11-657: San Diego Sockers may refer to: San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) , a soccer team in the North American Soccer League San Diego Sockers (2001–2004) , a soccer team in the World Indoor Soccer League and second Major Indoor Soccer League San Diego Sockers (2009) , an American professional indoor soccer franchise San Diego Sockers 2 (2017), an American professional indoor soccer team See also [ edit ] Chicago Sockers ,
22-579: A soccer team in the Premier Development League Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Diego Sockers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Diego_Sockers&oldid=1245060021 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
33-545: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages San Diego Sockers (1978%E2%80%931996) The San Diego Sockers were a professional soccer and indoor soccer team based in San Diego, California . The team played in the indoor and outdoor editions of the North American Soccer League (NASL) until 1984 as well as the original Major Indoor Soccer League and
44-730: The Las Vegas Quicksilvers , the team returned as the San Diego Sockers in 1978. They were owned by Bob Bell and played their indoor games at the San Diego Sports Arena . Initially, victories came slowly for the club but mounted quickly and they experienced moderate success over their outdoor history winning several division titles. However, the San Diego Sockers won the North American Soccer League (NASL) Indoor Championships of 1981–82 and 1983–84. Success
55-646: The Continental Indoor Soccer League . The franchise folded in 1996 and was the last surviving NASL franchise. The Sockers are considered the most successful indoor soccer team. They made the playoffs in all but one of their 16 seasons of playing indoors. The team began as the Baltimore Comets in 1974 but moved to San Diego as the San Diego Jaws in 1976. After a one-year stay in Las Vegas as
66-773: The 1996 season. There have been two subsequent revivals of the Sockers. The first was a franchise in the WISL that later joined the second MISL before folding in 2004. A second started play in the PASL-PRO in 2009. Championships (10) Regular Season/ Division Titles (12) Conference Titles NASL Coach of the Year NASL North American Player of the Year NASL All Stars NASL indoor MVP NASL indoor Scoring Champion NASL indoor Goalkeeper of
77-969: The Year NASL indoor Championship Finals MVP NASL indoor All Stars Hall of Fame members MISL Championship MVP MISL Scoring Champion MISL Pass Master (Assists leader) MISL Defender of the Year MISL Goalkeeper of the Year MISL Coach of the Year MISL Rookie of the Year MISL First Team All Star CISL Goalkeeper of the Year CISL Rookie of the Year CISL First Team All Star World Indoor Soccer League The World Indoor Soccer League ( WISL )
88-497: The league, which then changed its name to World Indoor Soccer League. The World Indoor Soccer League (WISL) was formed through a merger between the US-based Premier Soccer Alliance and an English Indoor Football League, resulting in a name change from the original Premier Soccer League Alliance in 1999. Initially, plans included a European Division with teams like London United and Manchester Magic, but this concept
99-577: Was a United States–based indoor soccer league that operated from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams. After the demise of the Continental Indoor Soccer League , four of its teams decided to create a new indoor league to be called the Premier Soccer Alliance in 1998 . The teams complemented their schedules with games against international teams. In 1999, two more former CISL teams (the Houston Hotshots and Monterrey La Raza ) joined
110-623: Was far from over for the San Diego Sockers. When the NASL folded, the San Diego Sockers moved to the Major Indoor Soccer League and won eight championships: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. The Sockers carried their success from one league to the next. They switched to the Continental Indoor Soccer League for three more years from 1993 to 1995. However, after several ownership changes, Sockers folded after
121-580: Was scrapped due to conflicting rules and lack of approval from The Football Association . In 2000, the World Indoor Soccer League (WISL) considered a groundbreaking move, attempting to become the first U.S. professional sports league to sell its naming rights. The proposed deal would have resulted in a rebranded league, potentially named "The Pepsi World Indoor Soccer League." However, the effort ultimately did not come to fruition. The WISL folded in December 2001 when Dallas, St. Louis, and San Diego agreed to join
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