The 2008–09 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) season sees a different format than previous seasons. As the league has become affiliated with the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) in the United States, the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators will play four soccer games and the Calgary United FC will play eight games against the PASL teams. Edmonton and Saskatoon will play two home games and two road games and Calgary will play four home games and four road games against PASL teams. In the CMISL portion of the schedule each team will play eight games. This will see Edmonton play six home games and two road games, Saskatoon play two home games and six road games and Calgary play six home games and two road games. As a result of the imbalanced schedule, the CMISL announced that all Calgary United FC games against PASL opponents will only be worth one point in the standings. The remainder of Calgary's schedule, as well as the entire Edmonton and Saskatoon schedules are worth two points in the standings.

The playoffs will feature the CMISL champion taking part in an interlocking championship with the winners of the PASL and the winner of the Mexican Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rapido. The CMISL championship will again be a first place versus second place game to be held March 8, 2009 in Calgary.

As the CMISL as become affiliated with the PASL, the CMISL has adopted the rules of the PASL. The most substantial change was the fact that all goals scored are now worth a single point.

Teams

Team City Established Home Arena Notes
Calgary United FC Calgary, Alberta 2007 Calgary Soccer Centre
Edmonton Drillers St. Albert, Alberta 2007 Servus Centre
Saskatoon Accelerators Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2007 Credit Union Centre

Standings

CMISL standings
Team Games played Wins Losses Draws Winning percentage Points for Points against Home record Road record Interleague record CMISL points
Edmonton Drillers 12 9 3 0 .750 82 80 6-2 3-1 3-1 18
Calgary United FC 16 8 8 0 .500 109 84 5-3 3-5 5-3 11
Saskatoon Accelerators 11 5 6 0 .455 60 53 3-1 2-5 2-1 10

Regular season schedule

Date Home Team Score Visiting Team Stadium Attendance
November 1, 2008 Calgary United FC 5–3 Denver Dynamite Calgary Soccer Centre 500
November 2, 2008 Calgary United FC 5–2 Denver Dynamite Calgary Soccer Centre 350
November 22, 2008 Calgary United FC 6–7 (OT) Edmonton Drillers Calgary Soccer Centre 212
November 28, 2008 St. Louis Illusion 8–5 Calgary United FC The Game Arena 1,243
November 29, 2008 Texas Outlaws 6–5 Calgary United FC NYTEX Sports Centre
December 6, 2008 Calgary United FC 4–2 Saskatoon Accelerators Calgary Soccer Centre 367
December 7, 2008 Calgary United FC 9–4 Saskatoon Accelerators Calgary Soccer Centre 158
December 13, 2008 Stockton Cougars 16–7 Edmonton Drillers Stockton Arena 2,018
December 14, 2008 Wenatchee Fire 7–10 Edmonton Drillers Town Toyota Center
December 19, 2008 Edmonton Drillers 7–4 Colorado Lightning Servus Centre
December 20, 2008 Saskatoon Accelerators 5–3 Colorado Lightning Credit Union Centre
December 26, 2008 Edmonton Drillers 7–4 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre
December 26, 2008 Edmonton Drillers 3–6 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre
January 2, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 4–7 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre
January 2, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 4–3 Saskatoon Accelerators Servus Centre
January 3, 2009 Stockton Cougars 8–11 Calgary United FC Stockton Arena
January 4, 2009 Wenatchee Fire 6–7 Calgary United FC Wenatchee Valley Sportsplex
January 10, 2009 Calgary United FC 9–10 Edmonton Drillers Calgary Soccer Centre
January 23, 2009 Saskatoon Accelerators 3–4 Calgary United FC Credit Union Centre
January 23, 2009 Saskatoon Accelerators 5–2 Calgary United FC Credit Union Centre
February 21, 2009 Calgary United FC 22–2 Wenatchee Fire Calgary Soccer Centre
February 22, 2009 Saskatoon Accelerators 16–2 Wenatchee Fire Credit Union Centre
February 27, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 6–5 Calgary United FC Servus Centre
February 27, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 4–3 Calgary United FC Servus Centre
February 27, 2009 Monterrey La Raza 11–3 Saskatoon Accelerators * Arena Monterrey
March 6, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 13–10 Texas Outlaws Servus Centre
March 7, 2009 Calgary United FC 7–8 Texas Outlaws Calgary Soccer Centre
  • * Game counted as 4 points in the Standings for Saskatoon, as two other games were canceled in order to play it. Game doubled as the 2008–09 Copa América Final.

Playoff schedule

Date Home Team Score Visiting Team Stadium Attendance
March 8, 2009 Edmonton Drillers 7–6
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