1996–97 National Professional Soccer League season
Appearance
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Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Kansas City Attack 2nd title |
Matches played | 300 |
Top goalscorer | Hector Marinaro (104) |
Highest attendance | 17,617 Wichita – Milwaukee (February 28) |
Average attendance | 5,650 |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 National Professional Soccer League season was the thirteenth season for the league.
League standings
[edit]American Conference
[edit]East Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Harrisburg Heat | 40 | 22 | 18 | 523 | 457 | 66 | .550 | — |
2 | Baltimore Spirit | 40 | 20 | 20 | 506 | 494 | 12 | .500 | 2 |
3 | Philadelphia KiXX | 40 | 17 | 23 | 451 | 593 | −142 | .425 | 5 |
4 | Tampa Bay Terror | 40 | 15 | 25 | 503 | 541 | −38 | .375 | 7 |
Source: RSSSF
Central Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Cleveland Crunch | 40 | 29 | 11 | 772 | 550 | 222 | .725 | — |
2 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 40 | 21 | 19 | 570 | 517 | 53 | .525 | 8 |
3 | Columbus Invaders | 40 | 5 | 35 | 479 | 895 | −416 | .125 | 24 |
Source: RSSSF
National Conference
[edit]North Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | Buffalo Blizzard | 40 | 21 | 19 | 545 | 469 | 76 | .525 | — |
2 | Edmonton Drillers | 40 | 21 | 19 | 538 | 475 | 63 | .525 | — |
3 | Detroit Rockers | 40 | 20 | 20 | 563 | 532 | 31 | .500 | 1 |
4 | Toronto Shooting Stars | 40 | 6 | 34 | 416 | 685 | −269 | .150 | 15 |
Source: RSSSF
Midwest Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB |
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1 | St. Louis Ambush | 40 | 27 | 13 | 637 | 545 | 92 | .675 | — |
2 | Milwaukee Wave | 40 | 26 | 14 | 525 | 472 | 53 | .650 | 1 |
3 | Kansas City Attack | 40 | 26 | 14 | 605 | 500 | 105 | .650 | 1 |
4 | Wichita Wings | 40 | 24 | 16 | 589 | 497 | 92 | .600 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
Playoffs
[edit]Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 14 | 21 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A4 | Baltimore Spirit | 15 | 18 | – | A4 | Baltimore Spirit | 19 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A5 | Philadelphia KiXX | 8 | 8 | – | American Conference | A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Harrisburg Heat | 8 | 19 | 14 | 12 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Harrisburg Heat | 11 | 13 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A3 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 13 | 15 | 16 | A3 | Cincinnati Silverbacks | 9 | 12 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A6 | Tampa Bay Terror | 11 | 17 | 11 | A1 | Cleveland Crunch | 14 | 19 | 8 | 12 | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||
N4 | Kansas City Attack | 18 | 25 | 14 | 15 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
N1 | St. Louis Ambush | 19 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N3 | Milwaukee Wave | 6 | 9 | – | N6 | Edmonton Drillers | 18 | 19 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N6 | Edmonton Drillers | 20 | 10 | – | National Conference | N1 | St. Louis Ambush | 11 | 16 | 11 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
N4 | Kansas City Attack | 15 | 22 | 13 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N2 | Buffalo Blizzard | 12 | 11 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N4 | Kansas City Attack | 13 | 13 | 22 | N4 | Kansas City Attack | 18 | 13 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N5 | Wichita Wings | 11 | 14 | 5 |
Scoring leaders
[edit]GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Hector Marinaro | Cleveland | 36 | 104 | 65 | 265 |
Zoran Karic | Cleveland | 34 | 81 | 81 | 242 |
Dennis Brose | Detroit | 39 | 102 | 51 | 236 |
Michael King | Milwaukee | 38 | 72 | 44 | 185 |
Joe Reiniger | St. Louis | 39 | 62 | 39 | 174 |
Mark Moser | St. Louis | 37 | 82 | 24 | 165 |
Franklin McIntosh | Cincinnati | 36 | 48 | 65 | 161 |
Goran Hunjak | Kansas City | 39 | 61 | 42 | 151 |
Bojan Vučković | Baltimore | 40 | 61 | 33 | 150 |
Nikola Vignjević | Cleveland | 40 | 58 | 35 | 149 |
League awards
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Hector Marinaro, Cleveland
- Defender of the Year: Daryl Doran, St. Louis
- Rookie of the Year: Jason Dunn, Wichita
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
- Coach of the Year: Ross Ongaro, Edmonton
- Finals MVP: Warren Westcoat, Kansas City
All-NPSL Teams
[edit]First Team | Position | Second Team | Third Team |
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Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee | G | Carlos Peña, Cincinnati | Scott Hileman, Edmonton |
Daryl Doran, St. Louis | D | Randy Prescott, Detroit | Genoni Martinez, Wichita |
Wes Wade, Kansas City | D | Ricky Mobley, Milwaukee | Kim Røntved, Wichita |
Zoran Karić, Cleveland | M | Joe Reiniger, St. Louis | Franklin McIntosh, Cincinnati |
Hector Marinaro, Cleveland | F | Michael King, Milwaukee | Bojan Vučković, Baltimore |
Dennis Brose, Detroit | F | Mark Moser, St. Louis | Goran Hunjak, Kansas City |
All-NPSL Rookie Teams
[edit]First Team | Position | Second Team |
---|---|---|
Pete Pappas, Philadelphia | G | Jim McCombs, Baltimore |
Drew Callahan, Columbus | D | René Rivas, Buffalo |
John Ball, Cleveland | D | Shayne Campbell, Edmonton |
Adolfo Mella, Toronto | M | Michael Stephenson, Harrisburg |
Jason Dunn, Wichita | F | Saša Zorić, Baltimore |
Carmen D'Onofrio, Edmonton | F | Martin Dugas, Edmonton
Emeka Moneme, Milwaukee |
References
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Categories:
- National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)
- 1996 in American soccer leagues
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