1986-87 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

1985-86

1986-87

1987-88

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
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
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

Division	Team	W	L	GB
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
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

Team (Best-of-Five)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Team (Best-of-Seven)		Champions
Cleveland Force	3	Cleveland Force	1	Dallas Sidekicks	4	Dallas Sidekicks
Minnesota Strikers	2
Baltimore Blast	2	Dallas Sidekicks	4
Dallas Sidekicks	3
Tacoma Stars	3	Tacoma Stars	4	Tacoma Stars	3
Wichita Wings	2
Kansas City Comets	2	San Diego Sockers	3
San Diego Sockers	3

Special Event Results

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

Markets and Venues

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	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	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area		Jackson County, Missouri	Kansas City, Missouri	Hy-Vee Arena	Kansas City Comets	26	Three	29
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	26		26
						MISL All-Star Game			One
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area	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
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	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area		St. Louis		St. Louis Arena	St. Louis Steamers	26		26
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area		Baltimore		CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore Blast	26	Three	29
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	26	Two	28
Total							299	39	339