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NASL releases 2014 spring season schedule

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By DAN KARELL

Fans of the North American Soccer League finally have a date to look forward to and mark down in their calendars.

The NASL released the 2014 Spring Season schedule today, with the opening weekend of April 12 highlighted by a rematch from last season’s NASL Soccer Bowl with the New York Cosmos hosting the Atlanta Silverbacks.

All 10 NASL clubs will play a nine-game Spring Season from April 12 through June 8 before the league shuts down for the World Cup in Brazil. The winner of the Spring Season earns the right to host the Soccer Bowl against the eventual Fall Season champions.

In 2014, the NASL will welcome two new clubs – Indy Eleven and the Ottawa Fury – to the league, and will feature the first all-Canadian club match between the Fury and FC Edmonton. The 10-team league will add three more squads in 2015 with the introduction of the Virginia Cavalry and franchises in Jacksonville, Fla. and Oklahoma City, Okla. The Calvary initially planned to join the league in 2014, but have chosen to delay entry until 2015.

Here’s a look at all the matches in the NASL Spring Season:

NASL 2014 SPRING SEASON SCHEDULE

Date Home Team Away Team Time (ET)
Saturday, April 12 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vs. Ottawa Fury FC 7.30pm
Saturday, April 12 Indy Eleven Vs. Carolina RailHawks 7.30pm
Saturday, April 12 San Antonio Scorpions Vs. Minnesota United FC TBC
Saturday, April 12 Tampa Bay Rowdies Vs. FC Edmonton 7.30pm
Sunday, April 13 New York Cosmos Vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 5pm
Saturday, April 19 Atlanta Silverbacks Vs. San Antonio Scorpions 7.30pm
Saturday, April 19 Carolina RailHawks Vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers TBC
Saturday, April 19 FC Edmonton Vs. New York Cosmos TBC
Saturday, April 19 Indy Eleven Vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies 7.30pm
Saturday, April 19 Ottawa Fury FC Vs. Minnesota United FC TBC
Saturday, April 26 New York Cosmos Vs. San Antonio Scorpions 7pm
Saturday, April 26 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vs. Indy Eleven 7.30pm
Saturday, April 26 Minnesota United FC Vs. FC Edmonton TBC
Saturday, April 26 Ottawa Fury FC Vs. Carolina RailHawks TBC
Saturday, April 26 Tampa Bay Rowdies Vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 7.30pm
Saturday, May 3 Atlanta Silverbacks Vs. Ottawa Fury FC 7.30pm
Saturday, May 3 Carolina RailHawks Vs. New York Cosmos TBC
Saturday, May 3 FC Edmonton Vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers TBC
Saturday, May 3 Minnesota United FC Vs. Indy Eleven TBC
Saturday, May 3 San Antonio Scorpions Vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies TBC
Saturday, May 10 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vs. Atlanta Silverbacks 7.30pm
Saturday, May 10 Indy Eleven Vs. FC Edmonton 7.30pm
Saturday, May 10 Ottawa Fury FC Vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies TBC
Saturday, May 10 San Antonio Scorpions Vs. Carolina RailHawks TBC
Monday, May 12 New York Cosmos Vs. Minnesota United FC 7.30pm
Saturday, May 17 Carolina RailHawks Vs. Atlanta Silverbacks TBC
Saturday, May 17 Indy Eleven Vs. Ottawa Fury FC 7.30pm
Saturday, May 17 Minnesota United FC Vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers TBC
Saturday, May 17 San Antonio Scorpions Vs. FC Edmonton TBC
Saturday, May 17 Tampa Bay Rowdies Vs. New York Cosmos 7.30pm
Saturday, May 24 FC Edmonton Vs. Atlanta Silverbacks TBC
Saturday, May 24 Minnesota United FC Vs. Carolina RailHawks TBC
Saturday, May 24 New York Cosmos Vs. Indy Eleven 7pm
Saturday, May 24 Ottawa Fury Vs. San Antonio Scorpions TBC
Saturday, May 24 Tampa Bay Rowdies Vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers 7.30pm
Saturday, May 31 Atlanta Silverbacks Vs. Minnesota United FC 7.30pm
Saturday, May 31 Carolina RailHawks Vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies TBC
Saturday, May 31 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Vs. New York Cosmos 7.30pm
Saturday, May 31 Indy Eleven Vs. San Antonio Scorpions 7.30pm
Saturday, May 31 Ottawa Fury FC Vs. FC Edmonton TBC
Saturday, June 7 Atlanta Silverbacks Vs. Indy Eleven 7.30pm
Saturday, June 7 San Antonio Scorpions Vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers TBC
Saturday, June 7 Tampa Bay Rowdies Vs. Minnesota United FC 7.30pm
Sunday, June 8 FC Edmonton Vs. Carolina RailHawks 4pm
Sunday, June 8 New York Cosmos Vs. Ottawa Fury FC 5pm

 

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What do you think of the schedule? Do you like your team’s chances to win the spring season?

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Comments

  1. Wow.

    I didn’t think that it was possible but when about my fallen Puerto Rico Islanders, I’m so overcome by the enormous void that they have left in my life that my brain does even dumber things than normal–

    Like posting comments with my email address where my username should be…
    And then I can’t find a “contact” feature to request it removed or let the great staff here know that I’m not just fishing for more attention.

    I really, really miss PRIFC.

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  2. I guess that I should be over seeing yet another NASL schedule that does not include my beloved Puerto Rico Islanders. Again…

    It STILL hurts.

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      • Yep. The still had the partnership with the city of Bayamon but they lost their all their funding from the commonwealth government when another party to control of the governor’s mansion (maybe be an overs implication, but that’s pretty much the deal).

    • Per NASL website:
      “…Virginia Cavalry FC’s decision to defer its inaugural season until 2015 means the ten clubs participating in 2014 must each play a nine-game season, with an unavoidable uneven balance between each club’s total number of home and away games. Having considered adding a tenth game and factored in several components including stadium availability, cold weather climate challenges and participation in domestic cup competitions, NASL owners agreed to the nine-week 2014 schedule…”

      Maybe they will reverse it for the Fall Season?

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