The 2017 North American Soccer League season was the 50th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 7th season of the modern

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: * North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league * North American Soccer League (2011–2017), a former Division II league {{disambig ...

. The defending champions are the

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to * New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) * New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Independe ...

who defeated

Indy Eleven Indy Eleven is an American professional soccer team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2013, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2014, before moving to the United Soccer League in 2018. The franchise plays ...

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. Eight clubs played in the NASL after provisional sanctioning by the

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. Expansion side,

San Francisco Deltas The San Francisco Deltas were an American professional soccer team based in San Francisco, California, United States. Founded in 2016, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2017. The franchise played its home games at ...

joined the league. After the 2016 season,

Minnesota United Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soc ...

left the league to join

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, and the

Tampa Bay Rowdies The Tampa Bay Rowdies are an American professional soccer team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The club was founded in 2008 and first took the pitch in 2010. Since 2017, the Rowdies have been members of the USL Championship in the second tier ...

and Ottawa Fury left the league to join the

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. The Carolina RailHawks FC rebranded as

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. The

Fort Lauderdale Strikers Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to: *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...

and

Rayo OKC Rayo OKC, also known as Rayo Oklahoma City, was an American professional soccer team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) – the second tier of the American soccer pyramid – beginning ...

did not return to NASL for the 2017 season.

Teams, stadiums, and personnel

Stadiums and locations

Teams

Managerial changes

Spring season

Standings

Results

Fall season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Combined standings

The Championship

Participants

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(Spring and Fall season champion) *

Bracket

Semifinals

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Soccer Bowl 2017

Attendance

* Five home games moved to other venues due to Hurricane Maria.
^† One result missing. That game was rescheduled at an alternate venue. There was no admission charged and no attendance figure given.
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Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Source:

Top assists

Source:

Clean sheets

Source:

Hat-tricks

Awards

Weekly awards

Monthly awards

League awards

* Golden Ball (MVP):

Stefano Pinho Stéfano Souza Pinho (born 12 January 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Club career Pinho was top scorer at the 2013 MLS Combine. He was drafted in round two of the 2 ...

(

) * Golden Boot:

(

) * Golden Glove:

Mario Daniel Vega Mario Daniel Vega (born 3 June 1984) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current assistant manager of Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Career Arriving from Nueva Chicago for the 2007–08 sea ...

(

) * Coach of the Year:

Marc Dos Santos Marc Dos Santos (born May 26, 1977) is a Canadian soccer coach who is an assistant coach for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. He was previously the head coach of Montreal Impact in D2 Pro League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, was Nort ...

(

) * Goal of the Year:

Zach Steinberger Zach Steinberger (born May 10, 1992) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Youth and college Growing up in Southern California, Steinberger spent time with various youth soccer teams in the area before joining IMG Academy in ...

(

Jacksonville Armada Jacksonville Armada FC is an American professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They most recently played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid, during the 2018 season while ...

) * Young (U23) Player of the Year:

Jack Blake Jack James Blake (born 22 September 1994) is a professional footballer who currently plays for USL Championship side Indy Eleven. Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth level. Career Nottingham Forest Blake started his footba ...

(

) * Humanitarian of the Year:

Austin da Luz Austin da Luz (born October 9, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player. Career Youth and college Da Luz attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School Soccer Academy in Austin, Texas, where he was exposed to high levels of intensive t ...

(

) * Fair Play Award:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:North American Soccer League 2017 Season North American Soccer League seasons