2003-04 Major Indoor Soccer League season
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| 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | Kansas City Comets | Hy-Vee Arena | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Milwaukee Wave | UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee | |
| St. Louis Steamers | The Family Arena | St. Charles, Missouri | |
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Blast | CFG Bank Arena | Baltimore |
| Cleveland Force | Wolstein Center | Cleveland | |
| Philadelphia KiXX | The Spectrum | Philadelphia | |
| Western Division | Dallas Sidekicks | Reunion Arena | Dallas |
| La Furia de Monterrey | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| San Diego Sockers | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego |
Changes
- League realigned into Central Division, Eastern Division, and Western Division.
- Baltimore Blast realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
- Cleveland Force realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
- Dallas Sidekicks realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
- Harrisburg Heat fold.
- Kansas City Comets realigned from Western Conference to Central Division.
- La Furia de Monterrey enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
- Milwaukee Wave relocate from Bradley Center to UWM Panther Arena and realigned from Western Conference to Central Division.
- Philadelphia KiXX realigned from Eastern Conference to Eastern Division.
- San Diego Sockers realigned from Western Conference to Western Division.
- St. Louis Steamers resume operations, transfer from World Indoor Soccer League, and aligned into Central Division, playing at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Division | Milwaukee Wave | 27 | 9 | |
| Kansas City Comets | 17 | 19 | 10 | |
| St. Louis Steamers | 14 | 22 | 13 | |
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Blast | 25 | 11 | |
| Philadelphia KiXX | 20 | 16 | 5 | |
| Cleveland Force | 15 | 21 | 10 | |
| Western Division | Dallas Sidekicks | 21 | 15 | |
| San Diego Sockers | 13 | 23 | 8 | |
| La Furia de Monterrey | 10 | 26 | 11 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Team (Single-Game) | Team (Best-of-Five) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Wave | 7 | Milwaukee Wave | 0 | Baltimore Blast | ||
| Philadelphia KiXX | 5 | Kansas City Comets | 3 | |||
| Kansas City Comets | 8 | |||||
| Baltimore Blast | 6 | Baltimore Blast | 3 | |||
| Dallas Sidekicks | 7 | Dallas Sidekicks | 1 | |||
| Cleveland Force | 4 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISL All-Star Game | International | 1-10 | USA |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area | Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cuyahoga County, Ohio | Cleveland | Wolstein Center | Cleveland Force | 18 | 18 | ||
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Arena | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Dallas County, Texas | Dallas | Reunion Arena | Dallas Sidekicks | 18 | One | 19 |
| 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 Comets | 18 | 18 | ||
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Milwaukee | UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee Wave | 18 | Three | 21 | |
| 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 | 18 | One | 19 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego Sockers | 18 | 18 | |||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Charles County, Missouri | St. Charles, Missouri | The Family Arena | St. Louis Steamers | 18 | 18 | ||
| MISL All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore | CFG Bank Arena | Baltimore Blast | 18 | Two | 20 | ||
| Zona Metropolitana de Monterrey | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Arena Monterrey | La Furia de Monterrey | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 162 | Seven | 170 | ||||||
