2017 North American Soccer League season

North American Soccer League
Season 2017
Spring Champions Miami FC
Matches played 73
Goals scored 187 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Vincenzo Rennella (10)
Biggest home win MIA 7–0 SFD
(July 8)
Biggest away win NYC 0–3 MIA
(April 8)
Highest scoring NYC 4–3 PRFC
(May 14)
MIA 7–0 SFD
(July 8)
Longest winning run 4 games
Miami FC
(April 29 – May 20)
(June 3 - June 24)
San Francisco Deltas
(June 10 – July 2)
Longest unbeaten run 10 games
Miami FC
(April 22 – June 24)
Longest losing run 5 games
Puerto Rico FC
(April 22 – May 20)
Highest attendance 9,515
MIA 0–2 NYC
(April 8)
Lowest attendance 1,441
SFD 2–2 IND
(June 3)
Total attendance 325,360
Average attendance 4,519
← 2016
2018 →

All statistics correct as of August 11, 2017.

The 2017 North American Soccer League season will be the 50th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 7th season of the modern North American Soccer League. The defending champions are the New York Cosmos who defeated Indy Eleven in Soccer Bowl 2016.

Eight clubs will be playing in the NASL after provisional sanctioning by the United States Soccer Federation. Expansion side, San Francisco Deltas joined the league. After the 2016 season, Minnesota United left the league to join Major League Soccer, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies and Ottawa Fury left the league to join the United Soccer League. The Carolina RailHawks FC rebranded as North Carolina FC. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Rayo OKC are not returning to NASL for the 2017 season.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit Sponsor
FC Edmonton Edmonton Clarke Stadium 5,000 Canada Colin Miller Northern Ireland Albert Watson The Fath Group
Indy Eleven Indianapolis Michael A. Carroll Stadium 10,524 United States Tim Hankinson Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey Honda
Jacksonville Armada Jacksonville Hodges Stadium 12,000 England Mark Lowry United States Aaron Pitchkolan RP Funding
Miami FC Miami Riccardo Silva Stadium 20,000 Italy Alessandro Nesta United States Jonathan Borrajo
New York Cosmos New York City MCU Park 7,000 Venezuela Giovanni Savarese United States Carlos Mendes Fly Emirates
North Carolina FC Raleigh WakeMed Soccer Park 10,000 Northern Ireland Colin Clarke United States Nazmi Albadawi Circle K
Puerto Rico FC Bayamón Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 22,000 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez Brazil Cristiano Claro
San Francisco Deltas San Francisco Kezar Stadium 10,000 Canada Marc Dos Santos Canada Nana Attakora

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Puerto Rico FC England Adrian Whitbread Fired May 19, 2017 8th Place Puerto Rico Marco Vélez (interim) May 19, 2017[1]
Puerto Rico Marco Vélez (interim) End of Interim Period August 2, 2017 8th Place Puerto Rico Marco Vélez August 2, 2017[2]

Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (C) 16 11 3 2 33 11 +22 36 2017 NASL Spring season winner
2 San Francisco Deltas 16 7 5 4 17 20 −3 26
3 New York Cosmos 16 6 6 4 22 21 +1 24
4 Jacksonville Armada 16 6 6 4 17 16 +1 24
5 North Carolina FC 16 6 3 7 21 22 −1 21
6 Indy Eleven 16 4 8 4 21 22 −1 20
7 FC Edmonton 16 4 1 11 11 21 −10 13
8 Puerto Rico FC 16 1 6 9 19 28 −9 9
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champion.

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
FC Edmonton – FCE • Indy Eleven – IND • Jacksonville Armada – JAX • Miami FC – MIA
New York Cosmos – NYC • North Carolina FC – NCA • Puerto Rico FC – PRF • San Francisco Deltas – SFD

Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw

ClubMatch
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FC Edmonton JAX JAX NCA PRF MIA IND SFD IND PRF NYC MIA SFD SFD JAX NCA NYC
0–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1
Indy Eleven SFD PRF PRF SFD JAX FCE MIA MIA FCE SFD JAX NCA NCA NYC NYC JAX
1–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Jacksonville ArmadaFCE FCE SFD NYC IND NYC NCA SFD NCA MIA IND MIA FCE PRF PRF IND
1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2
Miami FC NCA NYC NYC NCA FCE PRF IND IND PRF JAX FCE JAX NYC NCA SFD SFD
1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 7–0 3–1
New York Cosmos PRF MIA MIA JAX SFD JAX PRF SFD NCA FCE NCA PRF MIA IND IND FCE
0–0 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–3 0–0 1–0 2–4 2–2 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0
North Carolina FCMIA SFD FCE MIA PRF SFD JAX PRF JAX NYC NYC IND IND MIA FCE PRF
1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1
Puerto Rico FCNYC IND IND FCE NCA MIA NYC NCA MIA FCE SFD NYC SFD JAX JAX NCA
0–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–4 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–3 2–4 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–2
San Francisco DeltasIND NCA JAX IND NYC NCA FCE JAX NYC IND PRF FCE FCE PRF MIA MIA
1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–7 1–3

[3][4]

Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Carolina FC 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5 2017 NASL Fall season winner
2 San Francisco Deltas 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Puerto Rico FC 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
4 FC Edmonton 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
5 New York Cosmos 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
6 Miami FC 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
7 Indy Eleven 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
8 Jacksonville Armada 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2017. Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

Results

Abbreviation and Color Key:
FC Edmonton – FCE • Indy Eleven – IND • Jacksonville Armada – JAX • Miami FC – MIA
New York Cosmos – NYC • North Carolina FC – NCA • Puerto Rico FC – PRF • San Francisco Deltas – SFD

Home  • Away  • Win  • Loss  • Draw

ClubMatch
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FC EdmontonIND IND NYC PRF SFD NCA NCA IND PRF SFD SFD JAX NYC JAX MIA MIA
1–2 3-1 1–1 Aug 20 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 10 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 6 Oct 14 Oct 18 Oct 21 Oct 28
Indy Eleven FCE FCE MIA NYC JAX SFD JAX NCA FCE PRF NCA NYC SFD MIA PRF NCA
2–1 1–3 1-3 Aug 19 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 13 Sep 17 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 11 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 29
Jacksonville ArmadaSFD PRF NCA PRF MIA IND NYC IND NYC MIA MIA FCE NCA FCE NYC SFD
1–1 0-1 2–2 Aug 16 Aug 20 Aug 26 Sep 3 Sep 9 Sep 17 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 18 Oct 22 Oct 28
Miami FC NYC NCA IND NCA JAX PRF PRF NYC SFD SFD JAX JAX SFD IND FCE FCE
1–3 2-3 3-1 Aug 15 Aug 20 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 6 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 24 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28
New York CosmosMIA SFD FCE IND NCA JAX MIA PRF JAX SFD NCA PRF IND FCE JAX PRF
3–1 1-2 1–1 Aug 19 Aug 26 Sep 3 Sep 6 Sep 9 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 22 Oct 28
North Carolina FCPRF MIA JAX MIA SFD NYC FCE FCE IND PRF NYC IND PRF JAX SFD IND
1–1 3-2 2–2 Aug 15 Aug 19 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 10 Sep 13 Sep 16 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 13 Oct 21 Oct 29
Puerto Rico FC NCA JAX SFD JAX FCE MIA MIA NYC NCA FCE IND NYC NCA SFD IND NYC
1–1 1-0 0–0 Aug 16 Aug 20 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 20 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28
San Francisco Deltas JAX NYC PRF NCA FCE IND MIA MIA NYC FCE FCE MIA IND PRF NCA JAX
1–1 2-1 0–0 Aug 19 Aug 26 Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 20 Sep 23 Oct 1 Oct 7 Oct 11 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28

[5][6]

Playoffs

Combined Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC 19 12 3 4 39 18 +21 39 Championship Qualifiers
2 San Francisco Deltas 19 8 7 4 20 22 −2 31
3 New York Cosmos 19 7 7 5 27 25 +2 28
4 North Carolina FC 19 7 5 7 27 27 0 26
5 Jacksonville Armada 19 6 8 5 20 20 0 26
6 Indy Eleven 19 5 8 6 0 0 0 23
7 FC Edmonton 19 5 2 12 16 25 −9 17
8 Puerto Rico FC 19 2 8 9 21 29 −8 14
Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 2017. Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored

The Championship

Participants:

Attendance

Club GP Total High Low Average Change
Indy Eleven 9 73,949 9,072 7,124 8,217 -2.1%
Miami FC 9 55,533 9,515 5,022 6,170 13.7%
New York Cosmos 9 42,422 6,734 2,240 4,714 24.9%
North Carolina FC 9 39,569 6,058 3,494 4,397 -13.1%
FC Edmonton 9 32,496 4,096 2,968 3,611 75.3%
Puerto Rico FC 9 31,198 5,692 2,345 3,466 -8.8%
Jacksonville Armada 9 27,476 3,811 2,153 3,053 -12.7%
San Francisco Deltas 9 22,717 4,133 1,441 2,524 N/A
Total 72 325,360 9,515 1,441 4,519 -4.5%

Source: NASL

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Rank Player Nation Club Goals
1 Vincenzo Rennella  ITA Miami FC 10
2 Stefano Pinho  BRA Miami FC 9
3 Justin Braun  USA Indy Eleven 7
4 Tom Heinemann  USA San Francisco Deltas 6
Lance Laing  JAM North Carolina FC
Zach Steinberger  USA Jacksonville Armada
7 Tomi Ameobi  ENG FC Edmonton 5
Matt Fondy  USA North Carolina FC
Emmanuel Ledesma  ARG New York Cosmos
Dylan Mares  USA Miami FC
Kwadwo Poku  GHA Miami FC

Source:[7]

Top assists

Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 Vincenzo Rennella  ITA Miami FC 5
2 Justin Braun  USA Indy Eleven 4
Ben Fisk  CAN FC Edmonton
Giuseppe Gentile  USA Puerto Rico FC
5 Dustin Corea  SLV FC Edmonton 3
Jemal Johnson  ENG Jacksonville Armada
Michael Lahoud  SLE Miami FC
Lance Laing  JAM North Carolina FC
Dylan Mares  USA Miami FC
Ariel Martínez  CUB Miami FC
Steven Miller  USA North Carolina FC
Cristian Portilla  SPA San Francisco Deltas
Jordi Quintillà  SPA Puerto Rico FC
Nemanja Vuković  MNE Indy Eleven

Source:[7]

Clean sheets

Rank Player Nation Club Clean Sheets
1 Romuald Peiser  FRA San Francisco Deltas 7
Mario Daniel Vega  ARG Miami FC
3 Caleb Patterson-Sewell  USA Jacksonville Armada 6
4 Jon Busch  USA Indy Eleven 4
Jimmy Maurer  USA New York Cosmos
6 Trevor Spangenberg  USA Puerto Rico FC 3
7 Brian Holt  USA New York Cosmos 2
Brian Sylvestre  USA North Carolina FC
9 Chris Konopka  SPA FC Edmonton 1
Austin Pack  USA Puerto Rico FC

Source:[7]

Hat-tricks

Player Nation Club Against Result Date
Stefano Pinho  BRA Miami FC San Francisco Deltas 7–0 July 8

League Awards

Weekly awards

Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the Week
Player Club Player Club
Week 1 Canada Kyle Bekker San Francisco Deltas France Romuald Peiser San Francisco Deltas
Week 2 United States Justin Braun Indy Eleven United States Ben Speas Indy Eleven
Week 3 United States Tom Heinemann San Francisco Deltas Brazil Pablo Dyego San Francisco Deltas
Week 4 United States Matthew Fondy North Carolina FC Jamaica Lance Laing North Carolina FC
Week 5 United States Brian Sylvestre North Carolina FC United States J. C. Banks Jacksonville Armada
Week 6 Ghana Kwadwo Poku Miami FC Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma New York Cosmos
Week 7 Spain Cristian Portilla San Francisco Deltas United States Zach Steinberger Jacksonville Armada
Week 8 Jamaica Lance Laing North Carolina FC United States Giuseppe Gentile Puerto Rico FC
Week 9 United States Zach Steinberger Jacksonville Armada United States Billy Schuler North Carolina FC
Week 10 United States Zach Steinberger Jacksonville Armada South Africa Tiyi Shipalane North Carolina FC
Week 11 United States Giuseppe Gentile Puerto Rico FC Spain Cristian Portilla San Francisco Deltas
Week 12 Canada Kyle Bekker San Francisco Deltas United States Billy Schuler North Carolina FC
Week 13 Italy Vincenzo Rennella Miami FC Argentina Emmanuel Ledesma New York Cosmos
Week 14 United States Jon Busch Indy Eleven Canada Nathan Ingham FC Edmonton
Week 15 United States Tom Heinemann San Francisco Deltas United States Billy Schuler North Carolina FC
Week 16 Brazil Stefano Pinho Miami FC Cuba Ariel Martínez Miami FC
Week 17 Montenegro Nemanja Vuković Indy Eleven New Zealand Craig Henderson Indy Eleven
Week 18 United States Eric Calvillo New York Cosmos Israel Kobi Moyal New York Cosmos
Week 19 Senegal Abdoulaye Diakite FC Edmonton Montenegro Nemanja Vuković Indy Eleven

Monthly awards

Month NASL Player of the Month NASL Play of the Month
Player Club Player Club
April United States Justin Braun Indy Eleven United States Ben Speas Indy Eleven
May United States Zach Steinberger Jacksonville Armada United States Giuseppe Gentile Puerto Rico FC
June Italy Vincenzo Rennella Miami FC Spain Cristian Portilla San Francisco Deltas
July United States Eric Calvillo New York Cosmos Cuba Ariel Martínez Miami FC

References

  1. ↑ "Puerto Rico Parts Ways With Coach Adrian Whitbread Technical Director Neil Sillett". nasl.com. May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Marco Vélez Named Puerto Rico FC Head Coach for the Fall Season". nasl.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "North American Soccer League Releases 2017 Schedule". NASL.com. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 NASL Results". NASL.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "North American Soccer League Releases 2017 Schedule". NASL.com. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ "2017 NASL Results". NASL.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "2017 NASL statistics". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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