The North American Soccer League has announced that it has canceled its 2018 season.
The 2018 campaign had been in jeopardy since September 2017, when the United States Soccer Federation decided to revoke the NASL’s Division II status.
Following that decision, the NASL filed an antitrust suit which was denied by the Eastern District Court of New York in November, and that decision was affirmed last Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
"The focus of the antitrust suit to date has been obtaining a preliminary injunction to save the 2018 season. Unfortunately, with USSF’s decision and the loss of the preliminary injunction, playing the 2018 season is no longer a possibility," NASL interim commissioner Rishi Sehgal said in a statement.