1997–98 National Professional Soccer League season
Statistics of National Professional Soccer League in season 1997–98. Also marks the 20th season of professional Division 1 indoor soccer.
| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Milwaukee Wave |
| Matches played | 260 |
| Highest attendance | 18,197 Philadelphia at Milwaukee (March 13) |
| Average attendance | 6,369 |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → | |
League standings
AMERICAN CONFERENCE GP W L PCT GB GF GA Home Road East Division Philadelphia Kixx 40 26 14 .650 ---- 569 484 15-5 11-9 Harrisburg Heat 40 21 19 .525 5.0 530 518 14-6 7-13 Baltimore Spirit 40 12 28 .300 14.0 487 569 10-10 2-18 Central Division Milwaukee Wave 40 28 12 .700 ---- 593 486 19-1 9-11 Cleveland Crunch 40 21 19 .525 7.0 627 612 15-5 6-14 Cincinnati Silverbacks 40 15 25 .375 13.0 563 604 14-6 1-19
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
North Division
Buffalo Blizzard 40 21 19 .525 ---- 495 504 15-5 6-14
Edmonton Drillers 40 18 22 .450 3.0 428 418 14-6 4-16
Montreal Impact 40 16 24 .400 5.0 455 518 10-10 6-14
Detroit Rockers 40 13 27 .325 8.0 464 571 9-11 4-16
Midwest Division
St. Louis Ambush 40 27 13 .675 ---- 625 513 17-3 10-10
Wichita Wings 40 22 18 .550 5.0 575 559 15-5 7-13
Kansas City Attack 40 20 20 .500 7.0 442 497 14-6 6-14
Conference Quarterfinals: Kansas City defeated Edmonton 8-4, 14-8
Harrisburg defeated Cincinnati 14-12 (OT), 5-27, 18-13.
Conference Semifinals: St. Louis defeated Kansas City, 17-8, 18-15
Wichita defeated Buffalo, 19-16,15-14
Milwaukee defeated Harrisburg, 19-4, 18-11
Philadelphia defeated Cleveland, 10-4, 29-27 (OT)
Conference Finals: Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 7-9 (OT), 19-5, 12-3, 16-10
St. Louis defeated Wichita, 17-9, 10-8, 21-14,19-11
CHAMPIONSHIP: Milwaukee defeated St. Louis, 16-14, 18-10, 17-14, 8-12, 21-10
Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Marinaro | Cleveland Crunch | 36 | 87 | 43 | 212 |
| Zoran Karic | Cleveland Crunch | 35 | 62 | 91 | 206 |
| Gino Diflorio | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 40 | 67 | 48 | 177 |
| Joe Reiniger | St Louis Ambush | 39 | 61 | 39 | 164 |
| Bernie Lilavois | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 40 | 66 | 24 | 150 |
| Bojan Vuckovic | Baltimore Spirit | 32 | 60 | 38 | 148 |
| Michael King | Milwaukee Wave | 40 | 52 | 35 | 139 |
| Rudy Pikuzinski | Buffalo Blizzard | 38 | 53 | 38 | 139 |
| Kevin Sloan | Philadelphia Kixx | 36 | 57 | 23 | 131 |
| Franklin McIntosh | St Louis Ambush | 34 | 38 | 55 | 127 |
League Awards
Most Valuable Player: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
Defender of the Year: Matt Knowles, Philadelphia
Rookie of the Year: Travis Roy, Detroit
Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
Playoffs MVP: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
All-NPSL Teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Scott Hileman, Edmonton | Pete Pappas, Philadelphia |
| Daryl Doran, St Louis | D | Wes Wade, Kansas City | Richard Chinapoo, Harrisburg |
| Matt Knowles, Philadelphia | D | Omid Namazi, Philadelphia | Randy Prescott, Detroit
Todd Rattee, Edmonton |
| Zoran Karic, Cleveland | M | Gino Diflorio, Cincinnati | Kevin Sloan, Philadelphia |
| Hector Marinaro, Cleveland | F | Michael King, Milwaukee | Bojan Vuckovic, Baltimore |
| Joe Reiniger, St Louis | F | Erik Rasmussen, Wichita | Rudy Pikuzinski, Buffalo |
All-NPSL Rookie Teams
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Zimmerman, Kansas City | G | Paul Shepherd, Edmonton |
| Kyle Swords, Harrisburg | D | Bo Simic, Cleveland |
| Chris Jahr, Milwaukee | D | O'Neil Brown, Edmonton |
| Garrett Kusch, Wichita | M | Kyle Bosch, Edmonton |
| Shawn Beyer, Kansas City | F | Matt Tirschman, Baltimore |
| Travis Roy, Detroit | F | Shawn Boney, Cleveland |
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