Mar
19
BSC - 0
SAV - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
WCUSC - 0
MBFC - 2
7:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Mar
20
AFC - 2
CDL - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
IZFC - 1
MFC - 0
10:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
LAF - 2
RFC - 1
10:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
CFC - 2
DMM - 3
11:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Mar
21
SCFC - 0
MICH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
LM - 2
AMFC - 1
8:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Apr
02
RK - 5
MBFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
MNUFC2 - 0
MICH - 2
8:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Apr
03
MUFC - 2
CDL - 0
6:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
SGTFC - 4
SAV - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
VCFC - 0
IZFC - 3
10:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
SVFC - 1
LAF - 0
10:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Apr
06
MICH - 3
SAV - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 2
IZFC - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
12
GFC - 1
CDL - 1
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
13
SAV - 0
MBFC - 3
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 4
AMFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
14
IZFC - 1
CFC - 1
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
16
DCFC - 1
MICH - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Apr
17
MBFC - 2
IZFC - 1
10:30 pm ET
Match Center* U.S. Open Cup
Apr
19
MICH - 2
GFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
20
CDL - 0
SAV - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 1
AMFC - 1
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
26
GFC - 3
SAV - 0
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
27
MICH - 3
CDL - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 0
CFC - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Apr
28
IZFC - 4
AMFC - 0
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
03
GFC - 1
CDL - 3
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
04
MICH - 2
MBFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 1
IZFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
08
CFC - 1
LAF - 2
11:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
11
GFC - 4
MICH - 1
2:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
12
CDL - 1
MBFC - 4
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
AMFC - 1
LAF - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
15
SAV - 2
GFC - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
17
CFC - 0
IZFC - 2
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
May
18
MICH - 3
CDL - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
SAV - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
22
MBFC - 2
GFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
25
GFC - 0
MICH - 2
12:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 1
CDL - 1
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
May
26
IZFC - 2
CFC - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
01
SAV - 2
MBFC - 3
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
02
CDL - 1
MICH - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
AMFC - 0
IZFC - 1
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
05
SAV - 0
GFC - 2
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
07
MICH - 1
MBFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 2
GFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
09
AMFC - 2
CFC - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
IZFC - 1
LAF - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
12
CDL - 2
SAV - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
14
CFC - 0
IZFC - 2
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
15
GFC - 1
SAV - 3
12:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 3
AMFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
19
MBFC - 5
SAV - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
22
SAV - 1
MICH - 1
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
GFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 2
CFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
23
AMFC - 0
IZFC - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
26
CDL
MBFC
Cancelled
Jun
28
MICH - 1
CDL - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jun
29
GFC - 0
MBFC - 3
12:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 2
AMFC - 0
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
06
SAV - 5
KPP - 1
5:30 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
ASC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
GFC - 4
UFC - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 7
LFCM - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 1
ASV - 2
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
07
DFFC - 2
VCM - 1
6:30 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 10
AFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
10
MICH - 0
ID - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
AMFC - 0
SCM - 5
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
IZFC - 7
BAUFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
13
BCFC - 1
MBFC - 3
2:15 pm ET
Match Center
USSA - 1
ID - 2
5:30 pm ET
Match Center
SCM - 3
IDFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
OCA - 1
ASC SV - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
14
USA - 1
CDL - 4
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
16
SCUH - 4
SAV - 1
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
17
MBFC - 5
CDL - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
IZFC - 3
AMFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
19
MT - 4
DFFC - 2
8:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
20
GFC - 1
MICH - 0
1:30 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 0
CDL - 4
5:30 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 2
IZFC - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 3
AMFC - 2
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
24
GFC - 0
MBFC - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
MICH - 3
SAV - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
AMFC - 0
LAF - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
IZFC - 3
CFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Jul
28
GBSA - 3
GFC - 0
2:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 2
SCUH - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 5
SCM - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
IZFC - 3
SVR - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
04
IZFC - 10
ASC SV - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
07
LAF - 3
AMFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
11
GBSA - 0
MBFC - 1
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
14
CFC - 1
LAF - 2
10:45 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
17
SAV - 1
MBFC - 2
5:30 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 0
MICH - 3
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
18
IZFC - 0
LAF - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
21
GFC - 3
CDL - 3
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 2
MICH - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
24
MICH - 3
GFC - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
CDL - 1
SAV - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
25
AMFC - 0
LAF - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
28
CFC - 0
IZFC - 1
11:30 pm ET
Match Center
Aug
30
AMFC
CFC
Cancelled
Aug
31
MBFC - 2
CDL - 2
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
01
AMFC
CFC
Cancelled
Sep
04
GFC - 4
CDL - 1
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
SAV - 2
MICH - 2
6:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
07
GFC - 0
MBFC - 3
4:00 pm ET
Match Center
CFC - 0
LAF - 5
10:30 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
08
AMFC - 0
IZFC - 3
9:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
11
MBFC - 2
MICH - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
14
SAV - 4
GFC - 0
5:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 3
MICH - 1
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
15
IZFC - 0
LAF - 2
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
21
MICH - 3
SAV - 0
1:00 pm ET
Match Center
MBFC - 3
CDL - 0
7:00 pm ET
Match Center
LAF - 2
CFC - 1
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Sep
22
IZFC - 3
AMFC - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center
Oct
12
IZFC - 3
MICH - 0
10:00 pm ET
Match Center* Semifinals
Oct
19
LAF
IZFC
10:00 pm ET
Watch* Championship

NISA Solidifies Its Presence in the Mid-South Through Affiliation With Desmond Armstrong-Led Amateur League

Sep 3, 2021

CHICAGO (September 2, 2021) – The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) proudly embarks on an amateur league affiliation with the new Tennessee-based Pioneer Premier League (PPL). The league is led by Desmond Armstrong and his business partner.  Desmond himself is a pioneer in the American game as the first Black player born in the United States to start for the USA at a FIFA World Cup (Italia '90).

"Our affiliations are focused on providing opportunities for player, staff and club growth,” says NISA Executive Vice President Josh Prutch. “The Pioneer Premier League not only aligns with our philosophy, it is led by talents that have carved the grooves for the full range of participants in American soccer looking to establish careers in on the pitch and in the front office.”

The breadth of the affiliation network NISA is building is close to sea-to-shining sea. Over the last 16 months, the list of amateur affiliates forged includes the Gulf Coast Premier League, Eastern Premier Soccer League, the Mountain Premier League, the Midwest Premier League, the Southwest (formerly SoCal) Premier League, and the Cascadia Premier League (formerly the Western Washington Premier League). However, the Pioneer Premier League is a first for NISA as it’s an affiliate led by a person at the national-team level.

“NISA gives us a chance for top players to move from our division to the professional ranks,” says PPL Commissioner Armstrong. “The opportunity to compete is all we’ve ever sought. Components like solidarity payments matter. No other league offers any type of solidarity as demanded by FIFA globally. That vision helps to develop the growth of the game and the smaller guys participating in the growth of the sport...especially in the U.S.”

Armstrong and his partner have scouted specific clubs for their league that met stringent qualifications.  Pioneer’s region primarily includes Tennessee and Kentucky and will extend into parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi. The inaugural season will feature six established and highly respected clubs that share similar philosophies and values in the game; Atletico Atlanta & VinoTinto of Atlanta, AFC615 & Legacy Heroes of Nashville, as well as WeUnited of Memphis (Tenn.), and FC Birmingham of Birmingham (Ala.). The duo has already had contact from other interested regional clubs and are currently vetting them with plans to grow its members in the Spring.

The PPL has some unique offerings to ensure clubs can sustain both as a business and their participation within the league. In late August, the organization held a members-only, pre-season cup which awarded champion Atletico Atlanta a cash prize that covered costs for the entire fall season. The PPL also tenders another cash prize to its season champion and runner-up. This means just based on association amenities alone, clubs have the option to recover their league fees before a season starts and turn a profit if crowned a winner. 

Staying in-step with its belief in player promotion, the PPL also will hold a combine this fall for all its clubs’ top talent. A team will be created and head to Europe to compete against professional teams for scouting purposes/contracts. Professional domestic games/tryouts also are planned.

NISA also will have Pioneer send two of its teams to the annual NISA Independent Cup tournament and also welcome it as an active participant on the NISA Alliance Board, which manages the interconnectedness of the growing number of affiliates.

 

About Pioneer Premier League

Founded in 2021, the Pioneer Premier League (PPL) is conditioned by its slogan “Preparing the Way.” The focus and mission of the PPL is to provide a platform in which young, talented players can be seasoned by mature competition in preparation for their next station. The scope of PPL events range from a pre-season League Cup to a Pro Profile Combine to a select Touring Team which can potentially launch a player’s career forward.

Affiliated with US Soccer, sanctioned by USSSA, and a member of NISA Nation, the PPL is an independent league providing professional pathway options for younger players as well as collegiate opportunities too. It offers an assortment of avenues for aspiring professionals in a competitive and development setting based on high levels of exposure to different aspects of the game of soccer. For more information, visit PPLSoccer.com and follow on Instagram at @pioneerpremierleague.

 

 

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