NASL Championship Final 2017 is the North American Soccer League's postseason championship match of the 2017 season which determined the NASL Champion.
Background
Miami FC and San Francisco Deltas finished 1st and 2nd respectively in both the Spring and Fall seasons by wide margins. Miami FC's regular season record (21 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses, 69 points) was the best in modern NASL history. The New York Cosmos clinched the last playoff spot on the last day of the regular season. North Carolina FC also earned a spot in The Championship. Due to Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico FC was forced to abandon Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium for their last five home games, which were moved to other teams venues or to neutral sites. The rescheduled games raised money for hurricane relief.
Path to the final
Semi-final #1
Miami FC and New York Cosmos met four times during the regular season. They each won a game at the other's home stadium in the Spring season. The Cosmos won in New York and tied Miami in Miami during the Fall season.
Semi-final #2
San Francisco Deltas and North Carolina FC met four times during the regular season. The Deltas won both their matches in the Spring season. The teams played to 1–1 ties in both Fall season games.
Match
Details
2017 NASL Champions: San Francisco Deltas
San Francisco Deltas: GK 1 Romuald Peiser DF 35 Reiner Ferreira DF 20 Karl Ouimette DF 3 Nana Attakora (c) RWB 7 Jackson MF 30 Michael Stephens MF 4 Tyler Gibson LWB 15 Maxim Tissot MF 23 Greg Jordan MF 10 Kyle Bekker FW 9 Tom Heinemann Substitutes: FW 17 Devon Sandoval DF 5 Kenny Teijsse GK 24 Alex Mangels FW 21 Dagoberto DF 6 Patrick Hopkins MF 27 Andrew Lubahn FW 11 Pablo Dyego Manager: Marc Dos Santos New York Cosmos: GK 1 Jimmy Maurer DF 28 Jimmy Mulligan DF 4 Carlos Mendes (c) DF 5 Dejan Jaković DF 17 Ayoze MF 26 Eric Calvillo MF 6 Javi Márquez MF 16 Juan Francisco Guerra MF 11 Andrés Flores MF 18 Emmanuel Ledesma FW 27 Eugene Starikov Substitutes: GK 24 Brian Holt DF 2 Ryan Richter DF 3 David Ochieng MF 14 Danny Szetela MF 8 Kobi Moyal FW 31 Pablo Vranjicán FW 77 Lucky Mkosana Manager: Giovanni Savarese
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Jeffrey Greeson Nick Uranga Fourth official: Ricardo Salazar Reserve official: Cameron Blanchard
Statistics OverallSan FranciscoNew YorkGoals scored20Total shots1714Shots on target64Ball possession31%69%Corner kicks313Fouls committed714Offsides13Saves43Yellow cards32Red cards00
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