Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League
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| Sport | Indoor Soccer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Inaugural season | 2008 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Edmonton Drillers |
| Most titles | Edmonton Drillers (4) |
| Official website | CMISL.com |
The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL was a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president is Mel Kowalchuk. The indoor league's model is planned to be used to establish a professional soccer league outdoors in Canada as well.
As the league has become affiliated with the Professional Arena Soccer League in the United States, the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators played four soccer games and the Calgary United FC played eight games against the PASL teams in 2009. Edmonton and Saskatoon played two home games and two road games and Calgary played four home games and four road games against PASL teams. In the CMISL portion of the schedule each team will play eight games. This will see Edmonton play six home games and two road games, Saskatoon play two home games and six road games and Calgary play six home games and two road games. The Winnipeg Alliance FC decided to sit out the 2009 season, but rejoined for the 2010 season. In addition, a new expansion club joined the league in 2010 in the form of the Prince George Fury.
The league shrank to just three teams (Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg) in 2011 then just two teams (Calgary and Edmonton) in 2012. The league announced a hiatus for 2013 and had planned return for 2014, but never did.
On January 23, 2007, the CMISL issued its first major announcement disclosing its charter franchises in Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Saskatoon.
The press release announced that each member franchise would play year round, in both indoor and outdoor professional leagues.
For 2007, the CMISL played a "Showcase Season" or an exhibition schedule to create interest and test the markets.
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