| Season | 2019–20 season |
|---|---|
| Dates | Fall: August 31 – November 10, 2019 Spring: February 29 – March 12, 2020 (play suspended) |
| Matches | 27 |
| Goals | 92 (3.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack McInerney (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Miami FC 8–1Philadelphia Fury (September 15, 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Atlanta SC 1–3Stumptown Athletic (September 14, 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Miami FC 8–1 Philadelphia Fury (September 15, 2019) |
| Highest attendance | 5,723 Oakland Roots SC 1–1Los Angeles Force (October 19, 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 112 Atlanta SC 1–3Stumptown Athletic (September 14, 2019) |
| Total attendance | Fall: 29,893 Spring: 15,912 Overall: 45,805 |
| Average attendance | Fall: 1,495 Spring: 2,273 Overall: 1,696 |
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The2019–20 NISA season was the inaugural season of theNational Independent Soccer Association's third-division soccer competition.[1] The regular season was split into two halves, fall and spring, with playoffs at the end. The fall season, named "NISA Showcase", featured seven teams, with the East and West champions earning berths into the 2020 playoffs.[2] The spring season featured eight teams, and switches to a single table format, the top 3 teams joiningCalifornia United Strikers in the playoffs.
The spring season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[3] The suspension was then extended in accordance withCDC guidelines[4] and eventually made permanent on April 27, 2020.[5]
Full season club
Spring expansion club
Fall-only clubMiami FC andCalifornia United Strikers FC played seven matches while the rest of the league played only six. To accommodate for this, the Miami FC home match againstOakland Roots SC did not count in the standings for Miami and the second California United Strikers FC home match againstSan Diego 1904 FC did not count in the standings for Cal United.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC(O) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 14 | East Coast Championship |
| 2 | Stumptown Athletic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | Atlanta SC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Fury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | Withdrew[a] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Force | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | West Coast Championship |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC(O) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | San Diego 1904 FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Oakland Roots SC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 |
| Home \ Away | ATL | MIA | PHI | STU | CAL | LAF | OAK | SDI | ATL | MIA | PHI | STU | CAL | LAF | OAK | SDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta SC | — | 2–2 | 3–0[F] | 1–3 | — | |||||||||||
| Miami FC | 2–2 | — | 8–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | ||||||||||
| Philadelphia Fury | 0–3[F] | 0–3[F] | — | 0–3[F] | — | |||||||||||
| Stumptown Athletic | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0[F] | — | — | |||||||||||
| California United Strikers FC | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Force | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | |||||||||||
| Oakland Roots SC | 3–3 | 1–1 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| San Diego 1904 FC | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | — | — |
The top two eastern teams will meet in the East Coast Championship while the top two western teams will meet in the West Coast Championship. Each champion will earn an automatic berth into the Spring 2020 playoffs.
| Miami FC | 3–0 | Stumptown Athletic |
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| Los Angeles Force | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | California United Strikers FC |
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| 3–5 | ||
The 2020 Spring season began on February 28 and featured eight teams (five teams that also played in the Fall season, plus three new entries). It consisted of a single table instead of the conferences used during Fall. The top three teams would have qualified for the Playoffs, together withCalifornia United Strikers, already qualified because of their Fall season West Championship win.[10]
The spring season was suspended on March 12, for 30 days, due to thecoronavirus pandemic.[11] The suspension was then extended in accordance withCDC guidelines[12] and eventually made permanent on April 27, 2020.[13]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Roots SC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC(Q) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Stumptown Athletic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | San Diego 1904 FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Chattanooga FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Michigan Stars FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| Home \ Away | CAL | CHA | DET | LAF | MIC | OAK | SAN | STU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California United Strikers FC | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |
| Chattanooga FC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Detroit City FC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles Force | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| Michigan Stars FC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oakland Roots SC | — | 1–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — |
| San Diego 1904 FC | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stumptown Athletic | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | — |
