Island Soccer League Explained

Island Soccer League
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Confed:Bermuda Football Association
Founded:2006
Divisions:2
Teams:8
Promotion:None
Relegation:None
Levels:3
Champions:Union
Season:2009
Tv:Bermudasportsnetwork.com
Website:http://www.islsoccer.com/

The Island Soccer League is a professional six-a-side association football (also known as 'soccer') league based in Bermuda.[1] The league is the brainchild of Bermuda soccer legend David Bascome, who founded the program in 2006.[2] The league started play in 2007.

Style of play

Essentially a football league, the league plays with a modified code, adopting rules from indoor soccer and the traditional sport. All matches are played at the Bermuda National Stadium with a reduced pitch size.

Players for each team are selected through an American-style draft system.

Teams

The premier league is known as the Cellular One Adult league.

All teams play at the National Stadium in Hamilton.

TeamLogo
style=background-color:red colspan=3 Red
Arsenal
Kings
Royal
Union
style=background-color:blue colspan=3 Blue
Apex
Knights
Storm
Titans

ISL Championships

SeasonDateChampionScoreRunner-Up
2007
2008Kings
20096/25/09Union8–6Storm

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Baker . Kent . 30 December 2006 . BASCOME READY TO BEGIN ANEW ; BLAST COACH PLANS TO LAUNCH LEAGUE IN NATIVE BERMUDA; PRO SOCCER . 2024-07-22 . The Sun . Baltimore, Maryland . . ProQuest.
  2. News: Muller . Mike . 19 December 2010 . BLAST'S 'UNBELIEVABLE SPEAKER' REACHES OUT: GOOD WORKS; HOPE 4 LIFE GIVES COACH BASCOME A VOICE FOR YOUTHS . 2024-07-22 . . . ProQuest.
  3. http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=28234&TM=15669.33
  4. http://www.islsoccer.com