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Continental Indoor Soccer League

Continental Indoor Soccer League
Sport	indoor soccer
Founded	1989
No. of teams	high of 15
Country(ies)	United States and  Mexico
Ceased	1997
Last champion(s)	Seattle SeaDogs
TV partner(s)	Prime Network FSN Southwest

The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.

[edit] History

When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams (Dallas and San Diego) joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to fill dates during the summer months. This was the first attempt at a summer indoor soccer league with all previous leagues being fall-winter leagues.

The CISL played its first season in 1993 with seven teams including one team in Mexico, the Monterrey La Raza. The league reached a high of 15 teams by 1995 including a second team south of the border, the Mexico Toros. However, the league played with 11 teams in both 1996 and 1997. After the 1997 season, several teams withdrew from the league in a dispute with Weinstein, who had been serving as the league's commissioner. When Dallas, the best-drawing team in the league, left the CISL just before Christmas 1997, the league disbanded.

Dallas and Sacramento were two of the founding franchises for the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998, which became the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999.

[edit] Champions

[edit] Season by season

[edit] By Team

[edit] Annual awards

[edit] Most Valuable Player Award

1993: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks

1994: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks

1995: Preki, San Jose Grizzlies

1996: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks

1997: Paul Dougherty, Houston Hotshots

[edit] Goalkeeper Of The Year Award

1993: Joe Papaleo, Dallas Sidekicks

1994: Antonio Cortes, San Diego Sockers

1995: Mike Dowler, Sacramento Knights

1996: Juan de la O, Seattle SeaDogs

1997: N/A

[edit] Coach Of The Year Award

1993: Gordon Jago, Dallas Sidekicks

1994: George Fernandez, Anaheim Splash

1995: Erich Geyer, Monterrey La Raza

1996: Trevor Dawkins, Houston Hotshots

1997: N/A

[edit] Rookie Of Year Award

1993: Marco Lopez, Monterrey La Raza

1994: John Olu Molomo, San Diego Sockers

1995: Mark Chung, San Diego Sockers

1996: Carlos Farias, San Diego Sockers

1997: N/A

[edit] Defender Of The Year Award

1993: Sean Bowers, Sacramento Knights

1994: Ralph Black, Anaheim Splash

1995: Danny Pena, Sacramento Knights

1996: Troy Snyder, Washington Warthogs

1997: N/A

[edit] Playoff MVP

1995: Zizinho, Monterrey La Raza

1996: Raul Salas, Monterrey La Raza

[edit] Complete team list