1991 Sunbelt Independent Soccer League (outdoor) season

The 1991 Sunbelt Independent Soccer League was an American soccer season run by the Sunbelt Independent Soccer League.

Regular season

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  • 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

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Place Team GP W L SW SL GF GA BPT PTS
1 Memphis Rogues 16 10 4 2 0 31 36 30 98
2 Atlanta Quicksilver 16 9 7 0 0 41 31 35 89
3 Arkansas Diamonds 16 8 7 0 1 30 30 26 76
4 Nashville Metros 16 6 9 1 0 30 35 23 63
5 Atlanta Express 16 4 10 0 2 20 40 19 47

Tex-Oma Conference

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Place Team GP W L SW SL GF GA BPT PTS
1 Richardson Rockets 16 10 4 0 2 40 27 33 97
2 Fort Worth Kickers 16 10 4 1 1 30 18 26 92
3 Tulsa Renegades 16 7 7 1 1 39 28 28 76
4 San Antonio Generals 16 6 8 2 0 32 29 28 72
5 Oklahoma City Warriors 16 7 5 0 0 29 40 25 67
6 Austin Soccadillos 16 4 9 1 2 37 42 31 63

Southwest Conference

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Place Team GP W L SW SL GF GA BPT PTS
1 New Mexico Chiles 16 11 5 0 0 38 18 30 96
2 El Paso Patriots 16 10 3 1 2 34 20 27 95
3 Colorado Comets 16 9 6 1 0 35 23 30 88
4 Tucson Amigos 16 6 7 1 2 20 23 17 61
5 Phoenix Hearts 16 5 9 2 0 27 26 21 59
6 Lubbock Lazers 16 1 15 0 0 7 74 7 13

Playoffs

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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 moved the series to Albuquerque, New Mexico 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 which had the best record among the teams eliminated in the first round.[1]

First Round Semifinals Finals
         
TN Memphis Rogues 1-2-1
GA Atlanta Quicksilver 2-0-0
OK Richardson Rockets 2
TX Fort Worth Kickers 1
TX Richardson Rockets 3-3
OK Tulsa Renegades 0-0
TX Richardson Rockets 3
NM New Mexico Chiles 0
TX Fort Worth Kickers 3-2-2
TX El Paso Patriots 0-3-1
NM New Mexico Chiles 0-4-3
TX El Paso Patriots 1-1-0
NM New Mexico Chiles 1[2]
CO Colorado Comets 0

Final

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Points leaders

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Rank Scorer Club GP Goals Assists Points
1 Uwe Balzis New Mexico Chiles 16 10 11 31
2 Francisco Contreras Oklahoma City Warriors 14 13 4 30
Vladi Stanojevic New Mexico Chiles 16 15 0 30
4 Anthony Richardson Tulsa Renegades 13 11 4 26
5 Wayne Gerhardt Arkansas Diamonds 15 8 9 25
6 Ben Crawley Austin Sockadillos 11 10 4 24
Mario Ribera Fort Worth Kickers 14 11 2 24
8 Gabe Garcia San Antonio Generals 16 8 6 22
9 Juan Rodriguez Arkansas Diamonds 13 10 1 21
Chris Veselka Austin Sockadillos 13 7 7 21

Awards

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  • MVP: David Pfeil, 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

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  1. ^ ROGUES PULL OUT OF PLAYOFFS The Commercial Appeal - Wednesday, August 7, 1991
  2. ^ The Colorado Comets ' Sunbelt Independent Soccer League playoff game with the New Mexico Chiles was postponed by rain last night in Albuquerque. The teams will play a single game today at 2:30 p.m. instead of the scheduled two- of-three. EVERGREEN GOLFER LOSES IN BROADMOOR Rocky Mountain News (CO) - Sunday, August 4, 1991
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