United States Interregional Soccer League
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| Organising body | USISL |
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| First season | 1989 |
| Folded | 1994 |
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| Country | United States |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 69 (1994) |
| Level on pyramid | Division 3 (1994) |
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The United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was a semi-professional men's outdoor soccer league that played six seasons from 1989 to 1994. It was the first outdoor league to be operated by the organization known today as the United Soccer League. Commencing play in 1989, it received Division 3 status from U.S. Soccer for its final season in 1994. It was split into the USISL Professional League and the amateur USISL Premier League in 1995. The Colorado Comets and Greensboro Dynamo were the most successful clubs in the league, winning two championships each.
History
Ahead of the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States, U.S. Soccer began work with various leagues, including the Southwest Indoor Soccer League (SISL), to professionalize soccer in the country. The SISL embarked on their ambitions to run a three-tiered outdoor soccer league, and launched the Southwest Outdoor Soccer League in the 1988–89 season as part of the first step towards that goal.[1][2] The organization, and its two leagues, would be rebranded as the Southwest Independent Soccer League in the 1989–90 season, the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League in the 1990–91 season, and finally the United States Interregional Soccer League in the 1991–92 season.[3][4]
In its 1993–94 season, the league was granted Division 3 status by U.S. Soccer.[2] Following significant expansion over the preceding years to 69 teams by 1994, the USISL decided to split the league for the 1995 season into a Division 3 league populated with its professional clubs, the USISL Professional League, and a league outside of U.S. Soccer's canonical pyramid populated with its amateur clubs, the USISL Premier League.[1] The USISL, now the United Soccer League, recognizes the Premier League as the successor to the original outdoor league in its statistical records.[5]
Teams
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Seasons
| Yr. | T | MP | Champion | Runners-up | Top goalscorer | Ref. |
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| 1989 | 8 | 12 | Colorado Comets | Addison Arrows | Script error: No such module "sort". | [6] |
| 1990 | 14 | 14 | Colorado Comets | Richardson Rockets | Script error: No such module "sort". | [7] |
| 1991 | 17 | 16 | Richardson Rockets | New Mexico Chiles | Script error: No such module "sort". | [8] |
| 1992 | 21 | 14 | Palo Alto Firebirds | Tucson Amigos | Script error: No such module "sort". | [9] |
| 1993 | 38 | 16 | Greensboro Dynamo | Orlando Lions | Script error: No such module "sort". | [10] |
| 1994 | 69 | 18 | Greensboro Dynamo | Minnesota Thunder | Script error: No such module "sort". | [11] |
See also
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- American Soccer League (1988–1989)
- American Professional Soccer League (1990–1996)
- Lone Star Soccer Alliance (1987–1992)
- Western Soccer Alliance (1985–1989)
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."A Comprehensive History of the USL". SOC Takes. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."U.S. Soccer Timeline". U.S. Soccer. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. (1 May 2025). "United Soccer Leagues Statistical History, Part 1 (1986-1994)". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. (1 May 2025). "A History of USA Indoor Soccer". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2013 USL Media Guide" (PDF). United Soccer League. 2013. pp. 149–150, 167–168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1989". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1990". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1991". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1992". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1993". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Litterer, David A. "The Year in American Soccer - 1994". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
External links
- American Soccer History Archives at the Society for American Soccer History
- American Soccer History Archives at Soccer History USA
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