By RYAN TOLMICH
The NASL’s Spring Season is still a few months away from kicking off, but each of the league’s 11 teams can already circle dates scheduled for the fall campaign.
NASL has announced the schedule for the league’s Fall Season, which is set to kickoff on the Fourth of July. Each team will play a 20-game fall schedule, consisting of a home and away contest which each opponent, concluding at the end of October in time for the postseason.
“The balanced schedule in the Fall Season makes for a great competition for our fans,” said NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson. “They’ll have a chance to see every team in the League at their home stadium.”
As usual, the winner of the Fall Season will earn a top-two seed in The Championship, alongside the Spring Season winner and the two other clubs with the best cumulative record.
“It’s a competitive schedule that reflects the strength of the league,” said San Antonio 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.”
Take a closer look at the NASL Fall Season schedule below:
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
Saturday, 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 – New York Cosmos Tampa vs. Ottawa Fury FC
Saturday, 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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What do you think of the Fall Season schedule? What games catch your eye? Who do you expect to be the league’s contenders in 2015?
Share your thoughts below.
It’s nice to watch a league whose regular season matters, rather than just being an extended warm up for the playoffs, where 60% of the league’s teams qualify (looking at you, MLS).
As a Tampa Bay fan, this is a much better schedule for us than the Spring, where we play San Antonio, Minnesota and New York right off the bat. I’m really looking forward to our first away match in Jacksonville.
San Antonio’s last three games are brutal. All three opposing playoff teams; @FTL, NYC and @Minnesota in October (holy frickin’ cold) in 10 days.