The American Indoor Soccer League was a semi-professional indoor soccer league founded in 2003 and for now folded in 2008.

History

Founded in 2002, the AISL's headquarters are based in West Springfield, Massachusetts

West Springfield, Massachusetts

The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census...

, but the media relations office is based out of Cleveland, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. The league currently has five teams actively playing. The 2005-06 season started with promise, starting with 6 teams, but the New Mexico Storm

New Mexico Storm

The New Mexico Storm was a soccer club that played in Western Division of the American Indoor Soccer League. It went out of business in 2006.-History:...

 and Detroit-Windsor Border Stars decided not to play in the AISL just before the season got under way. In 2006, the league announced the membership of the Canton Crusaders, but the team's membership was revoked after the ownership was unable to fulfill its financial obligations.

In 2008 with the Cincinnati Excite going on hiatus, and the Massachusetts Twisters and Rockford Rampage moving to the National Indoor Soccer League

National Indoor Soccer League

The Major Indoor Soccer League , formerly known as the National Indoor Soccer League, is an indoor soccer league which began play in 2008. It is the third league to be known as the Major Indoor Soccer League...

, the 2008-09 campaign was canceled. On December 23, 2008 all news stories were dropped from the website.

Rules

Like many other indoor soccer leagues, the AISL also had their own various of rules. Some of these various were:

• A point system that consisted of 1, 2, and 3 point goals.
• No three lines rule.
• One timeout per half per team.
• Similar to the MSL
  Major Soccer League
  The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
  
  , a goalkeeper "may not use his hands when team-mate passes the ball back. Only after a shot from the opposing team, can you pass back to the keepers hands inside your third line. ( Rebounds, etc...) No direct pass back to keeper outside the third of field to hands."
• The clock did not stop, unless the ball went out of play in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Teams

Team	City/Area	Arena	Years in the League
Cincinnati Excite Cincinnati Excite The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League season championship in the 2005/2006 season....	Cincinnati, Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Game Time Indoor Soccer Training Facility	2004-2008
Canton Crusaders	Canton, Ohio Canton, Ohio Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...	Canton Civic Center	N/A
Connecticut Academica FC	Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in...	Sports Domain	2003
Detroit-Windsor Border Stars	Windsor, Ontario Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...	Novelletto Rosati Complex	2004-2005
Massachusetts Aztecs Boston Aztec Boston Aztec is an American soccer team based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Atlantic Division.The team plays its home games at...	Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...	Soccer Etc.	2003
Massachusetts Twisters Massachusetts Twisters The Massachusetts Twisters were an American indoor soccer was based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2003, the team played in every American Indoor Soccer League season and played one season in the National Indoor Soccer League....	West Springfield, Massachusetts West Springfield, Massachusetts The Town of West Springfield is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 28,391 at the 2010 census...	The Big E The Big E The Big E, also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as "New England's Great State fair". The Big E serves as the de facto state fair for all six of the New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Each of the New England states is...	2003-2008
Montréal Team Canada	Montréal, Canada	Sportsplexx	2003
Memphis Mojo Memphis Mojo The Memphis Mojo were a planned expansion franchise in the American Indoor Soccer League.On May 12, 2006 it was announced that the Memphis Mojo would be a new team franchise playing in the AISL. The Mojo launched a website , named a coach, general manager, and plans for a new arena for the Mojo's...	Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....	Agricenter Showplace Arena Agricenter Showplace Arena Agricenter Showplace Arena is a sports arena located in Cordova, Tennessee. It was built in 1985 and holds 4,500 people. It is host to the Memphis Mojo indoor soccer franchise. It is known mainly for its rodeos that it hosts....	N/A
New Hampshire Storm	New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...		2003
New Mexico Storm New Mexico Storm The New Mexico Storm was a soccer club that played in Western Division of the American Indoor Soccer League. It went out of business in 2006.-History:...	Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...	Blades Multiplex Arenas	2004-2006
New York Hampton Surf New York Hampton Surf -History:The Hampton Surf were formally known as the New York Empire. Frank Cuzzi was the president of the New York Hampton Surf who played in the American Indoor Soccer League during the 2006/2007 season....	Long Island, New York	Southampton Youth Sports Center	2006-2007
Northern Illinois Rebels	Waukegan, Illinois Waukegan, Illinois Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population...	Lake County Sports Center	2007-2008
Rockford Rampage Rockford Rampage The Rockford Rampage were an American indoor soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League.The team played its home games at Rockford MetroCentre. The team colors are black and green...	Loves Park, Illinois Loves Park, Illinois Loves Park is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. In recent years, the city spread across the eastern Winnebago county line and now reaches into Boone County, Illinois...	Victory Sports Arena	2005-2008
Tulsa Revolution Tulsa Revolution The Tulsa Revolution is a professional soccer team from Tulsa, Oklahoma that played in the Central Division of the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :...	Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...	Soccer City Indoor Sports Complex	2007-2008

Previous champions

Season	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Host
2007/2008	Rockford Rampage Rockford Rampage The Rockford Rampage were an American indoor soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League.The team played its home games at Rockford MetroCentre. The team colors are black and green...	18-5	Massachusetts Twisters Massachusetts Twisters The Massachusetts Twisters were an American indoor soccer was based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2003, the team played in every American Indoor Soccer League season and played one season in the National Indoor Soccer League....	Rockford Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
2006/2007	Massachusetts Twisters Massachusetts Twisters The Massachusetts Twisters were an American indoor soccer was based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2003, the team played in every American Indoor Soccer League season and played one season in the National Indoor Soccer League....	11-5	Rockford Rampage Rockford Rampage The Rockford Rampage were an American indoor soccer team based in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Founded in 2005, the team plays in the Major Indoor Soccer League.The team played its home games at Rockford MetroCentre. The team colors are black and green... (as Thunder)	Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
2005/2006	Cincinnati Excite Cincinnati Excite The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League season championship in the 2005/2006 season....	N/A	AISL(Season)	N/A
2004/2005	Detroit-Windsor Border Stars	4-1	Cincinnati Excite Cincinnati Excite The Cincinnati Excite were a semi-professional indoor soccer club which played in the American Indoor Soccer League.- History :The Excite are owned by David Galus, and took the American Indoor Soccer League season championship in the 2005/2006 season....	Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
2002/2003	Massachusetts Aztecs Boston Aztec Boston Aztec is an American soccer team based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in National Premier Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Eastern Atlantic Division.The team plays its home games at...	9-6	Connecticut Academica FC	Massachusetts

Notable names

• Connally Edozien
  Connally Edozien
  Connally Edozien is a Nigerian soccer player who currently without a club.-Youth and College:Edozian was born in Nigeria, but spent much of his youth in London, England...
  
   formerly of the Nigeria national football team
  Nigeria national football team
  The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
  
  's youth system and New England Revolution
  New England Revolution
  The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
  
  . Edozien has played in the USL with the Rochester Raging Rhinos
  Rochester Raging Rhinos
  The Rochester Rhinos are an American professional soccer team based in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1996, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having self-relegated from the USSF D2 Pro League...
  
   and is on contract with the Carolina RailHawks FC
  Carolina RailHawks FC
  Carolina RailHawks FC is an American professional soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
  
  .
• Oscar Albuquerque
  Oscar Albuquerque
  Oscar Albuquerque is a former Canadian soccer midfielder. He spent most of his professional career playing indoor soccer with U.S. teams...
  
   current owner of the Rockford Thunder franchise played for Canada's 1980 Olympic qualifying team and in the National Professional Soccer League.
• Dayton O'Brien
  Dayton O'Brien
  Dayton O’Brien is an American soccer player, currently without a club.-Youth:O’Brien grew up in Memphis, Tennessee where he played for the Memphis Rangers youth club. O’Brien and his Rangers team mates won the Tennessee state championship in 1998 and 2001...
  
   formerly with the University of Memphis, O'Brien was drafted by the Columbus Crew
  Columbus Crew
  The Columbus Crew is an American professional soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
  
   in 2006. O'Brien signed with the Memphis Mojo
  Memphis Mojo
  The Memphis Mojo were a planned expansion franchise in the American Indoor Soccer League.On May 12, 2006 it was announced that the Memphis Mojo would be a new team franchise playing in the AISL. The Mojo launched a website , named a coach, general manager, and plans for a new arena for the Mojo's...
  
   for the 2006/2007 season.
• Everson Maciel
  Everson Maciel
  Everson MartinelliMaciel is a former Brazilian footballer who spent the majority of his career with Western Mass Pioneers in the United Soccer Leagues....
  
   of the Western Mass Pioneers
  Western Mass Pioneers
  Western Mass Pioneers is an American soccer team based in Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its home games...
  
   signed with the Massachusetts Twisters
  Massachusetts Twisters
  The Massachusetts Twisters were an American indoor soccer was based in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2003, the team played in every American Indoor Soccer League season and played one season in the National Indoor Soccer League....
  
   for the 2006/2007 season after good season in the USL Second Division
  USL Second Division
  The United Soccer Leagues Second Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, part of the United Soccer Leagues league pyramid...
  
   earned Maciel a spot on the USL 2 All League Team. of the New York Surf was selected by the Kansas City Wizards
  Kansas City Wizards
  Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
  
   in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft.
• Gary Flood
  Gary Flood
  Gary Flood is an American soccer player who currently plays for Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League.-College:...
  
   of the New York Surf was also selected in the 2007 Supplemental but in the second round by the New England Revolution
  New England Revolution
  The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
  
  .