Soccer Bowl 2016
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| Event | Soccer Bowl | ||||||
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| After extra time New York Cosmos won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | November 13, 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Belson Stadium, Queens, New York | ||||||
| Referee | Allen Chapman | ||||||
| Attendance | 2,150 | ||||||
NASL Championship Final 2016 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2016 season which determined the NASL Champion.
The Indy Eleven were the first team to earn a spot in "The Championship", when they won the Spring Championship back in June. They edged out the New York Cosmos in the Spring season on the third tiebreaker (head-head). The New York Cosmos responded by winning the Fall Championship. They qualified with two games to spare and setting the home unbeaten record in modern NASL history. The league saw six teams fighting for the last playoff spot with four games left to play. Going into the final matchday, only two teams were left. Before their final regular season match, Rayo OKC qualified for "The Championship" in their first season.
Path to the final
Semi-final #1
Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton met three times in the regular season. They split the first game in the Spring season, and they each won their home match-ups in the Fall season.
| Indy Eleven | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton |
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Ubiparipović  63' |
Report Report |
Diakité  83'Eckersley 90+2' |
Semi-final #2
The New York Cosmos come into the Semi-final match as the home team, having secured their spot by winning, both the Fall season and North American Supporters' Trophy on the same night, with two matches left to play. The Cosmos meet Rayo OKC in the 2nd Semi-Final. The two teams meet three times during the regular season. The third match was a 1—1 draw at the Cosmos' Shuart Stadium.
