1978-79 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

Inaugural season

1978-79

1979-80

Teams and Alignment

Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Cincinnati Kids	Heritage Bank Center	Cincinnati
Cleveland Force	Richfield Coliseum	Summit County, Ohio
Houston Summit	The Summit	Houston
New York Arrows	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale, New York
Philadelphia Fever	The Spectrum	Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Spirit	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh

Changes

• League established and aligned into single table.
• Cincinnati Kids enfranchised, playing at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati.
• Cleveland Force enfranchised, playing at Richfield Coliseum in unincorporated Summit County, Ohio.
• Houston Summit enfranchised, playing at The Summit in Houston.
• New York Arrows enfranchised, playing at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
• Philadelphia Fever enfranchised, playing at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.
• Pittsburgh Spirit enfranchised, playing at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.

Regular Season Results

Team	W	L	GB
Houston Summit	18	6
New York Arrows	16	8	2
Cincinnati Kids	16	8	2
Philadelphia Fever	11	13	7
Pittsburgh Spirit	6	18	12
Cleveland Force	5	19	13

Postseason Results

Team (Single-Game)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Champions
Houston Summit	3	Philadelphia Fever	0	New York Arrows
Philadelphia Fever	6
New York Arrows	9	New York Arrows	2
Cincinnati Kids	4

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area		Hamilton County, Ohio	Cincinnati	Heritage Bank Center	Cincinnati Kids	12		12
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland Force	12		12
Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area		Harris County, Texas	Houston	The Summit	Houston Summit	12	One	13
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	12	Two	14
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 Fever	12	One	13
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh Spirit	12		12
Total							72	Four	76