1995 USISL Pro League

The 1995 USISL Professional League was the higher of the two outdoor men's leagues run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1995.

Overview

From its beginnings in 1986 as a semi-professional indoor league in the American Southwest, the USISL had grown over the last decade. In 1989, the league added a summer, outdoor competition which had grown in popularity as the indoor league slowly shrank. By 1994, the outdoor season included 69 teams with various levels of professionalism. In 1995, the USISL decided to split the summer schedule into two different leagues, the Professional and the Premier Leagues. The Professional League was fully professional while the Premier League continued to allow amateur and semi-professional teams to compete.

Regular season

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

Coastal Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Long Island Rough Riders	20	18	1	0	1	69	20	+49	45	157
2	Delaware Wizards	20	16	0	0	4	47	22	+25	41	137
3	Jersey Dragons	20	11	1	1	7	48	32	+16	39	111
4	Cape Cod Crusaders	20	11	0	2	7	49	33	+16	35	105
5	Rhode Island Stingrays	20	4	1	2	13	30	56	−26	28	60
6	Baltimore Bays	20	3	1	0	16	29	64	−35	28	50

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Capital Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	New York Fever	20	13	2	0	5	43	22	+21	38	124
2	North Jersey Imperials	20	13	0	1	6	63	35	+28	43	123^[a]
3	Pennsylvania Freedom	20	11	1	1	7	55	44	+11	44	116
4	Albany Alleycats	20	9	0	1	10	48	51	−3	41	97
5	New Hampshire Ramblers	20	9	1	1	9	42	32	+10	35	95
6	Connecticut Wolves	20	8	0	1	11	35	53	−18	29	79
7	Boston Storm	20	3	0	0	17	25	62	−37	24	42

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Bonus points adjusted from 47 to 43?

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Charleston Battery	20	16	1	1	2	58	16	+42	44	146
2	Charlotte Eagles	20	13	1	0	6	59	35	+24	45	127
3	Raleigh Flyers	20	13	1	1	5	49	32	+17	42	126
4	Myrtle Beach Boyz	20	13	0	1	6	51	36	+15	39	119
5	Hampton Roads Mariners	20	12	1	1	6	51	31	+20	41	119
6	Greensboro Dynamo	20	11	0	0	9	55	33	+22	45	111^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Bonus points adjusted from 43 to 45?

Midwest Division

East Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Minnesota Thunder	20	19	0	0	1	72	15	+57	49	163
2	Chicago Stingers	20	11	0	0	9	49	46	+3	39	105
3	St. Louis Knights	20	9	2	0	9	43	42	+1	34	96
4	Cincinnati Cheetahs	20	5	0	2	13	36	50	−14	33	67
5	Detroit Wheels	20	2	0	1	17	25	66	−41	15	29^[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Bonus points adjusted from 24 to 15?

West Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Milwaukee Rampage	20	17	0	0	3	63	24	+39	45	147
2	Columbus Xoggz	20	16	1	0	3	62	19	+43	46	146
3	Louisville Thoroughbreds	20	10	1	1	8	50	44	+6	41	107
4	Lexington Bluegrass Bandits	20	7	2	0	11	42	52	−10	39	89
5	Rockford Raptors	20	8	0	1	11	36	36	0	28	78

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Southeast Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Tampa Bay Cyclones	20	16	1	0	3	70	25	+45	47	147
2	Mobile Revelers	20	13	0	2	5	39	21	+18	34	116
3	Chattanooga Railroaders	20	9	1	0	10	50	51	−1	40	98
4	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	20	7	1	0	12	36	56	−20	32	78
5	Florida Stars	20	8	0	1	11	36	56	−20	26	76

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Central Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	El Paso Patriots	20	15	0	0	5	67	38	+29	51	141
2	DFW Toros	20	13	0	2	5	62	40	+22	44	126
3	New Mexico Chiles	20	13	0	0	7	54	31	+23	42	120
4	San Antonio Pumas	20	12	1	0	7	69	46	+23	44	120
5	New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers	20	11	1	2	6	41	33	+8	39	113
6	Texas Lightning	20	7	0	0	13	37	65	−28	33	75
7	Tulsa Roughnecks	20	5	1	1	13	32	45	−13	31	67

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Western Division

North Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Monterey Bay Jaguars	20	14	2	0	4	60	24	+36	46	138
2	Chico Rooks	20	14	0	1	5	58	34	+24	45	131
3	Reno Rattlers	20	12	1	1	6	44	23	+21	37	115
4	CCV Hydra	20	9	0	1	10	42	36	+6	34	90
5	San Francisco Bay Diablos	20	6	0	3	11	43	49	−6	34	76

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Los Angeles Salsa U-23s	20	15	0	0	5	63	34	+29	47	137
2	San Diego Top Guns	20	11	2	0	7	47	32	+15	41	115
3	Valley Golden Eagles	20	11	0	2	7	41	31	+10	34	104
4	Las Vegas Quicksilver	20	3	0	0	17	22	55	−33	22	40

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Northwest Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	SW	SL	L	GF	GA	GD	BP	Pts
1	Hawaii Tsunami	20	17	1	0	2	69	15	+54	48	154
2	Salem Surge	20	14	0	0	6	61	37	+24	47	131
3	Everett Bigfoot	20	11	1	0	8	38	36	+2	32	102
4	Portland Firebirds	20	9	0	3	8	36	30	+6	31	91
5	Yakima Reds	20	4	0	0	16	29	60	−31	27	51

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Playoffs

Northeast Division

First round

August 9, 1995
8:00 PM EST

Pennsylvania Freedom (PA)	0-1	Jersey Dragons (NJ)

United German-Hungarian Club, Oakford, Pennsylvania

August 9, 1995

Cape Cod Crusaders (MA)	4-1	North Jersey Imperials (NJ)

Second round

August 1995

Delaware Wizards (DE)	v	Cape Cod Crusaders (WI)

According to the available records, the Delaware Wizards defeated the Cape Cod Crusaders 5-4 (SO).

August 12, 1995
5:00 PM EST

New York Fever (NY)	1-0	Jersey Dragons (NJ)

Valhalla, New York

Final

August 18, 1995
5:30 PM EST

New York Fever (NY)	1-0	Delaware Wizards (MA)
Mike Saunders

Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York

August 20, 1995
5:00 PM EST

Delaware Wizards (MA)	0-2	New York Fever (NY)
		Jim McElderry Ian Hennessy

Newark High School, Newark, Delaware

The New York Fever advanced.

Atlantic Division

August 12, 1995

Charleston Battery (SC)	0-3	Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)
		7' Chris Diaz 45' Troy Edwards 57' John Garvey

Stoney Field, Charleston, South Carolina

Attendance: 3,127

August 12, 1995

Charlotte Eagles (NC)	0-2	Raleigh Flyers (NC)

Charlotte, North Carolina

Final

August 17, 1995
7:30 PM EST

Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)	6-1	Raleigh Flyers (NC)

August 19, 1995
7:00 PM EST

Raleigh Flyers (NC)	3-1	Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)

The teams played a mini-game to decide who advanced after finishing the series tied at one game apiece.

August 19, 1995
10:00 PM EST

Raleigh Flyers (NC)	1-2	Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)

The Myrtle Beach Boyz advanced.

Midwest Division

First round

August 8, 1995
7:30 PM CST

St. Louis Knights (MO)	1-2 OT	Chicago Stingers (IL)

St. Louis Soccer Park, Fenton, Missouri

August 8, 1995
7:00 PM CST

Columbus Xoggz (OH)	1-1	Louisville Thoroughbreds (KY)
Marty Schafer 11'		80' Marty Schoering 88' Louisville player #13

Xogg houZe, Dublin, Ohio

The game was suspended late in the match due to darkness. On August 10th, the league announced the Xoggz and Thoroughbreds would finish their game on August 11th. The team which won would then immediately play the Milwaukee Rampage in the first game of the second round series. The Thoroughbreds, facing the requirement to make short-notice travel plans in order to play the last few minutes of the suspended game, then play their "home game" in Columbus in the event they won, chose to forfeit instead.

Second round

The Midwest Division second round matchups featured two-game series. All other divisions had single elimination matchups.

August 12, 1995

Chicago Stingers (IL)	0-2	Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Steve Morris PK		39' 40' Tony Sanneh

Forest View Park; Arlington Heights, Illinois

August 8, 1995
7:30 PM CST

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	3-1	Chicago Stingers (IL)

The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Midwest Division final.

August 11, 1995
6:30 PM EST

Columbus Xoggz (OH)	1-1	Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Damian Roden 33'		31' Dan Stebbins
Penalties
Matt Coyer Marty Schafer Stephen Pugh Lord	0-2	Kris Kelderman Steve Provan Rodrigo Gonzalez Dan Stebbins

Xogg houZe, Dublin, Ohio

August 13, 1995

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)	1-0	Columbus Xoggz (OH)

The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

Final

August 18, 1995
5:30 PM CST

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)	2-0	Minnesota Thunder (MN)

Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

August 20, 1995
5:30 PM CST

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	3-2 OT	Milwaukee Rampage (WI)

August 20, 1995

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	1-0	Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Manny Lagos

The Minnesota Thunder advanced.

Southeast Division

August 12, 1995

Tampa Bay Cyclones (FL)	4-1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers (FL)

August 12, 1995

Mobile Revelers (AL)	0-2	Chattanooga Railroaders (TN)

Final

August 19, 1995
7:30 PM PST

Tampa Bay Cyclones (FL)	3-1	Chattanooga Railroaders (TN)

The Tampa Bay Cyclones advanced.

South Central Division

August 12, 1995

El Paso Patriots (TX)	3-2	San Antonio Pumas (TX)

August 12, 1995

New Mexico Chiles (NM)	7-2	DFW Toros (TX)

New Mexico

Final

August 17, 1995
7:30 PM MST

New Mexico Chiles (NM)	3-0	El Paso Patriots (TX)

New Mexico

August 20, 1995
2:00 PM CST

El Paso Patriots (TX)	1-2	New Mexico Chiles (NM)

Texas

The New Mexico Chiles advanced to the Sizzlin' Nine Tournament.

Western Division

First round

August 9, 1995

Chico Rooks (CA)	1-2	Reno Rattlers (NV)

Second round

August 12, 1995

Monterey Bay Jaguars (CA)	2-1	Reno Rattlers (NV)

August 12, 1995

Los Angeles Salsa U-23's (CA)	5-1	San Diego Top Guns (CA)

Final

August 19, 1995
7:30 PM PST

Los Angeles Salsa U-23's (CA)	2-3	Monterey Bay Jaguars (CA)

August 20, 1995
7:30 PM PST

Monterey Bay Jaguars (CA)	2-1	Los Angeles Salsa U-23's (CA)

The Monterey Bay Jaguars advanced.

Northwest Division

August 12, 1995

Salem Surge (OR)	3-2	Everett BigFoot (WA)

Salem, Oregon

Final

August 19, 1995
7:30 PST

Hawaii Tsunami (HI)	2-0	Salem Surge (OR)

Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

The Hawaii Tsunami advanced.

Sizzlin' Nine Championship

The Sizzlin' Nine Championship was a three-group round robin tournament featuring nine teams. The Long Island Rough Riders received a bye into the Sizzlin' Nine Championship. The other eight teams were the seven divisional champions and the divisional finals runner-up with the highest total points during the regular season. Each of the three groups played at a single location. The top four teams then advanced to the playoff semifinals.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Long Island Rough Riders	2	2	0	6	2	+4
2	Monterey Bay Jaguars	2	1	1	9	3	+6
3	New Mexico Chiles	2	0	2	2	12	−10

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

August 29, 1995
7:30 PM EST

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)	2-1	Monterey Bay Jaguars (CA)
Giovanni Savarese Mike Masters 53'		Paul Bravo

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

August 30, 1995
7:30 PM EST

Monterey Bay Jaguars (CA)	8-1	New Mexico Chiles (NM)

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

August 31, 1995
7:30 PM EST

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)	4-1	New Mexico Chiles (NM)
Giovanni Savarese Cordt Weinstein		Richie Louis

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Minnesota Thunder	2	2	0	4	1	+3
2	New York Fever	2	1	1	2	2	0
3	Hawaii Tsunami	2	0	2	0	3	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

August 29, 1995
5:45 PM EST

New York Fever (NY)	0-0	Hawaii Tsunami (HI)

Penalties
	1-0

Barrett Stadium, Valhalla, New York

When the game ended in a tie, the referee chose to go directly to penalty kicks because the field had no lights and it was difficult to see.

August 30, 1995
5:45 PM EST

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	2-0	Hawaii Tsunami (HI)

Barrett Stadium, Valhalla, New York

August 31, 1995
5:45 PM EST

New York Fever (NY)	1-1	Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Ian Hennessy		Tony Sanneh
Penalties
Jim McElderry Peter Vermes John DeBrito	3-4	Tony Sanneh Don Gramenz Manny Lagos Matt Holmes

Barrett Stadium, Valhalla, New York

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Tampa Bay Cyclones	2	1	1	7	6	+1
2	Myrtle Beach Boyz	2	1	1	7	7	0
3	Milwaukee Rampage	2	1	1	5	6	−1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

August 28, 1995
7:00 PM EST

Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)	3-5	Tampa Bay Cyclones (FL)

Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

August 29, 1995
7:00 PM EST

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)	3-2	Tampa Bay Cyclones (FL)

Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

August 30, 1995
7:00 PM EST

Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)	4-2	Milwaukee Rampage (WI)

Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Semi-finals

September 2, 1995
5:00 PM EST

Minnesota Thunder (MN)	3-2 OT	Myrtle Beach Boyz (SC)
Don Gramenz Manny Lagos 90' Don Gramenz 93'		John Garvey

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

September 2, 1995
7:30 PM EST

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)	5-2	Tampa Bay Cyclones (FL)
Giovanni Savarese 12' 22' 25'

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

Attendance: 3,425

Final

September 4, 1995
4:00 PM EST

Long Island Rough Riders (NY)	2-1	Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Chris Armas 45' Giovanni Savarese 90'	(Report)	49' Amos Magee

Mitchel Park, Uniondale, New York

Attendance: 4,118

Points leaders

Rank	Scorer	Club	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Flavio Ferri	San Antonio Pumas	19	29	8	66
2	Rito Delgado	El Paso Patriots	18	26	11	61
3	Paul Young	Charleston Battery	19	23	9	55
4	Giovanni Savarese	Long Island Rough Riders	20	23	8	54
5	Darren Eales	Hampton Roads Mariners	19	24	4	52
6	Ivailo Ilarionov	Chattanooga Railroaders	15	18	14	50
7	Billy Thompson	Hawaii Tsunami	14	21	7	49
8	Duane Robinson	New Jersey Imperials	17	21	5	47
9	Manny Lagos	Minnesota Thunder	17	19	7	45
10	John van Buskirk	Louisville Thoroughbreds	19	21	3	44

Honors

MVP: Giovanni Savarese
Points leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas (66 points)
Goals leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas (29 goals)
Assists leader: Wayne Lobring, Louisville Thoroughbreds (18 assists)
Defender of the Year: Troy Edwards
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jim Adams
Rookie of the Year: Wellijohn Dominiciano Jr.,
Coach of the Year: Buzz Lagos
Organization of the Year: Tampa Bay Cyclones

External links

References

[table_hth_NJI0.80371258538389-1] Bonus points adjusted from 47 to 43?

[table_hth_GRE0.25455155235461-2] Bonus points adjusted from 43 to 45?

[table_hth_DET0.70326730176027-3] Bonus points adjusted from 24 to 15?

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