1994 U.S. Interregional Soccer League (outdoor) season

The 1994 United States Interregional Soccer League was an outdoor season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.

Regular season

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Schedule

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Each team had a 20-game schedule, with two games counting as Designated Makeup Games (DMGs). DMGs are plugged in for any game that was cancelled during the season.

Scoring

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Teams in the Northeast and Midwest have points that reflect the addition of a 1-point corner kick bonus per game. The standings published by the USISL list only the wins, losses, goals scored, goals allowed and total points. They do not provide the number of wins or losses that came through shootouts. They also do not provide the number of bonus points coming from goals or corner kicks.[1][2]

  • Regulation win = 6 points
  • Shootout win (SW) = 4 points
  • Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points
  • Regulation loss = 0 points
  • Bonus points (BP): An additional one point per goal up to a maximum of three points per game.
  • Northeast Division and Midwest Division teams received one point per corner kick each game.

Northeast Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Long Island Rough Riders 18 13 5 35 19 +16 117
2 Jersey Dragons 18 12 6 39 23 +16 110[Note 1]
3 Cape Cod Crusaders 18 10 8 39 25 +14 98
4 New Jersey Imperials 18 10 8 28 25 +3 98
5 Delaware Wizards 18 9 9 28 25 +3 89
6 New York Fever 18 7 11 29 33 -4 82
7 Boston Storm 18 5 13 24 47 -23 65
8 Connecticut Wolves 18 6 12 14 32 -18 59
9 Philadelphia Freedom 18 6 12 21 36 -15 58

Atlantic Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Greensboro Dynamo 18 16 2 60 22 +38 143
2 Charleston Battery 18 14 4 36 15 +21 111
3 Charlotte Eagles 18 10 8 44 32 +12 95
4 Raleigh Flyers 18 9 9 33 33 0 90
5 Hampton Roads Hurricanes 18 10 8 32 27 +5 84
6 Columbia Heat 18 9 9 32 39 -7 82
7 Washington Mustangs 18 11 7 33 29 +4 80[Note 2]
8 Baltimore Bays 18 6 12 26 39 -13 59
9 Richmond Kickers 18 4 14 21 43 -22 44

Southeast Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Cocoa Expos 17 16 1 69 13 +56 128
2 Atlanta Magic 17 11 6 44 36 +8 104
3 Florida Stars 17 11 6 65 39 +26 97[Note 3]
4 Orlando Lions 17 7 10 50 46 +4 81
5 Boca Raton Sabres 18 6 12 37 48 -11 73[Note 4]
6 Fort Lauderdale Kicks 17 5 12 25 53 -28 53
7 South Florida Flamingos 17 3 14 19 80 -61 37

Midwest Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Minnesota Thunder 18 18 0 61 14 +47 170
2 Milwaukee Rampage 18 16 2 81 18 +63 161
3 Columbus Xoggz 18 11 7 39 37 +2 112
4 St. Louis Knights 18 11 7 46 37 +9 108
5 Detroit Wheels 18 9 9 35 38 -3 98
6 Rockford Raptors 18 10 8 36 34 +2 98
7 Des Moines Menace 18 5 13 37 46 -9 63
8 Cincinnati Cheetas 18 5 13 38 40 -2 59
9 Sioux City Breeze 18 1 17 15 64 -49 23

Midsouth Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Louisville Thoroughbreds 18 13 5 53 35 +18 114
2 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 18 12 6 38 23 +15 107
3 Birmingham Grasshoppers 18 13 5 36 19 +17 104
4 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 18 10 8 32 25 +7 87
5 Nashville Metros 18 7 11 43 43 0 78
6 Arkansas A's 18 4 14 22 62 -40 45
7 Chattanooga Express 18 5 13 16 45 -29 36
8 Memphis Jackals 11 2 9 19 34 -15 29

South Central Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 Tulsa Roughnecks 18 16 2 52 18 +44 132
2 DFW Toros 18 12 6 51 40 +11 112
3 San Antonio Pumas 18 11 7 53 30 +23 107
4 Texas Lightning 18 11 7 60 31 +29 103
5 Austin Lone Stars 17 10 7 62 51 +11 97
6 Dallas Rockets 18 9 9 39 48 -9 86
7 Oklahoma City Slickers 18 4 14 28 57 -29 46
8 Wichita Blue Angels 17 0 17 16 119 -103 16

Southwest Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 East Los Angeles Cobras 18 16 2 70 32 +38 147
2 El Paso Patriots 18 13 5 57 28 +29 120[Note 5]
3 Valley Golden Eagles 18 12 6 48 40 +8 110
4 Montclair Standard Falcons 18 10 8 40 34 +6 94
5 Arizona Cotton 18 7 11 49 33 +16 79
6 Tucson Amigos 18 7 11 44 43 +1 75
7 New Mexico Chiles 18 7 11 32 48 -16 66
8 Las Vegas Quicksilver 18 3 15 31 84 -53 48
9 San Diego Top Guns 9 4 5 16 19 +3 37

Pacific Division

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Place Team GP W L GF GA GD Points
1 San Francisco United All-Blacks 18 15 3 59 20 +39 134
2 North Bay Breakers 18 14 4 55 29 +26 125
3 CCV Hydra 18 13 5 62 31 +31 122
4 Chico Rooks 18 12 6 43 30 +13 108
5 San Francisco Bay Diablos 18 10 8 42 48 -6 92[Note 6]
6 Silicon Valley Firebirds 18 9 9 42 28 +14 85
7 Reno Rattlers 18 7 11 38 45 -7 71
8 Hawaii Tsunami 18 3 15 24 77 -53 40
9 Santa Cruz Surf 18 2 16 21 61 -40 32
10 Shasta Scorchers 18 2 16 20 63 -43 31
  1. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  2. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  3. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  4. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  5. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  6. ^ Points deducted due to ineligible players.

Playoffs

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Northeast Division

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Jersey Dragons (NJ)2-0Delaware Wizards (DE)
John F Kennedy Stadium
Hoboken, New Jersey


Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1-1 OTJersey Dragons (NJ)
Danny Mueller     Manuel Archer
The game remained tied through two overtime periods. The Long Island Rough Riders advanced due to their 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
New Jersey Imperials (NJ)1-0Cape Cod Crusaders (MA)
Marek Sadowski  
Attendance: 1,000

Final

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The Long Island Rough Riders advanced.


Atlantic Division

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Charleston Battery (SC)4-1Hampton Roads Hurricanes (VA)
Andrew Coggins    
Paul Young  
Rich Hughes  
  Byron Mitchell
Charleston, South Carolina


Charlotte Eagles (NC)2-0Raleigh Flyers (North Carolina)
Keith Dakin  
Philibert Jones  
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,000

Final

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Charlotte Eagles (North Carolina)2-3Charleston Battery (South Carolina)
Graham West  
Jake Tassy  
    Paul Young
  Andy Coggins
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,500


Charleston Battery (SC)3-1Charlotte Eagles (NC)
Paul Young    
Dave Hoffman  
  Phillipe Bertoud
Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,400

The Charleston Battery advanced.


Southeast Division

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Cocoa Expos (FL)7-1Orlando Lions (FL)
Richard Sharpe    
Robin Chan    
Keiran Breslin  
Ian Gill  
Eric Leibin  
  Del Smith
Cocoa, Florida
Attendance: 2,119


Atlanta Magic (GA)1-0Florida Stars (FL)
Caleb Suri  

Final

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Atlanta Magic (GA)1-0Cocoa Expos (FL)
Caleb Suri  


Cocoa Expos (FL)2-0Atlanta Magic (GA)
Keiran Breslin  
Chris Payne  
  • With the series tied at one game each, the Expos and Magic played a mini-game to determine who would advance.
Cocoa Expos (FL)5-1Atlanta Magic (GA)
Richard Sharpe      
Eddie Enders  
Paul Robertson  
  Vince Datillo

The Cocoa Expos advanced.


Midwest Division

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Minnesota Thunder (MN)3-2St. Louis Knights (MO)
Gerard Lagos    
Pierre Morice  
  Tom Stone
  Jeff Davis
Minnesota
Attendance: 2,119


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)1-0 OTColumbus Xoggz (OH)
Steve Kuntz   17'
Tony Sanneh  
Tony Sanneh   57'  
Steve Provan   120'
(Report)
Brown Deer High School, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,384

Final

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Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2-3Minnesota Thunder (MN)
  Gerard Lagos
  90' Tim Foster
Brown Deer High School, Brown Deer, Wisconsin


Minnesota Thunder (MN)3-1Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Don Gramenz  
Amos Magee  
Manny Lagos  
  Derrick Bylsma
Minnesota

The Minnesota Thunder advanced.


Midsouth Division

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[Louisville Thoroughbreds] (KY)1-4Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KY)
John van Buskirk   PK     Dexter Sandy
  Shane Gibson
  Brian Jeffs
Louisville, Kentucky


New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)0-1Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)
  Phil Harden

Final

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Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KYLA)0-2Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)
  Billy Hughes
  Jarg Baumgartner
Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 1,100


Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)2-1Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KYLA)
Billy Hughes  
Holder Schneidt  
  Richard Mundy
Birmingham, Georgia

The Birmingham Grasshoppers advanced.


South Central Division

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Texas Lightning (TX)2-3 OTAustin Lone Stars (TX)
Corey Hooper  
Ron Baskin  
  Chris Veselka
  Steve Bailey
  Lance Reed


Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)1-4Austin Lone Stars (TX)
Virgil Stevens     Shahram Salami
  Gabe Jones
  Chris Veselka
  JoJo Flemister
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 1,387


San Antonio Pumas (TX)3-4DFW Toros (TX)
Marco Ferruzzi  
J.D. Stark  
Steve Schauer  

Final

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Austin Lone Stars (TX)2-4DFW Toros (TX)
Gabe Jones  
Judd Willman  
    Heriberto Garcia
  Nicolas Velez
  Melecio Sanitbanez
House Park, Austin, Texas


Austin Lone Stars (TX)0-2DFW Toros (TX)
House Park, Austin, Texas

The DFW Toros advanced.


Southwest Division

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El Paso Patriots (TX)2-5Valley Golden Eagles (CA)
Arturo Bautista  
Steve Guardado  
    Raul Haro
    Carlos Acosta
  Julio Umana
El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 4,278


East Los Angeles Cobras (CA)7-3Montclair Standard Falcons (CA)
Harut Karapetyan      
Sean Henderson  
Carlos Zavala  
Juan Munoz  
Sergio Suarez  
  Garrett Torres
  Eddie Soto
  Jesus Artlaga
Los Angeles

Final

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East Los Angeles Cobras (CA)0-6Valley Golden Eagles (CA)
    Juan Andia
    Emerson Mendez
  Carlos Acosta
  Jose Umana
Los Angeles


  • With the series tied at one game apiece, the Cobras and Valley Eagles played a minigame to determine who advanced.

The East Los Angeles Cobras advanced.


Pacific Division

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North Bay Breakers (CA)3-2CCV Hydra (CA)
Craig Ruggels  
Roman Ritz  
Chris Ziemer  
  Luis Berbari
  Jose Romas

Final

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North Bay Breakers (CA)2-1Chico Rooks (CA)
Roman Ritz  
Chris Ziemer  
  Mike Black


Chico Rooks (CA)2-1North Bay Breakers (CA)
Dean Freeman  
Jeremy Gunn  
  Roman Ritz
Attendance: 1,750
  • With the series tied at one game apiece, Chico and North Bay played a mini-game to determine who would advance.
Chico Rooks (CA)1-0North Bay Breakers (CA)
Attendance: 1,750

The Chico Rooks advanced.

Sizzlin' Nine Championship

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Greensboro Group

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Place Team W L GF GA GD
1 Greensboro Dynamo 2 0 14 3 +11
2 DFW Toros 1 1 6 9 -3
3 Birmingham Grasshoppers 0 2 2 10 -8
  • Greensboro Dynamo defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 6-1
  • DFW Toros defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 4-1
  • Greensboro Dynamo defeated DFW Toros 8-2

Charlotte Group

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Place Team W L GF GA GD
1 Charleston Battery 2 0 9 2 +7
2 Cocoa Expos 1 1 8 4 +4
3 Chico Rooks 0 2 0 11 -11
  • Charleston defeated Cocoa 4-2
  • Charleston defeated Chico 5-0
  • Cocoa defeated Chico 6-0

Raleigh Group

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Place Team W L GF GA GD
1 Long Island Rough Riders 1 1 10 6 +4
2 Minnesota Thunder 1 1 6 5 +1
3 East Los Angeles Cobras 1 1 5 10 -5
Minnesota Thunder (MN)4-2Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Attendance: 175
  • East Los Angeles Cobras defeated Minnesota Thunder 3-2 (SO)
  • Long Island Rough Riders defeated East Los Angeles Cobras 8-2

Semi-finals

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Greensboro Dynamo (NC)2-1 OTLong Island Rough Riders (NY)
Report
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
Attendance: 2,800


Charleston Battery (SC)0-5Minnesota Thunder (MN)
    Amos Magee
    Manny Lagos
  Aaron Leventhal
Charleston, South Carolina

Final

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Points leaders

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Rank Scorer Club GP Goals Assists Points
1 Chris Veselka Austin Lone Stars 13 30 14 74
2 Richard Sharpe Cocoa Expos 15 33 6 72
3 Joey Kirk Milwaukee Rampage 18 24 11 59
4 A. J. Jones Texas Lightning 14 22 9 53
Brian McBride Milwaukee Rampage 15 18 17 53
6 Manny Lagos Minnesota Thunder 17 18 9 45
7 Tony Sanneh Milwaukee Rampage 17 14 14 42
Salvador Mercado El Paso Patriots 18 20 2 42
8 Sheikh N'Dure Florida Stars 18 17 7 41
9 Jason Haupt Greensboro Dynamo 18 15 10 40
10 Jeff Baicher CCV Hydra 16 17 2 36
11 Leonel Suazo Washington Mustangs 12 17 0 34
Mark Weidner Birmingham Grasshoppers 16 34
Andrew Ziemer North Bay Breakers 16 34

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ Outdoor scoring system (1989–1995)
  2. ^ "2013 USL Media Guide – compare 1993 and 1994 PDL standings with the 1992 and 1995 PDL standings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.