Category: A-League

1998 Albuquerque Geckos soccer program from the A-League

Albuquerque Geckos

June 23, 2020

The Albuquerque Geckos were a short-lived lower-division pro soccer club that played in 1997 and 1998. The Geckos were part of the sprawling United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues, joining the USISL’s 39-team nationwide D3 Pro League and winning the league title as an expansion club in 1997. An attempt to jump up to the costlier 2nd Division A-League for the Geckos second season in 1998 proved fatal. The Geckos moved away to Sacramento in 1999 and disbanded not long afterwards.

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Orange County Zodiac Soccer

Orange County Zodiac

May 28, 2018

The Orange County Zodiac was a 2nd division farm club of Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy for three seasons between 1997 and 1999. The team struggled to gain attention and were particularly hurt by an ill-advised move to UC Irvine for the second season in 1998. The club would return to Santa Ana Stadium for a final campaign during the summer of 1999.

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1993 Vancouver 86ers Program from the American Professional Soccer League

Vancouver 86ers

July 28, 2014

Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992) American Professional Soccer League (1993-1994) A-League (1995-1996) USL A-League (1997-2000) Born: May 15, 1986 – CSL founding franchise Re-Branded: October 26,

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Colorado Foxes Soccer

Colorado Foxes (1990-1997)

June 14, 2014

The Colorado Foxes were at outdoor soccer club active for most of the 1990’s in the Denver region.  During their early years, the Foxes competed at the highest level of outdoor soccer played in the United States.  But the frugal American Professional Soccer League (later re-named the ‘A-League’) still fell something short of a true Division I organization.   The Foxes won back-to-back championships in the APSL in 1992 and 1993. The Foxes lost their relevancy after the formation of Major League Soccer in 1996 and the debut of MLS’ Colorado Rapids club the same year. After two years of competition with the Rapids, the franchise moved to southern California and became the San Diego Flash in 1998.

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