The Elite Soccer Leauge

The Elite Soccer Leauge is a professional sports leauge headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The leauge is owned by The Elite Sports Company, and has been in operation since 1989. The League joins the Elite Basketball league, the Elite Football league, The Elite Lacrosse League, the Elite Baseball League, and the Elite Hockey Leagues as the sports leagues owned and operated by The Elite Sports Company.

## Teams

### Northeast Division

New York Emperors

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Hicksville, New York

Home Stadium: Jack Coffey Field/MetLife Stadium

Boston Express

Founded: 2000

Home Stadium: Alumni Stadium

Headquarters: Lynn, Massachusetts

Augusta Herd

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Augusta, Maine

Home Stadium: Augusta Civic Center

Syracuse Patriots

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Syracuse, New York

Home Stadium: Carrier Dome

### East Division

Philadelphia Congress

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Philadelphia, PA

Home Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Virginia Colonists

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Smithfield, VA

Home Stadium: William "Dick" Price Stadium, Norfolk

Raleigh Mountain Lions

Founded: 2000

Headquarters: Wilson, North Carolina

Home Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium

Atlanta Troopers

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Marietta, Georgia

Home Stadium: Mercedez-Benz Stadium

### Southeast Division

Miami Kickers

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Coral Gables, Florida

Home Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium

Houston Warriors

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Galveston, Texas

Home Stadium: BBVA Stadium

Memphis Mechanics

Founded: 2000

Headquarters: West Memphis, Arkansas

Home Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Birmingham Bigs

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Vestavia Hills, Alabama

Home Stadium: Legion Field Stadium of Birmingham

### North Division

Columbus Cardinals

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Dublin, Ohio

Home stadium: Mapfre Stadium/Ohio Stadium

Chicago Wind

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Evanston, Illinois

Home Stadium: Soldier Field

Detroit Wildcats

Founded: 2001

Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan

Home Stadium: University of Detroit Stadium

Indiana Hawks

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Carmel, Indiana

Home Stadium: Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium

### Central Division

Oklahoma City Storm

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Staium\* (Temp. Stadium, currently building Storm Stadium in OKC.

Dallas Lions

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Frisco, Texas

Home Stadium: Toyota Stadium

Missouri Raiders

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Jefferson City, Missouri

Home Stadiums: Durwood Soccer Stadium (Kansas City), Hermann Stadium (St. Louis)

Minnesota Navigators

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Bloomington, Minnesota

Home Stadium: Allianz Field

### Mountain Divsion

Denver Cougars

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Lakewood, Colorado

Home Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

Salt Lake City Trojans

Founded: 2001

Headquarters: Salt Lake City, Utah

Home Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium

Boise Blue Devils

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho

Home Stadium: Empire Airlines Stadium (Boise, ID)\*

\*Hypothetical stadium

Phoenix Gila Monsters

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Queen Creek, Arizona

Home Stadium: PetSmart Stadium\*

\*Hypothetical Stadium

## Pacific Division

Los Angeles Thunderbirds

Founded: 1989

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

Home Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Stadium

San Francisco Golden Eagles

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Palo Alto, California

Home Stadium: Nvidia Stadium (San Francisco, CA)\*

\*Hypothetical Stadium

Washington Olympians

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Olympia, Washington

Home Stadium: Olympia Stadium (Olympia, WA)\*

\*Hypothetical Stadium

Portland Bombers

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Portland, Oregon

Home Stadium: Providence Park

### Independent Division

Tennessee Highlanders

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Brentwood, Tennessee

Home Stadium: Nissan Stadium

Las Vegas Dragons

Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada

Home Stadium: Sam Boyd Stadium (Main) /Allegiant Stadium

Calgary Greyhounds

Founded: 2018

Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta

Home Stadium: ATCO Field

Montreal Lightning

Founded: 2007

Headquarters: Repentigny, Quebec

Home Stadium: Saputo Stadium

## Former Teams

Denver Mustangs

Founded: 1989

Defunct: 2005

Reason: Bankruptcy

San Francisco Angels

Founded: 1989

Defunct: 2009

Reason: Moved (New Orleans)

Seattle Argonauts

Founded: 1989

Defunct: 2007

Reason: Moved (Hawaii)

Hawaii Argonauts

Founded: 2008

Defunct: 2011

Reason: Bankruptcy

Vancouver Eskimos (2008-2016) / Greyhounds (2017)

Founded: 2008

Defunct: 2017

Reason: Moved (Calgary)

New Orleans Angels

Founded: 2010

Defunct: 2019

Reason: Ceased Operations

Dakota Cyclones

Founded: 2013

Defunct: 2015

Reason: Bankruptcy

## Seasons

### 1989

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner Ups: Denver Mustangs

MVP: Harry Tibers (NY)

Coach of the Year: Jean La-Baptiste (NY)

1990

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner Ups: San Francisco Angels

MVP: Nicolas Menuret (SF)

Coach Of the year: George Wesson (Columbus)

1991

Champions: San Francisco Angels

Runner Ups: Columbus Cardinals

MVP: Nicolas Menuret (SF)

Coach of the year: Russel Nash (SF)

1992

Champions: Columbus Cardinals

Runner Ups: New York Emperors

MVP: Luka Mirovic (Columbus)

Coach of the year: George Wesson (Columbus)

1993

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner Ups: Chicago Wind

MVP: Harry Tibers (NY)

Coach of the Year: Jean La-Baptiste (NY)

1994

Champions: Los Angeles Thunderbirds

Runner Ups: Virginia Colonists

MVP: Harry Tibers (NY)

Coach of the Year: Andrew Raviola (LA)

1995

Champions: Chicago Wind

Runner Ups: Columbus Cardinals

MVP: Nicolas Menuret (CHI)

Coach of the Year: Russel Nash (CHI)

1996

Champions: Chicago wind

Runner Ups: Los Angeles Thunderbirds

MVP: Nicolas Menuret (CHI)

Coach of the Year: Russel Nash (CHI)

1997

Champions: Seatte Argonauts

Runner Ups: Chicago Wind

MVP Nicolas Menuret (CHI)

Coach of the Year: Czech Guviec (SEA)

1998

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner Ups: Chicago Wind

MVP: Dayton Louis (SEA)

Coach of the Year: Czech Guviec (NY)

1999

Champions: Columbus Cardinals

Runner Ups: Syracuse Patriots

MVP: Luka Mirovic (Columbus)

Coach of the year: Gatuly Madison (SYR)

2000

Champions: Seattle Argonauts

Runner Ups: Chicago Wind

MVP: Nicolas Menuret (CHI)

Coach of the Year: Czech Guviec (SEA)

2001

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner Ups: Columbus Cardinals

MVP: Archie Mayflower (Columbus)

Coach of the year: Jean La-Baptiste (Columbus)

2002

Champions: New York Emperors

Runner ups: Chicago Wind

Co-MVPs: Nicolas Menuret (CHI), Luka Mirovic (Columbus), Harry Tibers (NY)

Coach of the year: Russel Nash (CHI)

2003

Champions: Syracuse Patriots

Runner Ups: Houston Warriors

MVP: Wayne Thibeux (HOU)

Coach of the year: Ashton Noon (HOU)

2004

Champions: Memphis Mechanics

Runner Ups: Denver Mustangs

MVP: Clay Boyd (Memphis)

Coach of the year: Havre Lafeyette (Memphis)

2005

Champions: Boston Express

Runner Ups: Salt Lake City Trojans

MVP: Yao Liu (SLC)

Coach of the Year: Andrew Raviola (BOS)

2006

Champions: Chicago Wind

Runner Ups: Salt Lake City Trojans

MVP: Yao Liu (SLC)

Coach of the year: Russel Nash (CHI)

2007

Champions: Detroit Wildcats

Runner Ups: Boston Express

MVP: Gordon Nash (DET)

Coach of the Year: Nelly Flood (DET)

2008

Champions: Birmingham Bigs

Runner Ups: Vancouver Eskimos

MVP: Gordon Nash (DET)

Coach of the Year: Nicolas Menuret (Birmingham)

2009

Champions: Chicago Wind

Runner Ups: Montreal Lightning

MVP: Gordon Nash (CHI)

Coach of the Year: Russel Nash (CHI)

2010

Champions: Montreal Lightning

Runner Ups: Birmingham Bigs

MVP: Marvin John (MON)

Coach of the year: Harry Tibers (MON)

2011

Champions: Columbus Cardinals

Runner Ups: Houston Warriors

MVP: Lane McGuffin (Columbus)

Coach of the year: Sammy Yorkus (HOU)

2012

Champions: New Orleans Angels

Runner Ups: Vancouver Eskimos

MVP: Harry Tibers Jr. (NO)

Coach of the year: Luka Mirovic (VAN)

2013

Champions: Birmingham Bigs

Runner Ups: San Francisco Golden Eagles

MVP: Jim Rock (SF)

Coach of the year: Nicolas Menuret (Birmingham)

2014

Champions: Las Vegas Dragons

Runner Ups: Tennessee Highlanders

MVP: Harry Tibers Jr. (LV)

Coach of the Year: Isaiah