Mar
31
LAF - 1
CDL - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
01
CFC - 3
GSFC - 0
3:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 1
FCU - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 1
MICH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
04
DCFC - 1
GSFC - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
FCU - 3
MSC - 1
7:30 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
CB - 4
SAV - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
SAFC - 2
CDL - 1
8:30 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
Apr
05
IE - 3
MICH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
MBFC - 3
OCN - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
DMM - 1
CFC - 4
8:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
LVL - 4
LAF - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
SDL - 2
ALB - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
Apr
08
SAV - 0
GSFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
14
CDL - 1
SAV - 2
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
MICH - 2
GSFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
16
ALB - 0
CFC - 5
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
22
MBFC - 5
CDL - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 1
FCU - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
23
LAF - 1
ALB - 1
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
25
PRFC - 2
MBFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
Apr
26
LUFC - 5
FCU - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
BLFC - 1
CFC - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center* US Open Cup
Apr
29
MICH - 0
CFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 0
GSFC - 5
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 0
LAF - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
06
CFC - 1
SAV - 1
3:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
07
ALB - 1
GSFC - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
13
FCU - 0
MBFC - 3
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
20
FCU - 0
CFC - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 0
MICH - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
21
CDL - 3
GSFC - 2
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
24
CFC - 2
ALB - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
27
FCU - 1
LAF - 3
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 1
ALB - 4
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 1
MBFC - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
30
CDL - 1
ALB - 2
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
31
MBFC - 2
LAF - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
02
CDL - 2
ALB - 1
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
03
MBFC - 1
CFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MICH - 2
SAV - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
10
FCU - 2
GSFC - 0
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 4
SAV - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL
MICH
Postponed
Jun
15
ALB - 0
MBFC - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
16
SUR - 1
SFC - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
17
SAV - 0
CDL - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 2
MBFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
18
ALB - 2
FCU - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
21
LAF - 2
FCU - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
24
GSFC - 2
MBFC - 0
1:00 pm ET
Match Center
FCU - 2
SAV - 0
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
OCA - 2
BAUFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 1
CDL - 1
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
ALB - 1
MICH - 1
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
25
UUFC - 1
SFC - 0
1:00 pm ET
Match Center
SCFC - 1
WASFC - 1
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
FCUK - 0
BAUFC - 4
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
27
ID - 2
MT - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
28
SCUH - 3
KPP - 0
6:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
01
USA - 0
MUFC - 3
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 0
CDL - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 3
LAF - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 4
IER - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
02
SPFC - 3
MBII - 2
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
05
SAV - 0
MICH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
08
FCU - 2
CDL - 4
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 14
MCFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 2
MICH - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
EFC - 1
SFC - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
ALB - 2
LAF - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
09
SFCAF - 4
USA - 2
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
SCFC - 2
SCUH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBII - 3
SPFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
PXI FC - 2
Rush - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
OCA - 0
FCUK - 4
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
11
Rush - 0
PXI FC - 4
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
12
CDL - 0
MBFC - 3
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
13
EFC - 1
SUR - 5
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
14
GSFC - 0
ALB - 1
3:30 pm ET
Match Center
MICH - 2
LAF - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
FCYNY - 4
UUFC - 4
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MUFC - 0
SFCAF - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
15
IER - 3
MCFC - 0
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
ID - 3
MLFC - 0
6:30 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 0
FCU - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
16
SFC - 1
FCYNY - 6
2:00 pm ET
Match Center
WASFC - 4
SCFC - 1
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
KPP - 0
SCFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
17
MT - 3
MLFC - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
18
MICH - 0
ALB - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
19
GSFC - 0
LAF - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 1
CFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
22
CDL - 7
SFCAF - 0
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 2
SCFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 3
SUR - 2
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
23
MICH - 3
ID - 2
1:00 pm ET
Match Center
SCU - 4
UUFC - 3
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 3
WASFC - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
27
GSFC - 2
MICH - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
29
GSFC - 1
CFC - 2
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
30
LAF - 2
ALB - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
01
MICH - 1
MBFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
04
MICH - 0
GSFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
05
FCU - 2
MBFC - 0
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 5
SAV - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 4
CDL - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
08
ALB - 3
CDL - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
12
MBFC - 0
SAV - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
GSFC - 2
FCU - 3
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
13
ALB - 0
LAF - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
16
FCU - 1
CDL - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
17
LAF - 1
MICH - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
19
SAV - 2
CDL - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
MBII - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 0
FCU - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
26
GSFC - 0
MBFC - 1
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
27
MICH - 2
FCU - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
ALB - 0
SAV - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
30
FCU - 0
LAF - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
02
GSFC - 1
SAV - 1
5:30 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
FCU - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL
MICH
Postponed
Sep
03
CFC - 3
LAF - 1
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
06
LAF - 2
CFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
09
GSFC - 2
MICH - 4
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
10
CDL - 0
FCU - 3
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
ALB - 0
CFC - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
16
MBFC - 0
MICH - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
GSFC - 4
PXI FC - 0
7:30 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
17
LAF - 2
ALB - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
20
ALB - 4
SAV - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
23
FCU - 2
MICH - 3
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
24
LAF - 1
SAV - 1
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
ALB - 3
GSFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
27
GSFC - 1
FCU - 3
9:00 am ET
Match Center
ALB - 4
BAUFC - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
29
MICH - 0
MBFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
30
FCU
SAV
Postponed
Oct
01
CFC - 1
GSFC - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 1
CDL - 0
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Oct
04
GSFC
CDL
1:00 pm ET
Watch
MBFC
ALB
7:00 pm ET
Watch
Oct
07
GSFC
LAF
2:30 pm ET
Watch
FCU
ALB
6:00 pm ET
Watch
MICH
CDL
7:00 pm ET
Watch
SAV
CFC
7:00 pm ET
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Oct
12
MICH
LAF
7:00 pm ET
Watch
Oct
14
FCU
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6:00 pm ET
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MBFC
GSFC
7:00 pm ET
Watch
Oct
15
CDL
SAV
7:30 pm ET
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ALB
MICH
9:30 pm ET
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Oct
18
SAV
MBFC
7:00 pm ET
Watch
Oct
21
SAV
CFC
7:00 pm ET
Watch
LAF
GSFC
10:00 pm ET
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Oct
25
CFC
CDL
7:00 pm ET
Watch
Oct
28
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Nov
04
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Nov
11
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Dec
31
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A Letter From the Commissioner to Our Supporters and Fans

Dec 21, 2020

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the supporters and fans of the National Independent Soccer Association for your unwavering support this past year and wish all of you health, safety, and happiness this holiday season!

This past year has been a significant challenge for everyone in sports, and as a global community, we all still face the unique challenges a pandemic brings. That said, we continue our commitment to bring high-quality professional soccer to every city in the United States. In 2020, that meant successfully executing a pro-am tournament in the inaugural NISA Independent Cup, a fall season and crowning Detroit City FC as champions of our 2020 Fall NISA Championship Tournament.

 

GETTING GAMES PLAYED

Just last week, the Protagonist Podcast called the NISA season “the best soccer story of 2020". Among our many notable accomplishments was the crowning of a 2020 Fall Champion in a bubble tournament that saw ZERO COVID cases. We developed a well-researched and strictly implemented COVID-19 return to play protocol (RTP) with guidance and expertise from leading medical professionals. With safety at the forefront, all players and personnel were tested prior to and upon arrival ensuring the sanctity of the bubble. The protocols gave our clubs and players the peace of mind to take the pitch and compete.

 

The RTP protocol was initially introduced in July for the NISA Independent Cup (IC), a first of its kind competition for both professional and amateur independent clubs. Fifteen clubs (four professional and eleven amateur) competed for regional championships. We crowned four regional champions: Detroit City FC, Gaffa FC (Jackson, Miss.), Maryland Bobcats FC, and Chattanooga FC. The IC will be an annual event and a staple of the independent soccer calendar.

 

GROWTH OF THE LEAGUE

NISA rapidly grew its foundation in 2020 through expansion, strong amateur league affiliations, and augmenting our structure. Five Member clubs joined this year, with additional applicants to be announced in early 2021:

 

New Amsterdam FC (New York City)

NJ Teamsters FC (Bayonne, NJ)

Maryland Bobcats FC (Baltimore/D.C.)

Chicago NISA (Chicago, IL)

Flower City Union (Rochester, NY)

 

NISA is building a true open system based on merit, and the response has been phenomenal. Just before our 2020 Fall NISA Championship Tournament, we announced NISA Nation (NN), an extended-season, amateur league with standards set to transition clubs from the amateur to professional ranks. NN will have its first competition in 2021 and will act as an incubator for independent clubs that have the desire to go pro and as a league for pro clubs needing to regroup. For the first time, there is a bridge for independent clubs, coaches, players, and staff to go from amateur to professional.

For the first time ever, an independent professional league affiliated with an independent amateur league when we partnered with the Gulf Coast Premier League in August. Since then, we’ve added affiliations with the Eastern Premier Soccer League, the Midwest Premier League and the Mountain Premier League. Those relationships represent a significant foundation to the open system.

 

We are building an open system and believe in the following principles:

Meritocracy

No territorial rights

No franchise fees

Clubs own their IP rights

Fan ownership

Principles of solidarity payments

Promotion/relegation

Racial equity

 

REACHING FURTHER WITH NISA MEDIA

Early in 2020, we formed NISA Media (NM) as a subsidiary of NISA to handle all broadcast and production rights of league-controlled games. Our first national broadcast deal was forged with beIN SPORTS for the 2020 Fall NISA Championship Tournament. The combined quality of the production, marketing efforts, and supporter dedication drove viewership numbers that far exceeded our and beIN SPORTS's expectations.

 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION

Finally, NISA is taking an active role in confirming we are an anti-racist organization committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for all of our athletes, clubs, staff, and supporters. At our 2020 Fall NISA Championship Tournament, we – along with our players – put together a framework for our DEI program. It will be the voice of independent soccer to effect change in the fight for anti-racism and social justice for all.

 

We look forward to getting back to play safely in Spring 2021. Again, thank you for your support and have a blessed and safe holiday season.

We're making history!

Best,

John Prutch

Commissioner

National Independent Soccer Association

 

 

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