The Lafayette SwampCats were a professional indoor soccer team based in Lafayette, Louisiana that played in the EISL during both of the leagues seasons from 1997 to 1998. They played their home games in the Cajundome . The SwampCats were champions of the EISL in both 1997 and 1998.
17-491: During their existence, the SwampCats played a total of 52 regular season games, winning 40, two via shootout, and losing 15, one via shootout. They scored a total of 643 goals and allowed a total of 471 goals and notched 113 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. (The EISL awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.) The SwampCats finished first overall in
34-573: A total of 52 games winning 40, two via shootout, and losing 15, one via shootout. They scored a total of 643 points and allowed a total of 471 points and notched 113 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The SwampCats were champions of the EISL in 1997 and 1998. The Mississippi Beach Kings were based in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi , and played their games in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum . The Beach Kings played only during
51-457: A total of 564 points and allowed a total of 832 points and notched 40 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Tallahassee Scorpions were based in the city of Tallahassee, Florida , and played their home games in the Donald L. Tucker Center . The Scorpions played a total of 52 games winning 28 of them, one via shootout, and losing 25. They scored a total of 705 points and allowed
68-692: A total of 577 points and notched 80 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Tupelo Hound Dogs were based in the city of Tupelo, Mississippi . They only played during the 1997 season before moving to Pensacola, Florida , for the 1998 season as the Pensacola Flyers . The team played 24 games and finished the season with a record of 12 wins, 12 losses, and 1 shootout win for 35 points. Mississippi Beach Kings The Mississippi Beach Kings were an indoor soccer team based in Biloxi , Mississippi , United States. They played their games in
85-467: A total of 595 goals and allowed a total of 719 goals and notched 65 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. (The EISL awarded 3 points for a win, 2 for a shootout win, 1 for a shootout loss, and 0 for a loss in regulation.) The team was successful in Biloxi, earning with the league's second-best average attendance in the 1998 regular season with 3,187 fans per game, and nearly 4,000 per game in
102-637: The Mississippi Coast Coliseum . They were members of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League and played only during the 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played in Columbus , Georgia as the Columbus Comets . During their existence, the Beach Kings/Comets played a total of 52 games, winning 21 (including two via shootout) and losing 31 (including four via shootout). They scored
119-518: The Von Braun Center . The Fire played a total of 52 games, winning 29, two via shootout, and losing 23, two via shootout. They scored a total of 810 points and allowed a total of 702 points and notched 87 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Lafayette SwampCats were based in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana and played their home games in the Cajundome . The SwampCats played
136-606: The 1997 season before moving to Biloxi, Mississippi , for the 1998 season as the Mississippi Beach Kings . The team played 24 games and finished the season with a record of 3 wins, 21 losses, and 3 shootout losses for 12 points. Founded as the Florida-based Daytona Beach SpeedKings in 1997, after 8 games the team was sold, relocated, and renamed. The Huntsville Fire were based in the city of Huntsville, Alabama , and played their home games in
153-553: The 1998 EISL All-League Team. Players named to the EISL All-League Second Team included goalkeeper Chuck Granade and defender Wes Sechrist. Players named to the EISL All-League Third Team included defender Troy Dusosky and midfielder Doug Tegge. Players receiving All-League Honorable Mentions included defender Craig Rhodis. Eastern Indoor Soccer League The Eastern Indoor Soccer League (EISL)
170-676: The 1998 regular season. The SwampCats made the playoffs, defeating the Baton Rouge Bombers 2 games to 0 in the semi-final round. In the championship game, with 4,561 fans in attendance, the SwampCats defeated the Mississippi Beach Kings 10–9 to win the EISL championship. Lafayette SwampCats forward Todd Dusosky , with the team on loan from the Milwaukee Wave of the NPSL , was named to
187-658: The 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played in Tupelo, Mississippi , as the Tupelo Hound Dogs . The team played 28 games and finished the season with a record of 10 wins, 18 losses and 1 shootout loss for 30 points. The Savannah Rug Ratz were based in the city of Savannah, Georgia , and played their home games in the Savannah Civic Center . The Rug Ratz played a total of 52 games winning 14 of them, one via shootout, and losing 39, two via shootout. They scored
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#1732901306857204-468: The 1998 season. During the 1997 season, the team played in Columbus, Georgia , as the Columbus Comets . The team played 28 games and finished the season with a record of 18 wins, 10 losses, 2 shootout wins and 1 shootout loss for 53 points. The Pensacola Flyers were based in the city of Pensacola, Florida , and played their games in the Pensacola Civic Center . The Flyers played only during
221-558: The EISL All-League Second Team included midfielder Darren Snyder. Players named to the EISL All-League Third Team included midfielder Curtis Stelzer. Players receiving All-League Honorable Mentions included defender Damian Harley and midfielder Antonio Sutton. In January 2015, a group of Atlanta -based investors announced plans to potentially revive the Beach Kings as members of the Major Arena Soccer League . A local partner
238-515: The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and played their home games in the Baton Rouge River Center Arena . The Bombers played a total of 52 games winning 32, one via shootout, and losing 20, one via shootout. They scored a total of 689 points and allowed a total of 566 points and notched 96 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points. The Columbus Comets were based in the city of Columbus, Georgia . They only played during
255-496: The playoffs. The Beach Kings planned to return for the 1999 season but the league shutdown after two other teams withdrew. Head coach Gary Hindley was named EISL Coach of the Year for the 1998 season. General manager Roy Turner was named EISL Executive of the Year for the 1998 season. Mississippi Beach Kings players named to the 1998 EISL All-League Team included goalkeeper Stuart Dobson and midfielder Novi Marojevic. Players named to
272-463: The seven-team league. They finished the season with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 2 shootout wins for 52 points. The SwampCats won the EISL championship, defeating the Baton Rouge Bombers 12–9 in the championship game. The SwampCats finished first overall in the seven-team league. They finished the season with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 1 shootout loss for 61 standings points. The team averaged 4,472 fans per game over their 14 home games in
289-910: Was an American professional regional indoor soccer league. The league featured teams from the Southeastern United States . The regular seasons were played from May to August with post-season play in September. The EISL lasted two seasons before folding. Huntsville began the season as the Daytona Beach Speed Kings. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 12, Baton Rouge 9 Before the season, the Tupelo team moved to Pensacola, Florida, and Columbus moved to Biloxi, Mississippi. SEMI-FINALS: Lafayette over Baton Rouge 2 games to 0; Mississippi over Huntsville 2 games to 1. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 10, Mississippi 9 The Baton Rouge Bombers were based in
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