2008 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League season

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The 2008 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) season had each team playing 10 games. The schedule however was unbalanced as both the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators played six home games and two road games and two at a neutral site, while the Calgary United FC played five home games and five road games. The games held at the Stampede Corral were unique as they were featured in a round-robin style with all CMISL teams participating. Due to scheduling concerns at the MTS Centre, the Winnipeg Alliance FC were a road-only franchise, playing all 10 of their games away from home.

The playoff was a one game "winner-takes-all" championship game. It was played between the first and second place teams in St. Albert at the Servus Centre on March 14, 2008. The Edmonton Drillers defeated Calgary United FC by a score of 8-7.

Teams

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Team City Established Home Arena Notes
Calgary United FC Calgary, Alberta 2007 Stampede Corral
Edmonton Drillers St. Albert, Alberta 2007 Servus Centre Moved to St. Albert's Servus Centre for the 2008 season.
Saskatoon Accelerators Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2007 Credit Union Centre
Winnipeg Alliance FC Winnipeg, Manitoba 2007 None Due to scheduling concerns at the MTS Centre, the Alliance will be a road-only team for the 2008 season.

Exhibition schedule

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Date Home Team Score Visiting Team Stadium Attendance
December 28, 2007 Edmonton Drillers 5-1 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre 550
January 4, 2008 Edmonton Drillers 9-8 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre 200
January 5, 2008 Saskatoon Accelerators 9-10 (SO) Edmonton Drillers Credit Union Centre 2,000
January 6, 2008 Saskatoon Accelerators 4-8 Edmonton Drillers Credit Union Centre
April 5, 2008 Prince George FC 5-8 Edmonton Drillers CN Centre 2,140
April 6, 2008 Prince George FC 14-7 Edmonton Drillers CN Centre 1,546

Regular season schedule

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Date Home Team Score Visiting Team Stadium Attendance
January 19 Calgary United FC 9-0 Winnipeg Alliance FC Stampede Corral 400
January 19 Calgary United FC 7-2 Winnipeg Alliance FC Stampede Corral 400
January 19 Saskatoon Accelerators 2-9 Edmonton Drillers Stampede Corral 400
January 19 Winnipeg Alliance FC 3-6 Edmonton Drillers Stampede Corral 400
January 19 Calgary United FC 6-2 Saskatoon Accelerators Stampede Corral 400
January 20 Calgary United FC 9-5 Winnipeg Alliance FC Stampede Corral 300
January 20 Saskatoon Accelerators 11-3 Winnipeg Alliance FC Stampede Corral 300
January 20 Calgary United FC 4-3 Edmonton Drillers Stampede Corral 300
January 25 Edmonton Drillers 10-4 Calgary United FC Servus Centre 800
February 1 Saskatoon Accelerators 11-4 Winnipeg Alliance FC Credit Union Centre 1000
February 3 Saskatoon Accelerators 3-2 Winnipeg Alliance FC Credit Union Centre 1000
February 3 Saskatoon Accelerators 4-2 Winnipeg Alliance FC Credit Union Centre 1000
February 15 Edmonton Drillers 8-4 Calgary United FC Servus Centre
February 22 Edmonton Drillers 10-5 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre
February 29 Edmonton Drillers 8-3 Winnipeg Alliance FC Servus Centre
February 29 Edmonton Drillers 3-0 Winnipeg Alliance FC Servus Centre
March 2 Saskatoon Accelerators 3-6 Calgary United FC Credit Union Centre
March 2 Saskatoon Accelerators 0-5 Calgary United FC Credit Union Centre
March 7 Edmonton Drillers 5-8 Calgary United FC Servus Centre
March 9 Saskatoon Accelerators 6-11 Edmonton Drillers Credit Union Centre

Playoff schedule

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Date Home Team Score Visiting Team Stadium Attendance
March 14 Edmonton Drillers 8-7 Calgary United FC Servus Centre

Standings

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Team Games Played Wins Losses Draws Winning Percentage Points For Points Against
Edmonton Drillers 10 8 2 0 .800 73 39
Calgary United FC 10 8 2 0 .800 72 38
Saskatoon Accelerators 10 4 6 0 .400 47 58
Winnipeg Alliance FC 10 0 10 0 .000 25 71