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.
| Country | United States Canada | 
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | 
| Defending champions | Puerto Rico Islanders | 
| ← 2011  2013 →  | |
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 | Carolina RailHawks | 3–1 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Cary, 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 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | Bayamón, 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. | 
First leg
    
| October 6, 2012 | Minnesota Stars | 0–0 | San Antonio Scorpions | Blaine, Minnesota | 
| 20:30EDT | Simone Bracalello  20' | Report Report | Kevin Harmse  85' | Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,006 Referee: Marcos Deoliveira | 
| October 6, 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 1–2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Cary, 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 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3–3 | Carolina RailHawks | St. 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 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1–2 | Minnesota Stars | San 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 | 
First leg
    
| October 20, 2012 | Minnesota Stars | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Blaine, 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 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 3—1 (3–2 p) | Minnesota Stars | St. 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 | 
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