|
Seniority Rank |
Club Name |
Status |
Club Name Previous Season or Other Origin |
Colours Shirts/Shorts |
Field |
Years in the League |
|
1 |
Madison FC |
Return to the Over-30 League |
|
White/Green |
New Road, Madison |
21 |
|
2 |
North Branford |
|
|
Light Blue/Black |
Northford Park, Northford |
19 |
|
5 |
Wallingford Morelia |
|
|
Red/White |
Veteran's Memorial Fields, Wallingford |
18 |
|
6 |
Hamden Conte |
Over-40 Division |
|
Red/Black |
Dock's Field, Hamden |
17.5 |
|
7 |
Waterbury Morse Watchman |
|
|
White |
Quinnipiac Fields, Cheshire |
17 |
|
2 |
Guilford SC |
|
|
Dark Green |
Bittner Park, Guilford |
16 |
|
8 |
Milford Tuesday |
|
|
Black/White |
Flood Middle School, Stratford |
15.5 |
|
9 |
West Haven RTG |
|
|
White/Red |
Glade Street, West Haven |
14.5 |
|
10 |
Wallingford NH United |
|
|
Blue/White |
Woodhouse Avenue, Wallingford |
14 |
|
11 |
Glastonbury FC |
|
|
White/Blue |
Addison Park, Glastonbury |
13 |
|
12 |
Orange SC |
|
|
White |
Peck's Place School, Orange |
10.5 |
|
14 |
Cheshire Azzurri |
|
|
Blue/White |
Quinnipiac Fields, Cheshire |
9 |
|
14 |
North Haven-Hamden United |
|
|
White |
Memorial Field, North Haven |
9 |
|
14 |
Rhinos SC |
|
|
Navy Blue |
Central Middle School, Greenwich |
9 |
|
14 |
Windsor United |
|
|
Orange/White |
Northwest Park, Windsor |
9 |
|
15 |
Fairfield GAC |
|
|
Green/White |
Woods Junior High School, Fairfield |
8 |
|
15 |
Glastonbury Celtic FC |
|
|
Maroon |
Irish-American Club, Glastonbury |
8 |
|
15 |
Waterbury Portuguese |
|
|
Blue/White |
Wilby High School, Waterbury |
8 |
|
16 |
Connecticut Internationals |
|
|
Red/White |
Colonial Park, Sherman |
7 |
|
16 |
Derby Quitus |
Name Change |
Derby Marios |
Red/Blue |
Bradley School, Derby |
7 |
|
16 |
Hartford Cavaliers |
|
|
Yellow/Black |
Bloomfield High School |
7 |
|
16 |
New Haven Americans |
|
|
White |
East Shore Park, New Haven |
7 |
|
16 |
Waterbury Albanians |
|
|
Red/Black |
Murray Park, Waterbury |
7 |
|
16 |
White Eagles |
|
|
White |
Seaside Park, Bridgeport |
7 |
|
17 |
Mansfield SC |
|
|
White |
Lions Club, Mansfield |
6 |
|
17 |
Yale International of Cheshire |
|
|
Yellow |
Quinnipiac Fields, Cheshire |
6 |
|
18 |
Colchester SC |
|
|
White |
Jack Jackter School, Colchester |
5 |
|
18 |
Lubi Brookfield |
|
|
White/Black |
P'Tak (Brookfield Municipal Center) |
5 |
|
19 |
Negus United |
|
|
Yellow |
Bloomfield High School |
4 |
|
19 |
Waterford SC |
|
|
Blue/White |
Spera Park, Waterford |
4 |
|
19 |
West Haven International |
|
|
Green/White |
Glade Street, West Haven |
4 |
|
20 |
Greenwich Arsenal |
|
|
Red |
Lower Hayermeyer, Greenwich |
3 |
|
20 |
Inter United |
|
|
Blue |
East Shore Park, New Haven |
3 |
|
20 |
Knights of Haller Post |
|
|
White |
Falcon Field, New Britain |
3 |
|
20 |
Norwalk International |
|
|
Blue |
Veterans Memorial Park, Norwalk |
3 |
|
21 |
Middletown Italian Society |
Name Change |
Middletown SC |
White |
Vinal Tech, Middletown |
2 |
|
21 |
Milford Hurricanes |
|
|
Red |
No Home Field |
2 |
|
21 |
Newington Portuguese |
|
|
White/Red |
Martin Kellog Middle School, Newington |
2 |
|
21 |
Newtown Salty Dogs |
|
|
Navy Blue |
Treadwell Park, Newtown |
2 |
|
22 |
Bridgeport Cafee Italia |
New Team Over-40 Division |
|
Yellow/White |
Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport |
1 |
|
22 |
Wallingford Trout Brook |
New Team |
|
White |
Woodhouse Avenue, Wallingford |
1 |
|
22 |
West Haven Grays |
New Team Over-40 Division |
West Haven RTG |
Light Grey |
Carrigan Middle School, West Haven |
1 |
The Over-40 Division received a boost when two new teams applied to join. Bridgeport Cafee Italia were introduced to the SASL by Alberto Lopez of the White Eagles. Dave Carmody gave up managing West Haven RTG to start the West Haven Grays Over-40 team to enter the SASL.
Milford Hurricanes agreed to return to the Over-40 Division for at least one more season.
Hamden Conte, who had struggled in the lower recesses of the League in recent seasons, are convinced to play in the Over-40 Division too, giving the division four teams.
It was decided to scrap the Fourth Division from 1998 and revert back to the Third Division East and Third Division West format of 1997.
Madison FC found themselves in the Third Division East, not the Fourth Division as they had planned the previous season!
Derby Marios changed their name to Derby Quitus.
Middletown SC changed their name to Middletown Italian Society.
Only one new team joined the Over-30 League this season; Wallingford Trout Brook, made up of players from a variety of SASL teams. Trout Brook is the name of their sponsors, a brew-pub in town!
Waterford SC achieve the League and Cup "Double," the seventh time this phenomenon has occurred out of a possible eight seasons. Incredible.
Garry Archer inaugurated the SASL World Wide Web site in April. The site was designed for statistics, historical facts, but more importantly, results and standings accessible to the SASL masses for the first time. Previously the results had been sent to newspapers with wide circulation, such as the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register. The problem was, the Courant only printed them if they had space and the Register never printed them.
After the season ends Garry Archer tended his resignation as League Recording Secretary, citing the enormous amount of work involved in maintaining the SASL Website.