The Eastern Indoor Soccer League was an attempt to create a regional minor indoor soccer

Indoor soccer

Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...

 league. The league featured teams from the Southeastern United States

Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....

. It was played in the summer and only lasted two seasons before folding.

1997 season

Team	GP	W	L	SOW	SOL	PF	PA	Pts
Lafayette Swampcats	24	18	6	2	0	324	251	52
Baton Rouge Bombers	24	16	8	0	1	354	305	49
Tallahassee Scorpions Tallahassee Scorpions Tallahassee Scorpions were an indoor soccer team that played in the EISL during both the leagues, 1997-98. The team won one Division Title but failed to advance past that in the first season and had a losing record in its second and final season....	24	15	9	1	0	370	316	44
Huntsville Fire	24	13	11	1	0	467	355	38
Tupelo Hound Dogs	24	12	12	1	0	354	380	35
Savannah Rug Ratz	24	7	17	1	2	292	386	22
Columbus Comets	24	3	21	0	3	250	414	12

Note: Huntsville began the season as the Daytona Beach Speed Kings.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 12, Baton Rouge 9

1998 season

Before the season began, Columbus moved to Mississippi and Tupelo moved to Pensacola.

Team	GP	W	L	SOW	SOL	PF	PA	Pts
Lafayette Swampcats	28	20	8	0	1	319	220	61
Mississippi Beach Kings	28	18	10	2	1	345	305	53
Huntsville Fire	28	16	12	1	2	343	347	49
Baton Rouge Bombers	28	16	12	1	0	335	261	47
Tallahassee Scorpions Tallahassee Scorpions Tallahassee Scorpions were an indoor soccer team that played in the EISL during both the leagues, 1997-98. The team won one Division Title but failed to advance past that in the first season and had a losing record in its second and final season....	28	12	16	0	0	335	261	36
Pensacola Flyers Pensacola Flyers The Pensacola Flyers were an indoor soccer team based in Pensacola, Florida. They played their games in the Pensacola Civic Center. They were members of the Eastern Indoor Soccer League and played in only the 1998 season...	28	10	18	0	1	321	352	31
Savannah Rug Ratz	28	6	22	0	0	272	446	18

SEMI-FINALS: Lafayette over Baton Rouge 2 games to 0; Mississippi over Huntsville 2 games to 1.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lafayette 10, Mississippi 9