The following are the teams that are not in the USISL in 1996 and those teams that have replaced them, as provided by the USISL national office:
20 teams out
| S.F. Bay Diablos |
| L.A. Salsa U-23s |
| Texas Lightning |
| St. Louis Knights |
| Louisville Thoroughbreds |
| Atlanta Magic (still plays indoor) |
| Florida Stars |
| Puerto Rico Islanders |
| Boston Storm |
| Montreal Ramblers |
| S.F. All-Blacks |
| Inland Empire Panteras |
| North Bay Breakers |
| Shasta Scorchers |
| Tucson Amigos |
| Arkansas A’s |
| Columbia Heat |
21 teams in
| New York Stallions (was N.Y. Fever) |
| Arizona Phoenix (was Arizona Cotton) |
| Willamette Valley (Ore.) Firebirds (was Portland Firebirds) |
| South Carolina Shamrocks |
| Sacramento Scorpions |
| Central Jersey Riptide |
| Houston Outlaws |
| New Hampshire Phantoms |
| Reading (Pa.) Rage |
| Wilmington (N.C.) Wildfire |
| Worcester (Mass.) Wildfire |
| Bellingham (Wash.) Orcas |
| Grand Rapids (Mich.) Explosion |
| Kalamazoo (Mich.) Kingdom |
| Miami Tango |
| Mid-Michigan Bucks |
| Omaha Flames |
| San Francisco Seals |
| San Luis Obispo Roadrunners |
| Suthern. California Gunners |
| Sarasota/Bradenton (Fla.) [no nickname yet] |