The 2022 NISA season will be the fourth season of the

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

's third-division soccer competition. After three years of split seasons, NISA switched to a full season format, with a single table and a playoff competition to determine the 2022 champion.

Teams

Six of the teams that participated in the 2021 Fall season returned, and were joined by four expansion clubs:

AC Syracuse Pulse Syracuse Pulse, initially AC Syracuse Pulse is an American professional soccer club based in Syracuse, New York. The Pulse field a men's team in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), the 3rd tier of the US soccer pyramid, and a w ...

Bay Cities FC Bay Cities FC was an American professional soccer team based in Redwood City, California that began play in 2022 to play in the National Independent Soccer Association, in the third tier of the US soccer pyramid. The club played in NISA until A ...

, Flower City Union and Valley United FC. From the existing 2021 teams, San Diego 1904 FC were rebranded to Albion San Diego, after merging with the youth club with the same name, while Chicago House AC,

New Amsterdam FC New Amsterdam Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Hempstead, New York. The club competes in the National Independent Soccer Association, the third tier of American soccer. New Amsterdam FC was established on April 20, ...

and

Stumptown AC Stumptown AC, formerly Stumptown Athletic, is an American professional soccer team that plays in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA). The club is based in Matthews, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. History Following an init ...

will be on hiatus for 2022, and current title holders Detroit City FC moved to USL Championship.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

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manufacturer, but it still allows clubs to find their own provider.

Coaching changes

Regular season

The season will start on March 26, and will see each team play 26 games over 30 weeks: four times against each opponent in the same division and two times against each opponent in the opposite division.

Standings

East Division

West Division

Results

Player statistics

Top goalscorers

Clean sheets

Top assists

Playoffs

The playoffs begin on October 22, and will feature the top 6 teams in the regular season. The East and West division winners will be assigned the first 2 seeds, and will get byes to the semifinals. The second places in the two divisions will be assigned seeds 3 and 4, and the third places seeds 5 and 6. The 2022 Final will take place on November 5.

Notes

References

External links

NISA official website
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