National Independent Soccer Association
Third division American soccer league
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| January 1 2025 | Las Vegas Legends are planned to join NISA as a future team, indicating continued league expansion. |
| 2024 | Irvine Zeta FC wins their first NISA championship. |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Force wins their first NISA championship. |
| December 2024 | NISA was not given professional sanctioning for the 2025 season. |
| October 19 2024 | Los Angeles Force and Irvine Zeta FC play to a 1-1 draw in the National Independent Soccer Association championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium with an attendance of 1,447 |
| January 1 2024 | League saw multiple new team additions, including Arizona Monsoon FC, Capo FC, Georgia FC, and Irvine Zetas. |
| 2023 | Michigan Stars participates in the NISA championship season. |
| 2023 | Michigan Stars wins their second NISA championship. |
| 2023 | Chattanooga FC moved to MLS Next Pro, while Flower City Union transitioned to the National Premier Soccer League. |
| November 11 2023 | Flower City Union wins the National Independent Soccer Association championship by defeating Michigan Stars FC 1-0 at Romeo Stadium with an attendance of 1,016 |
| January 1 2023 | Club de Lyon FC and Savannah Clovers FC became full members of NISA, further expanding the league's geographic reach. |
| 2022 | Albion San Diego wins their first NISA championship. |
| 2022 | Several teams moved to other leagues or folded, including New Amsterdam FC, California United Strikers FC, Valley United FC, Syracuse Pulse, and Bay Cities FC. |
| 2022 | Club de Lyon (Daytona Beach) and Irvine Zeta FC are established and prepare to join the league. |
| November 6 2022 | Michigan Stars FC wins the National Independent Soccer Association championship by defeating Albion San Diego 1-0 at Romeo Stadium with an attendance of 1,178 |
| January 1 2022 | League experiences further team transitions, with some clubs like Detroit City FC moving to USL Championship and new teams entering NISA Nation developmental program. |
| January 1 2022 | League continued to expand with new teams joining, such as Syracuse Pulse and Bay Cities FC. |
| 2021 | Detroit City FC wins their second NISA championship in the 2021 season. |
| 2021 | California United Strikers FC wins their first NISA championship. |
| September 2021 | Chicago House AC joined the league in the fall season, while teams like San Diego 1904 FC and Stumptown AC completed their final seasons. |
| March 20 2021 | The alliance between NISA and United Women's Soccer broke down, with the leagues separating. |
| January 28 2021 | NISA announced an alliance with United Women's Soccer (UWS), with the goal of launching a professional women's soccer league in 2022. |
| January 1 2021 | Maryland Bobcats FC became a full member of NISA after previously competing in UPSL and NPSL. |
| 2020 | Detroit City FC participates in the Great Lakes region of the National Independent Soccer Association's third division league, representing a notable expansion of independent soccer in the United States. |
| 2020 | Detroit City FC wins their first NISA championship during the 2020-21 season. |
| 2020 | League expansion with new teams including Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, New York Cosmos, Valley United FC, and Syracuse Pulse joining the league. |
| November 23 2020 | NISA announced its fourth league affiliation with the Mountain Premier League. |
| September 17 2020 | NISA announced the establishment of NISA Nation, a full-year amateur league designed to serve as an incubator for amateur and semi-professional clubs aiming to join NISA's professional league. |
| September 15 2020 | Oakland Roots, a founding team, announced they were leaving NISA to join the USL Championship second-division league. |
| September 10 2020 | League announced original co-founder Peter Wilt would rejoin in a club operations capacity to establish a club in Chicago. |
| September 4 2020 | NISA expanded its league affiliations to include the Eastern Premier Soccer League. |
| September 3 2020 | NISA expanded its league affiliations to include the Midwest Premier League. |
| August 13 2020 | NISA established its first affiliation agreement with the Gulf Coast Premier League, creating a pathway for professional status for clubs and players. |
| July 1 2020 | Tournament details and the 15 participating teams for the NISA Independent Cup were officially announced. |
| April 27 2020 | NISA revealed the NISA Independent Cup, a tournament designed to have member teams compete against high-quality amateur and independent professional teams in a regional format. |
| April 27 2020 | 2019-20 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic following previous postponements. |
| January 1 2020 | Several teams transitioned into NISA's full league membership, including Michigan Stars FC and Chattanooga FC. |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Force founded and joins the National Independent Soccer Association in its inaugural season. |
| September 2019 | National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) launched its inaugural fall season with multiple teams joining, including Atlanta SC, California United Strikers FC, Miami FC, Oakland Roots SC, Philadelphia Fury, San Diego 1904 FC, and Stumptown AC. |
| August 31 2019 | Inaugural season began with a 3-3 draw between Oakland Roots SC and California United Strikers FC in Oakland. |
| August 15 2019 | League officially announced the addition of Oakland Roots for 2019 season, and Chattanooga FC, Detroit City FC, and Michigan Stars FC for early 2020. |
| July 1 2019 | National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) officially launched its league operations, with multiple teams joining from various leagues like NPSL and UPSL. |
| June 27 2019 | Oakland Roots SC announced to have their inaugural season in the league's spring season instead of the NPSL Founders Cup. |
| June 10 2019 | Miami FC and California United Strikers FC were approved to join NISA at the board of governors meeting, with a previously planned Central Florida club relocating to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
| May 2019 | Bob Watkins was replaced as NISA President by John Prutch as commissioner, with league start date pushed back from August to September. |
| February 16 2019 | NISA was provisionally sanctioned as a Division III league by the United States Soccer Federation. |
| August 31 2018 | NISA filed an application with the United States Soccer Federation for sanctioning as a men's professional third division league. |
| May 17 2018 | NISA co-founder Peter Wilt left the organization to help establish Forward Madison FC in USL League One. Following his departure, a committee of club owners was formed to elect new leadership within NISA. |
| February 13 2018 | NISA co-founder Jack Cummins died suddenly, creating a significant leadership challenge for the newly forming league. |
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