Statement Regarding MISL Monterrey
Westport, Conn. (Thursday, October 28, 2004) – The Major Indoor Soccer League announced today it has signed a Letter of Intent with Sinergia Deportiva S.A. de C.V., the wholly-owned subsidiary of CEMEX Corporation and operator of the Tigres UANL team located in Monterrey, Mexico to operate and field the Monterrey Tigres team in Monterrey as a member of the MISL for the 2004-05 season and beyond. The MISL Management Committee has expressed great enthusiasm and fervent support for granting League membership rights to Sinergia Deportiva. The MISL Monterrey Tigres will play their 20 MISL home matches at the Arena de Monterrey. The Tigres match schedule will follow what has already been released for the previous MISL Monterrey team, with slight modifications to the home dates to be announced in the near future. All Tigres away matches will be played as previously scheduled, including the contests against the Sockers in San Diego on Friday, October 29, 2004, and versus the Steamers in St. Louis on Saturday, November 6, 2004.
All MISL players are under contract with the League and the League has assigned the players to the Tigres team, and Erich Geyer, a native of Adelsdorf, Germany has been appointed as the team’s Head Coach. Geyer was named the first (and only) head coach in the history of the Monterrey La Raza of the CISL/WISL. Under Geyer, La Raza quickly rose to dominance, winning CISL titles in 1995 and 1996 and the WISL title in 2000. Geyer also had a brief stint as head coach of the MISL team in Monterrey for the 2003-04 season.
About the CEMEX
CEMEX is a leading global producer and marketer of cement and ready-mix products, with operations primarily concentrated in the world's most dynamic cement markets across four continents. CEMEX combines a deep knowledge of the local markets with its global network and information technology systems to provide world-class products and services to its customers, from individual homebuilders to large industrial contractors. For more information, visit www.cemex.com.
About the MISL
The Major Indoor Soccer League is a single-entity organization featuring a coast-to-coast presence with eight teams located across the United States and a ninth team in Monterrey, Mexico. On February 27, the League announced an expansion team in Stockton, CA, that will begin play in 2005-06. On May 4, the League announced plans for an expansion team in Newark, NJ, that will begin play in 2007-08. The Dallas Sidekicks, currently reorganizing under new leadership, plan to return for the 2005-06 season. The MISL is the single major league of indoor soccer. In 2004-05, each MISL team will play an expanded 40-game (20 home/20 away) regular season schedule. The 2004-05 MISL regular season will run for 28 weeks, beginning on October 9 and concluding on April 24. The 2005 MISL Championship Series is scheduled to begin the weekend of April 29 and the 2005 MISL Champion will be crowned in mid-May.