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, 4 CAN (CMISL); Total:16
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 recognized by FIFRA (Federation International Futbal Rapido Association).^{[citation needed]}

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).

Teams

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• Not every CMISL team is 100% confirmed for the 2011-12 season, and the above map may change slightly.

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	Castle Sports Club	Luis Dabo	Expansion Team
Revolucion Tijuana	Tijuana, Baja California	Estadio Furati	Diego Terry
San Diego Sockers	San Diego, California	Del Mar Fairgrounds	Phil Salvagio
Tacoma Stars	Tacoma, Washington	Starfire Sports Complex	Leighton O'Brien
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
Winnipeg Alliance FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Gateway Soccer Complex/MTS Centre
Vancouver	Vancouver, British Columbia			Expansion Team

• For explanation of Frontier Division see 2010–2011 season

Announced Expansion

Team	City/Area	Arena	Founded	Joining PASL-Pro	Notes
Anaheim Bolts[4]	Anaheim, California	Anaheim Convention Center	2011	2011
Phoenix Monsoon[5]	Phoenix, Arizona	Castle Sports Club	2011	2011
Kansas Magic	Overland Park, Kansas	EPIC Indoor Sports	2011	2011
Chicago	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	Sears Centre	2011	2012	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

• *Does not include 28 games where attendance was not reported. The PASL-Pro 2008-09 regular season consisted of 86 games total.

• *Does not include 8 games where attendance was not reported. The PASL-Pro 2009-10 regular season consisted of 95 games total.

• *Does not include 10 games where attendance was not reported. The PASL-Pro 2010-11 regular season consisted of 94 games total.

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

References

1. ^ "Professional Arena Soccer League Winter 2010/11". http://arenaleague.com/pro/2010teams/index_E.html. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
2. ^ "Indoor soccer returning as Anaheim Bolts". OCRegister.com. 7 March, 2011. http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-03-07/news/28669674_1_indoor-soccer-anaheim-splash-anaheim-convention-center-arena. Retrieved 19 March, 2011. 
3. ^ "PASL-Pro Approves Expansion Application of Phoenix Monsoon". Boxscore World Sportswire. 16 March, 2011. http://boxscorenews.com/paslpro-approves-expansion-application-of-phoenix-monsoon-p17040-68.htm. Retrieved 19 March, 2011. 
4. ^ "Indoor soccer returning as Anaheim Bolts". OCRegister.com. 7 March, 2011. http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-03-07/news/28669674_1_indoor-soccer-anaheim-splash-anaheim-convention-center-arena. Retrieved 19 March, 2011. 
5. ^ "PASL-Pro Approves Expansion Application of Phoenix Monsoon". Boxscore World Sportswire. 16 March, 2011. http://boxscorenews.com/paslpro-approves-expansion-application-of-phoenix-monsoon-p17040-68.htm. Retrieved 19 March, 2011. 

External links

• PASL Website
• CMISL Website
• Liga Mexicana Website
• FIFRA Website
• Top Attendance in American Soccer