USA - World Indoor Soccer League

The WISL was created in 1999 as a merger of the US-based Premier Soccer Alliance and the English Indoor Football League. The PSA had in turn been formed only one year earlier by several teams who had left the Continental Indoor Soccer League during its final disintegration. The PSA had already added four new teams when a merger agreement was announced. Originally, there was to be a European Division and a North American Division, with London United, Manchester Magic, Newcastle Geordies and Sheffield Strikers playing in the European division, but that idea was cancelled due to rules conflicts between the existing leagues. After the 2001 season, the league was absorbed by the MISL. Three teams joined the new league and the others folded.

Previously many of these teams played in two earlier leagues: Premier Soccer Alliance (1998) and Continental Indoor Soccer League (1993-1997).

                League Standings and Playoff results



                                  1999

                           GP   W   L   PCT.  GB    GF   GA
Sacramento Knights         22  17   5   .773  ---  127   88
Dallas Sidekicks           22  17   5   .682  2.0  152  107
Monterrey La Raza          22  14   8   .636  3.0  142  114
Utah Freezz                22  12  10   .545  5.0  126  123
Portland Pythons           22  11  11   .500  5.0  115  111
Arizona Thunder            22   7  15   .318 10.0  125  148
Houston Hotshots           22   6  16   .273 11.0   88  131

Brazil                      7   2   5   .400        29   38
Mexico                      7   0   7   .000        21   68

Semifinals:    Dallas defeated Monterrey 4-3 (SO)
               Sacramento defeated Utah 6-1
CHAMPIONSHIP:  Sacramento defeated Dallas 7-6

After the season, Portland folded.


                                     2000

Before the season, St. Louis was added.

                           GP   W   L    PCT   GB   GF   GA
Monterrey La Raza          24  20   4   .833    -  167  126
Dallas Sidekicks           24  17   7   .708    3  153  107
Utah Freezz                24  15   9   .625    5  124  113
Houston Hotshots           24  10  14   .416   10  125  135
St. Louis Steamers         24   9  15   .375   11  125  137
Arizona Thundercats        24   8  16   .333   12  105  118
Sacramento Knights         24   5  19   .208   15   94  155

Quarterfinals:          Utah defeated Arizona 9-3
                        St. Louis defeated Houston 5-3
Semifinals:             Monterrey defeated St. Louis 7-3
                        Dallas defeated Utah 7-4
CHAMPIONSHIP:           Monterrey defeated Dallas 6-5 (SO)


                                  2001

Monterrey, Houston and Arizona went on hiatus for one season.
Before the season, San Diego was added.

                           GP   W   L   PCT.   GF   GA
San Diego Sockers          24  14  10   .583  133  114
Dallas Sidekicks           24  14  10   .583  109  108
St. Louis Steamers         24  11  13   .458  122  132
Sacramento Knights         24  11  13   .458  123  125
Utah Freezz                24  10  14   .417  113  121

Semifinals:       San Diego defeated St. Louis 7-5, 1-0, 4-0
                  Dallas defeated Sacramento 2-1, 5-4
CHAMPIONSHIP:     Dallas defeated San Diego 6-3, 4-5, 2-1 (MG)

After the season, the league was absorbed by the MISL.  San Diego, 
Dallas and St. Louis joined the new league.

About this document

Prepared and maintained by David A. Litterer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: David A. Litterer (spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 25 Oct 2003