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2022 National Independent Soccer Association season
The 2022 NISA season is the fourth season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. After three years of split seasons, NISA switched to a full season format, with a single table and a playoff competition to determine the 2022 champion.
| Season |
|---|
| Mar. 26 – Oct. 15 (regular season)Oct. 21 – Nov. 6 (playoffs) |
| Michigan Stars FC |
| California United Strikers FC |
| 94 |
| 239 (2.54 per match) |
| Markus Naglestad (19) |
| MAR 6–1 FCU(April 2)CAL 5–0 LAF(Jun 26) |
| FCU 0–5 CHA(Jul 16) |
| CAL 4–3 BCFC(April 23) |
| 9 gamesCAL |
| 10 gamesCAL |
| 9 gamesFCU |
| 5 gamesFCU |
| ← 2021 2023 → |
| All statistics correct as of October 15, 2022. |
The 2022 NISA season is the fourth season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. After three years of split seasons, NISA switched to a full season format, with a single table and a playoff competition to determine the 2022 champion.
Six of the teams that participated in the 2021 Fall season returned, and were joined by four expansion clubs: Bay Cities FC, Flower City Union, Syracuse Pulse, and Valley United FC. From the existing 2021 teams, San Diego 1904 FC were rebranded to Albion San Diego, after merging with the youth club with the same name, while Chicago House AC, New Amsterdam FC and Stumptown AC will be on hiatus for 2022, and current title holders Detroit City FC moved to USL Championship.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion San Diego | San Diego, California | Canyon Crest Academy Stadium | 5,000 |
| Bay Cities FC | Redwood City, California | Terremere Field | 3,500 |
| California United Strikers FC | Irvine, California | Championship Soccer Stadium | 5,000 |
| Chattanooga FC | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Finley Stadium | 20,668 |
| Flower City Union | Rochester, New York | Marina Auto Stadium | 13,768 |
| Los Angeles Force | Whittier, California | Various | |
| Maryland Bobcats FC | Boyds, Maryland | Maryland SoccerPlex | 4,000 |
| Michigan Stars FC | Washington, Michigan | Romeo High School | 4,000 |
| Syracuse Pulse | Syracuse, New York | Lazer Stadium | 2,000 |
| Valley United FC | Mesa, Arizona | Bell Bank Park | 5,000 |
Note: The league has signed a deal with Hummel to be the official kit manufacturer, but it still allows clubs to find their own provider.
| Team | Head coach | Captain(s) | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion San Diego | Jeff Korytoski | Ozzie Ramos | Capelli | Nova Easy Kombucha |
| Bay Cities FC | Anders Perez | Hummel | Premia | |
| California United Strikers FC | Don Ebert | Xavier Fuerte | Nike | Taco Bell |
| Chattanooga FC | Rod Underwood | Juan Hernandez | Hummel | Louisiana Hot Sauce, VfL Wolfsburg |
| Flower City Union | Colton Bly (interim) | Hummel | ||
| Los Angeles Force | Thales Peterson | Joshua Culwell | Xara | — |
| Maryland Bobcats FC | Sylvain Rastello | Kay Banjo | Hummel | Jimmy's Famous Seafood |
| Michigan Stars FC | Trevor Banks | Hummel | HTC | |
| Syracuse Pulse | Peter Fuller | Shaun Russell | Givova | Montreal Construction, SOS |
| Valley United FC | Nico Gaitan | Capelli |
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower City Union | Zach Agliata | Resigned | May 3, 2022 | 4th in East | Colton Bly (interim) | May 3, 2022 |
| Valley United | Adrian Gaitan | Resigned | May 19, 2022 | 2nd in East | TBD |
The season started on March 26, and will see each team play 26 games over 30 weeks: four times against each opponent in the same division and two times against each opponent in the opposite division.
Due to Bay Cities FC's withdrawal from this season, NISA has revised the 2022 schedule and table with the eight remaining clubs. As a result, this standings had been condensed into a single table format and used an average-points per game total (points earned divided by matches played).
The playoffs began on October 21, and featured the top six teams from the regular season. The top two teams from the regular season table received a bye into the league semifinals. Teams finishing third through sixth played in the quarterfinals, with the winners being re-seeded before playing in the next round. The 2022 Final took place on November 6. All postseason games were broadcast online on Eleven Sports.
Originally, the East and West division winners would have been assigned the top two seeds and received byes to the semifinals. The second place teams in each division were to be seeded 3 and 4, while the third place finishers would be seeded 5 and 6. Following the restructuring of the table on August 27, the division aspect was dropped.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SemifinalsOctober 29/30 (Eleven Sports) | NISA Championship FinalNovember 5 (Eleven Sports) | ||||||||
| 1 | California United Strikers FC | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Albion San Diego | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Albion San Diego | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan Stars FC | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Chattanooga FC | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Michigan Stars FC | 1 |
As of October 15, 2022
| Award | Winner | Team | Reason | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Naglestad | Chattanooga FC | 19 goals in 23 games | ||
| Jean Antoine | California United Strikers FC | 12 shutouts in 16 matches; 5 goals against | ||
| Rod Underwood | Chattanooga FC | 14-7-3 record | ||
| Markus Naglestad | Chattanooga FC | 19 goals, 5 assists |
| First team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Antoine (CUS) | Matt Constant (MIC) Garrett Hogbin (CUS) Vasilios Zogos (MIC) | Minjae Kwak (SYR) Alex McGrath (CHA) | Alioune Diakhate (ASD) Darwin Espinal (MAR) Taylor Gray (CHA) Markus Naglestad (CHA) Omar Nuño (CUS) |
| Second team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatenda Mkuruva (MIC) | Jonathan Firmino (MIC) Franky Martinez (CHA) Edwin Rivas (LAF) | Ian Cerro (CHA) Richard Dixon (CHA) Manuel Gonzalez (MAR) Steven Juncaj (MIC) Tony Lopez (CUS) Walter Varela (ASD) | Kaleb Jackson (SYR) |
The NISA Independent Cup will start on June 25. It features nine of the ten NISA clubs, with California United Strikers FC opting not to participate the tournament. They will be joined by 27 invited amateur teams and divided geographically into nine regions of four clubs each. Each region will play a single round robin tournament between three amateur teams using a 10-point system. The winner of that round-robin will play against the NISA teams for the regional championship. Like last year, there will be no interregional play or national champion.
Nine NISA teams play in nine regions respectively, as California United Strikers FC did not participate. Midwest, New England and South Central region replaced with Empire, Northeast and SoCal region due to lack of NISA teams (despite Michigan Stars based from Midwest but plays in Great Lakes as NISA's 2022 season did not have Midwest based clubs other than Michigan Stars).
| St | Team | League | St | Team | League | St | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown United FC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Lansdowne Yonkers FC | EPSL | |||||||
| NY Braveheart SC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Syracuse Pulse | NISA | |||||||
| FC Milwaukee Torrent | NPSL | |||||||
| Lansing Common FC | MWPL | |||||||
| Metro Louisville FC | UPSL | |||||||
| Michigan Stars FC | NISA | |||||||
| Maryland Bobcats FC | NISA | |||||||
| Northern Virginia FC | EPSL | |||||||
| Rockville SC | UPSL | |||||||
| Soda City FC | UPSL |
| St | Team | League | St | Team | League | St | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower City Union | NISA | |||||||
| New Jersey Alliance FC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| NY Contour United | UPSL | |||||||
| Steel Pulse FC | Maryland Super Soccer League | |||||||
| Battle Born FC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Bay Cities FC | NISA | |||||||
| Modesto City FC | SWPL | |||||||
| Wenatchee All-Stars FC | CasPL | |||||||
| AFC South Bay | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Albion San Diego | NISA | |||||||
| Capo FC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Soul 2 Sole | SWPL |
| St | Team | League | St | Team | League | St | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevard Fire SC | NSL Florida | |||||||
| Chattanooga FC | NISA | |||||||
| Club de Lyon FC | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Miami Beach CF | NPSL | |||||||
| East Valley United | SWPL | |||||||
| SC Saguaros | SWPL | |||||||
| Valley FC Raiders | NISA Nation | |||||||
| Valley United FC | NISA | |||||||
| Inland Empire Republic FC | SWPL | |||||||
| Los Angeles Force | NISA | |||||||
| Olympiacos CA | SWPL | |||||||
| Peak XI FC | MPL |
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