NASL Announces 2015 Fall Season Fixtures

Published on January 20, 2015 under North American Soccer League (NASL) News Release


NEW YORK (January 20, 2014) - The North American Soccer League (NASL) announced today its schedule for the 2015 Fall Season, which will kick off on Saturday, July 4.

Each of the 11 NASL clubs will play a 20-game Fall Season schedule, playing each opponent once at home and once away. The winner of the Fall Season, which will end on Sunday, November 1, will earn one of the top two seeds in The Championship, the league's four-team postseason tournament.

The 2015 Fall Season will kick off on the Fourth of July, one of the country's most celebrated holidays, in two American cities. The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Carolina RailHawks will host Fourth of July games against the Atlanta Silverbacks and Minnesota United FC respectively.

"Opening the Fall Season at home on Fourth of July will be very special for both our club and our fans," said Rowdies head coach Thomas Rongen. "The split-season format has a proven track record where every game matters - whether it's the first or last week of the season."

Jacksonville Armada FC will open the Fall Season with their first ever road trip north of the border, visiting Ottawa Fury FC at TD Place. Also included in the opening-weekend matchups is a pair of Sunday games. The New York Cosmos host Indy Eleven, while FC Edmonton welcomes the San Antonio Scorpions, the league's defending champions.

"I can't wait for the start of the 2015 Fall Season, opening with Fourth of July fireworks and ending with a bang in early November," said NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson. "The last two fall seasons have gone down to the wire, and I suspect it won't be any different in 2015."

The crowning of last year's Fall Season Champion went down to the final seconds. Defender Adrian Cann scored a stoppage-time winner to give the Scorpions a 1-0 win over the New York Cosmos and the Fall Season Championship in dramatic fashion.

The Scorpions would then go on to beat the Cosmos in The Championship Semifinals the following week before raising the Soccer Bowl Trophy after topping the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the 2014 title game. The Cosmos will have to wait for their attempt at revenge until late in the Fall Season when they visit the Scorpions at Toyota Field on October 24.

"It's a competitive schedule that reflects the strength of the league," said Scorpions head coach Alen Marcina. "It includes some marquee matchups in the final weeks, and hopefully those matches will have playoff implications because that creates a lot of excitement for our fans."

Only one of the four postseason spots will be spoken for going into the Fall Season, giving teams a great chance to generate momentum and make a push for a spot in The Championship.

"The balanced schedule in the Fall Season makes for a great competition for our fans," Peterson said. "They'll have a chance to see every team in the League at their home stadium."

The league will operate under the exact same competition format as last year, with the Spring Season Champion and Fall Season Champion accounting for the top two seeds in the postseason. For the teams that did not capture either the Spring or Fall title, the remaining two postseason spots will go to the sides that accumulated the most combined points over the course of the Spring and Fall Seasons.

Below is the full 2015 Fall Season schedule:

DATE HOME TEAM

AWAY TEAM

Week 1

Saturday, July 4 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Saturday, July 4 Carolina RailHawks vs. Minnesota United FC

Saturday, July 4 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Sunday, July 5 New York Cosmos vs. Indy Eleven

Sunday, July 5 FC Edmonton vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Week 2

Wednesday, July 8 Carolina RailHawks vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Saturday, July 11 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, July 11 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, July 11 Indy Eleven vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, July 11 Minnesota United FC vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, July 11 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Week 3

Wednesday, July 15 San Antonio Scorpions vs. FC Edmonton

Wednesday, July 15 Minnesota United FC vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, July 18 Carolina RailHawks vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, July 18 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Saturday, July 18 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, July 18 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, July 18 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Indy Eleven

Week 4

Wednesday, July 22 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Atlanta SIlverbacks

Saturday, July 25 Indy Eleven vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, July 25 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Minnesota United FC

Saturday, July 25 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Saturday, July 25 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Carolina RailHawks

Sunday, July 26 FC Edmonton vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Week 5

Friday, July 31 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Minnesota United FC

Saturday, August 1 Carolina RailHawks vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, August 1 Indy Eleven vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Sunday, August 2 New York Cosmos vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Sunday, August 2 FC Edmonton vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Week 6

Wednesday, August 5 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Wednesday, August 5 New York Cosmos vs. Minnesota United FC

Wednesday, August 5 FC Edmonton vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, August 8 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, August 8 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, August 8 Indy Eleven vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, August 8 Minnesota United FC vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, August 8 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Week 7

Saturday, August 15 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, August 15 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Saturday, August 15 New York Cosmos vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, August 15 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Minnesota United FC

Sunday, August 16 FC Edmonton vs. Carolina RailHawks

Week 8

Wednesday, August 19 Indy Eleven vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Wednesday, August 19 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, August 22 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, August 22 Carolina RailHawks vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, August 22 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, August 22 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Minnesota United FC

Sunday, August 23 FC Edmonton vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Week 9

Wednesday, August 26 Ottawa Fury FC vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, August 29 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, August 29 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, August 29 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, August 29 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Sunday, August 30 New York Cosmos vs. Carolina RailHawks

Week 10

Wednesday, September 2 Minnesota United FC vs. Indy Eleven

Friday, September 4 Carolina RailHawks vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Saturday, September 5 Indy Eleven vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, September 5 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, September 5 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Sunday, September 6 FC Edmonton vs. Minnesota United FC

Week 11

Wednesday, September 9 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, September 12 Minnesota United FC vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, September 12 New York Cosmos vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, September 12 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, September 12 Ottawa Fury FC vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Sunday, September 13 FC Edmonton vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Week 12

Tuesday, September 15 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Minnesota United FC

Wednesday, September 16 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, September 19 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, September 19 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, September 19 Indy Eleven vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, September 19 Minnesota United FC vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, September 19 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Week 13

Tuesday, September 22 New York Cosmos vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, September 26 Carolina RailHawks vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, September 26 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Minnesota United FC

Saturday, September 26 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, September 26 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Sunday, September 27 FC Edmonton vs. New York Cosmos

Week 14

Wednesday, September 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, October 3 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, October 3 Minnesota United FC vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, October 3 San Antonio Scorpions vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Saturday, October 3 Ottawa Fury FC vs. FC Edmonton

Sunday, October 4 New York Cosmos vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Week 15

Wednesday, October 7 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, October 10 Carolina RailHawks vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Saturday, October 10 Indy Eleven vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, October 10 Minnesota United FC vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Saturday, October 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Sunday, October 11 New York Cosmos vs. FC Edmonton

Week 16

Wednesday, October 14 Carolina RailHawks vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, October 17 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Saturday, October 17 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. Carolina RailHawks

Saturday, October 17 Indy Eleven vs. Minnesota United FC

Saturday, October 17 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. FC Edmonton

Saturday, October 17 Ottawa Fury FC vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Week 17

Wednesday, October 21 Fort Lauderdale Strikers vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Wednesday, October 21 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, October 24 Indy Eleven vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Saturday, October 24 Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Saturday, October 24 San Antonio Scorpions vs. New York Cosmos

Saturday, October 24 Tampa Bay Rowdies vs. Carolina RailHawks

Sunday, October 25 FC Edmonton vs. Jacksonville Armada FC

Week 18

Friday, October 30 Carolina RailHawks vs. Indy Eleven

Saturday, October 31 Atlanta Silverbacks vs. Ottawa Fury FC

Saturday, October 31 Minnesota United FC vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Saturday, October 31 New York Cosmos vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies

Sunday, November 1 Jacksonville Armada FC vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

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