1993 U.S. Interregional Soccer League (outdoor) season

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The 1993 United States Interregional Soccer League was an American outdoor soccer season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.

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Southern Challenge Cup

In 1993, the league introduced the Southern Challenge Cup, a short season for teams which the league was considering for membership. The cup would allow these provisional teams to test their organization before beginning a season long competitive schedule. [1] During the cup, the four provisional teams also played games against other teams in the league. These games counted both in the USISL and Southern Challenge Cup standings. The cup was capped by a final between the two top teams in which the Riverboat Gamblers defeated the Grasshoppers.

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 9632017+348
2 Birmingham Grasshoppers 954189+945
3Jacksonville Fury9451527-1235
4Montgomery Capitals9271338-2525

Final

Regular season

Scoring

The standings published by the USISL list only the wins, losses, goals scored, goals allowed and total points. They do not provide the number of wins or losses that came through shootouts. They also do not provide the number of bonus points coming from goals or corner kicks. [2] [3]

Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Greensboro Dynamo 161424114+27114
2 Delaware Wizards 161063422+1288
3 Raleigh Flyers 161063124+784
4 Richmond Kickers 16883030078
5 Charleston Battery 16882733-672
6 Connecticut Wolves 16792933-468
7 Baltimore Bays 165112838-1059
8 Charlotte Eagles 165112635-952
9 Columbia Spirit 163131243-3132

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Orlando Lions 161424610+36124
2 Atlanta Lasers 161064434+1093
3 Coral Springs Kicks 161064243-192
4 Memphis Jackals 16974930+1987
5 Boca Raton Sabres 16883731+680
6 Nashville Metros 166102937-860
7 Chattanooga Express 163133345-1252

South Central Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Tulsa Roughnecks 161243318+1599
2 Oklahoma City Slickers 161153432+297
3 Dallas Rockets 161153417+1794
4 San Antonio Pumas 16883935+483
5 Austin Soccadillos 16883033-369
6 DFW Toros 165112242-2052
7 Tyler Lightning 165112240-1849

Southwest Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 East Los Angeles Cobras 161154018+22101
2 Montclair Standard Falcons 161063033-389
3 El Paso Patriots 161063416+1887
4 New Mexico Chiles 16972515+1073
5 Tucson Amigos 16882330-772
6 Valley Golden Eagles 163132042-2237
7 Arizona Cotton 163131243-3129

Pacific Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 San Jose Hawks 161424211+31119
2 Palo Alto Firebirds 16124508+42107
3 San Francisco United All-Blacks 161333917+22106
4 Chico Rooks 161154729+1898
5 North Bay Breakers 16883725+1279
6 Santa Cruz Surf 16792742-1566
7 San Francisco Bay Diablos 163132051-3138
8 East Bay Red Riders 162145113-3813

Playoffs

It appears the USISL allowed each division to determine how its teams entered the playoffs. In the Atlantic Division, the Richmond Kickers and Charleston Battery played a one-time game to determine who went to the division semifinals, despite the Kickers having six more points in the standings than the Battery. In the Southeast Division, the Orlando Lions had a bye into the Sizzlin' Six Tournament as reigning champions. Therefore, the next four teams entered the divisional semifinals. In the Southwest Division, the top three teams qualified for the playoffs, but the next two teams did not enter. Instead, the Valley Golden Eagles with a 3-13 record entered the divisional playoffs. In the rest of the divisions, the top four teams made the divisional playoffs.

Atlantic Division

Play-in game

Richmond Kickers (Virginia)2-0 Charleston Battery (South Carolina)
 Report

Semifinals

  • Greensboro Dynamo 4, Richmond Kickers 1
  • Delaware Wizards 4, Raleigh Flyers 2

Final

  • Greensboro Dynamo defeated Delaware Wizards (5-0, 2-1)

Southeast Division

Semifinals

  • Atlanta Lasers 3, Memphis Jackals 2
  • Boca Raton Sabres 4, Coral Springs Kicks 1
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Final

  • Atlanta Lasers defeated Boca Raton Sabres (1-0, 3-2)

South Central Division

Semifinals

Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)2-0 San Antonio Pumas (Texas)
 Report
Metro Christian Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 1,826


Oklahoma City Slickers 0-4 Dallas Rockets (TX)
Own goal (Report) Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Curtis Partain
Soccerball shade.svg81' Kenny Latham
Attendance: 1,100

Final

  • Dallas Rockets defeated Tulsa Roughnecks (4-3 (OT), 0-3, 1-0)
Dallas Rockets (TX)4–3 (OT) Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)
 Report
Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)3–0 Dallas Rockets (TX)
 Report
Metro Christian Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 3,107
Mini Game
Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)0–1 Dallas Rockets (TX)
Report
Metro Christian Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 3,107

Southwest Division

Semifinals

  • East Los Angeles Cobras 7, Montclair Standard Falcons 3 ( Ezzy Ihekoronye 4 goals)
  • Valley Golden Eagles 5, El Paso Patriots 2

Final

  • East Los Angeles Cobras defeated Valley Golden Eagles (0-6, 3-0, 2-0)

(Ezzy Ihekoronye East Los Angeles Cobras MVP)

Pacific Division

Semifinals

  • San Jose Hawks 6, Chico Rooks 0
  • San Francisco All Blacks 3, Palo Alto Firebirds 2 (OT)

Final

  • San Jose Hawks 3, San Francisco All Blacks 0

Sizzlin' Six

As the defending champion, the Orlando Lions received a bye into the Sizzlin' Six Tournament. The other five teams were the winners of the divisional playoffs. The Sizzlin' Six Tournament began on Thursday, August 12. The three teams in this tournament with the best regular seasons, the Orlando Lions, Greensboro Dynamo and San Jose Hawks, all had 14-2 records. When they all won their games on Thursday, Friday's results became critical to choosing who would go to the championship game. However, all three teams won again on Friday. With all three teams having the same record, the tiebreaker went to goal differential. The Greensboro Dynamo had a +13 goal differential, the Orlando Lions had a +6 and the San Jose Hawks had a +5. This put the Dynamo and Lions in to the final. [4] All games were held at the Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida.

Thursday


Orlando Lions (FL)5-1 Atlanta Lasers (GA)
Dylan Lewis Soccerball shade.svg20'
Sheldon Lee Soccerball shade.svg26'Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tim Geltz Soccerball shade.svg65'
Ian Gill Soccerball shade.svg83'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg22' OG Ian Gill
Soccerball shade cross.svg PK Chris Hellenkamp
Red card.svg 52' Richie Richmond
Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida
Attendance: 650


Friday


Orlando Lions (FL)3-1 Dallas Rockets (TX)
Dylan Lewis Soccerball shade.svg
Aziz Essaffi Soccerball shade.svg85'
Steve Freeman Soccerball shade.svg89'		 (Report) Red card.svg 64' A.J. Jones
Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida


Final

Orlando Lions (FL)1-2 Greensboro Dynamo (NC)
Warren Russ Red card.svg 37'
Sheldon Lee Soccerball shade.svg45'		 (Report) Soccerball shade.svg53' Aidan Murphy
Soccerball shade.svg70' Jason Haupt
Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida
Attendance: 1,000

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Sheldon Lee Orlando Lions 1619745
2Rahman Alarape Atlanta Datagraphic Magic 1615838
3 Milton Cruz Oklahoma City Slickers 1614634
4John Mulrooney Memphis Jackals 1313733
5Ezzy Ihekoronye East Los Angeles Cobras 1013632
Michael Guerrero San Antonio Generals 16111032
7 Scott Wulferdingen Chico Rooks 1313329
Michael Araujo Coral Springs Kicks 1591129
9Michael Ribera San Antonio Generals 1411628
10Ian Palmer Tulsa Roughnecks 1111224
Efren Rodarte El Paso Patriots 1211224
Jerry O'Hara Palo Alto Firebirds 1511224

Honors

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References

  1. ↑ "1993 . . . Dynamite Season". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Outdoor scoring system (1989–1995)
  3. ↑ "2013 USL Media Guide – compare 1993 and 1994 PDL standings with the 1992 and 1995 PDL standings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lions, Dynamo In Championship
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