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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1981-82 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1981-82]]
|'''1982-83'''
|[[1983-84 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1983-84]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="7" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Blast
|CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore
|-
|Buffalo Stallions
|Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
|Buffalo, New York
|-
|Chicago Sting
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Cleveland Force
|Richfield Coliseum
|Summit County, Ohio
|-
|Memphis Americans
|Mid-South Coliseum
|Memphis, Tennessee
|-
|New York Arrows
|Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Uniondale, New York
|-
|Pittsburgh Spirit
|Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|Golden Bay Earthquakes
|Oakland Arena
|Oakland, California
|-
|Kansas City Comets
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Los Angeles Lazers
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|Phoenix Inferno
|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Phoenix
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis
|-
|Wichita Wings
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Park City, Kansas
|}

=== Changes ===

* Chicago Sting transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
* Denver Avalanche suspend operations before Denver Avalanche resume operations, relocate from McNichols Sports Arena in Denver to Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, and renamed Tacoma Stars in 1983-84.
* Golden Bay Earthquakes transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California.
* Los Angeles Lazers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
* Memphis Americans realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
* New Jersey Rockets fold.
* Philadelphia Fever fold.
* San Diego Sockers transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="7" |Eastern Division
|'''Baltimore Blast'''
|'''30'''
|'''18'''
|
|-
|'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''29'''
|'''19'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''28'''
|'''20'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''New York Arrows'''
|'''24'''
|'''24'''
|'''6'''
|-
|Pittsburgh Spirit
|24
|24
|6
|-
|Buffalo Stallions
|22
|26
|8
|-
|Memphis Americans
|19
|29
|11
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''32'''
|'''16'''
|
|-
|'''Wichita Wings'''
|'''27'''
|'''21'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Kansas City Comets'''
|'''26'''
|'''22'''
|'''6'''
|-
|'''St. Louis Steamers'''
|'''26'''
|'''22'''
|'''6'''
|-
|Phoenix Inferno
|24
|24
|8
|-
|Golden Bay Earthquakes
|17
|31
|15
|-
|Los Angeles Lazers
|8
|40
|24
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
!Champions
|-
|'''Baltimore Blast'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Baltimore Blast'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |Baltimore Blast
| rowspan="4" |2
| rowspan="8" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
|-
|New York Arrows
|1
|-
|'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland Force
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
|Chicago Sting
|1
|-
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
| rowspan="4" |'''3'''
|-
|Kansas City Comets
|0
|-
|'''Wichita Wings'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Wichita Wings
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|1
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|Eastern Division
|5-6
|'''Western Division'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Erie County, New York
|Buffalo, New York
|Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
|Buffalo Stallions
|24
|
|24
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Sting
|24
|One
|25
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Summit County, Ohio
|Unincorporated
|Richfield Coliseum
|Cleveland Force
|24
|Four
|28
|-
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Jackson County, Missouri
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City, Missouri
| rowspan="2" |Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City Comets
|24
|One
|25
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Inglewood, California
|Kia Forum
|Los Angeles Lazers
|24
|
|24
|-
|Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Shelby County, Tennessee
|Memphis, Tennessee
|Mid-South Coliseum
|Memphis Americans
|24
|
|24
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
|Nassau County, New York
|Uniondale, New York
|Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|New York Arrows
|24
|One
|25
|-
|Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Maricopa County, Arizona
|Phoenix
|Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Phoenix Inferno
|24
|
|24
|-
|Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh
|Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh Spirit
|24
|
|24
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego Sockers
|24
|Six
|30
|-
|San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
|San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, California
|Oakland, California
|Oakland Arena
|Golden Bay Earthquakes
|24
|
|24
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis Steamers
|24
|One
|25
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Baltimore
|CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore Blast
|24
|Seven
|31
|-
|Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sedgwick County, Kansas
|Wichita, Kansas
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Wichita Wings
|24
|Three
|27
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''336'''
|'''24'''
|'''361'''
|}
[[Category:1982-83]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1990) seasons]]

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