the new york cosmos became first club earn place in soccer bowl championship after securing 2015 spring championship 3–3 draw @ home against jacksonville on june 13. fall championship clinched ottawa fury on october 21 comeback 3–1 away win, against armada. fury s first championship professional club , make them first canadian club appear in soccer bowl playoffs since 2011. final 2 playoff spots taken minnesota united , fort lauderdale strikers.
the race north american supporters trophy boil down 3 clubs: cosmos, fury , minnesota united. these clubs pulled away rest of league during fall season, , repeatedly switch positions season came close. came down last matchday, new york took advantage of 1–1 ottawa away draw against atlanta silverbacks win league incredibly close margin. cosmos defeated tampa bay rowdies 2–0, giving them , fury identical record of 15–11–4, identical goal differential of +19. cosmos secure league title on goals for, of had 49 compared ottawa s 42. secured new york top seed in championship, matching ottawa against minnesota in other semi-final while cosmos played strikers, finish season twelve points behind loons.
the strikers, along many other clubs including tampa bay, atlanta , edmonton remain in close competition last playoff spot towards end of season. on final matchday, fort lauderdale , tampa left in contention, rowdies leading race single point. tampa lost final match 2–0 in new york on october 31 , following day strikers capitalized on opportunity, defeating armada 1–0 in jacksonville.
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