American Indoor Soccer League
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| American Indoor Soccer League | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: 2007-08 AISL season |
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| Sport | Indoor Soccer |
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 5 |
| Country(ies) |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Rockford Rampage |
The American Indoor Soccer League or AISL considered itself a minor indoor soccer league. In the 2005-06 season, they recognized themselves as a major soccer league.
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[edit] History
Founded in 2003, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, MA, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, OH. The league currently has five teams actively playing. The 2005-06 season started with promise, starting with 6 teams, but the New Mexico Storm and Detroit-Windsor Border Stars decided not to play in the AISL just before the season got under way. In 2006, the league announced the membership of the Canton Crusaders, but the team's membership was revoked after the ownership was unable to fulfill its financial obligations.
[edit] AISL Teams
[edit] Active
| Team | City/Area | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Excite | Cincinnati, Ohio | Game Time Indoor Soccer Training Facility |
| Rockford Rampage | Loves Park, Illinois | Victory Sports Arena |
| Massachusetts Twisters | West Springfield, Massachusetts | The Big E |
| Northern Illinois Rebels | Waukegan, Illinois | Lake County Sports Center in Waukegan |
| Tulsa Revolution | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Soccer City Indoor Sports Complex |
[edit] Former teams
| Team | City/Area | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Canton Crusaders (Never Played) | Canton, Ohio | N/A |
| Connecticut Academica FC | Cheshire, Connecticut | |
| Detroit-Windsor Border Stars ( now plays in the CSL ) | Windsor, Ontario | |
| Massachusetts Aztecs (now Boston Aztec PASL/NPSL) | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Montréal Team Canada | Montréal, Canada | |
| Memphis Mojo (Announced but folded prior to ever playing a game) | Memphis, TN | Agricenter Showplace Arena |
| New Hampshire Storm | New Hampshire | |
| New Mexico Storm | Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| New York Hampton Surf | Long Island, New York | Southampton Youth Sports Center |
[edit] Possible expansion
| City/Area |
|---|
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan |
[edit] Previous champions
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Host |
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| 2007/2008 | Rockford Rampage | 18-5 | Massachusetts Twisters | Rockford |
| 2006/2007 | Massachusetts Twisters | 11-5 | Rockford Rampage(as Thunder) | Massachusetts |
| 2005/2006 | Cincinnati Excite | N/A | AISL(Season) | N/A |
| 2004/2005 | Detroit-Windsor Border Stars | 4-1 | Cincinnati Excite | Windsor |
| 2002-2003 | Massachusetts Aztecs | 9-6 | Connecticut Academica FC | Massachusetts |
[edit] Notable names
- Connally Edozien formerly of the Nigeria national football team's youth system and New England Revolution. Edozien has played in the USL with the Rochester Raging Rhinos and is on contract with the Carolina Railhawks.
- Oscar Albuquerque current owner of the Rockford Thunder franchise played for Canada's 1980 Olympic qualifying team and in the National Professional Soccer League.
- Dayton O'Brien formerly with the University of Memphis, O'Brien was drafted by the Columbus Crew in 2006. O'Brien signed with the Memphis Mojo for the 2006/2007 season.
- Everson Maciel of the Western Mass Pioneers signed with the Massachusetts Twisters for the 2006/2007 season after good season in the USL Second Division earned Maciel a spot on the USL 2 All League Team.
- Michael Todd of the New York Surf was selected by the Kansas City Wizards in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
- Gary Flood of the New York Surf was also selected in the 2007 Supplemental but in the second round by the New England Revolution.
[edit] See also
- Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
