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NASL Releases 2015 Spring Schedule

Published on December 17, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
FC Edmonton News Release


EDMONTON, AB (Wednesday, December 17, 2014) - The North American Soccer League (NASL) announced today its schedule for the 2015 Spring Season, which will kick off on Saturday, April 4.

Each of the 11 NASL clubs will play a 10-game Spring Season schedule consisting of five home games and five away games. The winner of the Spring Season, which will run through Saturday, June 13, will earn one of the league's four postseason spots. The Fall Season schedule will be announced in early January.

FC Edmonton will kick-off the Spring Season against expansion team Jacksonville Armada FC on Saturday, April 4 down in Florida. The following week, the Eddies will be back in Edmonton for the club's home opener against Carolina RailHawks. FC Edmonton will end the Spring Season with three-straight road matches to accommodate Edmonton's host-city status as part of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

"Overall, I'm pleased with the schedule," said FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller. "It's great that we have some big teams coming to Edmonton this spring so there will be some really good home matches to look forward to."

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 Championship, the league's four-team postseason tournament. 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.

"Our competition format is a byproduct of the number of teams we have in the league at this time," NASL commissioner Bill Peterson said. "The schedule will balance out when we reach 16 or 17 teams, but in the meantime, we think the Spring Season will always be a dog fight and something that will be extremely fun for all of our fans to watch."

FC Edmonton's 2015 NASL Spring Schedule:

Week 1

Saturday, April 4 - @ Jacksonville Armanda FC

Week 2

Sunday, April 12 - vs. Carolina RailHawks

Week 3

Sunday, April 19 - vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Week 4

BYE

Week 5

Sunday, May 3 - vs. Minnesota United FC

Week 6

Sunday, May 10 - @ New York Cosmos

Week 7

Sunday, May 17 - vs. San Antonio Scorpions

Week 8

Sunday, May 24 - vs. Atlanta Silverbacks

Week 9

Friday, May 29 - @ Ottawa Fury FC

Week 10

Saturday, June 6 - @ Tampa Bay Rowdies

Week 11

Saturday, June 13 - @ Indy Eleven

To ensure that all FC Edmonton fans can see the Eddies in action for the best price before the holidays, the club will be extending the Early Bird deadline until 12:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19. This will be your last chance to get all of benefits of purchasing your season ticket before 2015 including discounted VIP parking and a special edition FC Edmonton Voit soccer ball. Visit fcedmonton.com from more information or call 780.700.2600.

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