1983-84 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

1982-83

1983-84

1984-85

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Baltimore Blast	CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore
	Buffalo Stallions	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	Buffalo, New York
	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	Kansas City Comets	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City, Missouri
	Los Angeles Lazers	Kia Forum	Inglewood, California
	Phoenix Pride	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix
	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 transfer to North American Soccer League.
• Denver Avalanche resume operations, relocate from McNichols Sports Arena in Denver to Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington, renamed Tacoma Stars, and aligned into Western Division.
• Golden Bay Earthquakes transfer to North American Soccer League.
• Phoenix Inferno renamed Phoenix Pride.
• San Diego Sockers transfer to North American Soccer League.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Baltimore Blast	34	14
	Pittsburgh Spirit	32	16	2
	Cleveland Force	31	17	3
	New York Arrows	20	28	14
	Memphis Americans	18	30	16
	Buffalo Stallions	15	33	19
Western Division	St. Louis Steamers	26	22
	Wichita Wings	25	23	1
	Los Angeles Lazers	24	24	2
	Kansas City Comets	23	25	3
	Tacoma Stars	22	26	4
	Phoenix Pride	18	30	8

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Baltimore Blast	3	Baltimore Blast	3	Baltimore Blast	4	Baltimore Blast
New York Arrows	1
Pittsburgh Spirit	1	Cleveland Force	0
Cleveland Force	3
St. Louis Steamers	3	St. Louis Steamers	3	St. Louis Steamers	1
Kansas City Comets	2
Wichita Wings	3	Wichita Wings	0
Los Angeles Lazers	1

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
MISL All-Star Game	Eastern Division	8-6	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
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland Force	24	Three	27
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	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	Two	26
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	Two	26
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area		Maricopa County, Arizona	Phoenix	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Phoenix Pride	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	Two	26
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	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Steamers	24	Seven	31
						MISL All-Star Game			One
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							288	28	317