World Indoor Soccer League
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| World Indoor Soccer League | |
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| Sport | indoor soccer |
| Founded | 1998 |
| No. of teams | high of 7 |
| Country |  United States and  Mexico |
| Folded | 2001 |
The World Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.
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[edit] History
After the demise of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, four of its teams decided to create a new indoor league to be called the Premier Soccer Alliance. The teams complemented their schedules with games against international teams. In 1999, two more former CISL teams (the Houston Hotshots and Monterrey La Raza) joined the league, which then changed its name to World Indoor Soccer League.
The name change came about as a result of the "merger" of the US-based PSA and the English Indoor Football League. 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 dropped due to rules conflicts between the existing leagues and lack of permission from the English Football Association.
The WISL folded in December 2001 when Dallas, St. Louis, and San Diego agreed to join the MISL.
[edit] WISL Championships
| Season | Champion | Score / series | Runner-Up |
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| 1998 | Dallas Sidekicks | 6 to 2 | Sacramento Knights |
| 1999 | Sacramento Knights | 7 to 6 | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 2000 | Monterrey La Raza | 6 to 5 (SO 3-1) | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 2001 | Dallas Sidekicks | 2-1 | San Diego Sockers |
note: In 2001, the championship was a best-of-three series. All other WISL championships were a single game.
[edit] Presidents
Gordon Jago 1998-2001
[edit] Teams
- Arizona Thunder
- Dallas Sidekicks (formerly of the CISL)
- Houston Hotshots (formerly of the CISL)
- Monterrey La Raza (formerly of the CISL)
- Portland Pythons
- Sacramento Knights (formerly of the CISL)
- St. Louis Steamers
- San Diego Sockers
- Utah Freezz
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