National Indoor Soccer League (2021)

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For usages of the name, see National Indoor Soccer League.
National Indoor Soccer League
File:NISL Logo.png
FoundedJanuary 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01)
CountryUnited States
Number of teams6
Current championsFayetteville Fury (Men) Memphis Americans (Women)
Most championshipsFayetteville Fury (Men) (1 title) Memphis Americans (Women) (1 title)
Websitewww.nislpro.com

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
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

Men's Champions
Year Champion Runner-Up Final Score Location
2021–2022 Fayetteville Fury Memphis Americans 5–3 Crown Coliseum
Women's Champions
Year Champion Runner-Up Final Score Location
2021–2022 Memphis Americans Rome Gladiators 5–3 Crown Coliseum

References

  1. ^ "New indoor soccer league launching in the Mid-South". www.kait8.com. April 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "NISL & NIKE INK FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP". National Indoor Soccer League. March 24, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "NATIONAL INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE BRINGS TEAM TO MID-SOUTH". memphisamericans.com. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  4. ^ "Rome Gladiators Announced as the NISL 4th Team". www.romegladiatorsga.com. December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Professional Indoor Soccer Coming to Tampa". bizjournals.com/tampabay. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  6. ^ Andrew Haines (August 4, 2022). "NISL ADDS ORLANDO AS EXPANSION TEAM". www.cflcrusaders.com. SoccerShift. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. ^ Alex Husting (September 9, 2021). "RAPIDS ANNOUNCE NEW OWNER AND BOTH COACHES AT PRESS CONFERENCE". www.columbusrapids.com. SoccerShift. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "Americans hold open tryouts for new team". DeSoto County News. August 7, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Tampa Bay Strikers are coming to the Yuengling Center". Bay News 9. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tampa Bay Strikers announce Martin Gramatica as head coach". NISL Pro. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

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