2004–05 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2004–05 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the fourth season for the league. The regular season started on October 9, 2004, and ended on April 24, 2005.[1]

Major Indoor Soccer League
Season2004–05
ChampionsMilwaukee Wave
Matches played145
Goals scored1,581 (10.9 per match)
Top goalscorerGreg Howes (41)
Biggest home winMonterrey 2–10 San Diego (October 29)
Biggest away winPhiladelphia 8–2 Kansas City (April 23)
Longest winning run6 games by Chicago (January 21–February 18) and Milwaukee (February 13–26)
Longest losing run7 games by Chicago (December 12–January 16)
Average attendance4,338

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland 1st Mariner Arena
Chicago Storm Chicago, Illinois UIC Pavilion
Cleveland Force Cleveland, Ohio CSU Convocation Center
Kansas City Comets Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, Wisconsin UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Monterrey Tigres Monterrey, Mexico Arena Monterrey
Philadelphia KiXX Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Spectrum
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
St. Louis Steamers St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center

Map of clubs

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  Major Indoor Soccer League clubs

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT GB
1 Milwaukee Wave 39 24 15 219 173 +46 .615
2 Cleveland Force 39 23 16 233 217 +16 .590 1
3 Philadelphia KiXX 39 22 17 215 195 +20 .564 2
4 St. Louis Steamers 40 20 20 210 219 −9 .500 4.5
5 Chicago Storm 39 18 21 212 217 −5 .462 6
6 Kansas City Comets 39 18 21 207 237 −30 .462 6
7 Baltimore Blast 39 15 24 205 238 −33 .385 9
8 San Diego Sockers 10 4 6 52 45 +7 .400 5.5
9 Monterrey Tigres 6 1 5 28 40 −12 .167 6.5
Source: [2]

Playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
          
1 Milwaukee Wave 4 6
4 St. Louis Steamers 3 5
1 Milwaukee Wave 10 10
2 Cleveland Force 9 9
2 Cleveland Force 6 10
3 Philadelphia KiXX 3 6

Scoring leaders

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GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Greg Howes Milwaukee 36 41 32 73
John Ball Cleveland 38 30 31 61
Carlos Farias St. Louis 36 29 29 58
Dino Delevski Kansas City 31 34 22 56
Giuliano Celenza Baltimore 37 32 17 49
Don D'Ambra Philadelphia 34 32 16 48
Novi Marojević Chicago 39 29 19 48
Daryl Doran St. Louis 38 17 31 48
John Barry Nusum Philadelphia 31 28 17 45
Kevin Sloan Philadelphia 37 31 14 45

Source:[3]

League awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Greg Howes, Milwaukee
  • Defender of the Year: Pat Morris, Philadelphia
  • Rookie of the Year: John Barry Nusum, Philadelphia
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Pete Pappas, Philadelphia
  • Coach of the Year: Omid Namazi, Cleveland
  • Championship Series Finals MVP: Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee

Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9]

All-MISL Teams

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Pete Pappas, Philadelphia G Nick Vorberg, Milwaukee
Pat Morris, Philadelphia D Vlatko Andonovski, Kansas City
Genoni Martinez, Cleveland D Chris Morman, Milwaukee
Greg Howes, Milwaukee F Dino Delevski, Kansas City
John Ball, Cleveland F Giuliano Celenza, Baltimore
Don D'Ambra, Philadelphia F Carlos Farias, St. Louis

Source:[10]

All-Rookie Team

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Player Pos. Team
Danny Waltman G Chicago
Lazo Alavanja D Chicago
Chris Fehrle D Philadelphia
Byron Alvarez F Chicago
John Barry Nusum F Philadelphia
James Koehler F Kansas City

Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Stat Central: Scoreboard: Baltimore Blast". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Stat Central: Standings". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 27, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Stat Central: Leaders". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wave's Greg Howes Repeats As MISL Most Valuable Player". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "MISL Defender of the Year - Pat Morris". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "MISL Rookie of the Year - John Barry Nusum". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "MISL Goalkeeper of the Year - Peter Pappas". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 24, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "MISL Coach of the Year - Cleveland Force's Omid Namazi". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Wave Are The MISL Champions - For The Fourth Time". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 27, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "League Announces All-MISL Teams". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "2004-05 MISL All-Rookie Teams Announced". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 7, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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