2020 NISA Fall Tournament
After the brief Fall Season in which both Eastern Conference and Western Conference teams played each team within their conference once, the standings looked like this:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Chattanooga FC 3-0-1 = 9 points
Michigan Stars FC 2-2-0 = 8 points
NY Cosmos 1-2-1 = 5 points
Detroit City FC 1-2-1 = 5 points
New Amsterdam FC 0-0-4 = 0 points
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Oakland Roots 1-1-0 = 4 points
Cal United Strikers FC 0-2-0 = 2 points
LA Force 0-1-1 = 1 point
For the NISA Fall Tournament, the teams were placed into two groups based on the results above, with each team within each group to play each other once.
GROUP A
Oakland Roots
Michigan Stars
Detroit City FC
New Amsterdam FC
GROUP B
Chattanooga FC
Cal United Strikers FC
New York Cosmos
Los Angeles Force
The tournament was set in a bubble environment, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the teams staying at a hotel, with one floor for each team. The schedule was set, and the matches began on September 21, 2020 at historic Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, MI.
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A few former MLS players saw action in this tournament.
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September 21, 2020: Michigan Stars 2 vs Detroit City FC 0
September 21, 2020: Oakland Roots 3 vs New Amsterdam FC 0
September 22, 2020: Cal United Strikers 2 vs New York Cosmos 0
September 22, 2020: Chattanooga FC 2 vs Los Angeles Force 0
Group A Standings
Oakland Roots 1-0-0 3 pts +3 goal differential
Michigan Stars 1-0-0 3 pts +2 goal differential
Detroit City FC 0-0-1 0 pts -2 goal differential
New Amsterdam FC 0-0-1 0 points -3 goal differential
Group B Standings
Cal United Strikers 1-0-0 3 pts +2 goal differential
Chattanooga FC 1-0-0 3 pts +2 goal differential
Los Angeles Force 0-0-1 0 pts -2 goal differential
New York Cosmos 0-0-1 0 pts -2 goal differential
September 24, 2020: Oakland Roots 1 vs Detroit City FC 2
September 24, 2020: Michigan Stars 2 vs New Amsterdam FC 2
September 25, 2020: Chattanooga FC 0 vs New York Cosmos 0
September 25, 2020: Cal United Strikers 2 vs Los Angeles Force 3
Group A Standings
Michigan Stars 1-1-0 4 pts +2 goal differential
Oakland Roots 1-0-1 3 pts +2 goal differential
Detroit City FC 1-0-1 3 pts -1 goal differential
New Amsterdam FC 0-1-1 1 points -3 goal differential
Group B Standings
Chattanooga FC 1-1-0 4 pts +2 goal differential
Cal United Strikers 1-0-1 3 pts +1 goal differential
Los Angeles Force 1-0-1 3 pts -1 goal differential
New York Cosmos 0-1-1 1 pts -2 goal differential
September 27, 2020: Oakland Roots 1 vs Michigan Stars 0
September 27, 2020: Detroit City FC 4 vs New Amsterdam FC 2
September 28, 2020: Chattanooga FC 1 vs Cal United Strikers 1
September 28, 2020: New York Cosmos 1 vs Los Angeles Force 2
Group A Standings
Oakland Roots 2-0-1 6 pts +3 goal differential
Detroit City FC 2-0-1 6 pts +1 goal differential
Michigan Stars 1-1-1 4 pts +1 goal differential
New Amsterdam FC 0-1-2 1 points -5 goal differential
Oakland Roots and Detroit City FC advance.
Group B Standings
Los Angeles Force 2-0-1 6 pts 0 goal differential
Chattanooga FC 1-2-0 5 pts +2 goal differential
Cal United Strikers 1-1-1 4 pts +1 goal differential
New York Cosmos 0-1-2 1 pts -3 goal differential
Los Angeles Force and Chattanooga FC advance.
September 30, 2020: Oakland Roots 3, Chattanooga FC 2
September 30, 2020: Detroit City FC 1, Los Angeles Force 0
October 2, 2020: Detroit City FC 2, Oakland Roots 1
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Tournament Stats
