2003–04 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Major Indoor Soccer League
Season2003–04
ChampionsBaltimore Blast
2nd title
Matches played162
Goals scored1,790 (11.05 per match)
Top goalscorerGreg Howes (57)
Biggest home winKansas City 6–15 Milwaukee (November 14)
Biggest away winPhiladelphia 13–8 Kansas City (November 28)
Baltimore 11–6 St. Louis (January 17)
Milwaukee 8–3 Philadelphia (February 22)
Dallas 8–3 Monterrey (March 10)
Dallas 8–3 St. Louis (March 17)
Longest winning run7 games by Baltimore (January 2–23)
Longest losing run7 games by Monterrey (December 27–January 23)
Average attendance5,587

The 2003–04 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the third season for the league. The regular season started on October 4, 2003, and ended on April 5, 2004.[1]

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland 1st Mariner Arena
Cleveland Force Cleveland, Ohio CSU Convocation Center
Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
Kansas City Comets Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, Wisconsin UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Monterrey Fury Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey
Philadelphia KiXX Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Spectrum
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
St. Louis Steamers St. Louis, Missouri Family Arena

Map of clubs

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Eastern Division Central Division Western Division

League standings

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Central Division

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Milwaukee Wave 36 27 9 235 161 +74 .750 —
2 Kansas City Comets 36 17 19 227 270 −43 .472 10
3 St. Louis Steamers 36 14 22 158 205 −47 .389 13
Source: [2]

Eastern Division

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Baltimore Blast 36 25 11 241 192 +49 .694 —
2 Philadelphia KiXX 36 20 16 194 184 +10 .556 5
3 Cleveland Force 36 15 21 178 200 −22 .417 10
Source: [2]

Western Division

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Dallas Sidekicks 36 21 15 213 167 +46 .583 —
2 San Diego Sockers 36 13 23 160 195 −35 .361 8
3 Monterrey Fury 36 10 26 184 216 −32 .278 11
Source: [2]

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
1 Milwaukee Wave 7
4 Philadelphia KiXX 5 5 Kansas City Comets 3
5 Kansas City Comets 8 1 Milwaukee Wave 3 4 2 – –
2 Baltimore Blast 12 8 6 – –
2 Baltimore Blast 6
3 Dallas Sidekicks 7 3 Dallas Sidekicks 1
6 Cleveland Force 4

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts
Greg Howes Milwaukee 36 57 28 85
Genoni Martinez Monterrey 35 39 28 67
Carlos Farias Baltimore 35 22 43 65
Dino Delevski Kansas City 30 43 20 63
Marco Lopez Monterrey 35 29 32 61
Todd Dusosky Milwaukee 31 24 36 60
Denison Cabral Baltimore 36 36 16 52
Paul Wright San Diego 31 21 28 49
Steve Butcher St. Louis 29 31 17 48
Goran Vasić Philadelphia 35 14 34 48

Source:[3]

League awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Greg Howes, Milwaukee
  • Defender of the Year: Genoni Martinez, Monterrey
  • Rookie of the Year: Jamar Beasley, Kansas City
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Pete Pappas, Philadelphia
  • Coach of the Year: Tatu, Dallas
  • Championship Series MVP: Scott Hileman, Baltimore

Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9]

All-MISL Teams

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Pete Pappas, Philadelphia G Dan Green, Milwaukee
Genoni Martinez, Monterrey D Sean Bowers, San Diego
Pat Morris, Philadelphia D Jeff Davis, Kansas City
Greg Howes, Milwaukee F Dino Delevski, Kansas City
Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee F Denison Cabral, Baltimore
Carlos Farias, San Diego F Don D'Ambra, Philadelphia

Source:[10]

All-Rookie Team

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Player Pos. Team
Sanaldo Carvalho G Kansas City
Jeremy Aldrich D Philadelphia
Adam Guren D Cleveland
Jamar Beasley F Kansas City
Adauto Neto F Cleveland
Shaun David F Dallas

Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Stat Central: Scoreboard: Monterrey Fury". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 9, 2004. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Stat Central: Standings". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2003-04 Major Indoor Soccer League Leaders". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "GREG HOWES NAMED MISL 2003-04 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Martinez repeats as MISL Defender of the Year". oursportscentral.com. Major Indoor Soccer League. May 4, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "BEASLEY WINS MISL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pappas named MISL Goalkeeper of the Year". oursportscentral.com. Philadelphia KiXX. May 5, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "TATU NAMED MIDWEST AIRLINES MISL COACH OF THE YEAR". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 2, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "BLAST DEFEATS WAVE, 6-2, IN GAME 3 OF MISL CHAMPIONSHIP". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "League names All-MISL teams". oursportscentral.com. Major Indoor Soccer League. April 27, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "MISL All-Rookie Team announced". oursportscentral.com. Major Indoor Soccer League. April 29, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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