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.

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, 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
Conference Finals: Milwaukee defeated Philadelphia, 7-9, 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

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

All-NPSL Rookie Teams