American Lacrosse League (1988)

American Lacrosse League

Sport	Field lacrosse
Founded	1988
Ceased	1988
No. of teams	6
Country	United States
Last champion(s)	Not Awarded

The American Lacrosse League was a professional lacrosse league that played in 1988. It was founded by Terry Wallace and Bruce Meierdiercks, former teammates at Adelphi University. The league folded after five weeks of play.

Teams

• Baltimore Tribe
• Boston Militia
• Denver Rifles
• Long Island Sachems
• New Jersey Arrows
• Syracuse Spirit

Final 1988 ALL standings

Schedule and results

• April 24
  • Syracuse 13 @ Long Island 17
  • Baltimore W @ New Jersey L
  • Denver W @ Boston L
• May 1
  • Syracuse 17 @ New Jersey 15
  • Boston 14 @ Baltimore 11
  • Denver 13 @ Long Island 14
• May 8
  • Syracuse 19 @ Baltimore 13
  • New Jersey 12 @ Denver 13 OT
  • Long Island 15 @ Boston 18
• May 15
  • Boston 15 @ Syracuse 20
  • Denver 12 @ Baltimore 22
  • New Jersey 14 @ Long Island 17
• May 18
  • Denver Rifles fold
• May 21
  • New Jersey 13 @ Syracuse 26
    • Game moved to Saturday due to Syracuse University home game on May 22
• May 22
  • Denver @ Syracuse
    • Game not played because Denver folded
  • Long Island @ Baltimore
    • Game moved to May 21 due to Johns Hopkins home game, then cancelled due to competition from Preakness
  • Boston @ New Jersey
    • New Jersey played Syracuse on May 21 due to graduation at Montlair State, New Jersey's home field