NISA Nation

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NISA Nation
NISA Nation.png
Organizing bodyNISA
FoundedSeptember 17, 2020; 17 months ago (2020-09-17)
First season2021
CountryUnited States United States
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North American Football Union)
Number of teams25
Domestic cup(s)U.S. Open Cup
League cup(s)NISA Independent Cup
International cup(s)CONCACAF Champions League
(via U.S. Open Cup)
Current champion(s)NJ Alliance FC (Northeast Region)
Golden State Force (Southwest Region)
Most championshipsNJ Alliance FC
Golden State Force
(1 title each)
Websitenisanation.com
Current: 2021 NISA Nation season

NISA Nation is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is at the 4th level of the United States soccer league system and began play in 2021. NISA Nation is affiliated with the third tier professional league National Independent Soccer Association.[1][2]

Expansion[]

The league is composed by clubs from New Jersey, Maryland, California, Delaware, New York, Nevada, Arizona, Massachusetts, Florida and Pennsylvania.

On August 25, 2021, Atlantic City FC was announced as the first club of the newly formed league.[3] In the second half of 2021, another five clubs were announced to form the Northeast Region and to kick off for the Fall 2021 season.

In the mid 2021 Southwest Region was formed by the first 4 clubs and kicked off into 2021 Fall Season and in late 2021 the Florida Region and the Pacific Region were founded as well to begin to play in 2022 spring.

On January 06, 2022, it was announced that NISA Nation earned from the United States Adult Soccer Association the USASA provisional national league license, a license the give recognition to the league and that opens the way to U.S. Open Cup spots directly from the league.[4]

Associations[]

NISA Nation is affiliated and plans to begin a pro-rel system with 7 division 5 leagues all over the country: the Eastern Premier Soccer League[5] in the north east, the Gulf Coast Premier League in the deep south, the in Tennessee and Kentucky, the Midwest Premier League[6] from the Midwest, the in the Rocky Mountains region, the in the Cascadia region and the in the southwestern United States.

Teams[]

Florida Region[]

Team City Stadium Founded First season
Deportivo Lake Mary Lake Mary, Florida Lake Mary High School 2017 2022
Davenport, Florida Bella Citta Blvd Field 1997 2022
Orlando, Florida 2021 2022
West Palm Beach, Florida 2018 2022
Winter Haven United FC Winter Haven, Florida Feltrim Sports Village 2016 2022

Northeast Region[]

Team City Stadium Founded First season
Aiolikos FC USA Rush Boston, Massachusetts 1975 2022
Allentown United FC Allentown, Pennsylvania Cedar Crest College 2018 2022
Atlantic City FC Atlantic City, New Jersey Annapolis Avenue Recreation Complex 2017 2021
Bearfight @ Albion SC Delaware Middletown, Delaware Appoquinimink High School 2020 2021
Boston, Massachusetts 2005 2022
New Amsterdam FC II New York, New York Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex 2020 2021
New Jersey Alliance FC Clifton, New Jersey Montclair State University 2012 2021
New Jersey Teamsterz FC Bayonne, New Jersey Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium 2017 2021
New York, New York 2022 2022
Steel Pulse FC Baltimore, Maryland Blandair Regional Park West Playground 2019 2021
Union, New Jersey 1984 2022

Pacific Region[]

Team City Stadium Founded First season
Fairfield, California Armijo High School Stadium 2020 2022
San Francisco, California Beach Chalet Fields 2017 2022

Southwest Region[]

Team City Stadium Founded First season
Capistrano FC San Juan Capistrano, California Vista Hermosa Sports Complex 2006 2022
Chula Vista FC Chula Vista, California Terra Nova Park 1982 2021
FC Golden State Force Pomona, California Rio Hondo College 2015 2021
Las Vegas Legends Las Vegas, Nevada Peter Johann Memorial Field 2012 2021
Thousand Oaks, California 1979 2022
Lake Forest, California 2021 2022
Gilbert, Arizona Campo Verde High School Football Stadium 2021 2022
Valley United FC U23 Scottsdale, Arizona GCU Stadium 2020 2021

Location map[]

NISA Nation is located in the United States
NAFC Braveheart
NAFC
Braveheart
Valley Raiders
Valley Raiders
Boston Athletic Aiolikos
Boston Athletic
Aiolikos
Lake Mary
Lake Mary
InterUnited
InterUnited
Orlando Lions
Orlando Lions
Palm Beach
Palm Beach
Winter Haven
Winter Haven
Solano
Solano
Union
Union
Sporting
Sporting
Metro
Metro
Oaks
Oaks
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NISA Nation clubs
Blue pog.svg Northeast Region; Yellow pog.svg Florida Region; Orange pog.svg Southwest Region; Green pog.svg Pacific Region

States represented in NISA Nation[]

States Number Teams
1 California 7 AFC Solano, Capistrano FC, Chula Vista FC, FC Golden State Force, Metro FC, Oaks FC, Sporting ID11
2 Florida 5 Deportivo Lake Mary, InterUnited FC, Orlando Lions RFC, Palm Beach Brakers AFC, Winter Haven United FC
3 New Jersey 4 Atlantic City FC, New Jersey Alliance FC, New Jersey Teamsterz FC, Union SC
4 Arizona 2 Valley FC Raiders, Valley United FC U23
Massachusetts Aiolikos FC USA Rush, Boston Athletic SC
New York New Amsterdam FC II, New York Braveheart SC
7 Delaware 1 Bearfight @ Albion SC Delaware
Maryland Steel Pulse FC
Nevada Las Vegas Legends
Pennsylvania Allentown United FC

Champions[]

Northeast Region

Season Champion Runner up Third place
Fall 2021 New Jersey Alliance FC New Amsterdam FC II Steel Pulse FC

Southwest Region

Season Champion Runner up Third place
Fall 2021 FC Golden State Force Las Vegas Legends Chula Vista FC

References[]

  1. ^ "NISA NATION PAVES NEW PATH TO PRO SOCCER". NISA Nation. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Lewis, Michael. "PATHWAY TO THE PROS: NISA Nation is unveiled for amateur clubs seeking greater challenges". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ralph, Matthew. "Atlantic City FC first club announced in new NISA Nation league". www.brotherlygame.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "NISA NATION EARNS PROVISIONAL NATIONAL LEAGUE DESIGNATION FROM UNITED STATES ADULT SOCCER ASSOCIATION". www.nisanation.com. NISA Nation. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Pro/Rel focused league NISA secures amateur league affiliation with EPSL". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ Lewis, Michael. "WORKING TOGETHER: NISA partners with Midwest Premier League". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

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