Professional Arena Soccer League

Professional Arena Soccer League
Founded
2008
Cups
US Open Arena Soccer Championship
Copa America
Nations
 Canada
 Mexico
 United States
Number of Teams
11 US, 1 MEX, 3 CAN (CMISL); Total:15
Current Champions
San Diego Sockers (2)
Website
Official site
Current Season
2011-12 season

The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) is an North American indoor soccer league.

October 2008 marked the debut of the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) as an offshoot of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL-Premier), the nation's largest amateur league, and has affiliated with the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) and Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Rápido (LMFR).

The PASL-Pro does not use multi-point scoring. Prior to the season, the CMISL teams also agreed to use single-point scoring. Previously they had one-point goals and three-point goals for shots behind the arc.

The PASL-Pro is an affiliated member of the FIFRA (Federation International Futbal Rapido Association).

Contents

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena Coach Notes
Eastern Division
Cincinnati Kings Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Gardens Roby Stahl
Detroit Waza Taylor, Michigan (Detroit area) Taylor Sportsplex Dominic Scicluna; Costea Decu
Illinois Piasa Glen Carbon, Illinois The Sports Academy Justin McMillian; Joe Reiniger Moved up from Frontier Division 2010–2011 season
Kansas Magic Overland Park, Kansas EPIC Indoor Sports Randall Porter Expansion Team
Louisville Lightning Louisville, Kentucky Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club Scott Budnick
Ohio Vortex Canton, Ohio Canton Civic Center Denzil Antonio
Western Division
Anaheim Bolts [2] Anaheim, California Anaheim Convention Center Bernie Lilavois Expansion Team
Phoenix Monsoon [3] Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Sports Centre Luis Dabo Expansion Team
Revolucion Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California Estadio Furati Diego Terry
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California Chevrolet Del Mar Arena Phil Salvagio
Tacoma Stars Tacoma, Washington Starfire Sports Complex Todd Stauber
Turlock Express Turlock, California Turlock Soccer Complex Art Pulido Moved up from PASL-Premier
Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League
Calgary United FC Calgary, Alberta Subway Soccer Centre
Edmonton Drillers Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Soccer Centre South
Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia Expansion Team

Announced Expansion

Team City/Area Arena Founded Joining PASL-Pro Notes
Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois Sears Centre 2011 2012-2013 Will play One Exhibition Game in the 2011-12 Season

Champions

Season Champions Score Runner-Up Playoffs / Host
2008-09 Stockton Cougars 13-5 1790 Cincinnati Stockton,
California
2009-10 San Diego Sockers 9-8 La Raza de Guadalajara San Diego,
California
2010-11 San Diego Sockers 10-6 La Raza de Guadalajara Cincinnati,
Ohio
2011-12 San Diego,
California

Attendance

Season Games Total Average
2008-09 58 76,888 1,326*
2009-10 87 58,801 676*
2010-11 84 59,128 704*
2011-12

Defunct teams

Team City/Area Arena Note
California Cougars Stockton, California Stockton Arena 2008-2011
Colorado Lightning Fort Collins, Colorado Budweiser Events Center 2008-09 Season
Denver Dynamite Denver, Colorado Denver Sports Center/Parker Fieldhouse/Denver Bladium 2008–2010
Omaha Vipers Omaha, Nebraska Omaha Civic Auditorium Never played in PASL-Pro
Prince George Fury (CMISL) Prince George, British Columbia CN Centre 2009-10
St. Louis Illusion Glen Carbon, Illinois The Game Arena 2008–2010
Saskatoon Accelerators (CMISL) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Credit Union Centre/Henk Ruys Soccer Centre 2009-10
Texas Outlaws North Richland Hills, Texas TCG Arena 2008–2010
Winnipeg Alliance FC Winnipeg, Manitoba Gateway Soccer Complex/MTS Centre 2011

PASL Commissioners

Kevin Milliken (2008-present)

References

External links