National Indoor Soccer League (2021)
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Founded | January 2021 |
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Country | United States |
Number of teams | 6 |
Current champions | Fayetteville Fury (Men) Memphis Americans (Women) |
Most championships | Fayetteville Fury (Men) (1 title) Memphis Americans (Women) (1 title) |
Website | www |
The National Indoor Soccer League (NISL) is an indoor soccer league that began play in 2021 and is based in the Southeast United States. The league fields men's and women's divisions.[1] On March 24, 2021, the league announced its partnership with Nike.[2]
On April 29, 2021, the Memphis Americans were officially announced as a charter team in the new NISL[3] On June 7. 2021, the Fayetteville Fury were announced as the league's second team. On August 17, 2021, the Columbus Rapids became the third franchise to join the league. On December 16, 2021, 10 days before the season opener, the Rome (Ga.) Gladiators, a travel team, became the fourth and final team to join the league for its inaugural season.[4]
On July 7 it was announced that an expansion team was coming to Tampa.[5]
Staff
- Andrew Haines – Executive Board of Directors
- Joshua Blair – Executive Board of Directors
- Jason Gibson – Executive Board of Directors
- Michael Taylor – Executive Board of Directors
- Donald Bunney – Creative Director
Teams
Team | City/Area | Arena | Men's Coach | Women's Coach |
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Central Florida Crusaders[6] | Orlando, Florida | Addition Financial Arena | Tom Traxler | Tom Traxler |
Columbus Rapids | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center | Eddie Miranda[7] | Miguel Galindo |
Fayetteville Fury | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Crown Coliseum | Jay Burbee | Jay Burbee |
Memphis Americans | Southaven, Mississippi | Landers Center | Corey Adamson | Corey Adamson [8] |
Rome Gladiators | Rome, Georgia | N/A | Joao Guilherme Garcia | Mike Cediel |
Tampa Bay Strikers[9] | Tampa, Florida | Yuengling Center | Martín Gramática[10] | Martín Gramática |
Champions
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score | Location |
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2021–2022 | Fayetteville Fury | Memphis Americans | 5–3 | Crown Coliseum |
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Final Score | Location |
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2021–2022 | Memphis Americans | Rome Gladiators | 5–3 | Crown Coliseum |
References
- ^ "New indoor soccer league launching in the Mid-South". www.kait8.com. April 29, 2020.
- ^ "NISL & NIKE INK FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP". National Indoor Soccer League. March 24, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ "NATIONAL INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE BRINGS TEAM TO MID-SOUTH". memphisamericans.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Rome Gladiators Announced as the NISL 4th Team". www.romegladiatorsga.com. December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Professional Indoor Soccer Coming to Tampa". bizjournals.com/tampabay. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ Andrew Haines (August 4, 2022). "NISL ADDS ORLANDO AS EXPANSION TEAM". www.cflcrusaders.com. SoccerShift. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Alex Husting (September 9, 2021). "RAPIDS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNER AND BOTH COACHES AT PRESS CONFERENCE". www.columbusrapids.com. SoccerShift. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Americans hold open tryouts for new team". DeSoto County News. August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "The Tampa Bay Strikers are coming to the Yuengling Center". Bay News 9. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Strikers announce Martin Gramatica as head coach". NISL Pro. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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