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MISL Announces Scoring System Revisions
Wednesday Jul 26, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jaye Cavallo
Major Indoor Soccer League
203-222-4900 x12
jcavallo@misl.net
MULTI-POINT GOAL SCORING SYSTEM IN PLAY FOR 2006-07 SEASON
FOLLOWING DECISION BY MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
WESTPORT, Conn. (Tuesday, July 25, 2006) – The Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) announced today that the MISL Management Committee has approved the use of a multi-point scoring system, effective for the upcoming 2006-07 Regular Season that will commence in early-November. All goals scored will now be worth two points a piece, except those goals scored on shot attempts from on or beyond the 45-foot arc surrounding the goal, which will be worth three points. With the system changes, there will no longer be one-point goal scoring.
The use of a multi-point scoring system is not without precedent in our game. For much of the history of this League, and until as recently as three seasons ago, a multi-point scoring system was a feature of North America’s top professional indoor soccer league. Beginning in 1988, a multi-point system was adopted to include one-, two-, and three-point goals. The single-point goal scoring system was in effect for the past three seasons, having been approved by the MISL Management Committee in May, 2003.
“This decision followed vigorous discussion and lively debate among MISL Management Committee members, representing each of our member clubs,” MISL Commissioner Steve Ryan stated. "The Management Committee ultimately adopted the revised scoring system in an attempt to increase scoring in our games. This change along with the rules modifications which were implemented in recent seasons should provide players with more space to operate and create around the goal area, as defenses must now step out to contest the longer range shots, opening the field of play. The multi-point scoring system also provides teams and fans alike with more frequent opportunities to quickly escape a deficit with a single shot."
The League’s all-time leader in three-point goals is Joe Reiniger of the St. Louis Steamers, who has totaled 113 career three-point goals in a League career with St. Louis and Milwaukee that began in 1993.
In August, Major Indoor Soccer League clubs will announce the dates of their respective home openers for the upcoming MISL Regular Season. A full MISL schedule will follow later in the month. Each MISL member club will again play a 30-game regular season, highlighted by the 2007 MISL All-Star Game and the 2007 MISL Championship Series. For more information on the MISL, visit the League’s official website www.misl.net.
About The MISL
The Major Indoor Soccer League is a single-entity organization with a coast-to-coast presence comprised of seven teams located across the United States, and features the finest indoor soccer players representing 31 countries around the world. In February of 2004, the League announced an expansion team in Stockton, CA, that began play in 2005-06 as the California Cougars. In May of 2004, the League announced plans for an expansion team in Newark, NJ, that will begin play in 2007-08. In April of 2005, the League also approved an MISL expansion team for Detroit that will begin play as the Detroit Ignition in 2006-07. On Sunday, April 30, 2006, the MISL announced on ESPN2 that MISL Orlando had been approved to begin competition with the 2007-08 season. The 2006 MISL All-Star Game was played before a capacity crowd at the U.S. Cellular Arena in Milwaukee. The 2006 MISL Championship Series concluded live on ESPN2 and before a crowd of 16,061 at Savvis Center in St. Louis on Sunday, April 30, 2006, with the Baltimore Blast winning their third MISL Championship Series in four seasons. For more information on the MISL, visit the League’s official website www.MISL.net.
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