1993 U.S. Interregional Soccer League (outdoor) season

Southern Challenge Cup

In 1993, the league introduced the Southern Challenge Cup, a short season for teams which the league was considering for membership. The cup would allow these provisional teams to test their organization before beginning a season long competitive schedule. During the cup, the four provisional teams also played games against other teams in the league. These games counted both in the USISL and Southern Challenge Cup standings. The cup was capped by a final between the two top teams in which the Riverboat Gamblers defeated the Grasshoppers.

Final

date = 1993 | team1 = New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (LA) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 1-0 | report = | team2 = Birmingham Grasshoppers (AL) | stadium =

Regular season

Scoring

The standings published by the USISL list only the wins, losses, goals scored, goals allowed and total points. They do not provide the number of wins or losses that came through shootouts. They also do not provide the number of bonus points coming from goals or corner kicks.

• Regulation win = 6 points
• Shootout win (SW) = 4 points
• Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points
• Regulation loss = 0 points
• Bonus points (BP): An additional one-point per goal up to a maximum of three points per game.
• Northeast Division and Midwest Division teams received one point per corner kick each game.

Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

South Central Division

Southwest Division

Pacific Division

Playoffs

It appears the USISL allowed each division to determine how its teams entered the playoffs. In the Atlantic Division, the Richmond Kickers and Charleston Battery played a one-time game to determine who went to the division semifinals, despite the Kickers having six more points in the standings than the Battery. In the Southeast Division, the Orlando Lions had a bye into the Sizzlin' Six Tournament as reigning champions. Therefore, the next four teams entered the divisional semifinals. In the Southwest Division, the top three teams qualified for the playoffs, but the next two teams did not enter. Instead, the Valley Golden Eagles with a 3-13 record entered the divisional playoffs. In the rest of the divisions, the top four teams made the divisional playoffs.

Atlantic Division

Play-in game

date = July 28, 1993 | team1 = Richmond Kickers (Virginia) | goals1 =

• Pat Burke
• Richie Williams | goals2 = | score = 2-0 | report =https://www.newspapers.com/image/832399224/?match=1&terms=Richmond%20Kickers | team2 = Charleston Battery (South Carolina) | stadium = University of Richmond Soccer Complex, Richmond, Virginia

Semifinals

• Greensboro Dynamo 4, Richmond Kickers 1

• Delaware Wizards 4, Raleigh Flyers 2

• Mike Gailey

• Jason Haupt

• Robert Ukrop

• Mike McFarland

• Darek Bujak

• Chris Morgan

• Andy Barrett

• Gregg Berhalter

• Toni Siikala

Final

• Greensboro Dynamo defeated Delaware Wizards (5-0, 2-1)
• David Ulmsten
• Jason Haupt
• Gabe Garcia
• Greg Fallon
• Eddie Radwanski
• Maher Atta
• Brian Japp
• Andy Logar

Southeast Division

Semifinals

• Atlanta Lasers 3, Memphis Jackals 2
• Boca Raton Sabres 4, Coral Springs Kicks 1
• Jason Rocke
• Richie White
• Clichy De Gouveia

Final

• Atlanta Lasers defeated Boca Raton Sabres (1-0, 3-2)

South Central Division

Semifinals

date = July 31, 1993 | team1 = Tulsa Roughnecks (OK) | goals1 =

• Gary Flood
• Jason Maricle | goals2 = | score = 2-0 | report = https://www.newspapers.com/image/893402575/ | team2 = San Antonio Pumas (Texas) | stadium = Metro Christian Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma date = July 31, 1993 | team1 = Oklahoma City Slickers | goals1 = Own goal | goals2 = Curtis Partain Kenny Latham| score = 0-4 | report = (Report) | team2 = Dallas Rockets (TX) | stadium = Taft Stadium, Oklahoma City

Final

• Dallas Rockets defeated Tulsa Roughnecks (4-3 (OT), 0-3, 1-0)
• Patrick Krejs
• Heath Danford
• Scott Fernandez
• Kenny Latham
• Virgil Stevens
• Gary Flood
• Mike Rawlins
• Gary Flood
• Virgil Stevens
• Jason Maricle
• Curtis Partain

Southwest Division

Semifinals

• East Los Angeles Cobras 7, Montclair Standard Falcons 3 ( Ezzy Ihekoronye 4 goals)
• Valley Golden Eagles 5, El Paso Patriots 2

Final

• East Los Angeles Cobras defeated Valley Golden Eagles (0-6, 3-0, 2-0) (Ezzy Ihekoronye East Los Angeles Cobras MVP)

Pacific Division

Semifinals

• San Jose Hawks 6, Chico Rooks 0
• San Francisco All Blacks 3, Palo Alto Firebirds 2 (OT)

Final

• San Jose Hawks 3, San Francisco All Blacks 0

Sizzlin' Six

As the defending champion, the Orlando Lions received a bye into the Sizzlin' Six Tournament. The other five teams were the winners of the divisional playoffs. The Sizzlin' Six Tournament began on Thursday, August 12. The three teams in this tournament with the best regular seasons, the Orlando Lions, Greensboro Dynamo and San Jose Hawks, all had 14-2 records. When they all won their games on Thursday, Friday's results became critical to choosing who would go to the championship game. However, all three teams won again on Friday. With all three teams having the same record, the tiebreaker went to goal differential. The Greensboro Dynamo had a +13 goal differential, the Orlando Lions had a +6 and the San Jose Hawks had a +5. This put the Dynamo and Lions in to the final. All games were held at the Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida.

Thursday

date = August 12, 1993 5:00 PM EST | team1 = Greensboro Dynamo (NC) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 4-0 | report = | team2 = East Los Angeles Cobras (CA) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida date = August 12, 1993 7:00 PM (EST) | team1 = Orlando Lions (FL) | goals1 = Dylan Lewis Sheldon Lee
Tim Geltz Ian Gill | goals2 = OG Ian Gill PK Chris Hellenkamp Richie Richmond | score = 5-1 | report = (Report)| team2 = Atlanta Lasers (GA) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida date = August 12, 1993 9:00 PM EST | team1 = San Jose Hawks (CA) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 3-1 | report = | team2 = Dallas Rockets (TX) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida

Friday

date = August 13, 1993 5:00 PM EST 3 | team1 = San Jose Hawks (CA) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 4-1 | report = | team2 = East Los Angeles Cobras (CA) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida

date = August 13, 1993 7:00 PM (EST) | team1 = Orlando Lions (FL) | goals1 = Dylan Lewis Aziz Essaffi Steve Freeman | goals2 = A.J. Jones | score = 3-1 | report = (Report)| team2 = Dallas Rockets (TX) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida date = August 13, 1993 9:00 PM EST | team1 = Greensboro Dynamo (NC) | goals1 = | goals2 = | score = 9-0 | report = | team2 = Atlanta Lasers (GA) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida

Final

date = August 15, 1993 7:00 PM (EST) | team1 = Orlando Lions (FL) | goals1 = Warren Russ Sheldon Lee | goals2 = Aidan Murphy Jason Haupt | score = 1-2 | report = (Report)| team2 = Greensboro Dynamo (NC) | stadium = Municipal Stadium, Daytona, Florida

Points leaders

Honors

• MVP: Ed Radwanski
• Goals leader: Sheldon Lee, Orlando Lions (19 goals)
• Points leader: Sheldon Lee, Orlando Lions (45 points)
• Assists leader: Michael Araujo, Coral Springs Kicks (11 assists)
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Vince Da Silva
• Coach of the Year: Mark Dillon
• All League
  • Goalkeeper: Vince Da Silva
  • Defenders: Michael Ditta, David Ulmstein, Derek Van Rheenen
  • Midfielders: Patrick Krehl, Ed Radwanski, Jason Haupt
  • Forwards: Sheldon Lee, David Mackey, Justin Wall, Mike Gailey

References

References

1. "1993 . . . Dynamite Season".
2. [https://www.rsssf.org/usadave/usisl.html Outdoor scoring system (1989–1995)]
3. "2013 USL Media Guide – compare 1993 and 1994 PDL standings with the 1992 and 1995 PDL standings.".
4. [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1993/08/15/lions-dynamo-in-championship/ Lions, Dynamo In Championship]