2008-09 Professional Arena Soccer League season

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Seasons
Inaugural season 2008-09 2009-10

Teams and Alignment

Conference Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Conference 1790 Cincinnati Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center Fairfield, Ohio
Detroit Waza Main Field at TOCA Novi East Soccer Center Novi, Michigan
St. Louis Illusion Main Field at The Sports Academy Glen Carbon, Illinois
Texas Outlaws Multi-purpose Arena at NYTEX Sports Centre North Richland Hills, Texas
Western Conference Colorado Lightning Blue Arena at The Ranch Events Complex Loveland, Colorado
Denver Dynamite Denver Sports Center Denver
Stockton Cougars Adventist Health Arena Stockton, California
Wenatchee Fire Main Field at Wenatchee Valley SportsPlex Wenatchee, Washington

Changes

  • League established and aligned into Eastern Conference and Western Conference.
  • 1790 Cincinnati enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center in Fairfield, Ohio.
  • California Cougars transfer from Major Indoor Soccer League, renamed Stockton Cougars, and aligned into Western Conference, playing at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton, California.
  • Colorado Lightning enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Blue Arena at The Ranch Events Complex in Loveland, Colorado.
  • Denver Dynamite enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Denver Sports Center in Denver.
  • Detroit Waza enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Main Field at TOCA Novi East Soccer Center in Novi, Michigan.
  • St. Louis Illusion enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Maine Field at The Sports Academy in Glen Carbon, Illinois.
  • Texas Outlaws enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Multi-purpose Arena at NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas.
  • Wenatchee Fire enfranchised in Western Conference, playing at Main Field at Wenatchee Valley SportsPlex in Wenatchee, Washington.

Regular Season Results

Conference Team W L GB
Eastern Conference 1790 Cincinnati 13 3
Texas Outlaws 8 8 5
St. Louis Illusion 8 8 5
Detroit Waza 7 9 6
Western Conference Stockton Cougars 12 4
Denver Dynamite 9 7 3
Colorado Lightning 4 12 8
Wenatchee Fire 2 14 10

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Team (Single-Game) Champions
1790 Cincinnati 10 1790 Cincinnati 5 Stockton Cougars
Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca 10 Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca 6
Denver Dynamite 9
Stockton Cougars 10 Stockton Cougars 13
Edmonton Drillers 8 Edmonton Drillers 9
La Cabaña de Tijuana 7

Edmonton Drillers invited as representative of Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League.

La Cabaña de Tijuana and Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca invited as representatives of Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Rápido.

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Butler County, Ohio Fairfield, Ohio Dasher-Board Turf Field at GameTime Training Center 1790 Cincinnati Eight Eight
Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area El Paso County, Colorado Monument, Colorado West Rink at Monument Ice Rinks Denver Dynamite One One
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division Tarrant County, Texas Euless, Texas Turf Field at Blue Sky Sports Center Texas Outlaws One One
North Richland Hills, Texas Multi-purpose Arena at NYTEX Sports Centre Texas Outlaws Six Six
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver Denver Sports Center Denver Dynamite Four Four
Douglas County, Colorado Parker, Colorado Parker Fieldhouse Denver Dynamite Two Two
Jefferson County, Colorado Applewood, Colorado Field at Golden Goal Sports Complex Denver Dynamite One One
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 Novi, Michigan Main Field at TOCA Novi East Soccer Center Detroit Waza Eight Eight
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Larimer County, Colorado Loveland, Colorado Blue Arena at The Ranch Events Complex Colorado Lightning Eight Eight
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Joaquin County, California Stockton, California Adventist Health Arena Stockton Cougars Eight One Nine
1790 Cincinnati Two Two
Edmonton Drillers One One
Tigres Dorados MRCI Oaxaca One One
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area Madison County, Illinois Glen Carbon, Illinois Main Field at The Sports Academy St. Louis Illusion Eight Eight
Texas Outlaws One One
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Chelan County, Washington Wenatchee, Washington Main Field at Wenatchee Valley SportsPlex Wenatchee Fire Eight Eight
Zona Metropolitana de Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Traveling team La Cabaña de Tijuana
Total 64 Five 69