1992

Eastern and Western divisions are scrapped and replaced by First and Second divisions with relegation and promotion for the first time

24 teams

After four full years in charge, Vic Smith stepped down as League President. Ken Brown was promoted to League President and Vic agreed to become League Vice President. Bruce Kelly stepped down as the Disciplinary Committee Chairman and Karl Biewald became Acting Disciplinary Committee Chairman.

Waterbury Portuguese and Fairfield Celtic both entered second teams and both clubs renamed themselves. The four teams became known as Waterbury PSC 'A' and 'B' and Fairfield GAC 'A' and 'B' (PSC is Portuguese Soccer Club and GAC is Gaelic American Club).

The original Wallingford club obtained a new sponsor and hence a new name, Wallingford Aniellos become Wallingford Achilles.

West Haven became West Haven RTG in honour of three individuals responsible for building the team and maintaining it; Dave Rimbauld ('R'), Larry Teague ('T') and Ezra Griffith ('G').

After many years struggling with its purpose as either a recreational league or a competitive league the SASL finally decided it was competitive and would be for the long term. Hence, instead of having regional divisions, the SASL realigned to have a First Division and a Second Division complete with relegation and promotion. All new teams would have to enter into the lowest division, regardless of their prior experience.

Two new teams joined the League this year.

Mersey AFC were a First Division team from the Connecticut Soccer League who entered a team into the Over-30 tournaments as Old Peculiar Sporting Club. They played their matches at the Irish-American club in Glastonbury and hence decided to enter a team into the SASL under the name of Celtic Old Boys FC.

West Haven Savin Rockers, probably the most colourful name for a team ever to enter the SASL, were an off-shoot of the West Haven RTG club and made up primarily of West Indian players from the New Haven area. It would be their only season in the SASL, unfortunately.

The Guilford Jaguars resigned from the League, however, and most of their players were picked up by neighbouring clubs Guilford SC and Madison AFC. They became the first club to formally resign as such, not counting the reorganisations of Guilford and North Branford in past seasons.

The SASL Over-40 Division received no new entries for the second year running.

Using forms designed by Joe Carlos, League Secretary Garry Archer conducted a Referee Survey over the course of 1992. The response was not entirely overwhelming from all teams, but the results were passed on to Connecticut State Referees Association president Alex Lucas after the season ended anyway.

This year the Connecticut State Soccer Association, recognising the rise of Over-30 soccer in the state, inaugurated an Over-30 State Cup, open to all Over-30 teams in the State. Of 24 SASL teams, only seven entered, plus Peter Paul SC from Naugatuck of the fledgling Brass Valley Over-30 Soccer League. Celtic Old Boys FC won 3-0 away at Peter Paul in the first round. The other SASL entries were; Madison AFC, New Haven Italians, New Haven Portuguese, North Branford, Waterbury PSC 'A' and World Class Soccer.

New Haven Portuguese won the inaugural CSSA Over-30 State Cup and also won the SASL Championship, therefore ensuring themselves as the first ever Over-30 team in Connecticut to attain a League and Cup "Double."

Oneonta was well attended by Connecticut teams again, with the same six clubs from 1991 attending. The furthest any Connecticut team progressed was Connecticut Internationals, albeit several SASL players were in the Elmira Express (from Elmira, NY) team that lost in the final.

For the first time ever the SASL suspended one of its member clubs. Waterbury PSC 'A' had been in a variety of trouble with the League throughout the Spring half of the season. The final straw was in the early part of the Fall when the Waterbury PSC 'A' goalkeeper was alleged to have assaulted the referee at the end of one of their games. The suspension also cost Waterbury their place in the CSSA Over-30 State Cup.

Waterbury maintained their rights to be heard at League, State and, if necessary National levels. Their manager, Joe Carlos fought their case most commendably and was instrumental in getting Waterbury reinstated for the 1993 season instead of being suspended a further full season as the SASL had recommended. It was just as well, too, since Waterbury PSC 'A' would become League Champions in 1993!

In the Fall four teams from the SASL entered the 1992-93 USSF Over-30 National Cup ; New Haven Italians, Hamden Conte, New Haven Portuguese and Wallingford Achilles. Once again, Bridgeport White Eagles of the Connecticut Soccer League also entered an Over-30 team. New Haven Portuguese progressed to the state/regional rounds in 1993 after defeating Bridgeport White Eagles in the Connecticut final.