2012 NASL Playoffs

The 2012 NASL Playoffs was the postseason tournament culminating the 2012 North American Soccer League season to determine the champion of the 2012 North American Soccer League. The top six regular season finishers qualified for the playoffs and competed in a single-elimination tournament, composed of three rounds. The tournament began September 29 and concluded on October 26.

Main article: 2012 North American Soccer League season
2012 NASL Playoffs
CountryUnited States
Canada
Teams6
Defending championsPuerto Rico Islanders
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Format

Qualification

Bracket
  Quarter-Finals     Semi-Finals     Final
                                   
      1 San Antonio Scorpions 0 1 1  
  3 Puerto Rico Islanders 1     6 Minnesota Stars 0 2 2    
  6 Minnesota Stars 2         6 Minnesota Stars 2 1 3
      2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 0 3 3
      2 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 3 5    
  4 Carolina RailHawks 3     4 Carolina RailHawks 1 3 4  
  5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1  

Schedule

Quarterfinals
September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29) Carolina RailHawks3–1Fort Lauderdale StrikersCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Amir Lowery  34'  71'
Ty Shipalane  52'  67'
Floyd Franks  86'		 Report
Report		 Conor Shanosky  58'
Abe Thompson  61'
Lance Laing  90+'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Daniel Radford
September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30) Puerto Rico Islanders1–2Minnesota StarsBayamón, Puerto Rico
18:00 EDT David Foley  79'
Josh Hansen  81'		 Report
Report		 Amani Walker  9'
Miguel Ibarra  41'
Justin Davis  90'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,002
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Semifinals

First leg
October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) Minnesota Stars0–0San Antonio ScorpionsBlaine, Minnesota
20:30EDT Simone Bracalello  20' Report
Report		 Kevin Harmse  85' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,006
Referee: Marcos Deoliveira
October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06) Carolina RailHawks1–2Tampa Bay RowdiesCary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Brian Shriver  76'
Amir Lowery  86'
Floyd Franks  88'		 Report
Report		 Mike Ambersley  63'
Andres Arango  75'
Jeff Attinella  82'
Daniel Antoniuk  84'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matthew Foerster

Second leg
October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13) Tampa Bay Rowdies3–3Carolina RailHawksSt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Shane Hill  38'
Mike Ambersley  64'
Luke Mulholland  83'  90'		 Report
Report		 Matt Luzunaris  13'
Tiyiselani Shipalane  17'
Gale Agbossoumonde  34'
Nick Zimmerman  85'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Robert Sibiga
October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) San Antonio Scorpions1–2Minnesota StarsSan Antonio, Texas
18:15 CDT Walter Ramirez  21'
Pablo Campos  24'  26'
Kevin Harmse  53'
Josue Soto  88'		 Report
Report		 Kyle Altman  27'
Neil Hlavaty  66'
Blake Wagner  75' (own)
Simone Bracalello  82'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald

Championship

First leg
October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) Minnesota Stars2–0Tampa Bay RowdiesBlaine, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Amani Walker  66'
Kentaro Takada  83'
Martin Nunez  90'		 Report
Report		 Mike Ambersley  47' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 4,642
Referee: Kevin Terry, Jr.

Second leg
October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26) Tampa Bay Rowdies3—1
(3–2 p)		Minnesota StarsSt. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Carl Cort  24'  57'
Mike Ambersley  25'
Keith Savage  50'
Luke Mulholland  81'
Daniel Antoniuk  85'
Shane Hill  89'		 Report
Report		 Justin Davis  31'
Simone Bracalello  45'
Lucas Rodriguez  51'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 6,208
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
Penalties

Playoff statistical leaders

See also

References
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