The MISL III was founded in 2008 as the National Indoor Soccer League. The league was founded by three members of the recently folded Major Indoor Soccer League II, as well as two from the American Indoor Soccer League. Four other MISL II teams had banded together to found the Extreme Soccer League (XSL), but when it collapsed after one season, Milwaukee joined the NISL, which then bought the rights to the name “Major Indoor Soccer League”, and became the MISL III. The MISL III is currently the top indoor soccer league in the United States. Official web page: http://www.misl.net. Final League Standings and Playoff Results 2008 - 2009 National Indoor Soccer League GP W L PCT. GB GF GA Baltimore Blast 18 14 4 .777 -- 277 144 Rockford Rampage 18 10 8 .556 4.0 248 168 Monterrey La Raza 18 10 8 .556 4.0 275 218 Philadelphia KiXX 18 10 8 .556 4.0 251 184 Massachusetts Twisters 18 1 17 .056 13.0 127 464 CHAMPIONSHIP: Baltimore defeated Rockford 13-10. After the season Massachusetts folded. 2009-2010 Major indoor Soccer League III Before the season, Milwaukee joined from the defunct XSL. GP W L PCT. GB GF GA Milwaukee Wave 20 14 6 .700 -- 242 201 Baltimore Blast 20 11 9 .550 3.00 221 205 Monterrey La Raza 20 10 10 .500 4.00 252 232 Philadelphia Kixx 20 8 12 .400 6.00 255 315 Rockford Raptors 20 7 13 .350 7.00 203 220 Semi-Finals: Monterrey defeated Baltimore 22-14, 10-8 (OT) Final: Monterrey defeated Milwaukee 12-6. After the season, Monterrey and Philadelphia went on hiatus, and Rockford folded. 2010-2011 Before the season, Omaha, Missouri and Chicago were added. GP W L PCT. GB GF GA Baltimore Blast 20 15 5 .750 --- 279 198 Milwaukee Wave 20 15 5 .750 --- 266 191 Missouri Comets 20 8 12 .400 7.0 240 274 Omaha Vipers 20 7 13 .350 8.0 190 246 Chicago Riot 20 5 15 .250 10.0 207 273 Semifinals: Milwaukee defeated Missouri 5-11, 20-18, 5-2 (MG) CHAMPIONSHIP: Milwaukee defeated Baltimore 16-7. After the season, Omaga and Chicago folded. 2011-2012 Before the season, Norfolk, Rochester, Syracuse and Wichita were added. GP W L PCT. GB GF GA Eastern Division Baltimore Blast 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Norfolk SharX 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Rochester Lancers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Syracuse Silver Knights 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Central Division Milwaukee Wave 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Missouri Comets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Wichita Wings 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0
In this episode I discuss the Holyoke Falcos and use the club to illustrate some important points about researching the history of soccer in the USA. Goals