Less than three months from now the North American Soccer League will kickoff its Spring Season as seven teams battle to earn a berth at Soccer Bowl 2013.

The NASL will announce the schedule for the first half of the split season at 3pm EST on Thursday, January 10.

Find out the opening day opponent of the defending champion Tampa Bay Rowdies, beaten finalist Minnesota Stars FC, regular season winners San Antonio Scorpions, and the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, FC Edmonton and Fort Lauderdale Strikers at www.NASL.com

Join the debate and let us know how you think your team will fare on kickoff weekend and in the early weeks of the 2013 season at www.Facebook.com/NASLfansand on Twitter @NASLofficial

The seven NASL teams active for the 2013 Spring Season will play each other once at home and once on the road in a 42-game season between April 6 and July 4.  The team that tops the standings at the summer break will qualify for the 2013 Soccer Bowl as the host team. The Soccer Bowl will be held the weekend of November 16/17 and the Spring champion will be joined by the Fall Season champion in the match.  The New York Cosmos and Puerto Rico Islanders are poised to return to NASL action when the Fall Season kicks off on August 3.