1994 U.S. Interregional Soccer League (outdoor) season
Introduction The '''1994 United States Interregional Soccer League''' was an outdoor season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League.
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. * Regulation win = 6 points* Shootout win (SW) = 4 points* Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points* Regulation loss = 0 points* Bonus points (BP): An additional one point per goal up to a maximum of three points per game. * Northeast Division and Midwest Division teams received one point per corner kick each game.===Northeast Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Long Island Rough Riders181353519 +16'''117'''2 Jersey Dragons181263923 +16'''110'''3 Cape Cod Crusaders 181083925 +14'''98'''4 New Jersey Imperials 181082825 +3'''98'''5 Delaware Wizards 18992825 +3'''89'''6 New York Fever 187112933 -4 '''82'''7 Boston Storm 185132447 -23'''65'''8 Connecticut Wolves 186121432 -18'''59'''9 Philadelphia Freedom 186122136 -15'''58'''===Atlantic Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Greensboro Dynamo181626022 +38'''143'''2 Charleston Battery181443615 +21'''111'''3 Charlotte Eagles 181084432 +12'''95'''4 Raleigh Flyers 18993333 0'''90'''5 Hampton Roads Hurricanes 181083227 +5'''84'''6 Columbia Heat 18993239 -7 '''82'''7 Washington Mustangs 181173329 +4'''80'''8 Baltimore Bays 186122639 -13'''59'''9 Richmond Kickers 184142143 -22'''44'''===Southeast Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Cocoa Expos171616913 +56'''128'''2 Atlanta Magic171164436 +8'''104'''3 Florida Stars 171166539 +26'''97'''4 Orlando Lions 177105046 +4'''81'''5 Boca Raton Sabres 186123748 -11'''73'''6 Fort Lauderdale Kicks 175122553 -28 '''53'''7 South Florida Flamingos173141980 -61'''37'''===Midwest Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Minnesota Thunder181806114 +47'''170'''2 Milwaukee Rampage181628118 +63'''161'''3 Columbus Xoggz 181173937 +2'''112'''4 St. Louis Knights 181174637 +9'''108'''5 Detroit Wheels 18993538 -3'''98'''6 Rockford Raptors 181083634 +2 '''98'''7 Des Moines Menace185133746 -9'''63'''8 Cincinnati Cheetas185133840 -2'''59'''9 Sioux City Breeze181171564 -49'''23'''===Midsouth Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Louisville Thoroughbreds181355335 +18'''114'''2 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers181263823 +15'''107'''3 Birmingham Grasshoppers 181353619 +17'''104'''4 Lexington Bluegrass Bandits 181083225 +7'''87'''5 Nashville Metros 187114343 0'''78'''6 Arkansas A's 184142262 -40'''45'''7 Chattanooga Express185131645 -29'''36'''8 Memphis Jackals11291934 -15'''29'''===South Central Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Tulsa Roughnecks181625218 +44'''132'''2 DFW Toros181265140 +11'''112'''3 San Antonio Pumas 181175330 +23'''107'''4 Texas Lightning 181176031 +29'''103'''5 Austin Lone Stars 171076251 +11'''97'''6 Dallas Rockets 18993948 -9'''86'''7 Oklahoma City Slickers184142857 -29'''46'''8 Wichita Blue Angels1701716119 -103'''16'''===Southwest Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1East Los Angeles Cobras181627032 +38'''147'''2 El Paso Patriots181355728 +29'''120'''3 Valley Golden Eagles 181264840 +8'''110'''4 Montclair Standard Falcons 181084034 +6'''94'''5 Arizona Cotton 187114933 +16'''79'''6 Tucson Amigos 187114443 +1'''75'''7 New Mexico Chiles187113248 -16'''66'''8 Las Vegas Quicksilver183153184 -53'''48'''9 San Diego Top Guns9451619 +3'''37'''===Pacific Division===PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1San Francisco United All-Blacks181535920 +39'''134'''2 North Bay Breakers 181445529 +26'''125'''3 CCV Hydra 181356231 +31'''122'''4 Chico Rooks 181264330 +13'''108'''5 San Francisco Bay Diablos 181084248 -6'''92'''6 Silicon Valley Firebirds 18994228 +14 '''85'''7 Reno Rattlers 187113845 -7'''71'''8 Hawaii Tsunami 183152477 -53'''40'''9 Santa Cruz Surf 182162161 -40'''32'''10 Shasta Scorchers 182162063 -43'''31'''
Playoffs ===Northeast Division===:''The game remained tied through two overtime periods. The Long Island Rough Riders advanced due to their 4-2 advantage in corner kicks. ''====Final====''The Long Island Rough Riders advanced.'' ----===Atlantic Division=======Final====''The Charleston Battery advanced.'' ----===Southeast Division=======Final====:* With the series tied at one game each, the Expos and Magic played a mini-game to determine who would advance. ''The Cocoa Expos advanced.'' ----===Midwest Division=======Final====''The Minnesota Thunder advanced.'' ----===Midsouth Division=======Final====''The Birmingham Grasshoppers advanced.'' ----===South Central Division=======Final====''The DFW Toros advanced.'' ----===Southwest Division=======Final====:* 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=======Final====:* With the series tied at one game apiece, Chico and North Bay played a mini-game to determine who would advance. ''The Chico Rooks advanced.''
Sizzlin' Nine Championship ===Greensboro Group===PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD1Greensboro Dynamo20143 +112 DFW Toros1169 -33 Birmingham Grasshoppers 02210 -8* Greensboro Dynamo defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 6-1* DFW Toros defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 4-1* Greensboro Dynamo defeated DFW Toros 8-2===Charlotte Group===PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD1Charleston Battery2092 +72 Cocoa Expos1184 +43 Chico Rooks 02011 -11* Charleston defeated Cocoa 4-2* Charleston defeated Chico 5-0* Cocoa defeated Chico 6-0===Raleigh Group===PlaceTeamWLGFGAGD1 Long Island Rough Riders11106 +42Minnesota Thunder1165 +13 East Los Angeles Cobras 11510 -5* East Los Angeles Cobras defeated Minnesota Thunder 3-2 (SO)* Long Island Rough Riders defeated East Los Angeles Cobras 8-2===Semi-finals===
Final
Points leaders RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints1 Chris Veselka Austin Lone Stars 133014742 Richard Sharpe Cocoa Expos15336723 Joey Kirk Milwaukee Rampage182411594 A. J. Jones Texas Lightning1422953 Brian McBride Milwaukee Rampage151817536 Manny Lagos Minnesota Thunder 17189457 Tony Sanneh Milwaukee Rampage17141442 Salvador MercadoEl Paso Patriots18202428 Sheikh N'DureFlorida Stars18177419 Jason HauptGreensboro Dynamo1815104010 Jeff BaicherCCV Hydra161723611 Leonel SuazoWashington Mustangs1217034 Mark WeidnerBirmingham Grasshoppers1634 Andrew ZiemerNorth Bay Breakers1634
Honors * '''MVP:''' Manny Lagos* '''Points leader:''' Chris Veselka, Austin Lone Stars (74 points)* '''Goals leader:''' Richard Sharpe, Cocoa Expos (33 goals)* '''Assist Leader:''' Wayne Lobring, Louisville Thoroughbreds (21 assists)* '''Goalkeeper of the Year:''' Kyle Krpata* '''Coach of the Year:'''  Tim Hankinson
External links * United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)* The Year in American Soccer – 1994* Divisional finals
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