NISA (New NASL-allied D3 league) Mega-Thread

Discussion in 'NASL' started by oneeyedfool, Jun 6, 2017.

  1. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eh, Texas High School stadiums, and Toyota Field in particular, are a long way from Lincoln High in SD

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    Chattanooga FC
    United States
    Apr 7, 2018
    USL1 had two teams in HS football stadiums their first season, and Greenville is still in one (I'd also say odds are pretty good CRW will have to start the season back at CCS, as well).
    I think there needs to be some expectation of itinerancy at this level while teams focus on getting traction behind the team before putting down a large, long term investment.
     
  3. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don’t disagree per se. But this has to be the first time a team abandoned a 70k NFL stadium for a 3k high school bleacher.
     
  4. Darkwing McQuack

    Darkwing McQuack BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 11, 2011
    Morrisville, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  5. aetraxx7

    aetraxx7 Member+

    Jun 25, 2005
    Des Moines, IA
    Club:
    Des Moines Menace
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    Not to mention taste.
     
  7. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FEB 28
    LA - 0 DCFC - 2

    FEB 29
    STP - 2 1904 - 2
    OAK - 1 CFC - 1
    CALUTD - 1 MSFC - 0
     
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    Chattanooga FC
    United States
    Apr 7, 2018
    *sigh*
     
  9. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
    Club:
    --other--
    I watched Stumptown vs. LA Force on YouTube. Actually a bit better than I was expecting.
     
  10. athletics68

    athletics68 Member+

    Dec 12, 2006
    San Diego & San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  11. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.frontrowsoccer.com/2020/07/24/on-hold-nisa-mid-atlantic-tournament-postponed/

    NISA on Friday postponed the NISA Independent Mid-Atlantic region tournament.

    The league said it was due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Maryland and the subsequent closing of the Maryland SoccerPlex to professional sports.

    NISA is reviewing proposals in adjacent counties and states to reschedule the tournament.

    Cosmos, New Amsterdam FC, Maryland Bobcats FC and FC Baltimore Christos are slated to participate
     
  12. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They can't get a break can they?
     
  13. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Never heard of 3 out of the 4 teams in it.
     
  14. An Unpaved Road

    An Unpaved Road Member+

    Mar 22, 2006
    Club:
    --other--
    The Bobcats are an obvious pick but I don't know about this Cosmos operation.

    Sounds pretty shady.
     
  15. MLSinCleveland

    MLSinCleveland Member+

    Oct 12, 2006
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Club:
    Cleveland C. S.
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    IIRC, Christos had a pretty deep Open Cup run one year.
     
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    Chattanooga FC
    United States
    Apr 7, 2018
    The Independent Cup was intended for amateur teams to have a stage in front of the larger NISA clubs and make a name for themselves, but then COVID disrupted that aspect. It's a shame, really, because I think it was a really good intention on NISA's part.
    But that would explain why you hadn't heard of them (as well as NPSL allegedly blocking some clubs from participating).
     
  17. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok so I misread. I thought this was a NISA Cup tournament like the current MLS one. I didn't know it was for independent clubs.

    So you're thinking of Christos FC. They beat the Kickers a few years ago in the Open. FC Baltimore Christos is a different team, though affiliated and both are from Baltimore.
     
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  18. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  19. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A year ago, Chattanooga FC — looking for an infusion of cash to make the transition to pro soccer — raised more than $850,000 through sales of public stock, becoming the first U.S. sports team to do so since securities reform laws were passed in 2016 to allow it. (The NFL’s Packers, with more than 350,000 shareholders, haven’t held a stock offering since 2012.)

    Now Detroit City FC, a limited liability company with a half-dozen local owners, including a recent addition this summer, is offering up 10% of the equity of the club to fans in a similar sale, using the crowdfunding investment site WeFunder to allow fans and the wider soccer community a chance to buy a piece of Le Rouge.

    https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...H0fDwjeD5Sntp2h4362DP9jL_dXO_ivKlg1BPLtAeUoy4
     
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    Chattanooga FC
    United States
    Apr 7, 2018
    So smart, really. Detroit has so many more potential owners than CFC and, realistically, a much higher ceiling.
    The club seemed to have positioned itself well, with a bunch of different ventures that, unfortunately, were all completely disrupted by the pandemic.
     
  21. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    #949 newtex, Jul 31, 2020
    Last edited: Jul 31, 2020
    And they aren't even playing in Warwick. They are playing at a sports complex, a former prison, a few miles east of Warwick. But not any closer to small cities like Middletown or Newburgh. Both have about 28,000 people but are in completely different directions.
     
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    Chattanooga FC
    United States
    Apr 7, 2018
    They are only playing there as long as they can't have fans in attendance.

    They're still planning on playing at Fordham once that's a possibility, which who knows when that will be.
     

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