1984–85 American Indoor Soccer Association season

Statistics of the American Indoor Soccer Association in season 1984–85.

American Indoor Soccer Association
Season1984–85
ChampionsCanton Invaders
Matches played120
Goals scored1,408 (11.73 per match)
Top goalscorerLesh Shkreli (59)
← First season

Overview

This was the inaugural season of the AISA. The league began with six teams, all based in the Midwest. Canton won the regular season by five games. Lesh Shkreli of Columbus ran away with the scoring title, and also won the MVP vote. Canton coach Klaas de Boer took home Coach of the Year honors. Louisville upset Columbus with a semifinals-sweep, and faced Canton in the finals. In the championship round, the Invaders handled the Thunder in four games.[1]

Regular season

G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Behind Leader, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

 -Playoff qualifying teams.
TeamGWL%GBGFGAHomeRoad
Canton Invaders40319.775–263187
Columbus Capitals402614.6505305261
Louisville Thunder402119.52510225202
Kalamazoo Kangaroos401525.37516208243
Chicago Vultures401426.35017194267
Milwaukee Wave401327.32518213248

AISA League Leaders

Scoring

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

Player Team GP G A Pts
Lesh Shkreli Columbus405944103
Neil Ridgeway Kalamazoo40482876
Kia Zolgharnain Canton40492574
Salvador Valencia Chicago37442670
Peter Knezic Milwaukee40244670
Jim Gabarra Louisville33442367
Mike Fall Louisville38293766
Art Kramer Canton38392463
Tim Sedlacek Milwaukee39412162
Tony Johnson Columbus38352560

Goalkeeping

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; Sho = Shots faced; Svs = Saves; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses

Player Team GP Min* Sho Svs GA GAA W L
Mike BarbarickCanton28158813594911144.27207
Rick SchweizerLouisville37215519028061774.931918
Bill NaumovskiCanton15810710279735.40112
Bernie WattKalamazoo2011869854271095.51712
Sepp Gantenhammer Columbus12664595193655.87100

*(Minimum 660 minutes played to qualify)

Playoffs

Semifinals
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 notes
Louisville Thunder-Columbus Capitals6–5(OT)7–34–66–5(OT)–Louisville wins series 3–1
Kalamazoo Kangaroos-Canton Invaders10–1112–142–9––Canton wins series 3–0

Finals
Lower seed Higher seed Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 notes
Louisville Thunder-Canton Invaders6–97–811–41–3–Canton wins series 3–1

All-AISA first team
  Position  Player
G Rick Schweizer, Louisville
D Tom Alioto, Milwaukee
D Oscar Pisano, Canton
M Peter Knezic, Milwaukee
F Lesh Shkreli, Columbus
F Kia Zolgharnain, Canton

All-AISA second team
  Position  Player
G Mike Barbarick, Canton
D Mike Noonan, Louisville
D Keith Tozer, Louisville
M Neil Ridgway, Kalamazoo
F Jim Gabarra, Louisville
F Art Kramer, Canton

Post season awards

References
  1. Nold, Bob (April 29, 1985). "Invaders quell roar of Thunder". Akron Beacon Journal. p. D1. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
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