2008–09 Xtreme Soccer League Season

Xtreme Soccer League
Season	2008-09
Champions	Detroit Ignition
Top goalscorer	Lucio Gonzaga (23)
Longest unbeaten run	Detroit (5)
Longest losing run	Chicago (5)
Highest attendance	8,272
Lowest attendance	1,308
Average attendance	3,435

The 2008-09 Xtreme Soccer League Season was the inaugural season for the league. The members of the XSL's first season were four former MISL 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.

On March 29, 2009 the Detroit Ignition claimed the first XSL season championship by having the New Jersey Ironmen defeat 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 National Indoor Soccer League for the 2009-2010 season.

Final standings

Blue indicates League Champion

Club		GP	W	L	Pct.	GB	PF	PA	PD
1	Detroit Ignition	20	12	8	.600	-	238	208	+30
2	New Jersey Ironmen	20	11	9	.550	1	246	239	+7
3	Milwaukee Wave	20	10	10	.500	2	236	216	+20
4	Chicago Storm	20	7	13	.350	5	176	233	-57

Players of the Month

4/4/09

December
Player	Pos.	Team
Giuliano Oliviero	O	Milwaukee Wave
Josh Rife	D	Detroit Ignition
Marcel Feenstra	GK	Milwaukee Wave
January
Player	Pos.	Team
Lucio Gonzaga	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Troy Dusosky	D	Milwaukee Wave
Danny Waltman	GK	Detroit Ignition
February
Players	Pos.	Team
Adauto Neto	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Fabinho	D	Chicago Storm
Nick Vorberg	GK	Milwaukee Wave
March
Players	Pos.	Team
Adauto Neto	O	New Jersey Ironmen
Rey Martinez	D	New Jersey Ironmen
Danny Waltman	GK	Detroit Ignition

End of Year Awards

Person	Pos.	Team
MVP	Danny Waltman	Detroit Ignition
Offensive Player of the Year	Lucio Gonzaga	New Jersey Ironmen
Defensive Player of the Year	Josh Rife	Detroit Ignition
Rookie of the Year	Marco Terminesi	Milwaukee Wave
Coach of the Year	Matt Johnson	Detroit Ignition

All-XSL Team

Person	Pos.	Team
Lucio Gonzaga	M/F	New Jersey Ironmen
Adauto Neto	M/F	New Jersey Ironmen
Marco Terminesi	M/F	Milwaukee Wave
Troy Dusosky	D	Milwaukee Wave
Josh Rife	D	Detroit Ignition
Danny Waltman	GK	Detroit Ignition

References

External links

Soccer in the United States

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Cup competitions	Open Cup National Amateur Cup Women's Cup

Men's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U23 U20 U17

Women's leagues	NWSL WPSL UWS

Women's college soccer	NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA Championship

Defunct men's outdoor leagues	AFA (1884–1924) American Cup (1885–1924) ALPF (1894) NAFL (1895–98) AAFA Cup (1912–13) ASL (1921–33) ASL (1933–83) NASFL (1946–47) USA (1967) NPSL (1967) NASL (1968–84) USL (1984–85) LSSA (1987–92) ASL (1988–89) WSA (1989) USL 2nd (1990–2010) A-League (1995–2004) USL 1st (2005–10) D2 Pro League (2010)

Defunct men's indoor leagues	NASL (1975–76, 1979–84) MISL (1978–92) NPSL (1984–2001) CISL (1993–97) EISL (1997–98) WISL (1998–2001) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2001–08) XSL (2008–09) AISL (2003–08) MISL (2008–14)

Defunct women's leagues	WUSA (2000–03) WPS (2007–12) WPSL Elite (2012–13) W-League (1995–2015)

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