NISA launches NISA+ and releases schedule with Dalton, GA/Atlanta area single-site season launch
Dalton and a potential TBA second Atlanta-area venue will host multiple games in the first two weekends of the season
NISA released the 2024 season schedule which features the table debut of four new clubs. The nine clubs will play in an east/west conference format with a focus on regional play totaling 106 regular season matches.
Every single NISA clubs will participate in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup entering in Round 1 in mid-March. All nine teams will also compete in the NISA Independent Cup. The full schedule can be found at NISASoccer.com/schedule.
With a focus on regional, intra-conference play, a unique add to the 2024 schedule are the Inter-Conference Weeks. Each club will play one match against every opposing conference club. March 23-31, Georgia Lions FC will host the league for the first set of matches in Dalton, GA and potentially another Atlanta area venue. August 3-10, the West clubs will host the second set of inter-conference matches.
The top two clubs in each conference will advance to their respective conference championship the weekend of October 4-6. The regular season, head-to-head winner between conference champions will host the NISA championship the weekend of October 25-27.
Additionally NISA has launched a new streaming service, NISA+. Every match will stream on NISA+ at https://media.nisasoccer.com/watchlive/.
Interesting that NISA is doing the USFL model the first month of the season in GA.
Flower City Union is in NPSL now.