2017 North American Soccer League season
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The 2017 North American Soccer League season was 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.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | San Francisco Deltas |
| Spring Champions | Miami FC |
| Fall Champions | Miami FC |
| Matches | 128 |
| Goals | 338 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Stefano Pinho (17) |
| Biggest home win | MIA 7–0 SFD (July 8) |
| Biggest away win | NYC 0–3 MIA (April 1) |
| Highest scoring | NYC 5–2 PRF (October 28) |
| 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 | 780 JAX 1–2 PRF (August 16) |
| Total attendance | 550,871 (123 of 128 games reported) |
| Average attendance | 4,479 |
← 2016 | |
Eight clubs played 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 did not return to NASL for the 2017 season.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
Locations of NASL clubs
Teams
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Edmonton | Edmonton | Clarke Stadium | 5,000 |  Colin Miller |
 Albert Watson |
The Fath Group |
| Indy Eleven | Indianapolis | Michael A. Carroll Stadium | 10,524 |  Tim Hankinson |
 Colin Falvey |
Honda |
| Jacksonville Armada | Jacksonville | Hodges Stadium | 12,000 |  Mark Lowry |
Aaron Pitchkolan |
RP Funding |
| Miami FC | Miami | Riccardo Silva Stadium | 20,000 |  Alessandro Nesta |
Jonathan Borrajo |
|
| New York Cosmos | New York City | MCU Park | 7,000 |  Giovanni Savarese |
Carlos Mendes |
Fly Emirates |
| North Carolina FC | Raleigh | WakeMed Soccer Park | 10,000 | Colin Clarke |
Nazmi Albadawi |
Circle K |
| Puerto Rico FC | Bayamón | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium | 22,000 |  Marco Vélez |
Cristiano |
Claro |
| San Francisco Deltas | San Francisco | Kezar Stadium | 10,000 | Marc Dos Santos |
Nana Attakora |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico FC | Adrian Whitbread |
Fired | May 19, 2017 | 8th Place | Marco Vélez (interim) |
May 19, 2017[1] |
| Marco Vélez (interim) |
End of Interim Period | August 2, 2017 | 8th Place | Marco Vélez |
August 2, 2017[2] |
Spring season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (S) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 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
(S) Spring season champion
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
(S) Spring season champion
Results
Abbreviation and Color Key:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| 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 Armada | FCE | 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 FC | MIA | 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 FC | NYC | 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 Deltas | IND | 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 | |
Fall season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (F) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | Playoffs |
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 24 | |
| 4 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 |
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
(F) Fall season champion
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
(F) Fall season champion
Results
Abbreviation and Color Key:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Match | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| FC Edmonton | IND | IND | NYC | PRF | SFD | NCA | NCA | IND | SFD | SFD | JAX | NYC | JAX | MIA | PRF | MIA |
| 1–2 | 3-1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2-1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2-0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Indy Eleven | FCE | FCE | MIA | NYC | JAX | SFD | NCA | FCE | JAX | NCA | PRF | NYC | SFD | MIA | PRF | NCA |
| 2–1 | 1–3 | 1-3 | 3–3 | 2-3 | 0–2 | 1-0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1-2 | 0–3 | 1-2 | 2–2 | |
| Jacksonville Armada | SFD | PRF | NCA | PRF | MIA | IND | NYC | NYC | MIA | IND | MIA | FCE | NCA | FCE | NYC | SFD |
| 1–1 | 0-1 | 2–2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 3–3 | 0-3 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2-0 | |
| Miami FC | NYC | NCA | IND | NCA | JAX | PRF | PRF | NYC | JAX | JAX | SFD | SFD | IND | SFD | FCE | FCE |
| 1–3 | 2-3 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3–3 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3-0 | 2–2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | |
| New York Cosmos | MIA | SFD | FCE | IND | NCA | JAX | MIA | JAX | SFD | NCA | PRF | IND | FCE | PRF | JAX | PRF |
| 3–1 | 1-2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 5–2 | |
| North Carolina FC | PRF | MIA | JAX | MIA | SFD | NYC | FCE | FCE | IND | PRF | NYC | IND | PRF | JAX | SFD | IND |
| 1–1 | 3-2 | 2–2 | 0-1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 0–0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Puerto Rico FC | NCA | JAX | SFD | JAX | FCE | MIA | MIA | NCA | NYC | IND | NCA | SFD | NYC | IND | FCE | NYC |
| 1–1 | 1-0 | 0–0 | 2-1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0-1 | 0–0 | 0-1 | 1–2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 2-5 | |
| San Francisco Deltas | JAX | NYC | PRF | NCA | FCE | IND | NYC | FCE | FCE | MIA | MIA | IND | PRF | MIA | NCA | JAX |
| 1–1 | 2-1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2-0 | 2–2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1–1 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0-2 | |
Playoffs
Combined standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami FC (X) | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 69 | Championship qualifiers |
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas (C) | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 54 | |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 45 | |
| 4 | New York Cosmos | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 45 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville Armada | 32 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 43 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 33 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 32 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 27 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico FC | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 25 |
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) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
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) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
The Championship
Participants
- Miami FC (Spring and Fall season champion)
- San Francisco Deltas
- North Carolina FC
- New York Cosmos
Bracket
| Semi-Finals | Championship | |||||
| November 5 – Riccardo Silva Stadium | ||||||
| #1 Miami FC | 0(5) | |||||
| November 12 – Kezar Stadium | ||||||
| #4 New York Cosmos (pen.) | 0(6) | |||||
| #2 San Francisco Deltas | 2 | |||||
| November 5 – Kezar Stadium | ||||||
| #4 New York Cosmos | 0 | |||||
| #2 San Francisco Deltas | 1 | |||||
| #3 North Carolina FC | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
| San Francisco Deltas | 1–0 | North Carolina FC |
|---|---|---|
Gibson  40'Jordan  60'Bekker 90' |
Report |
Soccer Bowl 2017
Attendance
| Club | GP | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indy Eleven | 16 | 134,319 | 9,072 | 7,124 | 8,395 | -0% |
| Miami FC | 16 | 82,746 | 9,515 | 1,529 | 5,172 | -4.7% |
| New York Cosmos | 17 | 83,140 | 6,734 | 2,240 | 4,891 | 29.6% |
| North Carolina FC | 16 | 71,539 | 7,344 | 3,388 | 4,471 | -11.6% |
| FC Edmonton | 16 | 54,525 | 4,096 | 2,231 | 3,408 | 65.4% |
| Puerto Rico FC | 11* | 37,411 | 5,692 | 2,345 | 3,401 | -10.5% |
| Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 48,562 | 7,611 | 780 | 3,035 | -13.3% |
| San Francisco Deltas | 15† | 38,629 | 4,755 | 1,441 | 2,575 | N/A |
| Total | 123 | 550,871 | 9,515 | 780 | 4,479 | -5.4% |
* Five home games moved to other venues due to Hurricane Maria.
† One result missing. That game was rescheduled at an alternate venue. There was no admission charged and no attendance figure given.
Source: NASL & kenn.com
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
Source:[7] |
Top assists
Source:[7]
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Clean sheets
Source:[7] |
Hat-tricks
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Awards
Weekly awards
Monthly awards
| Month | NASL Player of the Month | NASL Play of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Player | Club | |
| April | Justin Braun |
Indy Eleven | Ben Speas |
Indy Eleven |
| May | Zach Steinberger |
Jacksonville Armada | Giuseppe Gentile |
Puerto Rico FC |
| June | Vincenzo Rennella |
Miami FC |  Cristian Portilla |
San Francisco Deltas |
| July |  Eric Calvillo |
New York Cosmos |  Ariel Martínez |
Miami FC |
| August |  Jack Blake |
Jacksonville Armada |  Nemanja Vuković |
Indy Eleven |
| September | Jaime Chavez |
Miami FC |  Éamon Zayed |
Indy Eleven |
| October |  Emmanuel Ledesma |
New York Cosmos |  Nazmi Albadawi |
North Carolina FC |
League awards
- Golden Ball (MVP):
Stefano Pinho (Miami FC) [8] - Golden Boot: Stefano Pinho (Miami FC) [9]
- Golden Glove:
Mario Daniel Vega (Miami FC) [10] - Coach of the Year:
Marc Dos Santos (San Francisco Deltas) [11] - Goal of the Year:
Zach Steinberger (Jacksonville Armada) [12] - Young (U23) Player of the Year:
Jack Blake (Jacksonville Armada) [13] - Humanitarian of the Year: Austin da Luz (North Carolina FC) [14]
- Fair Play Award: North Carolina FC[15]
| NASL Best XI[16] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Team | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Mario Daniel Vega | Miami FC | ||||
| Defense | Reiner Ferreira | San Francisco Deltas | ||||
| Defense | Mason Trafford | Miami FC | ||||
| Defense |  Mechack Jérôme | Jacksonville Armada | ||||
| Defense | Connor Tobin | North Carolina FC | ||||
| Midfield | Emmanuel Ledesma | New York Cosmos | ||||
| Midfield | Nazmi Albadawi | North Carolina FC | ||||
| Midfield | Richie Ryan | Miami FC | ||||
| Midfield | Dylan Mares | Miami FC | ||||
| Forward |  Vincenzo Rennella | Miami FC | ||||
| Forward | Stefano Pinho | Miami FC | ||||