| Competition: | North American Soccer League |
| Season: | 2015 |
| Winners: | New York Cosmos |
| Continentalcup1: | Spring Champions |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | New York Cosmos |
| Continentalcup2: | Fall Champions |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Ottawa Fury |
| Matches: | 165 |
| Total Goals: | 453 |
| League Topscorer: | Stefano Pinho (16) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 6 goals: FTL 7–1 IND (Aug 29) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 4 goals: JAX 0–4 CAR (May 30) |
| Highest Scoring: | 8 goals: FTL 7–1 IND (Aug 29) |
| Longest Wins: | 5 games: Ottawa Fury (Jul 19 – Aug 8) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 games: Ottawa Fury (May 9 – Aug 8) Ottawa Fury (Aug 26 – Oct 31) |
| Longest Winless: | 8 games: Atlanta Silverbacks (Apr 25 – Jul 4) Jacksonville Armada (May 16 – Jul 15) |
| Longest Losses: | 4 games: Atlanta Silverbacks (May 24 – Jul 4) Carolina RailHawks (Aug 12 – 30) FC Edmonton (Oct 4 – 17) |
| Highest Attendance: | 16,167 JAX 3–1 FCE (Apr 4) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 1,112 FCE 4–0 SAS (Jul 5) |
| Attendance: | 975,558 |
| Average Attendance: | 5,912 |
| Prevseason: | 2014 |
| Nextseason: | 2016 |
The 2015 North American Soccer League season was the 48th season of Division II soccer in the United States and the fifth season of the North American Soccer League. It was contested by eleven teams including two from Canada. Jacksonville Armada FC made their NASL debut this season. The defending Soccer Bowl champions were the San Antonio Scorpions, while Minnesota United FC were the defending North American Supporters' Trophy winners. A split season format was used for the 2015 season.
See main article: List of NASL stadiums.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit producer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Silverbacks | Gary Smith | Simon Mensing | Reto Sports | ||
| Carolina RailHawks | Colin Clarke |  Connor Tobin | Adidas | Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC | |
| FC Edmonton |  Colin Miller | Albert Watson | Adidas | The Fath Group | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers |  Günter Kronsteiner | Iván Guerrero | Nike | Azul Airlines | |
| Indy Eleven | Tim Regan (interim) | Kristian Nicht | Diadora | Honda | |
| Jacksonville Armada FC | Eric Dade (interim) |  Marcos Flores | Nike | Winn-Dixie | |
| Minnesota United FC | Manny Lagos | Aaron Pitchkolan | Inaria | Atomic Data / Mall of America | |
| New York Cosmos |  Giovanni Savarese | Carlos Mendes | Nike | Emirates | |
| Ottawa Fury FC | Marc Dos Santos |  Richie Ryan | Admiral | The Heart and Crown | |
| San Antonio Scorpions | Alen Marcina | Adrian Cann | Nike | Toyota | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies |  Marcelo Saragosa | Nike | Hard Rock |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Silverbacks | Alejandro Pombo | End of interim period | November 2, 2014 | Pre-Season | Gary Smith | December 23, 2014 | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Günter Kronsteiner | Not Returning | December 5, 2014 | Pre-Season | Marcelo Neveleff | January 19, 2015 | |
| Jacksonville Armada | Expansion team | | June 14, 2014[1] | ||||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fired | November 18, 2014 | Pre-Season | December 3, 2014[2] | |||
| Jacksonville Armada | | Resigned | May 22, 2015 | 6th | | June 14, 2015[3] | |
| Indy Eleven | | Fired | June 2, 2015 | 11th | (interim) | June 2, 2015[4] | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | | Resigned | June 7, 2015 | 10th | (interim) | June 7, 2015[5] | |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | (interim) | End of interim period | June 30, 2015 | 8th | Günter Kronsteiner | June 30, 2015[6] | |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | Fired | August 21, 2015 | 10th | August 26, 2015[7] | |||
| Jacksonville Armada | | Fired | September 21, 2015 | 11th | Eric Dade (interim) | September 21, 2015[8] | |
The Spring season began on April 4 and ended on June 13. The schedule featured a single round robin format with each team playing every other team in the league a single time. Each team hosted 5 home games and played 5 road games. The winner of the Spring season earned one of four berths in the playoffs, known as The Championship.[9]
The Fall season began on July 4 and ended on November 1. The schedule featured each team playing every other team in the league once at home and once away. The winner of the Fall season earned one of four berths in The Championship.[10]
The Championship, culminating with Soccer Bowl 2015, was contested by the winners of the spring and fall seasons hosting the next best two teams in the full year regular season table. The half-season champions earned the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, with the higher seed going to the team with the better full-season record. The two next-best teams earned the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds. The semi-finals had the No. 1 seed hosting the No. 4 seed and the No. 2 seed hosting the No. 3 seed. The winners met in the Soccer Bowl 2015 hosted by the team with the higher seed.[11]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indy Eleven | 15 | 10,524 | 8,500 | % | ||||||||
| Minnesota United | 15 | 9,418 | 5,890 | % | ||||||||
| Jacksonville Armada | 15 | 16,164 | 5,652 | N/A | ||||||||
| San Antonio Scorpions | 15 | 8,053 | 4,105 | % | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 15 | 7,010 | 4,219 | % | ||||||||
| Ottawa Fury | 15 | 6,899 | 3,023 | % | ||||||||
| New York Cosmos | 15 | 12,550 | 3,326 | % | ||||||||
| Carolina RailHawks | 15 | 7,217 | 3,055 | % | ||||||||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 15 | 11,691 | 1,278 | % | ||||||||
| Atlanta Silverbacks | 15 | 5,511 | 2,302 | % | ||||||||
| FC Edmonton | 15 | 4,240 | 1,112 | % | ||||||||
| Total | 165 | 16,164 | 1,112 | % |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 16 |
| 2 | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | 12 |
| 3 | Nacho Novo | Carolina RailHawks | 11 |
| 4 |  Omar Cummings | San Antonio Scorpions | 10 |
| 5 |  Rafael Castillo | San Antonio Scorpions | 8 |
| Leo Fernandes | New York Cosmos | ||
| Daryl Fordyce | Edmonton | ||
| Marlon Freitas | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
| Tom Heinemann | Ottawa Fury | ||
| Lance Laing | Edmonton | ||
 Raúl | New York Cosmos |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgi Hristov | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 9 |
| Tiyi Shipalane | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| 3 |  Billy Forbes | San Antonio Scorpions | 8 |
| 4 | Jaime Chavez | Atlanta Silverbacks | 7 |
| Lance Laing | Edmonton | ||
| Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | ||
 Siniša Ubiparipović | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 8 |  Khalif Alhassan | Minnesota United | 6 |
 Junior Burgos | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
| Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | ||
| Kevin Venegas | Minnesota United |
Source:[12]
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury | 14 |
| 2 | Jimmy Maurer | New York Cosmos | 12 |
| 3 |  Sammy Ndjock | Minnesota United | 7 |
| Matt Pickens | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 5 | Matt Van Oekel | Edmonton | 6 |
| 6 | Steward Ceus | Atlanta Silverbacks | 5 |
| 7 | Daniel Fernandes | San Antonio Scorpions | 4 |
| Akira Fitzgerald | Carolina RailHawks | ||
 Miguel Gallardo | Jacksonville Armada | ||
| David Meves | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Indy Eleven | 7–1 | ||
| | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | San Antonio Scorpions | 4–2 |
| Month | NASL Player of the Month | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Stats | Ref | |||
| April | Jimmy Maurer | New York Cosmos | 12SV, 1GA | align=center | [13] | |
| May | Raúl | New York Cosmos | 3G | align=center | [14] | |
| June | Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury | 9SV, 0GA | align=center | [15] | |
| July | Christian Ramirez | Minnesota United | 4G, 2A | align=center | [16] | |
| August | Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 6G, 1A | align=center | [17] | |
| September | Romuald Peiser | Ottawa Fury | 11SV, 2GA | align=center | [18] | |
| October | Stefano Pinho | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 4G, 3A | align=center | [19] | |
| NASL Best XI[28] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Team | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Ottawa Fury | |||||
| Defense | Ottawa Fury | |||||
| Defense | Minnesota United | |||||
| Defense | New York Cosmos | |||||
| Defense | Minnesota United | |||||
| Midfield | Ottawa Fury | |||||
| Midfield | FC Edmonton | |||||
| Midfield | Minnesota United | |||||
| Midfield | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | |||||
| Forward | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | |||||
| Forward | Minnesota United | |||||
