In 1991, the team merged with the New Mexico Roadrunners and moved to the USISL until its disestablishment in 1996.
In 1986, the semi-professional Albuquerque Outlaws entered the newly established Southwest Indoor Soccer League.
In 1989, the SISL and Gunners began playing both a summer outdoor as well as a winter indoor season.
In 1990, the New Mexico Chiles were established as an expansion franchise in the American Professional Soccer League.
The legacy of semi-pro/pro soccer in Albuquerque and New Mexico would be revived with the birth of the Albuquerque Geckos, who would play in the USL D-3 Pro League in 1997, winning the championship, and jumping up to the USL A-League from 1998–1999.