# 1995 USISL Premier League season

The 1995 USISL Premier League season was the 1st season of the new "fourth level" of American soccer following the re-organization of the old United States Interregional Soccer League at the end of 1994. The season began in April 1995 and ended in August 1995.
Richmond Kickers finished the season as national champions, beating Cocoa Expos 3–1 in the USISL Premier League Championship game. San Francisco All-Blacks United finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +42 goal difference.
The USISL Premier League format in 1995 was notable for not having tied games; instead, teams competed in a penalty shoot-out to decide a winner, with bonus points awarded as appropriate.

## Teams

27 teams started the league this year. They all played in the USISL the year before, with the exception of six new teams.
| Team Name | Metro Area | Location | Notes |
| Ann Arbor Elites | Detroit Metro area | Ann Arbor, MI | expansion team |
| Arizona Cotton | Phoenix area | Glendale, AZ | |
| Arkansas A's | Little Rock area | Sherwood, AR | |
| Austin Lone Stars | Austin, Texas | Austin, TX | |
| Birmingham Grasshoppers | Birmingham area | Birmingham, AL | |
| Cocoa Expos | Space Coast area | Cocoa, FL | |
| Colorado Springs Stampede | Colorado Springs area | Colorado Springs, CO | expansion team |
| Columbia Heat | Columbia area | Columbia, SC | |
| Des Moines Menace | Des Moines area | Des Moines, IA | |
| Grand Rapids Explosion | Grand Rapids area | Grand Rapids, MI | expansion team |
| Inland Empire Panteras | Inland Empire area | San Bernardino, CA | expansion team |
| Jackson Chargers | Jackson area | Jackson, MS | expansion team |
| Montclair Standard Falcons | Inland Empire area | Montclair, CA | |
| Nashville Metros | Nashville area | Nashville, TN | |
| North Bay Breakers | North Bay area | Santa Rosa, CA | |
| Oklahoma City Slickers | Oklahoma City area | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Orlando Lions | Central Florida area | Orlando, FL | |
| Puget Sound Hammers | Puget Sound area | Tacoma, WA | expansion team |
| Richmond Kickers | Richmond area | Richmond, VA | |
| Roanoke River Dawgs | Roanoke area | Roanoke, VA | |
| San Francisco All-Blacks United | San Francisco area | San Francisco, CA | |
| Shasta Scorchers | Sacramento Valley area | Redding, CA | |
| Sioux City Breeze | Sioux City area | Sioux City, IA | |
| South Florida Future | Gold Coast area | Boca Raton, FL | previously the South Florida Flamingos |
| Tucson Amigos | Tucson area | Tucson, AZ | |
| Washington Mustangs | National Capital area | Washington, DC | |
| Wichita Blue | Wichita area | Wichita, KS | |

## Standings
### Eastern Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cocoa Expos | 18 | 16 | 2 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 42 | 138 | Division champion |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 38 | 128 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 3 | Nashville Metros | 18 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 41 | 113 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 4 | Jackson Chargers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 31 | 109 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 5 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 37 | 97 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 6 | Washington Mustangs | 18 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 31 | 73 | |
| 7 | Roanoke River Dawgs | 18 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 29 | 59 | |
| 8 | Orlando Lions | 18 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 27 | 51 | |
| 9 | Columbia Heat | 18 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 21 | 45 | |
| 10 | South Florida Future | 16 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 44 | −29 | 16 | 34 | |

### Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sioux City Breeze | 18 | 11 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 35 | 101 | Division champion |
| 2 | Austin Lone Stars | 18 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 30 | +27 | 38 | 98 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 3 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 37 | 97 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 4 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 25 | 67 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 5 | Wichita Blue | 18 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 29 | 65 | |
| 6 | Grand Rapids Explosion | 18 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 27 | 45 | |
| 7 | Ann Arbor Elites | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 54 | −32 | 18 | 42 | |
| 8 | Arkansas A's | 18 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 67 | −50 | 17 | 29 | |

### Western Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Francisco All-Blacks United | 18 | 17 | 1 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 40 | 142 | Division champion |
| 2 | Tucson Amigos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 30 | 102 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 18 | 11 | 7 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 36 | 102 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 4 | North Bay Breakers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 36 | 96 | Qualified for playoff berth |
| 5 | Puget Sound Hammers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 30 | 90 | |
| 6 | Arizona Cotton | 18 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 28 | 70 | |
| 7 | Montclair Falcons | 18 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 22 | 58 | |
| 8 | Inland Empire Panteras | 18 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 23 | 53 | |
| 9 | Shasta Scorchers | 18 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 73 | −52 | 20 | 26 | |

## Playoffs

| Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Semifinals | Eastern Finals | Eastern Finals | Eastern Finals |
| E1 | Cocoa Expos | 3 | | | |
| E4 | Jackson Chargers | 1 | | | |
| E4 | Jackson Chargers | 1 | E1 | Cocoa Expos | 3 |
| | | | E3 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 1 |
| E2 | Nashville Metros | 2 | E3 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 1 |
| E3 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 3 | | | |
| Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Semifinals | Central Finals | Central Finals | Central Finals |
| C1 | Sioux City Breeze | 7 | | | |
| C4 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 0 | | | |
| C4 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 0 | C1 | Sioux City Breeze | 0 |
| | | | C3 | Des Moines Menace | 1 |
| C2 | Austin Lone Stars | 2 | C3 | Des Moines Menace | 1 |
| C3 | Des Moines Menace | 3 | | | |
| Western Semifinals | Western Semifinals | Western Semifinals | Western Finals | Western Finals | Western Finals |
| W1 | San Francisco All-Blacks United | 6 | | | |
| W2 | Tucson Amigos | 2 | | | |
| W2 | Tucson Amigos | 2 | W1 | San Francisco All-Blacks United | 1 |
| | | | W3 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 0 |
| W3 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 2 | W3 | Colorado Springs Stampede | 0 |
| W4 | North Bay Breakers | 0 | | | |
| PDL Semifinals | PDL Semifinals | PDL Semifinals | PDL Finals | PDL Finals | PDL Finals |
| W1 | San Francisco All-Blacks United | 0 | | | |
| H | Richmond Kickers | 1 | | | |
| H | Richmond Kickers | 1 | H | Richmond Kickers | 3 |
| | | | E1 | Cocoa Expos | 1 |
| E1 | Cocoa Expos | 3 | E1 | Cocoa Expos | 1 |
| C3 | Des Moines Menace | 1 | | | |

## Sizzlin' Four
### Final

* MVP: Brian Kamler

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Gabe Jones | Austin Lone Stars | 15 | 20 | 8 | 48 |
| 2 | Holger Schneidt | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 15 | 17 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Jeff Dresser | Grand Rapids Explosion | 16 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 4 | Brian Adams | Sioux City Breeze | 16 | 18 | 4 | 40 |
| 4 | Eddie Enders | Cocoa Expos | 18 | 15 | 8 | 38 |
| 6 | Toni Siikala | Nashville Metros | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Richard Sharpe | Cocoa Expos | 6 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Adrian Gonzalez | North Bay Breakers | 16 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Aaron Leventhal | Des Moines Menace | 15 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Robert Ukrop | Richmond Kickers | 15 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Sean Gibson | Birmingham Grasshoppers | ? | 11 | 2 | 24 |

## Honors

* Most Valuable Player: Robert Ukrop, Richmond Kickers
* Points leader: Gabe Jones, Austin Lone Stars (48 points)
* Goals leader: Gabe Jones, Austin Lone Stars (20 goals)
* Rookie of the Year: Eduardo Yoldi
* Assist Leader: Holger Schneidt, Birmingham Grasshoppers (9 assists)
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Alfredo Estrada
* Coach of the Year: Blair Reed and Doug Mello
* Organization of the Year: Richmond Kickers