1982-83 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

1981-82

1982-83

1983-84

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
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
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

Division	Team	W	L	GB
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
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

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Champions
Baltimore Blast	2	Baltimore Blast	3	Baltimore Blast	2	San Diego Sockers
New York Arrows	1
Cleveland Force	2	Cleveland Force	2
Chicago Sting	1
San Diego Sockers	2	San Diego Sockers	3	San Diego Sockers	3
Kansas City Comets	0
Wichita Wings	2	Wichita Wings	0
St. Louis Steamers	1

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
MISL All-Star Game	Eastern Division	5-6	Western Division

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area	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	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland Force	24	Four	28
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	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	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	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	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		Allegheny County, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh Spirit	24		24
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	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Steamers	24	One	25
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore Blast	24	Seven	31
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Sedgwick County, Kansas	Park City, Kansas	Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum	Wichita Wings	24	Three	27
Total							336	24	361