- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)
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- For usages of the name, see Major Indoor Soccer League.
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) Sport indoor soccer Founded 1977 No. of teams high of 14 Country(ies) United States Ceased 1992 Last champion(s) San Diego Sockers The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League (NASL) in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States. After the league folded in 1992, the Cleveland and Wichita teams joined the National Professional Soccer League. Two other teams (Dallas and San Diego) helped found the Continental Indoor Soccer League.
For two weeks in 1986, players faced a lockout as part of a labor dispute.
The MISL was one of the few "non-major" (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) leagues to actually have a video game of its sport created. MISL Soccer came out in 1988 for the Commodore 64.
Contents
All-time statistics leaders
Points
- 1,123--Steve Zungul (New York Arrows, Golden Bay Earthquakes, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars)
- 841--Branko Segota (New York Arrows, San Diego Sockers, St.Louis Storm)
- 690--Tatu (Dallas Sidekicks)
- 686--Dale Mitchell (Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, Baltimore Blast)
- 683--Kai Haaskivi (Houston Summit, Cleveland Force, Baltimore Blast, Cleveland Crunch)
- 682--Jan Goossens (Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 664--Preki (Tacoma Stars, St. Louis Storm)
- 612--Chico Borja (Las Vegas Americans, Wichita Wings, Los Angeles Lazers)
- 544--Fred Grgurev (Philadelphia Fever, New York Arrows, New Jersey Rockets, Memphis/Las Vegas Americans, Pittsburgh Spirit, New York Express)
- 542--Stan Stamenkovic (Memphis Americans, Baltimore Blast)
Goals
- 652--Steve Zungul (New York Arrows, Goden Bay Earthquakes, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars)
- 463--Branko Segota (New York Arrows, San Diego Sockers, St. Louis Storm)
- 406--Tatu (Dallas Sidekicks, Wichita Wings)
- 406--Dale Mitchell (Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, Baltimore Blast)
- 344--Jan Goossens (Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 332--Preki (Tacoma Stars, St. Louis Storm)
- 331--Fred Grgurev (Philadelphia Fever, New York Arrows, New Jersey Rockets, Memphis/Las Vegas Americans, Pittsburgh Spirit, New York Express)
- 307--Andy Chapman (Wichita Wings, Cleveland Force, Baltimore Blast)
- 297--Craig Allen (New Jersey Rockets, Cleveland Force)
- 297--Kai Haaskivi (Houston Summit, Cleveland Force, Baltimore Blast, Cleveland Crunch)
Assists
- 471--Steve Zungul (New York Arrows, Golden Bay Earthquakes, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars)
- 386--Kai Haaskivi (Houston Summit, Cleveland Force, Baltimore Blast, Cleveland Crunch)
- 378--Branko Segota (New York Arrows, San Diego Sockers, St. Louis Storm)
- 338--Chico Borja (New York Cosmos, Las Vegas Americans, Wichita Wings, Los Angeles Lazers)
- 338--Jan Goossens (Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 332--Preki (Tacoma Stars, St. Louis Storm)
- 311--Stan Stamenkovic (Memphis Americans, Baltimore Blast)
- 284--Tatu (Dallas Sidekicks)
- 280--Dale Mitchell (Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, Baltimore Blast)
- 271--Jorgen Kristensen (Wichita Wings, Kansas City Comets)
Goals against average
(9,500 minutes minimum)
- 4.03--Zoltan Toth (New York Arrows, San Diego Sockers, St. Louis Storm)
- 4.09--Tino Lettieri (Minnesota Strikers)
- 4.14--Krzysztof Sobieski (Pittsburgh Spirit, Cleveland Force, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 4.18--Victor Nogueira (Chicago Sting, Cleveland Force, San Diego Sockers)
- 4.21--David Brcic (New York Cosmos, Wichita Wings, Pittsburgh Spirit, Los Angeles Lazers, Kansas City Comets, St. Louis Storm)
- 4.26--Slobo Ilijevski (St. Louis Steamers, Baltimore Blast, St. Louis Storm)
- 4.32--P.J. Johns (Cleveland Force, Tacoma Stars, Cleveland Crunch)
- 4.35--Jim Gorsek (San Diego Sockers, Los Angeles Lazers, Kansas City Comets, St. Louis Storm)
- 4.3972--Joe Papaleo (Pittsburgh Spirit, Tacoma Stars, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 4.3979--Keith Van Eron (Cincinnati Kids, Wichita Wings, Philadelphia Fever, Baltimore Blast, Las Vegas Americans)
MISL/MSL Championship Series
Season Champions Series Runners-Up MVP 1978-79 New York Arrows 2 - 0 Philadelphia Fever Shep Messing 1979-80* New York Arrows 7 - 4 Houston Summit Steve Zungul 1980-81* New York Arrows 6 - 5 St. Louis Steamers Steve Zungul 1981-82 New York Arrows 3 - 2 St. Louis Steamers Steve Zungul 1982-83 San Diego Sockers 3 - 2 Baltimore Blast Juli Veee 1983-84 Baltimore Blast 4 - 1 St. Louis Steamers Scott Manning 1984-85 San Diego Sockers 4 - 1 Baltimore Blast Steve Zungul 1985-86 San Diego Sockers 4 - 3 Minnesota Strikers Brian Quinn 1986-87 Dallas Sidekicks 4 - 3 Tacoma Stars Tatu 1987-88 San Diego Sockers 4 - 0 Cleveland Force Hugo Pérez 1988-89 San Diego Sockers 4 - 3 Baltimore Blast Victor Nogueira 1989-90 San Diego Sockers 4 - 2 Baltimore Blast Brian Quinn 1990-91 San Diego Sockers 4 - 2 Cleveland Crunch Ben Collins 1991-92 San Diego Sockers 4 - 2 Dallas Sidekicks Thompson Usiyan *Single-game championship
Awards
MISL Most Valuable Player
1979 Steve Zungul, New York 1980 Steve Zungul, New York 1981 Steve Zungul, New York 1982 Steve Zungul, New York and Stan Terlecki, Pittsburgh 1983 Alan Mayer, San Diego 1984 Stan Stamenkovic, Baltimore 1985 Steve Zungul, San Diego 1986 Steve Zungul, San Diego-Golden Bay 1987 Tatu, Dallas 1988 Erik Rasmussin, Wichita 1989 Preki, Tacoma 1990 Tatu, Dallas 1991 Victor Nogueira, San Diego 1992 Victor Nogueira, San Diego
Defender of the Year
1979- N/A 1980- N/A 1981- N/A 1982- Val Tuksa, New York Arrows 1983- Bernie James, Cleveland Force 1984- Kim Roentved, Wichita Wings 1985- Kevin Crow, San Diego Sockers 1986- Kim Roentved, Wichita Wings 1987- Bruce Savage, Baltimore Blast 1988- Kevin Crow, San Diego Sockers 1989- Kevin Crow, San Diego Sockers 1990- Wes McLeod, Dallas Sidekicks 1991- Kevin Crow, San Diego Sockers 1992- Kevin Crow, San Diego Sockers
Goalkeeper of the Year
1979- Paul Hammond, Houston Summit Soccer 1980- Sepp Gantenhammer, Houston Summit Soccer 1981- Enzo DiPede, Chicago Horizon 1982- Slobo Ilijevski, St. Louis Steamers 1983- Zoltan Toth, New York Arrows 1984- Slobo Ilijevski, St. Louis Steamers 1985- Scott Manning, Baltimore Blast 1986- Keith Van Eron, Baltimore Blast 1987- Tino Lettieri, Minnesota Strikers 1988- Zoltan Toth, San Diego Sockers 1989- Victor Nogueira, San Diego Sockers 1990- Joe Papaleo, Dallas Sidekicks 1991- Victor Nogueira, San Diego Sockers 1992- N/A
Attendance
Year Average 1978-79 4,453 1979-80 6,102 1980-81 6,839 1981-82 8,735 1982-83 7,895 1983-84 8,868 1984-85 8,696 1985-86 8,680 1986-87 8,714 1987-88 8,439 1988-89 7,765 1989-90 7,765 1990-91 6,566 1991-92 7,844 Seasons Overall Average 14 7,644 MISL Teams
Commissioners
- Earl Foreman (1978-1985)
- Francis Dale (1985-1986)
- Bill Kentling (1986-1989)
- Earl Foreman (1989-1992)
Prominent players
- Ralph Black
- Hernan "Chico" Borja
- Andy Chapman
- Paul Child
- Fernando Clavijo
- Dan Counce
- Kevin Crow
- Steve David
- Rick Davis
- Enzo DiPede
- Daryl Doran
- Don Ebert
- Pat Ercoli
- Andranik Eskandarian
- Joey Fink
- Jan Goossens
- Karl-Heinz Granitza
- Gerry Gray
- Fred Grgurev
- Kai Haaskivi
- Tommy Jenkins
- Zoran Karic
- Michael King
- Jorgen Kristensen
- Mickey Kydes
- Doc Lawson
- Tino Lettieri
- Mark Liveric
- Dave MacWilliams
- Scott Manning
- Pato Margetic
- Hector Marinaro
- Alan Mayer
- Wes McLeod
- Dale Mitchell
- George Nanchoff
- Victor Nogueira
- Steve Pecher
- Hugo Perez
- Ljupko Petrović
- Preki
- Kim Roentved
- Carl Rose
- Bruce Savage
- Branko Segota
- Stan Stamenkovic
- John Stremlau
- Mike Sweeney
- Zoltan Toth
- Thompson Usiyan
- Carl Valentine
- Juli Veee
- Tatu
- Peter Ward
- Jean Willrich
- Steve Zungul
External links
- The MISL Video Archive
- The MISL: A Look Back
- Top Attendance in United States Soccer
- MISL Yearly Awards
Defunct soccer leagues in the United States ALPF (1894–95) • NAFBL (1895–1921) • ASL I (1921–33) • ASL II (1933–83) • NASFL (1946–47) • NPSL I (1967) • USA (1967) • NASL (1968–84) • MISL I (1978–92) • NPSL II (1984–2001) • USL I (1984–85) • WSA (1985–89) • LSSA (1987–92) • ASL III (1988–89) • CISL (1993–97) • EISL (1997–98) • WISL (1998–2001) • WUSA (2001–03) • AISL (2002-08) • MISL II (2001–08) • XSL (2008–09)Categories:- 1986 labor disputes and strikes
- Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)
- Defunct indoor soccer leagues in the United States
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