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Football league season
National Independent Soccer Association
Season2024
DatesApr. 6 – Sep. 29 (regular season)
Oct. 4–27 (playoffs)
ChampionsLos Angeles Force
Matches played84
Goals scored266 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerPatrick Okonkwo (5 goals)
Best goalkeeperSeth Torman Los Angeles Force
Biggest home win4 games by 4 goals
Biggest away winCapo FC 0–5 Los Angeles Force (Sep. 7)
Highest scoringMaryland Bobcats 5–3 Club de Lyon (Jul. 17)
Longest winning runMaryland Bobcats (11 games)
Longest unbeaten runMaryland Bobcats (17 games)
Longest winless runArizona Monsoon (16 games)
Longest losing runArizona Monsoon (18 games)
← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of October 19, 2024.

The 2024 NISA season is the sixth season of the National Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition. The 2023 champions, Flower City Union, are not defending their title, after announcing their departure from the league during the off-season.

Teams

Of the nine teams that played in the 2023 season, five return for 2024, two (Flower City Union and Chattanooga FC) are moving on to different leagues, and two, Albion San Diego and Gold Star FC, are on hiatus, with the aim to return in 2025.

The five teams are joined by four expansion clubs: Arizona Monsoon, Capo FC, Georgia Lions FC and Irvine Zeta. On April 3, NISA announced that the Georgia Lions FC had been taken over by new leadership and were being rebranded as Georgia FC to start the 2024 season.

Stadiums and locations

2024 National Independent Soccer Association season is located in the United StatesSouthern CaliforniaSouthern CaliforniaArizona MonsoonArizona MonsoonGeorgia FCGeorgia FCMaryland BobcatsMaryland BobcatsMichigan StarsMichigan StarsClub de LyonClub de LyonSavannah CloversSavannah Cloversclass=notpageimage| Locations of announced clubs
  • West Conference
  • East Conference
2024 National Independent Soccer Association season is located in southern CaliforniaLos Angeles ForceLos Angeles ForceCapo FCCapo FCIrvine ZetaIrvine Zetaclass=notpageimage| Southern California clubs
  • West Conference
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Arizona Monsoon Glendale, AZ Matt O. Hanhila Field 3,000
Capo FC San Juan Capistrano, CA JSerra Catholic High School
Club de Lyon Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Stadium 9,601
Georgia FC Atlanta, GA Atlanta Silverbacks Park 5,000
Irvine Zeta Irvine, CA Championship Soccer Stadium 5,500
Los Angeles Force Long Beach, CA Veterans Memorial Stadium 11,600
Maryland Bobcats Boyds, MD Maryland SoccerPlex 4,000
Michigan Stars Washington, MI Romeo High School 4,000
Savannah Clovers Savannah, GA Memorial Stadium 5,000

Personnel and sponsorship

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
Arizona Monsoon Mexico Carlos Padilla United States Capelli —
Capo FC United States Peter Carey United States New Balance DirecTV
Club de Lyon Argentina Hector Almandoz Venezuela Victor Rojas Germany Adidas —
Georgia FC United States Kerem Daser
Irvine Zeta United States Tyler Silva Japan Shinya Kadono Spain Kelme —
Los Angeles Force Israel Dekel Keinan United States Brandon Gomez United States Xara —
Maryland Bobcats France Alex Kao Ivory Coast Josselin Possian Denmark Hummel Holiday Inn College Park
Michigan Stars Montenegro Enis Dokovic Zimbabwe Tatenda Mkuruva Germany Adidas HTC
Savannah Clovers England David Proctor United States Shandon Wright England Umbro Castro Wood Floors

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Los Angeles Force United States Matt Morse Fired December 8, 2023 Pre-season Israel Dekel Keinan December 8, 2023
Club de Lyon United States Victor Balaguer Argentina Hector Almandoz March 4, 2024

Regular season

The teams are divided in two conferences, playing an unbalanced schedule weighted on regional play. The season was scheduled to start on March 23, but was delayed until April 6 because the four expansion teams needed more time to prepare for the season.

Standings

East Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Maryland Bobcats 19 16 2 1 50 18 +32 50 Disqualified
2 Michigan Stars (Q) 20 11 3 6 38 25 +13 36 Semifinals
3 Club de Lyon 19 5 4 10 30 42 −12 19
4 Savannah Clovers 20 5 3 12 24 42 −18 18
5 Georgia FC 20 5 2 13 24 39 −15 14
Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head; 5) goals against
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

West Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles Force (Q) 18 14 2 2 40 12 +28 44 Finals
2 Irvine Zeta (Q) 18 11 4 3 33 12 +21 37 Semifinals
3 Capo FC 16 4 3 9 18 29 −11 15
4 Arizona Monsoon 16 0 1 15 7 45 −38 1
Source: NISAofficial.com
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) goal differential; 3) goals for; 4) head-to-head; 5) goals against
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

East Conference

Home \ Away CDL GEO MAR MIC SAV CDL GEO MAR MIC SAV CDL GEO MAR MIC SAV
Club de Lyon — 2–1 1–4 1–2 0–2 — Can. 0–3 2–3 — 1–4 1–0
Georgia FC 1–1 — 0–3 4–1 3–0 1–3 — 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–3 — 0–3 1–0
Maryland Bobcats 5–3 2–1 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 — 2–0 5–1 3–0 — 3–1
Michigan Stars 3–2 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 1–3 3–0 1–2 — 3–0 1–3 — 3–0
Savannah Clovers 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–2 — 4–0 1–2 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

West Conference

Home \ Away ARI CAP ZET LAF ARI CAP ZET LAF ARI CAP ZET LAF
Arizona Monsoon — 2–3 0–1 1–3 — PP 0–3 0–3 — PP 0–3 0–3
Capo FC 1–1 — 0–2 1–2 2–0 — 0–2 1–2 3–2 — 0–1 0–5
Irvine Zeta 4–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–0 2–2 — 0–1 3–0 3–1 — 0–2
L.A. Force 4–0 0–2 2–2 — 3–0 2–0 1–0 — 3–1 2–1 2–2 —
Source: nisasoccer.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

In a format change from the previous seasons, the top two clubs in each conference will advance to their respective conference championship the weekend of October 4–6. The regular season head-to-head winner between conference champions will host the NISA championship the weekend of October 25–27. NISA announced that the Maryland Bobcats were ineligible for the playoffs due to noncompliance with league and USSF standards, despite having the best record in the league.


Semifinal
October 12 		Final
October 19
      
2 Irvine Zeta 3
3 Michigan Stars 0
1 Los Angeles Force (p) 1 (3)
2 Irvine Zeta 1 (2)


Irvine Zeta v Michigan Stars
October 12 Semifinals Irvine Zeta 3–0Michigan StarsIrvine, California
7:00 pm PDT Report Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Los Angeles Force v Irvine Zeta
October 19 Finals Los Angeles Force 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Irvine Zeta Long Beach, California
7:00 pm PDT Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,447
Penalties

Player statistics

As of June 9, 2024

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Patrick Okonkwo Georgia FC 6
2 Honduras Darwin Espinal Maryland Bobcats 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Leon Maric Michigan Stars
4 Brazil George Almeida Irvine Zeta 4
Argentina Juan Manuel Martínez Club de Lyon
Mexico Brandon Zambrano Capo FC
7 France Niels Lellouch Michigan Stars 3
United States Kevin Herrera Georgia FC
Niger Praise Maduekwe Michigan Stars
United States Bryan Ortega Los Angeles Force
Belize Michael Salazar Los Angeles Force
Senegal Abdou Mbacke Thiam Maryland Bobcats
13 10 players tied 2

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists
1 United States Edson Alvarado Irvine Zeta 2
Argentina Matias Cruz Club de Lyon
United States Jedidiah McCloud Savannah Clovers
4 13 players tied 1

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 United States Mitch North Irvine Zeta 4
2 Zimbabwe Tatenda Mkuruva Michigan Stars 3
3 United States Jacob Boyle Maryland Bobcats 2
United States Seth Torman Los Angeles Force
5 United States Elijah Clark Georgia FC 1
England Jack Crichton Savannah Clovers
United States Jordan Martinez Capo FC
Jamaica Nicholas Nelson Georgia FC

Awards

NISA Best XI

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.
United States Seth Torman, Los Angeles Force United States Luis Almeida, Maryland Bobcats FC
United States Zack Hargreaves, Savannah Clovers FC
United States Justin Jovel, Los Angeles Force
United States Kyle Nelson, Savannah Clovers FC 		United States Edson Alvarado, Irvine Zeta FC
Honduras Darwin Espinal, Maryland Bobcats FC
United States Tyler Gabarra, Maryland Bobcats FC
Ivory Coast Josselin Possian 		Belize Michael Salazar,
United States George Almeida

See also

Notes

References

  1. Simonson, Andrew (October 13, 2024). "Former Pelham star Seth Torman wins NISA Golden Glove with Los Angeles Force". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. Flower City Union (February 15, 2024). "Our time in NISA will forever be a substantial part of our history. We are grateful to NISA and we wish the league nothing but the best moving forward. That being said, stay tuned for an announcement coming next week!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. "Media Alert: NISA Delivers Statement on Flower City Union Departure". nisaofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. "Chattanooga FC to Join MLS Next Pro". www.MLSNextPro.com. MLS Next Pro. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. MacCoon, Patrick (November 14, 2023). "Chattanooga Football Club announces move to new league, upgrades for Finley Stadium". timesfreepress.com. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "NISA Announces 2024 Clubs and Format". www.nisasoccer.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Media Alert: Atlanta Club Re-Organizes Front Office to Begin Inaugural NISA Season as Georgia FC". NISAOfficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. "NISA announces kit sponsorship deal". Twitter.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  9. "Thank you, Coach Matt Morse, for the strong 2023 rebuild season". December 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  10. "We are excited to welcome Dekel Keinan as the Head Coach of the LA Force!". December 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  11. "We bring a world champion to Orlando! Club De Lyon is proud to present the new Head Coach for the NISA PRO 2024 season. Welcome Mr. Hector "Cohio" Almandoz". March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  12. "NISA Adjusts Opening to Season Schedule". nisaofficial.com. National Independent Soccer Association. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  13. "NISA Announces 2024 Playoffs Schedule". National Independent Soccer Association. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "NISA top scorers". flashscore.com. Flashscore. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  15. "NISA Announces 2024 Best XI Honors". National Independent Soccer Association. January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.

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