Portland Pride Continental Indoor Soccer League

Portland Pride

Continental Indoor Soccer League (1993-1997)

Tombstone

Born: October 1, 1992 – CISL founding franchise
Re-Branded: 1998 (Portland Pythons)

First Game: June 19, 1993 (W 11-8 vs. Sacramento Knights)
Last Game
: October 5, 1997 (L 6-5 @ Seattle SeaDogs)

CISL Championships: None

Arenas

1993-1995: Memorial Coliseum (10,084)11995 Detroit Neon Media Guide
Opened: 1960

1995-1997: The Rose Garden (18,500)21996 Dallas Sidekicks Media Guide
Opened: 1995

Marketing

Team Colors: Purple, Black & Silver31996 Portland Pride Game Program Vol. 1

Radio:

  • 1995: KUPL (1330 AM / 98.5 FM)

Radio Broadcaster:

  • 1995: Bob Akamian

Mascot: Louie (the lion)

Ownership

Owners:

  • 1993-1994: Brian Parrott
  • 1995-1997: Norm Daniels, Mike Truax, John Zupan, et al.

Attendance

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Source: 1997 Continental Indoor Soccer League Official Guide

Trophy Case

All-CISL Selections:

  • 1993: Neil Megson (D) – 2nd Team
  • 1995: Jeff Betts (F) – 2nd Team

 

Background

The Portland Pride soccer team played in all five seasons of the Continental Indoor Soccer League, a summertime league that had heavy investment from NBA owners. Although the Pride shared Memorial Coliseum and later the Rose Garden arena with the NBA’s Portland Trailblazers, they did not share ownership as many CISL teams in NBA cities did.

The Pride had only one winning season – their first, in 1993 – and never made it beyond the first round of the CISL playoffs.

At the end of the 1997 season, squabbling among league owners caused the dissolution of the CISL on December 23, 1997.  The Portland Pride owners helped to form a successor league known initially as the Premier Soccer Alliance (1998) and later as the World Indoor Soccer League (1999-2001).  When the CISL folded, Portland changed its name to the Portland Pythons (1998-1999) and competed in the PSA and the WISL for two additional seasons before folding.

1995 Portland Pride Media Guide

 

Portland Pride Shop

Our Favorite Stuff

Continental Indoor Soccer League Logo T-Shirt

The CISL was a summertime pro indoor soccer league that played in major NBA and NHL arenas, primarily in the Western U.S., from 1993 to 1997. The league also managed to bring its Continental aspirations into reality with a pair of Mexican franchises. Many of the all-time greats of the indoor game – Tatu, Preki and Branko Segota – chose the CISL over its wintertime competitor, the National Professional Soccer League.  
This CISL design is available in White or Sport Grey and can also be ordered as Hooded or Crewneck Sweatshirt today at Old School Shirts!
 
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Pride Video

Pride host Monterrey LaRaza at Memorial Coliseum. Partial game broadcast from the 1993 season.

 

Downloads

6-20-1996 Pride vs. Anaheim Splash Roster

6-20-1996 Portland Pride vs. Anaheim Splash Roster

 

Links

Continental Indoor Soccer League Media Guides

 

Continental Indoor Soccer League Programs

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