Major Soccer League
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The Major Soccer League, originally called the Major Indoor Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. The MISL changed its name to Major Soccer League in 1990. 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.
The Major Soccer League should not be confused with Major League Soccer, the highest level outdoor soccer league in the USA, or with the current Major Indoor Soccer League.
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MISL/MSL Championship series
SEASON CHAMPION SERIES RUNNER-UP 1978-79 New York Arrows 2 to 0 Philadelphia Fever 1979-80 New York Arrows 7 to 4 Houston Summit 1980-81 New York Arrows 6 to 5 St. Louis Steamers 1981-82 New York Arrows 3 to 2 St. Louis Steamers 1982-83 San Diego Sockers 3 to 2 Baltimore Blast 1983-84 Baltimore Blast 4 to 1 St. Louis Steamers 1984-85 San Diego Sockers 4 to 1 Baltimore Blast 1985-86 San Diego Sockers 4 to 3 Minnesota Strikers 1986-87 Dallas Sidekicks 4 to 3 Tacoma Stars 1987-88 San Diego Sockers 4 to 0 Cleveland Force 1988-89 San Diego Sockers 4 to 3 Baltimore Blast 1989-90 San Diego Sockers 4 to 2 Baltimore Blast 1990-91 San Diego Sockers 4 to 2 Cleveland Crunch 1991-92 San Diego Sockers 4 to 2 Dallas Sidekicks
Note: single game in 1980 and 1981, best-of-three series in 1979, best-of-five 1982 and 1983, all other series best-of-seven.
Teams
- Baltimore Blast (1980-1992)
- Buffalo Stallions (1979-1984)
- Chicago Horizon (1980-1981)
- Chicago Sting (1982-1983; 1984-1988)
- Cincinnati Kids (1978-1979)
- Cleveland Crunch (1989-1992)
- Cleveland Force (1978-1988)
- Dallas Sidekicks (1984-1992)
- Denver Avalanche (1980-1982)
- Detroit Lightning (1979-1980)
- Golden Bay Earthquakes (1982-1983)
- Hartford Hellions (1979-1981)
- Houston Summit (1978-1980)
- Kansas City Comets (1981-1991)
- Las Vegas Americans (1984-1985)
- Los Angeles Lazers (1982-1989)
- Memphis Americans (1981-1984)
- Minnesota Strikers (1984-1988)
- New Jersey Rockets (1981-1982)
- New York Arrows (1978-1984)
- New York Cosmos (1984-1985)
- New York Express (1986-1987)
- Philadelphia Fever (1978-1982)
- Phoenix Inferno/Pride (1980-1984)
- Pittsburgh Spirit (1978-1980; 1981-1986)
- San Diego Sockers (1982-1983; 1984-1992)
- San Francisco Fog (1980-1981)
- St. Louis Steamers (1979-1988)
- St. Louis Storm (1989-1992)
- Tacoma Stars (1983-1992)
- Wichita Wings (1979-1992)
Prominent Players
- Ralph Black
- Chico Borja
- Andy Chapman
- Kevin Crow
- Rick Davis
- Mike Dowler
- Daryl Doran
- Mark Frederickson
- Jan Goossens
- Fred Grgurev
- Kai Haaskivi
- Slobo Ilijevski
- Doc Lawson
- Tino Lettieri
- Scott Manning
- Wes McLeod
- Alan Meyer
- Dale Mitchell
- Victor Nogueira
- Hugo Perez
- Preki
- Erik Rasmussen
- Kim Roentved
- Branko Segota
- Stan Stemenkovic
- Zoltan Toth
- Cris Vaccaro
- Tatu
- Steve Zungul
External link
The MISL: A Look Back (http://www.oursportscentral.com/misl/index.html)