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2015 North American Soccer League season

January 01, 1970

The 2015 North American Soccer League season was the 48th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fifth season of the North American Soccer League. It was contested by eleven teams including two from Canada. Jacksonville Armada FC made their NASL debut this season. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the San Antonio Scorpions, while Minnesota United FC were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used for the 2015 season.

North American Soccer League
Season2015
ChampionsNew York Cosmos
Spring ChampionsNew York Cosmos
Fall ChampionsOttawa Fury
Matches played165
Goals scored453 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerStefano Pinho (16)
Biggest home win6 goals:
FTL 7–1 IND
(Aug 29)
Biggest away win4 goals:
JAX 0–4 CAR
(May 30)
Highest scoring8 goals:
FTL 7–1 IND
(Aug 29)
Longest winning run5 games:
Ottawa Fury
(Jul 19 – Aug 8)
Longest unbeaten run12 games:
Ottawa Fury
(May 9 – Aug 8)
Ottawa Fury
(Aug 26 – Oct 31)
Longest winless run8 games:
Atlanta Silverbacks
(Apr 25 – Jul 4)
Jacksonville Armada
(May 16 – Jul 15)
Longest losing run4 games:
Atlanta Silverbacks
(May 24 – Jul 4)
Carolina RailHawks
(Aug 12 – 30)
FC Edmonton
(Oct 4 – 17)
Highest attendance16,167
JAX 3–1 FCE
(Apr 4)
Lowest attendance1,112
FCE 4–0 SAS
(Jul 5)
Total attendance975,558
Average attendance5,912
← 2014
2016 →

Teams, stadiums, and personnel edit

Stadiums and locations edit

Main article: List of NASL stadiums
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Locations of NASL clubs

Personnel and sponsorship edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsor
Atlanta Silverbacks   Gary Smith   Simon Mensing Reto Sports
Carolina RailHawks   Colin Clarke   Connor Tobin Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
FC Edmonton   Colin Miller   Albert Watson Adidas The Fath Group
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Günter Kronsteiner   Iván Guerrero Nike Azul Airlines
Indy Eleven   Tim Regan (interim)   Kristian Nicht Diadora Honda
Jacksonville Armada FC   Eric Dade (interim)   Marcos Flores Nike Winn-Dixie
Minnesota United FC   Manny Lagos   Aaron Pitchkolan Inaria Atomic Data / Mall of America
New York Cosmos   Giovanni Savarese   Carlos Mendes Nike Emirates
Ottawa Fury FC   Marc Dos Santos   Richie Ryan Admiral The Heart and Crown
San Antonio Scorpions   Alen Marcina   Adrian Cann Nike Toyota
Tampa Bay Rowdies   Stuart Campbell   Marcelo Saragosa Nike Hard Rock

Player transfers edit

Main article: List of North American Soccer League transfers 2015

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Atlanta Silverbacks   Alejandro Pombo End of interim period November 2, 2014 Pre-Season   Gary Smith December 23, 2014
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Günter Kronsteiner Not Returning December 5, 2014 Pre-Season   Marcelo Neveleff January 19, 2015
Jacksonville Armada Expansion team   José Luis Villarreal June 14, 2014[1]
Tampa Bay Rowdies   Ricky Hill Fired November 18, 2014 Pre-Season   Thomas Rongen December 3, 2014[2]
Jacksonville Armada   José Luis Villarreal Resigned May 22, 2015 6th   Guillermo Ángel Hoyos June 14, 2015[3]
Indy Eleven   Juergen Sommer Fired June 2, 2015 11th   Tim Regan (interim) June 2, 2015[4]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Marcelo Neveleff Resigned June 7, 2015 10th   Iván Guerrero (interim) June 7, 2015[5]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Iván Guerrero (interim) End of interim period June 30, 2015 8th   Günter Kronsteiner June 30, 2015[6]
Tampa Bay Rowdies   Thomas Rongen Fired August 21, 2015 10th   Stuart Campbell August 26, 2015[7]
Jacksonville Armada   Guillermo Ángel Hoyos Fired September 21, 2015 11th   Eric Dade (interim) September 21, 2015[8]

Spring season edit

The Spring season began on April 4 and ended on June 13. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. Each team hosted 5 home games and played 5 road games. The winner of the Spring season earned one of four berths in the playoffs, known as The Championship.[9]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (S) 10 5 5 0 18 9 +9 20 Playoffs
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 +6 19
3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 +5 14
4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 +2 14
5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 +1 13
6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 −3 12
7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 −4 12
8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 −1 11
9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 −3 11
10 FC Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 −6 9
11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 −6 8
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion

Results edit

Home \ Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1
Carolina RailHawks 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1
Edmonton 4–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–3
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1
Indy Eleven 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–2
Jacksonville Armada 0–4 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Minnesota United 1–0 2–3 3–2 1–1 2–2
New York Cosmos 4–2 3–3 1–0 3–0 2–0
Ottawa Fury 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0
San Antonio Scorpions 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–3
Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season edit

The Fall season began on July 4 and ended on November 1. The schedule featured each team playing every other team in the league once at home and once away. The winner of the Fall season earned one of four berths in The Championship.[10]

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Fury (F) 20 13 6 1 37 15 +22 45 Playoffs
2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 +13 39
3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 +10 36
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 +10 30
5 FC Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 +1 26
6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 −3 25
7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 −10 21
8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 −10 20
9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 −13 20
10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 −7 19
11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 −13 19
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion

Results edit

Home \ Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR
Atlanta Silverbacks 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 3–3 0–0
Carolina RailHawks 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–2 1–1
Edmonton 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 1–0
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2–2 4–0 1–1 7–1 2–0 2–5 3–3 0–2 0–0 2–1
Indy Eleven 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 2–0
Jacksonville Armada 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–0
Minnesota United 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0
New York Cosmos 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–0
Ottawa Fury 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2
San Antonio Scorpions 3–3 3–3 2–2 2–4 2–0 1–0 3–4 1–2 0–1 3–0
Tampa Bay Rowdies 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs edit

 

The Championship, culminating with Soccer Bowl 2015, was contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table. The half-season champions earned the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams earned the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. The semi-finals had the No. 1 seed hosting the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed hosting the No. 3 seed. The winners met in the Soccer Bowl 2015 hosted by the team with the higher seed.[11]

Combined standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York Cosmos (C, X) 30 15 11 4 49 30 +19 56 Championship qualifiers[a]
2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 +19 56 Championship qualifiers[b]
3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 +15 53 Championship qualifiers[c]
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 11 8 11 49 40 +9 41
5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 −4 39
6 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 −5 35
7 FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 −5 35
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 −9 33
9 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 −12 33
10 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 −11 31
11 Jacksonville Armada 30 8 7 15 33 49 −16 31
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(C) Champions; (X) Regular season champion
Notes:
  1. ^ As spring season champions
  2. ^ As fall season champions
  3. ^ As next best teams in overall standings

The Championship edit

Participants edit

Bracket edit

Semifinals Soccer Bowl
      
1 New York Cosmos 2
4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1
1 New York Cosmos 3
2 Ottawa Fury 2
2 Ottawa Fury (a.e.t.) 2
3 Minnesota United 1

Semifinals edit

New York Cosmos2–1Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Cellerino   37'   74'
Senna   58'
Raúl   61'
Szetela   71'		 Report
Report		 PC   16'
Thomas   33'
Attendance: 5,061
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Ottawa Fury2–1 (a.e.t.)Minnesota United
Heinemann   9'   47', 108'
Trafford   104'		 Report
Report		 Calvano   2'
Ramirez   7' (pen.)
Ibson   45'
Mendes   45+'
Vicentini   100'
Jordan   120+'
Attendance: 9,346
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (CAN)

Soccer Bowl 2015 edit

New York Cosmos3–2Ottawa Fury
Cellerino   7'   8', 72', 85'
Maurer   41'
Guenzatti   60'		 Report
Report
Report		 Trafford   68'
Heinemann   70', 90+2'
Falvey   76'
Ryan   76'
Attendance: 10,166
Referee: Alan Kelly

Attendance edit

Club GP Total High Low Average Change
Indy Eleven 15 147,139 10,524 8,500 9,809 -6.3%
Minnesota United 15 131,499 9,418 5,890 8,767 9.9%
Jacksonville Armada 15 118,905 16,164 5,652 7,927 N/A
San Antonio Scorpions 15 101,043 8,053 4,105 6,736 -0.3%
Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 84,739 7,010 4,219 5,649 24.2%
Ottawa Fury 15 77,464 6,899 3,023 5,164 24.5%
New York Cosmos 15 75,927 12,550 3,326 5,062 7.6%
Carolina RailHawks 15 68,080 7,217 3,055 4,539 -0.1%
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 15 67,067 11,691 1,278 4,471 9.9%
Atlanta Silverbacks 15 60,366 5,511 2,302 4,024 -0.7%
FC Edmonton 15 43,329 4,240 1,112 2,889 -14.6%
Total 165 975,558 16,164 1,112 5,912 7.5%

Source: NASL

Statistical leaders edit

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Weekly awards edit

Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the Week
Player Club Player Club
Week 1   Stefan Antonijevic Tampa Bay Rowdies   Jemal Johnson Jacksonville Armada
Week 2   PC Fort Lauderdale Strikers   PC Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 3   Sainey Nyassi FC Edmonton   Sergio Peña Indy Eleven
Week 4   Maicon Santos Tampa Bay Rowdies   Zourab Tsiskaridze San Antonio Scorpions
Week 5   Alhassane Keita Jacksonville Armada   Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions
Week 6   Carlos Mendes New York Cosmos   Bochy Hoyos Jacksonville Armada
Week 7   Billy Forbes San Antonio Scorpions   Andrés Flores New York Cosmos
Week 8   Raúl New York Cosmos   Nicki Paterson Ottawa Fury
Week 9   Kyle Hyland Indy Eleven   Lionel Brown Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 10   Victor Pineda Indy Eleven   Brian Shriver Tampa Bay Rowdies
Week 11   Pascal Millien Jacksonville Armada   Hagop Chirishian New York Cosmos
Week 12   Lance Laing FC Edmonton   Wojciech Wojcik Indy Eleven
Week 13   Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions   Wojciech Wojcik Indy Eleven
Week 14   Nacho Novo Carolina RailHawks   Jaime Chavez Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 15   Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury   Dylan Mares Indy Eleven
Week 16   Rafael Alves Ottawa Fury   Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 17   Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks   Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 18   Jaime Castrillón Jacksonville Armada   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 19   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Justin Davis Minnesota United
Week 20   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Week 21   Zach Steinberger Indy Eleven   Marvin Ceballos Indy Eleven
Week 22   Rafael Castillo San Antonio Scorpions   Pablo Campos Minnesota United
Week 23   Siniša Ubiparipović Ottawa Fury   Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks
Week 24   Tom Heinemann Ottawa Fury   Kalif Alhassan Minnesota United
Week 25   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Kris Tyrpak San Antonio Scorpions
Week 26   Pablo Campos Minnesota United   Giuseppe Gentile San Antonio Scorpions
Week 27   Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers   Brad Ring Indy Eleven
Week 28   Richard Menjivar Tampa Bay Rowdies   Mechack Jérôme Jacksonville Armada
Week 29   Raúl New York Cosmos   Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks

League awards edit

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
2015, north, american, soccer, league, season, 48th, season, division, soccer, united, states, fifth, season, north, american, soccer, league, contested, eleven, teams, including, from, canada, jacksonville, armada, made, their, nasl, debut, this, season, defe. The 2015 North American Soccer League season was the 48th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fifth season of the North American Soccer League It was contested by eleven teams including two from Canada Jacksonville Armada FC made their NASL debut this season The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the San Antonio Scorpions while Minnesota United FC were the defending North American Supporters Trophy winners A split season format was used for the 2015 season North American Soccer LeagueSeason2015ChampionsNew York CosmosSpring ChampionsNew York CosmosFall ChampionsOttawa FuryMatches played165Goals scored453 2 75 per match Top goalscorerStefano Pinho 16 Biggest home win6 goals FTL 7 1 IND Aug 29 Biggest away win4 goals JAX 0 4 CAR May 30 Highest scoring8 goals FTL 7 1 IND Aug 29 Longest winning run5 games Ottawa Fury Jul 19 Aug 8 Longest unbeaten run12 games Ottawa Fury May 9 Aug 8 Ottawa Fury Aug 26 Oct 31 Longest winless run8 games Atlanta Silverbacks Apr 25 Jul 4 Jacksonville Armada May 16 Jul 15 Longest losing run4 games Atlanta Silverbacks May 24 Jul 4 Carolina RailHawks Aug 12 30 FC Edmonton Oct 4 17 Highest attendance16 167JAX 3 1 FCE Apr 4 Lowest attendance1 112FCE 4 0 SAS Jul 5 Total attendance975 558Average attendance5 912 20142016 Contents 1 Teams stadiums and personnel 1 1 Stadiums and locations 1 2 Personnel and sponsorship 1 3 Player transfers 1 4 Managerial changes 2 Spring season 2 1 Standings 2 2 Results 3 Fall season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Results 4 Playoffs 4 1 Combined standings 4 2 The Championship 4 2 1 Participants 4 2 2 Bracket 4 2 3 Semifinals 4 2 4 Soccer Bowl 2015 5 Attendance 6 Statistical leaders 6 1 Top scorers 6 2 Top assists 6 3 Clean sheets 6 4 Hat tricks 7 Awards 7 1 Monthly awards 7 2 Weekly awards 7 3 League awards 8 References 9 External linksTeams stadiums and personnel editStadiums and locations edit Main article List of NASL stadiums nbsp nbsp Silverbacks nbsp RailHawks nbsp Edmonton nbsp Strikers nbsp Armada nbsp United nbsp Scorpions nbsp Rowdies nbsp Cosmos nbsp Fury nbsp Elevenclass notpageimage Locations of NASL clubs Personnel and sponsorship edit Team Head coach Captain Kit producer Shirt sponsor Atlanta Silverbacks nbsp Gary Smith nbsp Simon Mensing Reto Sports Carolina RailHawks nbsp Colin Clarke nbsp Connor Tobin Adidas Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC FC Edmonton nbsp Colin Miller nbsp Albert Watson Adidas The Fath Group Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Gunter Kronsteiner nbsp Ivan Guerrero Nike Azul Airlines Indy Eleven nbsp Tim Regan interim nbsp Kristian Nicht Diadora Honda Jacksonville Armada FC nbsp Eric Dade interim nbsp Marcos Flores Nike Winn Dixie Minnesota United FC nbsp Manny Lagos nbsp Aaron Pitchkolan Inaria Atomic Data Mall of America New York Cosmos nbsp Giovanni Savarese nbsp Carlos Mendes Nike Emirates Ottawa Fury FC nbsp Marc Dos Santos nbsp Richie Ryan Admiral The Heart and Crown San Antonio Scorpions nbsp Alen Marcina nbsp Adrian Cann Nike Toyota Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Stuart Campbell nbsp Marcelo Saragosa Nike Hard Rock Player transfers edit Main article List of North American Soccer League transfers 2015 Managerial changes edit Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Atlanta Silverbacks nbsp Alejandro Pombo End of interim period November 2 2014 Pre Season nbsp Gary Smith December 23 2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Gunter Kronsteiner Not Returning December 5 2014 Pre Season nbsp Marcelo Neveleff January 19 2015 Jacksonville Armada Expansion team nbsp Jose Luis Villarreal June 14 2014 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Ricky Hill Fired November 18 2014 Pre Season nbsp Thomas Rongen December 3 2014 2 Jacksonville Armada nbsp Jose Luis Villarreal Resigned May 22 2015 6th nbsp Guillermo Angel Hoyos June 14 2015 3 Indy Eleven nbsp Juergen Sommer Fired June 2 2015 11th nbsp Tim Regan interim June 2 2015 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Marcelo Neveleff Resigned June 7 2015 10th nbsp Ivan Guerrero interim June 7 2015 5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Ivan Guerrero interim End of interim period June 30 2015 8th nbsp Gunter Kronsteiner June 30 2015 6 Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Thomas Rongen Fired August 21 2015 10th nbsp Stuart Campbell August 26 2015 7 Jacksonville Armada nbsp Guillermo Angel Hoyos Fired September 21 2015 11th nbsp Eric Dade interim September 21 2015 8 Spring season editThe Spring season began on April 4 and ended on June 13 The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time Each team hosted 5 home games and played 5 road games The winner of the Spring season earned one of four berths in the playoffs known as The Championship 9 Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 New York Cosmos S 10 5 5 0 18 9 9 20 Playoffs 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 10 5 4 1 15 9 6 19 3 Carolina RailHawks 10 3 5 2 15 10 5 14 4 Minnesota United 10 3 5 2 15 13 2 14 5 Indy Eleven 10 3 4 3 13 12 1 13 6 Jacksonville Armada 10 3 3 4 15 18 3 12 7 San Antonio Scorpions 10 3 3 4 11 15 4 12 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 10 3 2 5 12 13 1 11 9 Ottawa Fury 10 2 5 3 5 8 3 11 10 FC Edmonton 10 2 3 5 16 22 6 9 11 Atlanta Silverbacks 10 1 5 4 7 13 6 8Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored S Spring season champion Results edit Home Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR Atlanta Silverbacks 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Carolina RailHawks 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 Edmonton 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 Indy Eleven 1 1 3 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 Jacksonville Armada 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 Minnesota United 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 New York Cosmos 4 2 3 3 1 0 3 0 2 0 Ottawa Fury 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 San Antonio Scorpions 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 Source 1 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Fall season editThe Fall season began on July 4 and ended on November 1 The schedule featured each team playing every other team in the league once at home and once away The winner of the Fall season earned one of four berths in The Championship 10 Standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Ottawa Fury F 20 13 6 1 37 15 22 45 Playoffs 2 Minnesota United 20 11 6 3 39 26 13 39 3 New York Cosmos 20 10 6 4 31 21 10 36 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 8 6 6 37 27 10 30 5 FC Edmonton 20 7 5 8 25 24 1 26 6 Atlanta Silverbacks 20 6 7 7 24 27 3 25 7 Carolina RailHawks 20 6 3 11 29 39 10 21 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies 20 5 5 10 18 28 10 20 9 Indy Eleven 20 5 5 10 23 36 13 20 10 San Antonio Scorpions 20 4 7 9 30 37 7 19 11 Jacksonville Armada 20 5 4 11 18 31 13 19Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored F Fall season champion Results edit Home Away ATL CAR FCE FTL IND JAX MNU NYC OTT SAS TBR Atlanta Silverbacks 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 Carolina RailHawks 2 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 3 1 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 Edmonton 1 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 2 4 0 1 1 7 1 2 0 2 5 3 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 Indy Eleven 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 0 Jacksonville Armada 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 Minnesota United 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 New York Cosmos 1 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 Ottawa Fury 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 San Antonio Scorpions 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 3 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 Source 2 Legend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Playoffs edit nbsp The Championship culminating with Soccer Bowl 2015 was contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table The half season champions earned the No 1 and No 2 seeds with the higher seed going to the team with the better full season record The two next best teams earned the No 3 and No 4 seeds The semi finals had the No 1 seed hosting the No 4 seed and the No 2 seed hosting the No 3 seed The winners met in the Soccer Bowl 2015 hosted by the team with the higher seed 11 Combined standings edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 New York Cosmos C X 30 15 11 4 49 30 19 56 Championship qualifiers a 2 Ottawa Fury 30 15 11 4 42 23 19 56 Championship qualifiers b 3 Minnesota United 30 14 11 5 54 39 15 53 Championship qualifiers c 4 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 30 11 8 11 49 40 9 41 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies 30 10 9 11 33 37 4 39 6 Carolina RailHawks 30 9 8 13 44 49 5 35 7 FC Edmonton 30 9 8 13 41 46 5 35 8 Atlanta Silverbacks 30 7 12 11 31 40 9 33 9 Indy Eleven 30 8 9 13 36 48 12 33 10 San Antonio Scorpions 30 7 10 13 41 52 11 31 11 Jacksonville Armada 30 8 7 15 33 49 16 31Source NASLRules for classification 1 points 2 total goal differential 3 total goals scored 4 head to head record 5 away goal differential 6 away goals scored C Champions X Regular season championNotes As spring season champions As fall season champions As next best teams in overall standings The Championship edit Participants edit New York Cosmos Spring season champion Ottawa Fury Fall season champion Minnesota United Fort Lauderdale Strikers Bracket edit SemifinalsSoccer Bowl 1New York Cosmos24Fort Lauderdale Strikers11New York Cosmos32Ottawa Fury22Ottawa Fury a e t 23Minnesota United1 Semifinals edit November 7 2015 2015 11 07 2 00 pm ESTNew York Cosmos2 1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCellerino nbsp 37 nbsp 74 Senna nbsp 58 Raul nbsp 61 Szetela nbsp 71 ReportReport PC nbsp 16 Thomas nbsp 33 MCU Park Brooklyn New YorkAttendance 5 061Referee Sorin Stoica November 8 2015 2015 11 08 3 00 pm ESTOttawa Fury2 1 a e t Minnesota UnitedHeinemann nbsp 9 nbsp 47 108 Trafford nbsp 104 ReportReport Calvano nbsp 2 Ramirez nbsp 7 pen Ibson nbsp 45 Mendes nbsp 45 Vicentini nbsp 100 Jordan nbsp 120 TD Place Stadium Ottawa OntarioAttendance 9 346Referee Mathieu Bourdeau CAN Soccer Bowl 2015 edit November 15 2015 2015 11 15 5 00 pm ESTNew York Cosmos3 2Ottawa FuryCellerino nbsp 7 nbsp 8 72 85 Maurer nbsp 41 Guenzatti nbsp 60 ReportReportReport Trafford nbsp 68 Heinemann nbsp 70 90 2 Falvey nbsp 76 Ryan nbsp 76 Shuart Stadium Hempstead New YorkAttendance 10 166Referee Alan KellyAttendance editClub GP Total High Low Average Change Indy Eleven 15 147 139 10 524 8 500 9 809 6 3 Minnesota United 15 131 499 9 418 5 890 8 767 9 9 Jacksonville Armada 15 118 905 16 164 5 652 7 927 N A San Antonio Scorpions 15 101 043 8 053 4 105 6 736 0 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 15 84 739 7 010 4 219 5 649 24 2 Ottawa Fury 15 77 464 6 899 3 023 5 164 24 5 New York Cosmos 15 75 927 12 550 3 326 5 062 7 6 Carolina RailHawks 15 68 080 7 217 3 055 4 539 0 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 15 67 067 11 691 1 278 4 471 9 9 Atlanta Silverbacks 15 60 366 5 511 2 302 4 024 0 7 FC Edmonton 15 43 329 4 240 1 112 2 889 14 6 Total 165 975 558 16 164 1 112 5 912 7 5 Source NASLStatistical leaders editTop scorers edit Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers 16 2 nbsp Christian Ramirez Minnesota United 12 3 nbsp Nacho Novo Carolina RailHawks 11 4 nbsp Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions 10 5 nbsp Rafael Castillo San Antonio Scorpions 8 nbsp Leo Fernandes New York Cosmos nbsp Daryl Fordyce Edmonton nbsp Marlon Freitas Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Tom Heinemann Ottawa Fury nbsp Lance Laing Edmonton nbsp Raul New York Cosmos Source 12 Top assists edit Rank Player Club Assists 1 nbsp Georgi Hristov Tampa Bay Rowdies 9 nbsp Tiyi Shipalane Carolina RailHawks 3 nbsp Billy Forbes San Antonio Scorpions 8 4 nbsp Jaime Chavez Atlanta Silverbacks 7 nbsp Lance Laing Edmonton nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Sinisa Ubiparipovic Ottawa Fury 8 nbsp Khalif Alhassan Minnesota United 6 nbsp Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks nbsp Christian Ramirez Minnesota United nbsp Kevin Venegas Minnesota United Source 12 Clean sheets edit Rank Player Club CleanSheets 1 nbsp Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury 14 2 nbsp Jimmy Maurer New York Cosmos 12 3 nbsp Sammy Ndjock Minnesota United 7 nbsp Matt Pickens Tampa Bay Rowdies 5 nbsp Matt Van Oekel Edmonton 6 6 nbsp Steward Ceus Atlanta Silverbacks 5 7 nbsp Daniel Fernandes San Antonio Scorpions 4 nbsp Akira Fitzgerald Carolina RailHawks nbsp Miguel Gallardo Jacksonville Armada nbsp David Meves Fort Lauderdale Strikers Source NASL Hat tricks edit Player For Against Result Date nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers Indy Eleven 7 1 August 29 2015 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers San Antonio Scorpions 4 2 October 3 2015 Awards edit Monthly awards edit Month NASL Player of the Month Player Club Stats Ref April nbsp Jimmy Maurer New York Cosmos 12SV 1GA 13 May nbsp Raul New York Cosmos 3G 14 June nbsp Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury 9SV 0GA 15 July nbsp Christian Ramirez Minnesota United 4G 2A 16 August nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers 6G 1A 17 September nbsp Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury 11SV 2GA 18 October nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers 4G 3A 19 Weekly awards edit Week NASL Player of the Week NASL Play of the Week Player Club Player Club Week 1 nbsp Stefan Antonijevic Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Jemal Johnson Jacksonville Armada Week 2 nbsp PC Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp PC Fort Lauderdale Strikers Week 3 nbsp Sainey Nyassi FC Edmonton nbsp Sergio Pena Indy Eleven Week 4 nbsp Maicon Santos Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Zourab Tsiskaridze San Antonio Scorpions Week 5 nbsp Alhassane Keita Jacksonville Armada nbsp Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions Week 6 nbsp Carlos Mendes New York Cosmos nbsp Bochy Hoyos Jacksonville Armada Week 7 nbsp Billy Forbes San Antonio Scorpions nbsp Andres Flores New York Cosmos Week 8 nbsp Raul New York Cosmos nbsp Nicki Paterson Ottawa Fury Week 9 nbsp Kyle Hyland Indy Eleven nbsp Lionel Brown Fort Lauderdale Strikers Week 10 nbsp Victor Pineda Indy Eleven nbsp Brian Shriver Tampa Bay Rowdies Week 11 nbsp Pascal Millien Jacksonville Armada nbsp Hagop Chirishian New York Cosmos Week 12 nbsp Lance Laing FC Edmonton nbsp Wojciech Wojcik Indy Eleven Week 13 nbsp Omar Cummings San Antonio Scorpions nbsp Wojciech Wojcik Indy Eleven Week 14 nbsp Nacho Novo Carolina RailHawks nbsp Jaime Chavez Atlanta Silverbacks Week 15 nbsp Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury nbsp Dylan Mares Indy Eleven Week 16 nbsp Rafael Alves Ottawa Fury nbsp Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks Week 17 nbsp Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks nbsp Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks Week 18 nbsp Jaime Castrillon Jacksonville Armada nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers Week 19 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Justin Davis Minnesota United Week 20 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers Week 21 nbsp Zach Steinberger Indy Eleven nbsp Marvin Ceballos Indy Eleven Week 22 nbsp Rafael Castillo San Antonio Scorpions nbsp Pablo Campos Minnesota United Week 23 nbsp Sinisa Ubiparipovic Ottawa Fury nbsp Pedro Mendes Atlanta Silverbacks Week 24 nbsp Tom Heinemann Ottawa Fury nbsp Kalif Alhassan Minnesota United Week 25 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Kris Tyrpak San Antonio Scorpions Week 26 nbsp Pablo Campos Minnesota United nbsp Giuseppe Gentile San Antonio Scorpions Week 27 nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers nbsp Brad Ring Indy Eleven Week 28 nbsp Richard Menjivar Tampa Bay Rowdies nbsp Mechack Jerome Jacksonville Armada Week 29 nbsp Raul New York Cosmos nbsp Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks League awards edit Golden Ball MVP Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers 20 Golden Boot Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers 21 Golden Glove Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury 22 Coach of the Year Marc Dos Santos Ottawa Fury 23 Goal of the Year Junior Burgos Atlanta Silverbacks 24 Young U24 Player of the Year Leo Fernandes New York Cosmos 25 Humanitarian of the Year Drew Beckie Ottawa Fury 26 Fair Play Award Ottawa Fury 27 NASL Best XI 28 Position Player Team Goalkeeper nbsp Romuald Peiser Ottawa Fury Defense nbsp Rafael Alves Ottawa Fury Defense nbsp Justin Davis Minnesota United Defense nbsp Carlos Mendes New York Cosmos Defense nbsp Kevin Venegas Minnesota United Midfield nbsp Richie Ryan Ottawa Fury Midfield nbsp Lance Laing FC Edmonton Midfield nbsp Ibson Minnesota United Midfield nbsp James Marcelin Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward nbsp Stefano Pinho Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward nbsp Christian Ramirez Minnesota United References edit Jacksonville Armada FC Names Jose Luis Villarreal as Inaugural Head Coach armadafc com June 14 2014 Retrieved December 17 2014 Rowdies name Rongen new head coach Tampa Bay Times December 3 2014 Retrieved December 17 2014 VILLARREAL TO DEPART ARMADA FC AT END OF NASL SPRING SEASON Jacksonville Armada May 22 2015 Retrieved September 21 2015 Regan in as Interim Head Coach Indy Eleven June 2 2015 Archived from the original on July 7 2015 Retrieved June 3 2015 Strikers announce technical staff changes Fort Lauderdale Strikers June 7 2015 Archived from the original on June 8 2015 Retrieved June 8 2015 Strikers name gunter kronsteiner head coach Fort Lauderdale Strikers June 30 2015 Archived from the original on August 4 2015 Retrieved June 30 2015 Rowdies Name Stuart Campbell Head Coach rowdiessoccer com Archived from the original on September 28 2015 Retrieved November 1 2015 General Manager Dario Sala Head Coach Guillermo Hoyos and Assistant Coaches Dismissed armadafc com Retrieved November 1 2015 OOPS SORRY SOMETHING WENT WRONG nasl com Retrieved November 1 2015 OOPS SORRY SOMETHING WENT WRONG nasl com Retrieved November 1 2015 NASL Clubs To Compete For The Championship February 27 2014 Retrieved February 27 2014 a b 2015 NASL statistics Retrieved August 30 2015 Player of the Month New York Cosmos Goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer North American Soccer League Retrieved September 3 2015 Player of the Month New York Cosmos Forward Raul North American Soccer League Retrieved September 3 2015 Player of the Month Ottawa Fury FC Goalkeeper Romuald Peiser North American Soccer League Retrieved September 3 2015 Player of the Month Minnesota United Forward Christian Ramirez North American Soccer League Retrieved September 3 2015 Player of the Month Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward Stefano Pinho North American Soccer League Retrieved September 4 2015 Player of the Month Ottawa Fury FC Goalkeeper Romuald Peiser North American Soccer League Retrieved October 6 2015 PLAYER OF THE MONTH FORT LAUDERDALE FORWARD STEFANO PINHO North American Soccer League Retrieved November 4 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward Stefano Pinho Claims NASL Golden Ball North American Soccer League November 10 2015 Retrieved November 10 2015 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Forward Stefano Pinho Wins NASL Golden Boot Award North American Soccer League November 10 2015 Retrieved November 10 2015 Ottawa Fury FC Goalkeeper Romuald Peiser Claims NASL Golden Glove Award North American Soccer League November 10 2015 Retrieved November 10 2015 Ottawa Fury FC Head Coach Marc Dos Santos Named NASL Coach of the Year nasl com Retrieved November 11 2015 Fans Vote Atlanta Silverbacks Midfielder JuniorBurgos Freekick As NASL Goal of the Year nasl com Retrieved November 12 2015 New York Cosmos Midfielder Leo Fernandes Named NASL Young Player of the Year nasl com Retrieved November 12 2015 Ottawa Fury FC Defender Drew Beckie Named NASL Humanitarian of the Year North American Soccer League November 12 2015 Retrieved November 12 2015 Ottawa Fury FC Wins 2015 Fair Play Award North American Soccer League November 10 2015 Retrieved November 10 2015 North American Soccer League Announces 2015 Best XI nasl com Retrieved November 13 2015 External links edit Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 North American Soccer League season amp oldid 1192640200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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