2008–09 Xtreme Soccer League season

Xtreme Soccer League
Season2008–09
ChampionsDetroit Ignition
Matches played40
Goals scored421 (10.53 per match)
Top goalscorerLucio Gonzaga (23)
Biggest home winChicago 8–23 New Jersey (January 9)
Biggest away winMilwaukee 20–5 Chicago (April 5)
Longest winning run5 games by Detroit (January 10–February 8)
Longest losing run5 games by Chicago (December 31–February 1)
Highest attendance8,272 New Jersey – Milwaukee (March 29)
Lowest attendance1,308 New Jersey – Chicago (January 4)
Average attendance3,435

The 2008–09 Xtreme Soccer League season was the only season for the league. The members of the XSL's first season were four former MISL II teams: the Chicago Storm, the Detroit Ignition, the Milwaukee Wave, and the New Jersey Ironmen. The regular season kicked off on December 13, 2008, and concluded on April 5, 2009.[1]

On March 29, 2009, the Detroit Ignition claimed the XSL championship when the New Jersey Ironmen defeated the Milwaukee Wave 15–14.

The league went on a one-year hiatus after its inaugural season but never returned to active play. The Milwaukee Wave joined the MISL III for the 2009–10 season.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Detroit Ignition 20 12 8 238 208 +30 .600 —
2 New Jersey Ironmen 20 11 9 246 239 +7 .550 1
3 Milwaukee Wave 20 10 10 236 216 +20 .500 2
4 Chicago Storm 20 7 13 176 233 −57 .350 5
Source: XSL

Scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Lucio Gonzaga New Jersey 19 23 9 63
Marco Terminesi Milwaukee 20 19 12 52
Adauto Neto New Jersey 18 15 16 46
Ryan Mack Detroit 19 15 10 43
Carlos Farias New Jersey 18 11 16 43
Giuliano Oliviero Milwaukee 20 10 20 40
Ian Bennett Chicago 20 13 7 35
Goran Vasić New Jersey 16 9 16 34
Kyt Selaidopoulos Detroit 20 9 14 33
Miodrag Djerisilo Chicago 18 11 8 32

Source:[2]

Players of the Month

Month Offense Defense Goalkeeper
December Giuliano Oliviero, Milwaukee Josh Rife, Detroit Marcel Feenstra, Milwaukee
January Lucio Gonzaga, New Jersey Troy Dusosky, Milwaukee Danny Waltman, Detroit
February Adauto Neto, New Jersey Fabinho Ribeiro, Chicago Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee
March Adauto Neto, New Jersey Rey Martinez, New Jersey Danny Waltman, Detroit

Sources:[3][4][5][6]

League awards

Source:[7]

All-XSL Team

Player Pos. Team
Danny Waltman G Detroit
Josh Rife D Detroit
Troy Dusosky D Milwaukee
Lucio Gonzaga M/F New Jersey
Marco Terminesi M/F Milwaukee
Adauto Neto M/F New Jersey

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "LEAGUE SCHEDULE". pointstreak.com. Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "SCORING LEADERS". pointstreak.com. Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "XSL Players of the Month". oursportscentral.com. Milwaukee Wave. January 6, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dusosky is XSL Defensive Player of the Month". oursportscentral.com. Milwaukee Wave. February 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ironmen Forward Adauto Named Offensive Player Of The Month". oursportscentral.com. New Jersey Ironmen. March 4, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Neto, Waltman capture awards for second time this season". oursportscentral.com. Xtreme Soccer League. April 2, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "XSL postseason awards announced". oursportscentral.com. Xtreme Soccer League. April 9, 2009. Retrieved January 24, 2022.