1988–89 American Indoor Soccer Association season

Statistics of the American Indoor Soccer Association in season 1988–89.

American Indoor Soccer Association
Season1988–89
ChampionsCanton Invaders (4th title)
Matches played140
Goals scored3,460 (24.71 per match)
Top goalscorerKarl-Heinz Granitza (61)

Overview

In the offseason, the league announced new scoring rules with goals being worth either 1, 2, or 3 points based on distance and/or game situation. Before the season, teams were added in Chicago and Hershey. During the season, the league took control of the Memphis Storm team on December 18 because the ownership had financial issues.[1] After the season, the league announced that an expansion team based in Atlanta would join for 1989–90 season.

Regular season
Team Pld HW HL AW AL GF GA GD GB PCT Qualification
Canton Invaders 40 16 4 9 11 454 368 +86 — .625 Playoffs
Milwaukee Wave 40 13 7 11 9 377 355 +22 1 .600
Chicago Power 40 15 5 7 13 375 380 −5 3 .550
Hershey Impact 40 12 8 9 11 360 335 +25 4 .525
Fort Wayne Flames 40 12 8 8 12 337 299 +38 5 .500
Dayton Dynamo 40 11 9 3 17 328 410 −82 11 .350
Memphis Storm 40 9 11 5 15 303 387 −84 11 .350
Source:

AISA League Leaders

Scoring

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

Player Team GP G A Pts
Karl-Heinz Granitza Chicago386125137
Rod Castro Memphis395519111
Rudy Pikuzinski Canton324921109
Art Kramer Milwaukee40382094
Franklin McIntosh Hershey34362692
Batata Chicago33303586
Marcelo Carrera Canton31292780
Zoran Savic Milwaukee36312179
Ricardo Alonso Memphis/Fort Wayne37292379
Steve Frick Canton31291875

Goalkeeping

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Sho = Shots faced; Svs = Saves; PA = Points against; PAA = Points against average; W = Wins; L = Losses

Player Team GP Min* Sho Svs PA PAA W L
Otto OrfFort Wayne2510695972951146.39108
Arnie MausserDayton9431224112577.9334
Scott MolfenterDayton14506268132677.9435
Warren LipkaFort Wayne2412166342851648.011010
Tony PierceMilwaukee3217569644422358.031713

*(Minimum 400 minutes played to qualify)

Playoffs

Semifinals
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 notes
Chicago Power-Milwaukee Wave16–1210–1420–4Chicago wins series 2–1
Hershey Impact-Canton Invaders8–140–5–Canton wins series 2–0

Finals
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 notes
Chicago Power-Canton Invaders8–168–67–1622–69–15Canton wins series 3–2

All-AISA first team
  Position  Player
G Jamie Swanner, Canton
D Tim Tyma, Milwaukee
D Bret Hall, Chicago
M Charley Greene, Hershey
F Karl-Heinz Granitza, Chicago
F Rudy Pikuzinski, Canton

All-AISA second team
  Position  Player
G Tony Pierce, Milwaukee
D Saeed Bakhtiari, Milwaukee
D Randy Prescott, Fort Wayne
M Franklin McIntosh, Hershey
F Art Kramer, Milwaukee
F Rod Castro, Memphis

Post season awards

References
  1. Coleman, Anthony (December 30, 1988). "Area group in negotiations to bring indoor soccer here". The Tennessean. p. 1C. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. Knowles, Joseph (April 13, 1989). "Power's Granitza Finishes 2nd In Indoor League's MVP Voting". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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