The 1995 USISL Premier League season was the 1st season of the new "fourth level" of American soccer following the re-organization of the old
United States Interregional Soccer League
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at the end of 1994. The season began in April 1995 and ended in August 1995.
Richmond Kickers finished the season as national champions, beating
Cocoa Expos
Cocoa Expos was an American soccer team, founded in 1993. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2007, when the team left the league and the fran ...
3–1 in the
USISL Premier League
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Championship game.
San Francisco All-Blacks United finished with the best regular season record in the league, winning 17 out of their 18 games, suffering just one loss, and finishing with a +42 goal difference.
The USISL Premier League format in 1995 was notable for not having tied games; instead, teams competed in a penalty shoot-out to decide a winner, with bonus points awarded as appropriate.
Teams
27 teams started the league this year. They all played in the USISL the year before, with the exception of six new teams.
Standings
Eastern Division
Central Division
Western Division
Playoffs
Sizzlin' Four
Semifinals
Runner-up
Final
* MVP: Brian Kamler
Points leaders
Honors
* MVP:
Robert Ukrop
Rob Ukrop (born April 5, 1970 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American former soccer player who currently serves as Chairman of USL League One club Richmond Kickers.
Ukrop, part of the Ukrop's Super Market family, grew up in Richmond where he ...
* Points leader:
Gabe Jones
* Goals leader:
Gabe Jones
* Rookie of the Year: Eduardo Yoldi
* Assist Leader: Holger Schneidt
* Goalkeeper of the Year: Alfredo Estrada
* Coach of the Year: Blair Reed and
Doug Mello
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* Organization of the Year: Richmond Kickers
References
External links
United Soccer Leagues Historic Standings
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USL League Two seasons
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