Final standings of the 1996 United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues Professional League season.

League standings

GP W L SW GF GA PTS
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Central Jersey Riptide

Central Jersey Riptide

Central Jersey Riptide were an American soccer team that played in Clark, New Jersey.They joined the USISL Pro League in 1996, but were relegated to the USL PDL in 1999. They became a provisional team the next season and then folded after the end of the season.-Year-by-year:...

  16 13 3 2 44 24 35
North Jersey Imperials

North Jersey Imperials

The North Jersey Imperials were a soccer club based in Paramus, New Jersey. They played in the United Soccer Leagues between 1994 and 2001. The Imperials were the first pro team of US national team goalkeeper Tim Howard....

  16 11 5 0 42 26 33
Rhode Island Stingrays

Rhode Island Stingrays

Rhode Island Stingrays was an American soccer team based in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, after which the franchise folded and the team left the league.The...

  16 10 6 0 36 20 30
Reading Rage

Reading Rage

Reading United A.C. is an American soccer team based in Reading, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference....

  16 10 6 1 39 31 28
Philadelphia Freedom

Philadelphia Freedom

Philadelphia Freedom may refer to:* Philadelphia Freedom , a 1975 number one song by Elton John* Philadelphia Freedom , a soccer club that competed in the USISL and the USISL Pro League*Philadelphia Freedom , a World TeamTennis club...

  16 10 6 2 40 25 26
New Hampshire Phantoms

New Hampshire Phantoms

New Hampshire Phantoms is an American soccer team based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home...

  16 9 7 1 32 40 25
Baltimore Bays

Baltimore Bays

The first Baltimore Bays were a professional soccer team based out of Baltimore, Maryland. It was one of ten charter members of the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. The team would become a part of the North American Soccer League , which was the result of a merger between the NPSL and...

  16 5 11 0 19 34 15
Albany Alleycats

Albany Alleycats

The Albany Alleycats was a soccer club in Albany, New York that competed in the United Soccer Leagues from 1995 to 1999. The club became the New York Capital District Alleycats in 1997...

  16 4 12 0 33 44 12
Worcester Wildfire  16 1 15 1 19 57 1

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles

Charlotte Eagles is an American professional soccer team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1991, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

  16 12 4 0 49 25 36
Charleston Battery

Charleston Battery

Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

  16 12 4 1 46 23 34
Wilmington Hammerheads

Wilmington Hammerheads

Wilmington Hammerheads is an American professional soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

  16 7 9 1 20 30 19
Washington Mustangs

Washington Mustangs

The Washington Mustangs were an American soccer team that played in Washington, DC in the now-defunct United States Interregional Soccer League.-Year-by-year:...

  16 6 10 0 25 37 18
Mobile Revelers

Mobile Revelers

The Mobile Revelers were a National Basketball Development League team based in Mobile, Alabama. Playing their home games at the Mobile Civic Center, the Revelers was a charter franchise in the 2001-02 season and folded after the 2002-03 season...

  16 5 11 2 15 33 11
Chattanooga Express

Chattanooga Express

Chattanooga Express were a soccer club that competed in the USISLfrom 1992 to 1997. The club originally started in 1992 as the Chattanooga Railroaders in the USISL. They became the Chattanooga Express in 1993. The club played in both the indoor and outdoor USISL leagues through 1996...

  16 1 15 0 18 55 3

CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Dallas/Fort Worth Toros  16 9 7 0 33 31 27
Rockford Raptors

Rockford Raptors

The Rockford Raptors were an American soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois. The team began in the USISL and moved to the USISL Pro League in 1995. In 1999, the team was relegated to the Premier Development League....

  16 9 7 1 34 28 25
Tulsa Roughnecks

Tulsa Roughnecks

-NASL:The Tulsa Roughnecks were a North American Soccer League team from Tulsa, Oklahoma. They played at Skelly Stadium on the campus of the University of Tulsa. The Roughnecks were a regular in the NASL playoffs, and won the NASL Soccer Bowl in 1983, defeating the Toronto Blizzard at B.C. Place...

  16 8 8 0 38 34 24
San Antonio Pumas

San Antonio Pumas

The San Antonio Pumas were an American soccer team founded in 1988 as the San Antonio Heat in the original indoor SISL league. They became the San Antonio Generals before the 1989/90 indoor season and then the San Antonio Pumas before the 1993 outdoor season...

  16 6 10 0 25 37 18
Houston Hurricanes

Houston Hurricanes

The Houston Hurricanes were a soccer club that competed in the United Soccer Leaguesfrom 1996 to 2000.-Description and history:The Hurricanes were a Division III franchise, and their Major League Soccer affiliation was with the Kansas City Wizards owned by Joseph "Joey" Marc Serralta Ives and...

  16 5 11 0 28 43 15

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Everett Bigfoot  16 10 6 3 27 20 24
San Fernando Valley Golden Eagles  16 10 6 3 20 22 24
Yakima Reds

Yakima Reds

Yakima Reds was an American soccer team based in Yakima, Washington, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference...

  16 8 8 0 29 20 24
Chico Rooks

Chico Rooks

The Chico Rooks was an American soccer team, founded in 1993 by Guido Barbero. The team was a member of the National Premier Soccer League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006...

  16 10 6 1 23 16 28
Hawaii Tsumani  16 10 6 0 31 19 30
Cascade Surge

Cascade Surge

Cascade Surge was an American soccer team based in Salem, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1995, the team played in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2009, when the franchise folded and the team left the league.The team played its home games...

  16 7 9 0 33 23 22
Central Valley Hydra 16 3 13 0 16 48 9

Conference Semifinals: North Jersey defeated Rhode Island 3-1
Central Jersey defeated Reading 2-1
Charlotte defeated Mobile 1-0 (forfeit)
Wilmington defeated Washington 3-1
D/FW Toros defeated Houston 1-0 (SO)
Tulsa defeated Rockford 3-2 (SO)
Chico defeated Valley Golden 3-0
Everett defeated Hawaii 2-1
Conference finals: Wilmington defeated Charlotte 3-0
Dallas/Fort Worth defeated Tulsa 3-1, 1-0
North Jersey defeated Central Jersey 5-1, 1-0(SO)
Chico defeated Everett 2-1 (SO)
SIZZLING SIX TOURNAMENT:
Group A: Charleston defeated Dallas/Ft. Worth 2-1
Chico defeated Dallas/Ft. Worth 2-1 (OT)
Charleston defeated Chico 2-1
Group B: Wilmington defeated North Jersey 3-0
Charlotte defeated Wilmington 1-0
Charlotte defeated North Jersey 6-2
Semifinals: Charlotte defeated Chico 1-0
Charleston defeated Wilmington 2-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Charleston defeated Charlotte 3-2 (SO)