 Continental Indoor Soccer League |
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| Sport | indoor soccer |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| No. of teams | high of 15 |
| Country(ies) |  United States and  Mexico |
| Ceased | 1997 |
| Last champion(s) | Seattle SeaDogs |
| TV partner(s) | Prime Network FSN Southwest |
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.
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History
When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams (Dallas and San Diego) joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to fill dates during the summer months. This was the first attempt at a summer indoor soccer league with all previous leagues being fall-winter leagues.
The CISL played its first season in 1993 with seven teams including one team in Mexico, the Monterrey La Raza. The league reached a high of 15 teams by 1995 including a second team south of the border, the Mexico Toros. However, the league played with 11 teams in both 1996 and 1997. After the 1997 season, several teams withdrew from the league in a dispute with Weinstein, who had been serving as the league's commissioner. When Dallas, the best-drawing team in the league, left the CISL just before Christmas 1997, the league disbanded.
Dallas and Sacramento were two of the founding franchises for the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998, which became the World Indoor Soccer League in 1999.
Champions
Season by season
| Season | Champion | Series | Runner-Up |
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| 1993 | Dallas Sidekicks | 2-1 | San Diego Sockers |
| 1994 | Las Vegas Dustdevils | 2-1 | Dallas Sidekicks |
| 1995 | Monterrey La Raza | 2-1 | Sacramento Knights |
| 1996 | Monterrey La Raza | 2-0 | Houston Hotshots |
| 1997 | Seattle SeaDogs | 2-0 | Houston Hotshots |
By Team
| Team | Championships | Winning years |
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| Monterrey La Raza | 2 | 1995 ,1996 |
| Dallas Sidekicks | 1 | 1993 |
| Las Vegas Dustdevils | 1 | 1994 |
| Seattle SeaDogs | 1 | 1997 |
Annual awards
Most Valuable Player Award
1993: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
1994: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
1995: Preki, San Jose Grizzlies
1996: Tatu, Dallas Sidekicks
1997: Paul Dougherty, Houston Hotshots
Goalkeeper Of The Year Award
1993: Joe Papaleo, Dallas Sidekicks
1994: Antonio Cortes, San Diego Sockers
1995: Mike Dowler, Sacramento Knights
1996: Juan de la O, Seattle SeaDogs
1997: N/A
Coach Of The Year Award
1993: Gordon Jago, Dallas Sidekicks
1994: George Fernandez, Anaheim Splash
1995: Erich Geyer, Monterrey La Raza
1996: Trevor Dawkins, Houston Hotshots
1997: N/A
Rookie Of Year Award
1993: Marco Lopez, Monterrey La Raza
1994: John Olu Molomo, San Diego Sockers
1995: Mark Chung, San Diego Sockers
1996: Carlos Farias, San Diego Sockers
1997: N/A
Defender Of The Year Award
1993: Sean Bowers, Sacramento Knights
1994: Ralph Black, Anaheim Splash
1995: Danny Pena, Sacramento Knights
1996: Troy Snyder, Washington Warthogs
1997: N/A
Playoff MVP
1995: Zizinho, Monterrey La Raza
1996: Raul Salas, Monterrey La Raza
Complete team list
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