The 2008–09 Xtreme Soccer League season was the only season for the league. The members of the XSL's first season were four former MISL II teams: the Chicago Storm, the Detroit Ignition, the Milwaukee Wave, and the New Jersey Ironmen. The regular season kicked off on December 13, 2008, and concluded on April 5, 2009.
On March 29, 2009, the Detroit Ignition claimed the XSL championship when the New Jersey Ironmen defeated the Milwaukee Wave 15–14.
The league went on a one-year hiatus after its inaugural season but never returned to active play. The Milwaukee Wave joined the MISL III for the 2009–10 season.
League standings
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsLucio GonzagaNew Jersey 19 23 9 63Marco TerminesiMilwaukee 20 19 12 52Adauto NetoNew Jersey 18 15 16 46Ryan MackDetroit 19 15 10 43 Carlos FariasNew Jersey 18 11 16 43 Giuliano OlivieroMilwaukee 20 10 20 40Ian BennettChicago 20 13 7 35 Goran VasićNew Jersey 16 9 16 34Kyt SelaidopoulosDetroit 20 9 14 33Miodrag DjerisiloChicago 18 11 8 32
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Players of the Month Month Offense Defense Goalkeeper December Giuliano Oliviero, Milwaukee Josh Rife, Detroit Marcel Feenstra, Milwaukee January Lucio Gonzaga, New Jersey Troy Dusosky, Milwaukee Danny Waltman, Detroit February Adauto Neto, New Jersey Fabinho Ribeiro, Chicago Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee March Adauto Neto, New Jersey Rey Martinez, New Jersey Danny Waltman, Detroit
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League awards Most Valuable Player: Danny Waltman, Detroit Offensive Player of the Year: Lucio Gonzaga, New Jersey Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Rife, Detroit Goalkeeper of the Year: Danny Waltman, Detroit Rookie of the Year: Marco Terminesi, Milwaukee Coach of the Year: Matt Johnson, Detroit
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All-XSL Team
Player Pos. Team Danny Waltman G Detroit Josh Rife D Detroit Troy Dusosky D Milwaukee Lucio Gonzaga M/F New Jersey Marco Terminesi M/F Milwaukee Adauto Neto M/F New Jersey
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