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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1985-86 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1985-86]]
|'''1986-87'''
|[[1987-88 Major Indoor Soccer League season|1987-88]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|Baltimore Blast
|CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore
|-
|Chicago Sting
|Allstate Arena
|Rosemont, Illinois
|-
|Cleveland Force
|Richfield Coliseum
|Summit County, Ohio
|-
|Dallas Sidekicks
|Reunion Arena
|Dallas
|-
|Minnesota Strikers
|Met Center
|Bloomington, Minnesota
|-
|New York Express (''folded during season'')
|Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Uniondale, New York
|-
| rowspan="6" |Western Division
|Kansas City Comets
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Los Angeles Lazers
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|San Diego Sockers
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis
|-
|Tacoma Stars
|Tacoma Dome
|Tacoma, Washington
|-
|Wichita Wings
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Park City, Kansas
|}

=== Changes ===

* Chicago Sting relocate from Chicago Stadium in Chicago to Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
* New York Express enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
* Pittsburgh Spirit fold.
* New York Express fold during season.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''34'''
|'''18'''
|
|-
|'''Baltimore Blast'''
|'''33'''
|'''19'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Dallas Sidekicks'''
|'''28'''
|'''24'''
|'''6'''
|-
|'''Minnesota Strikers'''
|'''26'''
|'''26'''
|'''8'''
|-
|Chicago Sting
|23
|29
|11
|-
|New York Express
|3
|23
|18
|-
| rowspan="6" |Western Division
|'''Tacoma Stars'''
|'''35'''
|'''17'''
|
|-
|'''Kansas City Comets'''
|'''28'''
|'''24'''
|'''7'''
|-
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''27'''
|'''25'''
|'''8'''
|-
|'''Wichita Wings'''
|'''27'''
|'''25'''
|'''8'''
|-
|St. Louis Steamers
|19
|33
|16
|-
|Los Angeles Lazers
|16
|36
|19
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
|'''Cleveland Force'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland Force
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="4" |'''Dallas Sidekicks'''
| rowspan="4" |'''4'''
| rowspan="8" |'''Dallas Sidekicks'''
|-
|Minnesota Strikers
|2
|-
|Baltimore Blast
|2
| rowspan="2" |'''Dallas Sidekicks'''
| rowspan="2" |'''4'''
|-
|'''Dallas Sidekicks'''
|'''3'''
|-
|'''Tacoma Stars'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Tacoma Stars'''
| rowspan="2" |'''4'''
| rowspan="4" |Tacoma Stars
| rowspan="4" |3
|-
|Wichita Wings
|2
|-
|Kansas City Comets
|2
| rowspan="2" |San Diego Sockers
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|'''San Diego Sockers'''
|'''3'''
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|'''Eastern Division'''
|6-5
|Western 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
|Rosemont, Illinois
|Allstate Arena
|Chicago Sting
|26
|
|26
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Summit County, Ohio
|Unincorporated
|Richfield Coliseum
|Cleveland Force
|26
|Six
|32
|-
|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
|26
|Seven
|33
|-
|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
|26
|Three
|29
|-
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles County, California
| rowspan="2" |Inglewood, California
| rowspan="2" |Kia Forum
|Los Angeles Lazers
|26
|
|26
|-
|MISL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|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
|26
|Two
|28
|-
|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 Express
|13
|
|13
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Pechanga Arena San Diego
|San Diego Sockers
|26
|Five
|31
|-
|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
|26
|11
|37
|-
|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
|26
|
|26
|-
|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
|26
|Three
|29
|-
|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
|26
|Two
|28
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''299'''
|'''39'''
|'''339'''
|}
[[Category:1986-87]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1990) seasons]]

1986-87 Major Indoor Soccer League season - Revision history