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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1994-95 National Professional Soccer League season|1994-95]]
|'''1995-96'''
|[[1996-97 National Professional Soccer League season|1996-97]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="7" |American Conference
| rowspan="3" |Central Division
|Cincinnati Silverbacks
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati
|-
|Columbus Invaders
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus, Ohio
|-
|Cleveland Crunch
|Wolstein Center
|Cleveland
|-
| rowspan="4" |East Division
|Baltimore Spirit
|CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore
|-
|Harrisburg Heat
|New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
|-
|Philadelphia KiXX
|The Spectrum
|Philadelphia
|-
|Tampa Bay Terror
|Bayfront Center
|St. Petersburg, Florida
|-
| rowspan="8" |National Conference
| rowspan="4" |Midwest Division
|Kansas City Attack
|Hy-Vee Arena
|Kansas City, Missouri
|-
|Milwaukee Wave
|Bradley Center
|Milwaukee
|-
|St. Louis Ambush
|Enterprise Center
|St. Louis
|-
|Wichita Wings
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Park City, Kansas
|-
| rowspan="4" |North Division
|Buffalo Blizzard
|KeyBank Center
|Buffalo, New York
|-
|Detroit Rockers
|Joe Louis Arena
|Detroit
|-
|Edmonton Drillers
|Northlands Coliseum
|Edmonton, Alberta
|-
|Toronto Shooting Stars
|Maple Leaf Gardens
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|}

=== Changes ===

* League realigned into American Conference, divided into Central Division and East Division, and National Conference, divided into Midwest Division and North Division.
* Baltimore Spirit realigned from American Division to American Conference East Division.
* Buffalo Blizzard relocate from Buffalo Memorial Auditorium to KeyBank Center and realigned from American Division to National Conference North Division.
* Canton Invaders relocate from Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio to Battelle Hall in Columbus, Ohio, renamed Columbus Invaders, and realigned from American Division to American Conference Central Division.
* Chicago Power relocate from Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago to Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, renamed Edmonton Drillers, and realigned from National Division to National Conference North Division.
* Cincinnati Silverbacks realigned from American Division to American Conference Central Division.
* Cleveland Crunch realigned from American Division to American Conference Central Division.
* Detroit Rockers relocate from Cobo Arena at Cobo Center to Joe Louis Arena and realigned from National Division to National Conference North Division.
* Harrisburg Heat realigned from American Division to American Conference East Division.
* Kansas City Attack realigned from National Division to National Conference Midwest Division.
* Milwaukee Wave realigned from National Division to National Conference Midwest Division.
* Philadelphia KiXX enfranchised in American Conference East Division, playing at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
* St. Louis Ambush realigned from National Division to National Conference Midwest Division.
* Tampa Bay Terror realigned from American Division to American Conference East Division.
* Toronto Shooting Stars enfranchised in National Conference North Division, playing at Maple Leaf Gardens in Old Toronto, Toronto.
* Wichita Wings realigned from National Division to National Conference Midwest Division.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="7" |American Conference
| rowspan="3" |Central Division
|'''Cleveland Crunch'''
|'''29'''
|'''11'''
|
|-
|'''Cincinnati Silverbacks'''
|'''21'''
|'''19'''
|'''8'''
|-
|Columbus Invaders
|5
|35
|24
|-
| rowspan="4" |East Division
|'''Harrisburg Heat'''
|'''22'''
|'''18'''
|
|-
|'''Baltimore Spirit'''
|'''20'''
|'''20'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Philadelphia KiXX'''
|'''17'''
|'''23'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Tampa Bay Terror'''
|'''15'''
|'''25'''
|'''7'''
|-
| rowspan="8" |National Conference
| rowspan="4" |Midwest Division
|'''St. Louis Ambush'''
|'''27'''
|'''13'''
|
|-
|'''Milwaukee Wave'''
|'''26'''
|'''14'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Kansas City Attack'''
|'''26'''
|'''14'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Wichita Wings'''
|'''24'''
|'''16'''
|'''3'''
|-
| rowspan="4" |North Division
|'''Buffalo Blizzard'''
|'''21'''
|'''19'''
|
|-
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''21'''
|'''19'''
|'''0'''
|-
|Detroit Rockers
|20
|20
|1
|-
|Toronto Shooting Stars
|6
|34
|15
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Cleveland Crunch'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Cleveland Crunch'''
| rowspan="3" |'''3'''
| rowspan="6" |Cleveland Crunch
| rowspan="6" |0
| rowspan="12" |'''Kansas City Attack'''
|-
|'''Baltimore Spirit'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Baltimore Spirit
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Philadelphia KiXX
|0
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Harrisburg Heat'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="3" |Harrisburg Heat
| rowspan="3" |1
|-
|'''Cincinnati Silverbacks'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Cincinnati Silverbacks
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|Tampa Bay Terror
|1
|-
| colspan="3" |'''St. Louis Ambush'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="3" |St. Louis Ambush
| rowspan="3" |0
| rowspan="6" |'''Kansas City Attack'''
| rowspan="6" |'''4'''
|-
|Milwaukee Wave
|0
| rowspan="2" |Edmonton Drillers
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|'''Edmonton Drillers'''
|'''2'''
|-
| colspan="3" |Buffalo Blizzard
|0
| rowspan="3" |'''Kansas City Attack'''
| rowspan="3" |'''3'''
|-
|'''Kansas City Attack'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Kansas City Attack'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|Wichita Wings
|1
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|NPSL All-Star Game
|'''National Conference'''
|20-14
|American Conference
|}

== 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
|KeyBank Center
|Buffalo Blizzard
|20
|One
|21
|-
|Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hamilton County, Ohio
|Cincinnati
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati Silverbacks
|20
|Three
|23
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Wolstein Center
|Cleveland Crunch
|20
|Six
|26
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Battelle Hall
|Columbus Invaders
|20
|
|20
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|Joe Louis Arena
|Detroit Rockers
|20
|
|20
|-
| colspan="4" |Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area
|Edmonton, Alberta
|Northlands Coliseum
|Edmonton Drillers
|20
|Two
|22
|-
|Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
|New Holland Arena at The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
|Harrisburg Heat
|20
|Three
|23
|-
|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 Attack
|20
|Six
|26
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|Bradley Center
|Milwaukee Wave
|20
|One
|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
|20
|One
|21
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|Enterprise Center
|St. Louis Ambush
|20
|Four
|24
|-
| colspan="2" |Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division
|Pinellas County, Florida
|St. Petersburg, Florida
|Bayfront Center
|Tampa Bay Terror
|20
|One
|21
|-
| colspan="4" |Toronto Census Metropolitan Area
|Old Toronto, Toronto
|Maple Leaf Gardens
|Toronto Shooting Stars
|20
|
|20
|-
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Baltimore
| rowspan="2" |CFG Bank Arena
|Baltimore Spirit
|20
|Two
|22
|-
|NPSL All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sedgwick County, Kansas
|Park City, Kansas
|Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum
|Wichita Wings
|20
|One
|21
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''300'''
|'''31'''
|'''332'''
|}
[[Category:1996-97]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1990-2001) seasons]]

1996-97 National Professional Soccer League season - Revision history

Jackson Scofield at 22:22, 3 August 2026