The cup would allow these provisional teams to test their organization before beginning a season long competitive schedule.
The cup was capped by a final between the two top teams in which the Riverboat Gamblers defeated the Grasshoppers.
(Ezzy Ihekoronye East Los Angeles Cobras MVP) As the defending champion, the Orlando Lions received a bye into the Sizzlin' Six Tournament.
The three teams in this tournament with the best regular seasons, the Orlando Lions, Greensboro Dynamo and San Jose Hawks, all had 14-2 records.
The Greensboro Dynamo had a +13 goal differential, the Orlando Lions had a +6 and the San Jose Hawks had a +5.