The original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) was the O.G. of pro indoor leagues, and, many will say, still the best of them all. Playing from 1978-1992, the MISL was the first big-time attempt at a pro indoor league. During the period between the end of the NASL and the slow rebirth of the outdoor game, it featured the brightest stars and the top competition available in this country.
Season | Champ | Runner-Up | MVP | Top Scorer | Goalie | Defender | Coach | Rookie | Scoring |
’78-’79 | New York | Philadelphia | S.Zungul | F.Grgurev | P.Hammond | None | T.Liekoski | None | SPS |
’79-’80 | New York | Houston | S.Zungul | S.Zungul | S.Gantenhammer | None | L.Bilous/P.McBride | J.Sinclair | SPS |
’80-’81 | New York | St. Louis | S.Zungul | S.Zungul | E.DiPede | None | D.Popovic | D.Ebert | SPS |
’81-’82 | New York | St. Louis | S.Zungul / S.Terlecki | S.Zungul | S. Illijevski | V.Tuska | D.Clements | G.Iglesias | SPS |
’82-’83 | San Diego | Baltimore | A.Mayer | S.Zungul | Z.Toth | B.James | P.McBride | K.Shermer | SPS |
’83-’84 | Baltimore | St. Louis | S.Stamenkovic | S.Stamenkovic | S.Illijevski | K.Roentved | K.Cooper | K.Maher | SPS |
’84-’85 | San Diego | Baltimore | S.Zungul | S.Zungul | S.Manning | K.Crow | P.Wall | A.Kazemaini | SPS |
’85-’86 | San Diego | Minnesota | S.Zungul | S.Zungul | K.Van Eron | K.Roentved | G.Jago | D.Boncek | SPS |
’86-’87 | Dallas | Tacoma | Tatu | Tatu | T.Lettieri | B.Savage | D.Clements | J.Stollmeyer | SPS |
’87-’88 | San Diego | Cleveland | E.Rasmussen | E.Rasmussen | Z.Toth | K.Crow | R.Newman | D.Doyle | SPS |
’88-’89 | San Diego | Baltimore | Preki | Preki | V.Nogueira | K.Crow | K.Cooper | .Troy | SPS |
’89-’90 | San Diego | Baltimore | Tatu | Tatu | J.Papaleo | W.McLeod | B.Phillips | T.Brown | SPS |
’90-’91 | San Diego | Cleveland | V.Nogueira | Tatu | V.Nogueira | K.Crow | T.Dawkins | D.Banks | SPS |
’91-’92 | San Diego | Dallas | V. Nogueira | Z.Karic | V.Nogueira | K.Crow | G.Jago | T.Tanner | SPS |