2025/2026 MLIS Champions

Major League Indoor Soccer Champs!

Toronto has pulled off the unthinkable. Establishing a team in late 2024, joined the MLIS, played the MLIS season and finish 9-3 and coming second in the division to Cleveland, they make the playoffs, play Amarillo Bombers, who finished first in their conference and lose 5-4 in the semifinals. Amarillo goes on to win the Championship. 

The next season, after some tweaks, Toronto finished 11-1-0, first place. Amarillo finishes 11-1-0, first place on the other side with a superior goal difference.

Toronto defeats Utah in the North/South Semi finals.

Amarillo defeats Cleveland in the North/South semifinals. 

Toronto avenges their semifinals loss, winning 6-4.

Down 2-0.

Then 2-1.

Then 3-1.

3-2.

3-3.

Then down again.
4-3.

A long spell of pressure by Amarillo, but finally an equalizer, 4-4. 

4-4. Six minutes left in fourth quarter and Toronto gets a penalty.

Toronto kills the penalty.

4-4 in the fourth quarter. Championship on the line. And… Toronto delivers a massive counterpunch!

Takes a 5-4 lead with four mins left.

Then scores an insurance goal 6-4 with two minutes left.

Then they defend for their lives as Amarillo pulls their keeper for their 6th attacker!

Toronto are Champions!

But how did they pull it off so quickly? Why are Toronto players so good at arena soccer?

1. Toronto is cold, so most soccer is indoor and most players are adapted to playing that style almost 8 months of the year.

2. Toronto is a massive city. Big, deep player pool.

3. Toronto has a lot of immigrants from various nations, which brings variety of styles of players to choose from.

4. Crusaders took a group of mercenaries (the most successful tournament players) in the city and turned them into a family!