The 1991 Sunbelt Independent Soccer League was an American soccer season run by the
Sunbelt Independent Soccer League.
Regular season
* Regulation win = 6 points
* Shootout win (SW) = 4 points
* Shootout loss (SL) = 2 points
* Bonus Points (BP): 1 point for each goal scored up to 3 per game.
Southeast Conference
Tex-Oma Conference
Southwest Conference
Playoffs
The
Memphis Rogues won their first round series against the
Atlanta Quicksilver. Having the best record in the league, the Rogues expected to play
New Mexico Chiles in Memphis, but league commissioner
Francisco Marcos
Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''.
Nicknames
In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as '' ...
moved the series to
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
based on the higher number of spectators at Chiles games. When the Rogues withdrew from the playoffs in protest, Marcos shuffled the teams in the semifinal round. He replaced the Rogues with the
El Paso Patriots
El Paso Patriots was an American soccer team based in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1989, the team played in the Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southe ...
which had the best record among the teams eliminated in the first round.
[''ROGUES PULL OUT OF PLAYOFFS'' The Commercial Appeal - Wednesday, August 7, 1991]
Final
Points leaders
Awards
*MVP:
David Pfeil
David Pfeil is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USISL, Major Indoor Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the United States men's national under-20 soccer team at the 1987 ...
, Richardson Rockets
*Leading goal scorer: Vladi Stanojevic, New Mexico (15 goals)
*Points Leader: Uwe Balzis, New Mexico (31 points)
*Assists Leader: Uwe Balzis, New Mexico (11 points)
*Leading goalkeepers:
David West and
Daniel Gonzalez, Memphis
*Coach of the Year: Phil Jones, Richardson Rockets
References
External links
United Soccer Leagues (RSSSF)
{{SISL/USISL seasons
USISL outdoor seasons (1989–1994)
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