CHICAGO (June 9, 2023) – The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) released the NISA Independent Cup (NIC) regions and fields for the 2023 event. The field includes 38 clubs spread across 10 regions playing throughout June and July. This year, NISA welcomes two clubs from Mexico’s Liga Profesional de Futbol Mexicano (LPF MX) – Miguel Auza FC of Zacatecas and Soly FC of Matamoros.

“We are eager to see these clubs test each other on the pitch,” says NIC Tournament Director Matt Morse. “International travel issues have contracted the field, but it is still at its biggest, most diverse, and most vibrant.”

 

FLORIDA REGION

 

• Club de Lyon FC (Orlando), NISA
• Miami United FC (Miami), USSL
• United Soccer Alliance (Clay County, Fla.), UPSL
• Sharks FCA of Florida, FGCL

 

GREAT LAKES REGION

• Michigan Stars FC, NISA
• FC Milwaukee Torrent (Milwaukee), NPSL
• Metro Louisville FC (Louisville, Ky.), NPSL
• Inter Detroit (Detroit), MWPL

 

MID-ATLANTIC REGION*

• Maryland Bobcats FC, NISA
• Steel Pulse FC, EPSL
• Maryland Bobcats FC II, EPSL

* Steel Pulse FC and MBFC II will play two-leg tie

 

MIDWEST REGION*

• Gold Star FC Detroit, NISA
• Peak XI FC (Boulder, Colo.), MPL
• Colorado Rush (Littleton, Colo.), MPL

* Peak IX and FC Cosmos will play two-leg tie

 

NORTHEAST REGION

• Flower City Union, NISA
• Upstate United FC (Syracuse, N.Y.), UPSL
• FCY New York (Buffalo), UPSL
• Smugtown FC (Rochester), UPSL

 

PACIFIC REGION

• Los Angeles Force, NISA
• Wenatchee All Stars FC (Wenatchee, Wash.), Cascadia Premier League
• Nido Aguila Club America Seattle (Seattle), Cascadia Premier League
• Snohomish County Football Club (Snohomish, Wash.), Cascadia Premier League

 

SO-CAL REGION

• ALBION San Diego, NISA
• Olympiacos CA (Huntington Beach, Calif.), NISA Nation SW
• Bay Area United FC (San Francisco), NISA Nation Pacific
• FC United Kingdom (Irvine, Calif.), SWPL

 

SOUTHERN REGION

• Savannah Clovers FC, NISA
• South Carolina United Heat (Columbia, S.C.), UPSL
• Soda City FC (Columbia, S.C.), UPSL
• Kalonji Pro Profile (Dacula, Ga.), UPSL

 

SOUTHEAST REGION

• Chattanooga FC, NISA
• Estudiantes FC (Manor, Texas)
• AC Houston Sur (Houston, Texas), USL2
• Soly FC (Matamoros, Mexico), LPF MX

 

WEST COAST REGION

• Miguel Auza FC – LPF MX
• IE Republic (San Bernardino, Calif.), SWPL
• Capo FC (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.),  USL2 & NISA Nation SW
• Modesto City FC (Modesto, Calif.), NISA Nation Pacific

 

As in 2022, the tournament is formatted as a round robin tournament between the three amateur clubs in each region using a 10-point system. Group stage matches can be played between June 17 and July 16. The finals are scheduled for July 23 (makeup/alternate July 30). Most tournament matches will stream on Eleven Sports.

 

Clubs interested in more information on the 2024 NISA Independent Cup or future competitions, please contact mattm@nisasoccer.com.