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NISA Nation
Organizing bodyNISA
FoundedSeptember 17, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-17)
First season2021
CountryUnited States
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North American Football Union)
Divisions4
Number of clubs22
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)New York Greek American (1st title)
Most championshipsNoVa FC
New York Greek American
(1 title each)
TV partnersEleven Sports
Websitenisanation.com
Current: 2024 NISA Nation season

NISA Nation is a semi-professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is below the professional leagues in 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]

History

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On August 25, 2021, Atlantic City FC was announced as the first club of the newly formed league.[3] Two weeks later, NISA Nation announced they had six teams for their inaugural season and they would play a 10-game schedule in the Northeast Region. This inaugural region included the leagues first promoted team, Steel Pulse FC from the Eastern Premier Soccer League.[4] In October 2021, NISA Nation announced the start of a second region. The Southwest Region was started with four teams, each team playing six games in a round robin format.[5] New Jersey Alliance FC beat New Amsterdam FC II 4–0 to secure the first regional championship for the Northeast Region.[6] In early January 2022, FC Golden State Force claimed the first Southwest Region championship.[7]

On January 6, 2022, it was announced that NISA Nation earned from the United States Adult Soccer Association the USASA provisional national league license, a license that gave recognition to the league and that opens the way to U.S. Open Cup spots directly from the league.[8] The Florida Region was announced in the Spring of 2022, with five teams facing each other three times in the Orlando area.[9] In addition to the Florida Region, NISA Nation announced that the Northeast Region's spring season would consist of eight clubs playing 10 games a piece. The defending champions New Jersey Alliance FC, returned to defend their title during the spring season.[10] In May 2022, the Pacific Region was announced with four teams, playing a 12-game schedule.[11] This brought the league to 23 teams for the Spring of 2022.[12] Each region crowned a champion for the 2022 NISA Nation season. The four champions were Club De Lyon (Florida Region), New Jersey Alliance FC (Northeast Region), Battleborn FC (Pacific Region), and Capo FC (Southwest Region).[13]

NISA Nation announced in early 2023 that the Southwest region would return for play in the spring with six clubs, including three previous clubs and three new clubs: AS Los Angeles, SC Union Maricopa, and Olympiacos CA.[14] In early 2023, NISA Nation announced the addition of the Pacific Division for the spring, with five teams committed and ten teams planned.[15] In July 2023, NISA Nation announced the formation of the Texas Region for fall 2023.[16] For the fall of 2023, NISA Nation ran three regional leagues; Pacific, Southwest, and Texas Regions.[17]

National Championship

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In October 2023, NISA Nation announced that they would hold their inaugural National Championship, which would have three rounds to determine the national champions. Eligible to participate were the champions of the NISA Nation regions, as well as the champions of its affiliate leagues.[18] The two finalists, Northern Virginia FC and Las Vegas Legends, were both invited to promote to the third-tier NISA. The inaugural Championship represented the first opportunity for merit-based promotion to the professional level in the United States soccer league system.[19]

NISA Independent Cup

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Teams from NISA Nation participated in the 36 team NISA Independent Cup in 2022.[20]

U.S. Open Cup

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Clubs in NISA Nation can qualify for the U.S. Open Cup through the local qualifying route. Capo FC and Club de Lyon are the only two teams to qualify for the tournament proper, which they both did in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup.[21]

U.S. Open Cup Participation
Year Participating Team Final Round Ref.
2023 Battleborn FC Fourth qualifying round [22]
Capo FC Second round [23]
SC Union Maricopa Second qualifying round [22]
Club de Lyon First round [24]
Deportivo Lake Mary First qualifying round [22]
2024 Battleborn FC First qualifying round [25]
Bay Area United FC Second qualifying round [25]
Capo FC Second qualifying round [25]
JASA RWC First qualifying round [25]
Temecula FC Fourth qualifying round [26]
2025 Las Vegas Legends Fourth qualifying round
Modesto City FC Second qualifying round [27]
Roc City Boom Second qualifying round [27]
Soccer Academy Nevada Second qualifying round [27]

Associations

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NISA Nation is affiliated and plans to begin a pro-rel system with 6 leagues all over the country: the Cascadia Premier League[28] in Washington and Oregon, the Eastern Premier Soccer League[29] in the north east, the Mountain Premier League in the Rocky Mountains region, and the Southwest Premier League in the southwestern United States, the Gulf Coast Premier League in the deep south, the Pioneer Premier League in Tennessee and Kentucky, the Midwest Premier League[30] in the states of Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin and Missouri. In 2023 reaffirmed their association with Cascadia Premier League, Eastern Premier Soccer League, Mountain Premier League, and Southwest Premier League. This aligned all four leagues top division aside NISA Nation. This will continue to provide these leagues with slots in the NISA Independent Cup and began a new initiative that provided a national championship to be competed between NISA Nation Regional champions and league winners.[31] In August 2023, NISA Nation announced the association with Florida Gold Coast League.[32] In October 2023, NISA Nation announced their affiliation with Metroplex Premier League, an amateur league from North Texas.[33] In February 2024, NISA Nation announced the Upstate New York Region as the fourth region for the 2024 Spring season.[34]

Level League(s)/division(s)
3 National Independent Soccer Association
9 clubs
4 NISA Nation
Upstate New York Region
4 clubs 		NISA Nation
Texas Region
1 club 		NISA Nation
Pacific Region
8 clubs 		NISA Nation
Southwest Region
8 clubs
5 Cascadia Premier League Eastern Premier Soccer League Florida Gold Coast League Metroplex Premier League Mountain Premier League Southwest Premier League

Cascadia Premier League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Cascadia Premier League Premier 1
Men's Premier League 1 - Baker Division
5 clubs 		Cascadia Premier League Premier 1
Men's Premier League 1 - Columbia Division
4 clubs 		Cascadia Premier League Premier 1
Men's Premier League 1 - Rainier Division
5 clubs
6 Cascadia Premier League 2
Men's Premier 2 - Cascade Division
5 clubs 		Cascadia Premier League 2
Men's Premier 2 - Pacific Division
6 clubs

Eastern Premier Soccer League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Eastern Premier Soccer League
Delaware River Conference
8 clubs 		Eastern Premier Soccer League
Metropolitan Conference
12 clubs 		Eastern Premier Soccer League
Mid-Atlantic Conference
8 clubs 		Eastern Premier Soccer League
Northeast Conference
5 clubs
6 Casa Soccer League Select
Liga 1
5 clubs 		Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 1
11 clubs 		Garden State Soccer League
Super Division
10 clubs 		Long Island Soccer Football League
Premier Division
7 clubs 		Maryland Major Soccer League
10 clubs
7 Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 2 - East
9 clubs 		Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 2 - West
9 clubs 		Garden State Soccer League
A Division - Central
11 clubs 		Garden State Soccer League
A Division - North
11 clubs 		Long Island Soccer Football League
Division 1
7 clubs
8 Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 3 - East
7 clubs 		Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 3 - West
7 clubs 		Garden State Soccer League
B Division - Central
11 clubs 		Garden State Soccer League
B Division - North
9 clubs 		Long Island Soccer Football League
Division 2
7 clubs
9 Cosmopolitan Soccer League
Division 4
10 clubs

Florida Gold Coast League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Florida Gold Coast League
North Division
4 clubs 		Florida Gold Coast League
South Division
4 clubs

Metroplex Premier League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Metroplex Premier League
8 clubs
6 Metroplex Premier League 2
West Division
5 clubs 		Metroplex Premier League 2
East Division
5 clubs

Mountain Premier League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Mountain Premier League
Eastern Division
6 clubs 		Mountain Premier League
Western Division
2 clubs

Southwest Premier League

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Level League(s)/division(s)
5 Arizona Premier League

Men's Open Arizona
7 clubs

Baja CA San Diego Premier League

Men's Open San Diego

 Enhancement Premier League

Men's Open

 Nevada Premier League

Men's Open Nevada
7 clubs

Pacific Premier League

Men's Open Pacific
6 clubs

SoCal Premier League

Men's Open SoCal

6 SoCal Premier League

Second Division
14clubs

7

Current Teams

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Coast Region

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Team City Stadium Founded First season
Capo FC[35] San Juan Capistrano, California JSerra Catholic High School 2006 2022
FC Golden State Force[5] Pomona, California Rio Hondo College 2015 2021
Irvine Zeta FC Irvine, California 2022 2024
Olympiacos CA[36] Huntington Beach, California Al Barbour Field 2012 2023
Temecula FC[37] Temecula, California Chaparral High School 2013 2023
Worldwide Problems FC[38] Orange County, California Chaparral High School 2018 2024

Pacific Region

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Team City Stadium Founded First season
Club Tepa San Francisco, California South San Francisco High School 1994 2024
Elk Grove Blues[39] Elk Grove, California Sheldon High School 2018 2024
Modesto Ciy FC[40] Modesto, California Central Catholic High School 2019 2023

Southwest Region

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Team City Stadium Founded First season
Las Vegas Legends[41] Las Vegas, Nevada Christo Rey St. Viator High School 2012 2021
Soccer Academy Nevada[42] Las Vegas, Nevada Cimarron-Memorial High School 2024
STG Premier Pro[43] St. George, Utah Pine View High School 2024

Texas Region

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Team City Stadium Founded First season
FC Brownsville[44] Brownsville, Texas Brownsville Sports Park 2018 2023

Upstate New York Region

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Team City Stadium Founded First season
Binghamton FC[34] Binghamton, New York 2012 2024
Gaffer City FC[45] Corning, New York 2023 2024
Roc City Boom[34] Rochester, New York 2019 2024
Sahara Gunners FC[46] Buffalo, New York 2021 2024
United Elite Krajisnick FC[47] Utica, New York 1977 2024
FC Dutchmen Independence[48] Utica, New York 2021 2024

Location map

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NISA Nation is located in the United States
Modesto City FC
Modesto City FC
Club Tepa
Club Tepa
Elk Grove Blues
Elk Grove Blues
Capo
Capo
Golden State
Golden State
Olympiacos CA
Olympiacos CA
Temecula FC
Temecula FC
Irvine Zeta FC
Irvine Zeta FC
Worldwide Problem FC
Worldwide Problem FC
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Soccer Academy Nevada
Soccer Academy Nevada
STG Premier Pro
STG Premier Pro
FC Brownsville
FC Brownsville
Binghamton FC
Binghamton FC
United Elite Krajisnick FC
United Elite Krajisnick FC
Roc City Boom
Roc City Boom
Sahara Gunners FC
Sahara Gunners FC
Gaffer City FC
Gaffer City FC
FC Dutchman Independence
FC Dutchman Independence
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NISA Nation clubs
Southwest Region; Coast Region; Pacific Region; Texas Region; Upper New York Region
Former teams
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Champions

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National Championship

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Season Champion Runner-up
2023[49] Northern Virginia FC (EPSL) Las Vegas Legends
2024 New York Greek American (EPSL) Worldwide Problems FC

West Region Finals

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Season Champion Runner-up Third Fourth
Fall 2023 Las Vegas Legends[50] FC Golden State Force FC Brownsville Peak XI FC (MPL)
Fall 2024 Worldwide Problems FC[51] Las Vegas Legends Peak XI FC (MPL) Chula Vista FC (SWPL)

Season Results

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Region Champion Runner-up Third place
Spring 2021
Northeast New Jersey Alliance FC[6] New Amsterdam FC II Steel Pulse FC
Fall 2021
Southwest FC Golden State Force[7] Las Vegas Legends Chula Vista FC
Spring 2022
Florida Club de Lyon[13] Atletico Orlando Deportivo Lake Mary
Northest New Jersey Alliance FC[13] Union SC New York Braveheart
Pacific Battleborn FC[13] AFC South Bay San Francisco Elite Metro FC
Southwest Capo FC[13] FC Golden State Force Las Vegas Legends
Spring 2023
Pacific Battleborn FC[52] JASA RWC Windmill City FC
Southwest FC Golden State Force[53] Temecula FC Capo FC
Fall 2023
Pacific Battleborn FC[54] JASA RWC Windmill City FC
Southwest FC Golden State Force Temecula FC Capo FC
Texas FC Brownsville Matias Almeyda FC AC Houston Sur
Spring 2024
Pacific Silicon Valley Rush[55] Bay Area United Afghan Premier
Southwest Las Vegas Legends[56] FC Golden State Force Capo FC
Western NY Roc City Boom[57] Binghamton FC United Elite Krajisnik FC
Fall 2024
Coast Worldwide Problems FC[58] Las Vegas Legends FC Golden State Force
Pacific Silicon Valley Rush[59] Club Tepa Afghan Premier

Leadership

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Name Years Title Ref.
John Prutch 2022– Commissioner [60]
Matt Morse 2022– Managing Director, Independent Cup, & Affiliates [61]
Kenneth Henriques 2022– Referee Coordinator [62]
Carlos Budyszewick 2023– Director of Expansion and Outreach [12]

References

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