NISL announces 2008-09 regular season schedule
October 1, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) News Release
The National Indoor Soccer League (NISL) announced its regular-season match play schedule for the 2008-09 season. Each NISL team will play an 18-game (nine home/nine away) schedule for a total of 45 regular-season contests. The majority of the League's 2008-09 games, more than 98 percent, are scheduled for Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The regular season runs for 20 weeks, commencing on Saturday, November 15 with a pair of contests and concluding on Saturday, March 29.
The NISL will consist of five member clubs including the Baltimore Blast, La RaZa de Monterrey, Orlando Sharks, Philadelphia KiXX (all of the former MISL) and the Rockford (Illinois) Rampage (the 2007-08 American Indoor Soccer League champions).
The NISL also announced the 2009 playoff format today, which will feature the three NISL clubs with the highest regular-season win-loss percentage at the end of the regular season qualifying for the postseason. The Semifinal Round, scheduled for the first week of April, is a two-match, home-and-home series between the second and third-place teams, with a "Golden Goal" mini-match series tiebreak, if necessary. The winner of the Semifinals will advance to square-off versus the regular season champion in a one-game Championship Final that will be played the second week of April. The Championship Game will be played at the home field of the regular season champion.Â
Team
Home Arena
Capacity
Tickets Phone Number
Website
Baltimore Blast
1st Mariner Arena
11,286
410-73-BLAST (732-5278)
www.baltimoreblast.com
LaRaza de Monterrey
Arena Monterrey
15,000
011-52-81-8220-4100
www.laraza.com.mx
Orlando Sharks
Amway Arena
15,948
407-403-6300
www.orlandosharks.com
Philadelphia KiXX
Wachovia Spectrum
16,713
888-888-KIXX (5499)
www.kixxonline.com
Rockford Rampage
MetroCentre
8,700
877-507-5840Â
www.rockfordrampage.com
Major Indoor Soccer League Stories from October 1, 2008
- NISL announces 2008-09 regular season schedule - MISL
- NISL releases 2008-09 schedule - Philadelphia KiXX
- Sharks Release 2008-2009 Season Schedule - Orlando Sharks
- Blast Announces 2008-09 Schedule - Baltimore Blast
- Sharks Sign A Fourth 50-Plus Point Player - Orlando Sharks
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