News


10 Mar

2025 BISL Champs - Samarra FC

By BISL Admin 3/10/2025 10:45:50 AM
Jerusalem and Samarra may have played the most boring finals for 40 minutes. But they saved the best for last. Samarra jumped out to a 1-0 lead just before halftime with Fawad Akram scoring on a long ball from his keeper Hannan Ghafoor. Jerusalem were played shorthanded without their captain and top 2 forward Azan Ali. However, they tied it up early in the second half on a Zain Khilji dandy. A rare blunder by Jerusalem keeper gifted Fawad an empty net goal. Samarra found another on the counter by Sikandar Khan with 10 minutes to play to put wraps on the game (or so we thought). With 5 minutes left to play, Jerusalem threw everything at Samarra. A broken play resulted in Haider Khan scoring to make it 3-2. In the final play of the match, Jerusalem put a shot on net and a rebound landed on Umair Ashraf's feet on the goal line to tap in the equalizer. A final blitz got Jerusalem 2 goals in the final 2 minutes. Off to penalties.

Samarra - Nasir Rahman: Miss
Jerusalem - Zain Khilji: Goal
Samarra - Fawad Akram: Miss
Jerusalem - Haider Khan: Miss 
Samarra - Ayaz Patel: Goal
Jerusalem - Sheraz Choudhry: Miss
Samarra - Anas Mohammed: Goal
Jerusalem - Reihan Kazi: Miss 
 
Samarra go back to back for the second time in league history. They now have 4 championships in the 10 year league history. 
 

 

14 Jan

2025 Playoffs

By BISL Admin 1/14/2025 11:01:50 AM

Assalamualaikum, 

The 2025 BISL Playoffs are here.
Here is the complete schedule for the playoffs: https://brotherhoodsoccer.com/?p=fixtures&s=20&l=1&t=1

Playoff Rules: 
- Higher seed only needs a tie over two legs in the quarters. Lower seed must win outright over two legs in quarters. No penalties in quarters. Semis and finals have penalties. 
- Players must play a minimum of 6 games in the regular season to be playoff eligible or 50% of games since you joined the league. To appeal for an exception, please contact the league management.
- Cards carry over from the regular season to the playoffs. Third yellow is a $20 fine. A fourth yellow card carries an automatic 1-game suspension. Fifth card carries an automatic 1-game suspension. 
- No substitutes are allowed in the playoffs. You only play with the brothers on the roster.  

January 19th - Quarterfinals Leg #1: 
9PM: Gharb #1 (Maghrib) v Sharq #4 (Sham) Field 1, Gharb #2 (Hejaz) v Sharq #3 (Anatolia) Field 4  
10PM: Sharq #1 (Samarra) v Gharb #4 (Masr) Field 1, Sharq #2 (Jerusalem) v Gharb #3 (Andalusia) Field 4

January 26th - Quarterfinals Leg #2 : 
9PM:  Gharb #3 (Andalusia) v Sharq #2 (Jerusalem) Field 1 , Gharb #4 (Masr) v Sharq #1 (Samarra) Field 4
10PM: Sharq #3 (Anatolia) v Gharb #2 (Hejaz) Field 1, Sharq #4 (Sham) v Gharb #1 (Maghrib) Field 4

February 2nd - Semifinals Leg #1 : 
9PM:  TBA v TBA Field 1
10PM: TBA v TBA Field 1

February 9th - Semifinals Leg #2 : 
9PM:  TBA v TBA Field 1
10PM: TBA v TBA Field 1 

All-Star Sunday on February 16th. Finals on February 23rd.
Good Luck to all the teams and be safe.

2 Sep

Preseason Update #1

By BISL Admin 9/2/2024 9:56:25 AM
Brotherhood Indoor Soccer League is back for our 10th season. In celebration of our 10 year anniversary, the league will have a special 10 year logo and teams will have their shields redesigned. Details to come soon. 

We are still sorting out the details for the upcoming season but here is what we can share so far. 

Registration: 

  • Registration for returning players will open on Tuesday September 10th and stay open till Sunday September 15th. 
  • Registration for summer league players and former players will open on September 17th. (Limited spots available)
  • New player registration will open on September 19th (Limited spots available) 
  • Summer league and former players must email brotherhoodsoccer@gmail.com to express their interest in joining Indoor league to get on the mailing list
Schedule: 
This year with Ramadan starting in February, we are forced to start our season earlier. Also, we will be adding a Mid-season tournament that will be played over the two Sundays during the Winter break.
 
The tentative schedule is listed below. 
Oct 13 - New player assessments
Oct 20 - Returning player assessments
Oct 22 - BISL Live Draft 
Oct 27 - Matchweek 1
Nov 3 - Matchweek 2
Nov 10 - Matchweek 3
Nov 17 - Matchweek 4
Nov 24 - Matchweek 5
Dec 1  - Matchweek 6
Dec 8 - Matchweek 7
Dec 15 - Matchweek 8
Dec 22  - Mid-season tournament 
Dec 29 - Mid-season tournament
Jan 5 - Matchweek 9
Jan 12 - Matchweek 10
Jan 19 - Quarterfinal (Leg #1)
Jan 26 - Quarterfinal (Leg#2) (Lower seed needs to win, higher seed just needs a tie over 2 legs)
Feb 2 - Semifinal (Leg#1)
Feb 9 - Semifinal (Leg#2)
Feb 16 - All-star game
Feb 23 - BISL Finals 
 
More details to come. 
13 Mar

2023 BISL Champs - Sham FC

By BISL Admin 3/13/2023 1:52:10 PM

Masr and Sham played a dandy in the 2023 BISL Finals. Masr stuck first with Rameez Siddiqi fighting his way to a long ball from Shaheen Limbada and putting in a clincal finish. Aadhil Mohamed produced some solo magic to beat two defenders with his pace to put Masr up 2-0. Sham FC got a momentum building goal just before halftime on a free kick from Ovaiz Khan that found Ayaz Patel infront of the net to deflect it home. Sham found the equalizer midway through the 2nd half on a defensive breakdown that saw Muhammad Shah 1v1 with the goalie that squared up the game. Once again, the finals came down to penalty kicks. Shah - Miss, Aadhil - Goal, Ali Lone - Goal, Shaheen Goal, Ovaiz - Goal, Afnan - Miss, Abdo - Goal, Rameez - Goal, Ayaz - Goal, Sheraz - Miss... the penalties went to 2 extra kickers before Sham took home the victory. Sham FC complete the undefeated season. Congrats to both teams on an amazing display of footy and brotherhood. Sham FC take home their first title in team history. 

 

4 Nov

Zero Tolerance Policy for Inappropriate Conduct

By BISL Admin 11/4/2019 8:46:37 AM
As we gear up for our sixth season, we wanted to highlight a few changes made to the rules this season. We want to remind all our players, while we take pride in the competitive balance, this is strictly a recreational league. We try our best to make this a safe and enjoyable experience for all our players. The Brotherhood and iIslamic values of this league are paramount and take priority over competition.
 
With that in mind, we will have a zero tolerance policy for any confrontations and aggressive play. 
 
Rule changes: 
 
1. A straight Red card will result in a minimum player fine of $20 and an automatic one game suspension. Any further punishment is at the discretion of the league. All fines must be paid before the teams next scheduled league match. Non-payment will result in the player not being eligible to play.
2. Hearings will only be conducted if any further punishment will need to be discussed. 
3. Adjustment to punishment for Cards throughout the season: 
  • First yellow card - No action
  • Second yellow card - $20 fine
  • Third yellow card - 1-game suspension and $20 fine
  • Fourth yellow card - Suspension for the entire season
  • Please review all the rules at http://www.brotherhoodsoccer.com/?p=rules