WORLD INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE


The 'World Indoor Soccer League' was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams.

Contents
History
WISL Championships
Most WISL Championships Won
Presidents
Teams

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 an '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 an European division, but that idea was dropped due to rules conflicts between the existing leagues and lack of permission from The Football Association.
The WISL folded in December 2001 when Dallas, St. Louis, and San Diego agreed to join the MISL.

WISL Championships


SeasonChampionScore / seriesRunner-Up
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

Most WISL Championships Won

Team Championships Winning years
Dallas Sidekicks 2 1998 , 2001
Sacramento Knights 1 1999
Monterrey La Raza 1 2000

note: In 2001, the championship was a best-of-three series. All other WISL championships were a single game.

Presidents


Gordon Jago 1998-2001

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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