# 1995 USISL Pro League

The 1995 USISL Professional League was the higher of the two outdoor men's leagues run by the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues during the summer of 1995.

## Overview

From its beginnings in 1986 as a semi-professional indoor league in the American Southwest, the USISL had grown over the last decade. In 1989, the league added a summer, outdoor competition which had grown in popularity as the indoor league slowly shrank. By 1994, the outdoor season included 69 teams with various levels of professionalism. In 1995, the USISL decided to split the summer schedule into two different leagues, the Professional and the Premier Leagues. The Professional League was fully professional while the Premier League continued to allow amateur and semi-professional teams to compete.

## Regular season

* 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
#### Coastal Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 20 | +49 | 45 | 157 |
| 2 | Delaware Wizards | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 41 | 137 |
| 3 | Jersey Dragons | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 39 | 111 |
| 4 | Cape Cod Crusaders | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 35 | 105 |
| 5 | Rhode Island Stingrays | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 28 | 60 |
| 6 | Baltimore Bays | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 28 | 50 |

#### Capital Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | New York Fever | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 38 | 124 |
| 2 | North Jersey Imperials | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 43 | 123 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania Freedom | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 44 | 116 |
| 4 | Albany Alleycats | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 | 97 |
| 5 | New Hampshire Ramblers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 35 | 95 |
| 6 | Connecticut Wolves | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 29 | 79 |
| 7 | Boston Storm | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 24 | 42 |
* ↑ Bonus points adjusted from 47 to 43?

### Atlantic Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Charleston Battery | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 16 | +42 | 44 | 146 |
| 2 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 45 | 127 |
| 3 | Raleigh Flyers | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 42 | 126 |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach Boyz | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 39 | 119 |
| 5 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 41 | 119 |
| 6 | Greensboro Dynamo | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 45 | 111 |
* ↑ Bonus points adjusted from 43 to 45?

### Midwest Division
#### East Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 49 | 163 |
| 2 | Chicago Stingers | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 39 | 105 |
| 3 | St. Louis Knights | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 34 | 96 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Cheetahs | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 33 | 67 |
| 5 | Detroit Wheels | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 15 | 29 |
* ↑ Bonus points adjusted from 24 to 15?

#### West Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Milwaukee Rampage | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 45 | 147 |
| 2 | Columbus Xoggz | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 46 | 146 |
| 3 | Louisville Thoroughbreds | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 41 | 107 |
| 4 | Lexington Bluegrass Bandits | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 39 | 89 |
| 5 | Rockford Raptors | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 28 | 78 |

### Southeast Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Cyclones | 20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 47 | 147 |
| 2 | Mobile Revelers | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 34 | 116 |
| 3 | Chattanooga Railroaders | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 51 | −1 | 40 | 98 |
| 4 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 32 | 78 |
| 5 | Florida Stars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 26 | 76 |

### South Central Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | El Paso Patriots | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 51 | 141 |
| 2 | DFW Toros | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 44 | 126 |
| 3 | New Mexico Chiles | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 42 | 120 |
| 4 | San Antonio Pumas | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 46 | +23 | 44 | 120 |
| 5 | New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 39 | 113 |
| 6 | Texas Lightning | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 33 | 75 |
| 7 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 31 | 67 |

### Western Division
#### North Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Monterey Bay Jaguars | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 46 | 138 |
| 2 | Chico Rooks | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 45 | 131 |
| 3 | Reno Rattlers | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 37 | 115 |
| 4 | CCV Hydra | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 34 | 90 |
| 5 | San Francisco Bay Diablos | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 34 | 76 |

#### South Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Los Angeles Salsa U-23s | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 47 | 137 |
| 2 | San Diego Top Guns | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 41 | 115 |
| 3 | Valley Golden Eagles | 20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 34 | 104 |
| 4 | Las Vegas Quicksilver | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 55 | −33 | 22 | 40 |

### Northwest Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | SW | SL | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Hawaii Tsunami | 20 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 15 | +54 | 48 | 154 |
| 2 | Salem Surge | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 47 | 131 |
| 3 | Everett Bigfoot | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 32 | 102 |
| 4 | Portland Firebirds | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 31 | 91 |
| 5 | Yakima Reds | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 27 | 51 |

## Playoffs
### Northeast Division
#### Second round

* According to the available records, the Delaware Wizards defeated the Cape Cod Crusaders 5-4 (SO).

#### Final

The New York Fever advanced.

### Atlantic Division
#### Final

   * The teams played a mini-game to decide who advanced after finishing the series tied at one game apiece.
The Myrtle Beach Boyz advanced.

### Midwest Division
#### First round

   * The game was suspended late in the match due to darkness. On August 10th, the league announced the Xoggz and Thoroughbreds would finish their game on August 11th. The team which won would then immediately play the Milwaukee Rampage in the first game of the second round series. The Thoroughbreds, facing the requirement to make short-notice travel plans in order to play the last few minutes of the suspended game, then play their "home game" in Columbus in the event they won, chose to forfeit instead.

#### Second round

* The Midwest Division second round matchups featured two-game series. All other divisions had single elimination matchups.
The Minnesota Thunder advanced to the Midwest Division final.
The Milwaukee Rampage advanced.

#### Final

The Minnesota Thunder advanced.

### Southeast Division
#### Final

The Tampa Bay Cyclones advanced.

### South Central Division
#### Final

The New Mexico Chiles advanced to the Sizzlin' Nine Tournament.

### Western Division
#### Final

The Monterey Bay Jaguars advanced.

### Northwest Division
#### Final

The Hawaii Tsunami advanced.

## Sizzlin' Nine Championship

The Sizzlin' Nine Championship was a three-group round robin tournament featuring nine teams. The Long Island Rough Riders received a bye into the Sizzlin' Nine Championship. The other eight teams were the seven divisional champions and the divisional finals runner-up with the highest total points during the regular season. Each of the three groups played at a single location. The top four teams then advanced to the playoff semifinals.

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Long Island Rough Riders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| 2 | Monterey Bay Jaguars | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 3 | New Mexico Chiles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Minnesota Thunder | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 2 | New York Fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Hawaii Tsunami | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
   * When the game ended in a tie, the referee chose to go directly to penalty kicks because the field had no lights and it was difficult to see.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Cyclones | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 2 | Myrtle Beach Boyz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Rampage | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 |

## Points leaders

| Rank | Scorer | Club | GP | Goals | Assists | Points |
| 1 | Flavio Ferri | San Antonio Pumas | 19 | 29 | 8 | 66 |
| 2 | Rito Delgado | El Paso Patriots | 18 | 26 | 11 | 61 |
| 3 | Paul Young | Charleston Battery | 19 | 23 | 9 | 55 |
| 4 | Giovanni Savarese | Long Island Rough Riders | 20 | 23 | 8 | 54 |
| 5 | Darren Eales | Hampton Roads Mariners | 19 | 24 | 4 | 52 |
| 6 | Ivailo Ilarionov | Chattanooga Railroaders | 15 | 18 | 14 | 50 |
| 7 | Billy Thompson | Hawaii Tsunami | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| 8 | Duane Robinson | New Jersey Imperials | 17 | 21 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | Manny Lagos | Minnesota Thunder | 17 | 19 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | John van Buskirk | Louisville Thoroughbreds | 19 | 21 | 3 | 44 |

## Honors

* MVP: Giovanni Savarese
* Points leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas (66 points)
* Goals leader: Flavio Ferri, San Antonio Pumas (29 goals)
* Assists leader: Wayne Lobring, Louisville Thoroughbreds (18 assists)
* Defender of the Year: Troy Edwards
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Jim Adams
* Rookie of the Year: Wellijohn Dominiciano Jr.,
* Coach of the Year: Buzz Lagos
* Organization of the Year: Tampa Bay Cyclones