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2002–03 Major Indoor Soccer League season

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Major Indoor Soccer League
Season2002–03
ChampionsBaltimore Blast
Matches played144
Goals scored1,564 (10.86 per match)
Top goalscorerDino Delevski (50)
Biggest home winDallas 2–22 Philadelphia (February 8)
Philadelphia 6–26 Kansas City (March 4)
Biggest away winMilwaukee 23–8 Kansas City (October 12)
Longest winning run11 games by Milwaukee (January 5–February 15)
Longest losing run8 games by Dallas (December 28–February 1)
Average attendance5,420

The 2002–03 Major Indoor Soccer League season was the second season for the league. The regular season started on September 28, 2002, and ended on March 23, 2003.[1]

Teams

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Team City/Area Arena
Baltimore Blast Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Arena
Cleveland Force Cleveland, Ohio CSU Convocation Center
Dallas Sidekicks Dallas, Texas Reunion Arena
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
San Diego Sockers San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena

Map of clubs

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Eastern Conference Western Conference

League standings

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Eastern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Philadelphia KiXX 36 24 12 406 367 +39 .667
2 Cleveland Force 36 19 17 388 428 −40 .528 5
3 Baltimore Blast 36 18 18 394 395 −1 .500 6
4 Harrisburg Heat 36 15 21 423 460 −37 .417 9
Source: [2]

Western Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB
1 Milwaukee Wave 36 28 8 505 317 +188 .778
2 Kansas City Comets 36 17 19 495 472 +23 .472 11
3 San Diego Sockers 36 14 22 361 448 −87 .389 14
4 Dallas Sidekicks 36 9 27 342 427 −85 .250 19
Source: [2]

Playoffs

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Conference Semi-Finals Conference Finals Championship
E1 Philadelphia KiXX 6
E2 Cleveland Force 14 E3 Baltimore Blast 8
E3 Baltimore Blast 16 E3 Baltimore Blast 12 15 13
W1 Milwaukee Wave 19 12 12
W1 Milwaukee Wave 20
W2 Kansas City Comets 13 W2 Kansas City Comets 19
W3 San Diego Sockers 11

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 32 50 32 140
Carlos Farias San Diego 35 37 28 111
Greg Howes Milwaukee 36 41 16 102
Joe Reiniger Milwaukee 32 35 22 100

Sources:[3][4]

League awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Dino Delevski, Kansas City
  • Defender of the Year: Genoni Martinez, Harrisburg
  • Rookie of the Year: P.J. Wakefield, Baltimore
  • Goalkeeper of the Year: Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee
  • Coach of the Year: Keith Tozer, Milwaukee
  • Championship Series MVP: Denison Cabral, Baltimore

Source:[5]

All-MISL Teams

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First Team Pos. Second Team
Victor Nogueira, Milwaukee G Pete Pappas, Philadelphia
Sean Bowers, Baltimore D Troy Dusosky, Milwaukee
Genoni Martinez, Harrisburg D Pat Morris, Philadelphia
Dino Delevski, Kansas City F David Bascome, Harrisburg
Greg Howes, Milwaukee F Todd Dusosky, Milwaukee
Joe Reiniger, Milwaukee F Carlos Farias, San Diego

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

All-Rookie Team

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Player Pos. Team
Jesse Llamas G Dallas
Kevin Sakuda D San Diego
Carl Schmitt D Milwaukee
P.J. Wakefield F Baltimore
Robbie Aristodemo F San Diego
Anthony Maher F Cleveland

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Master Schedule". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League season. Archived from the original on April 23, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Stat Central: Standings". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 5, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Scoring Champions". misl.net. Major Indoor Soccer League. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "2002-03 Major Indoor Soccer League Leaders". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Wave Lands Five to All-MISL Teams". oursportscentral.com. Milwaukee Wave. April 23, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Defender Sean Bowers Recognized Among League's Best". oursportscentral.com. Baltimore Blast. April 23, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "Sports Watch: Digest: Soccer". The Kansas City Star. April 23, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pappas and Morris Named All-MISL". oursportscentral.com. Philadelphia KiXX. April 22, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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