1987–88 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Major Indoor Soccer League
Season1987–88
ChampionsSan Diego Sockers
(4th title)
Matches played308
Top goalscorerHector Marinaro (58 goals)
Average attendance8,439

The 1987–88 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the tenth in league history and ended with the San Diego Sockers winning their sixth indoor title in seven years over the Cleveland Force.

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
Chicago Sting Chicago, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
Cleveland Force Cleveland, Ohio Richfield Coliseum
Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
Kansas City Comets Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
Los Angeles Lazers Inglewood, California The Forum
Minnesota Strikers Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
St. Louis Steamers St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena
Tacoma Stars Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
Wichita Wings Wichita, Kansas Kansas Coliseum

Map of clubs

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Eastern Division Western Division

Regular Season Schedule

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Main article: 1987-88 Major Indoor Soccer League regular season schedule

The 1987-88 regular season schedule ran from November 4, 1987, to April 17, 1988. The schedule was lengthened to 56 games per team, the longest to date in MISL history.[1]

Final standings

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Playoff teams in bold.

Eastern Division W L Pct. GB GF GA Home Road
Minnesota Strikers 31 25 .554 - 274 252 22-6 9-19
Cleveland Force 30 26 .536 1 242 219 20-8 10-18
Dallas Sidekicks 28 28 .500 3 200 204 22-6 6-22
Baltimore Blast 25 31 .446 6 235 249 18-10 7-21
Chicago Sting 24 32 .429 7 227 247 15-13 9-19
Western Division W L Pct. GB GF GA Home Road
San Diego Sockers 42 14 .750 - 277 189 23-5 19-9
Los Angeles Lazers 31 25 .554 11 291 266 17-11 14-14
Kansas City Comets 29 27 .518 13 294 290 19-9 10-18
Tacoma Stars 27 29 .482 15 259 285 21-7 6-22
Wichita Wings 23 33 .411 19 232 261 18-10 5-23
St. Louis Steamers 18 38 .321 24 214 280 12-16 6-22

Playoffs

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Division Semifinals Division Finals Championship Series
         
E1 Minnesota Strikers 3
E4 Baltimore Blast 1
E1 Minnesota Strikers 1
E2 Cleveland Force 4
E2 Cleveland Force 3
E3 Dallas Sidekicks 1
E2 Cleveland Force 0
W1 San Diego Sockers 4
W1 San Diego Sockers 3
W4 Tacoma Stars 1
W1 San Diego Sockers 4
W3 Kansas City Comets 3
W2 Los Angeles Lazers 0
W3 Kansas City Comets 3
  • QUARTER-FINALS:
    • Minnesota defeated Baltimore, 5–3, 4–2, 1–5, 9-4
    • Cleveland defeated Dallas, 3–2, 3–6, 5-4 (2OT), 5-2
    • Kansas City defeated Los Angeles, 9–6, 4–2, 7-5
    • San Diego defeated Tacoma, 6–2, 3-4 (OT), 7–2, 7-6
  • SEMI-FINALS:
    • Cleveland defeated Minnesota, 7–3, 0–7, 5–4, 5–2, 7-2
    • San Diego defeated Kansas City, 4–5, 5–4, 6-7(OT), 3–7, 7–1, 6–1, 8-5
  • CHAMPIONSHIP:
    • San Diego defeated Cleveland, 6-5(OT), 6–1, 3–2, 7-4

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Erik Rasmussen Wichita Wings 51 55 57 112
Preki Tacoma Stars 56 53 58 111
Jan Goossens Kansas City Comets 53 45 56 101
Chico Borja Los Angeles Lazers 54 47 51 98
Dale Mitchell Kansas City Comets 51 48 47 95
Branko Segota San Diego Sockers 45 56 33 89
Thompson Usiyan Los Angeles Lazers 51 52 36 88
Peter Ward Tacoma Stars 52 47 41 88
Steve Zungul Tacoma Stars 52 47 41 88
Hector Marinaro Minnesota Strikers 56 58 23 81

All-MISL Teams

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First Team   Position   Second Team
Zoltan Toth, San Diego G Krys Sobieski, Dallas
Kevin Crow, San Diego D Bruce Savage, Baltimore
Fernando Clavijo, San Diego D Chris Whyte, Los Angeles
Branko Segota, San Diego M Chico Borja, Los Angeles
Preki, Tacoma F Hector Marinaro, Minnesota
Erik Rasmussen, Wichita F Jan Goossens, Kansas City

League awards

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Most Valuable Player: Erik Rasmussen, Wichita

Scoring Champion: Erik Rasmussen, Wichita

Pass Master: Preki, Tacoma

Defender of the Year: Kevin Crow, San Diego

Rookie of the Year: David Doyle, Kansas City

Newcomer of the Year: Nanad Zigante, Wichita

Goalkeeper of the Year: Zoltan Toth, San Diego

Coach of the Year: Ron Newman, San Diego

Championship Series Most Valuable Player: Hugo Perez, San Diego

Championship Series Unsung Hero: George Fernandez, San Diego

References

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  1. ^ MISL Official Tenth Anniversary Guide. 1987. pp. 47–49.

Leary, Dan; Griffin, John (1987). MISL Official Tenth Anniversary Guide. New York, NY: Major Indoor Soccer League Communications Department.

Griffin, John, ed. (1988). MISL Official Guide 1988-89. Overland Park, KS: Major Indoor Soccer League Communications Department.

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