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1994 United States Interregional Soccer League)
The 1994 United States Interregional Soccer League was an outdoor season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.
Regular season
Schedule
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
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 |
Playoffs
Northeast Division
| Jersey Dragons ( NJ) | 2-0 | Delaware Wizards ( DE) |
|---|---|---|
John F Kennedy Stadium
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
| Long Island Rough Riders ( NY) | 1-1 OT | Jersey Dragons ( NJ) |
|---|---|---|
Danny Mueller  |
Manuel Archer |
Attendance: 3,422
- 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) | 1-0 | Cape Cod Crusaders ( MA) |
|---|---|---|
|
Marek Sadowski |
Attendance: 1,000
Final
| New Jersey Imperials ( NJ) | 2-3 | Long Island Rough Riders ( NY) |
|---|---|---|
|
Greg Bajek |
Giovanni Savarese Richard Nuttall |
| Long Island Rough Riders ( NY) | 1-0 | New Jersey Imperials ( NJ) |
|---|---|---|
|
Cordt Weinstein 90' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,463
The Long Island Rough Riders advanced.
Atlantic Division
| Charleston Battery ( SC) | 4-1 | Hampton Roads Hurricanes ( VA) |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Coggins Paul Young Rich Hughes |
Byron Mitchell |
Charleston, South Carolina
| Charlotte Eagles ( NC) | 2-0 | Raleigh Flyers ( North Carolina) |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Dakin Philibert Jones |
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,000
Final
| Charlotte Eagles ( North Carolina) | 2-3 | Charleston Battery ( South Carolina) |
|---|---|---|
| Graham West Jake Tassy |
Paul Young Andy Coggins |
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,500
| Charleston Battery ( SC) | 3-1 | Charlotte Eagles ( NC) |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Young Dave Hoffman |
Phillipe Bertoud |
Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,400
The Charleston Battery advanced.
Southeast Division
| Cocoa Expos ( FL) | 7-1 | Orlando Lions ( FL) |
|---|---|---|
|
Richard Sharpe Robin Chan Keiran Breslin Ian Gill Eric Leibin |
Del Smith |
Cocoa, Florida
Attendance: 2,119
| Atlanta Magic ( GA) | 1-0 | Florida Stars ( FL) |
|---|---|---|
|
Caleb Suri |
Final
| Atlanta Magic ( GA) | 1-0 | Cocoa Expos ( FL) |
|---|---|---|
|
Caleb Suri |
| Cocoa Expos ( FL) | 2-0 | Atlanta 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) | 5-1 | Atlanta Magic ( GA) |
|---|---|---|
|
Richard Sharpe Eddie Enders Paul Robertson |
Vince Datillo |
The Cocoa Expos advanced.
Midwest Division
| Minnesota Thunder ( MN) | 3-2 | St. Louis Knights ( MO) |
|---|---|---|
|
Gerard Lagos Pierre Morice |
Tom Stone Jeff Davis |
Minnesota
Attendance: 2,119
| Milwaukee Rampage ( WI) | 1-0 OT | Columbus 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
| Milwaukee Rampage ( WI) | 2-3 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
|---|---|---|
|
Gerard Lagos 90'
Tim Foster |
Brown Deer High School, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
| Minnesota Thunder ( MN) | 3-1 | Milwaukee Rampage ( WI) |
|---|---|---|
|
Don Gramenz Amos Magee Manny Lagos |
Derrick Bylsma |
Minnesota
The Minnesota Thunder advanced.
Midsouth Division
| [Louisville Thoroughbreds] ( KY) | 1-4 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits ( KY) |
|---|---|---|
|
John van Buskirk
PK |
Dexter Sandy Shane Gibson Brian Jeffs |
Louisville, Kentucky
| New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers ( LA) | 0-1 | Birmingham Grasshoppers ( AL) |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Harden |
Final
| Lexington Bluegrass Bandits ( KYLA) | 0-2 | Birmingham Grasshoppers ( AL) |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Hughes Jarg Baumgartner |
Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 1,100
| Birmingham Grasshoppers ( AL) | 2-1 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits ( KYLA) |
|---|---|---|
| Billy Hughes Holder Schneidt |
Richard Mundy |
Birmingham, Georgia
The Birmingham Grasshoppers advanced.
South Central Division
| Texas Lightning ( TX) | 2-3 OT | Austin Lone Stars ( TX) |
|---|---|---|
|
Corey Hooper Ron Baskin |
Chris Veselka Steve Bailey Lance Reed |
| Tulsa Roughnecks ( OK) | 1-4 | Austin Lone Stars ( TX) |
|---|---|---|
|
Virgil Stevens |
Shahram Salami
Gabe Jones
Chris Veselka JoJo Flemister |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 1,387
| San Antonio Pumas ( TX) | 3-4 | DFW Toros ( TX) |
|---|---|---|
|
Marco Ferruzzi J.D. Stark Steve Schauer |
Final
| Austin Lone Stars ( TX) | 2-4 | DFW Toros ( TX) |
|---|---|---|
|
Gabe Jones Judd Willman |
Heriberto Garcia Nicolas Velez Melecio Sanitbanez |
House Park, Austin, Texas
| Austin Lone Stars ( TX) | 0-2 | DFW Toros ( TX) |
|---|---|---|
House Park, Austin, Texas
The DFW Toros advanced.
Southwest Division
| El Paso Patriots ( TX) | 2-5 | Valley Golden Eagles ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Arturo Bautista Steve Guardado |
Raul Haro Carlos Acosta Julio Umana |
El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 4,278
| East Los Angeles Cobras ( CA) | 7-3 | Montclair Standard Falcons ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
|
Harut Karapetyan Sean Henderson Carlos Zavala Juan Munoz Sergio Suarez |
Garrett Torres
Eddie Soto Jesus Artlaga |
Los Angeles
Final
| East Los Angeles Cobras ( CA) | 0-6 | Valley Golden Eagles ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Andia Emerson Mendez Carlos Acosta Jose Umana |
Los Angeles
| Valley Golden Eagles ( CA) | 0-3 | East Los Angeles Cobras ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Vasquez
Harut Karapetyan |
- 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
| North Bay Breakers ( CA) | 3-2 | CCV Hydra ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Ruggels Roman Ritz Chris Ziemer |
Luis Berbari Jose Romas |
Final
| North Bay Breakers ( CA) | 2-1 | Chico Rooks ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
| Roman Ritz Chris Ziemer |
Mike Black |
| Chico Rooks ( CA) | 2-1 | North 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) | 1-0 | North Bay Breakers ( CA) |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,750
The Chico Rooks advanced.
Sizzlin' Nine Championship
Greensboro Group
| 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
| 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
| 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) | 4-2 | Long 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
| Greensboro Dynamo ( NC) | 2-1 OT | Long Island Rough Riders ( NY) |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Attendance: 2,800
| Charleston Battery ( SC) | 0-5 | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
|---|---|---|
|
Amos Magee
Manny Lagos
Aaron Leventhal |
Charleston, South Carolina
Final
| Greensboro Dynamo ( NC) | 1-1 OT | Minnesota Thunder ( MN) |
|---|---|---|
|
Mike Gailey 10' |
46'
Gerard Lagos |
|
| Penalties | ||
Brian Japp  |
2-1 | |
Attendance: 5,159
Points leaders
| 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
- MVP: Manny Lagos
- Points leader: Chris Veselka, Austin Lone Stars (74 points)
- Goals leader: Richard Sharpe, Cocoa Expos (33 goals)
- Assist Leader: Wayne Lobring, Louisville Thoroughbreds (21 assists)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Kyle Krpata
- Coach of the Year: Tim Hankinson
External links
References
- ^ Outdoor scoring system (1989–1995)
- ^ "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.