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

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

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 18 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 117 |
| 2 | Jersey Dragons | 18 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 110 |
| 3 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 98 |
| 4 | New Jersey Imperials | 18 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 98 |
| 5 | Delaware Wizards | 18 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 89 |
| 6 | New York Fever | 18 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 82 |
| 7 | Boston Storm | 18 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | -23 | 65 |
| 8 | Connecticut Wolves | 18 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 59 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Freedom | 18 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 58 |

### Atlantic Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Greensboro Dynamo | 18 | 16 | 2 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 143 |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 18 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 111 |
| 3 | Charlotte Eagles | 18 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 95 |
| 4 | Raleigh Flyers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 90 |
| 5 | Hampton Roads Hurricanes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 84 |
| 6 | Columbia Heat | 18 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 82 |
| 7 | Washington Mustangs | 18 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 80 |
| 8 | Baltimore Bays | 18 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 59 |
| 9 | Richmond Kickers | 18 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | -22 | 44 |

### Southeast Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Cocoa Expos | 17 | 16 | 1 | 69 | 13 | +56 | 128 |
| 2 | Atlanta Magic | 17 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 104 |
| 3 | Florida Stars | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 97 |
| 4 | Orlando Lions | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 81 |
| 5 | Boca Raton Sabres | 18 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 73 |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Kicks | 17 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 53 |
| 7 | South Florida Flamingos | 17 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 80 | -61 | 37 |

### Midwest Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 18 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 14 | +47 | 170 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Rampage | 18 | 16 | 2 | 81 | 18 | +63 | 161 |
| 3 | Columbus Xoggz | 18 | 11 | 7 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 112 |
| 4 | St. Louis Knights | 18 | 11 | 7 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 108 |
| 5 | Detroit Wheels | 18 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 98 |
| 6 | Rockford Raptors | 18 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 98 |
| 7 | Des Moines Menace | 18 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 63 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Cheetas | 18 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 59 |
| 9 | Sioux City Breeze | 18 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 64 | -49 | 23 |

### Midsouth Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Louisville Thoroughbreds | 18 | 13 | 5 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 114 |
| 2 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 18 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 107 |
| 3 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 104 |
| 4 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 18 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 87 |
| 5 | Nashville Metros | 18 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 78 |
| 6 | Arkansas A's | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 62 | -40 | 45 |
| 7 | Chattanooga Express | 18 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 45 | -29 | 36 |
| 8 | Memphis Jackals | 11 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 29 |

### South Central Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 18 | 16 | 2 | 52 | 18 | +44 | 132 |
| 2 | DFW Toros | 18 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 112 |
| 3 | San Antonio Pumas | 18 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 107 |
| 4 | Texas Lightning | 18 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 103 |
| 5 | Austin Lone Stars | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 97 |
| 6 | Dallas Rockets | 18 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 86 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City Slickers | 18 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 57 | -29 | 46 |
| 8 | Wichita Blue Angels | 17 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 119 | -103 | 16 |

### Southwest Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | East Los Angeles Cobras | 18 | 16 | 2 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 147 |
| 2 | El Paso Patriots | 18 | 13 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 120 |
| 3 | Valley Golden Eagles | 18 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 110 |
| 4 | Montclair Standard Falcons | 18 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 94 |
| 5 | Arizona Cotton | 18 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 79 |
| 6 | Tucson Amigos | 18 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 75 |
| 7 | New Mexico Chiles | 18 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | -16 | 66 |
| 8 | Las Vegas Quicksilver | 18 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 84 | -53 | 48 |
| 9 | San Diego Top Guns | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | +3 | 37 |

### Pacific Division

| Place | Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | San Francisco United All-Blacks | 18 | 15 | 3 | 59 | 20 | +39 | 134 |
| 2 | North Bay Breakers | 18 | 14 | 4 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 125 |
| 3 | CCV Hydra | 18 | 13 | 5 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 122 |
| 4 | Chico Rooks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 108 |
| 5 | San Francisco Bay Diablos | 18 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 92 |
| 6 | Silicon Valley Firebirds | 18 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 85 |
| 7 | Reno Rattlers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 45 | -7 | 71 |
| 8 | Hawaii Tsunami | 18 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 77 | -53 | 40 |
| 9 | Santa Cruz Surf | 18 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 61 | -40 | 32 |
| 10 | Shasta Scorchers | 18 | 2 | 16 | 20 | 63 | -43 | 31 |
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.
* ↑ Points deducted due to ineligible players.

## 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

| Place | Team | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Greensboro Dynamo | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 |
| 2 | DFW Toros | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 3 | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 |
* Greensboro Dynamo defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 6-1
* DFW Toros defeated Birmingham Grasshoppers 4-1
* Greensboro Dynamo defeated DFW Toros 8-2

### Charlotte Group

| Place | Team | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| 2 | Cocoa Expos | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| 3 | Chico Rooks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 |
* Charleston defeated Cocoa 4-2
* Charleston defeated Chico 5-0
* Cocoa defeated Chico 6-0

### Raleigh Group

| Place | Team | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| 2 | Minnesota Thunder | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | East Los Angeles Cobras | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
* East Los Angeles Cobras defeated Minnesota Thunder 3-2 (SO)
* Long Island Rough Riders defeated East Los Angeles Cobras 8-2

### Semi-finals
## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Chris Veselka | Austin Lone Stars | 13 | 30 | 14 | 74 |
| 2 | Richard Sharpe | Cocoa Expos | 15 | 33 | 6 | 72 |
| 3 | Joey Kirk | Milwaukee Rampage | 18 | 24 | 11 | 59 |
| 4 | A. J. Jones | Texas Lightning | 14 | 22 | 9 | 53 |
| 4 | Brian McBride | Milwaukee Rampage | 15 | 18 | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | Manny Lagos | Minnesota Thunder | 17 | 18 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Tony Sanneh | Milwaukee Rampage | 17 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Salvador Mercado | El Paso Patriots | 18 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | Sheikh N'Dure | Florida Stars | 18 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Jason Haupt | Greensboro Dynamo | 18 | 15 | 10 | 40 |
| 10 | Jeff Baicher | CCV Hydra | 16 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Leonel Suazo | Washington Mustangs | 12 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | Mark Weidner | Birmingham Grasshoppers | 16 | | | 34 |
| 11 | Andrew Ziemer | North Bay Breakers | 16 | | | 34 |

## 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