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

August 2023 The 1993 United States Interregional Soccer League was an American outdoor soccer season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League. 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.http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/history/53781.html 1993 . . . Dynamite Season 2013-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080828152714/http://www.uslsoccer.com/aboutusl/history/53781.html 2008-08-28 dead 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. PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers9632017 +3482 Birmingham Grasshoppers954189 +9453 Jacksonville Fury 9451527 -12354 Montgomery Capitals9271338 -2525 Final 1993 New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) 1-0 Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL) 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.Outdoor scoring system (1989–1995)http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/2013%20USL%20Media%20Guide_Web.pdf 2013 USL Media Guide – compare 1993 and 1994 PDL standings with the 1992 and 1995 PDL standings. 2013-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20131207053310/http://www.uslsoccer.com/docs/2013%20USL%20Media%20Guide_Web.pdf 2013-12-07 dead 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. Atlantic Division PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Greensboro Dynamo161424114 +271142 Delaware Wizards161063422 +12883 Raleigh Flyers 161063124 +7844 Richmond Kickers 16883030 0785 Charleston Battery 16882733 -6726 Connecticut Wolves 16792933 -4 687 Baltimore Bays 165112838 -10598 Charlotte Eagles 165112635 -9529 Columbia Spirit 163131243 -3132 Southeast Division PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Orlando Lions161424610 +361242 Atlanta Lasers161064434 +10933 Coral Springs Kicks 161064243 -1924 Memphis Jackals 16974930 +19875 Boca Raton Sabres 16883731 +6806 Nashville Metros 166102937 -8 607 Chattanooga Express 163133345 -1252 South Central Division PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1Tulsa Roughnecks161243318 +15992 Oklahoma City Slickers161153432 +2973 Dallas Rockets 161153417 +17944 San Antonio Pumas 16883935 +4835 Austin Soccadillos 16883033 -3696 DFW Toros 165112242 -20 527 Tyler Lightning 165112240 -1849 Southwest Division PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1East Los Angeles Cobras161154018 +221012 Montclair Standard Falcons161063033 -3893 El Paso Patriots 161063416 +18874 New Mexico Chiles 16972515 +10735 Tucson Amigos 16882330 -7726 Valley Golden Eagles 163132042 -22 377 Arizona Cotton 163131243 -3129 Pacific Division PlaceTeamGPWLGFGAGDPoints1San Jose Hawks161424211 +311192 Palo Alto Firebirds16124508 +421073 San Francisco United All-Blacks 161333917 +221064 Chico Rooks 161154729 +18985 North Bay Breakers 16883725 +12796 Santa Cruz Surf 16792742 -15 667 San Francisco Bay Diablos 163132051 -31388 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 7:30 PM EDT July 28, 1993 Richmond Kickers (Virginia) Pat Burke 80 Richie Williams 2-0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/832399224/?match=1&terms=Richmond%20Kickers Charleston Battery (South Carolina) University of Richmond Soccer Complex, Richmond, Virginia Semifinals Greensboro Dynamo 4, Richmond Kickers 1 Delaware Wizards 4, Raleigh Flyers 2 July 31, 1993 7:30 PM EDT Greensboro Dynamo (North Carolina) 4–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/944371578/?match=1&terms=Richmond%20Kickers Richmond Kickers (Virginia) Mike Gailey 14 58 61 Jason Haupt 62 89:30 Robert Ukrop UNCG Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 1,825 July 31, 1993 7:35 PM EDT Delaware Wizards (Delaware) 4–2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/158881074/?match=1&terms=Delaware%20Wizards Raleigh Flyers (North Carolina) Mike McFarland 8 Darek Bujak 45 Chris Morgan 62 Andy Barrett 87 16 Gregg Berhalter 23 Toni Siikala Glasgow High School Newark, Delaware 3,417 Final Greensboro Dynamo defeated Delaware Wizards (5-0, 2-1) August 6, 1993 7:30 PM EDT Greensboro Dynamo (North Carolina) 5–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/158893655/?match=1&terms=Delaware%20Wizards Delaware Wizards (Delaware) David Ulmsten 29 pen. Jason Haupt 47 54 pen. Gabe Garcia 76 Greg Fallon 88 UNCG Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 1,148 August 7, 1993 7:30 PM EDT Greensboro Dynamo (North Carolina) 2–1 (OT) https://www.newspapers.com/image/158895027/?match=1&terms=Delaware%20Wizards Delaware Wizards (Delaware) Eddie Radwanski 20 Maher Atta 106 0 59 Brian Japp 69 Andy Logar UNCG Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 2,634 Southeast Division Semifinals Atlanta Lasers 3, Memphis Jackals 2 Boca Raton Sabres 4, Coral Springs Kicks 1 August 1, 1993 Coral Springs Kicks 1–4 Boca Raton Sabres Jason Rocke Richie White Clichy De Gouveia Mullins Park Coral Springs, Florida August 1, 1993 Final Atlanta Lasers defeated Boca Raton Sabres (1-0, 3-2) South Central Division Semifinals July 31, 1993 Tulsa Roughnecks (OK) Gary Flood 20:24 Jason Maricle 35:30 2-0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/893402575/ San Antonio Pumas (Texas) Metro Christian Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1,826 July 31, 1993 Oklahoma City Slickers Own goal Curtis Partain81 Kenny Latham 0-4 (Report) Dallas Rockets (TX) Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City 1,100 Final Dallas Rockets defeated Tulsa Roughnecks (4-3 (OT), 0-3, 1-0) August 6, 1993 Dallas Rockets (TX) 4–3 (OT) https://www.newspapers.com/image/893412398/?match=1&terms=Tulsa%20Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks (OK) Patrick Krejs 40 Heath Danford 73 Scott Fernandez 89 Kenny Latham 92 49 Virgil Stevens 79 Gary Flood 80Mike Rawlins Dallas, Texas August 8, 1993 7:30 PM EDT Tulsa Roughnecks (OK) 3–0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/893417414/?match=1&terms=Tulsa%20Roughnecks Dallas Rockets (TX) Gary Flood 64:52 Virgil Stevens 74:41 Jason Maricle 85:44 Metro Christian Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma 3,107 August 8, 1993 Mini Game 7:30 PM EDT Tulsa Roughnecks (OK) 0–1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/893417414/?match=1&terms=Tulsa%20Roughnecks Dallas Rockets (TX) 11:59 Curtis Partain Metro Christian Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma 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.Lions, Dynamo In Championship All games were held at the Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida. Thursday August 12, 19935:00 PM EST Greensboro Dynamo (NC) 4-0 East Los Angeles Cobras (CA) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida August 12, 19937:00 PM (EST) Orlando Lions (FL) Dylan Lewis 20Sheldon Lee 26 62Tim Geltz 65Ian Gill 83 22 OG Ian Gill PK Chris Hellenkamp0 52 Richie Richmond 5-1 (Report) Atlanta Lasers (GA) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida 650 August 12, 19939:00 PM EST San Jose Hawks (CA) 3-1 Dallas Rockets (TX) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida Friday August 13, 19935:00 PM EST 3 San Jose Hawks (CA) 4-1 East Los Angeles Cobras (CA) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida August 13, 19937:00 PM (EST) Orlando Lions (FL) Dylan Lewis Aziz Essaffi 85Steve Freeman 89 0 64 A.J. Jones 3-1 (Report) Dallas Rockets (TX) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida August 13, 19939:00 PM EST Greensboro Dynamo (NC) 9-0 Atlanta Lasers (GA) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida Final August 15, 19937:00 PM (EST) Orlando Lions (FL) Warren Russ 0 37Sheldon Lee 45 53 Aidan Murphy70 Jason Haupt 1-2 (Report) Greensboro Dynamo (NC) Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida 1,000 Points leaders RankScorerClubGPGoalsAssistsPoints1 Sheldon Lee Orlando Lions 16197452 Rahman Alarape Atlanta Datagraphic Magic16158383 Milton Cruz Oklahoma City Slickers16146344 John Mulrooney Memphis Jackals13137335 Ezzy Ihekoronye East Los Angeles Cobras1013632 Michael Guerrero San Antonio Generals 161110327 Scott Wulferdingen Chico Rooks1313329 Michael Araujo Coral Springs Kicks15911299 Michael RiberaSan Antonio Generals141162810 Ian PalmerTulsa Roughnecks1111224 Efren RodarteEl Paso Patriots1211224 Jerry O'HaraPalo Alto Firebirds1511224 Honors MVP: Ed Radwanski Goals leader: Sheldon Lee, Orlando Lions (19 goals) Points leader: Sheldon Lee, Orlando Lions (45 points) Assists leader: Michael Araujo, Coral Springs Kicks (11 assists) Goalkeeper of the Year: Vince Da Silva Coach of the Year: Mark Dillon All League Goalkeeper: Vince Da Silva Defenders: Michael Ditta, David Ulmstein, Derek Van Rheenen Midfielders: Patrick Krehl, Ed Radwanski, Jason Haupt Forwards: Sheldon Lee, David Mackey, Justin Wall, Mike Gailey References External links United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF) The Year in American Soccer – 1993 defunct Category:USISL outdoor seasons (1989–1994) 2