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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
.
* Single-game championship
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
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
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
Commissioner
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
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(NASL) in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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
Continental Indoor Soccer League
The Continental Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that played from 1993 to 1997.-History:When the Major Soccer League folded in the summer of 1992, two of its former teams joined a group of hockey and basketball arena owners led by Ron Weinstein who wanted to create a league to...
.
For two weeks in 1986, players faced a lockout
Lockout (industry)
A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to work.- Causes :...
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
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
.
Points
- 1,123--Steve Zungul (New York Arrows, Golden Bay Earthquakes, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars)
- 841--Branko SegotaBranko SegotaBranimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...
(New York Arrows, San Diego Sockers, St.Louis Storm) - 690--TatuTatu (soccer)Antonio Carlos Pecorari , commonly known as Tatu, is a former Brazilian football player, one of the most accomplished indoor soccer players of all time....
(Dallas Sidekicks) - 686--Dale MitchellDale Mitchell (soccer)Dale William Dink Mitchell is a former top-level professional association football striker who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 1990s....
(Tacoma Stars, Kansas City Comets, Baltimore Blast) - 683--Kai HaaskiviKai HaaskiviKai Haaskivi is a retired, Finnish, soccer player. He starred in the North American Soccer League, playing outdoor as well as indoor soccer. He also played for the Finland national football team. He now coaches in the United States.- Professional :The 178 cm midfielder began his NASL career...
(Houston Summit, Cleveland Force, Baltimore Blast, Cleveland Crunch) - 682--Jan GoossensJan GoossensJan Goossens is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league....
(Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks) - 664--PrekiPrekiPredrag Radosavljević is a former American international soccer player of Serbian extraction...
(Tacoma Stars, St. Louis Storm) - 612--Chico Borja (Las Vegas Americans, Wichita Wings, Los Angeles Lazers)
- 544--Fred GrgurevFred GrgurevFerdo "Fred" Grgurev is a retired Yugoslavian-American football forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
(Philadelphia Fever, New York Arrows, New Jersey Rockets, Memphis/Las Vegas Americans, Pittsburgh Spirit, New York Express) - 542--Stan StamenkovicStan StamenkovicSrboljub Stamenković known professionally in the United States as Stan Stamenkovic was a Yugoslav football player...
(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 GoossensJan GoossensJan Goossens is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league....
(Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks) - 332--PrekiPrekiPredrag Radosavljević is a former American international soccer player of Serbian extraction...
(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 ChapmanAndy ChapmanAndrew "Andy" Chapman is a retired English-American soccer player who saw his greatest success as an indoor player in the United States...
(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 GoossensJan GoossensJan Goossens is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league....
(Golden Bay Earthquakes, Minnesota Strikers, Kansas City Comets, Dallas Sidekicks) - 332--PrekiPrekiPredrag Radosavljević is a former American international soccer player of Serbian extraction...
(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 LettieriTino LettieriMartino "Tino" Lettieri is a former NASL and MISL professional soccer goalkeeper, who represented Canada twice at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup.-Playing career:...
(Minnesota Strikers) - 4.14--Krzysztof Sobieski (Pittsburgh Spirit, Cleveland Force, Dallas Sidekicks)
- 4.18--Victor NogueiraVictor NogueiraVictor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
(Chicago Sting, Cleveland Force, San Diego Sockers) - 4.21--David BrcicDavid BrcicDavid Joseph Brcic is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and earned four caps with the United States men's national soccer team.-Youth career:In 1976, Brcic...
(New York Cosmos, Wichita Wings, Pittsburgh Spirit, Los Angeles Lazers, Kansas City Comets, St. Louis Storm) - 4.26--Slobo IlijevskiSlobo IlijevskiSlobodan "Slobo" Ilijevski was a Yugoslavian-American football goalkeeper who played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.In 1977, Ilijevski moved to the United States and settled with extended family in Detroit,...
(St. Louis Steamers, Baltimore Blast, St. Louis Storm) - 4.32--P.J. Johns (Cleveland Force, Tacoma Stars, Cleveland Crunch)
- 4.35--Jim GorsekJim GorsekJames “Jim” or “Jimmy” Gorsek is a former U.S. soccer goalkeeper. He spent seven seasons in the North American Soccer League, seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League and two in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S...
(San Diego Sockers, Los Angeles Lazers, Kansas City Comets, St. Louis Storm) - 4.3972--Joe PapaleoJoe PapaleoJoe Papaleo is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and the Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was the 1990 MISL Goalkeeper of the Year and the 1993 CISL Goalkeeper of the Year...
(Pittsburgh Spirit, Tacoma Stars, Dallas Sidekicks) - 4.3979--Keith Van EronKeith Van EronKeith Van Eron is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played one season in the American Soccer League and three in the North American Soccer League. He also played the first eleven seasons of Major Indoor Soccer League, winning the 1984 championship with the Baltimore Blast...
(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 New York Arrows The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:... |
2 - 0 | Philadelphia Fever Philadelphia Fever .The Philadelphia Fever were an indoor soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum)... |
Shep Messing Shep Messing Shep Messing is a former American soccer goalkeeper and current broadcaster. He played seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and six in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He was also a member of the U.S... |
| 1979-80* | New York Arrows New York Arrows The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:... |
7 - 4 | Houston Summit | Steve Zungul Steve Zungul Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker... |
| 1980-81* | New York Arrows New York Arrows The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:... |
6 - 5 | St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Steamers (1979–1988) The original St. Louis Steamers played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 through 1988. Their home fixtures were held at the St. Louis Arena.-Ownership:* Ben Kerner & Partnership * Thomas M... |
Steve Zungul Steve Zungul Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker... |
| 1981-82 | New York Arrows New York Arrows The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:... |
3 - 2 | St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Steamers (1979–1988) The original St. Louis Steamers played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 through 1988. Their home fixtures were held at the St. Louis Arena.-Ownership:* Ben Kerner & Partnership * Thomas M... |
Steve Zungul Steve Zungul Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker... |
| 1982-83 | San Diego Sockers | 3 - 2 | Baltimore Blast | Juli Veee Juli Veee Juli Veee is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Known as the "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one-and-only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S... |
| 1983-84 | Baltimore Blast | 4 - 1 | St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Steamers (1979–1988) The original St. Louis Steamers played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 through 1988. Their home fixtures were held at the St. Louis Arena.-Ownership:* Ben Kerner & Partnership * Thomas M... |
Scott Manning Scott Manning Scott Manning was a Canadian athlete and aerobatic pilot of the world's smallest jet, the BD-5J.He grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, and earned a degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo in 1985... |
| 1984-85 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 1 | Baltimore Blast | Steve Zungul Steve Zungul Slaviša Žungul, known in the United States as Steve Zungul is a retired Yugoslavian-American football striker. Žungul began his career with Hajduk Split in his native Yugoslavia before moving to the United States where he became a dominant indoor soccer striker... |
| 1985-86 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 3 | Minnesota Strikers Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League.... |
Brian Quinn Brian Quinn (soccer) Brian Quinn is a retired Irish-American soccer player and coach. He spent most of his professional career in North American where he played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League... |
| 1986-87 | Dallas Sidekicks Dallas Sidekicks The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor... |
4 - 3 | Tacoma Stars | Tatu Tatu (soccer) Antonio Carlos Pecorari , commonly known as Tatu, is a former Brazilian football player, one of the most accomplished indoor soccer players of all time.... |
| 1987-88 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 0 | Cleveland Force Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988) The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J... |
Hugo Pérez |
| 1988-89 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 3 | Baltimore Blast | Victor Nogueira Victor Nogueira Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major... |
| 1989-90 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 2 | Baltimore Blast | Brian Quinn Brian Quinn (soccer) Brian Quinn is a retired Irish-American soccer player and coach. He spent most of his professional career in North American where he played in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League... |
| 1990-91 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 2 | Cleveland Crunch Cleveland Crunch The Cleveland Crunch was formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Soccer League to replace the Cleveland Force, which had folded on July 22, 1988. Akron businessmen George S. Hoffman and Stuart Lichter formed an ownership group, named Al Miller general manager and former Force star Kai... |
Ben Collins Ben Collins (soccer) Ben Collins is a retired Liberian soccer midfielder who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.-College:... |
| 1991-92 | San Diego Sockers | 4 - 2 | Dallas Sidekicks Dallas Sidekicks The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor... |
Thompson Usiyan Thompson Usiyan Thompson Usiyan is a retired Nigerian football player. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer which... |
MISL Most Valuable Player
1979 Steve Zungul, New York1980 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/A1980- 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 Soccer1980- 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
| Team | City/Area | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Blast | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore Arena 1st Mariner Arena 1st Mariner Arena is an arena located in Baltimore, Maryland. In 2003, it was renamed by 1st Mariner Bank, which purchased naming rights to the arena for 10 years. It was reported that 1st Mariner Bank will need to pay the city $75,000 for the next ten years to keep the naming rights to the complex... |
| Buffalo Stallions Buffalo Stallions The Buffalo Stallions were a soccer team based out of Buffalo, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 to 1984. Their home arena was Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.-History:... |
Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium was an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. It hosted the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL, the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, the Buffalo Braves of the NBA, the Buffalo Stallions of MSL, the Buffalo Bandits of MILL, the Buffalo Blizzard of the second NPSL and the Buffalo... |
| Chicago Horizon Chicago Horizon The Chicago Horizons was a member of the original Major Indoor Soccer League for only the 1980–81 season. It was the first of two franchises that represented Chicago in the circuit's history. It was the first professional sports team that played its home matches at the Rosemont Horizon, which also... |
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that... |
Rosemont Horizon Allstate Arena Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and... |
| Chicago Sting Chicago Sting The Chicago Sting was an American professional soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Sting played in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1984 and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from in the 1982-83 season and again from 1984 to 1988... |
Chicago, Illinois | Chicago Stadium Chicago Stadium The Chicago Stadium was an indoor sports arena and theater in Chicago. It opened in 1929, and closed in 1994.-History:The Stadium hosted the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL from 1929–1994 and the Chicago Bulls of the NBA from 1967–1994.... Rosemont Horizon Allstate Arena Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and... |
| Cincinnati Kids Cincinnati Kids The Cincinnati Kids were a soccer team based out of Cincinnati that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only in the 1978-79 MISL season and were partially owned by Pete Rose. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum.... |
Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
Riverfront Coliseum U.S. Bank Arena U.S. Bank Arena is an indoor arena, located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, along the banks of the Ohio River, next to the Great American Ball Park. Completed in September 1975, the arena seats 17,556 people... |
| Cleveland Crunch Cleveland Crunch The Cleveland Crunch was formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Soccer League to replace the Cleveland Force, which had folded on July 22, 1988. Akron businessmen George S. Hoffman and Stuart Lichter formed an ownership group, named Al Miller general manager and former Force star Kai... |
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
Richfield Coliseum |
| Cleveland Force Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988) The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J... |
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
Richfield Coliseum |
| Dallas Sidekicks Dallas Sidekicks The Dallas Sidekicks were one of the longest operating professional soccer teams, either indoor or outdoor, in the United States, based in Dallas, Texas, and operating from 1984 until suspending operations following the 2004 season. The team was founded as a member of the original Major Indoor... |
Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States... |
Reunion Arena Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena, in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas . It held 18,293 for basketball and 17,001 for ice hockey.It was demolished in November 2009 and the site was cleared by the end of the year.-History:... |
| Denver Desperados | Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena, in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. Completed in 1975, at a cost of $10 million, it seated 16,061, for hockey games, 17,171, for basketball games and contained 27 luxury suites, which were installed as part of the 1986 renovation. It... never played a game |
| Denver Avalanche Denver Avalanche The Denver Avalanche was an American soccer team based out of Denver, Colorado that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1980 to 1982. Their home arena was McNichols Sports Arena... |
Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena McNichols Sports Arena was an indoor arena, in Denver, Colorado, USA, adjacent to Mile High Stadium. Completed in 1975, at a cost of $10 million, it seated 16,061, for hockey games, 17,171, for basketball games and contained 27 luxury suites, which were installed as part of the 1986 renovation. It... |
| Detroit Lightning Detroit Lightning The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17... |
Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Cobo Arena |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | Oakland, California Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena |
| Hartford Hellions Hartford Hellions The Hartford Hellions were a soccer team based out of Hartford, Connecticut that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1979 to 1981. The Hellions played their first season in the New Haven Coliseum before moving to the remodelled Hartford Civic Center.In May 1981, Athletes in... |
Hartford, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making... |
New Haven Coliseum New Haven Coliseum The New Haven Coliseum was a sports-entertainment arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Construction began in 1968 and was completed in 1972... Hartford Civic Center Hartford Civic Center The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a multi-purpose arena and convention center located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, USA. It is owned by the City of Hartford and operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group under contract with the Connecticut Development Authority... |
| Houston Summit Houston Summit (indoor soccer) Houston Summit were a professional indoor soccer team that operated from 1978-1980. They played in the MISL. In 1980 the franchise was moved to Baltimore to become the Baltimore Blast... |
Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
The Summit |
| Kansas City Comets Kansas City Comets The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979–1991, when they folded... |
Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... |
Kemper Arena Kemper Arena Kemper Arena is a 19,500 seat indoor arena, in Kansas City, Missouri.It is named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million, from his estate for the arena... |
| Las Vegas Americans Las Vegas Americans The Las Vegas Americans were a soccer team based out of Las Vegas that played in the Major Soccer League. They played only one season, 1984 and lost in the first round of the championship that year. The Americans finished their only season in the league with a 30-18 record earning them second place... |
Paradise, Nevada Paradise, Nevada Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census... |
Thomas & Mack Center Thomas & Mack Center The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:... |
| Los Angeles Lazers Los Angeles Lazers Los Angeles Lazers were a soccer team based out of Los Angeles that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1982 to 1989.-History:Major Indoor Soccer League awarded a Los Angeles franchise to Jerry Buss on June 24, 1982. Buss had purchased the Philadelphia Fever and wanted to move it to... |
Inglewood, California Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, southwest of downtown Los Angeles. It was incorporated on February 14, 1908. Its population stood at 109,673 as of the 2010 Census... |
The Forum The Forum (Inglewood, California) The Forum is an indoor arena, in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. From 2000 to 2010, it was owned by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which occasionally used it for church services, while also leasing the building for sporting events, concerts and other events.Along with Madison... |
| Memphis Americans Memphis Americans The Memphis Americans were a soccer team based out of Memphis, Tennessee that played in the old Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1981 to 1984. Their home arena was the Mid-South Coliseum.... |
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
Mid-South Coliseum Mid-South Coliseum The Mid-South Coliseum, also known as "The Entertainment Capital of the Mid-South", was a multi-purpose arena, that seated 10,085 people, in Memphis, Tennessee... |
| Minnesota Strikers Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers was an American professional soccer team located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. The team played one season in the North American Soccer League and 4 seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League.... |
Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington, Minnesota Bloomington is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota in Hennepin County. Located on the north bank of the Minnesota River above its confluence with the Mississippi River, Bloomington lies at the heart of the southern... |
Met Center |
| New Jersey Rockets | East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan.... |
Brendan Byrne Arena |
| New York Arrows New York Arrows The New York Arrows was an indoor soccer team that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. They won the first four MISL championships.-Preparing for the first season:... |
Uniondale, New York Uniondale, New York Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:... |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island... |
| New York Express New York Express This article is about the former indoor soccer team.The New York Express were a soccer team based out of Uniondale, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played only one season, the 1986-1987 season. Their home arena was Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum... |
Uniondale, New York Uniondale, New York Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:... |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, United States. Home to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League, the Coliseum is located approximately east of New York City on Long Island... |
| New York Cosmos New York Cosmos The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history... |
East Rutherford, New Jersey | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| Philadelphia Fever Philadelphia Fever .The Philadelphia Fever were an indoor soccer team based out of Philadelphia that played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1978 to 1982. Their home arena was the Spectrum)... |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
The Spectrum |
| Phoenix Inferno/Pride Phoenix Inferno The Phoenix Inferno was an American indoor soccer team based out of Phoenix, United States, that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1980 to 1983. In 1983 new ownership renamed the team the Phoenix Pride. The Pride folded at the end of the 1983-1984 season... |
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum The Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, located on the grounds of the Arizona State Fair... |
| Pittsburgh Spirit Pittsburgh Spirit Pittsburgh Spirit were an indoor soccer team based out of Pittsburgh and were one of the original six teams that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League... |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Civic Arena (Pittsburgh) |
| San Diego Sockers | San Diego, California San Diego, California San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round... |
San Diego Sports Arena |
| San Francisco Fog San Francisco Fog (MISL) The San Francisco Fog was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1980-1981.-History:The Fog, which played their home games at the Cow Palace, finished their single season of existence at 11-29... |
Daly City, California Daly City, California Daly City is the largest city in San Mateo County, California, United States, with a 2010 population of 101,123. Located immediately south of San Francisco, it is named in honor of businessman and landowner John Daly.-History:... |
Cow Palace Cow Palace Cow Palace is an indoor arena, in Daly City, California, situated on the city's border with neighboring San Francisco, notable as a sporting arena.-History:... |
| St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Steamers (1979–1988) The original St. Louis Steamers played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 through 1988. Their home fixtures were held at the St. Louis Arena.-Ownership:* Ben Kerner & Partnership * Thomas M... |
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis Arena The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999... |
| St. Louis Storm St. Louis Storm The St. Louis Storm were a soccer team based out of St. Louis that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League. They played from 1989 to 1992. Their home arena was St... |
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
St. Louis Arena St. Louis Arena The St. Louis Arena was an indoor arena located in St. Louis, Missouri, that stood from 1929 to 1999... |
| Tacoma Stars | Tacoma, Washington Tacoma, Washington Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to... |
Tacoma Dome Tacoma Dome The Tacoma Dome is an indoor arena located in Tacoma, Washington, USA, approximately 30 miles south of Seattle.-History:... |
| Wichita Wings Wichita Wings This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979... |
Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area... |
Kansas Coliseum Kansas Coliseum Kansas Coliseum was a complex, in the Wichita suburb, of Valley Center, Kansas, that hosted sporting events, concerts and shows.It consists of four pavilions, one RV park and the 9,686-seat Britt Brown Arena, named for Harry Britton Brown Jr., of Wichita, the former owner of The Wichita Eagle... |
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- Earl ForemanEarl ForemanEarl Foreman was an American lawyer and sports executive.Foreman practiced law in the District of Columbia. He was a minority owner of the Baltimore Bullets franchise in the National Basketball Association and also at one time owned an interest in the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football...
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- Bill Kentling (1986-1989)
- Earl ForemanEarl ForemanEarl Foreman was an American lawyer and sports executive.Foreman practiced law in the District of Columbia. He was a minority owner of the Baltimore Bullets franchise in the National Basketball Association and also at one time owned an interest in the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football...
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Prominent players
Ralph BlackRalph Black (soccer)
Ralph Black is a retired Scottish-American soccer defender who spent most of his career in indoor soccer.-MISL:...
Hernan "Chico" Borja Andy ChapmanAndy Chapman
Andrew "Andy" Chapman is a retired English-American soccer player who saw his greatest success as an indoor player in the United States...
Paul Child Fernando ClavijoFernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo is a retired American soccer football defender and former head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He played three seasons in the American Soccer League, two in the North American Soccer League and ten in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
Dan Counce
Dan Counce
Dan Counce is a retired American soccer player and current professional soccer executive. He played six seasons in the North American Soccer League and six more in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned five caps with the United States national team between 1974 and 1976.-College:After...
Kevin Crow
Kevin Crow
Kevin Troy Crow is a former U.S. soccer defender. He played two seasons in the North American Soccer League, eight in the Major Indoor Soccer League and four in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, all with the San Diego Sockers. He was a first team NASL All Star, a five time MISL All Star and...
Steve David
Steve David
Steve David is a former North American Soccer League star and Trinidad and Tobago international.-Club career:David began his professional career with Police in Trinidad and Tobago. In 1974, he signed with the Miami Toros in the North American Soccer League. That season, the Toros had reached the...
Rick Davis
Rick Davis
Richard Dean Davis is a retired American soccer midfielder, and former captain of the U.S. National Team for much of the 1980s...
Enzo DiPede
Enzo DiPede
Enzo DiPede was a goalkeeper who played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League .Di Pede was a member of the MISL Champion New York Arrows as a backup goalkeeper in 1979–1980. Di Pede won MISL Goalkeeper of the Year honors in 1981 as a member of the Chicago Horizon and later played for the...
Daryl Doran
Daryl Doran
Daryl Doran is a U.S. indoor soccer player. His 827 games are the most of any player in American professional indoor soccer history. Doran currently plays for the St...
Don Ebert
Don Ebert
Don Ebert is a retired U.S. soccer forward who spent most of his career with two indoor clubs, the St. Louis Steamers and the Los Angeles Lazers.-Youth:Ebert attended Rosary High School Missouri...
Pat Ercoli
Pat Ercoli
Pat Ercoli is a retired Canadian soccer player who currently works as General Manager of Rochester Rhinos.-Career:...
Andranik Eskandarian
Andranik Eskandarian
Andranik Eskandarian is an Armenian Iranian-American footballer. He played as a defender for the F.C. Ararat Tehran, Taj F.C. and New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League....
Joey Fink
Joey Fink
Joey Fink is a former U.S. soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the American Soccer League and seven in Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned six caps with the U.S. national team between 1973 and 1975.-Youth and college:Fink played youth soccer...
Jan Goossens
Jan Goossens
Jan Goossens is a former star American indoor soccer player. He was the original MISL's sixth all-time leading scorer with 682 points during his 7 years in the league....
Karl-Heinz Granitza
Karl-Heinz Granitza
Karl-Heinz Granitza was a German football player. In the United States, he is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame....
Gerry GrayGerry Gray
Gerard "Gerry" Gray is a former Canadian national soccer team player who is currently the head coach of Tacoma F.C..-Club career:...
Fred GrgurevFred Grgurev
Ferdo "Fred" Grgurev is a retired Yugoslavian-American football forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
Kai Haaskivi
Kai Haaskivi
Kai Haaskivi is a retired, Finnish, soccer player. He starred in the North American Soccer League, playing outdoor as well as indoor soccer. He also played for the Finland national football team. He now coaches in the United States.- Professional :The 178 cm midfielder began his NASL career...
Tommy Jenkins
Tommy Jenkins
Thomas Ernest "Tommy" Jenkins is a retired English footballer. He played professionally in two continents as a gifted winger and is now a soccer coach in the United States.-Early career:...
Zoran Karic
Zoran Karic
Zoran Karić is a retired Yugoslavian soccer forward who began his career with FK Partizan before spending seventeen seasons playing indoor soccer in the United States. He was the 1988 MISL Rookie of the Year, 1992 MISL leading scorer, 1994 NPSL MVP, and a nine time, first team All Star.-Bio:Karić...
Michael King
Michael King
Michael King, OBE was a New Zealand popular historian, author and biographer. He wrote or edited over 30 books on New Zealand topics, including The Penguin History of New Zealand, which was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004.-Life:King was born in Wellington to Eleanor and Commander Lewis...
Jorgen Kristensen Mickey Kydes
Mickey Kydes
Mickey Kydes is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League, USISL and Major League Soccer. He also spent three seasons in Greece and several in the semi-professional Cosmopolitan Soccer League.-Youth:Kydes played soccer at Norwalk High School...
Doc LawsonDoc Lawson
Aldophus “Doc” Lawson is a former American soccer defender best known for his long indoor career. Lawson played the third most games in the history of the original MISL. He also spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League. Known for his tenacious defending, Doc earned the nickname,...
Tino LettieriTino Lettieri
Martino "Tino" Lettieri is a former NASL and MISL professional soccer goalkeeper, who represented Canada twice at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup.-Playing career:...
Mark LivericMark Liveric
Mirko “Mark” Liveric is a retired Yugoslavian-American soccer forward who spent eight years in the North American Soccer League and seven in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned sixteen caps, scoring three goals, with the U.S. national team.-NASL:...
Dave MacWilliams
Dave MacWilliams
Dave MacWilliams is a retired American soccer forward and head coach who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League...
Scott Manning
Scott Manning (soccer)
Scott Manning is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. He spent four seasons in the American Soccer League where he was the 1980 league leading goalkeeper...
Pato Margetic Hector Marinaro
Hector Marinaro
Hector Luis Marinaro is the all-time leader in points and goals in professional indoor soccer. He is currently the men's soccer coach at John Carroll University.-Youth:...
Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer
Alan Mayer, a native of Islip, New York is a retired soccer goalkeeper from the United States. He played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League and earned six caps with the United States men's national soccer team....
Wes McLeod
Wes McLeod
Wes McLeod is a retired Canadian soccer player who earned eighteen caps with the Canadian national soccer team.-Professional:...
Dale Mitchell
Dale Mitchell (soccer)
Dale William Dink Mitchell is a former top-level professional association football striker who played for several North American teams in the 1980s and 1990s....
George NanchoffGeorge Nanchoff
George Nanchoff is a retired Yugoslavian-American soccer player. He spent three seasons in the North American Soccer League and seven seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned ten caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S...
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira
Victor Nogueira is a retired American soccer goalkeeper. Nogueira spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League, but gained his greatest recognition in over twenty seasons in three indoor leagues, the Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and the second Major...
Steve Pecher
Steve Pecher
Steve Pecher is a retired U.S. soccer defender who is currently the Director of the St. Louis/Busch Soccer Club.-Youth and college:...
Hugo Perez Ljupko PetrovićLjupko Petrovic
Ljubomir "Ljupko" Petrović is a Bosnian Serb former football player, today a football manager and winner of the European Cup in 1991 with Red Star.-Biography:...
PrekiPreki
Predrag Radosavljević is a former American international soccer player of Serbian extraction...
Kim Roentved Carl Rose
Carl Rose
Carl Rose was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in The New Yorker, Popular Science, The Saturday Evening Post, and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award for 1958....
Bruce Savage
Bruce Savage
William Bruce Savage is a retired U.S. soccer defender. He played four seasons in the North American Soccer League, nine in Major Indoor Soccer League and earned sixteen caps with the U.S. national team between 1983 and 1992. He currently coaches youth soccer in Florida.-Youth:Savage grew up in...
Branko SegotaBranko Segota
Branimir "Branko" Šegota is a former Canadian professional soccer forward, starring in the original Major Indoor Soccer League, the North American Soccer League, the Continental Indoor Soccer League, the National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer League.Born in Rijeka, then part...
Stan Stamenkovic
Stan Stamenkovic
Srboljub Stamenković known professionally in the United States as Stan Stamenkovic was a Yugoslav football player...
John Stremlau
John Stremlau
John Stremlau is a retired U.S. soccer player who played five seasons in the North American Soccer League and at least six in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-College:...
Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney (soccer)
Michael "Mike" Sweeney is a former Canadian soccer player.-NASL:In 1980, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League signed Sweeney. He spent three seasons with the Drillers before moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps for the 1983 season...
Zoltan Toth Thompson Usiyan
Thompson Usiyan
Thompson Usiyan is a retired Nigerian football player. He holds the NCAA Division I career scoring record and played in the North American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League, American Soccer League and Continental Indoor Soccer League. He was a member of the Nigerian Olympic soccer which...
Carl ValentineCarl Valentine
Carl Howard Valentine is a former professional soccer player and coach who has had a long association with soccer in the Vancouver area ....
Juli VeeeJuli Veee
Juli Veee is a retired Hungarian American soccer forward. Known as the "Double-deuce, triple-E, the one-and-only Juli Veee", Veee experienced his greatest success as an indoor player with the San Diego Sockers. He also earned four caps, scoring two goals, with the U.S...
Tatu
Tatu (soccer)
Antonio Carlos Pecorari , commonly known as Tatu, is a former Brazilian football player, one of the most accomplished indoor soccer players of all time....
Peter Ward Jean Willrich
Jean Willrich
Jean Willrich is a retired German-American soccer forward. He played two seasons in the Netherlands, eight in the North American Soccer League and twelve in the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Europe:...
Steve ZungulExternal links
- The MISL: A Look Back
- All-Time MISL Standings
- Top Attendance in United States Soccer
- MISL Yearly Awards