In 1993, a new league, the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL) began its first season. Traditionally, indoor soccer has been a winter sport, but the CISL decided to play a summer season. This would keep it from competing with the more established National Professional Soccer League.
Portland was announced as a founding member city for CISL on February 3, 1993.[1] Owned by Brian Parrott, the team was named the "Pride" and played its home games in Portland, Oregon's Memorial Coliseum.[2] In 1995, Parrott sold the team to a group led by Norm Daniels.
In 1997, the team and the league played its last season. At the end of the season, the Pride withdrew from the league due to a $2 million loss and a lack of confidence in the CISL, which later folded.[3] The Pride ownership moved the team to the Premier Soccer Alliance where the team played under the name Portland Pythons.[4]
^Nolen, John (February 4, 1993). "New league puts 'Soccer City' back on sports map". The Oregonian. p. C2.
^Nolen, John (April 28, 1993). "Portland club gets ready for indoor soccer draft". The Oregonian. p. E7.
^Nolen, John (November 26, 1997). "Crumbling CISL faces defection of a third team". The Oregonian. p. C6.
^Vondersmith, Jason (July 30, 1998). "Pythons to get a helping hand..." The Columbian. p. C1. Retrieved June 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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portland, pride, this, article, about, indoor, soccer, team, lgbtq, pride, festival, portland, oregon, pride, northwest, were, american, indoor, soccer, team, based, portland, oregon, that, played, continental, indoor, soccer, league, cisl, from, 1993, 1997, f. This article is about the indoor soccer team For the LGBTQ pride festival in Portland Oregon see Pride Northwest The Portland Pride were an American indoor soccer team based in Portland Oregon that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League CISL from 1993 to 1997 Portland PrideFounded1993Dissolved1997StadiumMemorial ColiseumPortland OregonCapacity12 888LeagueContinental Indoor Soccer League Contents 1 History 2 Coach 3 Year by year 4 Honors 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIn 1993 a new league the Continental Indoor Soccer League CISL began its first season Traditionally indoor soccer has been a winter sport but the CISL decided to play a summer season This would keep it from competing with the more established National Professional Soccer League Portland was announced as a founding member city for CISL on February 3 1993 1 Owned by Brian Parrott the team was named the Pride and played its home games in Portland Oregon s Memorial Coliseum 2 In 1995 Parrott sold the team to a group led by Norm Daniels In 1997 the team and the league played its last season At the end of the season the Pride withdrew from the league due to a 2 million loss and a lack of confidence in the CISL which later folded 3 The Pride ownership moved the team to the Premier Soccer Alliance where the team played under the name Portland Pythons 4 Coach editJohn Bain 1993 1996 Ian Fulton 1997Year by year editYear Record Regular season Playoffs Avg attendance 1993 16 12 3rd Semifinals 5 738 1994 15 15 5th Western Did not qualify 6 071 1995 11 17 5th Western Did not qualify 5 127 1996 10 18 5th Western Did not qualify 6 294 1997 13 15 4th Western First Round 5 871 5 65 77 0 3 5 820Honors editFirst Team All Star 1995 Jeff BettsReferences edit Nolen John February 4 1993 New league puts Soccer City back on sports map The Oregonian p C2 Nolen John April 28 1993 Portland club gets ready for indoor soccer draft The Oregonian p E7 Nolen John November 26 1997 Crumbling CISL faces defection of a third team The Oregonian p C6 Vondersmith Jason July 30 1998 Pythons to get a helping hand The Columbian p C1 Retrieved June 28 2023 via Newspapers com External links editProfile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portland Pride amp oldid 1226023127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
