American Indoor Soccer League
Sport	Indoor Soccer
Founded	2003
No. of teams	6
Country	United States
Current champions	Massachusetts Twisters

The American Indoor Soccer League or AISL considered itself a minor indoor soccer league. In the 2005/2006 season, they recognized themselves as a major soccer league. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... // World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Mens all-around champions: Paul Hamm, USA, Yang Wei, China Womens all-around champion: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia Mens team competition champion: China Womens team competition champion: USA April 13 — Rotterdam Marathon, Netherlands Mens Winner: William Kiplagat (KEN) 2:07:42 Women... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Twisters are a member club of the American Indoor Soccer League; they are based out of West Springfield, MA and owned by the leagues commissioner, Paul LaPointe. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ...

History

The AISL founded in 2003 is headquarters are in West Springfield, MA, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, OH. The league currently has five teams actively playing. The 2005/06 season started with promise, starting with 6 teams, but the New Mexico Storm and Detroit-Windsor Border Stars dedcided not to play in the AISL just before the season got underway. In 2006, the league announced the membership of the Canton Crusaders, but the team's membership was revoked after the ownership was unable to fulfill its financial obligations. The Town of West Springfield is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ... This article is about the city in the state of Ohio. ... The New Mexico Storm were a former team in the American Indoor Soccer League (AISL). ... The Border Stars are currently a member of the CPSL or Canadian Professional Soccer League, and they are formerly a member of the American Indoor Soccer League. ...

Previous Champions

• 2006/2007 Massachusetts Twisters
• 2005/2006 Cincinnati Excite
• 2004/2005 Detroit-Windsor Border Stars
• 2003 Massachusetts Aztecs

The Twisters are a member club of the American Indoor Soccer League; they are based out of West Springfield, MA and owned by the leagues commissioner, Paul LaPointe. ... The Cincinnati Excite of the American Indoor Soccer League make their home in the Tri County Soccerplex in Cincinnati, OH. They are owned by David Galus, and took the championship in the 2005/06 season after beating the Massachusetts Twisters 11-2. ... The Border Stars are currently a member of the CPSL or Canadian Professional Soccer League, and they are formerly a member of the American Indoor Soccer League. ...

AISL Teams

The Cincinnati Excite of the American Indoor Soccer League make their home in the Tri County Soccerplex in Cincinnati, OH. They are owned by David Galus, and took the championship in the 2005/06 season after beating the Massachusetts Twisters 11-2. ... The Thunder are a member of the American Indoor Soccer League owned by Pro Soccer International, whose president is Oscar Albuquerque, a former member of Toronto Metros-Croatia and the Canadian mens national soccer team. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Twisters are a member club of the American Indoor Soccer League; they are based out of West Springfield, MA and owned by the leagues commissioner, Paul LaPointe. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Hampton Surf were formally know as the New York Empire. ...

Former Teams

• Memphis Mojo (Never played)
• Canton Crusaders (Never played)
• Connecticut Academica FC
• Detroit-Windsor Border Stars
• Massachusetts Aztecs (now the Boston Aztecs) (join PASL)
• Montréal Team Canada
• New Hampshire Storm
• New Mexico Storm

The Mojo are the newest members of the American Indoor Soccer League. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Border Stars are currently a member of the CPSL or Canadian Professional Soccer League, and they are formerly a member of the American Indoor Soccer League. ... The New Mexico Storm were a former team in the American Indoor Soccer League (AISL). ...

Notable Names

• Conally Edozien formerly of the Nigeria national football team's youth system and New England Revolution. Edozien has played in the USL with the Rochester Raging Rhinos and is on contract with the Carolina Railhawks.
• Oscar Albuquerque current owner of the Rockford Thunder franchise played for Canada's 1980 Olympic qualifying team and in the National Professional Soccer League.
• Dayton O'Brien formerly with the University of Memphis, O'Brien was drafted by the Columbus Crew in 2006. O'Brien signed with the Memphis Mojo for the 2006/2007 season.
• Everson Maciel of the Western Mass Pioneers signed with the Massachusetts Twisters for the 2006/2007 season after good season in the USL Second Division earned Maciel a spot on the USL 2 All League Team.
• Michael Todd of the New York Surf was selected by the Kansas City Wizards in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
• Gary Flood of the New York Surf was also selected in the 2007 Supplemental but in the second round by the New England Revolution.

First international Nigeria 2 - 0 Sierra Leone (Lagos, Nigeria; 8 October 1949) Biggest win Nigeria 10 - 1 Benin (Lagos, Nigeria; 28 November 1959) Biggest defeat Ghana 7 - 0 Nigeria (Accra, Ghana; 1 June 1955) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2, 1994 and 1998 African Nations... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004) Worst... The Rochester Raging Rhinos are a USL First Division professional soccer team in Rochester, New York. ... Carolina RailHawks Football Club is a professional soccer team located in Cary, North Carolina set to play in the USL First Division in the 2007 season. ... Oscar Albuquerque is the president of Pro Soccer International, LLC, an ownership group which holds the rights to American Indoor Soccer League teams in Chicago, IL and Rockford, IL. He is originally from Peru but spent most of his life living in Canada. ... The Thunder are a member of the American Indoor Soccer League owned by Pro Soccer International, whose president is Oscar Albuquerque, a former member of Toronto Metros-Croatia and the Canadian mens national soccer team. ... The National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League in 1990. ... Dayton OBrien (born October 29, 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American soccer player, who currently plays midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1994 League Major League Soccer Nickname The Crew, Americas Hardest Working Team Stadium Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH Coach Sigi Schmid, 2006 Owner Clark Hunt First Game Columbus Crew 4–0 D.C. United (Ohio Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Columbus Crew 6–1 New England... The Mojo are the newest members of the American Indoor Soccer League. ... The Western Mass Pioneers are a minor league soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts. ... The Twisters are a member club of the American Indoor Soccer League; they are based out of West Springfield, MA and owned by the leagues commissioner, Paul LaPointe. ... The United Soccer Leagues Second Division (often referred to as simply, USL-2) is a professional mens soccer league in North America, part of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) league pyramid. ... Several people have been called Michael Todd: Michael Todd (Movie Industry Executive) Michael Todd (Computer Pioneer) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Wizards Stadium Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Coach Curt Onalfo Owner OnGoal, LLC. First Game Kansas City Wiz 3–0 Colorado Rapids (Arrowhead Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 6–0 MetroStars (Arrowhead Stadium; June 20, 1999) Worst Defeat... Gary Flood (born September 7, 1985) is an American soccer player, who plays defense for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Revolution, Revs Stadium Gillette Stadium Coach Steve Nicol, 2002— Owner Robert Kraft First Game Tampa Bay Mutiny 3–2 New England Revolution (Tampa Stadium; April 13, 1996) Largest Win New England Revolution 6–1 Colorado Rapids (Gillette Stadium; September 18, 2004) Worst...

See also

• Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)

The Major Indoor Soccer League is the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. // In the summer of 2001, the National Professional Soccer League disbanded. ...

External links

• AISL Homepage
• The Excite's Homepage
• The Exite's Myspace
• The Twisters' Homepage
• The New York Surf's Homepage
• New York Surf Myspace
• The Rockford Thunder's Myspace
• The Aztecs' Homepage
• The Borderstars' Homepage