1979-80 Major Indoor Soccer League season: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 19:24, 28 July 2026
| 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | Buffalo Stallions | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, New York |
| Hartford Hellions | PeoplesBank Arena | Hartford, Connecticut | |
| New York Arrows | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | |
| Philadelphia Fever | The Spectrum | Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh Spirit | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | |
| Central Division | Cleveland Force | Richfield Coliseum | Summit County, Ohio |
| Detroit Lightning | Cobo Arena at Cobo Center | Detroit | |
| Houston Summit Soccer | The Summit | Houston | |
| St. Louis Steamers | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis | |
| Wichita Wings | Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum | Park City, Kansas |
Changes
- League aligned into Atlantic Division and Central Division.
- Buffalo Stallions enfranchised in Atlantic Division, playing at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
- Cincinnati Kids fold.
- Cleveland Force aligned into Central Division.
- Detroit Lightning enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Cobo Arena at Cobo Center in Detroit.
- Hartford Hellions enfranchised in Atlantic Division, playing at Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts and New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut.
- Houston Summit Soccer aligned into Central Division.
- New York Arrows aligned into Atlantic Division.
- Philadelphia Fever aligned into Atlantic Division.
- Pittsburgh Spirit aligned into Atlantic Division.
- St. Louis Steamers enfranchised in Central Division, playing at St. Louis Arena in St. Louis.
- Wichita Wings enfranchised in Central Division, playing at Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum in Park City, Kansas.
- Hartford Hellions relocate during season from Arena at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts and New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut to PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Division | New York Arrows | 27 | 5 | |
| Pittsburgh Spirit | 18 | 14 | 9 | |
| Buffalo Stallions | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
| Philadelphia Fever | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
| Hartford Hellions | 6 | 26 | 21 | |
| Central Division | Houston Summit Soccer | 20 | 12 | |
| Wichita Wings | 16 | 16 | 4 | |
| Detroit Lightning | 15 | 17 | 5 | |
| St. Louis Steamers | 12 | 20 | 8 | |
| Cleveland Force | 12 | 20 | 8 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Single-Game) | Team (Best-of-Three) | Team (Single-Game) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Arrows | 2 | New York Arrows | 6 | New York Arrows | ||
| Pittsburgh Spirit | 5 | Pittsburgh Spirit | 0 | |||
| Buffalo Stallions | 3 | |||||
| Houston Summit Soccer | 2 | Houston Summit Soccer | 5 | |||
| Wichita Wings | 6 | Wichita Wings | 0 | |||
| Detroit Lightning | 5 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISL All-Star Game | Atlantic Division | 4-9 | Central 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 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area | Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Summit County, Ohio | Unincorporated | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland Force | 16 | 16 | ||
| 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 | Cobo Arena at Cobo Center | Detroit Lightning | 16 | 16 | |
| Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Harris County, Texas | Houston | The Summit | Houston Summit Soccer | 16 | One | 17 | |
| New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut | Hartford, Connecticut | PeoplesBank Arena | Hartford Hellions | Six | Six | ||
| New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut | New Haven, Connecticut | New Haven Coliseum | Hartford Hellions | Five | Five | |||
| 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 | 16 | Two | 18 |
| 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 | 16 | 16 | |
| Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area | Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh Spirit | 16 | Two | 18 | |
| Springfield-Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Combined Statistical Area | Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hampden County, Massachusetts | Springfield, Massachusetts | Arena at MassMutual Center | Hartford Hellions | Five | Five | ||
| 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 | 16 | 16 | |||
| MISL All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area | Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Sedgwick County, Kansas | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum | Wichita Wings | 16 | Two | 18 | |
| Total | 160 | Seven | 168 | ||||||
