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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1983-84 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1983-84]]
|'''1984-85'''
|[[1985-86 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1985-86]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="7" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Blast
|CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore
|-
|Chicago Sting
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago
|-
|Cleveland Force
|Richfield Coliseum
|Summit County, Ohio
|-
|Minnesota Strikers
|Met Center
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|-
|New York Cosmos (''folded during season'')
|Meadowlands Arena
|East Rutherford, New Jersey
|-
|Pittsburgh Spirit
|Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|Dallas Sidekicks
|Reunion Arena
|Dallas
|-
|Kansas City Comets
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Las Vegas Americans
|Thomas & Mack Center
|Paradise, Nevada
|-
|Los Angeles Lazers
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego
|-
|Tacoma Stars
|Tacoma Dome
|Tacoma, Washington
|-
|Wichita Wings
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Park City, Kansas
|}

=== Changes ===

* Buffalo Stallions fold.
* Chicago Sting transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
* Dallas Sidekicks enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
* Ft. Lauderdale Strikers resume indoor operations, transfer from North American Soccer League, relocate from Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida to Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, renamed Minnesota Strikers, and aligned into Eastern Division.
* Memphis Americans relocate from Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee to Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, renamed Las Vegas Americans, and realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.
* New York Arrows fold.
* New York Cosmos transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
* Phoenix Pride fold.
* San Diego Sockers transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego.
* St. Louis Steamers realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
* New York Cosmos fold during season.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="7" |Eastern Division
|'''Baltimore Blast'''
|'''32'''
|'''16'''
|
|-
|'''Chicago Sting'''
|'''28'''
|'''20'''
|'''4'''
|-
|'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''27'''
|'''21'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Minnesota Strikers'''
|'''24'''
|'''24'''
|'''8'''
|-
|'''St. Louis Steamers'''
|'''24'''
|'''24'''
|'''8'''
|-
|Pittsburgh Spirit
|19
|29
|13
|-
|New York Cosmos
|11
|22
|13.5
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''37'''
|'''11'''
|
|-
|'''Las Vegas Americans'''
|'''30'''
|'''18'''
|'''7'''
|-
|'''Los Angeles Lazers'''
|'''24'''
|'''24'''
|'''13'''
|-
|'''Kansas City Comets'''
|'''22'''
|'''26'''
|'''15'''
|-
|'''Wichita Wings'''
|'''21'''
|'''26'''
|'''15.5'''
|-
|Tacoma Stars
|17
|31
|20
|-
|Dallas Sidekicks
|12
|36
|25
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="3" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
| rowspan="3" |'''3'''
| rowspan="6" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
| rowspan="6" |'''4'''
| rowspan="10" |'''San Diego Sockers'''
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|0
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City Comets
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|'''Kansas City Comets'''
|'''2'''
|-
| colspan="3" |Las Vegas Americans
|1
| rowspan="3" |Minnesota Strikers
| rowspan="3" |2
|-
|'''Minnesota Strikers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Minnesota Strikers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
|-
|Wichita Wings
|1
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Baltimore Blast'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Baltimore Blast'''
| rowspan="2" |'''3'''
| rowspan="4" |Baltimore Blast
| rowspan="4" |1
|-
| colspan="3" |Los Angeles Lazers
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |Chicago Sting
|1
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland Force
| rowspan="2" |2
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''3'''
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|'''Western Division'''
|11-7
|Eastern Division
|}

== 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
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago Stadium
|Chicago Sting
|24
|Two
|26
|-
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Summit County, Ohio
| rowspan="2" |Unincorporated
| rowspan="2" |Richfield Coliseum
|Cleveland Force
|24
|Four
|28
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area
|Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
|Dallas County, Texas
|Dallas
|Reunion Arena
|Dallas Sidekicks
|24
|
|24
|-
|Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jackson County, Missouri
|Kansas City, Missouri
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City Comets
|24
|Two
|26
|-
|Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Clark County, Nevada
|Paradise, Nevada
|Thomas & Mack Center
|Las Vegas Americans
|24
|Two
|26
|-
|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
|One
|25
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|Met Center
|Minnesota Strikers
|24
|Six
|30
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|Bergen County, New Jersey
|East Rutherford, New Jersey
|Meadowlands Arena
|New York Cosmos
|16
|
|16
|-
|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
|Eight
|32
|-
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division
|Pierce County, Washington
|Tacoma, Washington
|Tacoma Dome
|Tacoma Stars
|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
|One
|25
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''328'''
|'''34'''
|'''363'''
|}
[[Category:1984-85]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1990) seasons]]

1984-85 Major Indoor Soccer League season - Revision history