1994 U.S. Interregional Soccer League (outdoor) season

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The 1994 United States Interregional Soccer League was an outdoor season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.

Contents

Regular season

Schedule

Each team had a 20-game schedule, with two games counting as Designated Makeup Games (DMGs). DMGs are plugged in for any game that was cancelled during the season.

Scoring

Teams in the Northeast and Midwest have points that reflect the addition of a 1-point corner kick bonus per game. 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. [1] [2]

Northeast Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Long Island Rough Riders 181353519+16117
2 Jersey Dragons 181263923+16110 [Note 1]
3 Cape Cod Crusaders 181083925+1498
4 New Jersey Imperials 181082825+398
5 Delaware Wizards 18992825+389
6 New York Fever 187112933-482
7 Boston Storm 185132447-2365
8 Connecticut Wolves 186121432-1859
9 Philadelphia Freedom 186122136-1558

Atlantic Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Greensboro Dynamo 181626022+38143
2 Charleston Battery 181443615+21111
3 Charlotte Eagles 181084432+1295
4 Raleigh Flyers 18993333090
5 Hampton Roads Hurricanes 181083227+584
6 Columbia Heat 18993239-782
7 Washington Mustangs 181173329+480 [Note 2]
8 Baltimore Bays 186122639-1359
9 Richmond Kickers 184142143-2244

Southeast Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Cocoa Expos 171616913+56128
2 Atlanta Magic 171164436+8104
3 Florida Stars 171166539+2697 [Note 3]
4 Orlando Lions 177105046+481
5 Boca Raton Sabres 186123748-1173 [Note 4]
6 Fort Lauderdale Kicks 175122553-2853
7South Florida Flamingos173141980-6137

Midwest Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Minnesota Thunder 181806114+47170
2 Milwaukee Rampage 181628118+63161
3 Columbus Xoggz 181173937+2112
4 St. Louis Knights 181174637+9108
5 Detroit Wheels 18993538-398
6 Rockford Raptors 181083634+298
7 Des Moines Menace 185133746-963
8 Cincinnati Cheetas 185133840-259
9 Sioux City Breeze 181171564-4923

Midsouth Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Louisville Thoroughbreds 181355335+18114
2 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers 181263823+15107
3 Birmingham Grasshoppers 181353619+17104
4 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 181083225+787
5 Nashville Metros 187114343078
6 Arkansas A's 184142262-4045
7 Chattanooga Express 185131645-2936
8 Memphis Jackals 11291934-1529

South Central Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 Tulsa Roughnecks 181625218+44132
2 DFW Toros 181265140+11112
3 San Antonio Pumas 181175330+23107
4 Texas Lightning 181176031+29103
5 Austin Lone Stars 171076251+1197
6 Dallas Rockets 18993948-986
7 Oklahoma City Slickers 184142857-2946
8 Wichita Blue Angels 1701716119-10316

Southwest Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 East Los Angeles Cobras 181627032+38147
2 El Paso Patriots 181355728+29120 [Note 5]
3 Valley Golden Eagles 181264840+8110
4 Montclair Standard Falcons 181084034+694
5 Arizona Cotton 187114933+1679
6 Tucson Amigos 187114443+175
7 New Mexico Chiles 187113248-1666
8 Las Vegas Quicksilver 183153184-5348
9 San Diego Top Guns 9451619+337

Pacific Division

PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints
1 San Francisco United All-Blacks 181535920+39134
2 North Bay Breakers 181445529+26125
3 CCV Hydra 181356231+31122
4 Chico Rooks 181264330+13108
5 San Francisco Bay Diablos 181084248-692 [Note 6]
6 Silicon Valley Firebirds 18994228+1485
7 Reno Rattlers 187113845-771
8 Hawaii Tsunami 183152477-5340
9 Santa Cruz Surf 182162161-4032
10 Shasta Scorchers 182162063-4331
  1. Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  2. Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  3. Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  4. Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  5. Points deducted due to ineligible players.
  6. Points deducted due to ineligible players.

Playoffs

Northeast Division

Jersey Dragons (NJ)2-0 Delaware Wizards (DE)
John F Kennedy Stadium
Hoboken, New Jersey


Long Island Rough Riders (NY)1-1 OT Jersey Dragons (NJ)
Danny Mueller Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Manuel Archer
The game remained tied through two overtime periods. The Long Island Rough Riders advanced due to their 4-2 advantage in corner kicks.
New Jersey Imperials (NJ)1-0 Cape Cod Crusaders (MA)
Marek Sadowski Soccerball shade.svg
Attendance: 1,000

Final


The Long Island Rough Riders advanced.


Atlantic Division

Charleston Battery (SC)4-1 Hampton Roads Hurricanes (VA)
Andrew Coggins Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Paul Young Soccerball shade.svg
Rich Hughes Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Byron Mitchell
Charleston, South Carolina


Charlotte Eagles (NC)2-0 Raleigh Flyers (North Carolina)
Keith Dakin Soccerball shade.svg
Philibert Jones Soccerball shade.svg
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,000

Final

Charlotte Eagles (North Carolina)2-3 Charleston Battery (South Carolina)
Graham West Soccerball shade.svg
Jake Tassy Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Paul Young
Soccerball shade.svg Andy Coggins
Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,500


Charleston Battery (SC)3-1 Charlotte Eagles (NC)
Paul Young Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Dave Hoffman Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Phillipe Bertoud
Charleston, South Carolina
Attendance: 2,400

The Charleston Battery advanced.


Southeast Division

Cocoa Expos (FL)7-1 Orlando Lions (FL)
Richard Sharpe Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Robin Chan Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Keiran Breslin Soccerball shade.svg
Ian Gill Soccerball shade.svg
Eric Leibin Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Del Smith
Cocoa, Florida
Attendance: 2,119


Atlanta Magic (GA)1-0 Florida Stars (FL)
Caleb Suri Soccerball shade.svg

Final

Atlanta Magic (GA)1-0 Cocoa Expos (FL)
Caleb Suri Soccerball shade.svg


Cocoa Expos (FL)2-0 Atlanta Magic (GA)
Keiran Breslin Soccerball shade.svg
Chris Payne Soccerball shade.svg
  • With the series tied at one game each, the Expos and Magic played a mini-game to determine who would advance.
Cocoa Expos (FL)5-1 Atlanta Magic (GA)
Richard Sharpe Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Eddie Enders Soccerball shade.svg
Paul Robertson Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Vince Datillo

The Cocoa Expos advanced.


Midwest Division

Minnesota Thunder (MN)3-2 St. Louis Knights (MO)
Gerard Lagos Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Pierre Morice Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Tom Stone
Soccerball shade.svg Jeff Davis
Minnesota
Attendance: 2,119


Milwaukee Rampage (WI)1-0 OT Columbus Xoggz (OH)
Steve Kuntz Red card.svg 17'
Tony Sanneh Yellow card.svg
Tony Sanneh Yellow card.svg 57' Red card.svg
Steve Provan Soccerball shade.svg120'
(Report)
Brown Deer High School, Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,384

Final

Milwaukee Rampage (WI)2-3 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Soccerball shade.svg Gerard Lagos
Soccerball shade.svg90' Tim Foster
Brown Deer High School, Brown Deer, Wisconsin


Minnesota Thunder (MN)3-1 Milwaukee Rampage (WI)
Don Gramenz Soccerball shade.svg
Amos Magee Soccerball shade.svg
Manny Lagos Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Derrick Bylsma
Minnesota

The Minnesota Thunder advanced.


Midsouth Division

[Louisville Thoroughbreds] (KY)1-4 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KY)
John van Buskirk Soccerball shade.svg PK Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Dexter Sandy
Soccerball shade.svg Shane Gibson
Soccerball shade.svg Brian Jeffs
Louisville, Kentucky


New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA)0-1 Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)
Soccerball shade.svg Phil Harden

Final

Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KYLA)0-2 Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)
Soccerball shade.svg Billy Hughes
Soccerball shade.svg Jarg Baumgartner
Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 1,100


Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL)2-1 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits (KYLA)
Billy Hughes Soccerball shade.svg
Holder Schneidt Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Richard Mundy
Birmingham, Georgia

The Birmingham Grasshoppers advanced.


South Central Division

Texas Lightning (TX)2-3 OT Austin Lone Stars (TX)
Corey Hooper Soccerball shade.svg
Ron Baskin Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Chris Veselka
Soccerball shade.svg Steve Bailey
Soccerball shade.svg Lance Reed


Tulsa Roughnecks (OK)1-4 Austin Lone Stars (TX)
Virgil Stevens Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Shahram Salami
Soccerball shade.svg Gabe Jones
Soccerball shade.svg Chris Veselka
Soccerball shade.svg JoJo Flemister
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Attendance: 1,387


San Antonio Pumas (TX)3-4 DFW Toros (TX)
Marco Ferruzzi Soccerball shade.svg
J.D. Stark Soccerball shade.svg
Steve Schauer Soccerball shade.svg

Final

Austin Lone Stars (TX)2-4 DFW Toros (TX)
Gabe Jones Soccerball shade.svg
Judd Willman Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Heriberto Garcia
Soccerball shade.svg Nicolas Velez
Soccerball shade.svg Melecio Sanitbanez
House Park, Austin, Texas


Austin Lone Stars (TX)0-2 DFW Toros (TX)
House Park, Austin, Texas

The DFW Toros advanced.


Southwest Division

El Paso Patriots (TX)2-5 Valley Golden Eagles (CA)
Arturo Bautista Soccerball shade.svg
Steve Guardado Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Raul Haro
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Carlos Acosta
Soccerball shade.svg Julio Umana
El Paso, Texas
Attendance: 4,278


East Los Angeles Cobras (CA)7-3 Montclair Standard Falcons (CA)
Harut Karapetyan Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Sean Henderson Soccerball shade.svg
Carlos Zavala Soccerball shade.svg
Juan Munoz Soccerball shade.svg
Sergio Suarez Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Garrett Torres
Soccerball shade.svg Eddie Soto
Soccerball shade.svg Jesus Artlaga
Los Angeles

Final

East Los Angeles Cobras (CA)0-6 Valley Golden Eagles (CA)
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Juan Andia
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Emerson Mendez
Soccerball shade.svg Carlos Acosta
Soccerball shade.svg Jose Umana
Los Angeles


  • With the series tied at one game apiece, the Cobras and Valley Eagles played a minigame to determine who advanced.

The East Los Angeles Cobras advanced.


Pacific Division

San Francisco United All-Blacks (CA)0-1 Chico Rooks (CA)
Soccerball shade.svg Scott Wulferdingen


North Bay Breakers (CA)3-2 CCV Hydra (CA)
Craig Ruggels Soccerball shade.svg
Roman Ritz Soccerball shade.svg
Chris Ziemer Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Luis Berbari
Soccerball shade.svg Jose Romas

Final

North Bay Breakers (CA)2-1 Chico Rooks (CA)
Roman Ritz Soccerball shade.svg
Chris Ziemer Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Mike Black


Chico Rooks (CA)2-1 North Bay Breakers (CA)
Dean Freeman Soccerball shade.svg
Jeremy Gunn Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg Roman Ritz
Attendance: 1,750
  • With the series tied at one game apiece, Chico and North Bay played a mini-game to determine who would advance.
Chico Rooks (CA)1-0 North Bay Breakers (CA)
Attendance: 1,750

The Chico Rooks advanced.

Sizzlin' Nine Championship

Greensboro Group

PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD
1 Greensboro Dynamo 20143+11
2 DFW Toros 1169-3
3 Birmingham Grasshoppers 02210-8

Charlotte Group

PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD
1 Charleston Battery 2092+7
2 Cocoa Expos 1184+4
3 Chico Rooks 02011-11

Raleigh Group

PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD
1 Long Island Rough Riders 11106+4
2 Minnesota Thunder 1165+1
3 East Los Angeles Cobras 11510-5
Minnesota Thunder (MN)4-2 Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Attendance: 175

Semi-finals

Greensboro Dynamo (NC)2-1 OT Long Island Rough Riders (NY)
Report
UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, North Carolina
Attendance: 2,800


Charleston Battery (SC)0-5 Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Amos Magee
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Manny Lagos
Soccerball shade.svg Aaron Leventhal
Charleston, South Carolina

Final

Greensboro Dynamo (NC)1-1 OT Minnesota Thunder (MN)
Mike Gailey Soccerball shade.svg10'Soccerball shade.svg46' Gerard Lagos
Penalties
Brian Japp Soccerball shad check.svg2-1

Points leaders

RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints
1 Chris Veselka Austin Lone Stars 13301474
2 Richard Sharpe Cocoa Expos 1533672
3 Joey Kirk Milwaukee Rampage 18241159
4A. J. Jones Texas Lightning 1422953
Brian McBride Milwaukee Rampage 15181753
6 Manny Lagos Minnesota Thunder 1718945
7 Tony Sanneh Milwaukee Rampage 17141442
Salvador Mercado El Paso Patriots 1820242
8Sheikh N'Dure Florida Stars 1817741
9 Jason Haupt Greensboro Dynamo 18151040
10 Jeff Baicher CCV Hydra 1617236
11 Leonel Suazo Washington Mustangs 1217034
Mark Weidner Birmingham Grasshoppers 1634
Andrew Ziemer North Bay Breakers 1634

Honors

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