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Men's soccer league in the United States, 1989–1994

This article is about the outdoor soccer league. For the indoor soccer league, seeUSISL I-League. For the organization that ran both, formerly called the "United States Interregional Soccer League", seeUnited Soccer League.

Football league

United States Interregional
Soccer League
Promotional poster for the 1994 season
Organising body	USISL
First season	1989
Folded	1994
Replaced by	USISL Pro League USISL Premier League
Country	United States
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of clubs	69 (1994)
Level onpyramid	Division 3 (1994)
Most championships	Colorado Comets (2) Greensboro Dynamo (2)

TheUnited States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) was asemi-professional men'soutdoor 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 theUnited Soccer League. Commencing play in 1989, it receivedDivision 3 status fromU.S. Soccer for its final season in 1994. It was split into theUSISL Professional League and the amateurUSISL Premier League in 1995. TheColorado Comets andGreensboro Dynamo were the most successful clubs in the league, winning two championships each.

History

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Ahead of the1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States,U.S. Soccer began work with various leagues, including the Southwest Indoor Soccer League (SISL), toprofessionalize soccer in the country. The SISL embarked on their ambitions to run a three-tiered outdoor soccer league, and launched theSouthwest Outdoor Soccer League in the1988–89 season as part of the first step towards that goal.^[1]^[2] The organization, and its two leagues, would be rebranded as theSouthwest Independent Soccer League in the1989–90 season, theSunbelt Independent Soccer League in the1990–91 season, and finally the United States Interregional Soccer League in the1991–92 season.^[3]^[4]

In its1993–94 season, the league was granted Division 3 status byU.S. Soccer.^[2] Following significant expansion over the preceding years to 69 teams by 1994, the USISL decided to split the league for the1995 season into a Division 3 league populated with its professional clubs, theUSISL Professional League, and a league outside of U.S. Soccer's canonical pyramid populated with its amateur clubs, theUSISL Premier League.^[1] The USISL, now theUnited Soccer League, recognizes the Premier League as the successor to the original outdoor league in its statistical records.^[5]

Teams

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See also:List of United Soccer League clubs
Bold text indicates clubs that played all six seasons (1989–1994)

Arizona Cotton (1990–1994)
Arkansas Diamonds (1990–1992; 1994)
Atlanta Express (1991–1992)
Atlanta Magic (1992–1994)
Atlanta Quicksilver (1991)
Austin Lone Stars
Baltimore Bays (1993–1994)
Birmingham Grasshoppers (1994)
Boca Raton Sabres (1992–1994)
Boston Storm (1994)
Cape Cod Crusaders (1994)
Central California Valley Hydra (1994)
Charleston Battery (1993–1994)
Charlotte Eagles (1993–1994)
Chattanooga Express (1992–1994)
Chico Rooks (1993–1994)
Cincinnati Cheetahs (1994)
Cocoa Expos (1994)
Colorado Comets (1989–1991)
Columbia Heat (1993–1994)
Columbus Xoggz (1994)
Connecticut Wolves (1993–1994)
Coral Springs Kicks (1993)
Dallas Rockets (1990–1994)
Delaware Wizards (1993–1994)
Des Moines Menace (1994)
Detroit Wheels (1994)
DFW Toros
East Bay Red Riders (1992–1993)
East Los Angeles Cobras (1993–1994)
El Paso Patriots (1991–1994)
Florida Stars (1994)
Fort Lauderdale Kicks (1994)
Greensboro Dynamo (1993–1994)
Hampton Roads Hurricanes (1994)
Hawaii Tsunami (1994)
Jersey Dragons (1994)
Las Vegas Quicksilver (1994)
Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (1994)
Long Island Rough Riders (1994)
Louisville Thoroughbreds (1994)
Lubbock Lazers (1989–1992)
Memphis Jackals (1991–1994)
Milwaukee Rampage (1994)
Minnesota Thunder (1994)
Montclair Standard Falcons (1993–1994)
Nashville Metros (1991–1994)
New Mexico Chiles
New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (1994)
New York Fever (1994)
North Jersey Imperials (1994)
North Bay Breakers (1992–1994)
Oklahoma City Slickers (1993–1994)
Oklahoma City Warriors (1989–1992)
Orlando Lions (1992–1994)
Palo Alto Firebirds (1992–1994)
Permian Basin Shooting Stars (1990–1992)
Philadelphia Freedom (1994)
Raleigh Flyers (1993–1994)
Reno Rattlers (1994)
Richmond Kickers (1993–1994)
Rockford Raptors (1994)
San Antonio Pumas
San Diego Top Guns (1994)
San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles (1993–1994)
San Francisco All Blacks (1992–1994)
San Francisco Bay Diablos (1993–1994)
San Jose Hawks (1993)
Santa Cruz Surf (1993–1994)
Shasta Scorchers (1994)
Sioux City Breeze (1994)
South Florida Flamingos (1994)
St. Louis Knights (1994)
Texas Lightning (1993–1994)
Tulsa Renegades (1989–1991)
Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–1994)
Tucson Amigos (1990–1994)
Waco Kickers (1990)
Washington Mustangs (1994)
Wichita Blue Angels (1994)

Seasons

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List of SOSL / SISL / USISL seasons
Yr.	T	MP	Champion	Runners-up	Top goalscorer	Ref.
1989	8	12	Colorado Comets	Addison Arrows	Don Gallegos (13)	^[6]
1990	14	14	Colorado Comets	Richardson Rockets	Marcelo Draguicevich (12) Derek Sholeen (12) Chris Veselka (12)	^[7]
1991	17	16	Richardson Rockets	New Mexico Chiles	Vladi Stanojevic (15)	^[8]
1992	21	14	Palo Alto Firebirds	Tucson Amigos	Efren Rodarte (14)	^[9]
1993	38	16	Greensboro Dynamo	Orlando Lions	Sheldon Lee (19)	^[10]
1994	69	18	Greensboro Dynamo	Minnesota Thunder	Richard Sharpe (33)	^[11]

References

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^^a ^b"A Comprehensive History of the USL". SOC Takes. 22 October 2018. Retrieved22 December 2024.
^^a ^b"U.S. Soccer Timeline".U.S. Soccer. 2016.Archived from the original on 6 February 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^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. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^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. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^"2013 USL Media Guide"(PDF).United Soccer League. 2013. pp. 149–150,167–168. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1989".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1990".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1991".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1992".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1993".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved1 May 2025.
^Litterer, David A."The Year in American Soccer - 1994".Society for American Soccer History.Archived from the original on 1 May 2025. Retrieved1 May 2025.

External links

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American Soccer History Archives at the Society for American Soccer History
American Soccer History Archives at Soccer History USA

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