1979-80 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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Seasons
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 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 2 Houston Summit 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
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