Sports in Orlando, Florida Sundogs, who played in the USISL A-League in 1997. They finished in the middle of the pack, but suffered poor attendance, and folded after one year. In 2008, Orlando hosted the Orlando Sharks of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After poor performance their first year, plans to shift to the new National Indoor Soccer League were eventually shelved. The Orlando Solar Bears, of the now-defunct International Hockey League, were formed in 1995 and were very successful, making the playoffs in each of its six seasons and qualifying for Turner Cup Finals twice (losing both times) before finally taking the title
Southland Sharks Saints in a fixture which went down to the last possession. Their Final Four campaign saw them reach the grand final after defeating the Super City Rangers in their semi-final clash, but they were knocked over at the final hurdle as they were beaten 108–75 by the Saints in the championship decider. Much of the Sharks' squad was retained for the 2018 season, with Alex Pledger, Derone Raukawa, Luke Aston, James Hunter, Reuben Te Rangi and Tom Vodanovich all returning. They were joined by import trio Jarrad Weeks, Orlando Coleman and Conor Morgan. The Sharks finished the regular season in