NationMaster - Encyclopedia: National Professional Soccer League II

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. During the summer of 2001, the league disbanded and the six surviving teams formed the Major Indoor Soccer League, which would later absorb three teams from the World Indoor Soccer League. This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... See also: 1983 in sports, other events of 1984, 1985 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 Richard Petty won the 200th (and final) race of his career on July 4. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... See also: 2000 in sports, other events of 2001, 2002 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500, a race that also saw the death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt in an unspectacular crash during the... The Milwaukee Wave are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States. ... An indoor soccer game in Mexico. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... 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. The MISL replaced the NPSL which folded in 2001. ... The World Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams. ...

Beginning in 1989, the NPSL had a unique scoring system where goals were worth 1, 2, or 3 points depending upon distance or game situation.

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The name Baltimore Blast has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... The Buffalo Blizzard was an indoor soccer team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The Cincinnati Silverbacks were an indoor soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. ... The Cleveland Force is a name that has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... The Canton Invaders were an indoor soccer club based in Canton, Ohio that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. ... The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de MontrÃ©al) is a soccer team in the North American USL First Division. ... The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001. ... The Edmonton Drillers were two incarnations of a professional soccer team based out in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Chicago Power were an indoor soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. ... The Florida ThunderCats were an indoor soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that competed in the National Professional Soccer League. ... The Harrisburg Heat was a professional soccer team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ... The name Kansas City Comets has been used by two different indoor soccer teams. ... The Memphis Storm was a professional indoor soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee which competed in the former American Indoor Soccer Association (later the National Professional Soccer League) from 1986 to 1989. ... The Memphis Storm was a professional indoor soccer team based in Memphis, Tennessee which competed in the former American Indoor Soccer Association (later the National Professional Soccer League) from 1986 to 1989. ... The Milwaukee Wave are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in the United States. ... The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de MontrÃ©al) is a soccer team in the North American USL First Division. ... The New York Kick was a professional indoor soccer team based in Albany, New York which competed in the American Indoor Soccer Association. ... The Philadelphia KiXX is an indoor soccer team, founded in 1995 as an NPSL expansion franchise, that plays its games at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The St. ... The Tampa Bay Rowdies are a professional soccer team from Tampa, Florida, USA. Originally founded as a North American Soccer League expansion franchise in 1975 by George Strawbridge, the team played ten seasons at Tampa Stadium and won their only Soccer Bowl championship in their inaugural season defeating the Portland... Toronto Shooting Stars logo The Toronto Shooting Stars were an indoor soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 1996-1997 season, with home games taking place at Maple Leaf Gardens. ... Toronto ThunderHawks logo The Toronto ThunderHawks were an indoor soccer team based in Mississauga, Ontario that competed in the defunct NPSL. The team began play in the 2000-2001 season, with home games taking place at the Hershey Centre. ... The original Wichita Wings logo. ...

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Defunct Soccer Leagues In The United States

AFA (1884–88) • ALPF (1894–95) • NAFBL (1895-1921) • UTFA (1902–20) • ASL I (1921–33) •
ASLII (1933–83) • NPSL I (1967) • USA (1967) • NASL (1968–85) • MISL I (1978–92) • NPSL II 1984–01 • USL I (1984–85) • WSL (1985–89) • LSSA (1987–92) • ASL III (1988–89) • CISL (1993–97) •
EISL (1997–98) • WISL (1998–01) • WUSA (2001–03) The American Football Association was the only pro soccer league in the United States to be formed before the United States Soccer Federation formed in 1913. ... The American League of Professional Football was the first professional football(soccer) league in the United States existing for one season in 1894, and one of the earliest professional leagues in the world given that most of the football world at this time was dominated by amateur leagues. ... The North American Foot Ball League was a soccer league that played one season in 1897. ... The United Football Association, was an american soccer league that exsisted from 1897 to 1919. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... National Professional Soccer League. ... North American Soccer League or (NASL) was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. ... This article is about the 1978-1992 Major Indoor Soccer League. ... The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. ... The Western Soccer League (formerly the Western Soccer Alliance) was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. ... The Lone Star Soccer Alliance was an American soccer league that existed from 1987 to 1992. ... The American Soccer League, operating between 1921 and 1933, was the first significant viable professional soccer league in the United States. ... The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997. ... The Eastern Indoor Soccer League was an attempt to create a regional minor indoor soccer league. ... The World Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams. ... WUSA logo The Womens United Soccer Association formed in 2001 as a soccer league for women in the United States. ...

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