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 teams, the Chicago Storm

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, the Detroit Ignition

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, the Milwaukee Wave

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, and the New Jersey Ironmen

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. The regular season kicked off on December 13, 2008 and will conclude on April 5, 2009.

On March 29, 2009 the Detroit Ignition claimed the first XSL season championship by having the New Jersey Ironmen defeat the Milwaukee Wave 15-14.

Final standings

Blue indicates season champions

Club		GP	W	L	Pct.	GB	PF	PA	PD
1	Detroit Ignition	20	12	8	.600	-	238	208	+30
2	New Jersey Ironmen	20	11	9	.550	1.0	246	239	+7
3	Milwaukee Wave	20	10	10	.500	2.0	236	216	+20
4	Chicago Storm	20	7	13	.350	5.0	176	223	-47

Players of the Month

4/4/09

December
Player	Pos.	Team
Giuliano Oliviero	O	Milwaukee Wave
Josh Rife Josh Rife Josh Rife is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Charlotte Eagles in the USL Professional Division.-Youth and College:...	D	Detroit Ignition
Marcel Feenstra	GK	Milwaukee Wave
January
Player	Pos.	Team
Lucio Gonzaga Lucio Gonzaga Lucio Gonzaga is a Brazilian soccer player who currently plays for the Baltimore Blast.-South America:Gonzaga was part of the youth setups at local Brazilian teams São Caetano and Juventus, and spent his early professional career playing in the lower divisions in Brazil and Uruguay, playing for RC...	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Troy Dusosky Troy Dusosky Troy Dusosky is an American soccer defender who currently plays for the Milwaukee Wave of the Major Indoor Soccer League. Over his career, he has played primarily indoor soccer with a handful of seasons in the USL A-League. He also briefly worked as a professional wrestler.-Soccer:Dusosky...	D	Milwaukee Wave
Danny Waltman Danny Waltman Danny Waltman is an American soccer player, currently playing for the Missouri Comets.-Youth and College:...	GK	Detroit Ignition
February
Players	Pos.	Team
Adauto Neto Adauto Neto Adauto Neto Calheira is a Brazilian soccer player currently playing for Crystal Palace Baltimore in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-College and Amateur:...	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Fabinho Fabinho - Brazilian football :* Fábio de Souza * Fábio de Jesus * Fabio Trinidade da Silveira * Fábio Alves Félix * Fabiano Laurentino * Fabio de Matos Pereira...	D	Chicago Storm
Nick Vorberg	GK	Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee Wave The Milwaukee Wave is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Founded in 1984 they are the oldest continuously operating professional soccer team in North Americaand a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League....
March
Players	Pos.	Team
Adauto Neto	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Rey Martinez	D	New Jersey Ironmen
Danny Waltman	GK	Detroit Ignition

End of Year Awards

Person	Pos.	Team
MVP	Danny Waltman	Detroit Ignition
Offensive Player of the Year	Lucio Gonzaga	New Jersey Ironmen
Defensive Player of the Year	Josh Rife	Detroit Ignition
Rookie of the Year	Marco Terminesi	Milwaukee Wave
Coach of the Year	Matt Johnson	Detroit Ignition

All-XSL Team

Person	Pos.	Team
Lucio Gonzaga	M/F	New Jersey Ironmen
Adauto Neto	M/F	New Jersey Ironmen
Marco Terminesi	M/F	Milwaukee Wave
Troy Dusosky	D	Milwaukee Wave
Josh Rife	D	Detroit Ignition
Danny Waltman	GK	Detroit Ignition