Lone Star Soccer Alliance

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The Lone Star Soccer Alliance was an American soccer league that existed from 1987 to 1992.

[edit] History

The LSSA was created as a regional outdoor soccer league and as a development league for the professional league that American soccer fans hoped was on the horizon.

[edit] LSSA Champions

Season	Champion	Series	Runner-Up
1987	Dallas Express	No playoff	Houston Dynamos
1988	Dallas Mean Green	5-3	Houston Dynamos
1989	Austin Thunder	3-2	F.C. Dallas
1990	Oklahoma City Spirit	3-0	F.C. Dallas
1991	F.C. Dallas	3-3 (6-5 PKs)	Austin Thunder
1992	Dallas Inter	2-1	America F.C.

[edit] Complete team list

America F.C. (1992)
Austin Thunder (1987-92)
Dallas Inter (1987-92, as Dallas Express in 1987, as Dallas Mean Green in 1988, as Dallas Inter in 1989-91)
Houston International (1987-91, as Houston Dynamos in 1987-90)
Houston Alianza (1988-91)
Oklahoma City Spirit (1990-92)

San Antonio Alamo (1987-90, as San Antonio International in 1987-89)
San Antonio XLR8 (1992)
Tulsa Pride (1992)
Wichita Blue (1990-92)
Wichita Falls Fever (1989-92)

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