1997-98 National Professional Soccer League season

Seasons

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
American Conference	Central Division	Cincinnati Silverbacks	Heritage Bank Center	Cincinnati
		Cleveland Crunch	Wolstein Center	Cleveland
		Milwaukee Wave	Bradley Center	Milwaukee
	East Division	Baltimore Spirit	CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore
		Harrisburg Heat	New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
		Philadelphia KiXX	The Spectrum	Philadelphia
National Conference	Midwest Division	Kansas City Attack	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
		St. Louis Ambush	Enterprise Center	St. Louis
		Wichita Wings	Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum	Park City, Kansas
	North Division	Buffalo Blizzard	KeyBank Center	Buffalo, New York
		Detroit Rockers	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit
		Edmonton Drillers	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton, Alberta
		Impact de Montréal	Centre Bell	Montréal

Changes

• Cincinnati Silverbacks relocate from Cincinnati Gardens to Heritage Bank Center.
• Columbus Invaders relocate from Battelle Hall in Columbus, Ohio to Centre Bell in Montréal, renamed Impact de Montréal, serving as indoor operations for Impact de Montréal of USISL A-League, and realigned from American Conference Central Division to National Conference North Division.
• Milwaukee Wave realigned from National Conference Midwest Division to American Conference Central Division.
• Tampa Bay Terror fold.
• Toronto Shooting Stars fold.

Regular Season Results

Conference	Division	Team	W	L	GB
American Conference	Central Division	Milwaukee Wave	28	12
		Cleveland Crunch	21	19	7
		Cincinnati Silverbacks	15	25	13
	East Division	Philadelphia KiXX	26	14
		Harrisburg Heat	21	19	5
		Baltimore Spirit	12	28	14
National Conference	Midwest Division	St. Louis Ambush	27	13
		Wichita Wings	22	18	5
		Kansas City Attack	20	20	7
	North Division	Buffalo Blizzard	21	19
		Edmonton Drillers	18	22	3
		Impact de Montréal	16	24	5
		Detroit Rockers	13	27	8

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Milwaukee Wave			2	Milwaukee Wave	3	Milwaukee Wave	4	Milwaukee Wave
Harrisburg Heat	2	Harrisburg Heat	0
Cincinnati Silverbacks	1
Philadelphia KiXX			2	Philadelphia KiXX	1
Cleveland Crunch			0
St. Louis Ambush			2	St. Louis Ambush	3	St. Louis Ambush	1
Kansas City Attack	2	Kansas City Attack	0
Edmonton Drillers	0
Buffalo Blizzard			0	Wichita Wings	1
Wichita Wings			2

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
NPSL All-Star Game	National Conference	17-28	American Conference

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		Erie County, New York	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center	Buffalo Blizzard	20	One	21
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Heritage Bank Center	Cincinnati Silverbacks	20	One	21
						NPSL All-Star Game			One
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Cuyahoga County, Ohio	Cleveland	Wolstein Center	Cleveland Crunch	20	One	21
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division	Wayne County, Michigan	Detroit	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit Rockers	20		20
Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area				Edmonton, Alberta	Northlands Coliseum	Edmonton Drillers	20	One	21
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Dauphin County, Pennsylvania	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center	Harrisburg Heat	20	Three	23
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City Attack	20	Two	22
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area		Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	Milwaukee	Bradley Center	Milwaukee Wave	20	Six	26
Montréal Census Metropolitan Area				Montréal	Centre Bell	Impact de Montréal	20		20
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division	Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	The Spectrum	Philadelphia KiXX	20	Three	23
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		Enterprise Center	St. Louis Ambush	20	Five	25
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore Spirit	20		20
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sedgwick County, Kansas	Park City, Kansas	Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum	Wichita Wings	20	Three	23
Total							260	26	287