North American Soccer League Best XI explained

The North American Soccer League Best XI was given each season to the eleven players considered to have been the best in their respective positions that year for clubs in the NASL. The award was first given out in 2011, the North American Soccer League's inaugural season.

Winners

2011

Pos.	Player^[1]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
FW			1
FW			1

2012

Pos.	Player^[2]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
FW			1
FW			1

2013

Pos.	Player^[3]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
MF			2
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
FW			1
FW			1
FW			1

2014

Pos.	Player^[4]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
MF			2
MF			1
MF			2
FW			2
FW			1
FW			1

2015

Pos.	Player^[5]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			2
DF			2
DF			1
MF			1
MF			3
MF			1
MF			1
FW			1
FW			2

2016

Pos.	Player^[6]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			3
DF			1
DF			3
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
MF			1
FW			3
FW			1

2017

Pos.	Player^[7]	Club	Appearance
GK			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
DF			1
MF			1
MF			2
MF			2
MF			1
FW			1
FW			2

Statistics

Performance by club

Rank	Club	Apps.
1		13
2		9
3		8
	Tampa Bay Rowdies
	New York Cosmos
6		7
7		6
	San Antonio Scorpions
9		3
	Ottawa Fury
11		1
	Jacksonville Armada
	Montreal Impact
	Puerto Rico Islanders
	San Francisco Deltas
	Rayo OKC

Performance by player

Multiple winners only.

Wins	Player	Years
3		2011, 2014, 2015
		2014, 2015, 2016
		2014, 2015, 2016
		2014, 2015, 2016
2		2012, 2013
		2012, 2014
		2014, 2015
		2015, 2017
		2015, 2017
		2016, 2017

External links

• 2011 Best XI
• 2012 Best XI
• 2013 Best XI
• 2014 Best XI
• 2015 Best XI
• 2016 Best XI
• 2017 Best XI

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 in Review . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508070729/http://nasl.com/index.php?id=459 . 8 May 2012 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 11 April 2020.
2. Web site: NASL Announces 2012 Best XI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216041442/http://nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=3405 . 16 December 2012 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 9 October 2012 . 10 April 2020.
3. Web site: NASL Unveils 2013 Best XI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109061010/http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=5863 . 9 November 2013 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 8 November 2013 . 10 April 2020.
4. Web site: NASL NAMES 2014 BEST XI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051117/http://www.nasl.com/article/uuid/l30amhddcx271edb533dk1fnm/nasl-names-2014-best-xi . 29 November 2014 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 13 November 2014 . 10 April 2020.
5. Web site: NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2015 BEST XI . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181029232452/http://www.nasl.com/news/2015/11/13/-north-american-soccer-league-announces-2015-best-xi . 29 October 2018 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 13 November 2015 . 10 April 2020.
6. Web site: NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2016 BEST XI . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030035451/http://www.nasl.com/news/2016/11/11/north-american-soccer-league-announces-2016-best-xi . 30 October 2018 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 11 November 2016 . 10 April 2020.
7. Web site: NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2017 NASL BEST XI . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162136/http://www.nasl.com/news/2017/11/09/-north-american-soccer-league-announces-2017-nasl-best-xi . 12 June 2018 . NASL.com . North American Soccer League, LLC . 9 November 2017 . 10 April 2020.