A-League Soccer

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This article is about the original A-League that ran in North America from 1990-96. For the current league, see USL First Division. For the Australian competition of the same name, see A-League.

The original A-League (formerly the American Professional Soccer League) was a professional men's soccer league in North America. It was a FIFA sanctioned Division 2 league of soccer in the United States and Division 1 league of soccer in Canada.

History

In 1990, the third American Soccer League merged with the Western Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League. In 1994, the APSL became the first FIFA sanctioned Division 2 league in the United States since the second American Soccer League folded in 1983. In 1995. the league changed its name to the A-League. In 1996, it was recognized as the officially sanctioned Division 1 league for Canada. The league effectively dissolved after the 1996 season when most of its teams merged (only the New York Fever did not) into the USISL Select League which subsequently changed its name to the new Division 2 A-League.

Complete team list

Albany Capitals (1990-91) Arizona Condors (1990) Atlanta Ruckus (1995-96) Boston Bolts (1990) California Emperors (1990) Colorado Foxes (1990-96) Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1990-94) Los Angeles Heat (1990) Los Angeles Salsa (1993-94) Maryland Bays (1990-91) Miami Freedom (1990-92) Montreal Impact (1993-96) New Jersey Eagles (1990) New Mexico Chiles (1990) New York Centaurs (1995) New York Fever (1996)

Orlando Lions (1990) Penn-Jersey Spirit (1990-91) Portland Timbers (1990) Real Santa Barbara (1990) Rochester Raging Rhinos (1996) Salt Lake Sting (1990-91) San Diego Nomads (1990) San Francisco Bay Blackhawks (1990-92) Seattle Sounders (1994-96) Seattle Storm (1990) Tampa Bay Rowdies (1990-93) Toronto Blizzard (1993) Toronto Rockets (1994) Vancouver 86ers (1993-96) Washington Diplomats (1990) Washington Stars (1990)

Champions

• 1990: Maryland Bays 2-0 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
• 1991: San Francisco Bay Blackhawks 0-0 (PKs) Albany Capitals
• 1992: Colorado Foxes 1-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies
• 1993: Colorado Foxes 1-1 (SO) Los Angeles Salsa
• 1994: Montreal Impact 1-0 Colorado Foxes
• 1995: Seattle Sounders 1-1 (SO) Atlanta Ruckus
• 1996: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Rochester Raging Rhinos

League average attendance

• Regular season/playoffs
• 1996: 2,891/4,781
• 1995: 2,740/5,280
• 1994: 2,590/6,082
• 1993: 2,271/2,903
• 1992: 2,104/1,502
• 1991: 1,827/3,106
• 1990: 1,082/2,039

 

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