Sport | Indoor soccer |
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Founded | 1997 |
Ceased | 1998 |
No. of teams | 7 |
Country | United States |
Last champion(s) |
(2) Lafayette SwampCats |
The Eastern Indoor Soccer League 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.
1 Huntsville began the season as the Daytona Beach Speed Kings.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 12, Baton Rouge 9
2 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 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 goals and allowed a total of 566 goals 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 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 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 goals and allowed a total of 702 goals and notched 87 total points in standings out of a possible 156 points.