1981-82 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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Seasons
1980-81 1981-82 1982-83

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
New Jersey Rockets Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
New York Arrows Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, New York
Philadelphia Fever The Spectrum Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Spirit Civic Arena Pittsburgh
Western Division Denver Avalanche McNichols Sports Arena Denver
Kansas City Comets Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Memphis Americans Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Phoenix Inferno Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix
St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Arena St. Louis
Wichita Wings Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum Park City, Kansas

Changes

  • League realigned into Eastern Division and Western Division.
  • Baltimore Blast realigned from Atlantic Division to Eastern Division.
  • Buffalo Stallions realigned from Central Division to Eastern Division.
  • Chicago Horizons fold.
  • Cleveland Force realigned from Central Division to Eastern Division.
  • Hartford Hellions relocate from PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut to Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, renamed Memphis Americans, and realigned from Atlantic Division to Western Division.
  • New Jersey Rockets enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  • New York Arrows realigned from Atlantic Division to Eastern Division.
  • Philadelphia Fever realigned from Atlantic Division to Eastern Division.
  • Pittsburgh Spirit resume operations and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
  • San Francisco Fog relocate from Cow Palace in Daly City, California to Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City, Missouri and renamed Kansas City Comets.
  • St. Louis Steamers realigned from Central Division to Western Division.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L GB
Eastern Division New York Arrows 36 8
Pittsburgh Spirit 31 13 5
Baltimore Blast 27 17 9
Buffalo Stallions 24 20 12
New Jersey Rockets 17 27 19
Cleveland Force 15 29 21
Philadelphia Fever 11 33 25
Western Division St. Louis Steamers 28 16
Wichita Wings 27 17 1
Memphis Americans 20 24 8
Denver Avalanche 19 25 9
Phoenix Inferno 17 27 11
Kansas City Comets 14 30 14

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Champions
New York Arrows 2 New York Arrows 2 New York Arrows 3 New York Arrows
Buffalo Stallions 1
Pittsburgh Spirit 1 Baltimore Blast 1
Baltimore Blast 2
St. Louis Steamers 2 St. Louis Steamers 2 St. Louis Steamers 2
Denver Avalanche 0
Wichita Wings 2 Wichita Wings 1
Memphis Americans 1

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
MISL All-Star Game Western Division 9-5 Eastern 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 22 One 23
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 22 22
Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area Denver County, Colorado Denver McNichols Sports Arena Denver Avalanche 22 One 23
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 22 22
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 22 One 23
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 22 Six 28
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New Jersey Rockets 22 22
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 22 22
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area Maricopa County, Arizona Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix Inferno 22 22
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Civic Arena Pittsburgh Spirit 22 Two 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 22 Five 27
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area Baltimore CFG Bank Arena Baltimore Blast 22 Three 25
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 22 Three 25
Total 286 22 309
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