2001–02 Major Indoor Soccer League season

The 2001–02 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the first season for the second incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League following the dissolution of the National Professional Soccer League. The regular season started on October 20, 2001, and ended on April 14, 2002.[1]

Major Indoor Soccer League
Season2001–02
ChampionsPhiladelphia KiXX
Matches played132
Goals scored1,663 (12.6 per match)
Top goalscorerDino Delevski (86)
Biggest home winHarrisburg 6–24 Kansas City (December 1)
Biggest away winBaltimore 18–4 Harrisburg (January 13)
Longest winning run8 games by Milwaukee (December 2–January 6, January 13–February 8)
Longest losing run8 games by Harrisburg (March 1–22)
Average attendance5,065

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
Cleveland Crunch Cleveland, Ohio CSU Convocation Center
Harrisburg Heat Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
Kansas City Comets Kansas City, Missouri Kemper Arena
Milwaukee Wave Milwaukee, Wisconsin Bradley Center
Philadelphia KiXX Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Spectrum

Map of clubs

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  Major Indoor Soccer League clubs

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Milwaukee Wave 44 34 10 663 468 +195 .773
2 Philadelphia KiXX 44 30 14 578 498 +80 .682 4
3 Kansas City Comets 44 24 20 673 651 +22 .545 10
4 Baltimore Blast 44 18 26 555 589 −34 .409 16
5 Cleveland Crunch 44 16 28 566 623 −57 .364 18
6 Harrisburg Heat 44 10 34 449 655 −206 .227 24
Source: [2]

Playoffs

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Semifinals Championship
        
1 Milwaukee Wave 18
4 Baltimore Blast 12
1 Milwaukee Wave 11 4 6
2 Philadelphia KiXX 4 11 8
2 Philadelphia KiXX 18
3 Kansas City Comets 13

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts
Dino Delevski Kansas City 43 86 31 210
Hector Marinaro Cleveland 42 60 73 188
Denison Cabral Baltimore 44 57 24 133
Joe Reiniger Milwaukee 35 48 36 131
Nino Da Silva Kansas City 43 40 36 115
Wes Wade Kansas City 40 31 45 110
Paul Wright Baltimore 40 30 40 104
Brian Loftin Milwaukee 42 43 18 102
Chris Handsor Philadelphia 42 36 26 102
Alex Zotincă Kansas City 43 31 21 98

Source:[2]

League awards

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Sources:[3][4]

All-MISL Teams

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First Team

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Player Pos. Team
Victor Nogueira G Milwaukee
Sean Bowers D Baltimore
Pat Morris D Philadelphia
Dino Delevski F Kansas City
Hector Marinaro F Cleveland
Joe Reiniger F Milwaukee

Second Team

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Player Pos. Team
Pete Pappas G Philadelphia
Troy Dusosky D Milwaukee
Nick Corneli D Harrisburg
Denison Cabral M Baltimore
Brian Loftin F Milwaukee
David Bascome F Harrisburg

Source:[5]

All-Rookie Team

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Player Pos. Team
Brian Bowes G Kansas City
Billy Nelson D Baltimore
Marco Reda D Cleveland
Johnny Torres M Milwaukee
Jason Webb M Harrisburg
Justin Evans F Cleveland

Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Stat Central". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "DELEVSKI NAMED MOST VALUABLE PLAYER". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "HANDSOR LEADS KIXX TO TITLE". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on August 11, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "LEAGUE RECOGNIZES ALL-MISL SQUADS". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "BALTIMORE'S BOWERS, NELSON CLAIM POSTSEASON HONORS". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 20, 2002. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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