View source for 1985-86 American Indoor Soccer Association season

{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1984-85 American Indoor Soccer Association season|1984-85]]
|'''1985-86'''
|[[1986-87 American Indoor Soccer Association season|1986-87]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
|Canton Invaders
|Canton Memorial Civic Center
|Canton, Ohio
|-
|Chicago Vultures
|South Hall Arena at Odeum Expo Center
|Villa Park, Illinois
|-
|Columbus Capitals
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus, Ohio
|-
|Kalamazoo Kangaroos
|Wings Event Center
|Kalamazoo, Michigan
|-
|Louisville Thunder
|Broadbent Arena
|Louisville, Kentucky
|-
|Milwaukee Wave
|Milwaukee Auditorium
|Milwaukee
|}

=== Changes ===

* Chicago Shoccers enfranchised, playing at South Hall Arena at Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.
* Chicago Vultures fold.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
|'''Canton Invaders'''
|'''33'''
|'''7'''
|
|-
|'''Louisville Thunder'''
|'''31'''
|'''9'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Kalamazoo Kangaroos'''
|'''17'''
|'''23'''
|'''16'''
|-
|'''Chicago Shoccers'''
|'''15'''
|'''25'''
|'''18'''
|-
|Columbus Capitals
|13
|27
|20
|-
|Milwaukee Wave
|11
|29
|22
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
!Champions
|-
|'''Canton Invaders'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Canton Invaders'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Canton Invaders'''
|-
|Chicago Shoccers
|0
|-
|'''Louisville Thunder'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |Louisville Thunder
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|Kalamazoo Kangaroos
|0
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|AISA All-Star Game
|American Indoor Soccer Association
|4-9
|'''Canton Invaders'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|DuPage County, Illinois
|Villa Park, Illinois
|South Hall Arena at Odeum Expo Center
|Chicago Shoccers
|20
|
|20
|-
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Stark County, Ohio
| rowspan="2" |Canton, Ohio
| rowspan="2" |Canton Memorial Civic Center
|Canton Invaders
|20
|Four
|24
|-
|AISA All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus Capitals
|20
|
|20
|-
|Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Kalamazoo County, Michigan
|Kalamazoo, Michigan
|Wings Event Center
|Kalamazoo Wings
|20
|One
|21
|-
|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Broadbent Arena
|Louisville Thunder
|20
|Three
|23
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|Milwaukee Auditorium
|Milwaukee Wave
|20
|
|20
|-
|Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Winnebago County, Illinois
|Rockford, Illinois
|BMO Center
|Chicago Shoccers
|
|One
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''120'''
|'''Nine'''
|'''130'''
|}
[[Category:1985-86]]
[[Category:American Indoor Soccer Association seasons]]