2021 NISA Nation season

NISA Nation
DatesSeptember 18 – January 23
ChampionsNew Jersey Alliance FC (Northeast Region)
FC Golden State Force (Southwest Region)
Matches played42
Goals scored178 (4.24 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Goni (GOL)
9 goals
Biggest home winNJA 16–0 BFC
(Sep 26)
Biggest away winBFC 1–9 STP
(Oct 2)
ATL 0-8 NA2
(Nov 14)
Highest scoringNJA 16–0 BFC
(Sep 26)
Longest winning run5 matches
NJA
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
NA2
Longest winless run8 matches
BFC
Longest losing run8 matches
BFC
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All statistics correct as of Jan 23.

The 2021 NISA Nation season has been the first season of NISA Nation. It was the inaugural season for the National Independent Soccer Association 4th tier league.

The season has been made by 10 founder teams divided in two regions and the two toppers of the two regions have been crowned champions of their own regions.

History

Northeast Division

The season was played from September 18 to December 12. The Northeast Division ended on December 13, 2021, with a showdown between New Jersey Alliance FC and New Amsterdam FC II. It ended in a 4–0 score in favor of NJAFC.[1]

The inaugural fall season for the Northeast had 28 games, 116 goals scored, 4.14 goals per match, and 210 players registered during its play.[2]

Southwest Division

The season was played from October 30 to January 23. The southwest Division champion was discovered on January 15, 2021, with a final showdown between FC Golden State Force and Las Vegas Legends.[3] It ended in a 4–3 score in favor of FCGSF.[4]

The inaugural fall season for the Southwest had 12 games, 56 goals scored, 4.66 goals per match, and 151 players registered during its play.[5]

Teams

Northeast Region

Team City Stadium Founded
Atlantic City FC Atlantic City, New Jersey Annapolis Avenue Recreation Complex 2017
Bearfight @ Albion SC Delaware Middletown, Delaware Appoquinimink High School 2020
New Amsterdam FC II New York, New York Orlin & Cohen Sports Complex 2020
New Jersey Alliance FC Clifton, New Jersey Montclair State University 2012
New Jersey Teamsterz FC Bayonne, New Jersey Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium 2017
Steel Pulse FC Baltimore, Maryland Blandair Regional Park West Playground 2019

Southwest Region

Team City Stadium Founded
Chula Vista FC Chula Vista, California Terra Nova Park 1982
FC Golden State Force Pomona, California Rio Hondo College 2015
Las Vegas Legends Las Vegas, Nevada Peter Johann Memorial Field 2012
Valley United FC U23 Scottsdale, Arizona GCU Stadium 2020

Location map

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NISA Nation clubs
Northeast Region; Southwest Region

Competition format

The inaugural regions were the Northeast and Southwest. In each region, the team with the most points at the end of the season is the champion. There are no playoffs or national championship.

  • Northeast Region: Clubs play each other twice for a total of 10 matches.
  • Southwest Region: Clubs play each other twice for a total of 6 matches.

Standings

Northeast Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 New Jersey Alliance FC (C) 10 8 1 1 38 11 +27 25
2 New Amsterdam FC II 10 7 2 1 28 10 +18 23
3 Steel Pulse FC 10 5 3 2 23 6 +17 18
4 New Jersey Teamsterz FC 10 2 1 7 11 20 −9 7
5 Atlantic City FC 10 2 1 7 14 28 −14 7
6 Bearfight @ Albion SC Delaware 10 2 0 8 8 47 −39 6
Source: https://nisanation.com/table
Home \ Away ATL BFC NA2 NJA NJT STP
Atlantic City — 5–0 0–8 2–6 3–0* 0–3
BFC ASC Delaware 2–1 — 2–4 0–1 3–0* 1–9
New Amsterdam II 4–0 1–0 — 4–1 4–1 1–1
NJ Alliance 2–2 16–0 4–0 — 2–1 1–0
NJ Teamsterz 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–3 — 0–0
Steel Pulse 1–0 7–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 —
Source: https://nisanation.com/table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

(*) New Jersey Teamsterz FC forfeited these games, which were awarded as 3—0 victories for their opponents

Southwest Region

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Golden State Force (C) 6 4 1 1 22 11 +11 13
2 Las Vegas Legends 6 2 3 1 13 11 +2 9
3 Chula Vista FC 6 2 0 4 10 17 −7 6
4 Valley United FC U23 6 1 2 3 11 17 −6 5
Source: https://nisanation.com/table
Home \ Away CHU GOL LVL VAL
Chula Vista — 4–3 0–2 3–1
Golden State 6–1 — 1–1 5–1
Las Vegas 2–1 3–4 — 1–1
Valley United U23 3–1 1–3 4–4 —
Source: https://nisanation.com/table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Golden Boot winner

Northeast Region Golden boot recipient Henry Martinez of New Amsterdam II. 7 goals scored.[6]

Southwest Region Golden boot recipient Samuel Goni of FC Golden State Force. 9 goals scored.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ NJ Alliance FC [@NJALLIANCEFC] (December 13, 2021). "What an end to our Inaugural @TheNISANation Northeast Division. With a strong win over @nafcnyc II. Fellas continued to put in the work the full game to get us to lift up the cup at the end. Way to go Men!!! We keep moving!!! https://t.co/JMCiUV4nQp" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ NISA Nation [@TheNISANation] (December 13, 2021). "NISA Nation inaugural Fall 2021 Northeast Region by the numbers! #NISANation https://t.co/kwjF5l6DFG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ NISA Nation [@TheNISANation] (January 15, 2022). "Tune in tonight at 7:30 PM ET as the @LasVegasLegends take on the @FCGSForce! 🔥 📺 https://t.co/R6e9CFIPui #NISANation https://t.co/oFfQMWpg1Y" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ NISA Nation [@TheNISANation] (January 16, 2022). "Final. It's OFFICIAL! The @FCGSForce are the NISA Nation Southwest Region Champions!! 🏆 #NISANation https://t.co/F9G1SvYEJn" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ NISA Nation [@TheNISANation] (February 2, 2022). "NISA Nation inaugural Fall 2021 Southwest Region by the numbers! #NISANation https://t.co/QFaBE2RhmT" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ NISA Nation Northeast Region Fall 2021 Golden Boot Winnerhttps://twitter.com/TheNISANation/status/1476663839315791873
  7. ^ NISA Nation [@TheNISANation] (January 28, 2022). "NISA Nation Southwest Region Fall 2021 Golden Boot Winner: Samuel Goni of @FCGSForce #NNFall21 Samuel Goni finished the NISA Nation Fall 21 season with a season high 9 goals in the Southwest Region🔥 https://t.co/jXP9yoaIL6" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Twitter.