American Indoor Soccer League

History

Rules

• A point system that consisted of 1, 2, and 3 point goals, depending on how far away from the net the shot was taken.
• No three lines rule.
• One timeout per half per team.
• Similar to the MSL, a goalkeeper could "...not use his hands when team-mate passes the ball back. Only after a shot from the opposing team, can you pass back to the keepers hands inside your third line. No direct pass back to keeper outside the third of field to hands."
• The clock did not stop unless the ball went out of play in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

  Teams

Previous champions

Notable names

• Connally Edozien formerly of the Nigeria national football team's youth system and New England Revolution. Edozien has played in the USL with the Rochester Raging Rhinos and is on contract with the Carolina RailHawks FC.
• Oscar Albuquerque current owner of the Rockford Thunder franchise played for Canada's 1980 Olympic qualifying team and in the National Professional Soccer League.
• Dayton O'Brien formerly with the University of Memphis, O'Brien was drafted by the Columbus Crew in 2006. O'Brien signed with the Memphis Mojo for the 2006/2007 season.
• Everson Maciel of the Western Mass Pioneers signed with the Massachusetts Twisters for the 2006/2007 season after good season in the USL Second Division earned Maciel a spot on the USL 2 All League Team.
• Michael Todd of the New York Surf was selected by the Kansas City Wizards in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
• Gary Flood of the New York Surf was also selected in the 2007 Supplemental but in the second round by the New England Revolution.