1984-85 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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Seasons
1983-84 1984-85 1985-86

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
Minnesota Strikers Met Center Bloomington, Minnesota
New York Cosmos (folded during season) Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Pittsburgh Spirit Civic Arena Pittsburgh
St. Louis Steamers St. Louis Arena St. Louis
Western Division Dallas Sidekicks Reunion Arena Dallas
Kansas City Comets Hy-Vee Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Las Vegas Americans Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Los Angeles Lazers Kia Forum Inglewood, California
San Diego Sockers Pechanga Arena San Diego San Diego
Tacoma Stars Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington
Wichita Wings Britt Brown Arena at Kansas Coliseum Park City, Kansas

Changes

  • Buffalo Stallions fold.
  • Chicago Sting transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Chicago Stadium in Chicago.
  • Dallas Sidekicks enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Reunion Arena in Dallas.
  • Ft. Lauderdale Strikers resume indoor operations, transfer from North American Soccer League, relocate from Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida to Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, renamed Minnesota Strikers, and aligned into Eastern Division.
  • Memphis Americans relocate from Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee to Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada, renamed Las Vegas Americans, and realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.
  • New York Arrows fold.
  • New York Cosmos transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
  • Phoenix Pride fold.
  • San Diego Sockers transfer from North American Soccer League and aligned into Western Division, playing at Pechanga Arena San Diego in San Diego.
  • St. Louis Steamers realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
  • New York Cosmos fold during season.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L GB
Eastern Division Baltimore Blast 32 16
Chicago Sting 28 20 4
Cleveland Force 27 21 5
Minnesota Strikers 24 24 8
St. Louis Steamers 24 24 8
Pittsburgh Spirit 19 29 13
New York Cosmos 11 22 13.5
Western Division San Diego Sockers 37 11
Las Vegas Americans 30 18 7
Los Angeles Lazers 24 24 13
Kansas City Comets 22 26 15
Wichita Wings 21 26 15.5
Tacoma Stars 17 31 20
Dallas Sidekicks 12 36 25

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Five) Team (Best-of-Seven) Champions
San Diego Sockers 3 San Diego Sockers 3 San Diego Sockers 4 San Diego Sockers
St. Louis Steamers 0 Kansas City Comets 0
Kansas City Comets 2
Las Vegas Americans 1 Minnesota Strikers 2
Minnesota Strikers 2 Minnesota Strikers 3
Wichita Wings 1
Baltimore Blast 3 Baltimore Blast 3 Baltimore Blast 1
Los Angeles Lazers 0
Chicago Sting 1 Cleveland Force 2
Cleveland Force 3

Special Event Results

Event Away Score Home
MISL All-Star Game Western Division 11-7 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 Two 26
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Summit County, Ohio Unincorporated Richfield Coliseum Cleveland Force 24 Four 28
MISL All-Star Game One
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 24
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 Two 26
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV Combined Statistical Area Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area Clark County, Nevada Paradise, Nevada Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Americans 24 Two 26
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 One 25
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 Six 30
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Arena New York Cosmos 16 16
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 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 24 One 25
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 Seven 31
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 One 25
Total 328 34 363
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