1995 USISL Pro League


The 1995 USISL Professional League was the higher of the two outdoor men's leagues run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1995.

Overview

From its beginnings in 1986 as a semi-professional indoor league in the American Southwest, the USISL had grown over the last decade. In 1989, the league added a summer, outdoor competition which had grown in popularity as the indoor league slowly shrank. By 1994, the outdoor season included 69 teams with various levels of professionalism. In 1995, the USISL decided to split the summer schedule into two different leagues, the Professional and the Premier Leagues. The Professional League was fully professional while the Premier League continued to allow amateur and semi-professional teams to compete.

Regular season

  • Regulation win = 6 points
  • Shootout win = 4 points
  • Shootout loss = 2 points
  • Regulation loss = 0 points
  • Bonus points : An additional one point per goal up to a maximum of three points per game.

Playoffs

Northeast Division

Second round


Final

The New York Fever advanced.
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Atlantic Division

Final

The Myrtle Beach Boyz advanced.
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Midwest Division

Second round

  • The Midwest Division second round matchups featured two-game series. All other divisions had single elimination matchups.
The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Midwest Division final.
''The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.''

Final

The Minnesota Thunder advanced.
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Southeast Division

Final

The Tampa Bay Cyclones advanced.
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South Central Division

Final

The New Mexico Chiles advanced to the Sizzlin' Nine Tournament.
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Western Division

Final

The Monterey Bay Jaguars advanced.
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Northwest Division

Final

''The Hawaii Tsunami advanced.''

Sizzlin' Nine Championship

The Sizzlin' Nine Championship was a three-group round robin tournament featuring nine teams. The Long Island Rough Riders received a bye into the Sizzlin' Nine Championship. The other eight teams were the seven divisional champions and the divisional finals runner-up with the highest total points during the regular season. Each of the three groups played at a single location. The top four teams then advanced to the playoff semifinals.

Honors

MVP: Giovanni SavaresePoints leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas Goals leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas Assists leader: Wayne Lobring, Louisville Thoroughbreds Defender of the Year: Troy EdwardsGoalkeeper of the Year: Jim AdamsRookie of the Year: Wellijohn Dominiciano Jr., Coach of the Year: Buzz LagosOrganization of the Year: Tampa Bay Cyclones