2008 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League season explained

The 2008 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) season had each team playing 10 games. The schedule however was unbalanced as both the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators played six home games and two road games and two at a neutral site, while the Calgary United FC played five home games and five road games. The games held at the Stampede Corral were unique as they were featured in a round-robin style with all CMISL teams participating. Due to scheduling concerns at the MTS Centre, the Winnipeg Alliance FC were a road-only franchise, playing all 10 of their games away from home.

The playoff was a one game "winner-takes-all" championship game. It was played between the first and second place teams in St. Albert at the Servus Centre on March 14, 2008. The Edmonton Drillers defeated Calgary United FC by a score of 8-7.

Teams

TeamCityEstablishedHome ArenaNotes
Calgary United FCCalgary, Alberta2007Stampede Corral
Edmonton DrillersSt. Albert, Alberta2007Servus CentreMoved to St. Albert's Servus Centre for the 2008 season.
Saskatoon AcceleratorsSaskatoon, Saskatchewan2007Credit Union Centre
Winnipeg Alliance FCWinnipeg, Manitoba2007NoneDue to scheduling concerns at the MTS Centre, the Alliance will be a road-only team for the 2008 season.

Exhibition schedule

DateHome TeamScoreVisiting TeamStadiumAttendance
December 28, 2007Edmonton Drillers5-1Saskatoon AcceleratorsServus Centre550
January 4, 2008Edmonton Drillers9-8Saskatoon AcceleratorsServus Centre200
January 5, 2008Saskatoon Accelerators9-10 (SO)Edmonton DrillersCredit Union Centre2,000
January 6, 2008Saskatoon Accelerators4-8Edmonton DrillersCredit Union Centre
April 5, 2008Prince George FC5-8Edmonton DrillersCN Centre2,140
April 6, 2008Prince George FC14-7Edmonton DrillersCN Centre1,546

Regular season schedule

DateHome TeamScoreVisiting TeamStadiumAttendance
January 19Calgary United FC9-0Winnipeg Alliance FCStampede Corral400
January 19Calgary United FC7-2Winnipeg Alliance FCStampede Corral400
January 19Saskatoon Accelerators2-9Edmonton DrillersStampede Corral400
January 19Winnipeg Alliance FC3-6Edmonton DrillersStampede Corral400
January 19Calgary United FC6-2Saskatoon AcceleratorsStampede Corral400
January 20Calgary United FC9-5Winnipeg Alliance FCStampede Corral300
January 20Saskatoon Accelerators11-3Winnipeg Alliance FCStampede Corral300
January 20Calgary United FC4-3Edmonton DrillersStampede Corral300
January 25Edmonton Drillers10-4Calgary United FCServus Centre800
February 1Saskatoon Accelerators11-4Winnipeg Alliance FCCredit Union Centre1000
February 3Saskatoon Accelerators3-2Winnipeg Alliance FCCredit Union Centre1000
February 3Saskatoon Accelerators4-2Winnipeg Alliance FCCredit Union Centre1000
February 15Edmonton Drillers8-4Calgary United FCServus Centre
February 22Edmonton Drillers10-5Saskatoon AcceleratorsServus Centre
February 29Edmonton Drillers8-3Winnipeg Alliance FCServus Centre
February 29Edmonton Drillers3-0Winnipeg Alliance FCServus Centre
March 2Saskatoon Accelerators3-6Calgary United FCCredit Union Centre
March 2Saskatoon Accelerators0-5Calgary United FCCredit Union Centre
March 7Edmonton Drillers5-8Calgary United FCServus Centre
March 9Saskatoon Accelerators6-11Edmonton DrillersCredit Union Centre

Standings

TeamGames PlayedWinsLossesDrawsWinning PercentagePoints ForPoints Against
Edmonton Drillers1082 0.8007339
Calgary United FC1082 0.8007238
Saskatoon Accelerators10460.4004758
Winnipeg Alliance FC100100.0002571