1996 Continental Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

1995

1996

1997

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Dallas Sidekicks	Reunion Arena	Dallas
	Detroit Neon	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills, Michigan
	Houston Hotshots	The Summit	Houston
	Indianapolis Twisters	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis
	La Raza de Monterrey	Arena Borregos	Monterrey, Nuevo León
	Washington Warthogs	Capital Centre	Lake Arbor, Maryland
Western Division	Anaheim Splash	Honda Center	Anaheim, California
	Portland Pride	Moda Center	Portland, Oregon
	Sacramento Knights	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento, California
	San Diego Sockers	Pechanga Arena San Diego	San Diego
	Seattle SeaDogs	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle

Changes

• League realigned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
• Anaheim Splash realigned from Southern Division to Western Division.
• Arizona Sandsharks suspend operations before Arizona Sandsharks resume operations in 1997.
• Houston Hotshots realigned from Southern Division to Eastern Division.
• Indianapolis Twisters enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
• Las Vegas Dustdevils fold.
• Pittsburgh Stingers fold.
• Portland Pride relocate from Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Moda Center.
• San Diego Sockers realigned from Southern Division to Western Division.
• San Jose Grizzlies fold.
• Seattle SeaDogs relocate from Mercer Arena to Climate Pledge Arena.
• Toros de México fold.

Regular Seasons Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	La Raza de Monterrey	18	10
	Houston Hotshots	18	10	0
	Dallas Sidekicks	16	12	2
	Washington Warthogs	13	15	5
	Detroit Neon	13	15	5
	Indianapolis Twisters	10	18	8
Western Division	San Diego Sockers	17	11
	Anaheim Splash	15	13	2
	Sacramento Knights	14	14	3
	Portland Pride	10	18	7
	Seattle SeaDogs	10	18	7

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Champions
La Raza de Monterrey	2	La Raza de Monterrey	2	La Raza de Monterrey	2	La Raza de Monterrey
Detroit Neon	1
Dallas Sidekicks	2	Dallas Sidekicks	0
Anaheim Splash	0
San Diego Sockers	2	San Diego Sockers	1	Houston Hotshots	0
Washington Warthogs	1
Houston Hotshots	2	Houston Hotshots	2
Sacramento Knights	1

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
CISL All-Star Game	Eastern Division	9-8	Western Division

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	Dallas County, Texas	Dallas	Reunion Arena	Dallas Sidekicks	14	Two	16
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division	Oakland County, Michigan	Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills	Detroit Neon	14	One	15
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	The Summit	Houston Hotshots	14	Five	19
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Marion County, Indiana	Indianapolis	Market Square Arena	Indianapolis Twisters	14		14
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	Orange County, California	Anaheim, California	Honda Center	Anaheim Splash	14	One	15
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Mortgage Matchup Center	CISL All-Star Game			One
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Multnomah County, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center	Portland Pride	14		14
Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sacramento County, California	Sacramento, California	ARCO Arena (1988)	Sacramento Knights	14	One	15
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area			San Diego County, California	San Diego	Pechanga Arena San Diego	San Diego Sockers	14	Three	17
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division	King County, Washington	Seattle	Climate Pledge Arena	Seattle SeaDogs	14		14
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division	Prince George's County, Maryland	Lake Arbor, Maryland	Capital Centre	Washington Warthogs	14	One	15
Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey				Monterrey, Nuevo León	Arena Borregos	La Raza de Monterrey	14	Four	18
Total							154	18	173