1985-86 Major Indoor Soccer League season

Seasons

1984-85

1985-86

1986-87

Teams and Alignment

Division	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
Eastern Division	Baltimore Blast	CFG Bank Arena	Baltimore
	Chicago Sting	Chicago Stadium	Chicago
	Cleveland Force	Richfield Coliseum	Summit County, Ohio
	Dallas Sidekicks	Reunion Arena	Dallas
	Minnesota Strikers	Met Center	Bloomington, Minnesota
	Pittsburgh Spirit	Civic Arena	Pittsburgh
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

• Dallas Sidekicks realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
• Las Vegas Americans fold.
• St. Louis Steamers realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.
• New York Cosmos fold during 1984-85 season.

Regular Season Results

Division	Team	W	L	GB
Eastern Division	Cleveland Force	27	21
	Minnesota Strikers	26	22	1
	Dallas Sidekicks	25	23	2
	Baltimore Blast	24	24	3
	Chicago Sting	23	25	4
	Pittsburgh Spirit	23	25	4
Western Division	San Diego Sockers	36	12
	Wichita Wings	27	21	9
	Tacoma Stars	23	25	13
	St. Louis Steamers	23	25	13
	Kansas City Comets	18	30	18
	Los Angeles Lazers	13	35	23

Postseason Results

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

Special Event Results

Event	Away	Score	Home
MISL All-Star Game	Western Division	5-3	Eastern 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	Chicago	Chicago Stadium	Chicago Sting	24		24
						MISL All-Star Game			One
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area		Summit County, Ohio	Unincorporated	Richfield Coliseum	Cleveland Force	24	Five	29
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	24	Two	26
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		24
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
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	24	Seven	31
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	Eight	32
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	Four	28
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	Two	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	24	Two	26
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	24	Two	26
Total							288	32	321