Signed a professional contract with Chattanooga FC in Tennessee in March. They play in the newly formed NISA, at the third level of US football (how many leagues do they want?)
https://www.chattanoogafc.com/news/chattanooga-fc-signs-veteran-defender-erik-panzer-2020-season/
Nice one. I liked Eric at TeeDubs and enjoyed reading his blog too
Jared Odenbeck, who was one of Wests' two American imports last year is also playing in NISA for Stumptown Athletic.
Signed a professional contract with Chattanooga FC in Tennessee in March. They play in the newly formed NISA, at the third level of US football (how many leagues do they want?)
https://www.chattanoogafc.com/news/chattanooga-fc-...
It's the 5th tier of US Football, according to Soccerway.
https://us.soccerway.com/national/united-states/nisa/2019/spring-season/r55359/
Are 3 levels of USL above NISA - Championship (35 teams), League One (12 teams) & League Two (82 teams in many sub divisions).
Though with no pro/rel in the American leagues I understand, I guess you could debate if NISA is higher up the pyramid or not.
There is already a team from Chattanooga (Red Wolves) playing higher apparently in League One.
For those of an older vintage.
US Soccer designates the professional competitions into three tiers and at various times there have been multiple leagues designated at the same level. MLS is tier one, USL Championship is tier two, and USL League One and NISA are tier three.
NISA was initially affiliated to the now-defunct NASL which was a tier two league alongside USL Championship.
USL League Two is officially amateur and so does not have a designation.
Interesting read, and for want of a better spot, I'll put it here.
Very interesting read, thanks!
This is a great listen (if you've got a spare 3 hours!)
In this episode we talk with Chattanooga FC defender Erik Panzer about his soccer journey on multiple continents, rugby, cricket, life priorities and identity outside of soccer, and much more! You can find Erik’s writings at http://erikcpanzer.com You can find Erik on twitter at @epanzer_nz You can find Erik on Instagram at @erikpanzerfootball Find us on twitter at @section109pod Find us on instagram at @section109podcast
