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1996 USISL Premier League season

USISL Premier League
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The 1996 USISL Premier League season was its second. The season began in April 1996 and ended in August 1996.

Central Coast Roadrunners won the championship, defeating the San Francisco Bay Seals 3–2. Spokane Shadow won the regular season title, winning 14 games to 2 losses.

Changes from 1995 season

Name changes

New teams

12 teams were added for the season.

Team Area Location Previous affiliation
Washington (state) Bellingham Orcas Northwest Washington area Bellingham, WA expansion
California Central Coast Roadrunners Central West Coast area San Luis Obispo, CA expansion
Florida Florida Strikers Greater Miami area Fort Lauderdale, FL from USISL Pro
Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Bandits Lexington area Lexington, KY from USISL Pro
Florida Miami Tango Greater Miami area Miami, FL expansion
Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks Flint/Tri-Cities area Saginaw, MI expansion
Nebraska Omaha Flames Omaha-Council Bluffs area Omaha, NE expansion
California San Diego Top Guns San Diego area San Diego, CA from USISL Pro
California Southern California Gunners Inland Empire area San Bernardino, CA expansion
Washington (state) Spokane Shadow Spokane area Spokane, WA expansion
Florida West Florida Fury Emerald Coast area Pensacola, FL expansion
Oregon Willamette Valley Firebirds Corvallis area Corvallis, OR former Portland Firebirds of the USISL Pro League

Teams leaving

Five teams folded after the 1995 season:

Standings

Central Conference

Northern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 14 9 1 4 32 18 +14 28[a] Division champion
2 Michigan Madness 14 8 1 5 24 28 −4 25[a] Team qualified for playoff berth
3 Detroit Dynamite 14 7 1 6 34 19 +15 22[a]
4 Mid-Michigan Bucks 14 7 1 6 24 18 +6 22[a] Team qualified for playoff berth
5 Kalamazoo Kingdom 14 5 0 9 18 22 −4 15
6 Grand Rapids Explosion[b] 7 0 0 7 6 21 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Detroit, Kalamazoo, Lexington, and Michigan were all penalized 3 points.
  2. ^ Grand Rapids did not have a home stadium this year, and played only road games.

Southern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Austin Lone Stars 14 10 0 4 41 17 +24 30 Division champion
2 Omaha Flames 14 8 0 6 39 22 +17 24 Team qualified for playoff berth
3 Sioux City Breeze 13 7 2 4 26 23 +3 23[a][b]
4 Des Moines Menace 14 7 0 7 22 21 +1 21
5 Oklahoma City Heat 14 7 0 7 22 26 −4 21
6 Wichita Blue 13 5 0 8 18 33 −15 15[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The game between Sioux City and Wichita was postponed and could not be rescheduled before end of the season. The game was cancelled because it had no effect on the playoffs.
  2. ^ Sioux City was penalized 6 points.

Eastern Conference

Northern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Roanoke River Dawgs 14 10 0 4 48 28 +20 30 Division champion
2 Jackson Chargers 14 7 1 6 34 24 +10 22[a] Team qualified for playoff berth
3 Nashville Metros 14 5 2 7 34 26 +8 17[b]
4 Birmingham Grasshoppers 14 4 0 10 20 33 −13 12
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jackson was penalized 3 points.
  2. ^ Nashville was penalized 6 points.

Southern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cocoa Expos 14 9 1 4 45 22 +23 28[a] Bye into semifinals as defending champion.
2 Orlando Lions 14 8 1 5 25 28 −3 25[a]
3 Florida Strikers 14 6 1 7 31 33 −2 19[a] Team qualified for playoff berth
4 West Florida Fury 14 5 0 9 29 36 −7 15
5 Miami Tango 14 4 0 10 29 37 −8 12
6 South Florida Future 14 0 0 14 17 63 −46 0
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Cocoa, Florida, and Orlando were all penalized 3 points.

Western Conference

Northern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spokane Shadow 14 11 1 2 34 17 +17 34[a] Division champion
2 San Francisco Bay Seals 14 10 0 4 35 15 +20 30 Team qualified for playoff berth
3 Colorado Springs Stampede 14 8 1 5 20 12 +8 25[a]
4 Puget Sound Hammers 14 8 0 6 31 23 +8 24 Team qualified for playoff berth
5 Willamette Valley Firebirds 14 5 0 9 21 31 −10 15
6 Bellingham Orcas 14 3 0 11 17 50 −33 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Colorado Springs and Spokane were both penalized 3 points.

Southern Division

Pos Team Pld W PKW L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Roadrunners 14 11 1 2 38 16 +22 34[a] Division champion
2 San Diego Top Guns 14 8 1 5 28 22 +6 25[a] Team qualified for playoff berth
3 Arizona Phoenix 14 7 0 7 32 31 +1 21
4 Tucson Amigos 14 7 0 7 24 29 −5 21
5 Fontana Falcons 14 5 0 9 31 32 −1 15
6 Southern California Gunners 14 3 0 11 19 28 −9 9
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Central Coast and San Diego were both penalized 3 points

Playoffs

Format

Central Coast received a bye to the PDL Semifinals as the defending champion.
The top four teams from every division except the Southwest earn playoff spots. With Central Coast already receiving a bye, the top two teams from the Southwest Division will play each other, however if Central Coast is in the top two, then the third place team receives a playoff spot. The Division winners would then face each other in the Conference finals.

Divisional brackets

Division Semifinals Division Finals Finals
         
NC1 Michigan Michigan Madness
NC4 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks 0
NC1 Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks (AET/PSO) 0 (1)
North Central Division
NC3 Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom 0 (0)
NC2 Michigan Detroit Dynamite 0
NC3 Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom (AET) 1
 
 
C1 Nebraska Lincoln Brigade 0
C4 Iowa Des Moines Menace 4
C4 Iowa Des Moines Menace 6
Central Division
C2 Nebraska Omaha Flames 0
C2 Nebraska Omaha Flames 5
C3 Iowa Sioux City Breeze 3

Central Conference Playoffs

North Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Michigan Michigan Madness2–3 (OT)Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks
Semifinals
Michigan Kalamazoo Kingdom4–5 (a.e.t.)Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Bandits
Report
Attendance: 1,142
North Division Final
Kentucky Lexington Bluegrass Bandits0–1 (OT) (a.e.t.)Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks
Penalties
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 0–1
South Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Texas Austin Lone Stars1–0 (OT)Iowa Des Moines Menace
Tranquility Park
Omaha, Nebraska
Semifinals
Nebraska Omaha Flames3–1Iowa Sioux City Breeze
 Report
Tranquility Park
Omaha, Nebraska
South Division Final
Nebraska Omaha Flames3–2 (OT)Texas Austin Lone Stars
 Report
Tranquility Park
Omaha, Nebraska
Division Semifinals Division Finals Finals
SE1 Florida Cocoa Expos 3
SE1 Florida Cocoa Expos 5 SE3 Florida West Florida Fury 1
SE4 Florida Miami Tango 2 SE1 Florida Cocoa Expos 2
MS2 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 1
MS1 Ohio Cincinnati Riverhawks 0
SE2 Florida South Florida Future 0 MS2 Mississippi Jackson Chargers 3
SE3 Florida West Florida Fury 4

Eastern Conference Playoffs

Eastern Conference Play In
Play-In
Virginia Roanoke River Dawgs1–2 (OT)Tennessee Nashville Metros
 Report
Attendance: 1,010
Play-In
Florida West Florida Fury3–4 (a.e.t.)Florida Florida Strikers
Semifinal
Florida Florida Strikers0–1Tennessee Nashville Metros
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Eastern Conference Final
Mississippi Jackson Chargers3–2 (OT)Nashville Metros
 Report
The Sports Club
Jackson, Mississippi
Division Semifinals Division Finals Western Finals
         
NW1 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 2
NW4 Washington (state) Puget Sound Hammers 1
NW1 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 2
Northwest Division
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 0
NW2 Washington (state) Yakima Reds 1
NW3 Oregon Cascade Surge 0
NW1 Washington (state) Spokane Shadow 0
SW1 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 1
SW1 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders bye
 
SW1 California San Gabriel Valley Highlanders 2
Southwest Division
SW2 Arizona Tucson Amigos 1
SW2 Arizona Tucson Amigos bye
 

Western Conference Playoffs

South Division Playoffs
Semifinals
California San Diego Top Guns3–1Arizona Arizona Phoenix
Semifinals
California Central Coast Roadrunners7–0Arizona Tucson Amigos
Attendance: 1,200
South Division Final
California Central Coast Roadrunners3–2California San Diego Top Guns
Report
Attendance: 1,100
North Division Playoffs
Semifinals
Washington (state) Spokane Shadow2–1Washington (state) Puget Sound Hammers
 Report
Attendance: 1,712
Semifinals
California San Francisco Bay Seals2–1Colorado Colorado Springs Stampede
 Report
  • 42' Haugland
North Division Final
Washington (state) Spokane Shadow2–3California San Francisco Bay Seals
 Report Part 1 Report Part 2
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Neil Pinski

Premier Six Tournament

Six teams entered the Premier Six Tournament in Cocoa, Florida the weekend of August 16–18. Each of the five division playoff champions qualified for the tournament, along with the host Cocoa Expos. The teams were seeded in this order, based on their regular season points:

  • 1. Central Coast Roadrunners
  • 2. San Francisco Bay Seals
  • 3. Cocoa Expos
  • 4. Omaha Flames
  • 5. Jackson Chargers
  • 6. Mid-Michigan Bucks.

The Central Coast Roadrunners played the bottom two seeds (Jackson and Mid-Michigan). The San Francisco Seals played the #4 and #6 seeds (Omaha and Mid-Michigan). The Cocoa Expos played and #4 and #5 seeds (Omaha and Jackson).

Qualification to the finals

In order to determine the two teams to qualify for the finals, the league used the following point system during the Premier Six Tournament:

  • Win = 3 points
  • Shootout win = 2 points
  • Shootout loss = 1 point
  • Bonus points: Each team scoring three or more goals in regulation or overtime received one extra point.
Place Team W SW SL L BP PTS
1 Central Coast Roadrunners 2 0 0 0 1 7
2 San Francisco Bay Seals 1 0 1 0 1 5
3 Cocoa Expos 1 0 0 1 1 4
4 Omaha Flames 0 1 0 1 0 2
5 Jackson Chargers 1 0 0 1 0 2
6 Mid-Michigan Bucks 0 0 0 2 0 0

Friday

California San Francisco Bay Seals (CA)2-2 OTNebraska Omaha Flames (NE)
Penalties
 1-2
California Central Coast Roadrunners (CA)3-0Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks (MI)
Bryan Taylor
Florida Cocoa Expos (FL)0-1Mississippi Jackson Chargers (MS)
50' Sheldon Bennett

Saturday

California Central Coast Roadrunners (CA)2-1 OTMississippi Jackson Chargers (MS)
 42' Dwyane Demmin
California San Francisco Bay Seals (CA)4-0Michigan Mid-Michigan Bucks (MI)
Florida Cocoa Expos (FL)4-1Nebraska Omaha Flames (NE)

Final

California Central Coast Roadrunners (CA)1-0California San Francisco Bay Seals (CA)
Bryan Taylor 48'
Cocoa Expo Sports Center, Cocoa, Florida

Honors

[1]

References

  1. ^ USISL: 1996 Postseason Awards
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