The Indy Eleven were the first team to earn a spot in "The Championship", when they won the Spring Championship back in June. They edged out the New York Cosmos in the Spring season on the third tiebreaker (head-head). The New York Cosmos responded by winning the Fall Championship. They qualified with two games to spare and setting the home unbeaten record in modern NASL history. The league saw six teams fighting for the last playoff spot with four games left to play. Going into the final matchday, only two teams were left. Before their final regular season match, Rayo OKC qualified for "The Championship" in their first season.
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Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton met three times in the regular season. They split the first game in the Spring season, and they each won their home match-ups in the Fall season.
The New York Cosmos come into the Semi-final match as the home team, having secured their spot by winning, both the Fall season and North American Supporters' Trophy on the same night, with two matches left to play. The Cosmos meet Rayo OKC in the 2nd Semi-Final. The two teams meet three times during the regular season. The third match was a 1—1 draw at the Cosmos' Shuart Stadium.
Before the 2016 season began, Hofstra University told the Cosmos that there would be a scheduling conflict with the date of the 2016 Championship Final, and if the team were to host the championship game they would be forced to rent another venue.[2] The club considered sites around the area including MCU Park in Brooklyn, which was rejected because it would have cost thousands of dollars to bring in turf to cover the baseball lines.[3] The team also considered recommending a neutral site, or even selling the hosting rights to whatever club they would be facing in the Final, but those plans were never pursued.[3] The Cosmos tried to work out a deal with Hofstra, including moving the date of the Championship Final to a weekday, but those proposals were "shot down" by the university.[4]
The Cosmos eventually settled on Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University.[5] The announcement that the league's championship game would be played in a 2200-seat venue prompted derision from fans of the club and league, who took to social media with the hashtag#BiggerThanBelson.[6] The Final was played at Belson but failed to sell out, with only 2,150 tickets sold.[7]
^"NASL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING DETAILS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS". NASL.com. October 12, 2016.
^Burdine, Wes. "Hofstra Ruled Out, NASL Exploring Options for Final Site". FiftyFive.One.
^ abMartinez, Dave. "How The Cosmos Came To Choose Belson For The NASL Final". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^Martinez, Dave. "Cosmos COO Stover shoots down reported "sale" of NASL Final hosting rights". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^Nutting, Jake. "Cosmos Confirm Belson Stadium as Potential Championship Final Venue". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^Martinez, Dave. "Fans poke fun at the Cosmos' NASL Final plans with #BiggerThanBelson". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^Lewis, Michael. "Cosmos beat Indy Eleven in penalty kicks to win NASL title". Newsday. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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NASL Championship Final 2016 is the North American Soccer League s postseason championship match of the 2016 season which determined the NASL Champion Soccer Bowl 2016EventSoccer BowlNew York Cosmos Indy Eleven0 0After extra timeNew York Cosmos won 4 2 on penaltiesDateNovember 13 2016 2016 11 13 VenueBelson Stadium Queens New YorkRefereeAllen ChapmanAttendance2 150 20152017 Contents 1 Background 2 Path to the final 2 1 Semi final 1 2 2 Semi final 2 3 Stadium Controversy 4 Match 4 1 Summary 4 2 Details 4 3 Statistics 5 ReferencesBackground editMain article 2016 North American Soccer League seasonThis article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Indy Eleven were the first team to earn a spot in The Championship when they won the Spring Championship back in June They edged out the New York Cosmos in the Spring season on the third tiebreaker head head The New York Cosmos responded by winning the Fall Championship They qualified with two games to spare and setting the home unbeaten record in modern NASL history The league saw six teams fighting for the last playoff spot with four games left to play Going into the final matchday only two teams were left Before their final regular season match Rayo OKC qualified for The Championship in their first season Path to the final editSemi final 1 edit Indy Eleven and FC Edmonton met three times in the regular season They split the first game in the Spring season and they each won their home match ups in the Fall season November 5 2016 2016 11 05 1 3 00 pm EDTIndy Eleven1 0FC EdmontonUbiparipovic nbsp 63 ReportReport Diakite nbsp 83 Eckersley nbsp 90 2 Carroll Stadium Indianapolis IndianaAttendance 9 702Referee Sorin Stoica Semi final 2 edit The New York Cosmos come into the Semi final match as the home team having secured their spot by winning both the Fall season and North American Supporters Trophy on the same night with two matches left to play The Cosmos meet Rayo OKC in the 2nd Semi Final The two teams meet three times during the regular season The third match was a 1 1 draw at the Cosmos Shuart Stadium November 5 2016 2016 11 05 7 00 pm EDTNew York Cosmos2 1Rayo OKCArango nbsp 73 nbsp 77 Orozco nbsp 90 Duk nbsp 90 2 ReportReport Danso nbsp 37 Velasquez nbsp 42 Kimura nbsp 64 Shuart Stadium Hempstead New YorkAttendance 5 023Referee Jose Carlos RiveroStadium Controversy editBefore the 2016 season began Hofstra University told the Cosmos that there would be a scheduling conflict with the date of the 2016 Championship Final and if the team were to host the championship game they would be forced to rent another venue 2 The club considered sites around the area including MCU Park in Brooklyn which was rejected because it would have cost thousands of dollars to bring in turf to cover the baseball lines 3 The team also considered recommending a neutral site or even selling the hosting rights to whatever club they would be facing in the Final but those plans were never pursued 3 The Cosmos tried to work out a deal with Hofstra including moving the date of the Championship Final to a weekday but those proposals were shot down by the university 4 The Cosmos eventually settled on Belson Stadium on the campus of St John s University 5 The announcement that the league s championship game would be played in a 2200 seat venue prompted derision from fans of the club and league who took to social media with the hashtag BiggerThanBelson 6 The Final was played at Belson but failed to sell out with only 2 150 tickets sold 7 Match editSummary edit Details edit November 13 2016 2016 11 13 7 00 pm ESTNew York Cosmos0 0 a e t Indy ElevenReportReportPenaltiesArrieta nbsp Moffat nbsp Ayoze nbsp Richter nbsp 4 2 nbsp Paterson nbsp Zayed nbsp Busch nbsp VukovicBelson Stadium Oueens New YorkAttendance 2 150Referee Allen 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Justin Braun Substitutes GK 1 nbsp Keith Cardona DF 5 nbsp Lovel Palmer MF 3 nbsp Gerardo Torrado nbsp 45 MF 8 nbsp Nicki Paterson nbsp 101 MF 15 nbsp Daniel Keller FW 14 nbsp Duke Lacroix nbsp 90 FW 99 nbsp Souleymane Youla Manager nbsp Tim Hankinson MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees Kyle Atkins Cameron Blanchard Fourth official Robert Sibiga Reserve official Eric Weisbrod Statistics edit Overall New York Indy Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 20 9 Shots on target 4 1 Ball possession 59 41 Corner kicks 8 6 Fouls committed 16 18 Offsides 4 6 Saves 1 4 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0References edit NASL ANNOUNCES SCHEDULING DETAILS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS NASL com October 12 2016 Burdine Wes Hofstra Ruled Out NASL Exploring Options for Final Site FiftyFive One a b Martinez Dave How The Cosmos Came To Choose Belson For The NASL Final Empire of Soccer Retrieved 13 December 2016 Martinez Dave Cosmos COO Stover shoots down reported sale of NASL Final hosting rights Empire of Soccer Retrieved 13 December 2016 Nutting Jake Cosmos Confirm Belson Stadium as Potential Championship Final Venue Empire of Soccer Retrieved 12 December 2016 Martinez Dave Fans poke fun at the Cosmos NASL Final plans with BiggerThanBelson Empire of Soccer Retrieved 12 December 2016 Lewis Michael Cosmos beat Indy Eleven in penalty kicks to win NASL title Newsday Retrieved 12 December 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soccer Bowl 2016 amp oldid 1211625974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
