1997–98_National_Professional_Soccer_League_season
1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season
Football league season
The 1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season was the fourteenth season for the league. Also marks the twentieth season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Milwaukee Wave |
Matches played | 260 |
Top goalscorer | Hector Marinaro (87) |
Highest attendance | 18,197 Philadelphia at Milwaukee (March 13) |
Average attendance | 6,369 |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
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American Conference
East Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Philadelphia KiXX | 40 | 26 | 14 | 569 | 484 | +85 | .650 | — |
2 | Harrisburg Heat | 40 | 21 | 19 | 530 | 518 | +12 | .525 | 5 |
3 | Baltimore Spirit | 40 | 12 | 28 | 487 | 569 | −82 | .300 | 14 |
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Source: RSSSF
Central Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Milwaukee Wave | 40 | 28 | 12 | 593 | 486 | +107 | .700 | — |
2 | Cleveland Crunch | 40 | 21 | 19 | 627 | 612 | +15 | .525 | 7 |
3 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 40 | 15 | 25 | 563 | 604 | −41 | .375 | 13 |
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Source: RSSSF
National Conference
North Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Buffalo Blizzard | 40 | 21 | 19 | 495 | 504 | −9 | .525 | — |
2 | Edmonton Drillers | 40 | 18 | 22 | 428 | 418 | +10 | .450 | 3 |
3 | Montreal Impact | 40 | 16 | 24 | 455 | 518 | −63 | .400 | 5 |
4 | Detroit Rockers | 40 | 13 | 27 | 464 | 571 | −107 | .325 | 8 |
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Source: RSSSF
Midwest Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB |
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1 | St. Louis Ambush | 40 | 27 | 13 | 625 | 513 | +112 | .675 | — |
2 | Wichita Wings | 40 | 22 | 18 | 575 | 559 | +16 | .550 | 5 |
3 | Kansas City Attack | 40 | 20 | 20 | 442 | 497 | −55 | .500 | 7 |
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Source: RSSSF
Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Milwaukee Wave | 19 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A4 | Harrisburg Heat | 14 | 5 | 18 | A4 | Harrisburg Heat | 4 | 11 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 12 | 27 | 13 | American Conference | A1 | Milwaukee Wave | 7 | 19 | 12 | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Philadelphia KiXX | 10 | 29 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Cleveland Crunch | 4 | 27 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Milwaukee Wave | 16 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 21 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | St. Louis Ambush | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | St. Louis Ambush | 17 | 18 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N4 | Kansas City Attack | 8 | 14 | – | N4 | Kansas City Attack | 8 | 15 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N5 | Edmonton Drillers | 4 | 8 | – | National Conference | N1 | St. Louis Ambush | 17 | 10 | 14 | 19 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Wichita Wings | 9 | 8 | 21 | 11 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N2 | Buffalo Blizzard | 16 | 14 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Wichita Wings | 19 | 15 | – |
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
More information Player, Team ...
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Hector Marinaro | Cleveland | 36 | 87 | 43 | 212 |
Zoran Karić | Cleveland | 35 | 62 | 91 | 206 |
Gino DiFlorio | Cincinnati | 40 | 67 | 48 | 177 |
Joe Reiniger | St. Louis | 39 | 61 | 39 | 164 |
Bernie Lilavois | Cincinnati | 40 | 66 | 24 | 150 |
Bojan Vučković | Baltimore | 32 | 60 | 38 | 148 |
Michael King | Milwaukee | 40 | 52 | 35 | 139 |
Rudy Pikuzinski | Buffalo | 38 | 53 | 38 | 139 |
Kevin Sloan | Philadelphia | 36 | 57 | 23 | 131 |
Franklin McIntosh | St. Louis | 34 | 38 | 55 | 127 |
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- Most Valuable Player: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
- Defender of the Year: Matt Knowles, Philadelphia
- Rookie of the Year: Travis Roy, Detroit
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
- Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
- Playoffs MVP: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
More information First Team, Position ...
First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
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Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Scott Hileman, Edmonton | Pete Pappas, Philadelphia |
Daryl Doran, St. Louis | D | Wes Wade, Kansas City | Richard Chinapoo, Harrisburg |
Matt Knowles, Philadelphia | D | Omid Namazi, Philadelphia | Randy Prescott, Detroit
Todd Rattee, Edmonton |
Zoran Karić, Cleveland | M | Gino DiFlorio, Cincinnati | Kevin Sloan, Philadelphia |
Hector Marinaro, Cleveland | F | Michael King, Milwaukee | Bojan Vučković, Baltimore |
Joe Reiniger, St Louis | F | Erik Rasmussen, Wichita | Rudy Pikuzinski, Buffalo |
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More information First Team, Position ...
First Team | Position | Second Team |
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Kevin Zimmerman, Kansas City | G | Paul Shepherd, Edmonton |
Kyle Swords, Harrisburg | D | Bo Simic, Cleveland |
Chris Jahr, Milwaukee | D | O'Neil Brown, Edmonton |
Garret Kusch, Wichita | M | Kyle Bosch, Edmonton |
Shawn Beyer, Kansas City | F | Matt Tirschman, Baltimore |
Travis Roy, Detroit | F | Shawn Boney, Cleveland |
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