flores</a> </td> <td align="center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </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> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Venegas" title="Kevin Venegas">Kevin Venegas</a> </td> <td align="center">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </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> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Ramirez_(soccer,_born_1991)" title="Christian Ramirez (soccer, born 1991)">Christian Ramirez</a> </td> <td align="center">15 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-3"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="font-size:120%">Minutes played</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Player </th> <th>MP </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </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> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Pitchkolan" title="Aaron Pitchkolan">Aaron Pitchkolan</a> </td> <td align="center">14,674 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </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> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Davis_(soccer)" title="Justin Davis (soccer)">Justin Davis</a> </td> <td align="center">13,262 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lance_Laing" title="Lance Laing">Lance Laing</a> </td> <td align="center">11,928 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </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> <a href="/wiki/Connor_Tobin" title="Connor Tobin">Connor Tobin</a> </td> <td align="center">11,750 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </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> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sanfilippo" title="Frank Sanfilippo">Frank Sanfilippo</a> </td> <td align="center">11,381 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland"><img alt="Northern Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Northern_Ireland_%281953%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Watson_(footballer,_born_1985)" title="Albert Watson (footballer, born 1985)">Albert Watson</a> </td> <td align="center">11,336 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico"><img alt="Puerto Rico" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/23px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/35px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/45px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kupono_Low" title="Kupono Low">Kupono Low</a> </td> <td align="center">10,951 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </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> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Maurer" title="Jimmy Maurer">Jimmy Maurer</a> </td> <td align="center">10,896 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </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> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shriver" title="Brian Shriver">Brian Shriver</a> </td> <td align="center">10,626 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </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> <a href="/wiki/Neil_Hlavaty" title="Neil Hlavaty">Neil Hlavaty</a> </td> <td align="center">10,450 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316" /><div class="refbegin" style=""> Regular season only.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rivalry_cups">Rivalry cups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Rivalry cups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some NASL teams participated in rivalry matches. Supporters of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a> and <a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a> created the Flyover Cup, a nod to the clubs' geographic location with respect to the rest of the league.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting in 2010 when the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a> returned, the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Derby_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Derby (soccer)">Florida Derby</a> was revived with the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Cup_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal Cup (soccer)">Coastal Cup</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a>. The Rowdies claimed the first four Coastal Cups, with the Strikers winning the Cup for the first time in 2014. In 2015 <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">Jacksonville Armada FC</a> made the competition three-way, and the expansion <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a> made it a four-club competition in 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Derby name </th> <th>Most wins </th> <th>Titles </th> <th>Other club(s) </th> <th>Titles </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Cup_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal Cup (soccer)">Coastal Cup</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">Fort Lauderdale Strikers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">Jacksonville Armada FC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">Miami FC</a></td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Flyover Cup</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United FC</a></td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">FC Edmonton</a></td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Woosnam_Cup">Woosnam Cup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Woosnam Cup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Woosnam Cup</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Regular season champion</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">NASL supporters groups</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First award</th><td class="infobox-data">2011 (retroactively from 2013)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Final award</th><td class="infobox-data">2014</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Highlights</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Railhawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Railhawks">Carolina Railhawks</a> (2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Final winner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">Minnesota United</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">www.woosnamcup.com</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2013, a coalition of supporters groups proposed an annual award called the <b>Woosnam Cup</b> to be given to the team with the best <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a>, as determined by the NASL points system on aggregate between the Spring and Fall championship seasons in year.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Akin to the <a href="/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield" title="Supporters' Shield">Supporters' Shield</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>, it would have been awarded each year in order to recognize overall consistent performance through the entire year. It was intended to replace the regular season champion trophy that was awarded by the league itself in 2011 and 2012. Prior years' winners, dating back to the league's first season, were retroactively recognized on the award's website.<sup id="cite_ref-site_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-site-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The trophy was to be a collaboration between twenty-one supporters groups, representing supporters of eleven of the twelve then-current or announced NASL clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-sgs_146-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sgs-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They planned to collect money from each group, and design and commission a <a href="/wiki/Traveling_trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Traveling trophy">traveling trophy</a> to be loaned to the winning team each year. </p><p>The award derived its name from the long time Commissioner of the original NASL, who died during the summer of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the supporters failed to get permission from Woosnam's family to use his name, it was changed to "Supporters Cup". The "North American Supporter's Trophy" or "Nasty" was floated as a possible replacement name, but that was never reflected on the trophy's website or social media.<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No physical trophy was ever made or presented to the clubs, and the award itself was abandoned following the 2014 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_awards" title="North American Soccer League awards">North American Soccer League awards</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Player_of_the_Month" title="North American Soccer League Player of the Month">NASL Player of the Month</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Team_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Team of the Year">NASL Best XI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Golden_Ball_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Golden Ball Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Golden_Boot_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Golden Boot Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Golden_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Golden Glove Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Coach of the Year Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Fair_Play_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Fair Play Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_Other_Awards#Goal_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League Other Awards">NASL Goal of the Year Award</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance">Attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=North_American_Soccer_League_(2011%E2%80%932017)&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stadium attendances were a significant source of regular income for the NASL and its clubs. The average and total attendances are listed below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"> <caption>NASL regular season average attendance (excludes playoffs) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:65px; text-align:center;">Season </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Silverbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Silverbacks">ATL</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">CAR</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/FC_Edmonton" title="FC Edmonton">EDM</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(2006%E2%80%932016)" title="Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016)">FTL</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Indy_Eleven" title="Indy Eleven">IND</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Armada_FC" title="Jacksonville Armada FC">JAX</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Miami_FC" title="Miami FC">MIA</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_United_FC_(2010%E2%80%9316)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota United FC (2010–16)">MIN</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Impact_(1992-2011)" class="mw-redirect" title="Montreal Impact (1992-2011)">MTL</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_(2010)" title="New York Cosmos (2010)">NY</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Fury_FC" title="Ottawa Fury FC">OTT</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">PRFC</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Islanders" title="Puerto Rico Islanders">PRI</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Scorpions" title="San Antonio Scorpions">SA</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Deltas" title="San Francisco Deltas">SF</a> </th> <th width="45"><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">TB</a> </th> <th width="50">NASL <br /> avg. </th> <th width="20">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2011_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2011 North American Soccer League season">2011</a></b></td> <td>2,866</td> <td>3,353</td> <td>1,817</td> <td>3,769</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,676</td> <td><b>11,507</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,161</td> <td>– </td> <td>–</td> <td>3,010</td> <td>3,770</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2012_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2012 North American Soccer League season">2012</a></b></td> <td>4,505</td> <td>3,883</td> <td>1,525</td> <td>3,615</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,796</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>1,864</td> <td><b>9,176</b> </td> <td>–</td> <td>3,116</td> <td>3,806</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_Championship" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2013</a></b></td> <td>5,042</td> <td>4,707</td> <td>2,059</td> <td>4,314</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,338</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>7,140</b> </td> <td>–</td> <td>4,037</td> <td>4,662</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-naslschedule_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naslschedule-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dohertysoccer1_152-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dohertysoccer1-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (October 2013)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2013_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_Championship" title="2013 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2013</a></b></td> <td>4,364</td> <td>4,709</td> <td>2,761</td> <td>4,223</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,680</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>6,849</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,763 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4,050</td> <td>4,675</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-naslschedule_151-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-naslschedule-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dohertysoccer2_153-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dohertysoccer2-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_Championship" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2014</a></b></td> <td>4,730</td> <td>5,364</td> <td>3,569</td> <td>3,825</td> <td><b>10,465</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>5,157</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,323</td> <td>2,684</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,476 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4,998</td> <td>5,267</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2014_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_Championship" title="2014 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2014</a></b></td> <td>3,751</td> <td>4,180</td> <td>3,297</td> <td>4,177</td> <td><b>10,465</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,234</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,915</td> <td>4,961</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,909 </td> <td>–</td> <td>4,300</td> <td>5,619</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Spring_Championship" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">Spring 2015</a></b></td> <td>4,760</td> <td>5,160</td> <td>2,764</td> <td>6,351</td> <td><b>10,400</b></td> <td>9,758</td> <td>–</td> <td>9,192</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,719</td> <td>4,377</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,477 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5,700</td> <td>6,514</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season#Fall_Championship" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">Fall 2015</a></b></td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,866 </td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2015_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2015 North American Soccer League season">2015</a></b></td> <td>4,024</td> <td>4,539</td> <td>2,889</td> <td>4,518</td> <td><b>9,809</b></td> <td>7,927</td> <td>–</td> <td>8,748</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,984</td> <td>5,406</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>6,736 </td> <td>–</td> <td>5,648</td> <td>5,912</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2016_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2016 North American Soccer League season">2016</a></b></td> <td>–</td> <td>4,856</td> <td>2,020</td> <td>1,361</td> <td>8,362</td> <td>3,558</td> <td>5,205</td> <td><b>8,570</b></td> <td>–</td> <td>3,451</td> <td>5,521</td> <td>3,567</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td> <td>–</td> <td>5,820</td> <td>4,684</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2017_North_American_Soccer_League_season" title="2017 North American Soccer League season">2017</a></b></td> <td>–</td> <td>4,489</td> <td>3,408</td> <td>–</td> <td><b>8,954</b></td> <td>3,035</td> <td>5,147</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,789</td> <td>–</td> <td>3,597</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>2,564</td> <td>–</td> <td>4,486</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span 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Shuart Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ram%C3%B3n_Loubriel_Stadium" title="Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium">Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MNP_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="MNP Park">Keith Harris Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kezar_Stadium" title="Kezar Stadium">Kezar Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockhart_Stadium" title="Lockhart Stadium">Lockhart Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maimonides_Park" title="Maimonides Park">Maimonides Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_High_School" title="Yukon High School">Miller Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Sports_Center" title="National Sports Center">National Sports Center</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/New_York_Cosmos_Stadium" title="New York Cosmos Stadium">New York Cosmos Stadium</a></i> <span style="font-size:85%;">(proposed)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riccardo_Silva_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Riccardo Silva Stadium">Riccardo Silva Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saputo_Stadium" title="Saputo Stadium">Saputo Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shell_Place" title="Shell Place">Shell Place</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2 games)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TD_Place_Stadium" title="TD Place Stadium">TD Place Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Field" title="Toyota Field">Toyota Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WakeMed_Soccer_Park" title="WakeMed Soccer Park">WakeMed Soccer Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border&#124;link=&#124;alt=_Soccer_in_the_United_States1233" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Soccer in the United States">Soccer in the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation" title="United States Soccer Federation">U.S. Soccer Federation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Adult_Soccer_Association" title="United States Adult Soccer Association">USASA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/US_Club_Soccer" title="US Club Soccer">USCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Soccer_Federation_State_Soccer_Association" title="United States Soccer Federation State Soccer Association">State Soccer Associations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="History of soccer in the United States">History</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1869_Princeton_vs._Rutgers_football_game" title="1869 Princeton vs. Rutgers football game">First game</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_soccer" title="College soccer">College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame" title="National Soccer Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:American_soccer_trophies_and_awards" title="Category:American soccer trophies and awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer clubs in the United States">Clubs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions" title="American soccer clubs in international competitions">International competition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_and_Canadian_soccer_champions" title="List of American and Canadian soccer champions">Champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Soccer_venues_in_the_United_States" title="Category:Soccer venues in the United States">Venues</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_stadiums_in_the_United_States" title="List of soccer stadiums in the United States">stadiums by capacity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer-specific_stadium" title="Soccer-specific stadium">soccer-specific stadium</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_soccer_in_the_United_States" title="Women's soccer in the United States">Women's</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men'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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">Senior</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team_results" title="United States men's national soccer team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_men%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of United States men's international soccer players">players</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-23 soccer team">U23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-20 soccer team">U20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-18_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-18 soccer team">U18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="United States men's national under-17 soccer team">U17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_boys%27_national_under-15_soccer_team" title="United States boys' national under-15 soccer team">U15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_beach_soccer_team" title="United States men's national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_futsal_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national futsal team">Futsal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_national_arena_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States national arena soccer team">indoor soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_Paralympic_soccer_team" class="mw-redirect" title="United States men's Paralympic soccer team">Paralympic</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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Major_League_Soccer" title="History of Major League Soccer">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs" title="MLS Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Division_One" title="USL Division One">USL Division One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="USL Championship Final">USLC Final</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Independent_Soccer_Association" title="National Independent Soccer Association">NISA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next 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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISA_Nation" title="NISA Nation">NISA Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Premier_Soccer_League" title="National Premier Soccer League">NPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cosmopolitan_Soccer_League" title="Cosmopolitan Soccer League">CSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Premier Soccer League">EPSL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Premier_League" title="Evergreen Premier League">EPLWA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_Premier_League" title="Gulf Coast Premier League">GCPL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_League_for_Clubs" title="The League for Clubs">LfC</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" class="mw-redirect" 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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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/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> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League_(2021)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Indoor Soccer League (2021)">NISL</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" 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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 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<li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">League system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Seasons_in_Canadian_soccer" title="Category:Seasons in Canadian soccer">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_Soccer_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canada Soccer Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_Canada" title="List of soccer clubs in Canada">Clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_men%27s_soccer_champions" title="List of Canadian men's soccer champions">Champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_clubs_in_Canada_by_competitive_honours_won" title="List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won">Club honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_soccer_stadiums_in_Canada" title="List of soccer stadiums in Canada">Stadiums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_soccer_in_Canada" title="Women's soccer in Canada">Women's soccer in Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_Soccer_Player_of_the_Year" title="Canada Soccer Player of the Year">Player of the Year award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's national teams</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/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national soccer team">Senior</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team_results" title="Canada men's national soccer team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canada_men%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of Canada men's international soccer players">players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team_records_and_statistics" title="Canada men's national soccer team records and statistics">records and statistics</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_under-23_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national under-23 soccer team">U-23 (Olympic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national under-20 soccer team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="Canada men's national under-17 soccer team">U-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_beach_soccer_team" title="Canada national beach soccer team">Beach soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_national_futsal_team" title="Canada national futsal team">Futsal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's 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/Canada_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national soccer team">Senior</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_soccer_team_results" title="Canada women's national soccer team results">results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canada_women%27s_international_soccer_players" title="List of Canada women's international soccer players">players</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_under-20_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national under-20 soccer team">U-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_women%27s_national_under-17_soccer_team" title="Canada women's national under-17 soccer team">U-17</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's 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 id="Tier_132" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Tier 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League" title="Canadian Premier League">Canadian Premier League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_playoffs" title="Canadian Premier League playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_Finals" title="Canadian Premier League Finals">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_playoffs" title="MLS Cup playoffs">Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Tier 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_British_Columbia" title="League1 British Columbia">British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario" title="League1 Ontario">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Ligue1 Québec">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLS Next Pro</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Below tier 3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">United Premier Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Major_Soccer_League" title="Alberta Major Soccer League">Alberta Major Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue_de_soccer_%C3%A9lite_du_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Ligue de soccer élite du Québec">Ligue de soccer élite du Québec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Major_Soccer_League" title="Manitoba Major Soccer League">Manitoba Major Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Soccer_League" title="Ontario Soccer League">Ontario Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Soccer_League" title="Pacific Coast Soccer League">Pacific Coast Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Metro_Soccer_League" title="Vancouver Metro Soccer League">Vancouver Metro Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Non-FIFA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Soccer League">Canadian Soccer League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_championship_final" title="Canadian Soccer League championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's 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 id="Professional18" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Professional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Super_League" title="Northern Super League">Northern Super League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em">Pro-am</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Canada" title="League1 Canada">League1 Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League1_Alberta" title="League1 Alberta">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_British_Columbia" title="League1 British Columbia">British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League1_Ontario_(women)" title="League1 Ontario (women)">Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ligue1_Qu%C3%A9bec_(women)" title="Ligue1 Québec (women)">Québec</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Soccer" title="United Women's Soccer">United Women's Soccer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Indoor and futsal 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/Major_Arena_Soccer_League" title="Major Arena Soccer League">MASL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal_Canadian_Championship" title="Futsal Canadian Championship">Futsal Canadian Championship</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%">Pro / pro-am</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/Canadian_Championship" title="Canadian Championship">Canadian Championship</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_Championship_finals" title="List of Canadian Championship finals">Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageurs_Cup" title="Voyageurs Cup">Voyageurs Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Inter-Provincial_Championship" title="Women's Inter-Provincial Championship">Women's Inter-Provincial Championship</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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada_soccer_national_championships" title="Canada soccer national championships">National championships</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Challenge_Trophy" title="Challenge Trophy">Challenge Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubilee_Trophy" title="Jubilee Trophy">Jubilee Trophy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Provincial championships <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Provincial_Soccer_Championship" title="British Columbia Provincial Soccer Championship">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Challenge_Cup" title="Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup">NL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Cup" title="Ontario Cup">ON</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other 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/Soccer_at_the_Canada_Games" title="Soccer at the Canada Games">Soccer at the Canada Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian-North_American_Soccer_Tournament" title="Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament">Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">College and university soccer</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/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer" title="U Sports men's soccer">U Sports men's</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_men%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports men's soccer championship">Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_soccer" title="U Sports women's soccer">U Sports women's</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U_Sports_women%27s_soccer_championship" title="U Sports women's soccer championship">Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Collegiate_Athletic_Association_Soccer_National_Championships" title="Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer National Championships">CCAA Soccer National Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct Canadian 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/Canadian_Professional_Soccer_League_(1983)" title="Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)">Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Soccer_League_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)">Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_National_Soccer_League" title="Canadian National Soccer League">National Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Soccer_League_(1908%E2%80%931973)" title="Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908–1973)">Pacific Coast Soccer League (1939–1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Canada_Professional_Soccer_League" title="Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League">Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Canada_Soccer_League" title="Western Canada Soccer League">Western Canada Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Major_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League">Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct American 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/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">United Soccer Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">National Professional Soccer League (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)">North American Soccer League (1968–1984)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl" title="Soccer Bowl">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Soccer_Alliance" title="Western Soccer Alliance">Western Soccer Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Soccer_League" title="American Professional Soccer League">American Professional Soccer League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A-League_(1995%E2%80%932004)" title="A-League (1995–2004)">A-League</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_First_Division" title="USL First Division">USL First Division</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship_final" title="USL Championship final">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USSF_Division_2_Professional_League" title="USSF Division 2 Professional League">USSF Division 2 Professional League</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">North American Soccer League (2011–2017)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Bowl_(2011%E2%80%932017)" title="Soccer Bowl (2011–2017)">Soccer Bowl</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_Football_League" title="North American Soccer Football League">North American Soccer Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_W-League_(1995%E2%80%932015)" title="USL W-League (1995–2015)">USL W-League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related American 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/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USL Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL League One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL League Two</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">Women's Premier Soccer League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct cup 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/Inter-Provincial_Cup_(soccer)" title="Inter-Provincial Cup (soccer)">Inter-Provincial Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mainland_Cup" title="Mainland Cup">Mainland Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Open_Canada_Cup" title="Open Canada Cup">Open Canada Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Challenge_Cup" title="Victoria Challenge Cup">Victoria Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Football_Association#WFA_Challenge_Cup" title="Western Football Association">WFA Challenge Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voyageurs_Cup_(women)" title="Voyageurs Cup (women)">Women's Voyageurs Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</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/List_of_Canadian_soccer_clubs_in_American_leagues" title="List of Canadian soccer clubs in American leagues">Canadian clubs in American leagues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_clubs_in_international_competitions" title="Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions">Canadian clubs in international competitions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associations</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/Alberta_Soccer_Association" title="Alberta Soccer Association">AB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_Soccer_Association" title="British Columbia Soccer Association">BC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manitoba_Soccer_Association" title="Manitoba Soccer Association">MB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_New_Brunswick" title="Soccer New Brunswick">NB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador_Soccer_Association" title="Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association">NL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_Nova_Scotia" title="Soccer Nova Scotia">NS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territories_Soccer_Association" title="Northwest Territories Soccer Association">NT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nunavut_Soccer_Association" title="Nunavut Soccer Association">NU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Soccer_Association" title="Ontario Soccer Association">ON</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island_Soccer_Association" title="Prince Edward Island Soccer Association">PE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Soccer_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Soccer Federation">QC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Soccer_Association" title="Saskatchewan Soccer Association">SK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yukon_Soccer_Association" title="Yukon Soccer Association">YT</a></li> 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