Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association
The Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association (abbrevriated ISFA) was a sports government body that ruled the practice of college soccer in the United States from 1905 to 1958.
Abbreviation | ISFA |
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Predecessor | Intercollegiate Soccer Football League |
Founded | 1905 |
Dissolved | 1958 |
Legal status | Association |
Region served | United States and Canada |
Membership | 50 schools |
Before the NCAA held its first men's National Collegiate Soccer Championship in 1959, national champions were selected by a committee of the ISFA based on season records and competition. In addition, the College Soccer Bowl tournament was held from 1950–1952 (following the 1949–1951 seasons) for the purpose of deciding a national champion on the field. The Soccer Bowl was a one-site competition involving four teams selected by college soccer administrators. However, the ISFA committee continued to select the national champion in those three years (in 1950 selecting as champion a team that did not participate in the second Soccer Bowl).